The East Coast Mainline and the Midland Mainline were shut down by Network Rail because of record temperatures, according to Jake Kelly, the group director for system operation.

Mr Kelly told the Today show on BBC Radio 4: "Decisions like this don't come easy for us. When our engineers evaluated the infrastructure's ability to withstand the record heat, they came to the conclusion that we had no alternative but to shut it down."

To cope with an increasingly hotter environment will require "many years" of service modifications, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed the UK rail network could not manage the intense heat.
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As he explained on BBC Breakfast, the network "cannot handle the heat right now." "Track temperatures can rise to 50, 60, or even 70 degrees Celsius in 40-degree heat, posing a serious threat of buckled tracks and catastrophic derailing.

"For example, we're working to create overhead lines that can endure higher temperatures. This is infrastructure that, despite the best efforts of the globe, has taken decades to create, with some of our railways dating back more than two centuries."

As a result of the extreme heat on Monday at Luton Airport and RAF Brize Norton, flights had to be diverted.

A media caption reads, "Heatwave: 60 seconds to cool off."

In addition, because of the expected high temperatures on Tuesday afternoon, hospitals and ambulance services have been warned that they would be put under stress.

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Pub: 19 Jul 2022 13:46 UTC
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