Regulators rail finance report highlights impact of pandemic [ORR]





Date: 26/11/2020

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its annual report on the rail industrys finances for 2019-20.


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24/07/2018ScotRails new electric trains make long-awaited debut [Scotsman]
29/06/2018New electric trains approved after windscreens changed [BBC News]
27/06/2018First of 98 new trains set for North East railway firm arrive in UK [Sunderland Echo]
18/06/2018Rail bosses apologise to MPs over new train timetable shambles [Independent]
22/04/2018Abellio, NS and why the Amsterdam express always goes via Dublin [The Guardian]
20/04/2018Scotrail passengers rage as heating left on during hottest day of year [Evening News]
18/04/2018New windscreens for Hitachi 385s to be fitted in Scotland [Rail]
09/04/2018Those were the days 1930: The Glasgow railway station that time forgot [Herald]
07/04/2018Brief Encounter tribute to star at West Highland railway stations [Scotsman]
13/03/2018Steam engine Tornado trapped on North Yorkshire Moors Railway [BBC News]
06/02/2018Flying Scotsman locomotive to make three Scottish trips in May [Scotsman]
07/01/2018The 1968 train crash that changed UK railways [BBC News]
01/01/2018Britain's trains the oldest since records began, study finds [ITV News]
13/12/2017Time to invest in rail and let the train take the strain of lorry freight off our busy roads [Scotsman]
08/12/2017First electric trains to run on Edinburgh-Glasgow main line on Sunday - a year late [Scotsman]
01/12/2017Scottish railway station is least used in Britain [BBC News]
26/10/2017Can the demand for new railway stations in Scotland be met? [Scotsman]
23/10/2017Forres station to transform Scottish rail travel [RTM]
18/10/2017UK railway news round-up - Forres [Railway Gazette]
10/10/2017HITRANS Autumn Newsletter [HITRANS]
23/09/2017Transpennine route to become UKs first digital railway [Global Rail News]
31/08/2017Saltwater-proof trains to run on Brunel's storm-battered Great Western Railway [Telegraph]
07/08/2017Half of ScotRail trains miss punctuality targets at Scotland's busiest stations - updated [Herald]
22/05/2017Heathrow-Crossrail row heads to High Court [BBC News]
27/04/2017British Steel rises to corrosion challenge with ultra-long rail [IRJ]
22/04/2017Flying Scotsman will measure up to modern trains in unique Yorkshire railway event [Yorkshire Post]
08/03/2017Liverpool Lime Street station reopens [Liverpool Echo]
06/03/2017Contract awarded to refurbish Scottish EMUs [IRJ]
08/02/2017Volunteers to help build new railway station [Cambrian Times
04/02/2017All aboard Lancashire's long lost railway [Blackpool Gazette]
04/02/2017Virgin Trains acting like Gestapo, says businessman detained after exploiting ticket loophole [Telegraph]
29/01/2017Rail travel in Britain continues to see long-term boom [RTM]
20/01/2017Oban to Glasgow rail line to stay closed until Monday [BBC News]
17/12/2016ScotRail say sorry to travellers 10,000 times in 12 months [Express]
13/12/2016Timetabled services begin through Gotthard Base Tunnel [IRJ]
07/12/2016National Railway Heritage Awards
06/12/2016Plans for three new Leeds railway stations unveiled [RTM]
17/11/2016Sturgeon 'sorry' for rail disruption after Edinburgh train breakdown [BBC News]
06/10/2016Passenger numbers increasing, but rate has slowed [Rail Technology]
12/09/2016Network Rail: EGIP overhead lines wont have to be restrung [Rail News]
12/08/2016Night Tube set for weekend testing ahead of official launch [Rail Technology]
08/08/2016Southern rail strike: Five-day walkout begins [BBC News]
10/07/2016Southern Railway: 'Desperate' commuters to hold Victoria station protest [Evening Standard]
22/06/2016ScotRail manager taken off duty after train incident during strike [Scotsman]
