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• ORR sets out plans on licences needed for the transition to rail reform. Proposed changes maintain accountability and consumer protections. Views invited ahead of formal consultation later this year.

The Office of Rail and Road has today published guidance designed to help heritage railway and tramway operators give young volunteers, aged from 14 to minimum school leaving age, the chance to learn new skills while making sure the right safeguards are in place.

National Highways delivered most of its targets and capital commitments for the ‘interim period’ between April 2025 and March 2026, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said today in its annual assessment of National Highways. However, the company did not progress some of its programmes intended to prepare it for the third Road Period (RP3) and ORR is calling for improved planning and controls to aid