Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 17564

West Coast Main Line: Temperature

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Dr Zubir Ahmed

LabourGlasgow South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the resilience of rail infrastructure on the West Coast Main Line to the effects of climate change, including track buckling and overhead line sagging caused by ex

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Network Rail is investing £2.6 billion in activities and technology that will help it better cope with extreme weather and climate change between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2029. Network Rail published its regional weather resilience and climate change ada...

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