Hot from Chris, our reporter nearly on the scene (scene it all before anyway!):

Just saw on the local Spotlight News the latest disaster chapter in the
ongoing Sea Wall saga!  This time, it involves the section of line
between Smugglers and Sprey Point, where there was apparently another
large area of damage in the great storm (of course, nobody can see that
one, because nobody is allowed on any section of the Sea Wall.)  It
seems they were worried that a section of the cliff face was unstable,
and that workers were therefore not safe working there, so they
triggered what they euphemistically termed a “controlled landslide”.  Oh
dear!  Apparently approximately 35,000 tonnes of cliff thundered down
all over the track, burying the rails completely, going right over the
wall itself, and making a new lower cliff face out into the sea!!
Moreover, the rest of the cliff threatens to follow, so they’ve called
in the Army – the Royal Engineers – with their specialist equipment,
skills and substantial workforce.  They are considering a series of
controlled explosions, and the use of a specialist water cannon tug
based in Plymouth to try to loosen the part they want to get rid of.
Lawks a-mercy, Mother!  However, a spokesman for Railtrack said they are
still hoping to open the line on my birthday!  Oh, yeah?