Train Derailment/Crash at Grange over Sands (24/03/2024) 

Thanks fort sharing. God bless you on your drone adventures.

Both sets

Unfortunately one side is tidal the other not.The tidal side at spring tide is I would estimate at least 20ft above the land behind.The landward side is part of the old estuary well below high tide level.It has been pumped since the railway was built.A culvert would not work.

@@andycruickshank1671 Thanks, is that one area that gets pumped or are there others along the length of the line?

@@andycruickshank1671Very interesting. I would like to see more from this area.

@@billmmckelvie5188 There are other areas.

@@andycruickshank1671 Thanks!

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'Tis but a flesh wound!

Geez is it still only March , time goes slow when you having Fun . Thanks for the Heads Up .

Train now back on the Track . Just the sink hole to sort out , The water pipe line had a join under the track ,

?? It's already happened.

The whole length has been doing it's job for 150 years or so.A little more close maintenance maybe needed but not a lot more.

@@andycruickshank1671 Yes I know but we are getting unprecedented rainfall now and drainage fit for 150 years ago will not suffice today.

@@rodneycooperLMSCoach The water needs to be pumped as the landward side is much lower than the seaward side.A culvert would flood the land behind at higher tides.A higher volume pumping system in secure solid pipes is what is needed.If you look closely on the video you will see the original ,or at least the pipe that did the job 50 years ago,as the middle one of the three pipes.It is much deeper under the track than the more recent ones.

@@rodneycooperLMSCoach You seem to have missed the point.The railway acts as a barrier between the sea and the land behind stopping that land becoming part of the foreshore.However the water has to be pumped out when it gets to high. If you look on the video you can see the standing water on the landward side of the embankment.

@@andycruickshank1671 Yes I can see the standing water on the landward side but making the Railway a barrier to flooding makes it vulnerable. From what you say then a defence such as at Dawlish would be required as well.

You're childish!

No , No edit to the video , stopped putting music to my video , to much copyright . lot of my video have been blocked .

You need to see both side of the track to see what has happened on the Track and the sink hole . that is you won't to see how it came about .