New or reinstated level crossings
12 May 2023
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We do not approve or grant permission for new or reinstated level crossings.
Health and safety
Managing safety issues in heritage
2 May 2023
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Simon Barber, principal inspector of heritage railways, highlights the current safety issues faced by the heritage sector.
Amey Rail Limited fined £533,000 following electrical shock injury to worker
4 April 2023
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Amey Rail Limited (ARL) has been fined £533,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, which followed an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Improvement notices 2021
28 March 2023
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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2021.
Railway Safety Regulations 1999
10 March 2023
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Update and changes to Railway Safety Regulations 1999 guidance on Mark 1 type rolling stock and hinged door rolling stock.
HS1 applications, decisions and consolidated agreements
7 March 2023
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All High Speed 1 (HS1) track access application consultations, decisions and consolidated agreements.
Handling RAIB recommendations
25 January 2023
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Our role in handling recommendations from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).
Driver sentenced to eight months imprisonment for causing crash
10 January 2023
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Mr Mark Andrew Hubble has been found guilty of breaching Section 7a of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, following a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and Road.
The Rail and Road Pod Episode 16: Railway staff safety: learning from our past
21 December 2022
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The Rail and Road Pod discusses the ‘Railway Work, Life & Death project’, which takes a look back at casualties to British and Irish railway staff before 1939.