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 Colin | Feb 16, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Sea Wall Walk
Here is the presentation held on Dawlish station by Network Rail with Chris Grayling announcing that funding by the government has been granted for the first stage to improve the resilience of the Dawlish sea wall. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens...
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 7, 2019 | Article, General, Railway, Rough Seas, Sea Wall Walk, Weather
It’s been quite a busy time for Dawlish as far as the news headlines are concerned. The 5 year anniversary of the railway collapse at Sea Lawn terrace brought news crews and reporters to the town in large numbers to look back on events. For some, it was a...
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 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,...
