Office of Rail and Road
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The Office of Rail and Road is the independent regulator and competition authority for Britain’s railway network and the economic regulator for England’s strategic road network.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of Rail Regulation | 2 |
| Office of Rail and Road (through sponsorship) | 2 |
| Office of the Rail Regulator | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
competition authority
ⓘ
independent regulator ⓘ non-ministerial government department ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
England
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Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employerType | public sector ⓘ |
| ensures |
fair access to the rail network
ⓘ
safety of the railway network in Great Britain ⓘ value for money from Network Rail ⓘ |
| governmentOfficeType | non-ministerial department of the UK government ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.orr.gov.uk/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| independenceFrom |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK central government ministers
|
| jurisdiction | Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory body ⓘ |
| mandate |
promote competition in rail services
ⓘ
protect the interests of rail and road users ⓘ |
| oversees |
Highways England’s efficiency
ⓘ
Highways England’s performance ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| predecessor |
Office of Rail and Road
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Office of Rail Regulation
|
| regulates |
Britain’s railway network
ⓘ
England’s strategic road network ⓘ Network Rail ⓘ freight operating companies in Great Britain ⓘ train operating companies in Great Britain ⓘ |
| regulatoryArea |
railway economic regulation
ⓘ
railway safety ⓘ road network economic regulation ⓘ |
| role |
competition authority for railways
ⓘ
economic regulator ⓘ rail regulator ⓘ |
| sector |
rail transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| shortName | ORR ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rail Delivery Group
this entity surface form:
Office of Rail and Road (through sponsorship)
this entity surface form:
Office of Rail and Road (through sponsorship)
this entity surface form:
Office of Rail Regulation
this entity surface form:
Office of Rail Regulation
this entity surface form:
Office of the Rail Regulator