Press releases

Fewer trains are being cancelled in Wales and the West of England and more are arriving on time, following the completion of an investigation into train performance by the rail regulator, and investment and changes to working practices by Network Rail.

The Office of Rail and Road’s Safe AI Innovation Action Plan, published today, sets out how ORR will enable the safe adoption of AI within UK rail and England’s strategic road network.

In its 2026-27 Business Plan, Britain's rail regulator and monitor of National Highways explains how it will protect rail passengers and road users, while itself transforming for the biggest shake-up of the railways in a generation.

The Channel Tunnel Group Limited (CTGL also known as Eurotunnel) has today been fined £2.25 million after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, which followed an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised three new stations on the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham at Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road, clearing the way for passenger services to return to the line for the first time in more than 80 years. The stations are due to open on Tuesday 7 April 2026.

Feras Alshaker, currently Director of Planning and Performance, has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive with effect from Monday 27 April.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised Bedlington Station in Northumberland - the final station to reopen as part of the Northumberland Line - ahead of its planned opening to passengers on Sunday 29 March.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised two new stations at Willenhall and Darlaston in the West Midlands, the first two of five new stations to open in the West Midlands.

Upgraded help point units, more frequent inspections, and improvements to connectivity at unstaffed and remote stations are among the changes being delivered following the Office of Rail and Road’s 2024 report, which identified weaknesses in reliability and inconsistent monitoring of service quality across the network.