Dawlish Sea Wall - Page 2

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VIDEO: Dawlish - a year on

Time-lapse footage of the repairs to the Dawlish Sea Wall line.

5 Feb

Gallery

Dawlish from the air

One year ago today, storms damaged the sea wall at Dawlish, with 80 metres of the iconic Brunel-built structure falling into the sea, leaving track hanging.

4 Feb

First Great Western train approaches Starcross

Gallery

Sea Wall line is back to its best

Aerial view photographs of the Dawlish Sea Wall and surrounding areas. RAIL photography: PHIL METCALFE

7 Jan

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VIDEO: Dawlish Sea Wall cab ride

RICHARD CLINNICK travels in the cab of First Great Western 150243 with a view of the iconic Brunel sea wall, between Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth.

22 Dec

Feature

A very special workforce

The railway’s response to the sea wall collapse at Dawlish was recognised with a special presentation at RAIL’s National Rail Awards. RICHARD CLINNICK reports.

Maintenance and refurb 20 Nov

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Dawlish…a bird’s eye view

The latest in our series of pictures of UK railway locations from the air focuses on what makes the section of line around Dawlish and Teignmouth so special

15 Oct

Feature

Dawlish is back in business

RICHARD CLINNICK reports from Dawlish, as Network Rail celebrates re-connecting the South West to the UK network

Major projects 30 Apr

Feature

Keeping calm… and carrying on

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Laira depot to discover how rolling stock is maintained despite the Dawlish Sea Wall collapse

Locomotives 19 Apr

Feature

Reconnecting the South West

The Sea wall has been breached by storms. RICHARD CLINNICK examines what happens now.

Investigations 5 Mar

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Okehampton re-opening proposed as a secondary route

Calls have been made to re-open an alternative rail route through Devon that could act as a diversionary line if the main Sea Wall line is blocked

19 Feb

News

Storms bring the Dawlish Sea Wall crashing down

Ferocious storms punched an 80-metre hole in the Sea Wall at Dawlish on February 4, cutting off much of Devon and Cornwall from the national rail network

19 Feb