The Rarest Disused Railway Level Crossing In The UK
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This Signal Has Been Lit For 30 Years On A Disused Railway Line
• This Signal Has Been L... - Наука та технологія
I used to deliver to the (now gone) Booths at Media city and would pass by the tracks on a weekly basis. I actually appreciate watching the railway infrastructure deteriorate, much of it hasn't been ripped up by developers and it kind of allows me to say goodbye to something that fascinated me as a child as it fades away.
Future tram 🚊 extension maybe?
@@hairyairey likely some law requiring the crossing to be kept in the road - just in case the line needs to be reinstated *in a hurry*
@@jamesmiller113 I agree. It is so hard to close a line now that it's probably still legally open. Like Newhaven Marine, wasn't legally closed until well after the station was demolished. The route through here is a ready made tram network.
I miss that branch of Booths....
I was a despatch rider in Manchester back in the mid 80s & we all used to dread getting "Trained" when on a job around Trafford Park. The worst part was the crossing at Kelloggs - you could get stuck there for ages!
More content like this would be great 👍👍
It's strange they never removed the lights, almost as if they hoped the trains would come back. Can you do more videos like this
We have a 125 km stretch of railway that has been abandoned since the floods of 2006. I don't understand why they don't just rip the entire track out and make it into a rail trail.
Originally, it may have been disused but kept for possible future use. This is actually not all that uncommon. Of course, it becomes lowest priority to maintain or fully decommission and then just falls into deterioation. Weymouth Harbour Tramway had it's last train run in 1999, it wasn't actually dismantled until 2020-2021.
@@EwanMarshalltram line extension maybe?
@@richintalentI would be very tempted to build myself a little railcar if I lived near that! There is some great video of home made ones.
Cost's money to remove and dispose of such equipment, why do it if you don't have to?
I find it really interesting that the red and white chequer pattern has faded, but not the red of the crossing symbols
Nice video!! Just to clarify, the signal at 4:18 lights up white, not green; this is standard at all train-man and automatically operated crossings to show the crossing is functioning
Ah thanks!
It's a flashing white light.
I find it interesting that it doesn’t actually have a blue lens (doesn’t even appear to have them as an inner lens). A plain filament, through a clear lens, without a blue inner lens can often appear yellow (especially through a polycarbonate lens, which would be likely in such an area) and a flashing yellow has a different meaning.
@@southcalder Some of these did have a blue lense but most didn't. It does seem odd especially considering blue lenses were standard on feather signals
Wow! 'Secrets of the Railways by Ringway Shenanigans.' Get in early to own the trademark before some blighter with a Saab beats you to it.
Train Shenanigans: Plenty of abandoned track, not enough service stations
What a rare treat to have disused railway lines still intact, never mind the signals. In most cases, they're either removed or concreted over to discourage looters and avoid a trip hazard. It's unlikely I'll have a chance to visit the area featured in this video, but if I do, I'll be sure to take a look.
In the end, every British UA-camr does a railway signalling episode or two. It's the law...
Did I ever mention how much I like your photography/videography? Even if I wasn't a lot of a radio nerd and quite a bit of a railway nerd I'd love to see more of that footage! That line reminds me of a long kinda-closed branch line I cycle along on my daily commute. Rails are mostly still in place, overgrown in a lot of places, paved over in others. Maybe we'll see both of them being used again?
Thanks so much for that mate!!
speaking of the photography/videography, the wind farm footage you have running behind the patreon credits is extremely cool.
The choice of music fits so well with the video. Thank you. Please continue to find out of the ordinary subjects, you are creative.
Beautiful drone work on this one. We have a similar situation where I live in the USA. The railroad is "officially" open, but I haven't actually seen a train on it for over a decade. The tracks are rusted and covered with weeds. Oddly, there IS a locomotive sitting on a track, but there is no additional track on either end, so it's a train with literally nowhere to go.
Very interesting video indeed. Great use of atmospheric music as well. I have no doubt if those lights were ever torn down, collectors would be queuing up to buy them for restoration
Absolutely riveting , edge of the seat excitement! Never thought I would be so entranced by a story about traffic lights and abandoned rail lines !
I remember well getting stuck waiting at the lights at the Kelloggs factory for the massive train to go past very slowly....
They'll come to regret tearing up that rail link when the roads becone increasingly gridlocked! great video by the way! Makesva change from rf stuff!
Gridlocked = More vehicle tax
train content too!? this channel is going up the ranks on my lists of favourites lol
Thanks . Really enjoyed this . Photography , the editing , music , all of it .
Documenting these otherwise ignored features is valuable stuff! The demise of the Trafford Park rail system is shameful.
Brilliant to see these still here. A unique reminder of the past
The town in Florida where I now live has one spur to a factory that is still occasionally used! Rail spurs are largely a thing of the past around here, but this one hangs on. The line it’s a spur from has recently acquired an extra track to hold the (somewhat) high-speed Brightline passenger rail, a real oddity here in the USA.
