Rail professionals

This page contains depot access applications and decisions made under sections 17 or 22A of the Railways Act 1993.

To help prioritise ours and the industry’s strategic focus we issue chapters, which we update as part of a rolling process, focused on the key risks from across the sector and based on incident data, risk trend analysis and the findings from our inspections, investigations and audits.

We monitor performance through analysis of regular reports from Network Rail.

ROGS safety certificates and authorisations issued by us for mainline operators.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2025.

This page includes the latest documents relating to track access applications we are currently considering. This may include application forms, draft agreements, any related documents and responses we make public.

This page lists vehicles registered on the UK Register of Authorised Types of railway Vehicles (the UK Register), kept by ORR.

This page contains notices of consent issued since 2020.

A consolidated (or conformed) agreement is a document incorporating all approved amendments to the existing approved agreement. We do not approve these consolidated agreements, they are provided by Network Rail for reference purposes only to provide an overview of the current terms of the contract.

When an incident or accident occurs, we receive notification in line with The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).