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• Vast majority of network (95%) will be open for business as usual, but some routes will be affected by the works taking place, so passengers are asked to check before they travel
• Network Rail will deliver £90m worth of upgrades to the railway this August Bank Holiday

Network Rail has today formally started the legal consultation process with its trades unions on the maintenance reforms required to modernise and improve productivity and efficiency.

• Coordinated industry contingency plan will see a very limited timetable available on Wednesday (27^th), with around 20% of services running and some parts of the country with no rail services
• Special timetable for 27^th has now been published, with trains set to start later and finish much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm
• Passengers reminded to plan ahead, check before they travel, to expect disruption and only travel if necessary

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.

• 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 27^th to be published on Saturday (23^rd), 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 have this evening upgraded their travel advice for services heading north out of London into the weather warning ‘red zone’ to ‘DO NOT TRAVEL’.

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 are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary in the record-breaking hot temperatures forecast from Monday 18^th July.