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Good Morning DevonDawlish line reopens. Join Matt, Michael and Sophie from the platform, the track and the trainGALLERY: The Dawlish line re-opens

2 months and 2 days on from that dreaded storm, the first trains travel through Dawlish.

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15/18

Matt interviews David Crome from First Great Western

"I don't know the cost of the closure, it was more important to keep people moving"

  • Matt presents Good Morning Devon from the platform at Dawlish
  • Departure board at Newton Abbot
  • Dawlish Station at sunrise
  • One of the first trains to pass over the newly repaired track
  • The hive of activity at Dawlish this morning
  • Matt interviews Julian Burnell from Network Rail
  • The first trains passing through Dawlish station
  • Starcross garage
  • Trains approach Dawlish
  • Matt interviews Newton Abbot Conservative MP Anne-Marie Morris
  • Project Safety Manager Alan Harris
  • The First Great Western service to London
  • Commuter Shirley waiting for her daily train to Exeter
  • Matt's ready to present Good Morning Devon from Dawlish
  • Matt interviews David Crome from First Great Western
  • The Dawlish Town Crier arrives ready for celebrations.
  • David Cameron addresses rail workers
  • David Cameron speaks to Spotlight's Justin Leigh

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