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Good Performance But Beware Cruise Control

25 July 2017

By Justin McCracken, Chair of the Regulator’s Health and Safety Regulation Committee, who praises the industry’s record but warns against complacency.

Stirling Dunblane Alloa electrification project deliverability review - Summary report

25 July 2017

In May 2017, we commissioned an Independent Reporter, Nichols, to carry out a deliverability review of Stirling Dunblane Alloa (SDA) electrification project. The forecast cost for the works had risen considerably since the beginning of the control period and Network Rail was indicating costs were due to rise still further.

Guidance on Network Rail’s strategic business plans

25 July 2017

As part of the 2018 periodic review (PR18), Network Rail will produce strategic business plans (SBPs) which will form the main source of evidence that we will use to determine Network Rail’s funding and outputs for CP6.

Office of Rail and Road Special – July 2017

20 July 2017

ORR's July 2017 newsletter.

Office of Rail and Road Update – June 2017

30 June 2017

Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter, (last month we didn’t send one due to the period before the general election).

ORR leads the way on health and safety management

23 June 2017

By John Gillespie, Deputy Director of Policy, Strategy and Planning, Railway Safety.

Improvement notices 2017

12 May 2017

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2017

Office of Rail and Road Update - April 2017

21 April 2017

Our newly-published Business Plan sets out our priorities for the next year. We have listened to feedback and contributions from the industry, consumer representative groups and from Network Rail and Highways England, and this is reflected in our priorities and programme of work for 2017.

Office of Rail and Road Update - March 2017

27 March 2017

Late last month the ORR Board headed to Cardiff, where we met some of you from Wales and Western England. At Newport Docks we heard about the challenges for rail freight and road access, and the implications for the planned M4 diversion.

Periodic review 2018 (PR18) legal notices and CP6 price lists

21 March 2017

This page includes all legal notices issued as part of PR18. It also includes links to Network Rail's price lists for track access charges.

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