Publications

We undertake targeted assurance reviews to gain in-depth understanding into ongoing or emerging issues, risks and opportunities within Network Rail which could impact regulatory targets.

Our Road Expert Panel provides advice and support to our work monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways.

This page presents our cost benchmarking analysis of Network Rail's costs. It covers the analysis we undertook in different periodic reviews as well as reports we produced as part of our regular monitoring of Network Rail’s cost performance.

This content and related publications refer to our annual assessment of safety on the strategic road network.

We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways in its delivery of the Smart Motorway Action Plan.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) continues its market study into the provision of railway station catering services.

This document is part of how we hold Network Rail to account.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

Our decisions on amendments to contracts where Network Rail and the train operator were in agreement.

Our Consumer Expert Panel provides independent advice to help us fulfil our vision of making the rail industry better for current and future consumers.

Those that use the railway rely on both Network Rail and train operators to run a punctual and reliable train service. Our remit is to ensure that Network Rail is doing all that is reasonably practicable to deliver its contribution.

We have agency agreements and co-operation agreements with different government departments and agencies.

One of our core activities is to benchmark National Highways' performance and efficiency across its own regional areas or against comparable organisations.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2023.

For the five years from April 2024, Network Rail plans to spend £43.1 billion operating, maintaining and renewing Britain’s railways.

ORR maintains registers of recognised persons as required by the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010 (TDLCR).

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2019.

Details of ORR health and safety prosecutions resulting in conviction since 1 April 2006.

Our final determination follows our consultation on the PR23 draft determination. We consulted on our draft determination from 15 June to 31 August 2023.