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YorkshireBear
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http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/storm-damage/dawlish/
The camera on this link has now been cleared of rain the moon appears to be out and seas much much calmer. You can clearly see the containers have done a fantastic job of defending the already breached part and the new breach is actually outside the area of containers.
The camera on this link has now been cleared of rain the moon appears to be out and seas much much calmer. You can clearly see the containers have done a fantastic job of defending the already breached part and the new breach is actually outside the area of containers.
Wow, been to Penzance on several occasions, yet I've never seen it like that !
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Those containers look a bit knackered now! Taken quite a beating by the looks of it! Better them though than the houses which would likely have been wiped out by now!
More of the wall has definitely gone, but it doesn't look too much currently. I am surprised Network Rail didn't put containers a few more along from the breached section as either side was likely to get more damaged as it would be incredibly weak.
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I imagine they will do now. I dont think this is going to have any serious impacts on the work, the scaffolding is all in one piece, site access is still avaliable. Just loose 2 days work then add 2 days for the wall. Still 6 weeks will probably be about right as long as another big big storm doesn't come our way. Which is not expected in the next week.
Containers did their job, some are buckled moved slightly, there is a new washout, also temp scaffold erected for new signalling for fibres to be run out today now declared as unsafe until daylight exam
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Yep and the damage alongside the containers does not look too bad. But it is being reported that there is further damage around the corner.
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http://twitpic.com/dvmszh Great link to a video of last nights damage
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http://twitpic.com/dvmszh Great link to a video of last nights damage
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They are going to need more containers....
YorkshireBear
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I imagine considering how well those ones have done more will already be on their way!
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It's bound to be covered somewhere in the other thread here, they've been discussing it since about 1936...
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=96306
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http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/storm-damage/dawlish/
The current Network Rail picture. Looks so peaceful. Unbelievable.
The current Network Rail picture. Looks so peaceful. Unbelievable.
Nearest if it's open is the footbridge up from Dawlish near the signal gantry.
It should be on this map.
http://goo.gl/xpIbu4
It's not google markers don't work - just follow the line up from Dawlish and it's fairly obvious.
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That access is fenced off and security guards are posted
YorkshireBear
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Looks like some new containers have appeared on site.
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Aye, apparently when it was first fenced off there was a barrier "you could duck under" (although I didn't make it down there myself until last Monday, when it was like it is now), but it's being very highly guarded now.
Xenophon PCDGS
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One has to remember the normal usage that these containers are intended for.
Yes, I talked to the security guard. Two of them are working 12 hour shifts, so there's plenty of overtime being paid.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Were you referring to the security officers when you mentioned overtime pay, as a 12 hour security shift just counts as part of a normal shift pattern and weekend work is paid normally at standard day rates.
D1009
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Do they stop you walking along the beach at low tide?
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Those containers have worked well.
It looks like the damage was caused by water filling the inside and bulging them outwards. - They should have sealed the tops/ drain holes.
Or filled them with concrete, and in this case they would have to be built into a larger wall!
I have no doubt they would keep people a safe distance from the repairs/ danger.
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The only problem with filling them with concrete is that they would never get them back out again! The concrete would make them too heavy to lift and transport, and difficult to cut up!
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To get rid of the concrete, I think you would have to resort to the Mythbusters method! I doubt the local residents would be happy with NR if they did that ....
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Calmer conditions today. Containers repaired and filled even further. Further damage reported at around 10-20m.
Updated schedule to be made by Wednesday.
Updated schedule to be made by Wednesday.
This from Network Rail
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/storm-damage/dawlish/
Quote "Further sections of the old sea wall are destroyed as well as a lesser secondary breach closer to Dawlish Warren."
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Reopening of the main Dawlish rail line delayed after storm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26224257
Network Rail now say another one or two weeks will be added to the original six week repair timeline IF there is no further damage. Their words not mine.
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