by Beach Cams Man | Sep 30, 2022 | Sea wall rebuilding
As this section of the Dawlish sea wall upgrade is reaching its final months, there has been so much work happening above ground. The footbridge that will run alongside the viaduct is starting to take shape as the abutments are being erected. Advertisement The Brook...
by Beach Cams Man | Aug 31, 2022 | Maintenance, Rail News, Sea wall rebuilding
The railway through Dawlish is now better protected as construction of the new, bigger sea wall has reached another major milestone. Video at the bottom of the page. The installation of all 164 wall panels and 168 recurve units which return waves back out to sea is...
by Beach Cams Man | Apr 10, 2022 | Maintenance, Railway, Sea wall rebuilding
In this month’s video, Jack Brookes shows us around the works on the sea wall next to the railway station. He also shows us what they are doing in the brook area. Jack also explains what they do with the containers and excess stone. Share this:Click to share on...
by Beach Cams Man | Dec 21, 2021 | Cameras, Maintenance, Network Rail, Railway, Sea wall rebuilding, Subscribers News, Subscriptions, VIP
Bam Nuttall break up this week for Christmas and return on the 4th of January. Throughout January they will commence the main work on the stilling basin and we can move the Sea Breeze camera to a position similar to this just for the January period. From February they...
by Beach Cams Man | Dec 15, 2021 | Network Rail, Sea wall rebuilding, VIP
Network Rail has started building a new rockfall shelter to protect trains along a vulnerable section of the Dawlish sea wall between Holcombe and Dawlish. The new 209-meter extension will join the previous extension that was built 100 years ago. This section will be...
by Beach Cams Man | Nov 28, 2021 | Network Rail, Railway, Sea wall rebuilding, VIP
In this November update of the Dawlish Sea Wall, you will see the huge changes to the Coastguards end of the wall. Jack Brookes from Bam Nuttall also shows us the plans for the railway station over the coming months.