The following pictures have been received from Network Rail - they are their Copyright. Our sincere appreciation to Network Rail and Tim Maddocks in particular for making these pictures of another of their work sites available to us. As can be seen from the pictures which follow this is another massive undertaking in which they are able to make use of the reduced traffic at this time of the Dawlish upheaval to close the lines between Newton Abbot and Totnes/Paignton. With all four lines, that is the two to and from Paignton and the two to and from Totnes and beyond cut and removed, a massive trench has been excavated to facilitate the installation of the culvert. Signalling cables supported in flexible ducting above the site. 19th March 2014 Copyright Network Rail with their permission. Keith, Here are a few pics of work going on I took these on my way home after a shift at Paignton Signal Box , the Intial work was to put a culvert under the line,here we see the embankment being reinstated Please feel free to use them on your site
Regards Graham Bowden Signaller Network Rail Many thanks for your input Graham, it is much appreciated. Strangers in the camp - Class 70's visit Exeter and the sea wall. News and pictures from David Tozer18/3/2014
Hi Keith, Suspect that you do not have any shots of the attached on your website. Yes, Colas Rail Class 70’s top and tailed the late running 1120 6Z70 Westbury – Exeter (St Thomas). From here they went on to Dawlish with a train load of ballast. Dave Well done David and many thanks Falmouth Society of Railway Modellers
Open Day Saturday 22nd March 2014 at The Athaeneum Club Kimberley Place Falmouth Free Admission Open 10am - 4pm Web: www.fsrm.weebly.com Keith, A photograph taken today (15th April 2014) of Bagnall 0-4-2 ‘Isaac' working the first train of the day at 1100 from Killington Lane to Woody Bay with a pair of L & B Coaches. These I have to say have been restored to a superb standard. Regards Dave Many thanks David Fire crews are pumping sea water on to the cliff at Dawlish to bring down 350,000 tonnes of potentially unstable rock and soil in a controlled landslip.
Network Rail called in firefighters to prevent a "catastrophic" collapse that could have posed a risk to workers repairing the main Devon railway line. A geologist is working with the fire crews and Network Rail's contractors. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue (DSFRS) said crews were brought in after a large area - about 30m (100ft) - of soil and rock directly above the main line at Teignmouth Road appeared to have "slumped" over the past 48 hours. "Network Rail are now unable to work beneath this area due to the potential for catastrophic collapse posing a risk to workers and causing further damage to the railway infrastructure," DSFRS said. In addition to the engineering work taking place at Dawlish, engineering work is also taking place between Newton Abbot and Totnes / Paignton closing all lines. (Work on the Kingskerswell by-pass)
Buses replace trains between Exeter St Davids and Totnes / Paignton from 15th to 21st March 2014 We are most grateful to Tim Maddocks, Service Manager, Network Rail West Country who took and forwarded the following pictures of the massive repair operation going on on the sea wall at Dawlish. These are reproduced here with the permission of Network Rail. At Dawlish station Dawlish, at the site of the breach Near Rockstone With very many thanks to Network Rail for their permission to publish the above pictures taken from positions which we enthusiasts, for reasons of safety, cannot access. What a massive achievement in such a short time, Network Rail Engineers have to be congratulated on their ingenuity, great skills and perseverance.
Five weeks have now passed since the series of storms destroyed parts of the sea wall at Dawlish together with the station platform. Leaving home at 08.28 the Voyager service ran to Newton Abbot, where on arrival familiar faces greeted me as buses and drivers from Camborne depot were at the station on rail replacement duties. At Teignmouth repairs were being carried out to the track and to the sea wall, the footpath was completely closed off to Dawlish. At Dawlish work was being carried out on the station, rebuilding the down platform together with work on the canopies. Moving onto Dawlish Warren and Starcross using the Rail Replacement buses, work was in hand on repairs to points, everything else was very quiet and the rails very rusty after five weeks lack of use. At Dawlish Warren the restored footbridge was inaccessable as fences closed off the bridge together with sea wall path from that point. Returning home by a Torridge Travel Coach from Exeter to Plymouth and then an unusual six car h.s.t. set to Penzance made an enjoyable day. Newton Abbot Teignmouth Dawlish Dawlish Warren Starcross We are most grateful to Roger Winnen for bringing us these pictures as the time when rail services along the stretch will once again resume grows ever closer and Cornwall will be re-connected to the outside world by rail. Network Rail are to be congratulated on the speed with which they have tackled this massive task.
Keith, The forecourt at Exeter(Central) has under gone a £600,000 revamp in conjunction with Network Rail, First Great Western and Exeter City Council. Regards Dave Many thanks David.
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