Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 14:35 29 Mar 2024
* Delays at Dover as millions begin Easter getaway
- Attempted murder charge after man stabbed on train
* A view from inside ship that hit Baltimore bridge
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 02/06/24 - Summer Timetable starts
17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

On this day
29th Mar (1913)
Foundation of National Union or Railwaymen (*)

Train RunningCancelled
12:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare
13:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
14:19 Westbury to Swindon
14:57 Bedwyn to Newbury
15:14 Swindon to Westbury
15:22 Newbury to Bedwyn
15:28 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
15:50 Bedwyn to Newbury
15:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
16:15 Newbury to Bedwyn
16:23 Westbury to Swindon
16:55 Bedwyn to Newbury
17:36 Swindon to Westbury
18:37 Westbury to Swindon
20:13 Swindon to Westbury
21:16 Westbury to Swindon
22:30 Swindon to Westbury
Short Run
12:35 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
13:10 Gloucester to Weymouth
13:42 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
13:46 Bristol Temple Meads to Warminster
13:55 Paignton to London Paddington
14:36 London Paddington to Paignton
15:42 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
16:35 London Paddington to Plymouth
16:50 Plymouth to London Paddington
17:03 London Paddington to Penzance
17:36 London Paddington to Plymouth
18:03 London Paddington to Penzance
18:36 London Paddington to Plymouth
19:04 Paignton to London Paddington
20:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
21:04 London Paddington to Plymouth
Delayed
10:04 London Paddington to Penzance
10:20 Penzance to London Paddington
11:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
12:03 London Paddington to Penzance
12:15 Penzance to London Paddington
13:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
13:15 Plymouth to London Paddington
13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern
14:03 London Paddington to Penzance
14:15 Penzance to London Paddington
15:03 London Paddington to Penzance
15:15 Plymouth to London Paddington
16:03 London Paddington to Penzance
16:15 Penzance to London Paddington
19:04 London Paddington to Penzance
PollsOpen and recent polls
Closed 2024-03-25 Easter Escape - to where?
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
March 29, 2024, 14:49:33 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[135] 2024 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury...
[85] Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption el...
[46] Travel for free on the m2 metrobus - Bristol - 4,5,6 April 202...
[36] would you like your own LIVE train station departure board?
[34] West Wiltshire Bus Changes April 2024
[33] Reversing Beeching - bring heritage and freight lines into the...
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 8
  Print  
Author Topic: Dawlish closures - November 2018  (Read 20799 times)
plymothian
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 822


View Profile
« on: November 06, 2018, 18:53:58 »

Due to forecast severe weather, Network Rail have taken the decision to close the line between Exeter St David's and Newton Abbot to all traffic from 12midnight to 12noon to enable them to complete a full inspection before opening.

GWR (Great Western Railway) will operate RRB (Rail Replacement Bus) between Exeter SD and Newton Abbot, whilst XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) will operate an RRB between Tiverton and Plymouth.

https://twitter.com/GWRHelp/status/1059865176965607425

Quote
The line between #ExeterStDavids and #NewtonAbbot is expected to be closed from the start of service until approximately 1200 tomorrow. Network Rail has advised that Dawlish sea wall will not be passable until the line is fully inspected.

Risk aversion and a sign of things to come?
Logged

Please be aware that only the first 4 words of this post will be platformed on this message board.
REVUpminster
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 533



View Profile Email
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2018, 18:56:43 »

The line is closing to all trains tomorrow at high tide. About 9.15am. the winds though are Westerly when it's the Easterlies that cause the trouble. BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Spotlight news.
Logged
REVUpminster
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 533



View Profile Email
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2018, 18:57:24 »

Beat me to it.
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 40692



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2018, 19:02:33 »

Beat me to it.

Merged  Grin Grin
Logged

Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
Western Pathfinder
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1528



View Profile
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2018, 19:35:06 »

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/railway-in-devon-to-be-closed-tomorrow-morning-owing-to-extreme-weather
Logged
bobm
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 9810



View Profile
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2018, 19:48:25 »

Noted it is on the front page of GWR (Great Western Railway).com but there is nothing on Journeycheck as I type - which many will have bookmarked and go straight to.
Logged
old original
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 877


View Profile
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2018, 20:26:56 »

The line is closing to all trains tomorrow at high tide. About 9.15am. the winds though are Westerly when it's the Easterlies that cause the trouble. BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Spotlight news.

High tide will be at about 6.00am.
Logged

8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 40692



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2018, 20:50:45 »

Perhaps not the evening to tell the rail industry what it could have used for diversions.



Never mind - tonight is a once in 40 years event, right??
Logged

Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18897



View Profile
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2018, 22:21:42 »

The line is closing to all trains tomorrow at high tide. About 9.15am. the winds though are Westerly when it's the Easterlies that cause the trouble. BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Spotlight news.

Gale force to severe gale force winds are forecast, by the Met Office, to be from the south southeast then from the south tomorrow between 0200-0600. Still the potential to whip up the high tide. They move to become south southwesterlies after 0600.

I'll be watch the Dawlish webcams with interest early in the morn.
« Last Edit: November 06, 2018, 22:40:07 by bignosemac » Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
Worcester_Passenger
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1704


View Profile
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2018, 03:48:17 »

I see from RTT» (Real Time Trains - website) that the sleepers both ran through OK. The Down sleeper has just left Exeter 48 minutes early so as to get past the dangerous bit.
Logged
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18897



View Profile
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2018, 06:03:23 »

The sea looks no more angry, as high tide arrives, than it did during storm Callum last month. Although it is difficult to tell from the Dawlish Cams in the the pre-dawn twilight. Another hour and there will be more light with which to better get an idea of how bad things are/were.

Nothing untoward reported on industry communication systems or social media.

One of these perhaps:
Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
REVUpminster
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 533



View Profile Email
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2018, 06:33:21 »

6.30am. The wind and rain is blowing here in Paignton but coming from the South West. The cat was sitting outside facing east and dry. I think Railtrack have gone over the top more than the sea has with this closure.
Logged
old original
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 877


View Profile
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2018, 07:05:07 »

The track is getting quite a rinse at Dawlish but nothing worse than when services have run through before.


Just watched a 153 creep along westwards, on the Marine Parade web cam
Logged

8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18897



View Profile
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2018, 07:17:07 »

I suspect that is being used by Network Rail as an inspection train. Coming back in a mo I expect. It's just crossed over at Teignmouth.



Edit: Nope, it appears to have crossed back and is onward to Newton Abbot. Perhaps testing the crossover.
Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
old original
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 877


View Profile
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2018, 07:43:08 »

...just come back a bit quicker
Logged

8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 8
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the 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 the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page