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Engineering in Standedge Tunnel

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  • Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
  • In this evenings video we are looking at an engineering project in the Standedge canal and disused railway tunnels. The Standedge canal and railway tunnels go back as far as 229 years. The canal tunnel is the deepest, highest and longest canal tunnel in the world. The engineering work is to renew a communication system for the canal tunnel so that canal boats can be tracked through the tunnel. Pleasure tours and private canal boats go through the Standedge canal tunnels. Thank you to the Canal & River trust for inviting us along and looking at what the civil engineering contractor has done in the tunnels. The Standedge tunnel goes under the Pennine hills between lancashire and Yorkshire between the villages of Diggle and Marsden.

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  • @MartinZero
    @MartinZero  Місяць тому +29

    Here is my original video on Standedge ua-cam.com/video/5xbtXYAlKhc/v-deo.htmlsi=Vb-8M2AzYIx6NuDO

  • @tremensdelirious
    @tremensdelirious Місяць тому +37

    If i can provide some local knowledge here, Martin. I was brought up in Saddleworth, & the water ingress is due to it pissing it down constantly for 51 weeks a year. The other week it snows.
    Thanks for the video

  • @pietweety7020
    @pietweety7020 Місяць тому +18

    Can you imagine going to work one morning back in the late 1700’s and your boss saying ’right lads we need to dig a 4km tunnel under the Pennines, grab a shovel!’

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +8

      It must have been horrendous

  • @gbcb8853
    @gbcb8853 Місяць тому +21

    The CRT and AMCO couldn’t do better for public relations than to invite you for a video. Applause all round for a fantastic trip.

  • @paulfidler3710
    @paulfidler3710 Місяць тому +26

    Brilliant video, as always. And a great shoutout to the Canals and Rivers Trust, who (obviously) do amazing work!

  • @petersimms4982
    @petersimms4982 Місяць тому +5

    Astonishing how the brickwork is so beautiful in such a dark unforgiving place 😮

  • @Steve_Wardley_G6JEF
    @Steve_Wardley_G6JEF Місяць тому +20

    What a fascinating tour Martin, and full marks to the Canal & River Trust and the guy's from Amco Giffen.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +2

      Fascinating Day Steve. Cheers

  • @keith800
    @keith800 Місяць тому +8

    A phenomenal masterpiece of engineering not just for when it was built but also for what they are doing today to ensure the future of the tunnels , certainly something for the people of Manchester to be proud of as part of their heritage .

  • @chrish5319
    @chrish5319 Місяць тому +8

    Amazing video, canals, trains and 200 years of engineering what more could anyone want. Thank you.

  • @macaidwin
    @macaidwin 26 днів тому +1

    I bricked up a door in my shed once, that's my only experience with bricklaying. It's hard to imagine the hard work the tunnelbuilders were facing. All the bricks everywhere, in the main tunnels, shafts and all kinds of side tunnels. All that work in the dark. Thanks for showing us in this amazing video! 😍

  • @philipcroft9857
    @philipcroft9857 Місяць тому +4

    True credit to the men that built these magnificent structures, nearly 200yr old, and good for at least another 200yr. No health&safety back then or tunnelling machines, all done by sheer hard graft, can you imagine the conditions these lads worked in?? Absolute respect. Another brilliant video martin love yer videos, very very informative looking forward to many more mate, nicejob.

  • @stephencleaves
    @stephencleaves Місяць тому +5

    Another cracking video Martin, it never fails to amaze me how well built these ancient tunnels were constructed all those years ago. Built with blood, sweat and tears ! Many thanks as always for your great video's and all your hard work in producing them, much appreciated.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +2

      Thanks very much, yeah I love Standedge

  • @user-ts7lu6xp4w
    @user-ts7lu6xp4w Місяць тому +3

    A superb well crafted video by Martin of this mind boggling place. Hats off to the men below ground ,past and present. Martin never fails to entertain and educate. Should be on tv.

  • @colinlothlorian
    @colinlothlorian Місяць тому +3

    I took my boat through the year it was opened , the boats were covered by a thick rubber sheet and towed through by the electric tug. A fascinating and unforgettable experience.

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Місяць тому +32

    Martin, I hate to keep repeating myself, but you have a amazing life. All the workers involved in the construction, from digging the clay, to making the bricks and dressing the stone, digging out the tunnels and then lining with the tunnels with all the bricks and stone. If the workers could only see their tunnels are still standing and in use. Hats off to all the workers. Thanks to Martin and team for their time, work and posting.....

