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An underground system is defined as an electric railway public transport network (a metro or subway system) that runs both above and underground. How do we regulate underground railways? We regulate both London Underground Limited (LU) and the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). LU is responsible for over 3 million passenger journeys each day (approx 1.1bn passenger journey per year). SPT

We publish data and information about ORR as part of our commitment to transparency.

Our final determination sets out our overall package of decisions for the periodic review 2013 (PR13).

The Government has set out the need for greater transparency in public expenditure.

Our online e-tendering system enables us to publish notices, pre-qualification questionnaires, and invitations to tender.

We actively encourage and support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and third sector organisations to compete for our contracts.

To ensure value for money, our procurement activities are subject to different levels of competition based on the value of the expenditure.

As the safety and economic regulator of the rail industry and Highways England’s monitor, we work with a number of organisations in the railway industry.

As the safety and economic regulator of the rail industry and Highways England’s monitor, we work with the following government bodies.

The rail infrastructure in the UK is complex and comprises of a number of different bodies. We are the health and safety regulator for the UK’s mainline network and for a number of other forms of transport that run on rail.

The following is a list of legislation relevant to ORR as a public body. Legislation is published on http://www.legislation.gov.uk/. Acts and Regulations may have been amended since they were passed. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) As a public body we need to comply with FOIA, with the aim of promoting a spirit of openness and transparency. FOIA gives members of the public a right of

Although the UK has now left the EU, most legislation emanating from the rail packages continues to be in force subject to amendments introduced by "EU exit" regulations. This is referred to as "retained EU law" in the EU Withdrawal Act.

The Value for Money Study was commissioned jointly by the Department for Transport and the Office of Rail Regulation. The Study's final report puts forward a wide range of recommendations focused on creating an industry environment which encourages cost reduction, changes which deliver new efficiencies, and mechanisms to drive implementation. The Study estimates that implementing these

Market study with a view to deciding whether or not to make a market investigation reference to the Competition Commission re passenger rolling stock leasing market(s in 2006. On 28 June 2006, we received a detailed submission (the Complaint) from the Department for Transport (DfT) requesting us to refer the passenger rolling stock leasing market(s) to the Competition Commission (CC) for

We carried out a research study to find out whether the permits used by railway station operators to control taxi access to their stations were having a detrimental effect upon either passengers or competition. We looked at both of the main types of station 'taxis'. The first of these two types are 'hackney carriages' which are available for immediate hire at a rank or through being hailed in the

We conducted a phase 1 study of the market for contestable services offered to third party project promoters at the end of 2008, following concerns raised by stakeholders in the course of various ORR consultations and in discussions with ORR. In the context of facilitating third party investment in the railways, the purpose of this study was to consider the provision of contestable services in

We undertook a phase 1 market study of general liability insurance for the rail industry in 2006 as part of the wider review of insurance conducted by ORR's licensing team. The scope of the study was to make an assessment of whether the market(s) for the provision of rail liability insurance was/were functioning effectively, including the identification of any features or combination of features

This study looked at current demand and supply for rolling stock for use in UK rail freight haulage, and considered whether any features of these markets might indicate there to be the potential for holders of stock who are also active in downstream freight markets to limit or distort competition, either now, or in the future by their control of an existing resource. The privatisation of British

Study of the National Audit Offices' report on the modernisation of the West Coast mainline, 2006. In November 2006 the National Audit Office ('NAO') published a report on the modernisation of the West Coast mainline. As part of this report the NAO gave consideration to how the requirement to deliver the project within a tight schedule added to the costs of the project. The report specified that

The survey was conducted in the autumn of 2009 as part of our focus on the needs of passengers and freight customers in order to provide ORR with information about current levels of freight customer satisfaction and help us understand how our regulatory policies and decisions are impacting on the end-user. Download the freight customer survey summary of results The survey sought information from