Office of Rail and Road

  • Freight tonnage slumps to lowest point since 1996/97

    Freight tonnage slumps to lowest point since 1996/97

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    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…

  • Transport group criticises hikes in access charges

    Transport group criticises hikes in access charges

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    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,…

  • WSR to close for three-month ‘re-group’ after investigation

    WSR to close for three-month ‘re-group’ after investigation

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    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…

  • Vintage Trains starts work as an independent TOC

    Vintage Trains starts work as an independent TOC

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    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…

  • Railfreight rises by 3% – but still at record low levels

    Railfreight rises by 3% – but still at record low levels

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

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