TRAINS are running on the Cumbrian coastline again after three consecutive storms forced the railway to close earlier this year.
Northern services resumed yesterday after Network Rail completely replaced a railway bridge damaged beyond repair at Parton by Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge in March.
Phil James, route director for Network Rail’s North West Route, said: "The scale of the storm damage on the railway at Parton was significant, and I’m pleased that the Cumbrian Coast line is now available for essential passenger and freight services.
"Our teams have worked tremendously hard over the last 11 weeks to get the railway back up and running, and the upheaval that Covid-19 has caused in that time makes the focus and teamwork demonstrated by colleagues all the more impressive.”
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