Dartmoor Line wins national Railway Innovation Award

Philip Sherratt (left), editor of Modern Railways magazine, presented the award to Dartmoor Line partners.
Philip Sherratt (left), editor of Modern Railways magazine, presented the award to Dartmoor Line partners.

The Dartmoor Line partners were delighted on Friday to have won the Major Project category at the Railway Innovation Awards 2022.

Representatives from Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership were presented with the award by Philip Sherratt, editor of Modern Railways magazine.

Thanks to amazing partnership working, the line between Exeter, Crediton and Okehampton now has an hourly service, seven days a week, all year round. Benefitting from the application of Project SPEED approaches, the project was delivered more than £10m under the original budget.

Read more on the Modern Railways website about the Dartmoor Line and to see the full list of other category winners.