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Rail and Road Pod

Rail and Road Pod

By: Office of Rail and Road
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The official Office of Rail and Road podcast brings together a series of conversations to discuss issues impacting all aspects of Britain's railways and England's road network. Twitter: @railandroad. Email: podcast@orr.gov.uk. Website: www.orr.gov.uk

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Episodes
  • Balancing the costs and benefits of health and safety improvements on the railway

    Balancing the costs and benefits of health and safety improvements on the railway
    Jan 9 2025

    We speak to Jennifer Genevieve, deputy director in our economics, finance and markets team, and Sarah Shore, deputy director in our railway safety team to discuss how the rail industry determines what is "reasonably practicable" when making safety-related decisions. This episode sheds light on ORR's ongoing review and its impact on the industry.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 24: Holding National Highways to Account

    Episode 24: Holding National Highways to Account
    Sep 20 2024

    We speak to Rachel Gittens, Deputy Director for Strategic Road Network, and Iain Ritchie, Head of Safety and Performance, to learn more about ORR's recent annual assessment and investigation of National Highways.

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    13 mins
  • Episode 23: Chief Inspectors of Railways special edition

    Episode 23: Chief Inspectors of Railways special edition
    Jul 10 2024

    In this episode we join a conversation between Ian Prosser CBE, who recently retired as Chief Inspector of Railways, and his successor Richard Hines.

    Ian takes a look back at the successes and challenges during his 15 years in the role and offers advice to Richard, who also shares what he expects to achieve in his new role.
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    20 mins
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