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Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what contingency transport plans exist in the event of storms destroying railways that run alongside the sea.
Mr. Portillo
Railway operations are the responsibility of British Rail, which has drawn up contingency plans covering a wide range of possible events. In the case of the recent flooding of the railway line at Towyn, full rail services were resumed after six days. British Rail operated a local bus service while rail services were disrupted.