Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108398

Railways: South West

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of the passenger rail network in the South West.

Answer

Keir Mather
Network Rail is investing significantly in assets throughout the Western and Wales region, including in resilience to protect against storms and flooding in the South West. The storm events and particularly flooding that we have seen in the region recentl...

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