News and publications

In this section you will find details of the latest news, events and activities that the ORR has been involved in or concerned with recently.

To see the classes of information that ORR makes public, and for relevant contact details, please view ORR's Publication Scheme which has been approved by the Information Commissioner.

The items below have been added to this website in the past three months. Use the left-hand navigation to access earlier material under 'Publications' or use the 'Search' field above to search for items added in previous months (for example 'August 2006').

September 2008

5 Sep	TfL s18 application - Re-consultation following descoping
1 Sep	Network Rail’s consultations on access charges - Letter to Paul Plummer, Network Rail
1 Sep	Track access decision: London & Birmingham 6th SA

August 2008

29 Aug	Track access decisions: Hull Trains 19th & 22nd SA, Chiltern Railways 54th SA GA, First/Keolis TransPennine Express 24th SA GA, NXEC Trains 19th SA, East Midlands 7th SA
29 Aug	Approval of proposal for change to network code
29 Aug	Responses to new West Coast TAC consultation
28 Aug	Press notice: Rail regulator welcomes record punctuality figures but says rail users should be able to expect less disruption from Network Rail’s engineering work
28 Aug	National rail review Q1 2008-09
28 Aug	Network Rail monitor Q1 2008-09
28 Aug	Memorandum of Understanding between the Coroners' Society of England and Wales and the Office of Rail Regulation
25 Aug	Improvement notice: Freightliner Ltd
22 Aug	Track access applications - Hull 27th SA
21 Aug	Conclusions to Safety Levy review
21 Aug	Responses to Railway Safety Levy review consultation
20 Aug	ECML - ORR letter outlining approach to applications
20 Aug	Track access decisions - NXEC Trains 20th SA
19 Aug	West Coast new TAC - Network Rail and WCT reply to consultation responses
19 Aug	Final conclusions document, including new franchised passenger, non-franchised passenger and freight operator track access contract Schedule 4 and marked up Schedule 4 documents
18 Aug	Appeal by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited against Access Dispute Panel determination ADP31
15 Aug	Responses to PR08: Train operator compensation from possessions - consultation on changes to the compensation regime for freight operators, franchise passenger operators access charge supplements and part G of the network code
15 Aug	Track access decisions on Northern Rail 21st SA and Chiltern Railways 52nd SA
15 Aug	West Coast Trains New TAC - Response from London Midland
15 Aug	Ratification notice for the closure of Abercynon North Station
14 Aug	National rail trends yearbook - Q&A's for the new chapter 9, Environmental KPIs
14 Aug	Closures - Ratification letters on closure of Abercynon North Station
12 Aug	Prohibition notice - West Somerset Railway Company
12 Aug	Reasons document for the decision of ORR to modify the independent station access conditions and notice
12 Aug	Approval of proposal for change to Network Code
11 Aug	Periodic review 2008: presentations from the draft determinations industry seminar - summary letter Overview of the draft determinations Outputs Asset management and efficiency Accountability, monitoring and delivery Incentives and access charges
11 Aug	East Coast Main Line - Further letter to stakeholders
8 Aug	Press notice - ORR publishes report into aspects of Network Rail’s governance
8 Aug	Track access decisions - EWS 14th and 17th SAs
8 Aug	Improvement Notice - Network Rail re Gobowen Station level crossing
7 Aug	Consolidated agreement - Stagecoach South West Trains including 22nd SA
7 Aug	Press notice - Leasing of rolling stock for franchised passenger services
6 Aug	PR08: Corporation tax issues - ORR letter to Network Rail
5 Aug	ORR's letter on Network Rail's plan for reviewing project delivery, 31 July 2008
1 Aug	Track access decisions 2008 - East Midlands Trains 4th and 6th SA GA

