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Railways: Dawlish

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7 October 2024

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21 October 2024 · Answer

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21 October 2024

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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reason for the failure of the Class 802 trains at Dawlish during a sea storm on 29 September.

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  1. 7 October 2024

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reason for the failure of the Class 802 trains at Dawlish during a sea storm on 29 September.

    Source: Lords

  2. 21 October 2024

    Answer

    Great Western Railway and Hitachi as manufacturer and maintainer of the Class 802 fleet, are working together to understand the reasons behind the loss of traction on two services on the sea wall at Dawlish, and to minimise incidents like this in future. ...

    Source: Written answer

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