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +9

      We were lucky to get back in Standedge and see this

  • @kw1984
    @kw1984 Місяць тому +11

    Nice to see the Standedge tunnels again, great video 👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +3

      Yeah it was good to be back

  • @dieselmanmike
    @dieselmanmike Місяць тому +5

    Great video. When I worked on a rail possession in the early 20l00’s the cross passage was up steps and we walked over the canal to the main line in the double track tunnel. It was a wooden bridge over the canal and you could see down into it as you carried your tools to the rail tunnel. If we missed the van we had to walk in with a torch and some of the refuges in the service tunnels had wierd dolls laying around. We even found a ouigi board in there !

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +3

      Yeah the boards over the canal are still there 👍

  • @debonweb
    @debonweb Місяць тому +1

    What a palaver indeed ! Star Wars meets history. Thanks for sharing !

  • @richardborrell443
    @richardborrell443 Місяць тому +7

    Another fascinating video. It is good to see fresh input to the channel from a growing network of "people in the know".

  • @michaelbolt4530
    @michaelbolt4530 Місяць тому +3

    Wow, how cool getting invited to go in

  • @ChuckKirchner-se6ib
    @ChuckKirchner-se6ib Місяць тому +4

    Thanks for the update. Glad to see they're taking care of this treasure. Thumbs up for ALL involved in this venture. Cheers, Martin

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks, yes its an amazing place

  • @robeastwood6495
    @robeastwood6495 Місяць тому +7

    Got to say Martin you do a fabulous job with your videos. Ive been a fan for a few years now and its got to the point when i passed through Manchester on the train i was identifying locations from your videos. So thank you for what you do and i look forward to the next one.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      Brilliant, thanks Rob 👍

  • @danam2584
    @danam2584 Місяць тому

    Another great video Martin! Thank you!

  • @WakoJacKooo
    @WakoJacKooo Місяць тому +3

    Absolute mind blowing how much manual labour and bricks went into these tunnels our generation dont even know where born . Top work once again

  • @johnwatts3645
    @johnwatts3645 Місяць тому +3

    Morning Martin ,it’s good to see you officially recognised.I have watched this on my television to get the best effect but haven’t worked out how to post a comment so doing this on my tablet .Please keep making these informative videos ,you might get your own tv show one day 👌

  • @alanh4197
    @alanh4197 Місяць тому +3

    great video, I had the pleasure of measuring the rail lines back in 2005. They had reinforced and sprayed concrete to the tunnel walls about 30 metres in lenght. Driving in and reversing out of the support tunnels was fun 😁

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +2

      Great place to work 😀

  • @garybrignell1831
    @garybrignell1831 Місяць тому +5

    Well done our Martin another informative and interesting video

  • @prillewitz
    @prillewitz Місяць тому +3

    Being an electrician myself this was a very interesting video. I started my career making an electrical pump panel for the Botlektunnel in the Europoort a long, long time ago. Times have changed and so has the technique. The Rottermerentunnel near Rotterdam is nearing completion, a big project.

  • @warrenjohnknight.9831
    @warrenjohnknight.9831 Місяць тому +3

    WOOW Martin mate you have obviously hit the jackpot mate 👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +3

      Yeah it was nice to get back in Standedge

  • @andyhill242
    @andyhill242 Місяць тому +4

    This is Brilliant Martin, interesting from many angles.
    Thank You.

  • @warrenjohnknight.9831
    @warrenjohnknight.9831 Місяць тому +2

    Oh bugger James missed out on this magnificent trip mate, 😢,😊😊😊.

  • @warrenjohnknight.9831
    @warrenjohnknight.9831 Місяць тому +3

    This must be the only such system in the world Martin, I am blown away, 😊.

  • @wacholder5690
    @wacholder5690 Місяць тому

    CRT & Martin. Great combination and a Win-Win-situation for both. You know that you'd achieved some special reputation when you've got invited. Thanks for sharing ! I'd liked the original video already and this is a nice reflection on the actual situation going round.

  • @someusername1
    @someusername1 25 днів тому

    This was fantastic. Thank you for sharing it.

