Grecian 1998
Member
Starcross isn't Dawlish - it's about 2 miles beyond the seawall and the Exe Estuary is generally very calm due to being a mile wide and shallow in most places. It appears the article's basis for suggesting it failed due to seawater is that one man (who appears to be a passenger) claims he was told it failed due to seawater entering the engines. The article also claims that GWR are investigating the fault.
Certainly it might have failed due to seawater - but it might be a good idea to wait for GWR to conclude their investigation rather than relying on what one identified man claims a member of staff told him.
Certainly it might have failed due to seawater - but it might be a good idea to wait for GWR to conclude their investigation rather than relying on what one identified man claims a member of staff told him.