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Our new extreme weather resilience task force
26 July 2022 | 3 min read
We have launched a new extreme weather resilience task force to tackle the effects of hot weather on the railway…
![Close up of Network Engineers painting the rails white.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Painting-rails-white-for-summer-heat.jpg)
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Seven ways we responded to the heatwave
21 July 2022 | 4 min read
Record temperatures hit Britain this week, severely impacting the railway – and your journeys. Here are seven ways we worked…
![Close up of a sustainable solar powered weather station.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Weather-Station-Close-Up.jpg)
New sustainable weather stations
19 July 2022 | 2 min read
![Aerial shot of Hambleton site - home to Static Frequency Convertors](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Hambleton-site.png)
How we’re giving you a more efficient railway
14 June 2022 | 4 min read
World Environment Day 2022
1 June 2022 | 6 min read
![a gloved hand holding a bat in the dark.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/A-Bat-being-recorded-by-Network-Rails-ecological-experts-for-East-West-Rail-1.jpg)
Biodiversity around the railway
19 May 2022 | 4 min read