Another great video. Far more interesting than anything they show on regular TV. Thanks for all the hard work you put into making these.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Neil that's much appreciated 🙂

@neilsheppard6673

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Then again most KZread content is more interesting than tv. But don't forget Rob Bell's 2 series of Walking Britain's lost railways on Ch.5 was very good.

@SnowdriftBoy

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!👏❤️ Shout out from Norway!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

@@SnowdriftBoy thank you 🙂🙂

@Carolb66

10 ай бұрын

Well said❤👍

If you look at the photo 15:00 the signal post looks like the concrete at 14:00 . Outstanding work Ant.

Even though I live just outside of Cromer, I love videos like this. Would be amazing if some of these lines operated today still!

Built when people took a pride in their work. Beautiful bridges and a wonderful video Ant.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Exactly true. Thank you for watching as always 🙂

@Scots_Diesel

Жыл бұрын

They'll be saying the same in 100 years or so about today's engineers, tomorrow's engineering will most likely be built with little or no human input from design to completion, using techniques that we haven't even thought of yet.

I used to play in the tunnels and the woods in Cromer brings back a lot of childhood memories surprised more people don’t know about the history

@samreader2860

Ай бұрын

Little woods and big woods in suffield park

I've come from part 2. Loved it Ant. Thank you so much for sharing part of our heritage.

A great video , I’m a local to this wonderful area and have played on the bridge at Overstrand in my younger years and remember bridges being remove or filled in. With the building of houses and the removal of parts of the track I believe this would be one of the best walking routes on the coast from Cromer to mundesley.

Another interesting film; thank you There are many photos of the lines you've featured in the Middleton Press book Branch Lines around Cromer, and there are also some on the Blue-Pelican Flickr site; back in the 1970s, I remember seeing Overstrand station from a car, and I think it must have been visible from the Cromer - Mundesley road at that time Are you sure the track was singled over the Runton Viaduct before closure? The reason for that side of the triangle being retained after the withdrawal of passenger services was for freight trains between Norwich City/the Lenwade Concrete Plant and Norwich Thorpe, and this need ceased to exist when the Themelthorpe Curve opened in September 1960; after then, the freights shortened their journey between the two points considerably, and used the ex GER route through Aylsham to Wroxham, part of which is now used by the Bure Valley Railway. Photos of the Runton junctions taken in September 1960 show the abandoned curve as still being double track at the time the freights were diverted. A complete abutment of the bridge which carried the line into Cromer High still stands on Station Road, with part of the other one still standing opposite - looks from the bus as if it's now a garden retaining wall

Yet another top class vid,narrated well,and very much a learning curve for me.After 54yrs as a railway man,now retired,this is an area I know very little about,so it’s absolutely great that Ant takes us into that area,and discovers what’s left.Fantastic.Look forward to the next instalment.

Thx Any; only 5 secs in and I know I'm gonna be in for a treat! As usual Shazam is ready for action...

such a shame these lines were stopped.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

It really is... Thankyou for watching :)

West and East Runton are lovely many happy holidays in Sheringham

Well done for your work as some who kowns all this network amzinf work

Great video loved this one I really enjoyed the walk I did thanks again ❤

I live locally to this line and was always fascinated by it, day dreaming as a child about what it would be like to travel on it. Now many years on, I decided to recreate it on a simulation game called Train simulator. I gathered as much info as I could, gradient charts, maps and like you, walked as much of the line and area as I could. I set to work and after many hundreds of hours squinting at computer screens, I now know what the was like to ride on and drive, all the way to Great Yarmouth .The northern section was very pretty and hilly by Norfolk standards, with many long drags of 1 in 100 or steeper! Great video as always!

You always come up with really interesting videos, Ant. Loved this one - but always feel sad when I see lovely bridges, viaducts and tunnels being left to rot. Look forward to the next one. Thanks so much.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Simon. I found more on this one than I expected. I'll be back in January to carry this one on 🙂

Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Australia.

Good explore Ant. Always satisfying when you unexpectedly come across substantial remains. Look forward to part 2.