02/06/2016DB to carry aggregates on Jumbo trains [Rail]
02/06/2016David Spaven: Get Scotland on track with more freight on rails [Scotsman]
01/06/2016World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland[BBC News]
28/05/2016Walkers stranded at Trainspotting station by ghost trains [Scotsman]
20/05/2016East-West rail franchise being considered [Rail News]
04/05/2016Lorry hits Lambeth bridge despite huge warning signs [BBC News]
30/03/2016East West Rail preferred corridor selected [Railway Gazette]
23/03/2016Lorry carrying steam train crashes on M5 [Evesham Journal]
18/03/2016Rail passengers should get more help with compensation, says regulator [BBC News]
17/02/2016West Coast Railway Company prohibited from main line running [Rail]
07/02/2016Carlisle to Newcastle trains set to resume [ITV News]
01/01/2016Eurotunnels Le Shuttle reports record 2015 [International Railway Journal]
21/12/2015Train delay refunds: Which? files super-complaint [BBC News]
09/12/2015West Coast steam train 'near miss' firm and driver charged [BBC News]
03/12/2015London Midland wins franchise extension [Rail News]
02/12/2015Government 'not pursuing' HS1-HS2 rail link [Rail News]
26/11/2015Glasgow Airport tram-train link proposed [IRJ]
24/11/2015West Coast Railways steam prohibited on main line network [Rail]
18/11/2015Devolution deal boost for Birmingham rail services [Rail News]
25/10/2015Mountsorrel Railway opens again after 50 years [BBC News]
13/10/2015Network Rail crisis to come under spotlight [Railnews]
05/09/2015St Andrews railway campaign inspired by Borders triumph [BBC News]
10/08/2015Network Rail fined £2m for delays [BBC News]
08/08/2015Network Rail comes under fire for 'systemic weakness' [Rail News]
04/08/2015Calais crisis: UK Eurotunnel passengers face delays [BBC News]
22/07/2015Eurostar shows off updated Class 373 interior [Rail News]
15/06/2015Borders Railway tickets affected by website glitch [BBC News]
12/06/2015Network Rail faces regulator grilling over reliability [BBC News]
18/05/2015Kinghorn named best kept station [BBC News]
23/04/2015West Coast Railway has safety licence reviewed [BBC News]
10/03/2015First Group unveils plans for East Coast open access service [Rail Engineer]
05/03/2015First 319s run on Northern route [Rail News]
25/02/2015California train derails after collision with lorry [BBC News]
13/02/2015Full steam ahead to lay Torrington railway tracks [North Devon Gazette]
10/02/2015Scottish Labour commits to funding of Glasgow Crossrail scheme [BBC News]
31/01/2015Bob Symes, inventor - obituary [Telegraph]
18/12/2014Northampton railway station: Behind the scenes view ahead of opening [BBC News]
05/11/2014Rail investment needed to rival haulage [Scotsman]
23/09/2014Blackpool and Shrewsbury direct rail services to London approved [BBC News]
12/08/2014Trainspotting signal box earns protected status [Scotsman]
24/06/2014French railway reform passed by Assembly as other strikes erupt [Yahoo News]
13/06/2014Borders to Edinburgh railway: Galashiels transport interchange work starts [BBC News]
13/06/2014Network Rail grants access rights to new WCML operator [IRJ]
16/04/2014‘Huge’ difference in train subsidies across UK [Scotsman]
04/04/2014Lorry lobby derails the case for a safer A9 [Scotsman]
02/04/2014Scots trains 'ran despite landslip risk' [Scotsman]
30/03/2014Network Rail expecting record £70m fine for delays [BBC News]
29/03/2014Bypass set to protect Britain's most bashed bridge [Scotsman]
28/03/2014Inverness-Aberdeen railway investment of £170m announced [BBC News]
27/03/2014New display to open chronicling the industrial ‘railway corridor’ [News Guardian]
14/03/2014Passengers trapped in a 'runaway' Tube train [Mail]
21/02/2014Train passengers 'in dark' over delay compensation [Telegraph]
20/02/2014Cardiff metro: Rhondda Cynon Taf transport corridor plan [BBC News]
