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I am not an expert in this field but why not sink 4-5 scrap ships a mile or so out. At first it may look unsightly until the superstrcture is broken up,but it would break up the force of the waves and eventually form a reef.
Solution One train going back and forth and as far as signalling is concern in old days they had a metal loop which the driver had in his cab he had right of way. Jobs done.
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It strikes me that the places beyond Devon suffer severe traffic chaos during the summer.If there is no alternative then people will have to use cars It is no coincidence that many are thinking of reopening lines that beeching closed and it was folly to sell the land when the track was ripped up.
If they abandoned the railway line to go inland Teignmouth,Newton Abbot,Torquay, Paignton and Dartmouth would lose so much from tourism.So it must favour getting the present line repaired.For the present move Dawlish station to the Warren
It does seem to me why they have not built the sea wall further out.Having seen pictures of trains under the breaking waves it seemed that a perfect storm was going to come. What Dawlish could do with both for protection and generate revenue and tourism is a harbour.
They could run a service from Dawlish Warren to Exeter and from Teignmouth to Newton Abbot and beyond as a shuttle
The only thing protecting Dawlish is the Railway network and if they decide to reopen the old inland railway line to Plymouth they may abandon the present route.
Hand in pocket?
Just a bit of flooding Bloody unbelievable Syria is a so called leader killing his own people as they do and rule total destruction.Assad and his family will end up getting asylum here and live in the stockbroker belt. Somerset is nature taking its course with agencies that have neglected to look after the countryside.
