This third option does look a bit more tricky but still might be possible to create as an alternative railway route. I've had feeling that the line and station in Dawlish could close down one day in the future due to high waves and tides from the sea.
What about a 4th option, keeping the current railway and building a massive breakwater further out in the sea to reduce the power of the waves and reduce the impact damage to the sea wall? Obviously the current improvement works in Dawlish will heavily reduce the issues of the sea wall collapsing.
I really can't see many of these planned rail schemes going ahead now. This one could be different as it isn't a typical commuter rail route but benefits from much other traffic too. Society is changing and people's travel is changing too. In a nutshell I can see much of the UK's rail system being in a state of contraction in a few years and certainly not expansion.
There’s a tempting logic about that, but equally I could imagine things settling back down - with consumption of transport, like everything else, returning to growth.
@@neilgallacher4793 It could do but what you have to think about is the dramatic change to working practises. The Welsh Government for example are looking to encourage companies to keep their staff home working. Many rail services will simply become unsustainable should this be adopted, imagine it on a UK wide level.
@@neilgallacher4793 It is too early for us as bystanders. Governments though need to consider this when planning future schemes, particularly as they seem to be encouraging a decline in commuter traffic. There could be other likely sources of future traffic that we are currently unaware off though. Could the mass introduction of electric cars result in people using the train instead?
The new sea wall is better designed. The original wall from late 1800s/early 1900s didn't go deep enough and was easily penetrated by the sea causing sinkholes which lead to the sea wall collapsing. The new wall is deep, stronger and is designed to push the waves back on themselves.
This third option does look a bit more tricky but still might be possible to create as an alternative railway route. I've had feeling that the line and station in Dawlish could close down one day in the future due to high waves and tides from the sea.
What about a 4th option, keeping the current railway and building a massive breakwater further out in the sea to reduce the power of the waves and reduce the impact damage to the sea wall? Obviously the current improvement works in Dawlish will heavily reduce the issues of the sea wall collapsing.
I really can't see many of these planned rail schemes going ahead now. This one could be different as it isn't a typical commuter rail route but benefits from much other traffic too. Society is changing and people's travel is changing too. In a nutshell I can see much of the UK's rail system being in a state of contraction in a few years and certainly not expansion.
There’s a tempting logic about that, but equally I could imagine things settling back down - with consumption of transport, like everything else, returning to growth.
@@neilgallacher4793 It could do but what you have to think about is the dramatic change to working practises. The Welsh Government for example are looking to encourage companies to keep their staff home working. Many rail services will simply become unsustainable should this be adopted, imagine it on a UK wide level.
@@TrenyCwm I agree with you that it’s a very big and pressing question. I just think it’s a bit early to say whether these changes are permanent.
@@neilgallacher4793 It is too early for us as bystanders. Governments though need to consider this when planning future schemes, particularly as they seem to be encouraging a decline in commuter traffic. There could be other likely sources of future traffic that we are currently unaware off though. Could the mass introduction of electric cars result in people using the train instead?
and the line that went to Newton Abbot from Exeter via Alphington, Ide, Longdown and Teigngrace: what of that, or is the situation too far gone?
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Why is it the British cannot just crack on with it these days?
“THESE days”……! 😂 When was it that we DID crack on with it? Not sure my memory goes back that far, Lord Tantrums…
Any what have they done? Build another bleddy wall!
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The new sea wall is better designed. The original wall from late 1800s/early 1900s didn't go deep enough and was easily penetrated by the sea causing sinkholes which lead to the sea wall collapsing. The new wall is deep, stronger and is designed to push the waves back on themselves.