Normal rail service resumes after dry embankments slowed trains
Hourly rail services are being reinstated on the London Waterloo to Exeter St David's service following work to remedy issues caused by dry embankments.South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail said the service, which passes through Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset will be back to a normal timetable, and journey times, from Saturday.Trains had been running on a reduced timetable with speed restrictions since August, after dry soil disturbed tracks above the embankments.Bruce Duncan, Chair of the Salisbury-Exeter Rail…