I found this video of great interest, as a young child I went from Overstrand to Sheringham. There's one issue though, it was in August 1966, supposedly 10+ years after the line had closed for passenger traffic and 2 years after closure for freight. As we waited on the platform, Mum, Dad and 2 sisters my Mum proclaimed "It's a Steam Train" as the train pulled into the station. If anyone knows could it have been one of the 'Summer Specials'. Memory changes with time as I was only 7, but a vivid memory is of my Mum scolding me for looking out the window and getting 'soot' marks over my face by the time we got to Sheringham. We'd stayed at the Court Hotel and I remember walking up the long gravel path / track to the station. Also you could only go so far along the beach towards Sidestrand and Trimingham as the beach was closed because it had not been cleared of mines from WW2.

@TrekkingExploration

6 ай бұрын

Thats a lovely recollection of memories there. I wonder how busy this line would be today if open?

Really enjoyed this, now feeling inspired to go and check out some of those surprise accessible paths you found! All looking great in the autumn colours as well. Keep up the great work 👏

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Katy. It took some commitment but it was enjoyable 🙂

Another great vid Ant . Some great finds along the way loved the over bridges such stunning build . It is amazing that all that hard work was put in for 60 years of use .Was clearly a line which had no real future as little in the way of passenger possibility except summer traffic . Looking forward to seeing the next part .

Great Video as usual Ant

Really excellent coverage of this former line! As others have said your attention to detail is superb. If your ever across in my home county again Weavers Way covers a lot of disused railway, inparticular Stalham to Bengate just South Of N Walsham. Honing Station site is must see, also a bit of canal to see! Looking forward to seeing some more Marriott's way if possible!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words. I'll have a Search of that one later this week and look into it 🙂

@mcmarky1985

Жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration thanks Ant, would love to see this covered when your back in Norfolk especially seeing it by drone if possible! you and the channel viewers wouldn't be disappointed with Honing there is also a very unique ornate bridge past there. Would recommend starting from Bengate end. Looking forward to the upcoming videos they look intriguing!

I love all the railway adventures its so fasinating indeed

@TrekkingExploration

6 ай бұрын

Thanks David I'll keep them coming

Much of the brickwork appears in excellent condition, apart from a few cracks. The lovely old photographs and maps contributed to a very interesting video. Looking forward to the next part. Well done!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Malcolm that's very kind 🙂

I've never ever heard of this line before, Ant, which makes it more interesting to me. To see the bridges and/or bridge abutments still there is a real marvel in itself. It must have been a great route to travel when passenger trains were using in their heyday of service. A very well explained video, with the maps and photos of certain locations is fantastic. I can honestly say that I've never seen old maps before, with lettering to speak of proposed lines to be opened at a later date. Many thanks for this production, and look forward to your next one.

Winston Churchill used this line a lot during the war, when he stayed at Pear Tree Cottage in Overstrand.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you that's some really interesting information. 🙂

Great and very interesting video Ant, i've been over that Bridge tunnel loads of times, but never seen inside it thanks .Nice pictures of the viaduct being constructed .

Great video, your enthusiasm is infectious, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Very interesting walk with exciting history, thx!

Great Video and loved the finds you found.

Fab explore. Filming amazing. Great walk and scenery but at the same time sad that the trains are gone now. Loved the tunnels and walls and bricks. Brilliant Ant. Thank you.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so very much. As always I'm so pleased you enjoyed it 🙂

Great video, we live in one of the houses where the Links Halt bridge was. Love walking along the line to Overstrand. Keep up the great work

Another fantastic video. I too, have explored a little bit of this line, whilst on holiday in Cromer. It's a lovely unspoilt area to visit. Yes, it's a pity the railway was so short lived. Keep up the good work.

Yes at Cromer Links Halt on the embankment that concrete structure is the signal post in the black and white old photo and was the distant for Roughton Road Junction where todays line from Norwich joined the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint. The orignal Great Eastern line from Cromer High Station to Norwich passed over the tunnel to join todays line from Norwich at Cromer Junction.

