25-03-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk

West Coast returns to the rails after safety shake-up

RailNews.co.uk -The Office of Rail and Road has lifted its Prohibition Notice on the West Coast Railway Company. The heritage operator's safety certificate was revoked with effect from 18 February after a series of hazardous incidents, and one of these had resulted in a prosecution which is still in progress. After the ORR had taken action, West Coast was then unable to operate trains on Network Rail infrastructure until the ORR was satisfied that 'its governance and operations meet industry pra
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