Dawlish News
As per last RTA posted, best least said me thinks.
@Lynne - the 'let's look at the alternative/additional options' scenario I wonder, is the belief that it keeps SW MPs happy per see, or that it keeps the MPs happy because they in turn then believe that they are then empowered to pass on the charade to keep their constituents happy? I suspect that NR would genuinely love to have a hassle free shiny new line (why wouldn't they like ...
And I completely understand the absolute necessity of Dawlish keeping its station. Devon is littered with resorts that never recovered from losing their station, Ilfracombe being perhaps the best example.
p.s. @flo - i also entirely empathise with your 'commuters dilema'.
@flo thanks for flagging this up - there seems to be a lot of economy in the pace of the details being dribbled out! how contentious can it be!!! At the risk of repeating myself from a number of similar strands: 1. The current 'path raising' at Sea Lawn is but very minor works compared with the not unexpected £400m cost, or whatever, to properly tame the waves once and for all at Dawlish. ...
@FredBassett ...speaking with one voice is perfectly possible with no losers if the sw backs oke-tavy...although this isn't the true engineering solution, it is the most affordable, least disruptive and could be done in a fraction of the time of a fast dal. also changes nothing about committment to the devon riviera line. should ideally include a 'north of cowley chord' (if the cowley bridge ...
...and very well deserving it is too. However, just a little bit of my cynicism tells me...keep piling on the praise of how quick and well it was all done and we will have made at least half a case to commit to nothing major this side of the election.
p.s. Mr Streeter MP is quite right to say (WMN 04/07) that the SW must speak 'with one voice in the peninsula'. United we stand... etc
Thanks muchly for asking Lynne. Would suggest that the contents of the report will be made public once the G'ovt has prepped the Department of Transport with enough well presented polite excuses for why none of the 'weather proof line proposals' have sufficient cost/benefit . How many hundreds of millions did businesses claim to lose last winter? Anyway, look no further than the ...
Technically speaking there are two 'fast' trains to Plymouth, the 'Cornish Riviera' and the 'Royal Duchy', both at 3hrs dead. But I won't split hairs because in true FGW style there is only the 'Cornish Riviera' that does the return trip in 3hrs!! (Or take out a mortgage for one of the two morning business trains to London at 3.07hr). Talking of comparisons how about the 7.04 Newcastle to ...
