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	Railways have transferred from the HSC/E to the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
		Railways have transferred from the HSC/E to the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
		On 1 April 2006, responsibility for health and safety policy and enforcement on the railways transferred from HSC/E to the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).
		HSC Chair Bill Callaghan thanked HSE Railways for their work at HSE in a speech on the transfer of responsibility for railway health and safety to the Office of Rail Regulation.
	www.hse.gov.uk /railways/index.htm (135 words)

	HM Railway Inspectorate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HM Railway Inspectorate (HMRI: His/Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate) is the British government body responsible for overseeing safety on Britain's railways, tramways and other guided transport systems.
		Britain's railways at that time were large monopolistic private companies, so the BoT was concerned with competition; and the HMRI was formed to safeguard the public (not railway employees).
		The function of HMRI is to inspect and approve all new (or modified) railway works and to investigate railway accidents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMRI (485 words)

	JAMES MENZIES CLEGG+LORNA CLEGG v. JANE KATHRYN ROGERSON+NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (formerly RAILTRACK PLC), ...
		Her estimate was that the manoeuvre to cross the northbound carriageway of the A9, open the barrier and cross the railway took between 20 and 30 seconds.
		Both Railtrack and HM Railway Inspectorate rejected that suggestion, taking the position that it was for the users of the crossing to comply with the instructions for its use.
		It is clear from the legislation that the Inspectorate could withhold approval of the crossing if not satisfied that it was safe and it is clear from correspondence passing between Railtrack and the Inspectorate that the latter required the former to prepare a draft order under the 1983 Act.
	www.scotcourts.gov.uk /opinions/2005CSOH113.html (9228 words)

	Railway law for engineers
		Railway law for engineers: General introduction to English law, principles of civil and criminal liability, the litigation process
		Many but not all terms of appointment in the railway industry are based on the standard form.
		One of the features of railway contracts is the large number of standard specifications and other documents referred to in the agreement.
	www.fenwickelliott.co.uk /articles/other/Rail_law.htm (3681 words)

	Cecube - Railway Safety Case Technology and Expertise
		The duties of Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate, part of the Health and Safety Executive, which handles the regulation of health and safety on UK railways has been transferred to the Office of the Rail Regulator, ORR.
		There are some situations where a full and rigorous railway safety case is unnecessary for assurance that a railway organisation is operating procedures that ensure safety for the traveling public and workers, and others incidental to the services.
		The train and railway infrastructure electrical compatibility issues are best summarised diagrammatically in the form of a technical EMC demonstration of compliance process.
	www.cecube.co.uk /safety/safety.htm (897 words)

	Policing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) is the organisation responsible for the examination and assessment of police forces to ensure their fitness to function.
		A 2004 proposal by the Police Superintendents Association for the creation of a single national police force, similar to the Garda Síochána na hÉireann was rejected by the Association of Chief Police Officers, and the government has thus far agreed.
		In September 2005, in a report delivered to the then Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary suggested the forty-three force structure in England and Wales was "no longer fit for purpose" and smaller forces should be forcibly merged.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Police (3504 words)

	Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
		Reinstatement of, or modifications to, rolling stock must be approved by Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate.
		Vehicle owners and project engineers are reminded that the approval of HM Railway Inspectorate, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, must be obtained before new or altered traction or rolling stock is brought into use.
		The Inspectorate has issued a comprehensive and helpful guide to the Regulations which is recommended reading for all likely to be working on new projects.
	www.resco.co.uk /hmri.html (270 words)

	Guardian \| Full text of Byers' statement
		The reaction of the emergency services and the railway staff concerned was the product of constant training and planning, enabling them to perform in a way that the whole nation is proud of.
		The railways inspectorate believes that the points in question moved as the rear of the third carriage of the train passed over them, deflecting the fourth and last carriage towards the left.
		I have been advised by HM railway inspectorate that there are no indications so far of any problem that would require speed, or any other, restrictions elsewhere on the network.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4412740-110705,00.html (1065 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		During its time in HSE, HM Railway Inspectorate's oversight of the rail industry's management of health, safety and welfare has seen an overall improvement in safety indicators despite recent serious incidents.
		The Railway Inspectorate was transferred from the then Department of Transport in 1990.
		I assume the reasons for the change are specific to the mainline railway industry which, although improving since the days of Railtrack, still needs to improve its safety culture along with other aspects of performance.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=123428&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=83&NavigatedFromDepartment=True&NavigatedFromDepartmentList=False (1978 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 May 1998 (pt 1)
		The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE's) Railway Inspectorate advise that the information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
		Inspectorate to Eurotunnel as detailed in Paragraph 63 of the Annual report of the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority 1996-97.
		It is not the practice of Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate to make public the contents of private correspondence with duty holders.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980514/text/80514w01.htm (1581 words)

	Railway maintenance company fined £17,500
		John Cullen, investigating inspector with HM Railway Inspectorate, said: "This was a potentially fatal accident.
		HM Railway Inspectorate is deeply concerned at the low level of management control within parts of the railway industry."
		Section 3(1) of HSWA states: "It shall be the duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby, are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety."
	www.healthandsafety.co.uk /HSEPRE20202-18Oct02.html (406 words)

	Railway Pages
		The South Tynedale Railway is a 2ft (61cm) gauge line, running northwards from the Alston terminus along the former Alston-Haltwhistle branch alignment.
		Following approval from HM Railway Inspectorate in early September 1999, the Railway is now open a further mile to Kirkhaugh (2.5 miles from Alston).
		The original standard-gauge railway was a branch from the Newcastle-Carlisle line; falling victim to BR cuts, this branch was closed in 1976, the rails being torn up and sold as scrap immediately following the closure.
	www.mw0cwf.com /south_tynedale_railway.htm (336 words)

	The Yellow Book - Regulatory Authorities
		The HM Railway Inspectorate (HMRI) is an arm of the Health and Safety Executive.
		The Regulator aims, through independent, fair and effective regulation, to achieve the continuous improvement of a safe, well-maintained and efficient railway which meets the needs of its users and to facilitate investment in capacity to satisfy the demands of growth in passenger and freight traffic at the time it is needed.
		The Swedish Railway Inspectorate is part of Banverket's organisation although its directors are appointed by the Swedish Government.
	www.yellowbook-rail.org.uk /site/resources/regulators.html (1714 words)

	HSE publishes railway safety annual report 2001/02, Health And Safety Consultants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The report covers the safety record of Britain's railways in the year 1 April 2001-31 March 2002, describing the work of HM Railway Inspectorate (HMRI) and providing confirmed national incident and injury statistics plus analysis of safety issues.
		HMRI will also continue to work flexibly and responsively with stakeholders to enhance our role in rebuilding confidence in the railways as a safe and reliable means of transport.
		Copies of 'Railway safety: HSE's annual report on the safety record of the railways in Great Britain' are available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA (Tel: 01787-881165/fax: 01787-313995).
	www.freesafetycheck.co.uk /pr22.htm (805 words)

	Wensleydale Railway - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		HM Railway Inspectorate approved the railcar operation on September 9.
		The vehicle has also visited the Great Central Railway, the Severn Valley Railway and the Stourbridge Town branch of the national network since it was built in 2001.
		The main purpose was for the railway to support economic regeneration of this rural dale in an environmentally-friendly way (reasoning that had been accepted when the Settle-Carlisle line was reprieved the previous year).
	www.digitalfox.co.uk /wensleydale/PR2005-09-14.htm (1393 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Call for rail trespass action
		The head of Scotland's railway inspectorate said more should be done to tackle the problem after 13 lives were lost due to trespass last year.
		Gerald Kerr was renewing his call for action after formal publication of HM Railway Inspectorate's (HMRI) annual report for 2000-01.
		In addition to 27 railway fatalities - 12 of which were suicides - the report said one passenger died after falling down stairs at Glasgow Queen Street station and a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train while using a level crossing in Aberdeenshire.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/1715717.stm (484 words)

	Talyllyn Railway - Council Report - 11 December 2004
		Representatives attended a recent Heritage Railways Association meeting in Birmingham at which HM Railway Inspectorate gave a presentation on the proposed new railway safety regime.
		It is intended that "low risk" railways such as the Talyllyn should be covered by a general exemption from the full application of the proposed new regime, subject to a requirement for a documented safety management system.
		There was a brief discussion of how we might celebrate the Society's Diamond Jubilee in 2010/11 and the Railway Company's 150th anniversary in 2015; however this far ahead there were no volunteers for a working group, so we intend to return to the subject in a year's time.
	www.talyllyn.co.uk /trps/internal/council-12-04.html (849 words)

