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Title: Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river Post by: Umberleigh on February 03, 2018, 19:27:19 Well worth a read: https://www.railengineer.uk/2018/01/09/a-short-story-of-a-railway-and-its-river/ Title: Re: Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river Post by: RichardB on February 04, 2018, 21:34:01 Great article about a great scheme. A significant long term threat to the railway removed in grand style.
Title: Re: Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river Post by: TonyK on February 05, 2018, 09:48:34 Very good article indeed! Although a "surfeit of lampreys" isn't always a good thing.
Title: Re: Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river Post by: SandTEngineer on February 05, 2018, 10:03:09 Yes, very good article.....and I learnt a new word.....Geomorphology
Quote 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. ::) :P...or put another (clearer) way.... Quote 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. ;DTitle: Re: Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river Post by: Rob on the hill on February 05, 2018, 11:50:52 And here's the work in progress courtesy of a recent Google maps image (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/River+Taw/@50.9241282,-3.9028042,305m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x486c3b9fdf0f499b:0xdf30c8bd7b74eeec!8m2!3d50.8804246!4d-4.0058342)
Edit note: Link to map image fixed. CfN. Title: Re: Tarka Line: Great Article on the railway and the river Post by: TonyK on February 05, 2018, 17:57:34 Yes, very good article.....and I learnt a new word.....Geomorphology Quote 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. ::) :P...or put another (clearer) way.... Quote 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. ;D... or even more succinctly: Quote Geomorphology is why stuff falls down. (Four Track Wiki, Now!) I drove past there last Friday, and didn't notice a thing! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |