Transport Resilience
Letter of advice from Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Government Chief Scientific Adviser's advice, dated 15 December 2010, on the scientific evidence on the probability of severe winter weather over the next two to three decades.
- Published:
- 14 March 2011
Briefing on the likelyhood of severe winter weather over the next 20-30 years
Met Office Chief Scientists report to Sir John Beddington (GCSA) on the likelyhood of more severe winter weather over the next 20-30 years.
- Published:
- 14 March 2011
Addendum to brief on the likelyhood of severe winter weather over the next 20-30 years
Addendum to the Met Office Chief Scientists report to Sir John Beddington (GCSA) on the likelyhood of more severe winter weather over the next 20-30 years.
- Published:
- 14 March 2011
Transport Services and Systems, Resilience and Investment
DfT Chief Scientific Adviser's note on transport services and systems, resilience and investment.
- Published:
- 14 March 2011
Winter Resilience Review
The winter of 2009-10 has been the coldest in the UK for 30 years, creating extremely challenging conditions for the travelling public across the whole of the country. For the most part, our transport networks have coped well in the circumstances. However it is important that lessons are learned in order to improve our resilience for future winters.

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