📋 Tender Overview
Passengers Are Being Advised To Check Before Travelling On The Railway Tomorrow (Friday) And On Saturday. Network Rail Teams Are Preparing For Extremely Heavy Rain, Which Could Cause Disruption To Rail Services. The Met Office Has Issued A Yellow Weather Warning For Rain Across Much Of The North West, Midlands And The South Of England, Along With A More Severe Amber Warning In The Midlands And A Yellow Wind Warning In The North West. Forecasters Have Warned That Some Areas Could See A MonthS Worth Of Rain In Just 24 Hours. Engineers Are Working To Prepare As Fully As Possible For The Weather Conditions, Checking Known Problem Sites, Clearing Culverts And Preparing Pumps. However, In Some Areas Flooding And Speed Restrictions Could Cause Heavy Disruption To Timetables. Phil James, Route Director For Network Rail, Said: Passengers Should Be Aware That TomorrowS Weather Is Likely To Cause Disruption On The Railways. We Are Doing Everything We Can To Prepare For The Impacts And We Continue To Work Closely With Our Train Operator Partners. Please Plan Ahead Before You Travel And Check In With Train Operators Before Starting Your Journey. For Up-To-Date Travel Information And Detail On Alternative Travel Please Check . Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - North West & Central Region 0330 854 0100 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom: