🏗️ A new, bigger sea wall at #Dawlish ... Giving greater protection to the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather. 👀 Spot the innovative eight-legged, self-contained walking jack-up barge - the WaveWalker.🌊 ➡️ networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/work-begi… Network Rail Western

Walk this way.... 🎥 See WaveWalker 1 in action independently walking into position through the intertidal zone to the top of the beach.We are proud to be providing a innovative solution supporting @BAMNuttall with this important project to protect the southwest railway

👷‍♂️ On 8 November the WaveWalker BV arrived in Dawlish. Over 3 months it will install the 280 piles to form the foundation of the new sea wall. 🎥 Watch our time-lapse video of the WaveWalker arriving below. @BAMNuttall Network Rail Western Network Rail

🌊 Our work on the foundations of section 2 of the Dawlish sea wall is progressing well, with over 30 piles now in place. 📷 The photo below shows the piles we have installed so far, providing an early indication of the height of the new wall.

☑️ We have now completed the installation of the stone cladding along the railway boundary wall at Marine Parade. 👷‍♂️ Next, we will reinstate the track ballast (the material that the tracks sit on) and remove the under-track pipes, which we installed to pump concrete to site.

👷‍♂️ Work on the piling continues with 88 piles now in place. 🌊 The WaveWalker has now moved back to its original starting point and will now make its way over to Coastguards breakwater to complete the piling along this stretch.

🎥🌊Here's another fabulous timelapse of the WaveWalker... The innovative eight-legged, self-contained walking jack-up barge helps us safely access the railway embankment along Marine Parade in #Dawlish. Find out more ➡️ networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/work-begi… Network Rail Western

🙌Our team at Dawlish met a big milestone last weekend, the 100th pile was installed! 🏗️116 of the 286 needed are now in, before we start building the new sea wall and promenade which will provide better resilience and public amenities for the town and the whole SW region.

🎄 Construction staff will be working on the Dawlish sea wall until Monday 21 December, when they will take a 2 week break for Christmas. 📽️ Watch the video below for an update on our progress on section 2 of the sea wall so far, and for more information on the next steps.

👷 Over the weekend, the team in Dawlish reached another milestone as they surpassed the halfway point in the piling process! 🎄 Work will now stop for Christmas and resume on Monday 4 January. Only skeleton staff will be on site to monitor the WaveWalker in case of storms.

🎶Walking in a winter wonderland From WaveWalker BV we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!⭐️

The WaveWalker has made it to Coastguards Cottages. Luke is due to walk back along the beach early next week to complete the piling nearer the viaduct. It was pouring down when I visited this evening but they are continuing to work hard through the night. WaveWalker BV

Time lapse of the magnificent WaveWalker BV moving as it finishes the last few pilings of the South West Rail Resilience Programme project at Dawlish. BBC South West @DawlishBeach

🙌 Yesterday evening, we installed the 286th pile on section 2 of the sea wall. 👷‍♂️ We have made good progress which has enabled us to carry out piling for the next phase of the wall around Dawlish Station.

🗓️Today marks the 7 year anniversary of the devastating storms that severely damaged the railway in Dawlish. 🛠️We're continuing to make great progress building a new sea wall to protect the town and railway from extreme weather and rising sea levels. 🗞️bit.ly/39O2E76

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🎥Simply enjoy some great aerial footage of the Wavewalker in all its glory. 🏗️The Wavewalker has been busy installing the piling for the sea wall. 👀If you haven’t yet seen it, be quick, as is has nearly completed the work.

📸Pictures of the latest work at the second section of new sea wall as well as some showing the effectiveness of the completed first section of new sea wall in deflecting the waves back to sea. 👏Image credit @DawlishBeach Read more ⬇️ networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/new-sea-w…

WaveWalker BV at #sunrise. #sunrise_and_sunsets #sunrises #sunrisephotography #sunrise🌅 #sunriseoftheday

👷 It has been brilliant to see the local community taking a real interest in the WaveWalker. With the foundations of the new sea wall now in place, we look forward to continuing with our work to provide improved resilience for the railway line for generations to come.