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Network Rail launches resilience taskforce in wake of record-breaking heatwave
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 week’s unprecedented heatwave.
Passengers urged to plan ahead and only travel by train if necessary on 27 July amid further national industrial action
- Coordinated industry contingency plan will see a very limited timetable available on 27 July, with around 20% of services running and some parts of the country with no rail services
- Special timetable for 27th to be published on Saturday (23rd), but it is certain that trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm
- Passengers asked to plan ahead, check before they travel, to expect disruption and only travel if necessary
Network Rail and train operators ‘upgrade’ travel advice to ‘DO NOT TRAVEL’
Network Rail and train operators have this evening upgraded their travel advice for services heading north out of London into the weather warning ‘red zone’ to ‘DO NOT TRAVEL’.
No services on routes from London King's Cross to the north on Tuesday afternoon
Network Rail will close the East Coast Main Line (ECML) for all locations between London King’s Cross and York and Leeds due to the extreme weather expected on Tuesday 19 July. Passengers are being warned not to travel.
Rail passengers in England and Wales warned to only travel if necessary ahead of soaring temperatures
Rail passengers in England and Wales are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary in the record-breaking hot temperatures forecast from Monday 18th July.
Network Rail responds to RMT's second strike announcement
Commenting on the RMT's announcement of further national strike action on 27 July, Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, said:
Latest public polling shows support for modernisation reforms
A new Yonder poll of over 2,000 UK adults looking at opinions on the recent rail strikes, pay and modernisation of the railway show huge support for reforms in the rail industry, and a massive vote of dissatisfaction with the RMT’s approach to negotiations.
New independent report finds Network Rail guilty of ‘restrictive and inflexible’ working practices
- Independent study finds rail industry lags behind other comparative industries
- Findings support need for Network Rail maintenance reforms
- Unblocking use of technology, adopting more flexible rostering and creating multifunctional teams are key to boosting productivity, which can unlock savings to fund a better pay deal and resolve current RMT dispute
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