The starting point and end for many a holidaymaker over

the years is Dawlish station! The station is a lovely building that looks very similar to this today except that there is another café closer to the entrance doors in the shade next to the post box. The original station was built with one platform on the leeward side serving a single broad gauge line. In 1875 this grand new station was opened that included a lift to get customers and their luggage to and from the platforms. Ever since the station was opened it has been a constant battle to maintain it and protect it from the ravages of the sea and no more so that disaster struck in February 2014 with the passage of a major Atlantic depression. Since then, Network Rail and its contractors have been rebuilding the sea wall in this area and have grand plans for improving the resilience of the station itself; let's hope that this does not spoil the aesthetics of the building.