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Railways: Climate Change and Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) climate change and (b) extreme weather events on the railway network.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
16 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) climate change and (b) extreme weather events on the railway network.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 May 2025

    Answer published

    Network Rail is undertaking a programme of climate change adaptation pathways across the network to develop a long-term strategic adaptation plan and identify priority areas for further adaptation investment. This approach will help identify those parts o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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