Rail

How we are informed when a serious incident occurs and how we work with other bodies in the railway to find out what has happened and why, and the range of our formal enforcement powers under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

An overview of railway licensing in Great Britain.

Our safety and economic functions are driven by legislation, and we are accountable to Parliament and the public.

We are the primary producer of Official Statistics for rail. On our data portal we publish a suite of rail statistics covering six main themes, including performance, usage and safety. Statistical releases provide commentary on the latest statistics to help users interpret the data. In addition, we publish associated data tables and interactive dashboards. The majority of our statistics have been

Some fares are regulated by government, who controls their price, while others are not, and train operators are free to set them.

We regulate access to station and light maintenance depots by approving new station and depot access agreements and approving amendments to existing station and depot access agreements.

As the economic and safety regulator for HS1 Ltd, we require the company to be efficient and perform well.

How the Office of Rail and Road is funded.