July 2008

31 July	Signals passed at danger (SPADs) Q2 report 2008
31 July	Consolidated agreement - Grand Central including 11th SA
31 July	National rail trends Yearbook
30 July	Track access applications - Further correspondence on East Coast Main Line
30 July	Consolidated agreement - London & South Eastern Railway including 5th SA.
29 July	ORR Board meeting - Minutes of 17 June 2008
29 July	Track access decisions - Freightliner 4th SA
29 July	Ring fencing - Establishment of a multi-site joint venture for the development of Network Rail stations and other property assets - Notice and reasons letter
28 July	Consultations A Guide to Safety Verification for Tramways: a consultation and A Guide to Safety Verification for Heritage Railways: a consultation
24 July	Statutory Notice - Licence exemption application by Electro-Motive Services International Limited
23 July	Track access applications - Response by Network Rail to National Express East Coast Section 17 and 23rd SA
23 July	Consolidated agreement - London Overground Railway Operations Ltd
22 July	Note of C&P IWG meeting 26 June 2008
22 July	Track access other decisions: Crossrail TAO directions
22 July	Track access decisions: First Capital Connect 10th & 20th SA GA and Chiltern Railways 50th SA GA
21 July	Consultation - Regulating Britain's railways in 2009-14
21 July	Press notice - Rail regulator consults on forward strategy and says industry needs to step up pace of long-term planning
21 July	Consultation - Investment framework guidance on station charges
21 July	Track access decision: East Midlands Trains 3rd SA
18 July	PR08 - Procedural approach to conducting an interim review in CP4
18 July	PR08 - Consultation - draft Schedules 7 and 8 of track access contracts
18 July	PR08 - Licence review - consultation on financial conditions
18 July	Conclusions: ORR criteria for approval of changes to the Delay Attribution Guide
17 July	Improvement notice - Grand Central Railway Company Ltd
16 July	ORR's further letter to the industry on East Coast Main Line
16 July	West Coast related application - Freightliner Heavy Haul 3rd SA
14 July	Section 17 application - Hull Trains - responses from Department for Transport and London TravelWatch
14 July	Statutory notice: The Deeside Railway Company Limited
14 July	Track access applications: Responses to Hull Trains 25th SA from Network Rail and Hull Trains
11 July	Tramway technical guidance notes: 2. Pedestrian safety
11 July	Consultation: Periodic review 2008: Train operator compensation from possessions – consultation on changes to the compensation regime for freight operators, franchise passenger operators access charge supplements and part G of the network code. Appendices to above
11 July	West Coast application - Response to GB Railfreight 1st SA by EWS
11 July	Consolidated agreement - Kirst/Keolis TransPennine Express
11 July	A guide to the level crossing order submissions - Issue 2
11 July	Joint Regulator meeting minutes for 27 March 2008
10 July	PR08 - Consultant's report on Technical Support for Shadow Running of Compensation Regime for Freight Operators
10 July	PR08 - Further industry recommendations on possessions compensation
9 July	Land disposal decision: Cambridge station
9 July	Vacancy - Executive stations & depots
8 July	Track access application: XC Trains 3rd SA
8 July	Improvement notice: Network Rail - Wassicks Level Crossing
8 July	New section: ORR’s role in handling RAIB recommendations
7 July	PR08 - Consultants reports: Strategic Business Plan – CP4 Route 18 Enhancement Projects Final Review
4 July	PR08: Consultation on network availability and the seven day railway
4 July	Safety research document: Review of RAIB investigations and recommendations 2007 - HSL Report commissioned by ORR, published 2008
3 July	Revised web pages: Review of criteria and procedures for approval of track access contracts, Access for passenger trains and Access for freight trains
2 July	Improvement notices - 3 for Network Rail
1 July	Track access application: East Midlands Trains 3rd SA
1 July	Decision on Redhill land disposal
1 July	Updated tables to Trespass, Vandalism, Assaults on railway employees and Fatal injuries to railway employees
1 July	Statutory notice - Wealden Railway Company Limited
1 July	Hull Trains (Harrogate services) - Responses from EWS, Grand Union, Northern, NXEC and WYPTE
1 July	Grand Northern Section 17 application - Bradford to Euston: Responses from GMPTE and London Midland