  • @toefield251
    @toefield251 Місяць тому +1

    I was so happy to see you revisit the Standedge tunnels my "go to" is the Redbrook Engine House vid when you sent the cock rover down the ventilation shaft. That shit was scary I'll watch it again after this one hell yeah! Thank you brother it's so good to see when your channel comes up with a video on my notifications!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      It scared me just standing above that shaft, very intimidating

  • @lauriecooper8194
    @lauriecooper8194 Місяць тому

    Most interesting, thanks Martin.👍

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild Місяць тому +2

    Yes Martin . Thoroughly enjoyed this one .
    Hidden engineering stuff that we would never usually see 🤩🤩🧱🧱🧱🧱👍🏽

  • @jeffjones6107
    @jeffjones6107 Місяць тому +2

    Those tunnels are amazing engineering feats of skill, and also the shear hard work of the people who dug them. Thanks for sharing, Martin 👍

  • @valerielongmore5040
    @valerielongmore5040 Місяць тому

    Martin and team, this was so interesting. Well done yet again. 👍 great. Cheers

  • @jayd1974
    @jayd1974 Місяць тому +2

    Top one lads very interesting as always 👍Great engineering from back in the day👍

  • @adrianbaron4994
    @adrianbaron4994 29 днів тому

    Excellent and fascinating video. Thank you!

  • @oneteaminbristolbcfc
    @oneteaminbristolbcfc Місяць тому

    Thanks for this I really appreciate it

  • @user-zq1kx3lv1l
    @user-zq1kx3lv1l Місяць тому +2

    Hi Martin. Thank you for posting, what I found to be a very interesting video. I am 81, and used to be an industrial contracting & maintenance electrician, for the 50 years of my working life, and would have loved to be doing an interesting job like your guides were doing. At first I didn't understand why they needed a communication network so far under the ground, then the penny dropped, and I realised that it was for the safety reasons of the users of the tunnels. I have been a watcher of your content on & off for some while now, but have only subscribed to the channel in the last three weeks, when I was offered content of my home town of STOCKPORT. I live in Offerton, a suburb of the town, & although I have lived in the town all of my life, some of your recent content has brought new information to me, which I was totally unaware of, and has been eye opening. Well done to you & your team, and your list of very useful contacts. I can't wait for some more enlightening footage, reaching me soon. Best wishes, from Brian, of Offerton.

  • @carld9451
    @carld9451 Місяць тому +2

    Every time I see the railway tunnels under ground are just mind blowing on how they were constructed crazy work underground how the hell did they build them even canal tunnels unreal

  • @paulprescott7913
    @paulprescott7913 Місяць тому +1

    Great vid Martin, great to see you revisit this engineering marvel. When you compare modern tunnelling construction to what was available in the days when the 4 tunnels were constructed. Its just night and day literally. Thanks for this vid.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Thanks Paul, yes Standedge is incredible

  • @stephendey5056
    @stephendey5056 Місяць тому

    A very informative video Martin, thanks for posting.

  • @stevenorton3671
    @stevenorton3671 Місяць тому

    Great video, thanks.

  • @simonirvine1628
    @simonirvine1628 Місяць тому +1

    That is some serous engineering and I'm talking about all
    the tunnels and those shafts are the things of nightmares,
    I better sleep alright tonight. Great footage.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, its actually quite a complex place

  • @ddMcDd-yl4td
    @ddMcDd-yl4td Місяць тому

    I've been watching since the trap door in the canal video and it's been interesting to witness the improvement in the quality of your production over time, but that outro shot was spot on. Well done, Martin, and all the blokes who assist in your indeavors.
    Cheers from flyover country, USA!

  • @garethparr9482
    @garethparr9482 Місяць тому

    Really interesting video guys. Thankyou 👍

  • @ForTheBirbs
    @ForTheBirbs Місяць тому +2

    An awesome video Martin!

  • @tharkthax3960
    @tharkthax3960 Місяць тому +2

    Fantastic revisit! Glad they are keeping history preserved so well.
    When you said the water ingress took a long time to come thru all the rocks ect - its probably as good as spring water.
    You get the best jobs!
    Great video as always 😊

  • @TalesOfWar
    @TalesOfWar Місяць тому

    I love how Roy is always the first one in. Go on, lad!

