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
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
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!
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.
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?
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.
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.
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,
@@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!!
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
Great video thank you for posting
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
Dean White thank you for your kind remarks, makes it all the more worth while to film and share.
Those bootiful double Hoovers!
ABSOLUTE AMAZING
The amazing sound of the GWR Diesels, just before they are leaving.
Amazing video Keith... absolutely brilliant... :)
Excellent, very enjoyable watch.
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!
From what i’ve heard XC has to run HST’s down through there by 2020 due to the voyagers corrosion, nice video!
Good video mate lovely mix of trains nice tones as well lol 😊
Brilliant Footage :)
Great video!
great video
Nice video.
Fantastic video ! 😊👍 Do you have any info about the DBSchenker workings with the VTG Blue wagons please ?
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.
@@keithewins992 that's great - thanks for the info :-)
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?
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.
Sorry Paul I thought you were referring to my latest video
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.
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,
@@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!!
What are those open top wagons for
They. Carried sand from Cornwall to east London and rumour has it that are due to start running again soon.
@@keithewins992 oo so were they the bow east to burngullow and back?
Yes
@@keithewins992 nicee can't wait if they come back
No way thats me sat on the wall at 2:27
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Great video