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https://dawlish.nub.news/n/new-footbridge-design-revealed-for-dawlish-railway-station

When we had our EU Interreg project which (for our bit) focused on the Exeter - Paignton Riviera Line (2012-15), this was a huge aspiration of the locals in Dawlish (Teignmouth would like one too).  We heard a lot of frustration with the limitations of the board crossing.  Good to see this project. 

Both the previous and this illustration, middle of a day in ~June, the weather benign and neither shows what's behind that wall. Surprised given the location and the cost overall, that they've not gone for a design that keeps the weather off the passengers - and also the lifts themselves of course (something that several people besides me probably mentioned in the feedback for the first design).

Mark

That’s all clear in the full planning application though, this is just a web article.  Behind the outboard wall is a relatively wide promenade with the usual recurve units.  There may be wind driven spray up there at footbridge level, but in such conditions there’s still going to be spray all over the open platforms anyway?

(Beats me why they couldn’t dig an underpass with lifts that could come up inside the buildings.)

Paul

An underpass under rail lines?

Never in a million years,this is why ticket gates will never be seen at Sheffield station,an under pass to get to the trams,over network rails dead body.

Although the south Bristol link does have a road under the rail way,

I bet some one wasn't happy about that and would have preferred the road way OVER the rail line.

Looking again, the first design had the upper lift doors somewhat facing away from the prevailing wind. The revised design has the lift doors facing the prevailing wind direction - but for both designs the suppliers of the lifts will take account of the frequent generous delivery at speed of wind-driven salt spray, yes?

Mark

The prevailing wind is Southwest. East is less frequent but does cause the high waves but there is a big promenade between the lifts and the new seawall. Easterly winds also knockout the Torquay-Brixham ferry. Most beaches face east and they wouldn't be popular if the wind was easterly most of the time.