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Final phase of South West Rail Resilience Programme still unfunded as first cost estimate emerges


20/02/2025 in News

GWR 800016 departs Teignmouth working the 0640 Penzance to Cardiff Central on August 29 2024. The currently unfunded Phase 5 aims to prevent landslips that could cause prolonged closures along this one-mile stretch between Teignmouth and Parsons Tunnel. STEVE DONALD.

The fifth phase of works to protect the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth remains unfunded, almost a year after Network Rail filed its submission.




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