Dawlish storm damage rail line closure 'to cost economy millions' [BBC News]





Date: 06/02/2014

The storm destruction of the railway line connecting Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK will cost the South West economy millions of pounds each day, business leaders have claimed. Network Rail said the line, which is hanging in mid-air, will take a minimum of six weeks to repair.


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The storm destruction of the railway line connecting Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK will cost the South West economy millions of pounds a day, it is claimed.

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Looking west from the station footbridge at Dawlish on 12 September 2011.
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Company: South Devon Railway
12/09/2011 Ewan Crawford
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Location: Dawlish
Company: South Devon Railway
/12/1985 Ian Dinmore
A Western diesel-hydraulic photographed leaving Dawlish in August 1975.
Location: Dawlish
Company: South Devon Railway
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