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Philip Walker - 11/04/2016 11:24
These pictures can only remind us of the vulnerability of this stretch of a vital main line. So the sooner a Dawlish avoiding line is built the better, so the risk of disruption to services due to bad weather on the sea wall is eliminated - and the bonus of a faster route is gained.
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Philip Walker - 13/04/2016 11:31
These pictures are a reminder of the need for a new main line so that services are no longer disrupted by bad weather on the vulnerable sea wall section. And as such a new line would be faster, journey time reductions would be an added bonus.
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Philip Walker - 14/04/2016 19:43
These pictures are a reminder of the need for a new main line so that services are no longer disrupted by bad weather on the vulnerable sea wall section. And as such a new line would be faster, journey time reductions would be an added bonus.
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Andrewjgwilt1989 - 15/04/2016 02:37
Some spectacular pictures of the waves whilst the train passes as it approaches Dawlish and departs from Dawlish.
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