Clive
10/10 Fully booked though.
p.s. David is co-presenting a technical lecture on 8th May 6pm addressing Dawlish Seawall options. Will see if a video link is possible.
David Finch has over 25 years’ experience in coastal and estuarine dynamics both at Wallingford and previously for a major UK consultant where he lead coastal process modelling for coastal and port work, including a year in Dubai. At Wallingford, David has been responsible for management of a wide range of coastal studies supporting both design and environmental impact assessments. He has ...
Am sure Mrs C will be more than happy to oblige (see 'Dawlish Webcam')
@Mrs C - 'closing the line' - where did heck that come from!! no, no, no, don't get me wrong, i love the stretch, and visited it out of choice countless times when living for many years in exeter. it's also the best relief of scenery to pass the time on a lengthy journey to cornwall. need something on a route that takes twice as long as getting to paris from london. i would die of boredom ...
No wonder the Eurostar is the mode of transport of choice for Euro MPs. All that courtesy food and wine that comes with a first class ticket...silly me thinking it was to do with being green or 'turquoise'
Thanks for that Mrs C., luckily so then. Points to the wall parameters being even more damning. Anyone know what level the sand was pre-1901? Nevertheless, to start to make a real difference to the rest of the wall another 20feet or so of depth is really needed (brilliant breach repair excepted).
'... are able to enjoy tax-payer subsidized drink...' - why exactly?
As per per the below article, and photo why did NR ever claim the line to be resiliant?? The wall at the breach was patently obvious as the location that something bad would happen (says 'Mystic Clive') due to low beach, complete lack of defences, thin stone wall and rubble backfill. Frankly it beggers belief to me how much surprise and hand wringing about the weather there has been at such a ...
@Mrs C - however, not wishing to dodge a reasonable statisical question purely with h&s logic: - Feb/March 1986 – blocked 26/02/86 to 03/3/86 – serious damage to wall at Smugglers Cove. Services commenced on 03/3/86 with the Down Main Line (Westbound) remaining shut until reopened on 11/3/86. And yes I was on a train from Plymouth that was brought to an unscheduled stop and decanted onto a ...