12/02/2014Network Rail denies Dawlish plan [Railnews]
18/12/2013Revamped Haymarket railway station opens tomorrow [Evening News]
31/10/2013Rail freight plans may hit the buffers [Scotsman]
12/10/2013Manchester's Mayfield Depot vision set out [BBC News]
03/10/2013In the loop [Economist]
29/09/2013Co-op rail freight network ‘big success’ [Retail Gazette]
16/09/2013Borders railway will never pay [Scotland on Sunday]
13/09/2013Trains trial for Speyside whisky deliveries [BBC News]
10/09/2013Lorry driver bailed following arrest for blocking railway line in Northamptonshire [Northampton Chronicle]
27/08/2013 Railcare is saved as German buyers confirm deal [Railnews]
09/08/2013Edinburgh trams: Contractors admit concrete blunder [Evening News]
05/08/2013Passengers stuck for six hours on broken-down Cornwall to London train [Evening Standard]
29/07/2013Spain train crash driver 'admits being careless' [BBC News]
27/07/2013Why a train crash like Santiago is thought to be unlikely in Britain [Guardian]
01/07/2013Network Rail chiefs' £5.8m bonus plans under fire [Evening Standard]
12/06/2013Victorian viaduct will avert city road chaos [Evening News]
11/06/2013Network Rail told by regulator to cut costs by £2bn [BBC News]
10/06/2013The truth about Richard Branson's Virgin Rail profits [Guardian]
07/06/2013Network Rail faces action over late and cancelled trains [BBC News]
18/05/2013Metro-North Trains Collide in Connecticut; Dozens of Injuries Are Reported [New York Times]
14/05/2013Borders rail link: £150m plan for Penicuik spur [Evening News]
25/03/2013Virgin Rail gets extension on West Coast Main Line [New Statesman]
11/03/2013China to dismantle its entire railway minstry [Telegraph]
21/02/2013Network Rail facing £30million fine as performance levels deteriorate further [Telegraph]
20/01/2013Plans backed for heritage trail on old railway line [Northern Echo]
19/01/2013Bowland bridge rail plan [Southern Reporter]
24/12/2012The restaurant at the end of the universe gets into wedding mode [Herald]
13/12/2012ScotRail workers to strike on Christmas Eve [BBC]
03/12/2012Bid to bring railway to Holt town centre faces three days of destiny [Eastern Daily Press]
30/10/2012Department for Transport knew it risked legal challenge over West Coast franchise [Telegraph]
30/09/2012Better Freight Journeys from Felixstowe as Rail Link gets green light [Network Rail]
25/09/2012Amtrak to Test High-Speed Trains on Northeast Corridor [dcist]
14/08/2012Two men hurt after being hit by train on Rannoch Moor [BBC News]
08/08/2012Corrour Station House view 'spoilt' by derailed train [BBC News]
28/07/2012Whitland level crossing train-lorry crash investigated [BBC News]
01/07/2012West Highland Line disruption to last several more days [Lochaber News]
29/06/2012Landslides and fire disrupt rail services as rains hit Scotland [BBC News]
30/05/2012Railfest: Railway celebration on track for success [The Press]
26/04/2012Mighty steam loco passes through Moray [The Northern Scot]
07/04/2012Cup win for train travellers as ScotRail does drinks U-turn [Scotsman]
14/03/2012Inside the new-look King's Cross station [BBC]
14/03/2012'Horrible' rail carriages blasted by MSP [STV]
12/01/2012Network Rail to be prosecuted over Grayrigg crash [BBC News]
20/12/2011Fresh bonus row after regulator slates Network Rail for poor punctuality [Telegraph]
19/12/2011Whitland train crash: Lorry driver, 48, is arrested [BBC News]
14/12/2011Croxley Rail Link plan approved by Government [Watford Observer]
02/12/2011Rail chiefs told: your reputations are on line [Scotsman]
29/11/2011Prestwick Town station is blooming lovely [Rail.co]
17/10/2011First tram arrives at Gogar depot in Edinburgh [BBC News]
26/09/2011Escaping steam? [Railscot]
13/09/2011Commuters angry as cost of train tickets to rise 6% [The Herald]
06/09/2011New solution developed for Kirknewton level crossing [Network Rail]
