West Dorset MP Chris Loder has hailed the restoration of the West of England train line services between Exeter to Waterloo following a long campaign to improve the service on the line from Sherborne, Yeovil Junction, Crewkerne and Axminster to London and Exeter.
The line was affected by temporary train timetables as a result of a 40 mile per hour speed restrictions along the line As of Monday 14th November, the timetable featuring hourly train services to and from Sherborne have been reinstated.
Mr Loder met with Network Rail at a summit on the West of England line to discuss progress on the remedial works and challenged them to have the hourly timetable restored by mid – November.
Mr Loder said; “I have been keeping the pressure on relentlessly with Network Rail to ensure this wholly unacceptable disruption to a vital railway line is brought to an end. I am very pleased to see that work has been done to rectify the line and resolve the issues causing the speed limits. This is great news for the north of the constituency and communities across West Dorset.”
