Peninsula Rail Task Force statement

A year after the rail line was severed at Dawlish, another weekend of disruption has happened across the South West rail network due to signalling problems.  However,  the situation may be about to change as the Peninsula Rail Task Force has had its inaugural meeting with Department of Transport and Network Rail officials before meeting with the Secretary of State, Patrick McLoughlin.The Task Force met to discuss its proposals to make the rail network more resilient and reliable, ensuring that the Dawlish line remains the main line and is amply protected, along with measures to achieve