The Disused Railway Lost in Time - Kirkby & Bentinck Colliery Great Central Railway
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Disused Rails & Trackbed Trails - Nottinghamshires Lost railways Kirkby in Ashfield
In Part 3 of our look around the Disused Railways around Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, we focus on the branch lines that ran into and served the former Bentinck Colliery. Picking up the original route off the Mansfield & Pinxton Railway we follow this as far as the site of the former Bentinck Colliery with a brief look at a stretch of the Great Central Railway. We also find a lovely culvert and a bridge.
Once around the other side of the colliery site things get even better, where trackbeds turn into track. Grass turns into rails. We also take a little look at the former Langton Colliery site.
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Another well-produced and researched video Ant. In my days as a guard in the 1970's we travelled through Pinxton and Kirkby. Mgr' etys used to go up the branch to Upper Portland and then reverse down the branch to run round inside the colliery estate. Later trains went in via the Pinxton box end after the sidings were altered and upper Portland box was abolished.
Awwww so some good memories for you there. The sight and sound of mgrs are something I miss however my memory can still hear them
@@TrekkingExploration I know what you mean about the sound of the MGRs/HAA Wagons, my childhood bedroom window of the 80's and 90's used to look out towards what is now the Robin Hood Line and just like you I can still here the sound the trains made as they pulled away from the signal before crossing Sutton Junction and the click - clack ov the wheels on the gaps in the track!
Well Ant that certainly brought back cherished memories. I was a BR shunter at Bentinck Colliery in 1974/75 before becoming a guard at Westhouses. The sidings at the South end (Pinxton) was were the loaded trains were made up. Empty wagons were put into sidings at the Northern (Kirkby) end operated by Bentinck Colliery signalbox. Bentinck Colliery box never had running water right up until it's closure,water being supplied from Pinxton box in water butts delivered by train. When the rapid loader was built the empty sidings were closed and the MGR trains accessed the colliery along the Pinxton branch. The MGR trains were operated by class 47 loco's before the introduction of class 56's and because they didn't have sanders a class 08 was stationed at Bentinck in the winter months to assist the 47 through the rapid loader., the lights you pictured were part of the set-up for the rapid loader,when the lights were vertical the train kept reversing at 0.5 MPH and when they wanted the train to stop were lit up in the horizontal position.As you mentioned about the incline the trains used to come to a stop on the incline as there was a ground frame which had to be closed after the train had left the sidings,many a time i had to put small pieces of ballast on the rail for the loco to get a grip to stop the wheel slip.
Thanks so much for this fantastic nostalgic comment. I could almost imagine what you are describing above. So much i read it twice. Thankyou :)
@@TrekkingExploration Thanks for your comment Ant. As an aside did you know Derbyshire lays claim to the worlds First oil refinery.When the oil was found it was not recognised as oil and for a time was poured into the Pinxton branch of the Cromford canal as a waste product. Founded in Riddings in 1846/7,only lasted a couple of years and certainly no remains left to be seen.
Lovely to see 56031, it looks brand new so L'm guessing that film is circa 1977. It was the first British built class 56 and was allocated to Toton from new.
It's a lovely bit of footage isn't it? The first working into the then new rapid loader
@@TrekkingExploration Where did you find the footage Ant?
@@b4mouse just google searched Bentinck Colliery I think. It popped up. I found it around a month ago
@@TrekkingExploration Fantastic little find that. All three parts to this have been great,
Wasn't the first 30 class 56s built in Romania?. I seem to remember this from watching a railway dvd on the class 56s
Fantastic thanks, really enjoyed these videos. It's wonderful when there's sections of track remaining.
Thanks very much Brendan 🙂
Epic end episode to the series 🙂 🚂 superb footage and seeing the drone above the old colliery and those 3 bridges just ties it all in 👍🏻 helps when the old track is still down as well. Well done on this series Ant, just brilliant 👊🏻 😃
Thanks very much Richard. The 3 bridges were the highlight for me absolutely unexpected.
