The line between Luton and Bedford is shut after a fatal train crash involving two East Midlands Railway trains on Friday.
Govia Thameslink Railway [GTR] said services continue to be reduced on some routes, and passengers should only travel if it is “absolutely necessary”.
GTR said trains would operate at reduced speeds and to amended timetables due to the heat, with a “heightened risk of delays, last-minute alterations and cancellations”.
“There will be no rail replacement bus / taxi services during this period”, a spokesperson said.
London Northwestern Railway confirmed it would continue operating a reduced timetable, external on many routes due to the continuing high temperatures.
Hospitals in the region have activated their heatwave plans and are closely monitoring conditions.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said its “teams are working hard to keep patients, visitors and colleagues safe, with the situation under regular review and cooling equipment deployed across our sites”.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said elderly or vulnerable patients who “who are concerned about travelling to our hospital sites due to the extreme heat, can contact our outpatient call centre to see whether it is clinically appropriate for them to have a video or phone consultation instead of attending the site”.
The NHS is encouraging people to follow this heatwave advice, external:
