Dawlish closures - November 2018

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[plymothian]

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

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?

[REVUpminster]

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.

[REVUpminster]

Beat me to it.

[grahame]

Beat me to it.

Merged 

[Western Pathfinder]

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/railway-in-devon-to-be-closed-tomorrow-morning-owing-to-extreme-weather

[bobm]

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.

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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.

[grahame]

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??

[JayMac]

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.

[Worcester_Passenger]

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.

[JayMac]

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:

[REVUpminster]

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.

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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

[JayMac]

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.

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...just come back a bit quicker