Railways: Dawlish

(asked on 16th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Great Western Railway and Hitachi on the failure of IET trains at Dawlish after coming into contact with waves; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 5th January 2022

GWR and the train manufacturer, Hitachi, are working on further solutions for issues caused by sea water on electrical equipment on the roof. My Officials are working with GWR and Hitachi to ensure that any lessons learned are fully understood and recommendations implemented.

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