30/08/2011Buckie man loses arm in horrific accident at Perth Railway Station [Courier]
26/08/2011Nuclear train route to Sellafield runs into opposition from local councils [Guardian]
23/08/2011Mull Steam Railway - the last timetable [Mull Railway]
11/08/2011Rail overcrowding 'worsening' in London and South East [BBC News]
28/07/2011Plans submitted for new rail freight line in Ipswich [Network Rail]
06/07/2011National rail recycling centre helps cut cost of Britain's railways [Network Rail]
04/07/2011Beijing to Shanghai Railway: diary of a 4h 48m journey [Telegraph]
26/05/2011Trains disrupted as lorry hits bridge [Scotsman]
17/05/2011Network Rail uses sheep to save money in Cambridgeshire [BBC News]
27/04/2011Network Rail displays Ipswich chord plans [Network Rail ]
30/03/2011All aboard the gravy train...[London Evening Standard]
28/03/2011Paisley corridor improvements: NR invites Gallowhill to drop in [Network Rail]
09/03/2011Accrington man falls under train and lives [Lancashire Telegraph]
24/02/2011Half of all rail ticket advice is wrong [Telegraph]
21/02/2011Protests see Scottish freight grant restored [Rail Professional]
14/01/2011Main works begin on £170m upgrade of vital rail corridor [Network Rail]
10/01/2011ORR consults on regulation of Borders Railway
06/01/2011Honeymoon by train for Dumbarton rail crash hero [Lennox Herald]
02/12/2010End of the track for Scotland's smallest railway [Herald]
29/11/2010Train services - Monday 29 November [ScotRail]
17/11/2010Fierce weather blocks Cornish main line [Rail-News]
05/11/2010Several injured as lorry falls on to a train [BBC]
28/10/2010Tram tomorrow. Progress of a saga that has engulfed Edinburgh [Scotsman]
27/10/2010Network Rail responds to ORR fine regarding ITPS [Network Rail]
18/08/2010Train passenger 'critical' after crossing crash
10/08/2010Rail link may cut lorries on A14 by 2,000 a day
12/06/2010Towers Road bridge reopens as work on A-B link continues [Network Rail]
14/05/2010Train 'narrowly misses' tractor [BBC News Article]
22/04/2010Happy Birthday Brian! [Railscot News]
12/02/2010Carrbridge update 12 February 2010 [Railscot News]
10/02/2010Carrbridge Update 10 February 2010 [Railscot News]
09/01/2010Carrbridge derailment - day 6 [Railscot]
06/11/2009North east rail repairs ahead of schedule [Network Rail]
21/10/2009Coatbridge Inverness service for Morrisons [Modern Railways]
10/09/2009Call to rebuild Barnstaple to Bideford Railway [North Devon Gazette]
07/08/2009Train and bin lorry in collision [BBC News Article]
10/07/2009NR opens vehicle development centre [Network Rail Article]
25/06/2009Ardrossan drivers asked 'Would it kill you to wait?' [Network Rail Article]
04/05/2009Thousands cross Royal Albert Bridge to mark Brunel legacy [Network Rail Article]
30/03/2009A new start for Scottish passengers [Network Rail Article]
20/02/2009Green fingered Glaswegian rewarded for station makeover [The Glaswegian]
18/01/2009New freight link will take thousands of lorries off A9 [Press and Journal]
04/01/2009Overhead line damage at Watford [Network Rail Article]
02/01/2009Rail fares double as operators squeeze off peak ticket sales [The Times]
08/10/2008Strike response sparks rail fears [BBC News ]
15/08/2008Inverness - Elgin rail replacement works [Network Rail Article]
07/08/2008Rail disruption continues after rain causes chaos [Scotsman]
25/07/2008Oyster travel card system fails [BBC News item]
14/06/2008Man in horror fall through Waverley roof [Evening News]
05/06/2008Holyrood to hear crossing worries [BBC News Article]
05/06/2008Network Rail starts fight to secure more funding for rail improvements [Network Rail]
26/05/2008Phased plans for Glasgow Crossrail [Railscot]
20/05/2008Rail goods cash to cut emissions [BBC News Article]
20/05/2008£3 million to cut congestion [Scottish Government]
