Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river

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[Umberleigh]

Well worth a read:

https://www.railengineer.uk/2018/01/09/a-short-story-of-a-railway-and-its-river/

[RichardB]

Great article about a great scheme.  A significant long term threat to the railway removed in grand style.

[TonyK]

Very good article indeed! Although a "surfeit of lampreys" isn't always a good thing.

[SandTEngineer]

Yes, very good article.....and I learnt a new word.....Geomorphology

Geomorphology is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.

...or put another (clearer) way....

Geomorphology is the study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth (and sometimes on other planets). Study includes looking at landscapes to work out how the earth surface processes, such as air, water and ice, can mould the landscape.

[Rob on the hill]

And here's the work in progress courtesy of a recent Google maps image



Edit note: Link to map image fixed. CfN.

[TonyK]

Yes, very good article.....and I learnt a new word.....Geomorphology

Geomorphology is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.

...or put another (clearer) way....

Geomorphology is the study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth (and sometimes on other planets). Study includes looking at landscapes to work out how the earth surface processes, such as air, water and ice, can mould the landscape.

... or even more succinctly:

Geomorphology is why stuff falls down. (Four Track Wiki, Now!)

I drove past there last Friday, and didn't notice a thing!