I grew up in Kirkby in the 1950s and '60s. My grandfather worked at Bentinck from his 12th birthday until his retirement in 1963 through poor health. I spent a lot of time at Kirkby South Junction. I also remember the pub which is now the Countryman being the Limeburners' Arms.
Fascinating video, with some really good finds . There's so many old lines around Kirkby, it's almost confusing.
Thanks very much Richard. I seem to be spending a lot of time around there lately
Thank you once again lad, for highlighting our lost railways and mining heritage of which we 'Kirkbyites' were so proud x
Thanks Daryl. I'll be back soon enough I realized I'm far from finished in this area 🙂
A good video of The Disused Railway Lost in Time - Kirkby & Bentinck Colliery Great Central Railway.✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
Thanks very much for watching Michael
This is the crowning end to the four part series in April 2022. All four were great travels to behold. Your the best Antony. Thanks for the guided travel back in time. Cheers Antony!
Thanks Martin. I need to find somewhere else to go now 😂
There's actually another bit to do around here still I'll go back for...
@@TrekkingExploration Can’t wait to see it. Cheers mate!
Thanks for that Ant, great three parter
Thanks Mike.... Looks like it'll eventually be 4 😉
Many thanks Ant, love the signals and lamps, so interesting to see. Take care.
Thanks very much Christine you too 🙂
You put a lot of effort into this series which has illuminated more of our industrial heritage. Well done and thank you.
Thanks very much Roy for such kind words 🙂
i live right opposite all that and walk the dogs along those paths, and apart from the obvious bentink line you were walking along i had no idea there was two other lines there, thx for the history Ant!
Thanks very much for watching Martin. I'm sure there's more I need to find around there also 🙂
There is just a bit further down the lane hidden in the trees is a big elevated conveyor belt contraption I think it was something to do with the mine, it's in line with it, also near that first shunt signal you showed to you right is a big concrete pad area, first I thought it might be a car park but it also might be a coal storage yard, if you in the area again drop me a message love to show you, Martin
Just found your channel and subscribed. Really enjoyed the trio of episodes exploring this part of the GCR. Always find these abandoned railways both fascinating and incredibly sad. Looking forward to having a look at more of your content!
Great video, really enjoyed this. Keep them coming.
Thanks very much Neil 🙂
Another great informative video.many thanks 👍
Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it
I lived at Selston in the 1970's and spent a lot of time in Upper Portland SB (now at Holt Norfolk), photographed trains at Bentinck SB coming off the Colly branch. Sat in the pub garden to do this. lots of Cl 20's. Have been on the line on Specials, past the old Colly branch.
Some great memories there. I only remember seeing this line from the M1 in the 80s and 90s
Once again thank you another great series.
Thanks very much for watching
Simply marvelous!
Looking forward to where you go next.
Thank you very much Pete 🙂
Very enjoyable ..nice one👊
Thanks for watching 🙂🙂
Another fabulous explore Ant. The shunt towers I think you called them was amazing seeing the wires inside. The old fashioned lamps was some find as well. Loved the covert. Brilliant absolutely brilliant. Thank you. Bye . Ps also the music…..
Thanks very much Shirley this one had a bit of everything 🙂
fantastic awesome brilliant vid ant
Thanks Chris glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Yes, I have enjoyed that ,Ant, thanks for these interesting videos!
Thanks so much for watching Michael 🙂
Superb and very interesting as always.
About 55 years ago, I remember the RR track yard for Portland Maine (USA) Terminal Company put lumps of sulphur along the track bed to keep weeds and grass from growing up. PTCRR and the yard are long gone now, replaced by buildings.
Excellent video. Great footage from the old days and some great finds
Thanks very much 🙂
That Shunt signal is intriguing Ant! I think Tinsley Yard had some as did Silverdale Colliery I'm not entirely sure what their official name was but a few yards had them and a few industrial lines (Power Stations & the like) had them! Love your work sir as always
Thanks so very much Ed. Much appreciated. There are still a couple of these signals beside the main line at Wllington too from the power station.
