Great video. This route should be cleared out and made into a green walk/cycle way. Too many of these old tracks are abandoned and could be used for recreation and green travel. ATB. Dave.

@marklawton5753

3 жыл бұрын

It should have been Dave or even some sort of light railway but the route is now so broken I can't see it happening another example so short sight bureaucrats. The eastern commuter route in to Nottingham has been crying out for it.

@greigs9384

3 жыл бұрын

There are / was plans for a greenway up to the country park and safeguarding of the route for a possible tram extension. Obviously the flu bugs stopped that for a bit.

@nicolah1668

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, heard they have plans to. Be fantastic as a green corridor avoiding the new bypass and colwick loop road

My uncle Herbie came to England from Jamaica in 1955 worked at Gedling colliery till he retired in the mid 80s & went home to Jamaica. He was the oldest of 12 children & he made it possible for my mum to come here in 1960 & I was born 5 years later,so I've got fond memories of gedling pit. We all used to get free coal off our uncle. God bless him he passed away in 2011 but had a good life. Thanks Ant for recognizing the overseas miners. Oh yea you should do the Nottingham Suburban Line especially Woodthorpe park & the tunnel going to wells rd even though it has been filled but there is a door just off wells rd b4 woodboro rd. & the old railway to a old quarry off Sherwood Vale. I spent many days as a kid exploring woodthorpe park the site of Sherwood station

There's a strange sadness when you see the state of these old lines now. Great work by you again, thanks.

@devonboy2258

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I strongly agree with you on that mate, your right.

I find all this amazing, I'm 67 now, and I lived on Conway Crescent all my childhood with the railway line at the bottom of the garden, my granddad was a steam engine driver, and I grew up around Netherfield Carlton Gedling and knew all the places on the videos intimately, played on the sidings, Trent ponds, we even used to cross the bridge to get to Radcliff on Trent, and i scaffolded the bridge over the Trent in the late 70s i think it was,

Fantastic. Must have taken you hours to do this trek. Music very apt. Well done. You deserve a medal. Thank you.

Absolutely brilliant video and am sorry it has taken so long for me to find it. You must have spent hours on it, editing and finishing it so professionally apart from the effort and sheer slog of shooting the walk itself. In the 1950s I lived only a stone's throw from the Burton Road overbridge on this line at its junction with Shearing Hill, and on my way home from school aged about 11 would sometimes scramble up the embankment to watch at close range the mucky old locos rambling by. Totally illegal of course, even in those days, and some drivers (with their dirty and careworn faces - they had a pretty hard life then) would shout and gesticulate at me to to beggar off, whereas others (equally mucky) just grinned and waved. There was a small hut at the point where I stood, always unoccupied though, and standing outside it was a small post containing several discs with place names which popped magically into view depending on how the points and signals were being set. (Actually that mechanism might have been at the next bridge down the line at Emerys Road - I can't remember now as I used to trespass in the same way at both bridges). I always found these distant place names exotic somehow. Since we lived so close to the line, my mother used to complain about the smuts and soot which landed on her pegged-out washing on Mondays - "wash day" in those days - if the wind was in the wrong direction. For miles around you could see the massive coaling tower at Netherfield/Colwick marshalling yard - it looked like a huge robot, rivalling Gedling church as a landmark. You could also hear the tremendous roar as it released its coal into the waiting wagons below. It's another world now, so many thanks again for feeding my nostalgia, especially as I left the area in the 1960s and have not lived there since!

Hi I worked at Gedling colliery in the weighbridge in the 1960’s and spent many hours weighing the coal wagons and then labelling the wagons in the sidings. Had many rides on the colliery locos, best was the steam tank King George V. Happy days!

Brilliant blast from the past.... Used to play on the disused railway coal wagons down the far end of Gedling Colliery.... Keep up the great work.....

Brings back some fond memories. I was passed for Driving at Toton on this route (6T65 06.31 Toton Old Bank.... Gedling at 07.31 and return 08.31.. worked with 56014 on Friday 27th July 1990) One of the easiest jobs at the depot.

