“Since the line was severed at Dawlish, and the floods caused major disruption across our rail and road networks last year, we have been making the point to Government that the South West has a legacy of under-investment.
“It’s not just new schemes that have fallen by the wayside – maintenance is also a problem. For every £545 the Government spends in London, it is just £41 in the South West. That is simply not acceptable.
East Devon Watch 