Thanks again,i love your videos,keep em coming!
Thanks very much Simon 🙂
thank you Ant a fascinating vlog on the track beds, love the bits were you put in how it was. Keep up the good work
Thanks Roger very much appreciated :)
A real varied group of finds in this one, nice to see a bit of GCR in it too!! I love the solitude of this route, yet it is close to the M1, however, you wouldn't know apart from the traffic noise. As I was watching the video I kept thinking I'd seen it before, then I realised Wobbly Runner had done it in reverse a few weeks back!!!!!
You've definitely seen it before it's one of my first back in mid 2019 😉
@@TrekkingExploration Thank God for that, I thought I was going mad!!!!!!!
@@seamusmcevoy2011 it's one of the first I did and isn't very good 😂
@@TrekkingExploration Now don't put yourself down, there's plenty in it to see and lots of good info from you.
Brilliant series thank you
Thank you Mark 🙂
Thanks for the great vids and the info on the Brickworks at Newark. Going to pay a visit there as I like to visit places like that and get a brick they made if possible.
Very interesting indeed
Great stuff Ant, really enjoyed that series, thanks for all your hard work.
Thanks very much Paul. I'll be back in the area soon as there appears to be more to do 🙂
Wow what a series that was. Starting with a train today was fabulous. Loved all those bridges and culverts. My fave tho was the light growing in with the trees. Nature at its best I think. Have loved this, thanks so much for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care
Thanks Ant, once again a cracking vid. Love the old colliery branch lines.
Cheers Daz thanks so very much
Wow Ant that's amazing to see so much and the fact the track is still down I guess could be used as a siding those 3 bridges were great to thanks for sharing take care xx
Glad you enjoyed it and I hope it was worth the short wait 🙂 There's still more to go back for in this area
Yes was fantastic and looking forward to seeing more x
Excellent set of videos. Fascinating to see the local rail history and also the course of the river. Thank you.
Thank you Richard. There's more to go back for in this area too 🙂
Loved it another 5 ⭐️ production
Thanks very much indeed Phil 🙂
A great series and it really makes it special when you find old track
Thanks Graham much appreciated 🙂
Brilliant video Ant. More nostalgia and great history from yourself Sir 👏🏻
Thanks so much Ben 🙂
It’s very interesting program
Great work Ant, it's amazing what is still out there waiting to be found.
Thanks very much. This one had a bit of everything 🙂
love all your videos ant
Thanks very much Kate. It means a lot
Excellent. I Really enjoy these videos.
Thanks very much Clive 🙂
Fantastic video many thanks 👍
Thanks very much Steven
I’ve always wondered how often trains use that active Pinxton line you cross right at the beginning. Been walking and cycling around there for many years and never ever seen a train on it!
I can't say in all my recent visits the past couple of months i have seen or heard anything on iy. Thanks you for watching :)
I live in new Selston just by that line and there is probably 1 train a day that passes or every other day. Very limited. That’s what I notice anyway.
Well, you saved the best till last didn't you!!!!! That was a great three parter finale, all those relics still extant. Great dronage showing the lie of the land. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤
Thanks very much Bob. All 3 parts are completely different too 🙂 May be a part 4 to make....
Very interesting video Ant. My Uncle Henry Wright was a Winding Man at Bentinck until his retirement which I guess would have been around 1980. Think he worked at that colliery much of his working life.
Thanks very much Tony. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Very interesting ! Great before and after shots 👍
Thanks Neil
Wonderful stuff again Ant, that was a great series. You are the go to guy for this type of stuff on here. Well done and thank you.
Thanks very much Jon. Such kind words 🙂
Fantastic work well done
Thanks very much for watching
Another great video, so interesting Ant..
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you :)
Another great video. Very interesting
Thanks very much Trevor
Lovely video Ant, so well filmed and edited as well as the included pictures and films. It absolutely made my day.
