Dawlish News
@flo - thanks muchly. @Mcjrpc - will be interesting indeed to see if the g'ovt actually commits to something, indeed anything, before the next election. The below WMN link sums up what in an ideal world should be done rather than piffle around endlessly for another 150years. Appreciate it is easy for me to say as it won't be my house or field disappearing. I do think the ...
I am not a financial expert, but I believe planners see HS2 as an investment rather than an expenditure, i.e. there is a clear financial return to be had, unlike with the services folk actually need. (Curiously when a road gets built there is less Joe and Jane public scrutiny of the cost.) The plan follows the French philosophy of, 'if you are are going to the trouble of building a new ...
@roberta - thanks - so there we have it. wall's quickly up again so why bother? the west country is a bit of a soft touch anyway. just go through the motions and say it's all too costly and undeserving to do any real investment in rail services west of bristol.
@Lynne - £50b and counting? The question being openly asked now in civil engineering circles is whether the proposed design is the right answer but to the wrong question. Namely that it is the wrong route with a lack of connectivity into existing lines and its speed is creating a high price environmetally and cost. i.e. much as an HS2 is definitely needed, for that price, get it right!!
Anyone seen the promised Network Rail high level report yet please?
25million tonnes of sand, or a million 25tonne lorry loads - that really is quite something - I wonder what King Canute would have to say
...only 11 days left to Network Rail's High Level Report...here's to hoping it contains something deserving for everyone...
This path raising is nothing more than 'best quick fix' (or 'low hanging fruit' as it gets called these days) to make the wall consistent with how it should have been built on day 1, and to give Dawlish some sort of fighting chance of last winter's collapse not being repeated. Nevertheless, it will be very interesting indeed to see how much debate is generated once the proper long term marine ...
I know it's only about the Warren, but still interesting to know the thinking for that end at least.
@Lynne - it is a total no brainer, people buy a house with industrial sized trains running past their windows, which they wish to keep, and their house foundations this winter - security - get a net curtain like most of the rest of us!! Of course this is just five points for starters - it remains to be seen just how many complaints get raised when the 'real seawall solution' gets selected and ...
