It was incredible the amount of work and engineering that went into the old railways, the bridges and buildings were works of art. The fact that most of the trackbeds remain as footpaths shows that the lines were removed for no real gain. I see Kettering station too is having it's traditional architecture desecrated by the electrification of the the line.
Fantastic David, it was amazing to meet you just before you headed off to film, you have So much knowledge and historical passion that helps share to everyone who can to learn about our history and landscape, the sweetest ending to the film from the train driver saying "thanks for your story's" just shows you how much it means to people that you keep up the good work. Hope to see you again soon . Kenneth
Hi David. The section from Kettering south junction too Twywell was used for transporting Iron ore from Twywell quarry to various steel works until 1977-8. The line from Kettering to Huntingdon was all single track with passing loops at all stations.
Twywell looks amazing and I've never been there, I've been all around like Cranford, Islip and Slipton but I'm waiting for spring to visit the hills and dales. The line was closed very late considering the other closures of railways by Dr Beeching. Yes I have only just learnt of the railway being a single track.. soon I'll do the walk to Thrapston using the route the best I can.. thanks for your time. Epic message
Thats where I grew up, I used to play their as a kid ... Ivatt 2-6-0 chuffing up the line :-) and later it was always 25123. When they lifted the line I "borrowed" some rail chairs. One is stamped 1899. It's now in my garden.
My Dad said that one night they parked the royal train up there over night. And someone I used to know (an ex fireman) said they tried to get a 9f up there and the centre pair of flangless wheels slipped off the track on the curve. As kids we used to sit actually on the branch line and watch the mainline (only two trains a day on the branch). Goods trains used to stop and the brake man would come out with his enamelled mug of tea and shout "you OK boys". We would reply "yes mister, just watching the trains". He would then tell us what he'd passed and what was coming next. A totally different world. We used to cycle to Wellingborough shed, knock on the door, "can we look at the engines?" ... "sure boys ... just don't fall down the pit". Different world.
I walked along there in the mid 70's when the track was still in situ. We walked from the old Humped back Bridge just before Barton Seagrave onto the Bridge that used to cross the Midland Mainline.
@@PurpleVision23 Yes it did, you could still have run Trains along that section but the Tracks were very rusted but all the Sleepers and Ballast were in place, I still hoped it would re-open but alas.
@@nigelgreen1101 awesome.. such a shame I never got to see such sights.. I suppose it's why I love hearing stories of the railways. Thanks for your time
@@PurpleVision23 Are they preparing to demolish the old Train Sheds on Roundhouse Way? I've noticed a Wooden Fence gone up around it today and it's made me suspicious as to what they're up to, you might want to take a look.
@@nigelgreen1101 the building has a protection order on it, the whole Stanton X is up for sale.. I suspect they would do an arson attack on it at some point if I know developers
Hello there mate. I’ve been watching a fair fe of your videos and they’re great. Brings back some memories when I was younger. I want to ask you about a video of yours I watched about the remains of a flak gun and explosive depots, which video is that again because I can’t find it again lol
Jon Ive just found out it was a single track the entire length with passing loops at each station.. I can just imagine the signal person being very busy swapping the signal keys.. awesome
Great video! BTW, here's a little trick; using the National Library of Scotland's OS maps to view as it was in 1900, then use the "Change transparency of overlay" to view the current satellite image: maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=52.37483&lon=-0.69927&layers=168&b=1
@@steveandfamily7248 yh the hero 7 silver is awesome.. the only downside to it is the battery is all internal, where the hero 7 black has interchangeable batteries but it's 140 quid extra
It was incredible the amount of work and engineering that went into the old railways, the bridges and buildings were works of art. The fact that most of the trackbeds remain as footpaths shows that the lines were removed for no real gain. I see Kettering station too is having it's traditional architecture desecrated by the electrification of the the line.
