Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14132

Railways: Temperature

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of the rail network to increasing summer temperatures.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Department recognises that increasing summer temperatures can affect the safe and reliable operation of the railway, including through impacts on track, signalling and power infrastructure. The rail industry has established procedures to manage these ...

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