Office of Rail and Road Update - March 2018
29 March 2018
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Welcome to ORR's March Newsletter.
Rail operators
Ticket machines
28 March 2018
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Research into passengers’ experience of buying tickets.
ORR welcomes better protection and improvements for passengers using ticket vending machines
28 March 2018
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New and easier-to-use machines and clearer language have helped increasing numbers of passengers buy the right ticket for their journey from station vending machines, according to research by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Keeping freight on the right track
27 March 2018
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By Patrick Talbot, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.
ORR is open for business: Facilitating new investment in the rail network
20 March 2018
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By James Dunshea, Enhancement Projects.
Network Rail fined £733,000 following ORR prosecution for freight train derailment
14 March 2018
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited has today been fined £733,000 at Bristol Crown Court for failing to undertake adequate maintenance to prevent the derailment of a freight train near Gloucester in October 2013.
National Rail Conditions of Travel
8 March 2018
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Passengers will benefit from a greater clarity about their rights when they are delayed, as train companies prepare to change the National Rail Conditions of Travel (NRCoT) on 11 March.
What other bodies might I need to engage with?
7 March 2018
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Those wishing to invest in the national rail network or rail assets connected to it should approach various other bodies to discuss their proposals.
Investing in the rail network: Licensing
7 March 2018
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We issue licences to show that a person is ‘fit and proper’ to operate railway assets.
Investing in the rail network: Securing access
7 March 2018
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If a train operator wants to run trains on the national railway network, it will need a track access contract with Network Rail.