Guidance and regulation

The Regulations place a duty on railway industry bodies (infrastructure managers, railway operators, or maintainers), involved in an accident or incident, to notify us.

• From: Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Updated: 19 December 2014

These are the plan and profile maps for Phase One of HS2 between London and the West Midlands.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 1 March 2019

Plan to decarbonise the entire transport system in the UK.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 12 January 2023

• Additional information on assumptions used to develop decarbonising transport scenarios

  Background Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain was…

Explains what the railway byelaws are, why they have been made and how they can be enforced and interpreted.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 September 2011

These are the plan and profile maps for Phase 2a of HS2 between the West Midlands to Crewe, updated following completion of the House of Commons Select Committee process in 2019.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 31 March 2021

Bringing people to the forefront of the Department for Transport's policies to ensure transport systems work for everyone.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 July 2023

UK railway technical standards, known as NTSNs, have replaced EU technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 March 2022

These plan and profile maps show the route between Crewe and Manchester as deposited in 2022.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 21 August 2023

Contract documents for passenger railway services in England and details of how to request contract information.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 30 March 2023

How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 July 2014

The likely significant effects of HS2 on the environment within the 26 community forum areas along the Phase One route.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 23 November 2013

The standards that vehicle operators need to meet to join the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 1 September 2023

Outlines the procedures involved in applying for a Transport and Works Act order.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 14 July 2023

These plans and sections are as amended in the House of Commons Select Committee, coinciding with the Hybrid Bill process.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 21 March 2016

These are the plan and profile maps for Phase One of HS2 between London and the West Midlands.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 19 December 2013

Information about free travel schemes available for Ukrainians travelling to and onward within the UK.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 16 January 2023

A code of practice for design standards for accessible railway stations.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

These notes have been developed through the Phase One Planning Forum for local authorities when considering Schedule 17 requests for approval.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 18 January 2024

National technical rules (NTRs) supplement National Technical Specification Notices (NTSN) with network or country-specific requirements.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 March 2024

These are the plan and profile maps for Phase One of HS2 between London and the West Midlands updated following completion of the House of Commons Select Committee process in February 2016.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Updated: 9 August 2016