Spectacular Seas Pound The Royal Duchy. Dawlish Sea Wall. 23rd Sept 2012
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2012
- 34067 Tangmere hauls The Royal Duchy through unforgettable conditions.
On one of those rare occasions when the weather, sea conditions and high tide combine to assault a passing steam train, in this case: the last RYTC "The Royal Duchy" of the season, we decided to vacate our dry and cosy home to brave the wild and wet coast for what promised to be an unusual scene. Luckily we found a subterranean shelter in the cliff to protect us from the torrential rain driven by the first of the season's easterly gales, whipping up a huge swell directly onto this exposed piece of track. A passing "top & tailed" Track Maintenance Train runs the gauntlet before the headlight of 34067 appears through 1.5 miles of solid rain and proceeds through the onslaught from the waves. As you watch the train's progress, consider the fact that the largest waves are not only throwing up tons of water but also sand and gravel, and sometimes pebbles as large as cricket balls; definitely not a time to be sticking your head out of the window!! Progress slows to an unscheduled stop at Dawlish, which must have seemed a better prospect to some passengers than Dawlish Warren in these conditions! Luckily a couple of local tourist board representatives are on hand to demonstrate to any alighting passengers how to have fun during their stay.....or maybe not? With a full head of steam, Tangmere, with a usual initial loss of footing, heads the train off for the remaining challenge along the coast to Teignmouth and ultimately to Par in Cornwall, a long way on a day like this and one I am sure, the crew and passengers won't forget in a long time!
UPDATE Dec. 2020: the sea wall section between the station and the tunnel (6:00 to 7:30) has now been completely reinforced and clad with solid concrete sections curved at the top to throw the waves backwards into the sea. Work is now being undertaken to protect the station, see here: www.newcivilengineer.com/late...
Films like this one shows perfectly why Dawlish is so special. The sea wall, the trains that run along it, and the rough seas!! I could watch films like this all day. Superb Alan and thank you for braving the elements to bring us this. Definitely going into my favs,. All the best...Tim.
One of planet Earths most awesomely majestic forces in all it's glory. And the sea was quite lively as well.
Hi and many thanks for making me smile! Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips !no
A truly magnificent piece of footage. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Got recommended after 8 years on YT. Thanks for uploading because it's a delight to know about new places.
Hi and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated comment. Best regards, Alan
Beautiful landscape and beautiful train. Thanks for posting this very impressive video.
Greetings from Germany
Hello and Danke for your kind comments. Best regards, Alan
Hi and thank you for the kind comment. Compared to the weather in my previous posting near this location, these conditions are dramatically different. Alan
Well done for braving the elements, such a dramatic video....LOVE it!
Thanks for sharing
Laura
This is a phenomenal clip, and went straight into my favourites. Many many thanks from your viewing public for getting out there in this horrendous weather, the results on film really are nothing short of spectacular. Greatly enjoyed here, and watched more than once! Tim
Can't believe I've only just watched this.. Bloody magnificent!!!
A unique video that deserves to be part of a national archive of steam traction in the UK - from any era! Congratulations - I hope you can ensure it is archived beyond the vaults of CZcams for all to share for posterity. It merits a wider audience than just us CZcams steam video enthusiasts.
Great .Thanks for posting this. I've been on a train washed by the waves at Dawlish.A very interesting experience.... We travelled overnight from Manchester and got to Dawlish at sunrise with the waves breaking over the carriages.Nice clean windows thereafter, and an exciting start to my hols.
Hi and thank you for your kind and interesting comments. There are not many who have experienced those conditions first hand! Alan
flossie Flossie I live there
Awesome! Absolutely awesome! Thanks for a wonderful expression of that so familiar stretch of Great Western railway .When seawalls are rebuilt/renovated the design these days is to create a concave surface so that breaking waves are redirected back out to sea. Let's hope that this beautiful length of line will remain viable for years to come.
This is the kind of weather we get quite regularly from this time of the year onwards Hugh, but it doesn't often coincide with a passing steam train! Best regards and thank you for the kind comments. Alan
Hello John and thank you for the kind comment. Perversly, the sea temperature is at it's highest at this time of the season! Alan
Incredible footage. Excellent!
