by Beach Cams Man | Mar 3, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Events, General, History, Merchandise, news, Subscriptions
When I started setting up Dawlish Beach Cams in late 2013 I never expected it to become what it has today. What started as a single camera operation, with a few thousand followers, has now expanded to 4 static cameras with over 60,000 followers over all social media... 
by Beach Cams Man | Feb 9, 2019 | Article, Cameras, Dawlish Beach, Devon Sea Safari, General, History, Maintenance, news, Railway, Rough Seas, Sea Wall Walk, Storms, Support, Teignmouth, Video, Weather
This Dawlish Beach Cams mini documentary covers the shocking storm in Dawlish during February 2014. We show you unseen footage and photos of the event and explain the history of the railway and why that section of the sea wall collapsed. Credits Network Rail... 
by DB Simon | Feb 4, 2019 | Article, General, History, Maintenance, Railway, Rough Seas, Storms, Weather
“It would only be under some extraordinary circumstances of high spring tides and very heavy gales that the water would even touch the wall of the railway. There is not, in my opinion, any ground for apprehension. A railway is not a work liable to any... 
by Beach Cams Man | Jun 14, 2018 | Article, History
A huge congratulations to our very own Simon Deane for getting his article ‘The Dawlish Myth’ published in issue 599 of the Railway Herald. The full extended article can be read in issue 599 at the Railway Herald website and the article covers 6 full... 
by DB Simon | May 23, 2018 | General, History, news
It’s always great to bring you a little history and this visitor certainly qualifies. Designed by Alexandre Paris and built in 1913 by the Albert Paumelle yard in Le Harve the Jolie Brise (Jolly Breeze) was a gaff-rigged pilot cutter. Somewhat different to the... 
by DB Simon | May 21, 2018 | General, History, news, Railway, Storms, Weather
When the South Devon Railway Company ran the first service from Exeter to Teignmouth on the 30th May 1846, South West England took a huge step in securing a new connection to the rest of the Country. Brunel’s engineering brilliance put a main artery where few...
