Date: 26/06/2018

Rail passengers are being warned of lengthy delays as speed restrictions are enforced to prevent tracks from buckling in a heatwave that has sparked wildfires across parts of Britain - and shows no signs of abating. As scorching temperatures are set to last until the weekend, Network Rail has deployed extreme weather action teams in readiness for even warmer conditions following a peak of 30.1C (86.1F) on Monday, which was the hottest day of the year so far. The announcement came as wildfires took hold in parts of northern England and the Met Office issued its first yellow health warning for heatwave conditions of 2018 from Tuesday until Thursday evening.

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UK weather: Heatwave causes railway slowdown and wildfires - and it will get even hotter until weekend

Telegraph

Rail passengers are being warned of lengthy delays as speed restrictions are enforced to prevent tracks from buckling in a heatwave that has sparked wildfires across parts of Britain - and shows no signs of abating.