Welcome to the Office of Rail Regulation
The independent safety and economic regulator for the railway industry
On 1 April 2006, in addition to our role as economic regulator, ORR became the health and safety regulator for the rail industry when responsibility was transferred from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This transfer of responsibility was given effect in the Railways Act 2005. Follow the left-hand navigation for more about our key roles.
Passenger services operating on the rail network are provided by train operating companies under the terms of franchises specified and monitored by the Department for Transport (DfT). However, it should be noted that First ScotRail's passenger franchise is specified and monitored by the Scottish Executive and that of Arriva Trains Wales by the DfT and the National Assembly for Wales.
Latest publications
The three most recent documents we have published are accessible below. For all material published in the last three months please navigate to
News & publications.
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| ORR consults on development of its corporate strategy for 2009-14. As well as continuing to do our core job of securing safe and effective delivery, so that railway users and funders get the railway services they are paying for, we propose that we should play a bigger role in identifying the longer-term issues and press the industry and Government to address them in timely and innovative ways. We also call on the rail industry to step up the pace of its planning to meet the long-term challenges it faces if it is to meet the expectations of its customers and of government. We seek stakeholder views on our proposals by 1 October 2008. |
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| 21 Jul 2008 |
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| We would welcome your views on any of the issues raised in the attached paper and, in particular, on our proposals for self financing schemes; our proposed options for the regulatory treatment of hypothecated gains; and our policy proposals for a more focused and effective approval process. Consultation ends 5 September 2008. |
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| 21 Jul 2008 |
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| Following consultation with the industry over our proposals to introduce a criteria
to clarify the our information requirements in respect of proposals to change the Delay Attribution Guide submitted for our approval, this document sets out our final conclusions on this issue and publishes our finalised criteria. |
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| 18 Jul 2008 |
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