Rail Journeys Surge by 69 Million from Previous Year
24 May 2024 | By
A new study has discovered that in the last quarter of 2023, there was a 20% increase in passenger journeys throughout Great Britain.
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The UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain’s railways, and the economic monitoring of Highways England.
24 May 2024 | By
A new study has discovered that in the last quarter of 2023, there was a 20% increase in passenger journeys throughout Great Britain.
In this week's 'Off the Rails', I spoke to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)'s Director of Economics, Finance and Markets, Will Godfrey.
ORR have published a new track access dashboard, holding the industry to account for efficient use of the rail network.
The Rail Academy is now the only independent ORR-registered Train Driver Training and Examination Centre in the UK.
The UK Railway Industry Association (RIA) has responded to the progress on increased passenger levels, detailed by the ORR.
Porterbrook and GB Railfreight are committed to their expansion of UK freight capacity, ordering 50 new box wagons, made by Greenbrier.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised upgrades at Reading West station, ahead of its opening to passengers.
High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) and West Coast Partnership Development hosted the first all-female apprenticeship event in Alstom headquarters.
ORR have announced Richard Hines as the new Chief Inspector of Railways, succeeding Ian Prosser CBE, who previously held the post.
Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) have reported sustained levels of growth in the leisure market.
The Railway Industry Association have issued a response to the ORR’s consultation on Network Rail’s Business Plans for 2024-29.
The Office of Rail and Road have announced that Declan Collier is to be reappointed as ORR Chair for a further five-year term.
ORR’s annual assessment of Network Rail have shown a worsening train performance during 2022-23.
Following the release of new research, ORR has said that the rail industry needs to provide more reliability passenger assistance.
ORR’s review of rail strategy has offered eight recommendations to collective improve the performance of the rail network.