Granitechops Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Noted today Sunday 18th May main Dawlish breakwater undermined by movement of sand Breakwater at Boat Cove by Kennaway tunnel looks like a block of masonary has gone missing since I last looked I expect these will be picked up by the regular seawall inspection crew? weekly or fortnightly? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Interesting feature on the old wall under the station platform overhang a walled in archway barely 4ft tall of the present walk way any ideas anyone to me it looks too low to be an access tunnel as it is now so I wondered if the seawall walk just there was much lower originally, and a tunnel was provided down to sea level for horses used for wagon shunting to ease their feet each day after their shifts, tides permitting Dont laugh. There was a similar provision in Friary yard Plymouth for horses to go through a longer tunnel down to sea level in nearby Sutton Harbour this arch is in the wall where the platform overhang narrows down, before you get to the old lifeboat house going north it is right opposite the lookout platform above the Station carpark, just about where the original yard widened out to fit the turntable in screen shot taken from Oldmaps website of Dawlish 1889 see http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html shows 4 lines through yard plus spur off to turntable (wagons?) to 2 short roads off if you reposition the location pointer yopu can see the whole station layout including goods shed Just to the right of the arch, is a much newer section of wall, built of a mellower stone, Granite? I think the arch is built in limestone, so someone said Edited May 18, 2014 by Granitechops 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Infill rather than stress relief as the infill blocks are different. Is there any evidence of a previous corner under the end of the arch which would indicate a structure behind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Infill rather than stress relief as the infill blocks are different. Is there any evidence of a previous corner under the end of the arch which would indicate a structure behind? The other end of the arch, showing the later granite stone to the right, just out of shot, this is built out as if it clads the original wall? which, I would think, was built after the arch was infilled Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Oh yeah! Musn't have the riff raff walk past our buffet! Don't mind taking money off the plebs though! Is that for real? I think it's just that the corridor past the buffet is quite narrow (particularly at intermediate stops where there may already be a queue of customers), so it makes sense to discourage SC passengers (especially those with luggage) from boarding the train through those doors. It's just simpler to paint a yellow stripe than to add the words "Access to standard class via narrow corridor possibly full of buffet customers. Please use another door especially if carrying luggage." (Much in the same way as it's easier to display the Reading stoppers at Paddington as terminating at Twyford rather than having to explain that it stops at all stations so it's quicker to catch a different train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2014 I expect these will be picked up by the regular seawall inspection crew? weekly or fortnightly? I believe that all these faults will already have been logged as storm damage by the current project team, who should have a remit to effect repairs in due course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2014 Work is starting. What a lovely day for that for a change. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I'd have thought that this would be a suitable place for a general 'Dawlish Sea Wall' thread, perhaps covering the section of line between Exminster and Newton Abbot? Great idea CK, but when suggested a few weeks ago, opinions were voiced to keep the 'washout' going. A more generalised localised thread would be better now. 'Devon Sea Wall' thread would be betterIMHO. Shall we get going now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2014 I'm hoping that the 'washout' element will soon become a matter of history, whereas nice photos of trains on the Sea Wall is a future we would all want to sign up to... I would also suggest that if a new thread is started, it's correctly positioned in the 'Railways of Devon' sub-forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivatt46403 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Please correct me, but I thought the DRS flask trains usually had 2 locos? I think they have two locos only when there's something in the flask, so maybe this was an empty move/route training? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) I have taken the liberty of starting a fresh, Dawlish thread in Railways of Devon as CK suggested. If nobody agrees then it can just die, but it's there if you wish. P Edited May 19, 2014 by Mallard60022 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) I was talking to one of the contractors working on the Station footbridge roof yesterday he said that they were reopening & rebuilding the old stairway condemed & closed 15 years ago which would involve reopening the blocked off doorway down on the seawall facing the viaduct never expected that closed off doorway is to left of the signs Photo taken in April Edited May 20, 2014 by Granitechops 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 20, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 20, 2014 That's a little benefit from the storm perhaps? P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted May 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21, 2014 'ello, 'ello, 'ello ...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 21, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2014 They look like PCSOs or maybe the young one on the left is and the other is a Constable showing him the patch? Probably they are just have a mooch on a beautiful day which is probably a lot more enjoyable than being in town on a Sunday morning about 12.30 a.m. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted May 21, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2014 'ello, 'ello, 'ello ...... Capture.JPG No doughnut shops down there fella's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 They look like PCSOs or maybe the young one on the left is and the other is a Constable showing him the patch? Probably they are just have a mooch on a beautiful day which is probably a lot more enjoyable than being in town on a Sunday morning about 12.30 a.m. P Is the Lawn dangerous these days on a Sunday morning ? Must be the aggressive ducks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 22, 2014 Is the Lawn dangerous these days on a Sunday morning ? Must be the aggressive ducks. Cheeky boy....... Anyone know what the Orange Platoon are doing with the wall on the Dawlish web cam? P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 22, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2014 'ello, 'ello, 'ello ...... Capture.JPG Ha ha - CAPTAIN ALERT in that photo - in orange in the distance - excellent day yesterday visiting loads of Sea Wall sites, photos to follow (probably on the new thread in the Devon forum)... The BTP were simply patrolling and checking all was in order, no particular reason for their visit - they were previously seen (by me) up in the Rockstone area after lunch... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I was watching (the Dawlish Warren Cam) at 2:00am UK time, today. There was a blaze of light in the middle distance and two gentlemen with flashlights were walking toward the Cam. One by the wall the other towards the houses. They were looking in to the middle of the tracks. To be honest I thought that a dog had been struck (or something). 15 minutes later it was “quiet" again. Best, Pete. Edited May 22, 2014 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Cheeky boy....... Anyone know what the Orange Platoon are doing with the wall on the Dawlish web cam? P They have not finished the parapet there yet, looks like shuttering still in place And I have a feeling they are also working below the parapet back towards the old lifeboat house on the footpath & the sea wall below it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 22, 2014 CK, the lads working on the sea wall by the Dawlish web cam need life preservers (and I'm not being funny). P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 It amazes me that Dawlish advertise this as a wonderful Blue Flag beach yet the tide, seemingly never goes out! Is there another beach they are referring to? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 22, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2014 CK, the lads working on the sea wall by the Dawlish web cam need life preservers (and I'm not being funny). P There is certainly that kind of kit close by at each worksite, even if they don't have them on in the photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Seen on the webcam five minutes ago a class 66 (DB) heading towards Plymouth ,any idea what its duty is going to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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