Dawlish railway line will take six weeks to repair and is costing…
The damaged railway line at Dawlish and is costing the regional economy “tens of millions of pounds” every week, Labour’s shadow transport secretary has said – and it will take six weeks to repair.
Mary Creagh urged the Government to set out a long-term plan to protect Britain’s rail infrastructure from future damage after storms battered the South West.
Speaking during transport questions, she said: “Freak weather is rapidly becoming the new normal in our country, and I understand the…