@chrisst8922

3 жыл бұрын

Great information. Do drivers keep a log book to record all that like pilots do?

@malcolmlowe2323

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisst8922 Hi, I usually kept all details of jobs worked etc in my diary. We all get a new diary every year from our Trade union.

@robertclayton6289

3 жыл бұрын

Toton men were all great lads They used to work trains out of Daw Mill too back in the 90’s Paul ??? always wore a benny hat and had a thin moustache got the impression he loved his overtime lol Also Andy ??? blonde haired chap loved his Clint Eastwood movies Top Men All Daw Mill.....Ratcliffe on Soar PS Happy Days😊

Hi, my wife and I first found out about your channel by watching Martin zero. We both enjoy the information you give on your walks. Thank you.

OMG, the things you do for us Ant. Much appreciated thank you! What a mess, it should be cleared & paved for people to enjoy the walk, such a waste. ❤😮

Back in the mid 90's, after the trains stopped, I used to walk my dog up that line and back, from Netherfield Victoria Road level crossing all the way to the Gedling colliery site. The line was clear, the tracks were still down and access to the line was easy. The only fencing was alongside the playing field (but there were gaps like you found). It was a good walk. Sad to see how difficult it's become and you can't do it anymore. Sometimes I'd come off at Wood Lane bridge and go up Wood Lane along past Gedling House (which was then empty) to the woods above Burton Joyce. I left the area in Sept 97. so would have walked it from about 94 until then (along with many other dog walkers).

I worked in gedling around 2018, I walked what I could of the track between the bridge near the school heading up towards the colliery site, I remember that fallen telegraph pole! Thanks for sharing this and documenting the history, Brough back a few good memories as I spent about a year working around many many streets in Gedling etc

A really interesting and as usual, well put together video, thank you for the escape.

Beautiful video Ant and the music was excellent, Keep up the great work & happy 2021, Thanks

Another adventure into the history of our railways. Thanks for posting.

First steam on the line in 60 years! Love it! Great explore, mate. Keep on keeping on!

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't resist 😄 Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Epic struggle, well done for persevering, deserve a medal. Happy New Year.

Absolutely brilliant ! I really enjoyed the walk , thanks for sharing those good moments !

Thanks Ant for another really interesting explore. I also enjoy the choices of music on your videos - very atmospheric. I hope the cuts heal ok.

Loved this my brother worked at Gedling pit 😃 I was so amazed that you went down emery’s road where I moved from netherfield as a young girl and walked my dog at the side of the bridge up the the railway lines and onto cowlick ponds can’t believe how much it’s changed thankyou so much you even passed my house on emery’s road 😃

Really inspiring me to get out there in Notts and use some of these old places for my jogging routes. Combine fitness with learning the history of this old City. Keep up the good work!

Great video, used to live nearby up and till 4 or 5 years ago. Took a lot of photo on the route you took while the single track was down and still in use. The track was lifted in 2011 according to my records. Thanks for a great video.

Crikey mate I though you had moved to Brazil and was exploring the Amazon Jungle!!! That was an epic journey to start 2021 but well worth it to see Gedling and Carlton Station, I absolutely love those old buildings, and the delight on your face when you found the path under Colwick Loop Road Bridge was a delight!! If this video is anything to go by, then 2021 is going to be a corker. I really do think that with a bit of forward planning you could get that stuff all cleared out and it would make a fantastic walk/cycle path.

My grandfather worked at Calverton and Gedling from the 1930's to the 1960's.

Well that was an adventure. I'm pleased those geese were there to help you on your way. Thanks Ant, take care and stay safe :-)

Excellent video, that was a hard one to start the New Year on? However I enjoyed the journey with you...

Watching these videos makes you realize how relentless nature is. Great video pal, thanks

Another excellent video. Looks like Network Rail spent 50% of their annual fencing budget on that stretch. I hope the thorn scars have healed and congratulations on re-introducing steam to the line. Happy New Tier, err Year Ant.

