Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif will reinforce the reliability and resilience of the railway network with an investment of 35.4 million euros in landslide prevention in cases of adverse weather. Read more
Climate change adaptation
With multiple railways hit by flooding in the past weeks, it becomes more and more visible that extreme rainfall can have a devastating impact on railway infrastructure. What are rail infrastructure managers doing to prepare...Read more
Passengers and freight face increasing delays and disruption if Britain’s electric railways are not adapted to climate change, a new report by electrified rail experts of Furrer+Frey warns. It identified the potential threats as well...Read more
More than 350 people, 60 vehicles and 21 contractors have been deployed by Italian railway manager RFI to restore the damaged infrastructure after flooding that hit the Emilia – Romagna region this month. At the...Read more
Heatwaves with record-breaking temperatures made their impact on European railways in June and July this year, and it probably won’t be the last time. Are railways ready to cope with increasingly hot temperatures, and what...Read more
Following this week’s unprecedented heatwave, Network Rail is gearing up its efforts to make the UK network more resilient by launching a special taskforce for hot weather. “We’ve got to pull out all the stops...Read more
While the railway companies, operators, infrastructure managers and stakeholders are doing their part in combatting climate change and adapting to extreme weather, the combined effort falls short of what is required. Furthermore, the level of...Read more
Adif has begun work on the construction of a new breakwater along the Barcelona-Mataró-Maçanet-Massanes line, the famous coastal railway that is at increased risk of extreme weather conditions brought on climate change.Read more
Adif will be reinforcing the embankments along the Altsasu-Irun section of the Madrid-Hendaya line in the coming months. This should reduce the likelihood of landslides and prevent rocks from landing on the tracks.Read more
“The flooding of last year was the worst disaster we ever experienced on the Belgian railways”, said civil engineer at Infrabel Bart Kamoen at the RailTech webinar on Climate Change Adaptation. How did Infrabel deal...Read more
British rail infrastructure manager Network Rail published its third Adaptation Report focusing on tackling climate change risks to rail. This reports on the progress and future challenges for the UK rail network.Read more
The effects of climate change – more flooding, heat waves and storms – are not just in the future anymore. At the moment, many railways are vulnerable to extreme weather conditions, and research into and...Read more
An increase in extreme weather over the past two years has seen several washouts on the Marches Line in the UK, causing short notice closures of up to seven days. To minimise future disruption and...Read more
Scotland’s Railway managing director Alex Hynes calls on the transport sector to reduce emissions in memory of the victims of the Stonehaven rail crash last year, where climate change played a role. Scotland had been...Read more
Over a hundred engineers have carried out landslip prevention work along the 160-year old Hastings route in the UK. This in order to prepare the route for more extreme weather as the result of climate...Read more