industrial Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well it is using nature to do the job . http://uk.screen.yahoo.com/video/playlist/storms-videos/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted February 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2014 link will not work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Is this it? http://uk.screen.yahoo.com/video/playlist/storms-videos/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2014 Is this it? http://uk.screen.yahoo.com/video/playlist/storms-videos/ That works. Adopting a grumpy stance for a moment, I found the giggling of some of the passengers rather incongruous, given that colleagues would have been out in that weather trying to keep the service running (not on the actual wall in those conditions, but certainly close by). These are certainly the worst storms to affect the Dawlish Sea Wall since (probably ) December 2005. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2014 Here are just a few views that I took yesterday morning from the safety of Rockstone footbridge, half way between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2014 BBC's story about this here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26038912 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
floss_4 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Is there a case for re opening one of the inland routes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 A few RMwebber's and I were planning a trip on Saturday down to Plymouth along the sea wall at Dawlish, but looks like we may have to postpone it. Unless the good people in bright orange work their magic and get it reopened in time.. Oh and the weather calms down a bit! Here's hoping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mow Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Link to ITV West. http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-02-03/flooding-hits-dawlish/ Weather not brilliant for tomorrow. Thanks to CK for those wonderful shots. Hope your working conditions improve this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2014 Interesting it is suffering so much in a sou' westerly as a south easterly is the real problem at Dawlish (and a southerly is forecast for later this week but not such strong wind) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks CK for those images. I too hope your working conditions weather wise improve very soon! Things are not by the sounds of it looking good in Dawlish tonight though, as the high tide & high winds combination are striking again with a large chunk of the wooden down platform collapsing into the sea (photo courtesy of Eyes of Dawlish facebook page) and reports of a large amount of damage to the sea wall structure itself - 60ft is understood have collapsed into into the sea tonight taking part of Sea Lawn Road with it (behind the railway land side!) - Marine Parade is also currently being evacuated. There's also high tide at Starcross and flooding in Cockwood Harbour to boot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2014 A few RMwebber's and I were planning a trip on Saturday down to Plymouth along the sea wall at Dawlish, but looks like we may have to postpone it. Unless the good people in bright orange work their magic and get it reopened in time.. Oh and the weather calms down a bit! Here's hoping. Saturday's weather is forecast to be even worse. The wave heights are 25% + higher combined with some very strong winds. The only up side is that the tides are neaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Saturday's weather is forecast to be even worse. The wave heights are 25% + higher combined with some very strong winds. The only up side is that the tides are neaps. Very true, but with the forecast winds there is huge potential for further damage, now that the outer defences have been breached. I can see very serious questions being asked before too long about the long term future for this stretch of line, particularly as some 'experts' are saying that we should abandon coastal defences... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sadly it doesn't look like Dawlish will be reopening anytime soon. Also hoping for better weather, not just for the Network Rail staff who'll having to be dealing with this but for the emergency services across the south west and of course the homeowners who's properties are now standing at risk along the coastline. Pictures are from Eyes of Dawlish facebook. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26042990 https://www.facebook.com/EODawlish?fref=ts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
station cat Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 That lot's going to take a while to clear up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Official NR line was 'Disruption until Friday'. Problem is, they didn't say which Friday... Thoughts are with all who are caught up in this mayhem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I know this topic was first but the later topic is more appropriately titled so I'll lock this off and point readers to http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/81949-washout-at-dawlish/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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