Big Milestone for the Great Central Railway Nottingham

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  • Опубліковано 6 січ 2025

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  • @mikeslipper1779
    @mikeslipper1779 День тому +4

    Very enjoyable commentary

  • @alasdairhepburn5202
    @alasdairhepburn5202 День тому +3

    A bit of time capsule history at 3:18 - the original Trans-Clyde network maps, dating from 1979 when the Argyle Line (Glasgow Central Low Level) line re-opened. That version lasted until 1983 when the line to Paisley Canal and Kilmacolm closed. I suspect that some of the missing colours will be when the revised map was simply stuck over the original, and hence, when the stuck on version was removed, it took some of the other markings.
    Nice video, despite your technical issues.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      Cheers! 👍
      I was kicking myself i only noticed the maps when I was editing the footage. I'll have to have a closer look when I go back.

  • @Carolb66
    @Carolb66 2 дні тому +11

    Hi Paul, well that looks fun! A beautiful day an historic day on the GCR. Its great seeing a busy train rolling through the countryside seeing some lovely bridges & stopping at places of interest. The old DMU not luxurious but gets you from A to B. Nice aerial shots Paul. The steam train was a fab bonus! I bet you had a grand day out, thanks for sharing your exciting day. 😊🤗👍❤️

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  2 дні тому +2

      Thanks Carol. A great day. I'd been working all the xmas period and this was my first day off, so it was great to get out and see so much 🙂

    • @Michael43713
      @Michael43713 День тому +1

      Not luxurious? It looks better than the CrossCountry I was stuck on last week!

    • @fenpikey
      @fenpikey День тому

      The DMU & other rolling stock are better appointed comfort wise as opposed to modern tut.

    • @duncancurtis5108
      @duncancurtis5108 День тому +1

      Make a DMU time machine and head to Nottingham Victoria before they laid it waste in 1968.

  • @christopherbentley5216
    @christopherbentley5216 День тому +4

    The p/w looks in far better condition,cuttings cut back etc than the national network. Well done to everyone, excellent video

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      I agree. Great job by the volunteers. Always friendly and happy to talk every time I go too.

  • @levelcrossing150
    @levelcrossing150 2 дні тому +4

    Love this series, keeps us in touch with progress being made on the GCR. Many thanks.

  • @davidchandler7810
    @davidchandler7810 День тому +1

    Great footage. I travelled on the railway back in 2017 when they had a steam engine running, would like to visit again now it's up and running. Lovely looking DMU they've got there.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  20 годин тому

      Beautiful isn't it David.
      Hopefully they'll get a steam loco up and running again. I think that will be important after regular services return.

  • @psychicspies673
    @psychicspies673 2 дні тому +3

    Wow. I’m going have to ride that track soon! What a great day out with gorgeous blue skies. The footage capturing that beautifully restored DMU passing over the viaduct was nothing short of magnificent! Very jealous I couldn’t make it now 😊

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      🙂 it was a real treat Jon. Plenty of time to visit hopefully after regular services return soon.

  • @paulgalleyblackpool
    @paulgalleyblackpool 2 дні тому +5

    Brilliant footage, well done. Lovely to see it travelling over that viaduct (shame about the graphiti though).

  • @paularnold4440
    @paularnold4440 День тому +1

    Great series. Thanks Paul Happy New year's

  • @ceanothus_bluemoon
    @ceanothus_bluemoon День тому +3

    What a great sight, a train on the A60 bridge and the beautiful, but sadly defaced Stanford-on-Soar viaduct. I really hope as part of the reunification, the grafitti will be removed asap. Lovely ride!

    • @Alan-ln3ls
      @Alan-ln3ls День тому

      If they do, alas the morons will waste no time in adding more.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +2

      I can't wait to witness a steam loco puffing away over there. Full rake of restored MK1s. But as you say, shame about the grafiti.

  • @johndrew3202
    @johndrew3202 День тому +1

    Super vlog thank you. At last it all seems to be settled down on that line and progress is being made. Wonderful. Must pay a visit soon!!

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      👍thank you. Hopefully regular service running at some point this year.

  • @ajcole5967
    @ajcole5967 День тому +9

    Any chance they will clean up the Graffiti ?

  • @BegudMaximan-zp2tc
    @BegudMaximan-zp2tc 2 дні тому +3

    All looking good, coming along fine.
    Better things awaiting completion, then GCR can really show it's paces!

