Dawlish News
With so much land already given planning permission at Crimebrook, one would think they would have built more hoses on this land. But so far over five years, only 300 houses have been built per annum. What is stopping them building at a faster rate?
@leatash - a 3 metre wave describes the height of the wave not is volume. As to the sea hitting the trains. Why not build a high rock wall (rock armour) some distance from the line, running parallel to it. This would stop the waves from hitting with any force, so allowing the poorly designed trains to navigate the Dawlish track during bad weather. A similar idea to the work that was ...
@leatash I think you mean a Cubic metre and not a square metre.
A square meter of sea water weighs 1 ton now consider a 3 metre wave aproaching the coast at 30 miles per hour and picking up rock and shingle as it breaks a little more than a splash of water its a killing machine.
If only there were trains available that could cope with a splash of water...
And as climate change takes hold it can only get worse.
A great idea they could be used in places like the corner of Brunswick Place outside Geralds they wouldnt affect anyone but those HGV's who use the wide footpath to park and do deliveries. I couldnt see them being used on every kerb but in certain places they would work well.
NUTCASE OR WHAT??????????????
Cross-Country trains through Devon were disrupted again this afternoon as high seas battered the railway line at Dawlish. Winds were forecast to pick up during Wednesday afternoon with a band of rain coming with them. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/trains-through-devon-cancelled-dawlish-1339100
Stupid remarks abound on this site from different people. Some people can only learn the hard way, but that's not my fault. They need a rude awakening. Did Calamari ask himself whether or not polution would occur if the engine was running in a stationary position, whether there was anyone in the car or not. Write 1000 lines, "I must not leave my engine running whilst stationary".