Rail

Rail network, franchising, procurement, trains and stations, passenger experience, ticketing and fares, safety and security, accessibility, Crossrail and interoperability.

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Services

1. Check the HS2 route

   Check maps to find out the proposed routes of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail network - Phase 1, Phase 2a and 2b

2. Report an accident or incident

   Use form RAIB N1 to report details of an accident or incident involving railway staff

3. Access for All: apply for the mid-tier funding programme

   Application form and guidance for the 2019 Access for All mid-tier funding programme.

4. Monthly bulk notification form

   Use form RAIB N2 to complete your monthly return

5. Sea or rail carriers: pet travel required method of operation (RMOP)

   Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or Wales.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers
   • Detailed guide
   • 28 May 2020
   • Department for Transport
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
   • Guidance
   • 28 May 2020
   • Department for Transport
3. Restoring Your Railway Fund
   • Guidance
   • 23 May 2020
   • Department for Transport
4. RAIB's response to accident and incident notification
   • Detailed guide
   • 19 December 2014
   • Rail Accident Investigation Branch
5. HS2 Phase One plan and profile maps: index and key plans
   • Map
   • 1 March 2019
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

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News and communications

28 May 2020 — Press release

Report 05/2020: Loss of brake control on a sleeper train approaching Edinburgh

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

1. High Court Order regarding Harvil Road
   • 27 May 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Decision
2. Report 04/2020: Train collision with material washed out from a cutting slope at Corby, Northamptonshire
   • 26 May 2020
   • Rail Accident Investigation Branch
   • Press release
3. Transport Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 May 2020
   • 23 May 2020
   • Department for Transport
   • Speech
4. Transport Secretary announces new measures to “keep passengers safe now and level up for the future”
   • 23 May 2020
   • Department for Transport
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Passenger rail usage: January to March 2020
   • 4 June 2020
   • Office of Rail and Road
   • National statistics
2. Freight rail usage and performance: January to March 2020
   • 28 May 2020
   • Office of Rail and Road
   • National statistics
3. Heavy rail fleet accessibility compliance: high level HST and Mk3
   • 22 May 2020
   • Department for Transport
   • Research
4. Passenger rail performance: January to March 2020
   • 21 May 2020
   • Office of Rail and Road
   • National statistics
5. Signals passed at danger (SPADs): January to March 2020
   • 21 May 2020
   • Office of Rail and Road
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Monitoring noise and vibration on the HS2 Phase One route (February 2020)
   • 12 May 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Impact assessment
2. Monitoring air quality and dust on the HS2 Phase One route (March 2020)
   • 12 May 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Impact assessment
3. Monitoring noise and vibration on the HS2 Phase One route (January 2020)
   • 28 April 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Impact assessment
4. HS2 Phase One Compulsory Purchase: General Vesting Declarations for Warwickshire
   • 23 April 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Policy paper
5. HS2 Phase One Compulsory Purchase: General Vesting Declarations for the City of Birmingham
   • 23 April 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. HS2 Phase One planning forum: environmental health subgroup meeting minutes
   • 28 May 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Transparency
2. Report 05/2020: Loss of brake control on a sleeper train approaching Edinburgh
   • 28 May 2020
   • Rail Accident Investigation Branch
   • Raib report
3. Report 04/2020: Train collision with material washed out from a cutting slope at Corby, Northamptonshire
   • 26 May 2020
   • Rail Accident Investigation Branch
   • Raib report
4. RAIB: Annual report published 2020
   • 21 May 2020
   • Rail Accident Investigation Branch
   • Corporate report
5. HS2 Phase 2a planning forum: Highways Subgroup resources
   • 12 May 2020
   • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Department for Transport
2. HM Treasury
3. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
4. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
5. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru

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1. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
2. Cabinet Office
3. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
5. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
6. Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
7. UK Export Finance
8. Animal & Plant Health Agency
9. Department for International Trade
10. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
11. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
12. Home Office
13. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
14. Ministry of Defence
15. Office for Veterans' Affairs
16. Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

1. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
2. Rail Accident Investigation Branch
3. Innovate UK
4. DfT OLR Holdings Limited
5. Highways England
6. Air Accidents Investigation Branch
7. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
8. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
9. Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
10. HM Land Registry
11. Competition and Markets Authority
12. Regulatory Policy Committee

Explore sub-topics

1. Community rail
2. Crossrail
3. HS2
4. Rail accessibility
5. Rail accidents and serious incidents
6. Rail franchising
7. Rail infrastructure
8. Rail interoperability
9. Rail network
10. Rail network and the environment
11. Rail passenger experience
12. Rail safety and security
13. Rail stations
14. Rail ticketing and fares
15. Rolling stock (passenger trains)