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Campaigning by the and Cornwall Branch of Railfuture

Railfuture National Conference Salisbury Saturday 5th July 2008

Gerard Duddridge (Branch Chairman)

www.railfuture.org.uk/branches www.railfuture.org.uk/Devon+and+Cornwall+Branch

Falmouth Branch News

• A passing loop is set to be built at Penryn to allow two trains per hour between Falmouth and Truro.

• £7.8 million cash injection will come mainly from the EU, Cornwall County Council and Network Rail.

• Work should begin in October 2008 and improved services from May 2009. --

• Railfuture Devon & Cornwall branch is campaigning for the whole 92km route, not just Tavistock to Bere Alston and Plymouth, as proposed by developers, to be reopened

• Only 33 km of restored track is needed to link Meldon near to Bere Alston.

• It would provide both a local rail service via Okehampton and Tavistock and a diversionary route for the Exeter- -Plymouth line.

• The line via Totnes is susceptible to closure due to rough seas around , especially during the winter, and frequently affected by weekend engineering works.

Local Issues

• Local business community and district councillors are worried that the line through Dawlish would be downgraded or even closed if the Okehampton rail route was reopened

• Railfuture’s Exeter Metro proposal is for more local trains to serve Dawlish, and .

• The Dawlish line is close to maximum capacity and the Tavistock line is, Railfuture believes, the least expensive option for additional tracks between Exeter and Plymouth.

Exeter and Torbay Wellington

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• The long-awaited hourly service will go ahead, with a new loop built at . But Railfuture’s campaign must go on as: • Long stops in the Tisbury loop will continue. • Two trains per hour Axminster to Exeter still awaited. • No extra capacity for diverted Paddington trains. • Through services west of Exeter to be cut.

Campaign for SW to NW CrossCountry Trains

• Devon and Cornwall have lost their direct trains to Glasgow via Crewe and Preston.

• Railfuture D&C wants at least two trains restored.

• We suggest the Hereford route between Bristol and Crewe.

• Please support our campaign at: W N S www.railfuture.org.uk/Devon+and+Cornwall+Branch W Edinburgh Glasgow Berwick-upon-Tweed

Proposed Penzance, Carlisle Newcastle Durham Penrith Hereford, Glasgow Darlington Windermere Oxenholme Route (in Black) 604.5

Lancaster York Leeds miles. Preston To Dublin Wigan Warrington Sheffield Crewe Holyhead Chester Key connections in Derby Purple. Shrewsbury

Birmingham Ludlow Hereford The Long Way Round Cheltenham Ne wp ort (in Red) 703.75 miles Swansea Bristol Parkway Cardiff Bristol and up to 2 hours Taunton longer than via Crewe. Newton Exeter Truro Abbot Paignton Plymouth Penzance

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