Railways: Standards
Commons · Question 103502 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to minimise disruption on the rail network in periods of extreme snow and cold weather.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 14 Jan 2026
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...