Buckled rail
July 14, 2022
We’ve planned essential engineering works over the August bank holiday.
August 16, 2022
We have launched a new extreme weather resilience task force to tackle the effects of hot weather on the railway
This summer, Britain has had some of its highest temperatures ever recorded. We’ve brought in independent experts to lead the way in helping to mitigate disruption and keep you safe on the railway.
What is our resilience task force?
Our new task force will be led by independent experts. Their job is to investigate and make recommendations on how we can develop our approach to resilience during extreme weather.
Our task force will consider four key areas, each led by an independent expert in their field. Three of these areas will:
- gather insights from other countries;
- compare with international rail networks that are more used to dealing with extreme heat;
- and fluctuations in temperature.
