Main rail line through Dawlish reopens
The main rail line through Dawlish has reopened. It's been closed since February after the sea wall and track foundations were washed away in the storms.
The main rail line through Dawlish has reopened. It's been closed since February after the sea wall and track foundations were washed away in the storms.
Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter, says the coastal rail line is still vulnerable, and an additional inland line should be considered:
Rail users hailed the reopening of the track at Dawlish in Devon as "absolutely fantastic" ahead of the Easter holidays
A selection of photographs taken by our reporters at Dawlish on the day the main line through Devon reopened.
Businesses say that when news broke nationally of the rail line collapse at Dawlish it was as if a light switch went off on bookings.