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Louise Butcher

@LouiseBTS

Head of Highways Strategy and Policy, Office of Rail and Road. Views my own; re-tweets not endorsements.

 Edinburgh/Glasgow/London
orr.gov.uk/monitoring-regulation/road
Joined November 2012
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@railandroadOct 21
Our latest regional benchmarking publication looks at how each National Highways region performed against key performance metrics from April 2025 to March 2026. Learn more in our video, and view the full publication on our website ⬇️ orr.gov.uk/monitoring-and-re…
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@railandroadSep 10
Today, the Highways (Financing) Bill has been laid in parliament. Once enacted this will give ORR a new role as the independent economic regulator for the Lower Thames Crossing. We're working with government on the design of the regulatory regime ⬇️ orr.gov.uk/monitoring-and-re…
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@railandroadSep 3
Today, government has published Dr Richard Judge’s independent review of ORR. It looks at how our role should evolve under rail reform, our contribution to safety and whole-system outcomes, how we are organised and how our roads role could develop ⬇️ orr.gov.uk/search-news/indep…
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@railandroadJul 17
Our annual assessment of National Highways sets out how the company performed in the interim year ahead of the third road period. This year: most targets and capital commitments met, but strengthened planning and controls needed. Details 📽️👇 orr.gov.uk/search-news/natio…
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@railandroadMay 1
Interested in a career at ORR? We currently have exciting job opportunities in areas including: 🔹 Railway Emergency Management 🔹 Corporate Finance 🔹 Procurement 🔹 Rolling Stock 🔹 Regulatory Risk Apply at orr.gov.uk/vacancies
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@railandroadApr 30
"The report shows the longer-term reduction in the number of casualties on the strategic road network (SRN) has levelled off or stalled, especially post-Covid, which is a concern. There isn't a single cause." Listen to our latest podcast: orr.gov.uk/search-news/rail-…
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@railandroadApr 24
"We can see a real clear linkage in this report between the effect of roadworks on delays on the network and the effect of delays on user satisfaction." Find out more about our recent reports assessing National Highways in our latest podcast: orr.gov.uk/search-news/rail-…
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@railandroadApr 15
We've published our Business Plan for 2026-27. It sets out what we aim to achieve to meet our strategic objectives: 🔹 A healthier and safer railway 🔹 Better rail customer service 🔹 Value for money from the railway 🔹 Better highways 👉 orr.gov.uk/search-news/orr-b…
Railway line near Swansea, Wales. O R R logo. Business Plan 2026 to 2027.

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@railandroadMar 26
The government has today published the third Road Investment Strategy, covering 2026 to 2031. Our latest blog explains ORR’s role in the run up to this milestone through our efficiency review and refreshed holding to account policy for National Highways. orr.gov.uk/search-news/prepa…
Graphic with text: Preparing for the third road period: our efficiency review and holding to account policy

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@railandroadMar 31
ORR has appointed Feras Alshaker, currently Director of Planning and Performance, as Interim Chief Executive from 27 April, providing continuity as we deliver our Transformation Programme and prepare for rail reform. Our announcement ⬇️ orr.gov.uk/search-news/offic…
Photo of Feras Alshaker, alongside quote: "I am proud to lead ORR in this interim period as we continue our transformation, support rail reform and ensure effective, proportionate regulation that delivers for passengers, freight users and taxpayers."

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We’re moving! Follow @HoCcommitteesUK to keep up with the work of our committee, and check us out on other platforms: parliament.uk/get-involved/c…
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@railandroadMar 27
Interested in a career at ORR? We have job opportunities in areas including: - HM Inspectors of Railways in Electrical Safety and Human Factors - Financial Analysis - Operations Monitoring - Associate Director Finance & Governance Apply at orr.gov.uk/vacancies
ORR logo. We're hiring. Careers at ORR orr.gov.uk/vacancies

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Really proud of all the hard work the team has done on this. 🙌
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@railandroadMar 26
The government has today published the third Road Investment Strategy, covering 2026 to 2031. Our latest blog explains ORR’s role in the run up to this milestone through our efficiency review and refreshed holding to account policy for National Highways. orr.gov.uk/search-news/prepa…
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@railandroadMar 19
Safety improvements levelled out on England’s strategic road network (SRN) in 2024. National Highways is working hard to improve safety, but is more likely than not to have missed its main safety target. Our annual assessment of safety on England’s SRN ⬇️ orr.gov.uk/search-news/safet…
Quote from Feras Alshaker, Director, planning and performance: National Highways is working hard to improve safety on the strategic road network, but we think it more likely than not that the company will have missed its safety target set by government. “Delays to upgrades of roadside technology are a concern ahead of the next road period. National Highways needs to demonstrate it can learn the lessons from this programme and can deliver its large portfolio of renewals reliably across the wider network in the next road period."

ALT Quote from Feras Alshaker, Director, planning and performance: National Highways is working hard to improve safety on the strategic road network, but we think it more likely than not that the company will have missed its safety target set by government. “Delays to upgrades of roadside technology are a concern ahead of the next road period. National Highways needs to demonstrate it can learn the lessons from this programme and can deliver its large portfolio of renewals reliably across the wider network in the next road period."

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This year we are offering 5 Summer internships in our Corporate Operations; Strategy, Policy and Reform; and our Economics, Finance and Markets teams. These are always heavily contested but if you don’t apply we certainly can’t consider you, so apply today!
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@railandroadMar 18
Interested in a career at ORR? We currently have exciting job opportunities in areas including: 🔹 Operations Monitoring 🔹 HM Inspectors of Railways in Electrical Safety and Human Factors 🔹 Performance Analysis 🔹 Summer Internships Apply at orr.gov.uk/vacancies
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Women in Transport@transportwmJan 9
Support Safer Journeys for Women and Girls! Help us understand how safety for women and girls is being addressed across the transport system — from walking routes and bus stops to car parks and stations: 👉 womenintransport.com/womens-… #WomenInTransport #SaferJourneys #VAWG
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@railandroad18 Dec 2025
Our new blog details how we're streamlining our regulatory approach for rail. We’re working with Network Rail to simplify how we work, streamline data sharing and automate datasets, while protecting the interests of rail users and taxpayers. orr.gov.uk/search-news/strea…
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@railandroad14 Aug 2025
In our latest blog, Rachel Gittens, deputy director for the strategic road network, reflects on ORR's first decade working for better highways - and looks ahead to the upcoming road investment strategy. orr.gov.uk/search-news/decad…
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@railandroad18 Jul 2025
Our assessment shows National Highways delivered significant improvements for road users in the second road period, from 2020 to 2025. However, the company must now learn lessons from its missed commitments as it prepares for the next road period. 📊 orr.gov.uk/search-news/orr-n…
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Some really interesting roles here. In case you were thinking, while @railandroad will change over the next couple of years to match how rail reform changes the industry, within that these roles then become even more significant than as today. So if you have the talent, apply!
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@railandroad4 Apr 2025
Interested in a career at ORR? We currently have exciting job opportunities including: 🔹 Deputy Director, Railway Safety 🔹 Senior Analyst 🔹 Litigation Officer 🔹 Senior Executive, Network Regulation
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