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Railways: North Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has allocated to improving the resilience of passenger rail services on the North Devon branch line in each of the last 10 years.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
25 Nov 2025
Target answer date
27 Nov 2025
Answer
2 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has allocated to improving the resilience of passenger rail services on the North Devon branch line in each of the last 10 years.

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Network Rail has spent £2.9 million between 2017/18 and 2024/25 on scour protection works on bridges and retaining walls along the North Devon line. In addition, an average of £18,000 per year has been spent over the past ten years carrying out maintenanc...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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