Peter Darling

A professional railway and health and safety specialist trying to make this ever changing industry safer and better for us all.

[ORR @railandroad]

Read our latest newsletter to find out about ORR's:

🔹 Launch of consultation on fairer redress for passenger assistance
🔹 Lowering of fees for third party rail investment
🔹 Cambridge South station authorisation

➡ https://t.co/Vv2fJ6otql

[ORR @railandroad]

ORR statement further to RAIB's update on the Elstow train collision, near Bedford.
https://t.co/KjBC5bBccs

[ORR @railandroad]

Hello from @railliveuk! 🚆
If you're attending the event then please visit our tent (M40) to find out more about our health and safety work.
#raillive

[ORR @railandroad]

Today is International Level Crossing Awareness Day.

Richard Hines, our HM Chief Inspector of Railways, explains the work we do to ensure railway colleagues are managing level crossing safety risks effectively.

#ILCAD

[ORR @railandroad]

IInterested in a career at ORR? We currently have exciting job opportunities in areas including:

🔹 Railway Safety 
🔹 Corporate Finance 
🔹 Corporate Operations

Apply here: https://t.co/PApvGwXM0A

[ORR @railandroad]

April 2026 marks 20 years since Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate joined ORR and new regulations for rail safety were introduced.

Hear from our inspector about what this meant for safety management on Britain's railways.

➡️: https://t.co/l08pr9XhZA

[Peter Darling @PeterDarling01]

@railandroad Well said Giles.

[Peter Darling @PeterDarling01]

@railandroad Well done to the whole team involved in this.

[ORR @railandroad]

Channel Tunnel Group Limited (Eurotunnel) has been fined £2.25m after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches that led to a surveyor sustaining multiple serious injuries at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone, following our investigation.

➡️ https://t.co/W1VaI1XekY

[ORR @railandroad]

Read our latest newsletter to find out about our:

🔹 Northern Trains accessibility investigation
🔹 Annual safety assessment for England's strategic road network
🔹 Authorisations for new stations in Birmingham
🔹 Rail industry productivity report

➡ https://t.co/VkuLjQhCZE

[ORR @railandroad]

ORR has appointed Feras Alshaker, currently Director of Planning and Performance, as Interim Chief Executive from 27 April, providing continuity as we deliver our Transformation Programme and prepare for rail reform.

Our announcement ⬇️

https://t.co/nW9uJYXZbA

[ORR @railandroad]

Help points can be the only way to speak to someone when station staff aren't available.

Following our 2024 review, station operators are making improvements, including upgraded units and stronger monitoring.

More here: https://t.co/1sBhaMuwlJ

[ORR @railandroad]

Our latest freight usage and performance stats show that between October and December 2025:

Freight moved: 3,845 million net tonne kilometres. This is down 5%.

Full stats release: 📈https://t.co/TsdtCJb8ye

[ORR @railandroad]

Latest passenger rail performance stats show 81.5% of station stops were within three minutes of their expected arrival time between October and December 2025, up 0.5 percentage points on the same quarter in the previous year.

Full stats release 📈➡️ https://t.co/26BIlHZLw9

[ORR @railandroad]

ICYMI: Improving welfare provisions for frontline rail workers would help the industry build a more diverse and inclusive workforce, says Richard Hines, our HM Chief Inspector of Railways.

Listen to the full podcast: https://t.co/16n0jnDy3a

[ORR @railandroad]

We've secured a £500k+ passenger improvement package from Northern Trains, after our investigation found accessibility training failings.

We will report on Northern's progress on its planned improvements later this year.

More: https://t.co/fqjz590Ovg

[ORR @railandroad]

Read our latest newsletter to find out about:

🔹 ORR's National Highways' regional benchmarking publication
🔹 Northumberland Park Station latest authorisation
🔹 The newest cohort of trainee inspectors starting at ORR

➡ https://t.co/FkjrKsy0i1

[ORR @railandroad]

25 years on, we remember the 10 people who lost their lives and the many injured during the rail incident near the village of Great Heck, Selby.

Our thoughts remain with everyone impacted by this tragedy.

Reflections of a retired rail safety inspector: https://t.co/L6mScqNx48

[ORR @railandroad]

Welcome to our new @railandroad trainee railway safety inspectors. Hear from them and our deputy director about the traineeship.

[Peter Darling @PeterDarling01]

Out today for @railandroad to undertake an inspection of this steam charter from the footplate of this locomotive. The Sun was out, it didn’t rain, we had a good run and it’s Valentine’s Day. What more could you ask for !