Office of Rail and Road

ORR investigates NR over Wales & Western performance

Poor punctuality and reliability probed as route suffers series of broken rails

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Rail revenue rises – but funding gap remains

Government support falls to £11.9 billion

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Passenger journeys rise by 19% to 89% of pre-pandemic levels

Revenue growth lags at 78% of 2019 figures

ORR calls on NR to address monitoring backlog

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Regulator raised issue in 2021

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Major incident training at Long Marston

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Multi-agency teams test response

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ORR acts against GC and XC as complaints rise

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Concerns raised about response times

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ORR calls for all TOCS to implement automatic notifications

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Implementation called for by end of March

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DB Cargo driver sentenced over Bromsgrove crash

Mobile phone use blamed for loss of concentration

Passenger numbers rise to 80% of pre-pandemic levels

LNER is the only franchised operator to exceed pre-pandemic passenger numbers, according to the Office of Rail and Road.

Government announces funding and expectations for CP7

Network Rail funding of £44 billion in Control Period 7