Cumbrian Coast Line: Tunnels
Commons · Question 8116 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1278, whether Network Rail has submitted the necessary permit applications to (a) the Environment Agency and (b) the Coal Authority for the permanent repair wor
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Jun 2026
Network Rail and the Mining Remediation Authority are currently undertaking further modelling work, so have not yet submitted applications for all of the necessary permits to undertake the repair works in Bransty Tunnel. This modelling work is expected to...