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HS1 performing on target: ORR’s Annual Report on HS1 Ltd released today

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29 July 2016

Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today released its annual report on HS1 Ltd for the period 2015-16. HS1 Ltd has a 30-year concession to operate and maintain the railway between St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel.

Exploring our approach to regulating Network Rail’s ‘system operator’ function

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28 July 2016

By Siobhán Carty, PR18 team, Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

Railway Funding and Financing: The System Works – Keep It

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21 July 2016

ORR Chair, Stephen Glaister, argues that the solid arrangements for funding and financing maintenance and growth of Britain’s railways need to be maintained whatever choppy waters lie ahead for Britain’s finances.

ORR’s annual assessment of railway health and safety: Safest in Europe, but consistency of implementation needs to improve

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18 July 2016

Britain’s railways are the safest they have ever been, but there is still room for improvement.

ORR’s first annual assessment of Highways England: Good start to delivery but future planning needs focus

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14 July 2016

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its first annual performance assessment of Highways England, the government-owned company responsible for England’s strategic road network.

Monitoring England’s Strategic Roads: ORR’s role

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8 July 2016

New Civil Engineer UK Roads Conference speech, Joanna Whittington, CEO, ORR.

ORR’s annual assessment of Network Rail in Scotland: Good on safety but network performance needs to improve

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4 July 2016

Network Rail had a good year on safety in 2015-16. There has been good progress improving infrastructure reliability, but this has not yet translated into better performance for passengers, and there are cost and delivery issues on some enhancement projects which need to be addressed‎.

ORR’s annual assessment of Network Rail: Good on safety but network performance needs to improve

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4 July 2016

Network Rail had a good year on safety in 2015-16. There has been good progress in improving its infrastructure, but this cost more than expected and has yet to deliver improvements in performance across the network as a whole.

How ORR’s making it easier for passengers to claim delay compensation

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30 June 2016

By Stephanie Tobyn, Deputy Director for Consumers, Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

Train operator fined for safety failings

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27 June 2016

Train operator West Coast Railway Company Limited (WCRC) has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of £64,000. This follows a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for breaches of health and safety laws which led to a train passing a signal at danger near Wootton Bassett on 7 March 2015.

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