ORR authorises new Beaulieu Park station ahead of opening
16 October 2025
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Accessible Travel Policy (ATP)
6 October 2025
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Train and station operators are required by their operating licences to establish and comply with an Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) which must be approved by us.
Great Western Railway fined £1m following fatal 2018 droplight window incident
3 October 2025
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Great Western Railway (GWR) has today been fined £1 million and ordered to pay more than £78,000 in costs after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law, following an investigation and prosecution by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Proposed amendments to the model charter track access contract
1 October 2025
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Sought feedback on proposed amendments to the model charter track access contract to allow services to run between the Core Valleys Lines and Network Rail’s network.
Consultation: review of the Code of Practice on retail information for rail tickets and services
30 September 2025
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Sought feedback on new guidance on rail retailing which aims to assist rail retailers in meeting their consumer law obligations regarding the provision of information to passengers.
Office of Rail and Road October 2025 newsletter
30 September 2025
Equality Information and Objectives 2025
25 September 2025
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Information on the work we are currently doing in this area and our objectives for the period 2024-2028.
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.
ORR welcomes industry progress on improving cost effective rail safety decisions
18 September 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today welcomed the progress made by industry towards the recommendations it set out as part of joint work with the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and Network Rail to improve health and safety decision making.
Closures
16 September 2025
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The Railways Act 2005 sets out statutory procedures concerning proposals for the closure of passenger services, passenger networks and stations.