Fantastic David, it was amazing to meet you just before you headed off to film, you have So much knowledge and historical passion that helps share to everyone who can to learn about our history and landscape, the sweetest ending to the film from the train driver saying "thanks for your story's" just shows you how much it means to people that you keep up the good work. Hope to see you again soon . Kenneth
very good David.I learnt a lot from this and really enjoyed viewing it. thank you
Hi Smilevideotrains. Hope you are keeping well. By the way I really enjoy watching your channel !!👍😉
Hi David. The section from Kettering south junction too Twywell was used for transporting Iron ore from Twywell quarry to various steel works until 1977-8. The line from Kettering to Huntingdon was all single track with passing loops at all stations.
Twywell looks amazing and I've never been there, I've been all around like Cranford, Islip and Slipton but I'm waiting for spring to visit the hills and dales. The line was closed very late considering the other closures of railways by Dr Beeching. Yes I have only just learnt of the railway being a single track.. soon I'll do the walk to Thrapston using the route the best I can.. thanks for your time. Epic message
Great vlog mate its my daily walk.
Brilliant !!👍😉
Thank you 😊
Thats where I grew up, I used to play their as a kid ... Ivatt 2-6-0 chuffing up the line :-) and later it was always 25123. When they lifted the line I "borrowed" some rail chairs. One is stamped 1899. It's now in my garden.
My Dad said that one night they parked the royal train up there over night. And someone I used to know (an ex fireman) said they tried to get a 9f up there and the centre pair of flangless wheels slipped off the track on the curve. As kids we used to sit actually on the branch line and watch the mainline (only two trains a day on the branch). Goods trains used to stop and the brake man would come out with his enamelled mug of tea and shout "you OK boys". We would reply "yes mister, just watching the trains". He would then tell us what he'd passed and what was coming next. A totally different world. We used to cycle to Wellingborough shed, knock on the door, "can we look at the engines?" ... "sure boys ... just don't fall down the pit". Different world.
Good to see you guys!!! Keep smiling..... #PyrateRulz
And you brother.
I walked along there in the mid 70's when the track was still in situ. We walked from the old Humped back Bridge just before Barton Seagrave onto the Bridge that used to cross the Midland Mainline.
Nice. I bet it look completely different back then..
@@PurpleVision23 Yes it did, you could still have run Trains along that section but the Tracks were very rusted but all the Sleepers and Ballast were in place, I still hoped it would re-open but alas.
@@nigelgreen1101 awesome.. such a shame I never got to see such sights.. I suppose it's why I love hearing stories of the railways. Thanks for your time
@@PurpleVision23 Are they preparing to demolish the old Train Sheds on Roundhouse Way? I've noticed a Wooden Fence gone up around it today and it's made me suspicious as to what they're up to, you might want to take a look.
@@nigelgreen1101 the building has a protection order on it, the whole Stanton X is up for sale.. I suspect they would do an arson attack on it at some point if I know developers
Hello there mate. I’ve been watching a fair fe of your videos and they’re great. Brings back some memories when I was younger. I want to ask you about a video of yours I watched about the remains of a flak gun and explosive depots, which video is that again because I can’t find it again lol
I am very sorry to inform you that the explosives depot video no longer exists. Rules where not kept to by NorthantsLive
Hi there what camera do you use
Single lane track Dave was it not
I'm not sure Jon.. for how narrow the path was its a high possibility yes
@@PurpleVision23 Yes, without a doubt, it was D
Jon Ive just found out it was a single track the entire length with passing loops at each station.. I can just imagine the signal person being very busy swapping the signal keys.. awesome
Great video! BTW, here's a little trick; using the National Library of Scotland's OS maps to view as it was in 1900, then use the "Change transparency of overlay" to view the current satellite image:
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=52.37483&lon=-0.69927&layers=168&b=1
Yes I live by this map.. it shows you everything
Hi there what camera do you use
A GoPro hero7 silver.. it's perfect. But all my photos are taken with my phone using the app CameraMX
Ok thanks for that. I've been looking at the go pro 7 . I've just been using my phone. But didn't want to use my phone on my bike thanks steve 👍
@@steveandfamily7248 yh the hero 7 silver is awesome.. the only downside to it is the battery is all internal, where the hero 7 black has interchangeable batteries but it's 140 quid extra
@@steveandfamily7248 Have look at a Osmo pocket 2 brilliant small vlogging camera