More of our lost heritage smothered and neglected as you would expect. So much of it across the UK much of it could be used to take buses off the roads by using single car trains or trams. Very strange. As someone who doesn't drive some of this would be so helpful for me!

The slotted reinforced concrete object lying on the ground near the bridge abutment adjacent to Northrepps road is the remains of a signal post of the same type shown in the photo of the golf links halt. A little further on in the late 1950's I remember seeing a camping coach at Mundersly station.

Great video Ant, its always fantastic to come across something unexpected railway wise, just makes the walk all the more worthwhile.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. It's a very forgotten route and one even I was surprised to find a few things on

Excellent. I like how you keep the viewer orientated and explain the direction of the viewpoint. Looking forward to your other videos

Really enjoy your videos Ant` especially the Derwent & Ashopton series recently, you put a lot of love and passion in making them.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mark I'll be back in Derbyshire this week 🙂

Great video, I like how you go into detail and show everything(barring private land) amazing :)

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Andrew that's much appreciated 🙂🙂

Thanks for another cracking vlog very interesting story 😊

Another super video Ant Keep them coming.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Adrian 🙂

Absolutely brilliant Ant' 😃👍🏻 So interesting to see what once was and then the maps to really show where things were. I hope you can get access to that covered walkway upto the station there cus that would be an amazing look around. It never ceases to amaze me how good the blue brick constructions are.

Excellent video...

Amazing stuff. Thank You again. I think the Reedham swing bridge is worth visit 😃

Again, brilliantly done!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Edward 🙂

Thanks for that Ant, another excellent video!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed it Michael and thank you

Had a great day off watching KZread, loving this 👍

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Neil thanks very much 🙂

Another absolutely brilliant video, made very interesting watching, thank you.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much Brian 🙂

Fantastic video Ant, There is so much yet to be explored. I have walked parts of this line, interestingly the concrete post at Cromer links halt is an early example of an MRC signal post (Marriott Reinforced concrete) produced at Melton Constable. There is another one intact at the site of Aylsham North station.

Hi Ant, exceptional quality and hard work, all for us to enjoy with you. Thank you.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Phillip I'm pleased you enjoyed it 🙂

Nice video Ant, love the railway video's keep them coming.....

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Chris 🙂

Yes thank you that was very interesting

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Ron

Fantastic video many thanks 👍

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Steven 🙂

Buying fish and crabs from Cromer fish market was a delight for me when I visited West Runton. Great video, as always.

Thank you for this video , very interesting and well presented, well done.

@TrekkingExploration

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Barry 🙂

No-one covers this kind of stuff as well as this. Thanks Ant, brilliant, interesting stuff.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jon that is very kind of you to say

Thank you for this video it's amazing ! I love Norfolk railway history, so I'm going to have to find those footpaths you took and have an explore 😃👍

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

I'm pleased that you enjoyed it and thank you so very much for watching 🙂🙂

Another great video,Ant, xx

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Even though I don't know much about your history as I'm from Wales I do find you channel very interesting and educational.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much that's very kind 🙂

Great stuff, Ant.😄

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Frank

Nice work,thanks

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Simon

I used to live in Mundesley and was took quite an interest in the M&GN railway and like you have walked much of the route to Cromer and the other way to Yarmouth. You missed a couple of bridges between Trimingham and the viaduct. The cutting coming out of Trimingham was filled in a the land reclaimed for agriculture, but there are still two brick bridges that were not demolished but just infilled. One of the bridges, carries a footpath, is in the middle of a field. All that is visible are two parallel walls. I always thought that line would have made an amazing preserved railway particularly the high embankment just before Trimingham. Those strategically placed housing developments put pay to that.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

It's a lovely little route and one I'll look forward to continuing along. I'll have to try to find these bridge's 🙂 Thank you for watching

