ORR takes action against Network Rail to deliver improved performance
Passengers rely on both Network Rail and train operators to deliver performance, but the role of the ORR is to examine Network Rail’s contribution.
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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.
Passengers rely on both Network Rail and train operators to deliver performance, but the role of the ORR is to examine Network Rail’s contribution.
The wide-ranging reforms to the Disabled People’s Protection Policy (DPPP) are designed to bring greater quality, consistency and reliability to assisted travel for disabled passengers.
For both passengers and freight operators the approval will help cut delays caused by infrastructure failures, such as track defects.
The UK currently has a national rail infrastructure pipeline worth £88 billion, which is the greatest investment in the sector in over a century. As a result of these unprecedented levels of investment, significant opportunities exist for investors to support and add value to the rail supply-chain.