Office of Rail and Road Enforcement

Enforcement notices, prosecutions, and deferred prosecution agreements against Network Rail and publicly-owned train operating companies.

5
Total notices
4
Prosecutions
1
DPAs
£22.4m
Total penalties
Notices by Year
By Recipient

Showing 1–5 of 5 notices

Recipient Description Type Penalty Date Location
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Alexandra Palace and Network Rail 		ORR agreed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Network Rail following the fatal accident at Carmont, Aberdeenshire on 12 August 2020, in which 3 people … DPA £6,700,000 Sep 2023 Carmont, Aberdeenshire
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Alexandra Palace and Network Rail 		Network Rail was prosecuted following the death of a track worker at Margam, South Wales, on 3 July 2019. Two workers were fatally struck by … Prosecution £4,000,000 Jun 2019 Margam, South Wales
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Alexandra Palace and Network Rail 		Network Rail was convicted following the derailment at Lamington Viaduct on 31 December 2015, during severe weather. The incident caused the closure of the West … Prosecution £6,700,000 Sep 2016 Lamington Viaduct, South Lanarkshire
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Alexandra Palace and Network Rail 		Network Rail was convicted following the Sandilands tram derailment on 9 November 2016 in Croydon in which 7 people died and 51 were injured. ORR … Prosecution £2,000,000 Apr 2016 Sandilands Junction, Croydon
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Alexandra Palace and Network Rail 		Network Rail was convicted following the Potters Bar derailment of 10 May 2002 in which 7 people were killed and 76 injured. The court found … Prosecution £3,000,000 Oct 2010 Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Data from Office of Rail and Road. Covers enforcement actions under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.