16/05/2008Bridge lorry causes travel delays [BBC News Article]
02/05/2008Network Rail response to Rail Regulator on WCML delivery plan [Network Rail Article]
12/03/2008Rail station on track for facelift
04/03/2008Review of Borders rail link plan to delay finish till 2012 [Scotsman]
28/02/2008Network Rail response to ORR on new year overruns [Network Rail Article]
01/02/2008Train hits footbridge near Leicester [Network Rail]
24/01/2008Passengers baffled by rail firms failure to say Forres [Press & Journal]
04/01/2008Train strikes lorry at crossing [BBC News Article]
22/11/2007Railscot Quiz Solution
06/11/2007Rail enhancement gives Aberdeen an international rail freight corridor [EWS Railway]
08/10/2007£6m plan for danger crossing
08/10/2007Waste depot sparks fears over traffic impact
13/09/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
11/09/2007National Rail Trends 2006-07 yearbook [Railway Strategies]
31/08/2007Lorry bridge crash jams traffic [BBC News]
21/08/2007Rail freight grant [Scottish Executive]
03/08/2007Calls to remove lorries from A9 [BBC News]
06/07/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
06/07/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
05/07/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
26/06/2007Aitken in last-ditch plea to MSPs to back trams [Scotsman]
23/06/2007Deluge causes railway chaos [Scotsman]
22/05/2007National Rail Trends [Railway Strategies]
02/05/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
01/05/2007Freight charges [Railway Strategies]
27/04/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
25/04/2007Treforrest facelift [Railway Strategies]
24/04/2007Conferences & Exhibitions [Railway Strategies]
23/04/2007Freight access charges consultation [Railway Strategies]
22/04/2007Lorry smashes into rail bridge [Scotsman]
06/04/2007Scotland set for cracking weather as Easter getaway fuels travel chaos [Scotsman]
05/04/2007Freight trends [Railway Strategies]
25/02/2007Rugby fans in rail reminder [Scotsman]
23/09/2006Transport chief speaks out on city rail worries [Scotsman]
19/09/2006Freight move 'eases' congestion [BBC News]
19/09/2006New rail freight service [Scottish Executive]
19/09/2006Rail link cuts Tesco lorries [Scotsman]
19/09/2006Trains take the strain for lorry freight [Scotsman]
23/08/2006Transport minister to open pier [Scotsman]
09/06/2006GNER puts on ride for races [Scotsman]
07/06/2006Scott marking bridge work [Scotsman]
10/05/2006Lorries could have no Forth bridge crossing for two years [Scotsman]
01/04/2006Class 67 to replace class 37 on West Highland sleeper
23/03/2006Castle Cement to build depot at Mossend
06/02/2006Tram chiefs face grilling from MSPs over links to Waterfront [Scotsman]
06/07/2005G8 summit starts tomorrow at Gleneagles, former LMS Railway Hotel
30/03/2005Bridge plan for horror rail crossing [Scotsman]
25/03/2005Crash delays Heathrow transport [BBC News]
16/03/2005Girl loses an arm and legs in rail horror [Scotsman]
06/02/2005Train strike will hit commuters [Scotsman]
13/01/2005EWS wins Fort William aluminium contract
08/11/2004Fatal example of crossings danger [BBC News]
03/11/2004Railway bridge 'danger' [Scotsman]
16/10/2004New ScotRail operator faces tough new quality targets [Scotsman]
28/09/2004Talk The Development of the North Channel route between Scotland and Northern Ireland by Alan Gordon, Route Director, Stena Line
24/09/2004Freight grant to lessen lorry road use [Scottish Executive]
08/04/2004In a traffic jam [Scotsman]
30/11/2002Elgin to Forres to re-open
14/01/2002Cronberry Branch to re-open?
15/08/2001Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane [Railscot]
16/05/2001Rail Passengers Committee meeting in North Berwick [Railscot]
09/01/2001Maxwelltown branch to re-open in 2002
23/12/1999Firm wins mountain rail contracts lift [BBC News]