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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211120 23:24:00

then and that was when i first became interested in it. the line is the very first to be open as part of the government s restoring your railway scheme but this week we have seen controversy and anger elsewhere with the scrapping of the hs2 link to leeds and the northern powerhouse line between leeds and manchester. the restoration of the dartmoor line was made easier by the fact that after closing to passenger services it continued to be used in transporting railway ballast from a nearby quarry. it also ran as a heritage railway but now it has been upgraded. it is not as easy as you think. it hasn t been in good condition- but there is a huge amount of work. we have done 11 miles of track. insulation in the past four weeks. it has actually been one - of the fastest track installations in network rail history. this is the new track construction machine, an impressive piece of kit, around a quarter a mile long. you can see what is happening is a grade on top one is back, grab the sleepe

Transcripts for BBCNEWS Breakfast 20211120 06:42:00

the festivities continue. a scheduled passenger service returns, a reward for years of campaigning. backin a reward for years of campaigning. back in the summer, we filmed the new trucks being laid. new trucks being laid. fantastic. this is the new trucks being laid. fantastic. this is the moment, new trucks being laid. fantastic. this is the moment, isn t - new trucks being laid. fantastic. this is the moment, isn t it, i this is the moment, isn t it, really, when the truck putdown, new trucks, and it will be shortly hopefully a train to exeter. remind me, how hopefully a train to exeter. remind me. how long hopefully a train to exeter. remind me, how long have hopefully a train to exeter. remind me, how long have you hopefully a train to exeter. remind me, how long have you been i me, how long have you been campaigning and working on this? i campaigning and working on this? i arrived in 0kehampton in 1975 and i saw it arrived in 0kehampton in 1975 and i saw it going derel

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211120 14:23:00

have you been campaigning and working on this? well, i arrived in okehampton in 1975 and i saw it going gradually derelict then, so that was when i really first became interested in it. the line is the very first to reopen as part of the government s restoring your railways scheme, but this week has seen controversy and anger elsewhere with the scrapping of the hs2 link to leeds and the northern powerhouse line between leeds and manchester. the restoration of the dartmoor line was made easier by the fact that after closing to passenger services it continued to be used for transporting railway ballast from a nearby quarry. it also ran as a heritage railway but now it s been upgraded. it s not as easy as you think. it hasn t been in good condition, - but there is a huge amount of work. we ve done 11 miles of track - installation in the last four weeks.

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211120 14:21:00

make sure that you have your keys as well. caroline davies reporting. in california, an armoured security van has shed its load of banknotes across the lanes of an interstate freeway. drivers began stopping their vehicles in the middle of the road so that they could scoop up the wads of cash. this all happened after a door of the security van flew open as it was travelling on the road near the city of san diego. but police officers have warned that this footage from social media is likely to be used to track down anyone who does not swiftly hand over the cash. they told a news conference that the money belonged to a bank and must be returned to a police station. two people were arrested after a couple who had joined in accidentally locked themselves out of their car, blocking a lane and leaving themselves unable to leave the scene. the things i get to tell you some days. the things i get to tell you some days. regular trains are returning to the dartmoor line in devon

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211120 14:00:00

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the world health organisation says it is very worrioed about the rise in covid cases in europe and is urging countries to drastically increase the use of face masks and vaccinations. there have been violent clashes in the netherlands over new covid restrictions there, with two people shot and wounded by police during riots in rotterdam. austria has also seen demonstrations today after a new lockdown was announced there have been calls for calm in the us following the court verdict that cleared us teenager kyle rittenhouse of murder. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. regular train services have returned to the dartmoor line in devon for the first time in 49 years.

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