Office of Rail and Road
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Britain’s most and least-used railway stations revealed
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The most used station served over 40 million passengers. The least used only recorded 40.
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Train cancellations hit record high
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Train reliability in Britain reached the worst level on record after another month of disruption.
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Network Rail warned over increase in delays
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The decline in train performance has accelerated in recent months, new figures show.
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Progress made on improving rail performance but ‘final push’ needed
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Network Rail has made progress on issues which led to poor train performance in the North West and Central region of the network last year, the industry’s regulator has said.
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Norfolk’s Berney Arms named Britain’s least used railway station
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Just 42 passengers used the isolated station between April 2019 and March 2020.
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Construction traffic boom keeps UK railfreight stable
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A FIVE per cent increase in construction traffic took the sector to its highest quarterly volume in the first three months of 2019/20, according to new figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The movement of construction materials, fuelled by high levels of property development in London and the south-east of England, reached…
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TransPennine accepts first Hitachi-built ‘Nova 1’ set
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TRANSPENNINE Express has accepted the first Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode train into its fleet. Dubbed ‘Nova 1’, TPE received the set following approval from the Office of Rail and Road. TPE has ordered 19 five-carriage ‘Nova 1’ trains, each containing 342 seats, an extra 161 compared to its current Class 185 trains. They will be…
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Green light for TransPennine Class 802s
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THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has given authorisation for TransPennine Express to introduce Hitachi Class 802/2 bi-mode units. TPE has ordered 19 five-car trains, and the ORR approval covers operation in both five- and 10-car formations at 125mph, even though their design speed is 140mph. However, the ORR has said TPE has to…
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Stadler 755/4 approved for use by ORR
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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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West Somerset rescued from the brink of collapse
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THE West Somerset Railway has been saved from closure by a whisker – after failures were found in its finances, infrastructure and safety systems. In an open and frank meeting, 320 supporters gathered at the Oake Manor Golf Club, Wellington, Somerset on March 2 to hear first-hand of the plc’s dire position, as well as…
