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| Rail disruption continues after Honiton landslip | Rail disruption continues after Honiton landslip |
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| The landslide near Honiton has closed the railway line | The landslide near Honiton has closed the railway line |
| Rail cancellations caused by a landslip and floods are continuing throughout Tuesday. | Rail cancellations caused by a landslip and floods are continuing throughout Tuesday. |
| The line in Devon between Axminster and Exeter St Davids was closed on Monday due to debris covering the tracks at Honiton. | The line in Devon between Axminster and Exeter St Davids was closed on Monday due to debris covering the tracks at Honiton. |
| Network Rail reopened the line at 14:00 after teams cleared the debris away on Tuesday amid continuing delays and cancellations. | Network Rail reopened the line at 14:00 after teams cleared the debris away on Tuesday amid continuing delays and cancellations. |
| It meant services were only running between London Waterloo and Axminster. | It meant services were only running between London Waterloo and Axminster. |
| A Network Rail spokeswoman apologised to passengers. | A Network Rail spokeswoman apologised to passengers. |
| A South Western Railway (SWR) spokesman said delays were likely to continue throughout the day due to an "emergency speed limit" through the affected section. | A South Western Railway (SWR) spokesman said delays were likely to continue throughout the day due to an "emergency speed limit" through the affected section. |
| The landslide near Honiton has closed the line | The landslide near Honiton has closed the line |
| SWR said that, "due to difficulties in sourcing replacement transport", customers were "authorised to book their own taxi between Axminster and Exeter" and claim back the expense. | SWR said that, "due to difficulties in sourcing replacement transport", customers were "authorised to book their own taxi between Axminster and Exeter" and claim back the expense. |
| It said tickets would be accepted on alternative routes, including: | It said tickets would be accepted on alternative routes, including: |
| GWR between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids | GWR between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids |
| GWR between Reading and Basingstoke | GWR between Reading and Basingstoke |
| GWR between Salisbury and Westbury | GWR between Salisbury and Westbury |
| A Network Rail spokeswoman said engineers were "in the process of removing the material that is blocking the line" and hoped to complete work by "late afternoon". | A Network Rail spokeswoman said engineers were "in the process of removing the material that is blocking the line" and hoped to complete work by "late afternoon". |
| She added: "We apologise to customers for the disruption and will continue to provide updates as soon as possible." | She added: "We apologise to customers for the disruption and will continue to provide updates as soon as possible." |
| The landslide near Honiton has closed the line | The landslide near Honiton has closed the line |
| On Monday, Mark Killick, from Network Rail, said the landslip underscored the need for recent stabilisation works. | On Monday, Mark Killick, from Network Rail, said the landslip underscored the need for recent stabilisation works. |
| "We're delivering a scheme to stabilise the embankment but that work is ongoing," he said. | "We're delivering a scheme to stabilise the embankment but that work is ongoing," he said. |
| "We've been carrying out work right along the line to prevent this sort of thing, but there is still work to be done." | "We've been carrying out work right along the line to prevent this sort of thing, but there is still work to be done." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Axminster | Axminster |
| South Western Railway | South Western Railway |
| Network Rail | Network Rail |
| Rail travel | Rail travel |
| Devon | |
| Honiton | Honiton |