Trains on the sea wall at Dawlish and Teignmouth Spring 2019, last HST,s ,Freight ,specials etc.

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5 жыл бұрын

A look at the diverse traffic on the GWR main line along the coast at Dawlish and Teignmouth. Many of the views are set to change forever and some on this film will soon be gone.

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@patrickhoney2706 4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Honey I am now 84 and lived in the area during and after WW2. When my Father came home from Army service in 1945, I was 10 years old and he was employed on the GWR as a plate layer. Following the war the Admiralty raised concerns at Govt level about the possibility of storm damage to the main line at Dawlish cutting off its main fleet base at Plymouth from re supply of ammunition / fuel and Stores etc. As a consequence in 1946 and 1947 my Father and other Staff were employed, in gangs of 12 men, every weekend for 2 years in bringing the Teign Valley line - from Newton Abbot to Exeter St Thomas, via Lustleigh and Trusham up to main line standards ! With the expectation of heavy ammunition trains the existing line - mostly single track with passing loops at Stations - was deemed to not be up to those specifications ! So every under bridge and drainage culvert and embankment was strengthened to be able to cope with extra weight plus passing loops were lengthened. The Teign Valley line was closed to traffic at the time of Beeching cuts but after then it was occasionally used for the Royal Train to be stabled at night when on tours of the West Country, until the track was finally lifted. Had it been kept ready on a care and maintenance basis - as many military bases were, the West Country could have had continuous traffic during the recent period of closure. I remember my Father and his mates cycling home after a gruelling days work with pick and shovel absolutely worn out and this went on for 2 years. It is a prime example of the folly of Government short sightedness when Beeching was brought in ! PGH

@samsungw200 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you for posting

@MANOFKENT149 3 жыл бұрын

Those bootiful double Hoovers!

@deanwhite6980 5 жыл бұрын

absolutely bloody brillant.so many different view points.crystal clear footage.i would have to say this is up there with some of my favourite footage of the sea wall,and I've watch alot over the years.many thanks Keith

@keithewins992 5 жыл бұрын

Dean White thank you for your kind remarks, makes it all the more worth while to film and share.

@tractorsmachinesro1405 3 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTE AMAZING

@InekeRteS 4 жыл бұрын

The amazing sound of the GWR Diesels, just before they are leaving.

@stev6free146 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@railwayadventures266 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video Keith... absolutely brilliant... :)

@petes48 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, very enjoyable watch.

@alextrainspotterhd6444 5 жыл бұрын

Good video mate lovely mix of trains nice tones as well lol 😊

@DPTrains 5 жыл бұрын

From what i’ve heard XC has to run HST’s down through there by 2020 due to the voyagers corrosion, nice video!

@theweirdchannel653 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@SouthCoastTrainspotter 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Footage :)

@CasperTrains 5 жыл бұрын

great video

@TransportCambs 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@JacobsTrainVideos 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant footage! Living in Plymouth an starting my channel in 2020 I never realised how much special trains came to D&C! I have subscribed anyway!

@mattmaz2 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video ! 😊👍 Do you have any info about the DBSchenker workings with the VTG Blue wagons please ?

@keithewins992 5 жыл бұрын

This train operates almost daily from Cornwall to Bow in east London , passes Dawlish at 1300 . A second section operates at night and joins the first at Exeter riverside before departure to Bow. It carries sand for construction industry.

@mattmaz2 5 жыл бұрын

@@keithewins992 that's great - thanks for the info :-)

@psq43 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. My two year old loves watching your 'trains by the beach' videos. My question is, how do you get multiple locations of what appears to be the same stock passing in the same direction at the same time?

@keithewins992 3 жыл бұрын

Paul Quinn the yellow engineers train ran every evening at the same time, so I filmed over a number of nights, then edited the shots together. Freight liner used the same locos all week. Other shots on the new see wall were just shots of similar trains.

@keithewins992 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Paul I thought you were referring to my latest video

@2760ade 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, didn't want it to end! What do you mean, by the way, when you say 'many of the views are set to change......' ? I love this place, spent many holidays there in my youth, and the highlight was always this fantastic coastal railway line.

@keithewins992 4 жыл бұрын

If you watch my latest video on you tube you will see the changes taking place and the work to raise the height and reinforce the sea wall. The appearance of the wall is changing. The footbridge by the tunnel on Dawlish sea front will be demolished and the tunnel mouth remodelled with a footpath over the portal and new steps and ramps down to boat cove,

@2760ade 4 жыл бұрын

@@keithewins992 Thank you for your reply. I will watch your latest video. I suppose the changes will be for the better. As long as this line remains open i am happy! As soon as the lockdown ends properly, I am going to head straight down to Devon!!

@JacobsTrainVideos 3 жыл бұрын

What are those open top wagons for

@keithewins992 3 жыл бұрын

They. Carried sand from Cornwall to east London and rumour has it that are due to start running again soon.

@JacobsTrainVideos 3 жыл бұрын

@@keithewins992 oo so were they the bow east to burngullow and back?

@keithewins992 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@JacobsTrainVideos 3 жыл бұрын

@@keithewins992 nicee can't wait if they come back