Thank you Keith, your kind remark is very much appreciated. Best regards, Alan
thanks for the chance of this beautiful and an adventurous journey in a trainship...i really love this video...so much enjoy ....thanks thanks thanks thanks👍🏻❤️
Hi and thank you for your very kind and enthusiastic comment. Glad you enjoyed the clip. Best regards, Alan
Thanks Bill, I really appreciate your kind comments. Alan
Hi and thank you for your extraordinarily kind comments, I hardly know what to say in response but I will consider your suggestions. Best regards, Alan.
Thank you for this amazing video! Hard to believe that this train is still driving through those waves ... I grew up in Frankfurt, Germany, a city with a great railway tradition. Steam trains were a normal sight back in the eighties at main station, later they were used for special events only. As far as
Hello Ute and thank you for your kind and interesting comments, they are very much appreciated. Best regards, Alan
Beautiful place and thanks for capturing and sharing it with us..!1
Hi Laura and thank you very much for your kind comments, glad you enjoyed the clip. Alan
Been a few years since I last saw this. Still as awesome now as it was then. Great stuff.
Thanks Tim. This view has already become "historic" with the rebuild of the sea wall after the 2014 storm. Best regards, Alan
Thanks for getting wet for us Alan, top man!!!! I'm sticking up for the Southern here, nice wet track and no slipping and no copper to clean after!!
Thank you Bob. As for slipping, I found (and still find) "Spam Cans" the worst slippers of all because of their light axle loading, I remember spending many hours watching them spinning wheels at Exeter St Davids as they set off on the 1 in 37 to Exeter Central. Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips I know I've commented before but was to engrossed in watching one of my favourite loco types that I didn't notice the two twats attempting to "surf"!!!! Obviously not locals, no proper board, no surf just rough waves, no idea!!!! Funny how a slippery quay and a high tide attracts the idiot public, still, If you have no brains then it doesn't really matter if you get your head stoved in.
Well done for braving the elements, Alan. Great example of storms along the Dawlish seafront. Unfortunately (or not, considering the weather) I had family commitments so couldn't go out for this one, although I was home in time to see Tangmere storm past my house at the bottom of Hemerdon on the return trip. It was pouring down and nearly dark so I didn't film. Tangmere has become a definite favourite of mine over this summer. Keith
Wow that is fantastic. As a window man, this is one occasion when the window will have been firmly closed. Just imagine what it must have been like on the exposed footplate!
Most dramatic video I have seen in years. Well done!
So very impressive and terrifying all at once! Thanks for posting
Hello Cheryl and thank you for your much valued comment. Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips You're welcome. I'm
from Barbados in the Caribbean and we have a very healthy respect for the sea!
We nearly didn't go out ourselves Keith but it turned out to be one of those occasions where conditions were so bag, it had to be done! Amen to your comment about Tangmere, probably the best boiler on the mainline, so never short of power. Alan
You are very welcome! Thank you for your kind comment. Regards, Alan
This is a Magnificent sight... Would love to be there right now!!!
My pleasure. Nice to hear from someone who was there, hope you didn't get wet. Thank you for commenting. Alan
Hi and thank you for your kind and interesting comments. Glad you enjoyed. Alan
Thanks for sharing this unique video.it shows what the weather was like.Dread to think what the conditions were like on the footplate for the crew.thanks agian for sharing and filming in such horrible conditions
Hi and thank you for your kind comments. Winter's coming!! Alan
Hello from a steam fan in India. There are very few places in the country where train tracks run so close to the sea and definitely no steam trains ply on them after the 1980s. So this is an amazing sight for me. Thanks to your enthusiasm that you got out of your home in this weather to record this on video.
Hi and thank you for your very kind and interesting comments, they are very much appreciated. Best regards, Alan
Fantastic footage Alan , a once in a lifetime shot with waves smashing about all over the shop . Steve
Stunning video......love the weather and the howling wind.
Hi and thank you for your much appreciated feedback. Regards, Alan
@@Steamclips You're very well Alan. I wish I was there with you.
