British Transport Police have released a CCTV image following a report of a sexual assault on a train between Digby and Sowton and Exmouth railway station.
The incident happened between 5.45pm and 6.10pm on Friday 27 December.
A man is reported to have boarded a train at Digby and Sowton station before standing behind a woman and touching her inappropriately.
Officers would like to speak to the man in the image who may have information that could help their investigation.
Anyone who knows him is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50...
Network Rail is inviting residents to a drop-in session in Dawlish to inform the local community about planned work relating to construction of the new sea wall to the west of the railway station, which is due to start at the end of May.
The community drop-in event follows on from Teignbridge District Council’s approval of the works to improve the resilience of the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country at their recent planning committee meeting.
Network Rail has announced community drop-in sessions in Exeter and Torquay to update local communities on ongoing work to improve resilience of the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country.
The community drop-in events follow on from Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s recent announcement that £80m will be made available to increase the height of the sea wall at Dawlish to protect this vital rail artery for the region.
Events will be held in Exeter and Torquay on:
Wednesday 27 February – Mercure Rougemont Hotel, Exeter, EX4 3SP...
Repairs to four breakwaters, which protect the coast from the force of waves, will begin in November to immediately improve protection for the Dawlish sea wall and the railway running along the coast
The work is expected to take six months and community events will be held in Dawlish, Teignmouth and Holcombe in the coming weeks for local communities to find out more
World leading engineers in coastal, tunnel, cliff and railway engineering are to carry out vital repair work in Dawlish, Devon, in November as Network Rail continues work to safeguard the...
Exeter College, working in partnership with Devon County Council, has been awarded £60,000 by train operator Great Western Railway (GWR) to create a much improved pedestrian gateway to Exeter from St Davids station.
Under the plans, the route along St Clements Lane, one of the most high profile pedestrian entranceways into the city for rail users, will be greatly enhanced with improved signage, better surfacing and lighting.
Train operator GWR has announced that the bid for funding from its Customer and Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF), designed to help boost local...
Alarming new figures from Network Rail and British Transport Police reveal more people than ever are risking their lives on the rail network by trespassing on the tracks in the South West. The data, which looks at trends over the last five years, shows trespass incidents are at all-time high in the region, while nationally one person trespasses and dices with death every hour. Last year alone there were around 553 incidents where people risked their lives on the rail network in the South West – a rise of 14 per cent compared to last year. Research also shows young people are more likely to...
A bungling Devon thief will be tucking into Christmas dinner behind bars this year after being jailed for breaking into a ticket machine at Torre railway station.
Andrew George, 44, was caught on camera - along with his accomplice Michael Batty, aged 34 - trying to steal cash from the machine on 7 August.
The pair tried to throw police off the scent by turning up three hours earlier and breaking a CCTV camera before putting bin bags and tape over the machine to make it look like it was out of order while they tampered with it.
