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From BBC Spotlight's Facebook page: South West MPs fighting to stop changes to rail services say they've made little headway today but have vowed to carry on. They met with rail bosses to try to stop plans by the rail company Crosscountry to cut services from the Midlands and the North into South Devon. It's proposed that from next year all but one of the long distance services to-and-from ...
This mail distributed by GWR on Wednesday: You may have seen that the Minister for Rail Paul Maynard has today confirmed that Network Rail will be deferring four parts of the Great Western electrification programme. This does not affect services in your area. Schemes affected include the Thames Valley Branch lines (Henley and Windsor), Didcot to Oxford, Bath to Bristol Temple ...
You're right Leatash - but although the Woodland Avenue area has a TQ postcode, it is (until the controversial Boundary Commission changes take effect) within the parish of Dawlish. One way or the other, these houses would appear to be among those affected if the second option is chosen. Let's hope the £500 million can be found to fund the first option instead.
I doubt it - but the redundant part of the line might help bring the cycle link between Dawlish and Teignmouth one step closer...
Spotlight @ BBCSpotlight 22m 22 minutes ago Railway protection work 'to defend #Dawlish line for next 100 years'. More here: http:// bbc.in/2enBwkJ via @BBCNews
Martyn Oates @ bbcmartynoates 8h 8 hours ago SW rail APPG chair @olivercolvile says "extraordinary" that @transportgovuk apparently asked @networkrail to delay Dawlish rail report.
Martyn Oates @ bbcmartynoates 8h 8 hours ago Second option to secure line at Dawlish from @networkrail is reducing the gradient of the cliffs but that would involve demolition of houses
Martyn Oates @ bbcmartynoates 8h 8 hours ago . @networkrail 's Julian Burnell says plan to move line at Dawlish onto beach "very large project with a lot of engineering and manpower".
Martyn Oates @ bbcmartynoates 8h 8 hours ago Rail line at Dawlish could be moved out 30m on land reclaimed from sea if @networkrail 's preferred solution to secure it is approved by Govt
Yes, it was an option in 2013 (as you say Option 2 in the report below) - and quite an attractive one given its size, prominence and elevation. The temporary SANGS area within this option site (the tongue shaped plot of land described by Lynne above) has to the best of my knowledge been provided by Redrow - even though it would appear Redrow have already paid Teignbridge to secure permanent ...