Hi and thank you for the nice comments. Although they seemed to miss most of the direct hits, I am sure that if the crew did get wet, they would have soon dried out with the firebox door open! Alan
Imagine the view 'out' from within.......!
So spectacular! Great video!
Thank you for posting the video. Watched the train pass by the Railcam near the station.
What a superb video and thanks for sharing.
Passenger suddenly wakes up amid this and he is like "Last I remember I boarded a train,how come I endup in a Ship"
Thank you for your fun comment, it made me smile. Regards, Alan
Dropping boulders hundreds of feet away along from the shore line to break the waves, then building the concave wall along the top of the present wall, that will help to divert the water not to flashing into the train and the tracks.... it will stop all the salt water going into the trains and the tracks and that will help stopping the corrosion in the long run.
А как насчёт дыма,попадающего в дома жильцов? Как там люди живут?
great video :) i was one of those idiots up on the bridge just before the station lol.
It's people like you who once made this country great!
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Hi and thank you for the kind comments, glad you enjoyed the clip. Thanks also for your subscription, welcome aboard! Alan
Spectacular!! Very nice video. Greetiings from Spain.
Hi and thank you for your comment. Although it may seem like this stretch is often closed, it only actually closes when damage occurs to the cliff face or sea wall where there is a threat to line safety (officially!). Of course, back in "steam days", there was an inland alternative route which could be used and often was in extreme weather. Hope these shots make you feel less of an exile and that you are enjoying nicer weather! Best wishes, Alan
Hi Tim: thank you so much for your much appreciated comments. Alan
Watching those guys in the water gave me anxiety. Phewww😱 excellent video and I'm a new subscriber👍 greetings from the USA
*They were looking for their mates in the Dinghy !*
@@GrrMeister lol.
Hi and thank you for the kind comments and for your subscription, I hope you enjoy the channel. Alan
Nice video, beautiful landscapes and more exciting trailtrip for the storm.
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Beautiful country . thank you for sharing
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Woww what a beautiful view 👌👌
Very relaxing video 👌
Yt recommended me this video after 7 years 😱 but I'm happy for this 😊😊👌👌👍
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Beautiful landscape & beautiful train
Glad you enjoyed, thank you for commenting. Regards, Alan
Fantastic video
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Great train video and Storm and waves.
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@@Steamclips The best moment ever.
Hi Henry and thank you for your kind and interesting remarks. Amen to your last comment. Alan
Hi and thank you for commenting, probably had a sand-blast as well! I think it would have needed a special wipe-down with fresh water at the end of the trip, salt water and steel don't go well together! Alan
Super vidéo .la mer est FANTASTIQUE Merci
Merci Martine pour vos commentaires très appréciés. Meilleurs reagards, Alan
Walked from Paignton to Dawlish once, caught the train back. Was a lovely walk, wish I could do it again.
Hello Gail and thank you for your interesting comment. That was some walk and not exactly flat! Kind regards, Alan
magnificent atmospheric stuff. Epic!
Excellent film, most enjoyable
So beautiful video
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Those passengers were nuts for even getting on the train in such conditions. Bravo to the crew who served them. Well done.
I think they all survived Maggie! even the guys in the water!! Thanks for your valued input. Regards, Alan
Superb recording and well done you for standing about in what were clearly atrocious conditions.
Hi and thank you for your kind remarks. Believe it or not, it was fun! Alan
Very well done enjoyed watching.
Brilliant, fantastic video....very dramatic.
Hi Dave and thank you for your very kind comments, it will be interesting to see how quickly they can get trains running here again. Alan
An absolutely awesome video Alan, especially with the weather conditions as they were, you did a fantastic job, thanks for sharing, it's a like from me and added to my favourites, cheers...Bill
that was just awesome thank you for sharing
Hi and thank you for your kind comments, glad you enjoyed. Alan
Great footage in epic conditions!
Hello Trevor and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated comment. Best regards, Alan
That's got to be some of the most spectacular conditions I've seen a steam tour in for some time. Quite a challenge for the driver too.
Since you mention it, I wonder what it was like on a GW engine along that stretch in bad conditions. GW cabs on Halls Castles and Kings were pretty open to the elements.
Superb!! Breathtaking!!!
