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Title: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: infoman on April 15, 2019, 19:22:23 BBC South West LIVE from Dawlish on the 18:30pm local news,
reporting on a decision by local planners to grant permission to raise the wall at Dawlish If you would like to see the News item. Please do it as soon as possible as the local news is only available for 24 hours on the i-player thing. Title: Re: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: Western Pathfinder on April 15, 2019, 20:22:18 Link to program mentioned above
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0004c3g/spotlight-evening-news-15042019 Package about Dawlish starts about 3:40 into the broadcast. WP. Title: Re: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: bobm on April 19, 2019, 16:40:48 Meanwhile it looks like the track is about to be replaced along the sea wall...
(http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/tgmrail.jpg) Title: Re: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: rower40 on April 19, 2019, 19:51:25 Converting back to 7 foot gauge?
Title: Re: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: Bmblbzzz on April 19, 2019, 19:57:44 Converting back to 7 foot gauge? It's the new one fathom gauge. Title: Re: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: bobm on April 19, 2019, 20:03:27 I actually heard someone suggest to his partner that it might be for third rail electrification.
Title: Re: Decision on Dawlish wall to be made Tuesday 16 April Post by: stuving on April 19, 2019, 22:53:47 I was wondering of those rails had been pre-painted to ward off the suns rays - but I've found a better explanation for that silver-grey colour. British Steel do a zinc alloy coating called Zinoco, marketed as protecting rails against corrosion in harsh environments like coasts (and using pictures of you-know-where).
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