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Railways: Dawlish

Commons · Question 28174 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent disruption on the Dawlish rail line on the local economy of Torbay.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 11 Feb 2025

The Government has invested £165 million into the South West Rail Resilience Programme to build resilience around Dawlish, which has seen much improved performance. There has, however, been some disruption on the line through Dawlish in recent months with...