Norfolk Uncovered: Railway Relics: Norwich - Melton Constable

Norfolk Uncovered is a series of short documentaries about the less-known and less-obvious relics and ruins of the county of Norfolk, in the United Kingdom.
This episode focuses on the former railway line between the once bustling terminus of Norwich City Station and the railway town of Melton Constable, once dubbed "the Crewe of Norfolk".
Narrated By: Mike Richmond, with additional narration by John Batley and Stu McPherson of the Friends of Norwich City Station (FoNCS).
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  • @maryhairy1
    @maryhairy13 жыл бұрын

    Marriott Way completed twice on foot plus cycled this tranquil area. Perfect outing

  • @norfolksdisusedrailways4353
    @norfolksdisusedrailways4353 Жыл бұрын

    Also great video some amazing finds on here well done to all involved

  • @clarebear494
    @clarebear49410 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! More on the old railways please :)

  • @petersharp7644
    @petersharp76446 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating stuff! My late paternal grandfather was a railwayman all his life and I am told he commenced his career at Hindelveston on the M& G N as a 'Lamper'. That is, he was part of a gang who were responsible for maintaining the oil lamps in the semaphore signals. In later years he moved to Leicestershire and finished his career as a Signalman at Syston East Junction box near Leicester.

  • @Ibirdball
    @Ibirdball3 жыл бұрын

    I've biked along this route many times and the history always fascinates me. Particularly the two large A-frame bridges over the Wensum and especially the recently restored platform at Hellesdon. Great documentary!

  • @bobbruce1417
    @bobbruce14179 жыл бұрын

    Most enjoyable , hopefully you will keep this series going Thank You.

  • @xxxchrist1
    @xxxchrist19 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely superb video, thanks for posting it.

  • @Jamie-ye2bg
    @Jamie-ye2bg8 жыл бұрын

    This video helped massively with my Uni project, thank you.

  • @kingfisherblue8167
    @kingfisherblue816710 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous :) Thank you so much

  • @sallycushing9138
    @sallycushing91385 жыл бұрын

    Great and Thank you

  • @banksroadmodernimage7358
    @banksroadmodernimage73588 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting stuff👍

  • @wesleyarcher8039
    @wesleyarcher80396 жыл бұрын

    I use to cycle that route from Hellesdon all the way through to Norwich. A great route when I was 16, now moons ago.

  • @psycangle360
    @psycangle3606 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, a journey from Liverpool street to Cromer or Hunstanton must have been a trippy journey for the city peeps.

  • @lukewolsey
    @lukewolsey4 жыл бұрын

    Drayton resident here - this would have been my local railway line 😠

  • @maygodforgiveus
    @maygodforgiveus9 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff Chris, I used to work in Hellesdon in the seventies, and lived at Drayton [Old Lodge] at the time. I'd no idea that there'd ever been a station at either of those places. Such a shame they got rid of all those lines, might help ease traffic congestion if they were still running.

  • @ibrahimwatson1080

    @ibrahimwatson1080

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @wellscarter6246

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ibrahim Watson instablaster :)

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    @ibrahimwatson1080

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @ibrahimwatson1080

    @ibrahimwatson1080

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @wellscarter6246

    @wellscarter6246

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ibrahim Watson Happy to help :)

  • @sirstephentophamhattiii3340
    @sirstephentophamhattiii334010 жыл бұрын

    please improve the quality to 1080p or 720p HD please, but I did enjoy the video

  • @fayereeve9552
    @fayereeve95524 жыл бұрын

    Id love to see train's back on these tracks

  • @shahedmc9656
    @shahedmc96565 жыл бұрын

    Interesting. Would the enthusiasts want to build a heritage railway along the line?

  • @norfolksdisusedrailways4353
    @norfolksdisusedrailways4353 Жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know if there is still access to the workers entrance…thanks in advance

  • @johnmasters504
    @johnmasters5044 жыл бұрын

    The only rails remaining are at New Mills Yard or so i learned this week.

  • @lukewolsey

    @lukewolsey

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's some more in the yard of the old concrete factory at Lenwade too.

  • @johnmasters504

    @johnmasters504

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lukewolsey ah yes, i knew that but not visited yet....

  • @angelsone-five7912
    @angelsone-five79126 жыл бұрын

    Good luck to you all and to hell with the blinkered council types.

  • @syteanric1868
    @syteanric18685 жыл бұрын

    I love how the narrators dentures sound like they dont fit properly