  • @davidboult4143
    @davidboult4143 День тому +1

    Interesting to see. In 1969 I travelled on a DMU, all the way from Rugby Central to Nottingham Arkwright Street.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  20 годин тому

      Crikey!! That must have been one of the last services?

    • @davidboult4143
      @davidboult4143 20 годин тому

      @WobblyRunner yes it was. I was going to Nottingham Polytechnic for an interview. Someone at school told me the line was still open, so I was delighted to have a chance to travel on the Central. The DMU was a noisy old train, grinding through the gears. A relative who worked at Rugby Midland told me the staff at Rugby would go up to the Central station in the winter, and leave the DMU on tickover all night, so it would be ready to go in the morning!

  • @Michael43713
    @Michael43713 День тому +1

    Great work as usual.

  • @darrenrogers7891
    @darrenrogers7891 День тому +1

    Another GCR great vid... Happy new year to you,

  • @stevesalvage1089
    @stevesalvage1089 2 дні тому +1

    Thanks for sharing , super job , must visit as soon as possible , rushcliffe halt very actractive location, hope they have an open day there soon ,

  • @McMieke
    @McMieke День тому +1

    I know the feeling losing footage or sound. You did very well to recover.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      Cheers. At least it wasnt all a write off.

    • @AllenDowie
      @AllenDowie День тому

      The sections with music and no talking were the highlights for me. Can't stand the commentary.

  •  2 дні тому +2

    What's this? A dry, sunny day? The age of miracles didn't desert you! Good to see plenty of punters; augers well for the future. Thanks for the video.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      Haha 😄a miracle indeed.
      A rare lapse in the wind too.

  • @maestromanification
    @maestromanification 2 дні тому +2

    Nice unit, not keen on headlights but in great condition. I didn't realise there was any 107s in running order. That signalbox is also great. I have a model of it on my layout

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      Great shout on the signal box. I've not really mentioned it yet. Was hoping to have a closer look at some point.

    • @maestromanification
      @maestromanification День тому +1

      @@WobblyRunner I'll send you a picture of my model when I'm next in the room

  • @seany84uk
    @seany84uk 2 дні тому +1

    This is good news indeed :) that dmu interior is unique with the table seating :)

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      🙂 a real pleasure to ride.

    • @seany84uk
      @seany84uk День тому

      @WobblyRunner how long is the journey?

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  20 годин тому +1

      it was around 90 mins return trip.

  • @iancaveney7464
    @iancaveney7464 День тому +1

    Love that DMU, although for some reason it reminds me of something out of East Germany in the 1980s.👍

  • @joecurly3637
    @joecurly3637 2 дні тому +1

    Happy everything, hope you had a great time, wishing you all the best of luck for this year! My visit to this place won't be this year, but it will happen in a couple of years time, a long 1 in the making. Now something very fitting is another UA-camr I watch, The Village Idiot (TVI) began the Rushcliffe series this time last year and completed it just before Christmas, and all of Nottinghamshire for that matter, he's now working on more of Leicestershire this year after only lightly visited it in the past couple of years. I cannot recall if I have ever set foot in Leicestershire before, but I have been to Nottinghamshire, and I can predict a fun visit when I get to these parts!👍👏

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      Nice one Joe. Well worth the wait.

    • @joecurly3637
      @joecurly3637 День тому

      @WobblyRunner Thanks Paul, my visit will come some day and who knows if I'll meet you there, I also forgot to mention that up until TVI started the Rushcliffe series, I originally thought Rushcliffe was in Leicestershire but thanks to him, I now know it's Nottinghamshire. With Leicestershire now postponed as a family member has just recently moved to Taunton (Somerset is another county I don't know if I've set foot in, as I have been to Devon and Cornwall, but I have got a big list for that county for the coming years), I have decided this year will hopefully see a visit to 1 of its neighbouring counties, Rutland (never been) or Northamptonshire (only briefly stopped at Watford Gap and Northampton services on my trips to London), both of which I'm really looking forward to visiting with a lot to see!

  • @carolinecleaveley-q1r
    @carolinecleaveley-q1r 2 дні тому +1

    had a talk with Malcolm Holmes at Severn valley last monday and he is hoping to run connecting buses between quorn and rushcliffe again this year. Want to mountsorrel and rushcliffe branches this year. thanks for this film. caroline.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      Great stuff. I need to make the effort to get to a gala this year.

