REBORN or RUINED? 🌊🧱 Dawlish Sea Wall before and after changes

With rising sea levels and frequent closures of the Great Western main line at Dawlish, in Devon, something had to be done. First and foremost, the protection of the town and railway overrides all other considerations. This video looks at the secondary question of how the huge remodelling project by Network Rail has affected views of trains travelling along Brunel's coastal railway. This was once seen by many as the most photogenic section of railway in the UK, but there's no doubt that some of the iconic views of yesteryear have been lost forever behind the much larger wall. Equally, perhaps some new views will be created, for example when the new pedestrian bridge at the Collonade fully opens. #dawlish #trains #climatechange