CIRO hosts sixth annual Rail Ops Conference

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RailBusinessDaily

June 04, 2026

The Deputy Director of Railway Operations at the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has three asks to railway operators as the industry goes through its biggest transformation in a generation.

Steve Helfet was speaking at the sixth annual Rail Ops Conference, organised by the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) at etc. venues in Manchester.

Addressing attendees, he said: “Keep doing what you’re doing in many aspects, that is a massive driver of revenue, that reliability of the train service is hugely important. Secondly, focus on the day job because actually take safety, without safety we don’t have a railway, we don’t have a business.