Tomorrow's Railway and Climate Change Adaptation Final Report

• This is similar to the three-page summary, though with slightly more detail, with
proposed presentation in the style of an interview
• Three themed Task 2 fact sheets focusing on measures identified in the Task 2C
compendium, for each of winter management, flooding and heat.
• The fact sheets acknowledge that some measures are collated from other
research projects. This addresses the potential risk of ‘telling stakeholders what
they already know’
• They also highlight a few examples of specific measures used in GB and other
countries. This (a) demonstrates that GB is already using a range of measures
which could be useful to others and (b) identifies other particular countries as
users (and perhaps pioneers) of other measures of possible use to GB
• Another benefit of these fact sheets is that they demonstrate some commonality
between the management of certain issues in certain countries. Where common
management techniques are used across countries, there is an implication that
‘no other countries are doing a better job’ (at least, as far as Task 2 was able to
determine). This provides a level of reassurance across these countries.
[Conversely, of course, there may be opportunities for improvement if the
recommendations arising from T1009 are implemented.]
4.9 Task 3A and Task B Metrics evaluation,
compendium of metrics
The aim of Task 3A and Task 3B was to develop a compendium of metrics which are
used across various sectors. These are the metrics that aid railway operators in the
management and adaptation of the network to cope with extreme weather impacts and
climate change. Such metrics are therefore also linked to critical areas of network
function, such as the safety and performance of the railway network. The purpose of
this compendium within Task 3 is to assist in recommending/ developing one or more
metrics which will be useful for monitoring resilience/ performance and to aid decision
making for adaptation.
The compendium has been developed through T1009 consortium partners’ contribution
of relevant information into the collation process.
The compendium of metrics is provided as an appendix to this report in the form of an
MS Excel® document. It is divided into four sections, provided as separate worksheets
which allow the user to easily search/ browse for metrics:
• GB rail
• UK non-rail
• International rail
• International non-rail.
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