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Dawlish

CRS Code DWL
Collected date 23/05/06

Dawlish station sign

Dawlish is a pleasant walk along the sea wall from Teignmouth, and the station came into view as we rounded the headland:

Dawlish in the distance

The front of the station buiding, which now also houses a cafe:

Dawlish front

Inside the station building is the ticket hall:

Dawlish tickets Dawlish ticket office ceiling

The northern side of the station building:

Dawlish station building side

Looking north at the covered footbridge that links the two platforms:

Dawlish footbridge

On the northbound platform is the old signalbox, decaying and marked with "unsafe structure" signs:

Dawlish signalbox

Towards the other end of platform 2 is the old-style Dawlish sign:

Dawlish old sign

The southbound (and sea-side) building on platform 1:

Dawlish platform 1 building

North of the building, platform 1 is supported on a wooden pier:

Dawlish platform 1 support

Looking north from the end of platform 2:

Dawlish, looking north

To the south of the station the line disappears into a tunnel under the headland:

Tunnel south of Dawlish

The track south of Dawlish station has strange plates fitted between the rails. Does anyone know what they are?

Dawlish track stuff

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