@vwshark1986

Жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration I live on this line. in sidestrand (my house in in your drone shot) I alwasy wonder what it would of been like in the old days. just this weekend I renewed a post in my old barn and I think it is a rail way sleep from this line. I think a lot of the materials got used localy. in sidestrand where the bridge is missing I remeber that it used to be very sandy untill the farmer dug it all out to what it looks now. Also you missed a lovly bridge just after this spot near ivy farm ( you wouldnt of seen it walking over it as you where so high up. do you have a map of exacly where the sidestrand station would of been? Also is there any way I could have a copy of the pics of the maps and the pic of the sistrand station. I would like to frame it for my wall Thank you

That's great, I've traveled the line from Sheringham to Cromer and on to London a good few years ago, I'm looking forward to part two

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Peter I'll probably be back down sometime around Christmas 🙂

Good to see you again. Another great and interesting video as usual. Keep in touch, Ant. See you on the next. Cheers Ant!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Martin thanks very much as always 🙂

Hello Ant. - @ 3:34 - that looks like the same way how they built the Monsal Viaduct along the Monsal Trail back in the day!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂

Amazing brick work. Am lost talent! Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Les 🙂

excellent video as always👍 so sad😟 to see what it was like in it's heyday and what it is like now it would have been a lovely railway to ride along sad it only lasted 60 years what a waste when so much was put into it it should have never been closed we need these railway lines what a waste do we know why it closed look forward to the next video

Not sure when the bridge between Northrepps Road and Cromer Link Halt was demolished. Possibly in the 90s. Remember walking over it from the Forest Park Caravan site to the main road from Cromer in the 80s.

My husband grew up in Cromer. We regularly drive under these viaducts when we are up in Cromer. They are just superb constructions. Great video as always! Binged your videos tonight

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so very much.... That's very kind I'm glad you are enjoying them 🙂

OMG fabulous

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Part 2 should be on next week

I stumbled across your channel and this video was fascinating, there is a whole series that could be made with the lost Norfolk and Suffolk railways lines. Not sure where you’re based but please make some more, I’m a Suffolk boy and loved this, I find it so so sad that these lines where closed after such a short time with all that hard work and the irony is most of these lines would now be making money. Great stuff, thank you

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it and thank you. I'm in Nottinghamshire so most of my stuff is from the Midlands however having family in Norfolk I always take the opportunity to visit somewhere whilst there 🙂

top notch

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏

Thanks for posting love these vids. If you get a chance, can I suggest you trace the old route from Wells to Kings Lynn and Kings Lynn to Hunstanton there's some fantastic stuff to see and a few of the old stations and platforms are still there - Heacham/Docking for example.

You have a great eye for beauty 😍

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Awwwwe thanks ❤️

Flippin' 'eck Ant, that was a two cuppa journey!!!!! What fantastic bridges, built like the proverbial you know what. They were obviously expecting a lot of punters looking at the size of some of those stations. I'll be getting the kettle on for the next instalment then!!!🤣🤣👍👍

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Ha I know, some of them looked barely long enough for two carriages yet others looked the usual size and length. Probably set a camp stove up next to the sofa for the next long one 😂

Can't wait for the next video. The line runs behind my parents house!

Another good video of Cromer & the Forgotten Railway with a lot of Lost Secrets - Norfolk & Suffolk Joint!.💙💙💙💙

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Michael 🙂

Would love it if you could get access to Overstrand Station what a find!

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

It would be lovely wouldn't it? Fingers crossed 🙂

The concrete object at 14.00min is a single signal post made at the Melton Constable concrete works of the Great Eastern Railway,probably by the LNER.

The concrete formation at 14:00 looks like the signal pole at 14:58 on the photo of the halt.

Welcome back to Norfolk I could of bought you a pint😄

Fantastic mate another amazing video on Norfolk’s history..looking forward to the next instalment great work Have you ever visited the remains of the second tunnel at Norfolk to or what was a tunnel ?? Could be great short video

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. That'll be around January i think 🙂👍

Please , please , please would you do a video on the Norfolk Orbital Railway proposed route

I didn't realise cromer had such a hidden railway. I knew it has old tracks, but not like this.

as a ps to my recent post; some more railway photos of these lines can be found on the Blue-pelican-railway Flickr site

