In The News | 31st January 2022 | Latest Rail News

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InTheNews: The latest rail news on Monday, 31st January 2022

Rail services in Scotland that have been affected by storm damage remain suspended this morning.

An article on the ITV website says the region took a battering at the weekend with Storm Malik firstly causing problems, soon followed by Storm Corrie.

ScotRail says it has been working with Network Rail Scotland to fix any damage caused by the adverse conditions.

This morning, passengers were being asked to check before travelling, and make their own arrangements where possible.

Greater Anglia train services continue to be suspended between Norwich and Lowestoft due to flooding damage.

An article on Norfolk Live says flooding has severely damaged the tracks and surrounding railway infrastructure and a replacement bus service will now operate between today (January 31) and Friday, February 4.

The flooding came after a sinkhole opened underneath the tracks on the Suffolk and Norfolk border.

Network Rail has released a report with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs outlining the risks to Britain’s railway posed by climate change and the measures required to improve resilience.

The third Adaption Report sets out the progress made from 2016 to 2021 on climate change and resilience and identifies further actions, also providing a comprehensive quantitative risk assessment of assets and climate change risks.

For the first time, this report brings together advanced work being carried out across Network Rail, including the Weather Task Force responsible for delivery of the recommendations from Lord Robert Mair and Dame Julia Slingo in their independent reports, to provide a wide ranging, integrated and comprehensive approach.

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The first Rail Director of the year is on its way to industry leaders and subscribers filled with exclusive interviews with the people driving the sector forward.

This month features Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Railways, Tan Dhesi, who talks about holding the government to account after what he calls its ‘betrayal’ of the north.

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