by Beach Cams Man | Sep 21, 2024 | Article, Shipwrecks
If you’ve travelled from Exeter to Dawlish by train, you may have noticed a shipwreck in the Exe estuary, especially at low tide. I’ve noticed it for decades but have never thought to investigate it until now when Celeste suggested we visit the South...
by Colin Campbell | Mar 13, 2021 | Article, Dawlish Beach, Diesel Specials, General, Railway
Friday 12th March saw the regular monthly visit of the New Measurement Train known by rail fans as the Flying Banana passing through Dawlish twice in each direction. Currently a temporary replacement for one of the normal power cars is a debranded ex LNER locomotive...
by Colin Campbell | Feb 11, 2021 | Article, Dawlish Beach, General, news, Railway, Rough Seas, Uncategorized
Morning broke with a freshening wind and choppy sea. Even though it was an hour and a half after the 6.05am medium height tide, the spray from the waves was breaking well over the wall and over the railway tracks. Normally Cross Country voyagers do not operate in such...
by Colin Campbell | Feb 9, 2021 | Article, Cameras, Dawlish Beach, General, news, Railway, Rough Seas, Storms, Weather
The sea was splashing a bit around high tide at 16.55 sending spray over the sea walls and gave an opportunity for Cross Country engineers to see how a modification to a Voyager roof with a silica film to prevent water ingress fared. This was nowhere near how bad...
by Colin Campbell | Feb 21, 2020 | Article, Dawlish Beach, General, Railway, Teignmouth
DB 66005 with a part load of China Clay slurry seen in the video as it headed through the deep cutting on the western end of Teignmouth station. Nick could have done without the DMU coming out the station and blocking the view but that’s life! Next the train is...
by Beach Cams Man | Aug 11, 2019 | Article, Brunel Holiday Park, Dawlish Warren, Experience, History, Railway, Reviews, Things to Do
Back in 2014 when Dawlish Beach Cams started, I always wondered what would happen to Brunel Camping Carriages (as it was known back in the day), as they just seem to fall in to disrepair. Dawlish Museum visited the site in January 2016 and took these photos. Around...