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Brilliant. Thank you :D
You are most welcome! Many thanks for the kind feedback. Best regards, Alan
Hi and thank you for the kind comments. I have to agree with you about inappropriate sound on some TV presentations of steam locos. Alan
Fantastic video! thanks for sharing :)
Great video , very impressive
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WOW Stunning video.
Superb footage 👍😍💖😀👊☀️😇😇😇
Many thanks for your kind and much appreciate feedback Derisley. Best regards, Alan
Superb video technique - congratulations.
Absolutely fantastic
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Por agua no se vara esa reliquia de máquina. .
*excelente video. .gracias*
Hola y gracias por tu amable y muy apreciado comentario. Atentamente, Alan
wow looks like a great place for a lovecraft story.
Scary version, nice upload, many thanks from Kolkata,India.
Hi and thank you for your kind and very much appreciated feedback. Best regards, Alan
I'm pleased that it is going to be re-opened :)
Its the only route linking Cornwall and Devon to the rest of the UK. There is talk of re-opening a secondary route but that wouldn't serve the riveria or have direct access onto the Paignton route not is it as fast. Network rail have no choice but to open it. It wasn't all of it which was damaged. 4 sections of 90m or so. I think Network rail are also planning on stabalising the cliff (a relief to those whose homes are on top) and to strengthen the sea wall.
Thank you very much for your kind comments, glad you enjoyed. Alan
what an awesome video
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Hi Tim, the pleasure was all mine.....really! Thank you so much for your comments. Alan
Great Video !
jjf1400 Danke für die freundliche kommentar. Alan
Wonderful ! Steam and waves, just like in Turner's painting !
Hello and thank you for your kind and very astute comment. You are quite right and thank you for pointing it out. Best regards, Alan
@@Steamclips Thanks. A lot of nature strong effects video's are quite inhuman, immaterial. Not yours. First, the grey city coast assailled by huges waves tales a lot. We can feel wind, danger. The arrival and the course of long steam train under the waves's spashes really tell a story. A kind of dreamy scene. Something forgotten and livid, as a written piece. Your video feeds my imagination. Thanks again.
@@lallementbernardecrivain7387 My pleasure, you have taken it to another level, enjoy the view!
@@Steamclips Do I dare to say it ? I've had a nightmare last night, in the which three huges maelstroms were arriving frome sea to destroy the city in the which I stand ? In fact, your video deeply impress me. What are you going to think about me ? My father was a great lover of trains. All his life long. He let me a lot of books, revues, documentation about this subject. A part of our attic is "obstructed" by that. Full regards.
Merci David. Alan
What's more; cold salty water... never a good coating for steel. Thank you for your comments. Alan
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Tangmere is a brave engine to tackle the run alongside the sea wall at Dawlish. When she stopped, I had the sense she was a bit frightened the waves might wash over on top of her. I certainly would be. As it was, she plucked up courage and started off again. Tangmere, I may not love you very much, but don't think I don't care. I do care. You looked frightened when you stopped at Dawlish Station, and I don't blame you. If I were a steamy like you on the same treacherous journey, I would have been as frightened as you were. I applaud you for braving your fear and starting off again. I'm not just saying that. Don't listen to those who scorn you; they don't understand what a wonderful machine you are. You're a credit to the railway in more ways than one, and I'm not just saying that. Happy steaming.
Que belo passeio esse...cada lugar nesse mundão de YAHU...falta dindin para fazer turismo.
A very wise decision I am sure Maria! Thank you for your comment. Alan
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At least it got a wash! Spectacular as ever.
Absolute amazing
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Very beautiful video shooting thank you for you
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We were on that train for our anniversary trip
Awesome.
That's brilliant! I am glad you found the clip and hope it brought back exciting memories. Regards, Alan
beautiful indeed
So Wonderful...♥
Not sure how I missed seeing this. never mind - seen it now. I doubt such an awesome clip of steam on that stretch in that weather will ever be seen again. You pray, and try and plan for the unusual and extreme, but rarely does it come off as well as that one. Well done
Klasse Video !!!!!
Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Kommentar. Alan
Elli Vogt Aa
Wonderful view
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