The high speed route from London to the Channel Tunnel, operated by London St. Pancras High Speed, saw significantly improved train performance in the latest reporting year alongside increases in traffic volumes, the Office of Rail and Road said today (30 July) in its annual report on London St. Pancras High Speed. However, the regulator has required the company to improve how it manages its
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved some additional services from December 2025 for three open access operators, extending or adding to their existing services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML).
Our monitoring reporting guidelines set out the information that National Highways is required to provide to us through performance monitoring templates, which once completed by National Highways, become annual performance monitoring statements.
National Highways has delivered significant improvements for road users in the second road period (RP2 2020 - 2025), says the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), but the company must learn lessons from missed commitments to deliver better performance in the next Road Period.
We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways (England only). The Highways (Financing) Bill has been laid in parliament and once enacted will enable us to take on the role of economic regulator for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC). We are working with government on the design of the regulatory regime for LTC.
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