📋 Tender Overview
Rail Passengers Are Advised To Check Before Travelling On Thursday 8 January And Friday 9 January As Storm Goretti Brings Snow, Ice, Heavy Rain And Strong Winds Across The Wales And Borders Network. Up To Date Information On Rail Services Can Be Found At Www.Tfw.Wales . Service Alterations Are Already In Place And Will Continue Into Friday 9 January. Network Rail And Transport For Wales Will Continue To Introduce Service Alterations And Will Close Parts Of The Railway Network As Weather Conditions Deteriorate, In Order To Keep Passengers And Staff Safe. A Yellow Weather Warning For Snow Is In Place From 15:00 On Thursday Until 12:00 On Friday, With Up To 30Cm Of Snow Possible In Some Areas. Strong Winds Of 40-50Mph Are Also Forecast, Increasing The Risk Of Fallen Trees And Additional Disruption. Snow May Also Turn To Sleet Or Rain At Times, Bringing A Risk Of Localised Flooding. Snow, Ice And Freezing Temperatures Can Significantly Affect The Railway, Particularly Points, Signalling Equipment And Track Conditions. Rail Replacement Services Will Not Be Able To Run During The Closures Due To Road Conditions. Network Rail Colleagues Are Already Taking A Range Of Preventative Measures Ahead Of The Storm, Including: Transport For Wales Colleagues Are Also Preparing For The Weather By Ensuring Platforms Are Gritted, Trains Are Ready For Icy Conditions, And By Working Closely With Network Rail To Adapt Service Patterns As The Storm Develops. Passengers Are Strongly Advised To: Rail Tickets For Thursday 8 January Can Be Used For Travel Up To Sunday 11 January. Nick Millington, Route Director At Network Rail Wales And Borders Said, Storm Goretti Is Expected To Bring Challenging Conditions From Thursday Afternoon And Overnight, Including Snow, Ice And Strong Winds, Which Can Have A Significant Impact On The Railway. From Mid-Afternoon Thursday And Into Friday We Anticipate The Need To Close Some Lines To Keep Passengers And Our Colleagues Safe. Safety Is Our Number One Priority, And Our Teams Are Working Around The Clock, Alongside Train Operators, To Prepare The Network And Respond Quickly As Conditions Change. WeD Urge Passengers To Check Before They Travel. Patrick Allinson, Head Of Control Operations At Transport For Wales Added, WeVe Already Seen A Lot Of Snow Across Our Network At The Start Of This Year, And With Storm Goretti Forecast To Bring Further Challenging Conditions. We Are Working Closely With Network Rail To Monitor The Situation Across The Network. WeRe Asking Passengers To Take Extra Care When Travelling To And From Stations, As Platforms, Steps And Car Parks May Be Slippery. Most Importantly, Passengers Should Check Before Travelling For Up To Date Information On Rail Services And Routes. Passengers Should Check The Latest Travel Information At: Nationalrail.Co.Uk Https://Livemap.Tfw.Wales/ Buy Train Tickets | Cheap Rail Tickets - No Booking Fee | Tfw Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Network Rail Press Office - Wales Route 0771 094 0248 Mediarelations@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . 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 A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , 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: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
