West Midlands Railway Heatwave Chaos Exposes Climate Vulnerabilities
The scorching temperatures of the 2024 heatwave didn’t just test the resilience of Brits lounging in parks and sipping pints outside pubs. They also pushed the West Midlands Railway network to its limits, exposing long-standing vulnerabilities in infrastructure that had been quietly deteriorating for years. As tracks warped and services ground to a halt, passengers…