Dawlish is fixed – but West Country railways still need a… The railway may have reopened at Dawlish but Tracey Lee, lead chief executive for the Peninsula Rail Task Force, a partnership representing Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay as well as the two Local Enterprise Partnerships, argues that now read more…
First Great Western apologises in advance for Bristol Temple… It was considered the greatest engineering feat of its time and a wonder of the industrial age. Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Great Western rail line was completed in 1838 and was immediately hailed as one of the wonders of the modern world.And read more…
David Cameron: From Paddington to Penzance, South West is back in… After yesterday’s reopening of the Dawlish railway line, Prime Minister David Cameron writes for the Western Daily Press, announcing that the South West is back in business. And not a moment too soon. It became one of the defining read more…
Dawlish rail line in Devon to reopen tomorrow A key transport connection to the extreme south-west of England will be restored tomorrow when the storm-wrecked rail line at Dawlish in Devon is reopened. The coast-hugging line at Dawlish bore the brunt of the severe weather this winter, with the sea read more…