Thanks Ant that was fabulous. You are so terribly brave, maybe put your name forward for an award? Actually how you managed to go so far thru that rubbish is beyond me. The video was just fantastic, really loved it. Glad you didn’t fall tho. Thanks so much for taking me along and please stay safe and take care

Takes me back. Used to walk across playing field up over bridge and across old track to ride motor bike on what used to call "sidings" which was waist land where B&Q and Morris ons is now until got kicked off site when Colwick loop road was built in about 1980.

smashin film mate . keep it going . thanks and all the best from wigan . still in lancashire

Thanks for sharing this, what an epic struggle!

Another great video Ant, I was quite surprised how heavily overgrown the line has become even in winter .

What a mission that was Ant, well done Sir.

Had a go at this today starting from Gedling Country Park...didn't get very far! Massively overgrown. Then I found this vid...awesome! Thanks for posting it. Might give it another go if I ever get my hands on a scythe!

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

This was an absolute nightmare at times 🤣 Glad you found it and enjoyed it 👍

Great video, me and my 8 year old find them fascinating looking at where the railways used to run. 👍👍

Felt exhausted watching you walking that sometimes nature takes control Ant but well done for carrying on mate...Another great video and a great way to start the year..Stay safe ..Regards Frank & Lee....

Thanks for the video, a big struggle and cold...you did good!

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It was a nightmare at times 😀

Fantastic video...great to see it as it’s in my local area and you’ve done something I have wanted to do. However, you missed the Jubilee Park section where you can get into the penultimate bridge...

A very good video, difficult to do, but you did it! Cheers Ant! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙂👍🇺🇸

The guard geese were very knowledgeable, always hany to ask a local. Of course, I could have told you all that: I'm following your every step on RailMapOnline, which makes for a fascinating walk. Combining the camera footage, your descriptions, and the street names on the map, makes for a totally followable(is that even a word?) experience.👍👌😁 Your choice of old photos really helps too, bringing to life the bits that have gone. At 33:30 the view from the station overbridge shows not only the former signalbox, which you mentioned, but also the feed for trains coming off the Gedling Branch to regain the line towards Nottingham. Presumably, the box held the token/staff for the branch, hence the wooden steps. Only the one set of steps would be neccesary, as branch trains in both directions passed that point. That area was, and still is, well served by stations. Instead of putting a station 𝒂𝒕 the junction, there's one on each line. I wonder if anyone ever "connects" between the two stations? Somehow, I doubt it.😁 Thanks for taking me on a nice, interesting wander, about 450 miles from home, on a cold, sunny day. You, at least, got a brew. I'm away to make one now.👍👌😁 I hope you don't mind that I mention RailMapOnline as a good accompaniment to these videos. I'm not connected in any way, just find it to be a great resource, and not one of the "big boys" like Google etc. Especially for folks like me, with no knowledge of the area, it really helps to put everything in place, especially as you mention street names etc in commentary. Makes the whole thing great fun. I also find it handy sometimes to use channels like Railmart and Don Coffey, to follow the nearby lines that remain in use, filling in some of the gaps. Looking forward to the next one, Cheers for now, Dougie.

Great video Ant, there’s plans to either making the old track a tramway or a public foot and cycle track, talks are still on going. Don’t forget to do the Final stretch up colwick rd upto ladybay bridge and Nottingham station 👍

Great stuff. These videos are a goldmine to model railway builders.

Thank You! For a fascinating walk.

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and you're kind comment 😃

"Hope you're proud of me for that!" Absolutely, had to give this video a like for wading through that overgrowth!

@PiousMoltar

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaaaa the hole in the fence! Oh man. Wish I could give you a bonus like as consolation!

Well done, that took a lot of effort and perseverance. It's amazing how quickly nature re colonises places. I think you will be the last to undertake that walk. The historic information you include is most interesting. I can confirm that the workforce at Gedling pit was diverse. It was often referred to as the United Nations pit.

