South West Main Line: Devon
Commons · Question 66341 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has taken steps with Network Rail to develop a proposal for the Teignmouth to Parsons Tunnel section of the South West Rail Resilience Programme since the Spending Review 2025.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Jul 2025
We are continuing to fund drainage and ground investigations that will provide Network Rail with detailed data on the stability of the cliffs above that section of route and will inform their consideration of a proposal for a long-term solution in due cou...