Brilliant I'm so pleased you enjoyed it 🙂
Great series, top notch and well done. God has a special place for people that help keep history alive. Thanks for your time and hard work......
Thanks very much Mike for such kind words 🙂
@@TrekkingExploration Well earned indeed.
Great video again .
Thanks very much Graham 🙂
Great video ant been over the main line and under that tunnel you showed at the end 👍
Cheers Andrew. Thank you for watching
Nice set of 3 videos Ant, very informative as usual. X
Thanks very much 🙂🙂
Great part 3 amazing to find 3 bridges u didn’t even no was still there always nice to see a old line still down and able to walk along it. We shall call that one a Viaduct then with the 3 arches lol really enjoy this little series Thanks as always u put a lot of time in to doing & making these videos ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it Chris. Thanks so much for such a kind comment :)
Very interesting and very well made video
Thanks very much Trevor
Fantastic concluding video, Ant! Just loved those three bridges and the old signals and lamp posts. And as for that culvert..... I want to walk through it! Thanks so much.
I'll definitely be back for the culvert
There is more to be done around there too 👍
Thanks Ant for bringing a new series to those who had seen it in books and videos. but never seen it before. Amazing how many artifacts What a fascinating look around with a cracking description. I loved every minute of it. Would make a superb television documentary 😁 Cheers, Bob
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for this kind comment :)
Well you put me on an expedition, been walking my dog around pinxton for years but never realised how much I was missing. Been walking the tracks to find the hidden ornate concrete lamppost, took a while but finally found it this afternoon, it was like being on a historical treasure hunt, loved it, thank you 🥰
Ha that's fantastic. I shall have to find you some more 😉🙂
Hi Ant, that was an excellent series, you made an amazing job of research, old photos and film. You explained the old lines complicated layout really well, with the drone footage helping. Thanks for all the hard work and enthusiasm you put in to make these videos.
Thanks so much Phillip. The good news is i have found a little more in this area to go back for :)
Big thanks for highlighting a lot of local history I never knew was there and giving me ideas of where I can take dog for a walk/ride me bike 👍
Brilliant. Glad they are useful. Plenty more to come 🙂
On my doorstep and never knew have to have a wonder 🤔 sad to see times past
Good video...cheers..
Thanks very much Declan
Another great video , highlighting the history of the area where I live .
Again another area that I never knew existed , looks like I'll be going on another adventure with the boy child in the coming weeks .
Thank you keep up the great work. 👍
So pleased you enjoyed it Rob. I'll be back around there soon enough myself as I've still not finished 🙂
@@TrekkingExploration I shall look forward to seeing what other hidden gems you can reveal for this area .
Have you been along the old railway lines between Huthwaite and Blackwell, and then onwards to Westhouses? Also there is the Blackwell trail which leads from Brierly Park to Tibshelf, which leads nicely onto the 5 pits trail .
Great Video Ant!
I've been so invested in this trilogy.
Can't wait to show my dad this one.
Brilliant thanks very much Rob. There's a bit more to go back for nearby too 🙂
@@TrekkingExploration Can’t wait buddy! Don’t leave us hanging!
Btw have you ever considered looking at doing a video around Silverhill/Teversal or something on the Five Pits Trail?
@@RobCarraviation yes they are on the list in my head 🙂
Hello Ant - greetings from Poland
Absolutley brilliant video. The photographs and films at the beginning of the video certainly painted a "what was" picture before our walk started. The camera work, drone shots plus your superb commentary brought everything to life. The film was made even better by the wonderful relics you found. Those 3 bridges and the rail track up to the junction were great but the signals and lamp posts made it for me. 31 years after the line closed and they are still there standing proud.
If you do decide to explore that culvert, don't forget to take Amy along. She's l;ike a duck to water going on previous expeditions you've made!