  • @johnhankinson1929
    @johnhankinson1929 Місяць тому

    My god you have to take your hat off to all the engineers and labourers including those today that built and repair these tunnels , great film again you two lads

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks John, glad you liked

  • @familylife3624
    @familylife3624 Місяць тому +1

    I absolutely love these feat of engineering it's amazing what man has created through sweat and blood

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Yeah agree, Standedge is amazing

    • @familylife3624
      @familylife3624 Місяць тому

      The original video you did , which showed all the cathedrals with the water coming down from air shafts, is my favourite go to video on youtube , love it

  • @Andrea-73
    @Andrea-73 Місяць тому +2

    Fascinating, Thanks Martin 😊

  • @user-xq6me6pd7q
    @user-xq6me6pd7q Місяць тому +1

    Fantastic. Its great to see the upkeep of very old stuff like this. It is such a shame that so much of our heritage is ignored or neglected and to some extent hidden from us as too dangerous or dirty or just old and therefore of no value. The opposite of course is the real truth. Nice one again Martin. Many thanks

  • @amateurknight235
    @amateurknight235 Місяць тому +2

    Another excellent video Martin , very well done to all the contractors involved looking forward to when I'll be able to go through the tunnel,

  • @Qugar666
    @Qugar666 Місяць тому +1

    Absolutely great coming back to the tunnels, loved them ever since your first video on them. Very very interesting. Thanks guys.

  • @Carlos-im3hn
    @Carlos-im3hn Місяць тому +1

    Awesome visit to the tunnels ! Such great history and up tp date details. Thank you Martin and team !! Wow ! Bring it.

  • @jcramond73
    @jcramond73 Місяць тому +1

    What a gem of a tour Martin !! Being a former Telecommunications tech, I can appreciate on what those lads go through.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +2

      I cant imagine it was an easy job

    • @jcramond73
      @jcramond73 Місяць тому +1

      @@MartinZero It had its moments Martin, but truth be told, I would do it again if I was younger.

  • @stuartbridger5177
    @stuartbridger5177 Місяць тому +2

    Great video, excellent collaboration. Your reputation as a great videographer and documentary maker is very valuable

  • @drivewasher
    @drivewasher Місяць тому +1

    Absolutely brilliant video AGAIN. Thanks Martin

  • @icewizzard666
    @icewizzard666 Місяць тому +2

    Awesome vid as always Mart, I watched the other Standedge one before but this one is a whole new look at it, seeing all the work being done and the people explaining how, what and when etc was brilliant. The brickwork in places was amazing, especially that last adit with the small bricked tunnel.

  • @alanarmer8069
    @alanarmer8069 Місяць тому +2

    Great video Martin 👍👍

  • @MrSteffen2020
    @MrSteffen2020 Місяць тому

    Thanks you Martin for nice video see you next time ❤❤

  • @darreno9874
    @darreno9874 Місяць тому +1

    Great video Martin, it was good of the CRT and AMCO to take you. God bless

  • @masicka146
    @masicka146 24 дні тому

    Be nice if they opened it to the public. I'll love to visit this place

  • @sarahcrowther6267
    @sarahcrowther6267 Місяць тому

    Had a few walks up Pule hill of late with my dogs....the fence is down around that shaft which is full of water.....u put a go pro down that a while ago. Its a lovely area for walking, we seen 2 paragliders up there getting their gear set up.

  • @cheechU38K
    @cheechU38K Місяць тому +2

    Some clever engineers should design a catchment for that constant stream of shaft water to drive a turbine generator. Might be enough to supply the infrastructure. Good information on this fabulous tunnel system. 👌🏼

  • @vinp6933
    @vinp6933 Місяць тому

    iv been through all the way what an amazing experience! wow :D

  • @wendyfisher6669
    @wendyfisher6669 Місяць тому

    OMG no cuppa tea n cake 🍰 as always an excellent video

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Unfortunately no brew on this one Wendy 😀

  • @lindamccaughey6669
    @lindamccaughey6669 Місяць тому +1

    Loved that video. How exciting going thru those tunnels. What a lot of work going on. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

  • @TeslaTales59
    @TeslaTales59 Місяць тому

    Now that's a great journey of tunnels! What a fab creation.

  • @bcoldgoalie
    @bcoldgoalie Місяць тому

    I can't imagine building those tunnels in the 1800's! Difficult to imagine the labour involved. Thanks for giving us this amazing look at the internal structure of the tunnels Martin. 👏

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Yep true, actually commenced in 1795

  • @thomasdieckmann5711
    @thomasdieckmann5711 Місяць тому

    ... and thank you Martin for taking us there

  • @mikerogers5043
    @mikerogers5043 Місяць тому +1

    Your original Standedge video has to be one of my favourite videos, and we invited you to FoWT on the back of it. Really great to see you back there and giving us an update. And of course very jealous 😁

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      and the rest was history Mike 😄👍

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 Місяць тому

      WTF is FoWT????!!! Say the whole words!