  • @BiscuitPlacer
    @BiscuitPlacer День тому +1

    It didn't take long for the new over bridge to get clobbered! The black/yellow warning signage has been damaged!

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      Looks like the impact bars did their job. There was a photo in the news of a truck hitting it not long after it was installed.

  • @michaelbolt4530
    @michaelbolt4530 День тому +1

    I love seeing railways being brought back, Is the railway going to go across that viaduct that’s not connected eventually

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      Hi Michael. Yes. It's currently in planning, so in a number of years time the services will reach Loughborough over the new bridge.

    • @michaelbolt4530
      @michaelbolt4530 День тому +1

      @ jolly good

  • @duncancurtis5108
    @duncancurtis5108 День тому +1

    Any chance of getting to Gotham, East Leake and Bunny?😊

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  20 годин тому

      Ooooh yes.
      I wanted to capture it at Bunny Lane bridge. Just missed it sadly.
      I did a video on East Leake former station earlier this year. I planned to film the last train passing through the station, but the light deserted me.

  • @bobsrailrelics
    @bobsrailrelics День тому +1

    Great to see them getting back on their feet again. Don't know if you know if they still have the US S160's in bits up there??

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      That's a great question. I've not seen it, but I havent been into any sheds at Ruddington. Looking on ukrailforums it looks like they were moved.

    • @bobsrailrelics
      @bobsrailrelics День тому +1

      @WobblyRunner Thanks. One of them passed through the Newport depot in WW2 (I've done loads on them on UA-cam). I'll have a look on rail forums.

  • @declanjoyce8640
    @declanjoyce8640 2 дні тому +2

    Fab!

    • @AllenDowie
      @AllenDowie День тому

      The fact that people praise content like this just encourages the poor quality.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      Cheers Declan 👍🙂

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому

      @AllenDowie I can't tell if this is a wind up.

  • @darloreidy
    @darloreidy День тому +1

    How do they currently get rolling stock onto the Southern section of GCR? Do they have to get trucked in? I can’t see a direct mainline connection???

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      Yeah. I beleive unload the trucks at Quorn in the goods yard.

  • @Anglo-Saxon-hh2pb
    @Anglo-Saxon-hh2pb День тому +2

    Why can’t a height gauge be installed before the new bridge ,across the road in both directions ? I can’t believe that some idiot has already walloped it .

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  20 годин тому

      yeah it didnt take long did it.

  • @lynnmorton7544
    @lynnmorton7544 17 годин тому

    11:08 Poor little kid falls over

  • @frogandspanner
    @frogandspanner День тому +1

    6:34 SITTING, not sat

  • @brianwillson9567
    @brianwillson9567 День тому +1

    Pending the embankment/viaduct how about ramps and an ‘Evil Knieval’ reunification?

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +1

      😄 I'd be in the queue for a ticket to that!

  • @jamiedoyle3147
    @jamiedoyle3147 День тому +3

    Hope they get rid of that eyesore graffiti 👿

  • @guitarselectric
    @guitarselectric День тому +3

    Great news ❤ shame about all the shitty graffiti all over the Stanford viaduct, why do these idiots not understand the beauty and skill of the great engineering features of the past? No respect 😢

  • @Alan-ln3ls
    @Alan-ln3ls День тому +1

    01:14 Lovely new bridge and already some numbskull has bashed it.

  • @GodfreyTempleton
    @GodfreyTempleton 23 години тому +1

    The brainless graffiti is depressing, it's everywhere.

  • @Liam199Mcgrath
    @Liam199Mcgrath День тому

    Can someone please explain this to me, and say it simply as I'm the proverbial village idiot

  • @AllenDowie
    @AllenDowie День тому +1

    A decent video ruined by your narrative. Your accent is so offputting and your gramar is appauling. Sorry.

    • @WobblyRunner
      @WobblyRunner  День тому +2

      A bit harsh and personal to have a go at the way someone speaks.
      I normally delete comments that are personal and don't add anything to the video, but I found this one quite funny.
      PS. I wrote that in a non-Yorkshire accent.

    • @peterLegg-c3u
      @peterLegg-c3u День тому +5

      Personally I liked the narration. To the point, no waffle and a pleasant professional tone 😊 (not so keen on hearing my own voice in the background on one of the sequences with live sound!)