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The completion of a new rockfall shelter marks a major milestone for Network Rail's programme of work to protect the iconic coastal railway between Exeter and Newton Abbot from extreme weather.
(Permalink) Exeter Holcombe Newton Abbot Parsons Tunnel Rockfall shelter Parson^s Tunnel: The completion of a new rockfall shelter marks a major milestone for Network Rail’s programme of work to protect the iconic coastal railway between Exeter and Newton Abbot from extreme weather. ... Parson^s Tunnel: This is part of the new Rockfall Shelter which will be installed to extend Parson's Tunnel to protect the South Devon line from rockfalls. The tunnel is located alongside the sea between Dawlish and H ... |
Breathtaking views are just a train ride away.
(Permalink) Aberystwyth Belfast Cambrian Line Coleraine East Coast Main Line Exeter Far North Line Inverness Londonderry Penzance Scenic Settle and Carlisle Line Shrewsbury Thurso Wick York.Berwick |
The reopening of the railway line between Okehampton and Exeter is one step closer after Network Rail finished relaying the new track and sleepers this week.
(Permalink) Exeter Okehampton Okehampton: Community Rail Train at Okehampton in October 2015. The large refurbished former goods shed on the far right is now a YHA youth hostel. |
Communities and passengers in Devon are to benefit from the reopening of the railway between Okehampton and Exeter as a result of the Government's 'Restoring your Railway' initiative.
(Permalink) Exeter Okehampton Okehampton: Disused telegraph wire attachments speak eloquently of past glories as a main line at Okehampton station, resplendent in Southern Railway green. Okehampton: The 14.10 (summer Sundays) FGW service from Exeter St Davids arrives at Okehampton station on the Dartmoor Railway on 30 July 2006 |