In which south coast town was the Brunei-built railway line running along the sea-front badly damaged in the storms of February 2014?
Transport in the United Kingdom Speed 1, trains are now able to reach the speeds of French TGVs. A High Speed 2 line running north from London has been proposed and the legislation needed for the first phase is (as of May 2014) proceeding through parliament. Network Rail are considering reopening a railway in south-west England connecting Tavistock to Okehampton and Exeter as an alternative to the coastal mainline which was damaged at Dawlish by coastal storms in February 2014, causing widespread disruption. To cope with increasing passenger numbers, there is a large ongoing programme of upgrades to the network, including Thameslink, Crossrail, electrification of
South Coast railway line, Queensland South Coast railway line, Queensland The South Coast railway line was an Australian railway from Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, to the Gold Coast. It operated from 1889 to 1964. The Gold Coast railway line re-opened in 1996 along a modified alignment in the north and a new route south. The Beenleigh railway line opened in 1885 before being extended to Southport in 1889. The firm of J. W. Sutton and Company of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane provided materials and aided in bridge construction for the railway line. A branch line running from Southport Junction (later renamed Ernest Junction)