Tomorrow's Railway and Climate Change Adaptation Final Report

Each standard has been considered separately, and it is noted that each applies a
currently suitable mitigation for identified risks. It is recommended that that a systemic
or ‘whole system’ review is undertaken. This needs to ensure that a consistent approach
to climate change projections is considered within relevant design and operational
standards, and that design and operational standards are aligned. This would identify
any design standards that could limit operational performance under future climate
change scenarios. Alternatively, operational responses to mitigate individual weatherrelated
risks to assets or sub-systems could potentially impact on performance under
future climate change scenarios or extreme weather events. Therefore a different risk
mitigation approach or response may be required.
3.8.1 Recommendations for action – review of standards
Table 8:
Recommendations for action – review of standards
Timescale
Short term
(to action/
implement
before end
of CP5 i.e.
2014-2019)
Medium
term
(to action/
implement in
next 5-15
years i.e.
CP6 and
beyond)
Long term
Recommendations
• All standards relating to the design and strategic planning of the GB railway to
be reviewed in context of extreme weather and climate change. See Appendix
F1 for further details
• Any lessons learnt from recent experiences of extreme weather events to be
captured and fed into ongoing revisions and enhancements of standards relating
to operation and management of the GB railway. See Phase 1 Appendix F2 for
further details.
• All standards relating to the operation and management of the GB railway to be
reviewed in context of extreme weather and climate change. See Phase 1
Appendix F2 for further details.
N/A
(to action/
implement in
next 15-25
years)
36