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£500 million plan for Devon sea wall

Network Rail planning a 400-metre-long causeway around 30 metres into the sea at Teignmouth, to act as a wave-breaker to prevent cliff falls in the area.

24 Oct

First Great Western 143620 at Dawlish on September 26 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Task Force delays publication of demands for South West

Publication of the Peninsula Rail Task Force’s 20-year plan on the needs for the South West has been postponed until after the summer.

23 Jun

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South West study funding confirmed

Studies into the potential for faster journey times and electrification from London to the South West are now being funded.

10 Feb

First Great Western 43168 stands at Exeter St Davids on October 3 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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South West seeks funds for rail development studies

Campaigners in South West call for investment for rail studies, and suggest that money being given to other regions represents “a clear inequality”.

26 Jan

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Saving the South West’s services

A major new study warns that rising sea levels could cause massive disruption at Dawlish by 2040 - with big implications for other coastal railways too

Climate adaptation 20 Jan

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Major improvements for South West railway?

Major South West rail improvements including increased capacity and an alternative route to the coastal line between Exeter and Newton Abbot are moving closer.

26 Oct

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Wires to Cornwall by 2029?

Electrification to Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance in addition to Exeter-Bristol is targeted for Control Period 7 (2024-2029), in a new report issued in October

26 Oct

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Network Rail predicts new route requirements

NR’s Western Route Study looks through Control Period 6 to assess what the railway must do to accommodate increase in passengers

28 Sept

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Voyager evacuation reveals Dawlish vulnerability

The evacuation of a CrossCountry Voyager shows the need to upgrade the south west's railway

23 Sept

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New Hitachi trains for West Country

Twenty-nine AT300 trains built by Hitachi in Japan will enter traffic in the UK from May 2018.

30 Jul

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Electrifying routes to the South West could deliver £6 billion to region

Electrifying mainline rail services to the South West Peninsula could deliver a £6 billion boost to the region’s economy, a new report published today says.

25 Nov