Stay safe old friend. Looking forward to being with you again soon
Hi Michael. I was very fortunate to find that old footage. It was amazing. It added a little life to the film. I'll hopefully get that culvert done at some point as I still have more other stuff to do in this area 🙂
Fantastic
Thanks very much 🙂
Nice to see the road sign still there for Bentinck Colliery, theres also still a sign at the A525 end of Pepper Street, Silverdale, for Silverdale Colliery that's still there today. I've some footage at Bentinck filmed in the 90s in this clip here ua-cam.com/video/TEQruW_vSRY/v-deo.html
Another good upload cheers !
Perfect 👌🏻
Thank you James
Would be great to have a look round the old colliery.
Absolutely nothing there sadly. I looked at the drone footage it's all new unit's
@@TrekkingExploration That's a shame
All the more interesting trio of films because i live next door but one to the Bentick station masters house. If you get a chance, follow the GCR past Franderground farm where there's lots to explore.
Thanks very much Matt. I'll look at maps later today
Didn't know bentinck colliery was further up from the wild rabbit cafe in Kirkby .
So many old lines still survive of Nottinghamshires old collieries
It keeps me busy at least although i'd rather see many of them open
Hi Ant ,it was good to see those three adjacent graffiti free rail over bridges.
Thanks Rodger. Glad you enjoyed it
The old pit Site could be used as a distribution centre for container traffic
I wanted to know why don’t they dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so they extend the unused abandoned underground stations.
Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and remix and make them all together and also redesign them overhead line and also make them into 5 cars per unit and also having 2 Disabled Toilets on those 5 cars per unit A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into a 11 car per unit so it could have less doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers.
A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it more bigger and extend it to bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into an High Speed train.
The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 8 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbish 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden.
oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily.
Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build a brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train stations in Chingford and could they extend the DLR.
All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel five carriages to disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extend doing roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains.
Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 16 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so Please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And Please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.😉😅😅😀😀😅😀😀😅😅😀😀😀😀😀😉😉
Hi Ant. Do you think the track behind the Countryman pub was ever a trackbed? On Google Earth it appears to line up with a feature on the far side of Mill Lane., just below Laburnam Avenue. I used to work nights at a factory just out of view at the end of your video. We often went out walking the old tracks as the Sun came up. Thanks for reviving a few memories.
Where the ramp ahead sign is there is some pipe work that leads in to a heavily secured fenced off area which has 4 police armadillo security robots there. In the fenced off area it looks like some kind of gas outlet of some description from maybe the Langton colliery. I have no idea by the way I’m just guessing this but I just wondered if you had seen it and whether it was anything to do with the colliery or not? Thanks 😀👍🏼
Hi, I walked on this route today and came looking for answers and a bit more knowledge of the area and I found it, Thankyou. Do you know what work is going on just past the 3 bridges? There was a lot of excavating going on when I went past.
Very well done, do you think you’ll do the Muston Harston line ?
Thanks very much. Is that the one near the Grantham Canal and Belvoir Castle?
Yes you would of passed it walking the Grantham canal :)))
Pity u couldn’t have gone into Langton a bit more u would have found ventilation pipes sticking out the ground from both shafts
Think you should walk the old linby disused rail line to newsteed coal yard
I did it earlier this year, Newstead to Linby :)
@@TrekkingExploration lol ye Iv just found it just going through all ur videos now funny I thought I was the only person who noticed the small demolished brick sheds and I to think the iron framed bridge over abbey road is great
When you find a 'Railway Chair' - on the top side - it will usually have a year date that it was made in & the Railway Company that used it - i.e. RR or MR. May be that old over grown track is still waiting for Locos to run over it one day??? 🤔🚂🚂🚂
Thanks very much. It's curious only part of the route has been lifted.
Is it me or have they been putting new screws in the rail chairs along the section on unused line..
I thought some of it looked new.... but thought it odd and unlikely. Its curious though....
Did the tracks on the 3 bridges all go into bentinck colliery??
It would appear so. Quite curious really
I'd love to find this signal... I'd take a battery with me and some.wire. try get it working
Have lunch on me Ant
Oh Phil that is so very kind thank you :)