Publications

GB rail industry financial information 2012-13 presents ORR's analysis of the latest financial data from train operators, Network Rail and governments. Key findings include: Passenger income was £7.7bn in 2012-13, a real terms increase of 3.6% from 2011-12. This is partly attributable to a 2.9% increase in the number of passenger journeys. Passenger income represents ticket income from passenger

A summary of the passengers’ experience of planning journeys, choosing rail, buying tickets and using its services drawing on new research into passengers’ decisions, past research into buying and travel habits.

Here you can view the objectives and criteria which we will use to evaluate the success of the periodic review 2013 (PR13), the multi-billion pound plan for improving Britain's railways between 2014 and 2019.

As part of ORR's strategy to raise awareness on occupational health under our health programme, we will publicise recent cases where formal enforcement action has been taken to secure legal compliance

Report on rail passengers' awareness of their compensation and refund rights.

This page sets out details of our document periodic review 2013: setting the financial and incentive framework for Network Rail in CP5 , which we published on 1 May 2012. In 2011, we published the following consultations which covered issues relating to the financial and incentive framework for control period 5 ( CP5 ): our first consultation on PR13 , 25 May 2011; consultation on the potential

This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2012.

This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2013

A list of 2013 health and safety notices which allow time for the recipient to comply with the law.

Our inspectors normally enforce health and safety standards by giving advice on how to comply with the law. Sometimes they must order people to make improvements by issuing them with a notice, for example an improvement notice, which allows time for the recipient to comply.

The rail Value for Money (VfM) study commissioned a number of consultants' reports to inform its thinking. This page provides links to copies of these reports. While these reports were commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), the findings and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the DfT and the ORR

In early 2012, the Office of Rail Regulation, in conjunction with the Independent Transport Commission, the RAC Foundation and Transport Scotland, co-sponsored a study on car and rail traffic trends in Great Britain. The study, based on National Travel Survey data from 1995 – 2007, investigated behaviour changes and other factors which may be causing a leveling off in car traffic and sustained

GB rail industry financial information 2011-12 presents ORR's analysis of the latest financial data from train operators, Network Rail and governments. Key findings include: Passenger income was £7.2bn in 2011-12, an increase of 8.7% from 2010-11. This is partly attributable to a 7.2% increase in the number of passenger journeys. Passenger income represents ticket income from passenger journeys as

'GB rail industry financial information 2010-11' presents ORR's analysis of the latest financial data from train operators, Network Rail and governments. Key findings include: Total rail industry costs were £11bn in 2010-2011 – 52.5% of costs were incurred for operating and maintaining the rail network and 47.5% in operating trains. The majority of these costs were covered by income from passenger

'Costs and revenues of franchised passenger train operators in the UK' compares for the first time the expenditure of the 19 franchised Train Operating Companies (TOCs),

This annex provides information about Network Rail's historic income, expenditure and efficiency. The information is for GB and where possible England & Wales and Scotland separately. More detail about Network Rail and Railtrack's income and expenditure can be found in its regulatory accounts, which are available on Network Rail's website. Chart [B1]: OMR expenditure from 1995-96 to 2011-12 (Great

This annex provides information about Network Rail's historic income, expenditure and efficiency. The information is for Great Britain and where possible England & Wales and Scotland separately. More detail about Network Rail and Railtrack's income and expenditure can be found in its regulatory accounts, which are available on Network Rail's website . Chart A1: OMR expenditure from 1995-96 to 2012