Office of Rail and Road Update - October 2020
30 September 2020
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Welcome to our October newsletter.
Rail operators
Consultation on changes to operator licences
24 September 2020
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For holders of EU passenger licences we updated their GB Statement of National Regulatory Provisions (SNRP) as well as their station licences on 3 December 2019. On 24 June 2020 we also updated those operators who just hold station licences too. For operators who provide traction only services, we have now modified their SNRPs.
Health and safety regulatory approach
23 September 2020
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Our health and safety regulatory approach explains what we do in regulating health and safety across the rail industry.
Rail regulator introduces new guidance to help stop disabled passengers being stranded on their journey
23 September 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today announced new safeguarding measures to improve reliability of over a million requests for passenger assistance received each year on Britain’s railways.
ORR updates guidance to improve disabled passengers’ experience on rail replacement services
16 September 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road’s new accessible travel guidance has been published today.
Regulator’s insistence on better passenger information drives industry change
4 September 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the rail industry are working together to improve passenger information.
Inspecting the London Underground
3 September 2020
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ORR’s Transport for London (TfL) inspectors, recently ventured out to undertake a series of assurance visits by looking at London Underground’s and TfL Rail’s coronavirus planning and arrangements at stations and train crew depots.
Heritage railways react positively to improving safety and the coronavirus pandemic
1 September 2020
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The non-mainline heritage rail sector has taken steps to improve how it manages safety across its railways and has been praised by the Office of Rail and Road for how it has managed the reopening of its railways since the coronavirus pandemic.
Stonehaven incident statement
13 August 2020
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Following the tragic Stonehaven incident, Network Rail has announced it is to inspect high-risk trackside slopes across Britain and the government has also asked Network Rail to review its resilience to, and management of, extreme weather.
HM Chief Inspector of Railways Stonehaven statement
12 August 2020
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HM Chief Inspector of Railways Ian Prosser CBE, said: "We are saddened by today's incident and our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected. ORR Inspectors are on site at Stonehaven, assisting in the preliminary investigation.