Excellent video, glad you said about Cromer tunnel being the only existing tunnel obviously you know about the one which existed north of Fakenham which was actually a real tunnel Interestingly the Roughton Road to Mundesley section was always single track but for some reason the tunnel was built for double track The passing loops at Overstrand and Trimingham didn't last very long at all and by the 30s had gone along with the signalboxes Keep up the good work mate Cheers Russ

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so very much Russ. It's an interesting little route and often seems forgotten about.... Regards the tunnel I've often seen thing's saying it was the only one ever in existence.... Glad we know different 🙂

@maestromanification

Жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration I don't live far away at all from this , think I need to check it out , Strange thing is with you videos I watch a lot of the east Midlands ones as I'm often working over there, I'm a DRS train driver then you do do some on my doorstep

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

@@maestromanification it's lucky I have family in Norfolk so I get over there to do a bit every now and again

What a great watch, so much history to see in the UK. Ant, have a question: How many pairs of shoes do you go through in a month? With all your walking you must belong to the "Shoe of the Month Club." Again, thanks for sharing your countries history with us the viewer.....

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

I'll have to do a go fund me for footwear 😂😂 funnily enough I'm on the same two trusty pairs for a year or so now 🙂 Thank you for watching as always 🙂

@jetsons101

Жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration Those are some high mileage shoes......

@jetsons101

Жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration One more funny thing: I'm watching Time Team right now, it's S15E01 "Gold In The Moat (Codnor Castle)

the viaducts are not where you indicated first but correct on second showing the ducts cross the between lower common and buxton close something you dont know but if you look at lower pond east runton the bricks used there come from the viaduct we used to lay pennies on the tracks to flatten them

in the sequence starting at 39:30 one can see by the layers of bricks as they go over the arches that the stone wall on the viaduct really is short.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

I did find it unusually low that as a trackside worker a step back too far and you'd be stumbling over it

It's sad that a very tiny group in society feel it's acceptable to deface these amazing engineering relics of the past with their obscene, meaningless graffitti. Locally, at Thrapston on the old Ketting to Cambridge line, the viaduct over the river Nene has been vandalised. I can't think what pleasure these people get from their actions.

@neiloflongbeck5705

Жыл бұрын

In some cases it's because they have nothing to do because local government have cut funding to youth clubs etc.

Scintillating, & to think I've cycled around that area & hadn't registered its existence

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised to find some of what I did. Thank you for watching 🙂

What is the website you get the old maps from please???

Hi Ant, I'm Nottingham based and remember (30 years ago), a medieval cockfighting pit three stories under the city centre. I've not seen it mentioned on any maps of the caves under Nottingham, and was wondering if you knew anything about it. Not sure if there is a way to message direct, but that would help.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

I'd absolutely love to see some of the stuff hidden below the city there must be some real history

@mogliilgom5055

Жыл бұрын

let me know if you want to know where it is

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

@@mogliilgom5055 always interested. If you are on Facebook I have a page you can contact me on

Done the little one swaffham stil got a signal

Why doesn't the local government turn it into a trail to increase tourism? Well done by the way on another interesting vlog.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Robin. I agree about the paths that could be made, this one is pretty much lost in most places though 😔

Great video as always but why not knock on a few doors sometimes and ask people if you can film things…You probably will find most people very accommodating and interested in what you are doing.

Sad that all the stations are just gone, never to return, although there is lots of evidence to prove there were stations.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Andrew. The only one I couldn't find any trace of was Sidestrand

Dr Richard Beeching had no idea how much his decision to close the old railway lines contributed to global warming. One can shift far greater loads on rail than on road. Perhaps one day the old track beds might have the lines reinstated... .... not in my lifetime, sadly.

@peterstudley1804

Жыл бұрын

Dr beeching was not responsible for the closure of this stretch of line , the cromer beach station via Newstead Lane junction to Mundesley closed easter weekend 1953 , a full 8 years before beeching appeared in 1961 , the section from Mundesley to North Walsham, antingham Road junction lasted until 1964 (October) the section ant walked had an operation of only 47 years. A resident of cromer.