by DB Simon | Feb 18, 2019 | Article, news, Sea wall rebuilding
For those who wish to attend, there is a Town Council Planning meeting at The Manor House, Old Town Street, Dawlish, EX7 9AP on THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2019 at 7pm The meeting is open to the public and questions and concerns may be raised as the chairman permits. Local...
by DB Simon | Feb 16, 2019 | Article, General, news, Railway, Rough Seas, Storms
Friday 15th February saw possibly the worst kept secret in British politics finally announced publicly. Chris Grayling, Minister for Transport arrived onboard a specially laid on GWR class 802 IET train just before mid day. Speaking to a crowd of media he announced a...
by DB Neil | 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 | General, Maintenance, news, Railway, Weather
Network Rail has made a planning submission to Teignbridge District Council to improve the long-term resilience of the railway linking Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK. Plans, developed in partnership with world leading engineering contractors Arup, for a new,...
by DB Simon | Jan 31, 2019 | Article, General, news, Railway, Rough Seas, Storms, Weather
So here is a question for you, Are the Cross Country class 220/221 Voyager trains acceptable for our region? I use the term region because although the Voyager has an issue with sea conditions at Dawlish, the resulting cancellations will affect your journey if you are...
by DB Colin | Dec 17, 2018 | Diesel Specials, General, news
An interesting hour on Dawlish Sea Wall Monday 17th December 2018. Trains passing included ROG’s 47815 Lost Boys & 47812 with a set of HST Mk3 coaches and two Barrier vans heading for storage at Ely. DR77909 Ballast regulator, HST Castle set on test powered...
