seaton floods july TRAMRIDE

[@ianstobie]

Interesting. I haven't seen the area this wet. Much of the tramline runs alongside the west bank of the river Axe, with the old village of Axmouth usually visible on the far, east, bank at the seaward end. Seaton itself, where the tram starts, is actually on the sea coast, with Axmouth slightly inland on the other side of the river. On the same side as the tramline as it come up the Axe estuary is the Seaton Wetlands nature reserve, which is basically a bird sanctuary closed to pet dogs. The wooden structure at 6:57 is one of the bird hides in the nature reserve. A smaller tributary the river Coly joins the Axe near Colyford - which I think is at around 14:40 in this video. Then in normal conditions the tram runs on away from the Axe to the historic small town of Colyton. But on this day I think the way was too flooded, so they head back down towards Seaton. A lot of these Devon settlements are very ancient, with the same or recognisably similar names for many of them appearing in Domesday Book, a Norman tax survey of 1086 AD/CE. Earlier the Romans stalked the Axe valley, but archaeologists don't agree about where their main base and port actually was. The coast position and river mouth has probably moved significantly in the last 2,000 years, washing away evidence or hiding it under the sea. All too plausible on a day like this!

[@jimmyjam4371]

Superb footage. Many thanks indeed.😀

[@michaelpoole587]

That's okay, i enjoy showing the unique Tramway

[@Tuckaway]

It's a shame the original railway embankment next to the river wasn't built a few feet higher, even just two feet would have made a difference. I noticed the main road at Colyford was flooded also.

[@rotherham37]

The only time I have been here, was in 1972ish. It had just started running to Colyford? There was an old cast urinal at the end, and a crossing. They never went passed the crossing. Lovely day, and would love to go again, but age is against me. Well done to all involved, it looks a great long ride now. I was involved with building a trolleybus museum up north, so understand what it takes.

[@michaelpoole587]

Thank you.Hope to put more videos of Seaton on . I have driven there since 1978 (and still do) and also drove car 8 in 1972 , which was the first year i visited. Its a very special place and we now have a fleet of 13 passenger tram of which 12 are runners at the moment.

[@michaelpoole587]

There are more seaton Videos i have put on You tube as MIKE POOLE

[@grahamrouse4665]

They are going at a fair speed, brilliant!!!

[@mikepowell2776]

I had the privilege of driving for a couple of seasons 45+ years ago. I don’t recall the section through the Amazon rain forest.

[@michaelpoole587]

I have been driving since 1978

[@ajdown]

Geez is that a tram or a boat? Amazing they'd go through that amount of water up above the sleepers, surely there's risk of washout?

[@michaelpoole587]

Its the works car. Yes had to take care and that's why it was only safe to go to Colyford then

[@whufciironworkes]

I wentj on that tramride back in 2006 enjoyable

[@axolotlgamer615]

Neat Car 02 tramride (Michael poole works for Modern Electric tramways LTD

[@TheRealTrains806UK]

Wow flooded the crossing, no tram spotting then😂

[@jamestoyn9755]

When was this taken

[@michaelpoole587]

`July 2012

[@frankbruning6998]

Seaton Tramway is a dream that I will never see live because expensive flight from the Netherlands.

[@michaelpoole587]

Thats a shame , i shall have to post more video for you then?

[@michaelpoole587]

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[@michaelpoole587]

You will now be able to watch us every day live cameras

[@Tuckaway]

That river water level looks frightening, I expect high tides were slowing it from draining into the sea. I'm sure you passed Noah's Ark somewhere along the straight section?

[@bazza945]

Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to spare.

[@tobylamacraft6657]

Was the caravan park by the river under water as well.

[@michaelpoole587]

Dont think there was so much water there, but the water was moving down the valley from Colyton. It would be helped ,as the tide turned and there was more room for the water to escape towards the Beach.

[@eirugsiongriffiths8563]

Wouldn't the water cause damage to the electric motors on the trams.

[@michaelpoole587]

That's why we only ran to Colyford.

[@rekkinregen]

high water

[@michaelpoole587]

That was one july

[@michaelpoole587]

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[@lewis72]

Seaton Tramway, Devon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaton_Tramway