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

It certainly looked like nobody had tried this route in many years. Lambley Lane appears to be the end point of any attempt. I'm surprised I managed all that I did. Thank you so much for watching and commenting too 😀

Real quality, very enjoyable Ant

Good effort.. I'm a Lincoln based driver and last saw a train on this branch in the late 90's (going over the bridge where the line goes over the Nottingham to Lincoln line at Carlton.

Very interesting video. Hope you didn't get too scratched up. I spent a term of teaching practice at the Carlton High School in the mid 1970's. Had to look it up on Google Map and it is now known as Carlton Academy. During that term, I and another student lodged in Gedling with a nice old woman whose husband had worked at the Gedling Colliery. He had passed away several years before. She lived in a typical semi-detached house on Besacar Avenue, maybe a 20 minute walk from the school. Looks like it was maybe 1/2 mile west of the bridge on Lambley Lane. Didn't have time to explore the area, and unfortunately was totally unaware about how large the Gedling Colliery was until I watched your video. Small world!!!! Stay safe and warm!!!! Ian

Your questions re Lambley Lane hole in the ground was probably the base of the electric light signal controlling the route to Gedling. The buffer stops the other side of the bridge were for the storage of wagons requiring repair which were often to be seen in the 1950 's. Have travelled on passenger trains to what was Basford & Bulwell Station. Memories....

Great video looking forward to more

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Graham glad you enjoyed it 😀

Very interesting Ant, lovely day for your walk even though it was cold,remember your hat & gloves next time,😘 x

great film Ant . I walked it about 3 years ago. It was easy passable but you could see that it didn't have much longer before nature took it back.

Great lockdown vid there bud. Nothing like getting stuck in there with the brambles!! I know the felling. Sometimes you have to go back twice because things just pop out of nowhere that you didn’t see first time round. Take care

Great video Ant and well done on persevering with the brambles and shrubbery. Did notice you didn't film coming down that steep embankment ;)

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't believe I made that effort to get up to find nothing 🤣 The journey down was.... Reasonable 🤣

Hi, great video as ever! You might be interested in knowing that there is talk of clearing the route you have tried to walk in this video to connect the Gedling Country Park (former Gedling Colliery site) with Netherfield Lagoons and then access on to the Trent riverside footpath/towpath for walkers, runners, cyclist, etc. The initiative is being looked at by the local council. Fingers crossed.

Great effort thank you.....felt your pain but well worth it!

Great watch as always mate

Yet another good video Ant, really interesting to watch. Now if you thought that old Railway line was bad to walk, well try doing the old Denby, Kilburn, Coxksbench, Little Eaton branch. (Derbyshire) I remember when I did that branch just mentioned, it was like a jungle and had to do trackbed and pavement at points. But I really enjoyed it, just like you do. Sadly the worse bit of that bed was at the end, it was so bushed up with growth that I wasn't able to finish it by track bed, but finished it by footpath instead. Not sure what it's like now? As it was a few years ago when I did the walk. But when you get to Little Eaton, the old station is still there, but is now a private house, let's just say that you won't miss it lol 😂 because the time I did the walk, the old station house was painted PINK lol 😂 must be a woman who lives there?? Lol 🤣 😆 but on a series note, if you ever decide to do the walk yourself, look out for the old Coxksbench station, it again is a private house, but looks beautiful and well looked after. So maybe that might be another walk for you to film after lockdown if your interested? And it made me chuckle that bit of film when you were having a brew on the bridge. "First steam on the line for 60 years" lol 😂 nice to put a bit of fun into your walks. Anyway mate keep up the good work, hope to see you soon. Hope to hear back from you too? All the best from. Mike Wood (Devon Boy) From. Chesterfield.

@andrewfanner2245

3 жыл бұрын

I've fond memories of that, had a g/f many years asgo who lived in Denby (in the station house) and we used to walk the trackbed with the dog. Couple of trains a week before the remaisn were lifted.

