Office of Rail and Road October 2025 newsletter
30 September 2025
Investors
Assessing the costs and benefits of health and safety interventions in rail
18 September 2025
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As the combined safety and economic regulator for Britain’s railway, we reviewed how costs and benefits are assessed for safety initiatives, and whether reasonable practicability is systematically tested by dutyholders.
Health and safety by design
1 September 2025
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Health and safety by design aims to eliminate or reduce risks through identifying potential risks at the design stage and taking steps to reduce or eliminate them.
Office of Rail and Road September 2025 newsletter
29 August 2025
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September 2025 Newsletter Our recent access decisions announced at the start and end of July illustrate the opportunities and challenges inherent in managing our railway infrastructure to best serve passengers, freight customers, and the broader economy. These decisions have brought significant developments across key corridors. On the East Coast Main Line, we've approved additional services for
Monitoring Network Rail's performance
5 August 2025
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We monitor performance through analysis of regular reports from Network Rail.
Annual reports on London St. Pancras Highspeed
30 July 2025
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The annual reports which we have produced on London St. Pancras Highspeed performance.
Annual rail consumer reports
11 July 2025
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Our annual reports focusing on the performance of train operators and Network Rail in the consumer areas we regulate.
Office of Rail and Road July 2025 newsletter
30 June 2025
More cross-channel rail services coming down the track
5 June 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today written to Eurostar and new applicants seeking to run cross-channel rail services, to set out next steps for assigning access to Temple Mills International depot (TMI). Access to TMI is considered crucial to providing services from the UK to the continent.