Press releases

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has today authorised a raft of improvements to busy Salford Crescent station, which will start to provide benefits to passengers later this year.

Third parties and investors will pay lower fees to invest in rail network infrastructure and rolling stock under new rates published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, as part of wider work to boost economic growth.

The Office of Rail and Road has today appointed Paul Smith as its Chief Executive Officer, following a public competition.

Northern Trains has overhauled the way it manages the training of its staff to support disabled passengers following an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), earlier this year.

Network Rail has today been fined £1.2 million after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, following an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

The Office of Rail and Road has today published guidance designed to help heritage railway and tramway operators give young volunteers, aged from 14 to minimum school leaving age, the chance to learn new skills while making sure the right safeguards are in place.

National Highways delivered most of its targets and capital commitments for the ‘interim period’ between April 2025 and March 2026, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said today in its annual assessment of National Highways. However, the company did not progress some of its programmes intended to prepare it for the third Road Period (RP3) and ORR is calling for improved planning and controls to aid