Waves are crashing into the seawall as a Class 150 / 153 set departs Dawlish. Today the seawall has been rebuilt with a higher wall and larger buffer to protect the railway from storms and waves.

STORM! Gales drive waves into the Dawlish station as a local service arrives. The station is slated to be rebuilt with a larger buffer to minimize the waves impacting the railway & station.

Gales overnight whipped up the seas at high tide, causing waves lash a London Bound HST. Today this seawall has been rebuilt larger and the long HST sets replaced.

Great Western Railway by the sea. On this visit I made it a point to climb back up here.

Great Western Railway by the sea.

Pacers depart Dawlish.

HST's meet / cross at Taunton, a service arrives from London whilst another one departs. These iconic trains have been replaced by IET's on GWR routes outside of a few HST short sets.

An HST powers out of Taunton. The iconic HST serving Great Britain for over 40 years have been withdrawn from GWR outside of a few short "castle" sets serving the southwest of the UK.

HST along the seawall, through Dawlish Railway Station

Class 150 on a local service, taken from our room at the wonderful Blenheim in Dawlish.

Modified Hall class 6960 Raveningham Hall, barks out of Watchet during the Spring Steam Gala. The 6960 was built in 1944, was working the 1045 Bishop's Lydeard to Minehead service.

A GWR service powers through Dawlish Warren seen from Langstone Rock. This train featuring one the green power cars.

RP contributor Maryann waves at the driver and passengers aboard a set of Pacers as the local stopping service accelerates out of Dawlish. These units have been withdrawn.

A Great Western Railway HST departs Dawlish bound for London. The HST has been retired from GWR however a few have been converted to 4 car sets making regional trips in the southwest.

A Class 150/1 makes a stop on a chilly morning in Dawlish. The Class 150/1's have been retired replaced by class 150/2's and 166's. The local services are used heavily by many.