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Office of Rail and Road
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- Type
- Regulator / standards — independent regulator — economic (Network Rail, HS1) and safety (all GB rail)
- Market · Region
- United Kingdom
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, AI inspection, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Independent regulator for British railways that sets Network Rail funding, regulates access, licenses operators, and oversees health-and-safety.
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Independent safety and economic regulator for Britain's railways: sets Network Rail's five-year funding and outputs (PR23 → CP7), regulates HS1 and network access, licenses operators, and is the health-and-safety regulator for mainline, metro, tramway and heritage rail.
- Type
- Regulator / standards — independent regulator — economic (Network Rail, HS1) and safety (all GB rail)
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, AI inspection, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Structure
- regulates Network Rail — Economic and/or health-and-safety regulation of GB rail (active)
- regulates HS2 Ltd — Economic and/or health-and-safety regulation of GB rail (active)
- regulates TfL — Health-and-safety regulator for metro, tram and light rail (active)
- regulates Network Rail Scotland — Economic and/or health-and-safety regulation of GB rail (active)
- regulates SPT — Health-and-safety regulator for metro, tram and light rail (active)
- regulates TfW — Health-and-safety regulator for metro, tram and light rail (active)
Sources for these relationships (1)
- ● Office of Rail and Road · Our functions (checked 2026-09-06)
What changed
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- 2026-09-28 — The Office of Rail and Road announces lower investment fees for third parties and investors.
- 2026-09-28 — The Office of Rail and Road reports Network Rail finances under pressure as inflation outpaces efficiency savings.
- 2026-09-28 — The Office of Rail and Road appoints Paul Smith as chief executive.
- 2026-09-28 — The Office of Rail and Road publishes a review of the open access rail market.
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- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the United Kingdom edition · See a fully open example
2 sources · all primary
- ● Office of Rail and Road · Our functions (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Office of Rail and Road · Rail regulation (checked 2026-09-06)
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