The railway line at Dawlish in Devon, which was severely damaged during the recent storms, is expected to be repaired by the middle of April. It was originally planned to be repaired by March, but further storms delayed the work and besides has caused more damage to the site.
The Dawlish railway line is considered as a significant link between London and the far south-west of England. The route managing director of Network Rail Western, Patrick Hallgate, said that its engineers would be "working night and day" to complete the work.
Managing director of the First Great Western train company, Mark Hopwood, said that it will run trains between Exeter and London and between Newton Abbot and Penzance joined by bus services. He also added that this will permit them to repair the train services that link London and Exeter with Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall.
Network Rail is putting efforts by working round the clock to open the line so that the services can be resumed at the earliest. Till the reopening of the lines, the train services are running between Exeter and London and between Newton Abbot and Penzance. Besides, bus services are linking these stops for the convenience of the passengers.
Various seawalls next to the line were destroyed by the recent storm. Part of the temporary seawall of stone-filled shipping containers that was erected after the first part of the seawall collapsed at the start of the month, was also destroyed.
The Dawlish railway line is considered as a significant link between London and the far south-west of England. The route managing director of Network Rail Western, Patrick Hallgate, said that its engineers would be "working night and day" to complete the work.
Managing director of the First Great Western train company, Mark Hopwood, said that it will run trains between Exeter and London and between Newton Abbot and Penzance joined by bus services. He also added that this will permit them to repair the train services that link London and Exeter with Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall.
Network Rail is putting efforts by working round the clock to open the line so that the services can be resumed at the earliest. Till the reopening of the lines, the train services are running between Exeter and London and between Newton Abbot and Penzance. Besides, bus services are linking these stops for the convenience of the passengers.
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Tuhin Maity
www.quantity-takeoff.com
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