In Pictures: Archive photos show Dawlish railway's stormy past
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As Network Rail engineers work on the line at Dawlish, photos from the Dartmoor Trust and Archive show it is not the first time the weather has caused damage to the Devon line.
In 1853, just seven years after the line opened, the bridge at Holcombe near Dawlish was washed away.
Railway workers clear rubble on the line at Dawlish after another storm
Part of the sea wall was again washed away in 1908, which attracted holidaymakers wanting to view the damage
Photos from the Dartmoor Trust and Archive also capture stormy conditions from the last century.
Designed and built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Dawlish Sea Wall stretch of railway is one of the best-known sections of the UK rail network
In this photograph, a train travels near to a wall, which was a victim of one of many storms which has battered the Dawlish line through the years
The most recent damage to the Dawlish line happened in storms last week. On Monday Network Rail revealed it had chosen an alternative route, from Okehampton to Plymouth via Tavistock.
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