I moved from Manchester to Florida too, Panama city. No passenger trains, just 3 mile long freight trains
Fascinating. Must have been quite a setup in it's day and quite a sight to behold. Shame it's not in operation anymore. Weird seeing those rail lines crossing major roads and disappearing into nowhere. Great vid! 😎👍
great video, I remember it operating in its latter era, the traffic got held for a while as it was usually container traffic and the trains would only go about walking speed, there was a shunting yard next to Kelloggs. I am surprised they didnt use most of the line to create Metrolink to serve the Trafford Estate as a whole.
The railway was also connected the Manchester Ship Canal Co. railway system, it ran alongside the ship canal past Irlam to just after Latchford Locks where it merged onto the main lane/low level lines. There are also traces of railway with the same level crossings around Ellesmere Port, and a bit left near Eastham Oil Refinery.
Very nice video. I wanna see more for sure! There are loads of disused railways here in France too. I encounter some level crossings while driving which look like they're still in service. So I slow down not realizing the tracks are long gone 😆
Thank you Lewis, really enjoy your films, and the topics covered. Keep up the good work, the recent ones have been very interesting.
Lewis--your curiosity about all sorts of things is one of the things that keeps this channel fascinating. Never stop sticking you nose in things and making videos about it.
Love these pieces!! I love how you let the image sink in so it can be appreciated, rather than quickly transitioning from image to image. Keep it up!! I’m in the US and love your beautiful country.
"...radio sh*t for Lewis ehhh...I'll show him!" lol. Great video man.
Interesting! My daily work is on a very similar industrial estate in the Netherlands, which also has such a disused railway network.
The estate over the years has changed from heavy industry into logistic and office buildings, we now see only different sizes of lorries instead of trains.
Most of the branches look similar to what you show (overgrown, paved-over) but there is one line that is still being maintained.
During the years I work there I have twice seen a crew with a maintenance traincar doing some work on the tracks, but I have never seen an actual transport.
There is a (much simpler) crossing over the road I use daily at the point where a sideroad crosses the main road to which the tracks are parallel. When waiting for the red light, everyone just stops on the crossing, which has similar light signaling.
I'm sure that IF there would be any train on this track, it would be moving at walking speed with a signaling man (with red flag) walking in front of it, and we would have ample time to vacate the crossing...
This was a fantastic video. Photography and drone footage was first class, along with the historical narration.
This channel is great,and the videos have the unusual quality of being both informative and just a bit trippy too, good combination
Interesting and informative as usual, should be shared with another UA-camr ‘Jago Hazard’ I’ll bet he would be both interested and equally informative. Thanks Lewis for all the stuff you do
I love Jago. He’s kind of a hero on UA-cam for me
@@RingwayManchester as are you!!
Great stuff Lewis, yes would definitely like to see more disused railway videos 👍
The music pared with the pics is truly magical.
Brilliant video, Lewis. A nice bit of railway history.
I thought level crossings had white lights to indicate the train can proceed (when they're not otherwise protected by a standard signalling block) rather than green? Nevertheless a fascinating video.
Thanks Lewis, great video. Nice musical choice as well.
I love Trafford Park. The last time I saw a train anywhere on its network was one of those snub locos on the stretch running alongside Barton Dock Road back in 2004.
Love the addition of any rail videos. That last one on the signal that's been lit for 30 years on a disused line was fascinating. I'm a Kiwi from NZ and we don't have too many disused lines now. Most have been ripped up. A few remain in a "mothballed" state - closed and unmaintained, or used by business ventures who run golf cart tours on them.
Always interesting to see disused lines in other countries. I don't know if it's possible, but a video showing a long disused line being cleaned up and readied for re-opening would be amazing.
Funny how every one of the crosses on top seems to be in immaculate condition as if they'd all been replaced recently!
Very forlorn even with the ubiquitous railway budlia going its best to brighten the mood. Excellent choice of background music.
Thanks love all your stuff, thanks for everything, drum and bass 💯🍻👍
Great video and soundtrack. Interesting to see these bits of history before they disappear for good.
These train tracks are like a time capsule
Awesome content, and subject as always RM !
I'm very surprised a bunch of toerags haven't had the rails away for scrap, knocking the keys out with a long handled hammer or a blunt axe takes only a few minutes, then you can simply lift the rail off its chairs
Hugely enjoyable. Line is nearly complete and hence we can see the excellent gradual curves....so unusual for frieght lines. The Telford Steam Railway has a display of at least 32 level crossing Lights and maybe a good suggestion as much concreted track remains. The TSR are very lucky to have it for their stock.
I can't say enough how I appreciate your having an interest in the built environment. Cheers.
