by Beach Cams Man | Dec 7, 2021 | Railway, Rough Seas, Storms, VIP, Weather
Weather warnings were already in place in Dawlish for Storm Barra however we didn’t expect so much trouble on the railways. At least two trains broke down during the storm cutting of the railway line for over three hours. One broke down in Dawlish railway... 
by DB Colin | Feb 9, 2021 | Article, Cameras, Dawlish Beach, General, news, Railway, Rough Seas, Storms, Weather
The sea was splashing a bit around high tide at 16.55 sending spray over the sea walls and gave an opportunity for Cross Country engineers to see how a modification to a Voyager roof with a silica film to prevent water ingress fared. This was nowhere near how bad... 
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 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 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...