Railways: Weather
Commons · Question 51833 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what emergency plans (a) her Department and (b) Network Rail has made for future extreme weather events.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 May 2025
The Department requires Train Operating Companies and Network Rail to put in place measures to avoid, where possible, the potential impact of disruption including as a result of weather. Network Rail owns and is responsible for maintaining railway infrast...