This Dawlish Beach Cams mini documentary covers the shocking storm in Dawlish during February 2014. We show you unseen footage and photos of the event and explain the history of the railway and why that section of the sea wall collapsed. | Coast Cams

This footage shows violent Storm Ingrid and huge waves crashing over the famous Dawlish sea wall, with mainline trains continuing along Brunel’s coastal railway as sheets of water slam into the carriages. Several wave impacts were so forceful that sea spray reached our live cameras mounted on top of the three-storey Sea Breeze Café, giving a rare perspective on just how extreme conditions became during storm Ingrid. Down below, in the stilling basin beneath the viaduct, the force of the sea caus