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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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    • Lego and dinosaurs - ORR engineers on their chosen careers

      Lego and dinosaurs - ORR engineers on their chosen careers
      Jul 14 2025

      ORR's duties are wide-ranging, and its engineers are integral to the work carried out across both rail and road.

      This can include evaluating infrastructure projects in the way they are managed, reviewing designs, and ensuring compliance with regulations. To mark the recent International Women in Engineering Day, Cherry Lam, Jenny Hamilton, Morwenna Corry and Rachel McDonnell spoke about why they chose to become engineers and their varied work for ORR.
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      17 min
    • 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 min
    • 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 min
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