	Joint Press Release - 28th September 2005
		The Wensleydale Railway has reopened to passenger service 17 miles of route through North Yorkshire and operates trains seven days a week, with the long-term goal of increasing the length of the line to 40 miles and linking the East Coast main line to the Settle-Carlisle route.
		The PPM 50 Light Railcar, numbered 999 900, was transported to the Wensleydale Railway on August 25 from the Chasewater Railway in Staffordshire.
		The main purpose was for the railway to support economic regeneration of this rural dale in an environmentally-friendly way (reasoning that had been accepted when the Settle-Carlisle line was reprieved the previous year).
	www.parrypeoplemovers.com /PR2005-09-28.htm (1680 words)

	Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The HSE was reorganised in 1989 and incorporated a number of Government Inspectorates, including HM Railway Inspectorate, which had been part of the Department of Transport.
		The Railway Inspectorate has its origins in the 1840s, and for many years was part of the Board of Trade.
		Where there is loss of life or serious passenger injuries, or anything that would raise public concerns, the Railway Inspectorate hold their own formal inquiry, which is held 'in camera' until the Coroner's or Procurator Fiscal's inquests have been concluded.
	homepages.enterprise.net /iainlogan/railway/forum.html (908 words)

	www.oundlechronicle.com
		Following the recent spate of highly publicised rail crashes, Mike Holmes spoke to us about his career in the world of transport and his current position as a member of HM Railway Inspectorate.
		In his most recent career move he left British Rail and joined HM Railway Inspectorate, he explained that, "I applied after seeing an advertisement for an inspectors job, having already been heavily involved in the safety of trains, my application for the post was successful."
		Their work consists of three main areas, one being the carrying out of proactive inspections of railway activities to ensure compliance with health and safety law and industry standards.
	www.oundlechronicle.com /textpages/archives/news/railing-against-the-system.htm (423 words)

	The CILT(UK) Scottish Region Website: Archives - Policy Responses
		The proposed disassociation of the HM Railway Inspectorate from rail vehicle and infrastructure approvals is not supported.
		It is suggested that responsibility for the HM Railway Inspectorate be transferred to the Department for Transport where the equivalent inspectorate for road vehicles has operated for some time without generating angst.
		While there is clearly a difference in the scale of risk between operating a tramway/light rail/metro system (a non-inter-operable railway) and a main line (inter-operable railway), no categorisation provision has been made for vehicles for the shared running concept in which light rail vehicles are equipped to operate over heavy rail lines.
	www.ciltscotland.com /policy22.html (548 words)

	RAIL DEPARTS HSC/E
		The responsibility for railway health and safety regulation is transferring from the Health and Safety Commission and Executive to the Office of Rail Regulation on 1 April 2006.
		ORR is taking on a well-resourced inspectorate; when HM Railway Inspectorate moved to HSE in 1990 there were 27 inspectors.
		This is a reflection of the importance that HSC has placed on improving railway health and safety.
	www.newmaterials.com /news/3664.asp (637 words)

	HSE Rail chief to lead HM Railway Inspectorate into ORR
		Dr Allan Sefton, head of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) HM Railway Inspectorate (HMRI), is remaining in post until HMRI’s forthcoming merger with the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).
		The Railway Inspectorate was transferred to HSE from the then Department of Transport in 1990; it took the title HM Railway Inspectorate on that transfer.
		HMRI comprises inspectors and other staff involved in promoting compliance with health and safety law and is located in HSE offices throughout Great Britain.
	www.hse.gov.uk /press/2004/e04171.htm (484 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - Train crash investigators focus on nuts
		It was the fracturing of this metal bar that caused the tragedy.
		One of Britain's senior railway engineers says that if the wrong type of nuts had been used on the points they could have worked loose and fallen off.
		Vincent adds that 400 similar sets of points on the UK's railways have been checked since the accident and no other nuts have been found missing.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn2275 (750 words)

	House of Commons - Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs - First Report
		The HM Railway Inspectorate report into the Watford Accident highlights a number of safety concerns.
		It will be seen from the forgoing paragraphs that considerable reference is made to the Watford Accident Report but that is simply because it is the most recent report and there is little reason to think that the problems highlighted are restricted to the one train operator involved in the accident.
		I would ask that HM Railway Inspectorate give serious consideration to the proposals and discuss with Railtrack and the Train Operating Companies the possibility of trialing such a system.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmenvtra/30/3045.htm (1018 words)

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