@devonboy2258

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting news, thanks for the comment mate. 🙂

Thank you very much ,thoroughly enjoyed. should be made up to a cycle pathway as per previous comment . Well done

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David 😊 It does need reopening as a path linking up two popular area's

Love these railway walks, British railways history and what is left of it and still is present, is wonderful to see. Greetings from the Netherlands.

@TrekkingExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 🙂 I'm pleased you are enjoying them 🙂🙂

Great video Ant. Really informative. Thank you. Have you ever or will you ever walk the Rugby to Leamington Spa line with the 60ft deep cutting with the iron bridge that crosses it at the Marton Junction? Stay safe.

The 12" pedestal grinder that was in the Gedling pit engineers workshop is in my workshop, in regular use :)

Another good video, keep safe mate.

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris you too 😀

Thanks for this Mate. My childhood playground 🙂 It is a pity you could not show the last bit though from Emery's road [Bakers Arch] through Netherfield lane to Netherfield Bus stop [ Sorry Station] fond memories all the same so Many thanks M8 👍👍👍👍

Just a little about Gedling Colliery. It was the only pit in the area that had a "hand got" face, used for training and we never knew it as "the United Nations" pit but as the "Pit of Nations". The house I live in is about two and a half miles from the old Colwick Yards and I well remember of still nights over forty years ago hearing the clang clang clang of bumpers from the shunting of wagons.

Standing on a freezing Nottingham Station one winters day in 1982, a loaded coal train comprising 35 to 40 unfitted hopper wagons headed Westbound through the former Platform 6 with a smoking brake van on the rear. I was drawn to the fact that these wagons carried the TOPS code HUO, and appeared larger and slightly taller than the usual HTO (or HTV if they were vacuum fitted). My curiosity urged me to do some research on this rare working and it transpired that the diagram was a “9Txx, or trip working from Gedling to Spondon conveying coal to Courtaulds where the remains of the former power station was utilized. The wagons were to be replaced by the merry go round HAA types in 1984, but I’m not certain as to when this operation finally ceased.

@robertclayton6289

3 жыл бұрын

Always was a funny smell nr courtaulds Tops code 9T?? Slow train 25-35 mph at best Was it hauled by a class 08 shunting engine??? Happy Days😊

@timothyparsons8327

2 жыл бұрын

Always a pair of Class 20 s travelling along the main lines: Nottingham-Trent Jn, then through Sawley Jn. (Long Eaton) to the sidings just to the west of Spondon Station. Presumably the internal diesel shutter would take over.

Thanks Ant I enjoyed that 👍

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant thank you 😀

A great example of how nature is reclaiming these lines , and an example as to how dedicated you are in sticking with the walk.

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

This one was very tough, not quite as bad as the Silverdale Branch but close enough

@westernmonitor

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration I could see from the Video how tuff it was. Most the lines I walked on my patch in the 1970s that were closed in the 1960s are now totally impassable in most cases. So I applaud your effort to do as many as you can.

Great video. Shame that they don't turn this into a dual user path into the country park. Keep up the Great work.

Great vid. I think it would have been better to go through the recreation ground on the western side of Burton Road Bridge - there is actually a path which goes over the rail bridge.

Another great video - but bits of it looked rather painful. I hope the brambles didn't make you lose too much blood!

Went to Carlton le Willows Grammar School off Wood Lane in 1956, after catching bus along Westdale Lane then walking under the bridge. Moved to Middlesbrough in '56 but nice to see a bit of this area again. Footpaths along these lines would be dead easy to do, get at it Nott'm Council!

excellent video!

interested video as normal, there are plans to turn that old railway line into a tram line and a cycling and walking trail.

Very atmospheric, especially with that low winter sun. Very sad to see rubbish being dumped over Lambley Lane Bridge. This line would make a good tram line to serve parts of Nottingham not well served by public transportation.

