United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 40912
Railways: Temperature
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20 July 2022
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5 September 2022 · Answer
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5 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of tackling the impact of the recent heatwave on the rail network.
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20 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of tackling the impact of the recent heatwave on the rail network.
Source: Commons
5 September 2022
Answer
The damage incurred to Network Rail’s infrastructure due to severe heat was minimal. Some trains were prevented from running due to the risk of the track expanding and buckling but, once the temperature had reduced and the track had contracted, trains wer...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-20/40912
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1491044
- uk · wq-1491044 · source updated 5 September 2022