RAIB Carmont report – ORR statement
10 March 2022
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Statement from HM Chief Inspector of Railways, Ian Prosser CBE.
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Office of Rail and Road March 2022 newsletter
1 March 2022
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Welcome to the March edition of the stakeholder newsletter.
New Road Expert Panel meets for first time in support of ORR’s work as Highways Monitor
24 February 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) – independent monitor of National Highways – has today (24 February) held the first meeting of its new Road Expert Panel to provide advice and challenge to ORR to help improve outcomes for road users.
Prohibition notices
21 February 2022
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Our inspectors normally enforce health and safety standards by giving advice on how to comply with the law. Sometimes they must order people to make improvements by issuing them with a notice, for example a prohibition notice, which prohibits an activity until remedial action has been taken.
Rail regulator’s review could reduce costly ticket refund admin fees
16 February 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today called on train ticket retailers to reflect the actual costs incurred when charging administration fees on train ticket refunds. Although the current cap on admin fees is set at £10, ORR has found that on average the actual costs of processing refunds amount to less than £5.
ORR drives greater transparency in National Highways’ regional performance
8 February 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road, independent monitor of National Highways, has ensured steps have been taken by the government-owned company to increase the transparency of its performance at a regional level.
Office of Rail and Road February 2022 newsletter
31 January 2022
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Welcome to the Febr edition of the stakeholder newsletter.
ORR seeks more competition for train driver psychometric assessments
27 January 2022
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is consulting on proposals offered by Rail Assessment Centre Forum (RACF) that aim to open up the provision of train driver psychometric assessments to greater competition.
The Rail and Road Pod - Episode 10: Behind Britain’s rail stats
23 December 2021
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YouTuber, Geoff Marshall takes over the reins as guest host to discuss all things railway stats.
Summer months saw most rail journeys made since start of pandemic
16 December 2021
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Train passenger journeys across Britain’s railway in the summer increased by more than a third (36%) in July to September 2021, with 248 million people travelling by rail compared to 182 million in the first quarter of 2021-22.