This whole series over the last three or more years brought me a lot of pleasure and I suspect has brought Dawlish an awful lot of new potential tourists. Just an absolute pleasure all round. Thank you.
I get that this was needed, but at the same time it's sad to see the demise of many happy childhood memories from the 1970s, arriving at Dawlish (some wooden platforms then) and rushing over the old footbridge, then under the railway to the sea for a bucket-and-spade day out.
What an amazing project from start to finish and you have to admire the thought process, skill and expertise that has been put in by everyone from the beginning. Each year we visit Dawlish just to see for ourselves, and all in all this whole series has been an absolute pleasure to watch thanks to you Coastal Cams 👍
Thanks for a great update both of you. It is great to see the completed part of the project.and see the lovely Devon coastline again. I have travelled many times on this line over the years and it is lovely to see it again
It looks wonderful and a great job considering all the problems of tides and water flows. Just need a lick of paint on those railway bridges now. And the station in parts! 😉
Well done Neil It’s been fascinating watching over the last 10.years. May I say if a so called professional television production team did something like this it wouldn’t be as good as your production Fabulous Aerial shots and informative descriptions of what Jack and his team have achieved. Looking forward to part 2
Enjoyed watching the whole re build process from the time you started, thanks to all involved. Funny seeing Jack in his clothes hehe. It’s such a shame that the bridge hasn’t been painted, it would have given it a final finish off., and really needs doing.
Good to hear that there's plans in place for the station buildings - the only major criticism I have of the way things are now everything's finished in that area is that the station buildings are looking REALLY shabby, especially compared to everything else around them.
Don't know about the station buildings, but the bridge over the seafront really needs sorting out. It looks horrible compared to the new wall next to it.
Not part of the resilience project as it's structurally sound but Dawlish Town Council will be asking Network Rail to look at the bridge once the resilience project is complete.
Lovely, but I am SO very surprise there are no covers on either the stairs or bridge! Am I incorrect? Apologies if that is the case.... ...but I heard the comment about planning for storms etc but think of normal years and the usual problems....I think most of the UK public suffer from rain issues while using public transport like poorly designed bus shelters and facilities, when winter rain snow and ice etc appear. Do architects only drive cars and never experience actually USING public transport? Can you imagine the chances of someone slipping on the icy steps or getting knocked over by a sudden deluge? I cant remember but I thought the old bridge may have had a cover.... why has this important feature gone? It's not there. I'd sacrifice the current beautiful design for a practical feature like a cover from the rain. Hmmm 🤔.
Have I missed something regarding the disabled access, there's a lift but what about people in wheelchairs, I didn't see any ramp from the exit of the lift, only stairs. This is why I no longer travel by train as some of the stations are inaccessible for people who use wheelchairs.