Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82368

Railways: Weather

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to prepare the rail network for adverse weather in winter 2025.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Department officials hold regular discussions with Network Rail and the industry to ensure severe weather preparedness plans are in place with clear mitigations to reduce the impacts of weather on the rail network. The industry’s winter preparedness regim...

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