Dawlish Repair Documentary?

[Morpethcurve]

Has there been one on the telly? Are there any in the pipeline?

I would have thought there was sufficient public interest to justify at least a half hour program on the process, given the news coverage.

Regards - Morpethcurve

 

[Flamingo]

Has there been one on the telly? Are there any in the pipeline?

I would have thought there was sufficient public interest to justify at least a half hour program on the process, given the news coverage.

Regards - Morpethcurve

I suspect it will feature prominently in the next series of "The Railway", as they were filming around that time. (Yes, they did want to film me, yes, I did tell them to bugger off).

 

[Class 170101]

NR have produced a time lapse film of them working to re-build the wall. Its here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvmpWuc2UUE

[youtube]LvmpWuc2UUE[/youtube]

 

[Morpethcurve]

Many thanks for those replies.

The section that collapsed - was there a reason it was that part? For example different construction method, local coastal geography, sea bed profile? I.e. will the next comparable storm subject that section to the most stress, or could another part give way?

The ongoing "maintenance"/refilling of the shipping containers was interesting!

Regards - Morpethcurve

 

[Be3G]

I suspect it will feature prominently in the next series of "The Railway", as they were filming around that time. (Yes, they did want to film me, yes, I did tell them to bugger off).

Is that the BBC series (about various TOCs) or the Channel 5 one specifically about FGW?

 

[HowardGWR]

Many thanks for those replies.

The section that collapsed - was there a reason it was that part? For example different construction method, local coastal geography, sea bed profile? I.e. will the next comparable storm subject that section to the most stress, or could another part give way?

The ongoing "maintenance"/refilling of the shipping containers was interesting!

Regards - Morpethcurve

Well, it was the stretch where the resident originally apparently made them lower the footpath wall because it would enable people to see into his living room otherwise.

One wonders whether that stretch will now be built up, daft not to IMO, if so.

 

[DY444]

Well, it was the stretch where the resident originally apparently made them lower the footpath wall because it would enable people to see into his living room otherwise.

One wonders whether that stretch will now be built up, daft not to IMO, if so.

Daft or otherwise I understand that it will be restored to the condition it was before.

 

[Flamingo]

Is that the BBC series (about various TOCs) or the Channel 5 one specifically about FGW?

Channel 5.