Network Rail has completed a £1.8 million programme of work that will improve the resilience of the railway on the Mallaig line at Lochailort in the West Highlands.
(Permalink) Allt na Criche Loch Eilt Lochailort Resilience

Network Rail has announced the launch of a new taskforce led by independent experts to investigate and make recommendations on how the railway can develop its approach to resilience during hot weather following this weeks unprecedented heatwave.
(Permalink) Heatware Network Rail Resilience

As the rail industry looks to deal with the effects of climate change it has never been more important to ensure the UKs railways is as weather resilient as possible.

Without effective methods of weather resilience delays and disruption can be expected across the rail network as extreme weather events become more common.
(Permalink) Resilience Weather

A Network Rail report has outlined the risks to Britain's railway posed by climate change - and the measures needed to improve resilience.

The third climate adaptation report, published this month in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), sets out work done from 2016 to 2021 on climate change and resilience. It also discusses actions for the next five years and provides a comprehensive quantitative risk assessment of assets and regional weather and climate change risks.
(Permalink) Climate change DEFRA Holywood Network Rail Resilience

The train de-railment near Stonehaven last year is a 'stark reminder' of the...
(Permalink) Network Rail Resilience