June 2008

30 June	Appeals under the network code - ORR's Interim Order for all possessions after Week 21 and order to adjourn hearing
30 June	Track access decisions: Advenza Freight 2nd SA; Rail Express Systems 6th SA; West Coast Railway Co 4th SA; West Coast Trains 34th SA; and DRS 2nd SA
27 June	East Midlands Trains Ltd Section 17 application for a station access contract - Directions, reasons document and directed contract
26 June	Railway safety statistical report survey
26 June	Press notice - ORR publishes annual report
26 June	Press notice - ORR publishes railway safety statistical annual report
26 June	Land disposal - Decision on High Meads loop line, Stratford, and former exchange station, Salford
26 June	First ScotRail Limited track access consolidated agreement
25 June	Track access: West Coast Railway Co Ltd Section 22 (3rd SA) decision
24 June	Consultation: Request for ratification of decision to close Abercynon North Station
24 June	Track access: NXEC Trains Ltd Section 22a (23rd SA) application
24 June	Track access: NXEC Trains Ltd Section 17 application
24 June	Track access: responses to Grand Northern (Bradford-Euston) Section 17 application
23 June	ORR Board minutes - 20 May 2008
23 June	Consolidated agreement: XC Trains Ltd redacted version at 16 May 2008 up to and including 2nd supplemental agreement
23 June	Track access: Network Rail response to Hull Trains (Harrogate services) Section 17 application
23 June	Land disposal - Decision on Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire
20 June	Land disposal - Decision on Aylesbury Vale
20 June	Track access decisions - Gatwick Express 13th SA and First Greater Western 35th SA GA
20 June	Consolidated agreement: c2c rail
20 June	Track access applications - Hull Trains 25th and NXEC 22nd SA
19 June	Track access decisions - First Capital Connect 19th SA and New Southern Railway 24th SG SA
19 June	Press notice: ORR chairman calls on rail industry to develop a new long-term vision and long-term plans
19 June	Presentation to IEA by Chris Bolt
18 June	Memorandum of understanding between ORR and the Health and Safety Executive, Northern Ireland relating to railway safety in Northern Ireland
18 June	Appeal by NRIL against TTP210 - further correspondence
18 June	West Coast Trains new TAC - GB Railfreight application and EWS response
18 June	Periodic review 2008: Draft determinations - Price lists
17 June	West Coast Trains new TAC - Greater Manchester PTE response
16 June	Safety research -  Evaluation of the UK Rail Sector Initial Fatigue & Risk Index Thresholds: Identifying Good Practice by Health & Safety Laboratory
16 June	Consolidated agreements: First Capital Connect and First Greater Western
16 June	Consultation on a modification to the Station Access Conditions, the Independent Station Access Conditions and the Stations Code - Track litter
12 June	Consolidated agreements: Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited
11 June	Track access decisions: Hull Trains Section 22 24th SA
11 June	Track access decisions: Grand Central Railway Company Section 22 8th and 10th SA
11 June	Track access application: New Southern Railway Ltd Section 22 24th SG SA
11 June	Land disposal notice: Inverkip, Renfrewshire
11 June	Press notice - ORR welcomes the Law Commission decision on level crossing legislation
10 June	Consultation - EWS Regulation 29 appeal regarding HS1
5 June	Appeals - Network Rail Infrastructure Limited against Timetabling Panel determination TTP210
5 June	Track access decision - EWS 13th SA
5 June	Report for PR08 by Ove Arup
5 June	Press notice - ORR announces a package of measures to improve railway services
5 June	Press notice - ORR announces a package of measures to improve railway services in Scotland
5 June	Publication - Periodic review 2008 - Draft determinations (Summary document) (at a glance leaflet)
5 June	Review of the Network Rail licence: consultation
5 June	Publication - Network Rail Monitor - Quarter 4
5 June	Publication - National Rail Review - Quarter 4
4 June	Further responses to West Coast Trains section 18 application
4 June	Four Improvement notices served on Network Rail
4 June	New page - International best practice studies
4 June	Reports for PR08 by Institute for Transport Studies, First Economics and Steer Davis Gleave
4 June	Track access decision - XC Trains 2nd SA
3 June	Responses to West Coast Trains section 18 application
3 June	Track access decision - North York Moors Railway Enterprises PLC 3rd SA
3 June	Reports for PR08 by Cambridge Economic Policy Assoc, Ernst & Young, Oxera,  Nichols, Ian Smith, and Winder Phillips Assoc
3 June	Replacement document - The Worker Involvement Best Practice guidance
3 June	Reports for PR08 by AMCL, Cambridge Economic Policy Associates, Halcrow, Ian Smith, & Railkonsult
2 June	Reports for PR08 by Halcrow and Oxera
2 June	Letter on South London Route utilisation strategy
2 June	Track access applications - Responses to Grand Northern - Bradford to Kings Cross
2 June	Railway Industry Association - Further response re input prices
2 June	Vacancy - Web Manager, London