Well done for persistent advancement through the jungle , ex army boots & trousers needed as they may be thorn proof ?

Good journey Thanks Ant. Glad to be the first comment too :)

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Trevor thank you so much and I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😀

Great video and surely that route could have been easily and cheaply cleared out but the money is more likely being spent on some overpaid council advisors wages.

Looks like this may be turned into a walk & cycle pathway and possible tram route. Nottingham News 14-Jan 2021.

You make some great videos, if you get stuck in future take a car scissor jack with you. I'm sure you'll work it out 😉

Loved that, shame more people don't join your channel to final purchase a chainsaw! 🤣

What you failed to mention was that for most of its length from the colliery to past the Colwick Loop rd bridge and onto the Lagoons was a pipeline all the way from the Pit Clarification plant that carried the slurry water., laid parallel to the track. Often in the middle of the night we would have a phone call from the Clarification op lad saying he had a ‘Major Leak’ alarm and we would have to walk the whole 3 odd mile of this line checking it. Nearly always a false alarm. A lot of this pipe remains, especially circling the lagoon sat on concrete plinths.

@petebrooksbank

Жыл бұрын

Weirdly enough I was at the lagoons on Sunday and stumbled across a pipe that lurked out the ground for a few metres before vanishing off into undergrowth, and I said to my wife, "I wonder what that was for?". Seems you may have just solved the mystery for me!

shame about the many brambles course darren would be in there with his shorts on lol

I am curious, are people in your country allowed to cut trails through the brush? and i noticed you said "i am not going to give up, I am not going to give up" 👍 l like that you made some tea on the bridge.

Would you consider coming up to County Durham plenty of disused old rail tracks ie bishop Auckland to Durham plenty of railway history here .

@TrekkingExploration

2 жыл бұрын

Always consider anywhere. Just need a Travelodge 😀😂

Man on a mission, top marks for perseverance Ant, or should that be Kate Bush (Running up that hill!!) Sniffing out all the railway goodies, excellent. You need to wear chain saw protection gear on a hike like that!!! 👍🏻🙂

What camera do you use for filming?

I live in Wilford, following all your local walks around Nottingham... love the old black and white photos and your history narration as you walk...The council could open up these track beds for commuters walkers and electric bikers...Oh, wait the Labour Council blew it all on an unwanted Tram service..🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤔😳🇬🇧

Hopefully it'll be turned into a tramline eventually

Wow that sign, "the safety of trains may be affected", yeah I don't think so mate!

Why did they just leave things there, like old platforms, sleepers, track?

Much more relaxing introduction T&T clip

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

I felt it needed a gentle change 🙂

Av you tried the disused Flixborough steel branch line av walk it menny times and it still as track and bits left make a good video for you 🤔😁

Does anyone know the line that curves off to the right as you travel from Nottingham to Grantham

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Around Bingham?

@markwebster7128

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration no. It's opposite Rectory Junction oil terminal on the Grantham line

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

@@markwebster7128 oh the Cotgrave line. Funnily enough I've just gone underneath that.

@markwebster7128

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration . Thanks. It's got the bridge arches. How far does that go on far?

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

@@markwebster7128 around 2 miles roughly

Ant i found some old station pics for you wonder if I can add them x no idea how you add them on here sorry

@helenthorne8451

3 жыл бұрын

They are of Gedling station x

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Are you on my Facebook page? 🙂

@helenthorne8451

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ant no not on your Facebook page x

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

There is an option to message on there 🙂

great find shame its been cut up at every bridge you would have thought the council would have turned it into a multi use footpath

@TrekkingExploration

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers pal. It's in discussions I believe as a walk of some sort. How much of it I'm unsure 👍

@jasinere35

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrekkingExploration all of it should be converted including the tunnel but from what you were saying in your first vid of the tunnel its portal is now someones back garden

6:40 Brake Slip ?

You do now that if you use a set of ski's you could make it though all that over grown boush