Office of Rail and Road

Stadler 755/4 approved for use by ORR

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved the use by Greater Anglia (GA) of the Stadler ‘Flirt’ Class 755 four-car bi-mode multiple units. These are the first Swiss trains to be built for the privatised railway, with testing only starting in January. GA has ordered 24 four-car sets (and also 14 three-car, which…
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Freight tonnage slumps to lowest point since 1996/97

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Sam Hewitt

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27th February 2019

BRITISH rail freight operators recorded the lowest total volume of freight lifted since 1996/97 for the period between July and September 2018. Figures compiled by the Office of Rail and Road show that although the amount of freight moved increased by 2% to 4.4billion tonne-kilometres over the same period in 2017, the actual volumes continue…
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Transport group criticises hikes in access charges

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Sam Hewitt

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29th December 2018

Logistics lobby group the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has criticised what it believes are the ‘mixed signals’ being received by the rail freight sector from the Government and the Office of Rail and Road. While there is good news for rail in the confirmation of increased funding for Network Rail’s next Control Period in 2019-24,…
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WSR to close for three-month ‘re-group’ after investigation

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

THE West Somerset Railway (WSR) has made the unprecedented decision to voluntarily close for three months from January 2 to April 1, 2019 in order to ‘re-group’ following a visit by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the issuing of its findings. As a result there will be no running during the February…
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Vintage Trains starts work as an independent TOC

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Sam Hewitt

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28th November 2018

VINTAGE Trains started work as an independent Train Operating Company (TOC) in October. The move comes after the company received its licence from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in September. Ex-GWR ‘Hall’ 4-6-0 No. 4965 Rood Ashton Hall was in charge of its first steam-hauled trips on October 9, working two Tyseley to Stratford-upon-Avon…
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Railfreight rises by 3% – but still at record low levels

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd November 2018

The total amount of freight lifted rose by 2% to 19.1 million tonnes compared to 2017/18.
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