  • @norsehall309
    @norsehall309 Місяць тому

    G'day Matin, fantastic Video, you boys have had a great adventure, l must have a ride on a boat through that tunnel when next in the UK, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Yes I would highly recommend it

  • @UKVampy
    @UKVampy Місяць тому +1

    I was laughing at the water coming in at the air shafts thinking ooh England we're indoors and dry.

  • @littlechris5656
    @littlechris5656 Місяць тому

    this video is fantastic one of your best 👍

  • @SuperRichhead
    @SuperRichhead Місяць тому +2

    Epic!!!

  • @Qrail
    @Qrail Місяць тому

    Thank you for the tour.

  • @peterhewitson2669
    @peterhewitson2669 Місяць тому +1

    Cracking film, thank you👍

  • @GiffordMusic
    @GiffordMusic Місяць тому +1

    It amazes how much work would of had to be put in to dig 3 miles of tunnel in the 1800’s and 600ft deep shafts 🤯
    It takes long enough with our modern day boring machine

  • @raybeaumont7670
    @raybeaumont7670 Місяць тому

    Brilliant! Thanks a lot Martin and everyone - great to see what's being done.

  • @shirleylynch7529
    @shirleylynch7529 Місяць тому

    Fantastic. What a great amazing day out for you. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Filming spot on. Well done. Loved it.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Thanks Shirley, it certainly was a great day

  • @Jimyjames73
    @Jimyjames73 Місяць тому

    Very interesting Martin - Thanks for sharing 😊🚂🚂🚂

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Thank you Jimy

    • @Jimyjames73
      @Jimyjames73 Місяць тому

      @@MartinZero Your Welcome 😊🚂🚂🚂

  • @smalcolmbrown
    @smalcolmbrown Місяць тому +1

    Thanks :)

  • @malcolmrichardson3881
    @malcolmrichardson3881 Місяць тому

    Fantastic video of some modern communication engineeering for some very impressive canal-age engineering. Looks a vital and much needed project to improve the safety of 20C navigators. Thank you.

  • @derelictmanchester8745
    @derelictmanchester8745 Місяць тому

    Nice one...!!

  • @danieltoth-nagy5097
    @danieltoth-nagy5097 Місяць тому

    Thank you Martin for another video on the Standege tunnels, I've only managed to cross them by the trains yet.

  • @philippabaker1078
    @philippabaker1078 Місяць тому

    That was a great opportunity to see so much more of this fascinating tunnel. Top video!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому

      Thanks you and yes its a fascinating place

  • @stevem1208
    @stevem1208 Місяць тому

    Did the tour into the tunnel last year. Loved it

  • @billyruss
    @billyruss Місяць тому

    Interesting to see the developments taking place, though a bit sad to think that the old railway tunnels will no longer be accessible. I walked through them in the 1980s, and my experience was similar to the earlier video you made on the tunnels.

  • @johngell4842
    @johngell4842 Місяць тому

    Nice one Morris 👍

  • @RobTaverner
    @RobTaverner Місяць тому

    Great video Martin. ;)

  • @morturn
    @morturn Місяць тому

    Another super informative video Martin. You have put a lot of work into producing this, thank you.

  • @martin4787
    @martin4787 Місяць тому +3

    Great to see inside the Standedge Tunnels once again with some fantastic filming and commentary Martin. What I don't understand is why, or the appearance of, making it more difficult to escape from the canal to the safety of the old railway tunnels Martin.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      The old tunnel is the obvious and most safe choice

    • @martin4787
      @martin4787 Місяць тому +1

      @@MartinZero I agree Martin.

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 Місяць тому

      Escape from what though? There is nothing to escape from. Has anyone ever actually drowned in the canal? Probably not. The old rail tunnel wouldn't save you from drowning anyway. It just looks like an over complicated,
      very expensive and unnecessary system. There was nothing wrong with the old system.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      Thing is it’s 3 miles long. Boats are down there for almost 2 hours going through. You have to think of medical emergencies. Possible rock collapse (although there hasn’t been a serious one) but it would be irresponsible to have a tunnel that long and deep with no communication or escape plan.

    • @martin4787
      @martin4787 Місяць тому

      @@simontay4851 Fire possibly. It just seems bizarre to me blocking off possible escape routes from the canal.

  • @floydskifloyd2870
    @floydskifloyd2870 Місяць тому

    God that brings back memories Martin well done keep the videos coming

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, that was a good trip in there 👍

  • @elizabethannferrario7113
    @elizabethannferrario7113 Місяць тому

    fabulous video again , Thank you love liz x