The Office of Rail and Road has today published guidance designed to help heritage railway and tramway operators give young volunteers, aged from 14 to minimum school leaving age, the chance to learn new skills while making sure the right safeguards are in place. Heritage railways rely heavily on volunteers and are often where young […]
Category: Safety
Young volunteers supported to play their part in heritage railways following new safety guidance
The Office of Rail and Road has today published guidance designed to help heritage railway and tramway operators give young volunteers, aged from 14 to minimum school leaving age, the chance to learn new skills while making sure the right safeguards are in place. Heritage railways rely heavily on volunteers and are often where young […]
ORR: Network Rail improves efficiency but must manage the impact of fewer renewals
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment, published as the railway prepares for its biggest structural change in a generation, has found real progress on efficiency and fewer train cancellations. But with inflationary pressures driving a cut in renewals to 83% of the original plan in England & Wales, the rail regulator finds […]
ORR: Network Rail improves efficiency but must manage the impact of fewer renewals
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment, published as the railway prepares for its biggest structural change in a generation, has found real progress on efficiency and fewer train cancellations. But with inflationary pressures driving a cut in renewals to 83% of the original plan in England & Wales, the rail regulator finds […]
RAIB Investigation Update: Collision between two passenger trains near Elstow
At around 17:15 on Friday 19 June 2026, train 1H46, the 16:40 East Midlands Railway service from Corby to London St Pancras, collided with train 1B67, the 15:50 service from Nottingham to London St Pancras, also operated by East Midlands Railway. The collision took place on Network Rail’s Midland Main Line approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Bedford […]