U.K. Redraws Rail Map as Sea-Storm Damage Cuts Off Southwest
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Britain is stepping up plans to redraw its rail map with a new route to southwest England after storms that swept a historic coastal line into the sea left more than 1 million people cut off from the rest of the system.
Network Rail Ltd., which maintains the U.K.’s tracks, may reopen a disused route to help bypass the ruined Dawlish seawall, Patrick Hallgate, route managing director for the region, said in an interview. The plan would most probably cost in excess of 100 million pounds ($167 million), he said.