Clive
Seems from the answer on the BBC is 200years for the breach (happy days for those houses) and therefore 4-10years for the rest of it.
This would be the win-win for Dawlish, proper protection of railway and town and no competing alternate route. Just hope that if this becomes the only new infrastructure it is done well enough to push the sea far enough away from the tracks for electrification to be viable one day.
Ref above BBC: Andy Crowley, from contractor Amco, said: "The amount of concrete that's gone in there, that will be there for at least 200 years, beyond a shadow of a doubt." I guess that the 4-10year comment on the 'One Show' must therefore refer to the rest of the 4miles. Hence the breakwater being mooted.
...and perhaps most compellingly, if most people over claimed their expenses to the tune of £5800 for whatever reason they would fully expect to lose their job, so therefore have no sympathy! p.s. while on the subject of MPs a certain name keeps coming up on threads, so thought it high time to educate myself and not be 'behind the curve' anymore. It's the 'arm in strap' that gets me the most. ...
Supply and demand? Expectation of being squeeky clean and altruistic? Payback for setting taxes?
Anyone know Mike Gallop (NR man) well enough to clarify this point? Also on a H&S note, I hope the worker directing the high pressure hose standing at the top of the slip had a line attached to him!! Sorry, clip is also relevant at 11.30mins for first feature.
Nice one Roberta, thanks. Yes skip to the 48min mark for main feature. Not technically correct in the clip to say it withstood 'hell and high water for 170 years'. Landslide - Could say it was very lucky to have happened when the railway was closed anyway. Amazing what £15million buys! Even 'water bombing' helicoptors. One of the interesting points is that the NR man quoted ...
You may yet be in luck ... judging by European events there could be new opportunities for 'Cold War' experts
...and helpfully it looks as though the weather will actually be fine on Friday...
Sound effects are great if someone could stretch to a couple of speakers as well
