Abandoned Kettleness Railway Tunnel on the Closed Whitby to Redcar Railway
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Kettleness formed part of the Whitby, Redcar & Middlesbrough Union Railway. Work began in 1871, the plan, was to have elevated sections of railway above the sea, tied into the cliff edge.
The Chief Contractor, a Mr J H Tolmé, was often given to exaggerate and prone to telling the board of directors what he thought they wanted to hear.
This railway was funded and owned by shareholders who were keen to get the railway open to see their investments flourish.
However, the contractor ran out of money and was sacked in 1874 when work had stopped.
The original plan, of elevating the railway along the cliff edge, proved too difficult, due to the lack of expected bedrock.
Soft sandstone, clay and chalk were often encountered, and could not be used to elevate from.
The North Eastern Railway was asked by the board of directors, to save the railway and complete the build.
After checking the design, it was rubbished by NER and a new route was proposed, incorporating today’s Kettleness Tunnel which we are going to explore.
The railway opened on the 3rd of December 1883. The Kettleness tunnel raises to the north at an elevation of 1:62 and is 308 yards or 208 meters long for the metric folk.
Chapters;
0:00 Synopsis and Drone Footage
5:00 The Tunnel
9:30 Smokey Joe Was Here
10:28 Adit to the Sea
15:45 Darkness
20:45 The Lost Cutting
24:00 Water Tower
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Once again your historical info brought it to life for me ALW thank you 🙏🏼 I adore the comedy you & Dave provide honestly has me in tears ❤️
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hi LuciefurTV. The comedy comes naturally to Dave. Thank You so much for your support
I love that tunnel, so old but interesting, daves sense of humour is great, thanks Andy and Dave I love your vids xx
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Barbara, Dave is a constant source of entertainment for me lol. Thank you so much for watching and commenting
i really enjoyed that explore. its great to be back out again after lockdown
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Sure was good fun :)
As well as air shaft it was part of earlier Jet work and also a quarry. great vid
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info Richie :)
That was amazing loved the drone footage also. Glad you all are well and had some fun along the way. Waiting on next one take care ALW thanks 👏😎👍
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Andrea, thank you so much. We had a good day during this one. I enjoy flying the drone and it’s great that it brings an element to the viewing.
What a great video and Dave isn’t scared of anything
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
He certainly isn't lol. Thanks very much Barry :)
Fantastic edit you did back and forth with yours and Dave's footage at the cliff tunnel section!! Brilliant explore guys! Love the dynamic you and Dave have always fun to watch xx
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You, we thought it would give a different perspective. Thank you so much for watching and for commenting :)
That place looks awesome buddy nice one
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike
Wow this is amazing. What a class place. Thanks lads.
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome
Another great video 👍👍👍✌🇺🇲
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks :) 🇺🇸🇬🇧 I'll maybe do an American Railroad one day
cool find again there beautiful views too on the way too that old tunnel thanks for showing us around ✌
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Yoo Adzey156 hope you’re well and thanks for watching
@Adzey156
3 жыл бұрын
@@ALWResearchTeam ok thanks and no problem good too see 👍
This is a very good video Andy. I love the interaction between you all. What a great place to explore. Looking forward to part 2.
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there. Thank you very much. We enjoy making these videos for people to enjoy. :)
Cool video, the water tower base was a good find .
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 Yes it was nice to see something that had been forgotten. Thanks for watching and commenting:)
Very interesting! I love tunnels and hearing the histories. Well done!
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed and Thank You very much :)
Awesome video! Nice drone footage and info. Cool explore. Take care.
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there JenEvie. Thanks very much :)
Great video, This is a very interesting explore, the tunnel has some nice features to it..😃👍👍
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there. Thank you. It sure was an interesting tunnel. The architecture is very interesting from that era. Thanks for watching and commenting:)
Great video!! Loving the history behind it and your research on it is brilliant, can tell how much time you out into these videos and it pays off!! Nice work 💪👷👏
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there. Thanks very much
Fantastic explore thanks for sharing xx
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Natalie. Thank you :)
Arh yes , ive watched again and your crew mentioned the capped air vents, I thought it also had air vents , but weren't sure. 5 vents in total . Shame it closed most have been really stunning ride in the day, certainly better than being slow driving behind a caravan like every summer on the roads. lol
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Richie. Yes the only sign is the bricks at the bottom. I wonder how good the capping is at the top? Maybe a tractor will put a wheel through.
I see my name is still on the wall before u go in to the entrance..oz Loftus.i put that on the in 1999 when you get from both ends..I went though it a lot when I used to go to whitby..its fun when is fogy..
Cool video Andy
@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Markurbex
Once found a smashed up, burnt laptop about the middle of that tunnel. God knows what was on there.
@ALWResearchTeam
3 ай бұрын
Oh wow I do wonder. Certainly a good explore
The sign said 'strictly no admittance' so you shouldn't of entered the tunnel. I am assuming someone gave you permission though.
@ALWResearchTeam
2 жыл бұрын
Hello, yes we had permission from the land owner. Thank you for watching and commenting
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@ALWResearchTeam
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You very much indeed 😎😎