First Hubnut reviews an Ebike and now Lewis is giving us a historical talk on railways of Trafford Park. What a strange day! 😂
Just kidding, great video. I used to work in Bowlers every weekend every weekend around 2004 so it's nostalgic for me to revisit this area. Very informative. :)
Absolutely brilliant use of the drone , Lewis. Well done. I walked part of this track to Ashbridge and back. 🙏👍. Nice accompanying 🎶 🎵 music
I love this sort of thing.
Great video! Interesting and informative.
Something unexpected from your channel. Guess radio and rail have a fair bit of overlap after all! Great video as always, been curious about Trafford Park crossings for a while. 👍
Nice to see that most wig-wags are still there
there are some other crossings in trafford park which have been completly removed but the tracks still remain and some crossings
there was a crossing on Europa Gate which had 5 wig-wags and 2 pedestrain lights,
all those lights are gone now
there is another crossing near the other crosing on John Gilbert way which had 4 wig-wags and 2 pedestrain lights also now gone
there is another one which is a foot crossing on Europa Way witch has 2 pedestrain lights
crossing still remains
and a crossing on Westinghouse road witch had 4 wig-wags but now has 3, crossing still remains and all the tracks have been removed
maybe you can add these crossings if you're making another video about abandoned crossings around trafford park :)
You know your stuff! Cheers
Deffo want to see more of this railway network. Didn't even know it existed until your video popped up!
Wow. I didn't expect a video on old railway signalling on THIS channel, but it is history on one level or another. RE: railways: Could you maybe do a video on Automatic Train Control in all its forms and if you get bored, something on train defect detectors? I find these subjects fascinating and relevant due to all the derailments hitting the news here in the states.
Seen videos about this before but had to click immediately on yours because I knew the presentation would be just *chefkiss*
Good video Lewis, more rail stuff would be welcome.
I really enjoyed this one Lewis. The chill music over the drone shots of the track was great. I subbed to your channel originally for the radio content but I enjoy the non-radio stuff too. This is probably because I'm a big fucking nerd. Do keep varying the content please.
Very professional use of the drone. 😊
Some of those "Keep Crossing Clear" signs still look younger than the roads around them, as if they've actually been replaced in more recent years, or have simply just aged pretty well.
trainstuff is always fascinating.. thanks for sharing.
Yes please - more footage on the Trafford Park Railway.
Hello Lewis, just watched this interesting video and it reminded me of another video.
I have just checked and it too, is one of yours,
“ This Signal Has Been Lit For 30 Years On A Disused Railway Line “
I’m both a radio and railway fan, passing my RAE in 1983 but remaining just a SWL on the broadcast bands and an owner of five (little) steam locomotives. Ok, they are live steam models that run on 32mm and 45mm gauge tracks, and yes one is radio controlled. The others are manual control so yes occasionally, burned fingers.
Best wishes from Oxfordshire, 73s & good DX.
Always the best Drone shots! Good job!
They should bring part of it back as a Metrolink spur from the Trafford Centre line to serve employees of the estate
Super music!
Glad to see it credited so no one has to ask about it.
Thanks again for another great video
You know a crowd like us that watches radio tower videos will love railroads as well.
When the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich was operating at its height there was in excess of 120 miles of trains track.
Yeah, why not. Some railway history is always of interest. :)
Fab video, so interesting thank you ! 😊
Hope you do the disused Timperley to partington,cadishead line one day,and also the shell branchline which is accessible into the place now
With the infrastructure still in place, it could be opened again in the future. Of cause with Peel Holdings of Trafford Park, while open to the public, is all private land. Excellent vid ❤
Good video lewis always good to change it up when things arent great in the world of content. No radios to review or play with besides the CB one. All the best 73 de Paul 2E0IJE
Notice a pedestrian crossing light there made by Forest City formerly of Timperley - must've liked using local suppliers back in the day!
I've driven or walked through there a bunch of times and always hoped I'd see a train. It is surprising that the track is still there as network rail tend to want to pull up all rail it can to reuse it elsewhere, but I guess Trafford Park is privately owned and the rails probably owned by...Peel is it? I certainly wish there was more freight train use than trucks, so I hope some of it could become in use once again.
Brilliant video!
11.04. The signal would not be green. It would be a flashing white light to indicate to the driver that the crossing was working normally. It was then safe to proceed after a check around.
Before I was born, the cluster of cities in the middle of Illinois had electric interurban trains between them and an electric tram system within each city. I was born in 1961, and by then they were all defunct, though until I was nearly 20 there were rail crossings with no other rail in sight, and other such oddities.
During the Second World War, it was trivial to set up train and tram service to the munitions plant near Illiopolis so that every shift could go to and from their homes in Decatur and Springfield by rail. (Handling a lot of explosives near a small town roughly halfway between two small cities was considered more prudent than putting it near either city.)
I love this slightly differently themed video. Thanks Lewis.
I would love to know more about this railway, I remember driving around the estate in the late 80s. I was totally side tracked if you pardon the pun, I found it really interesting as I had never seen anything like it before. Never saw a train and that would of been icing on the cake.
Yes Lewis like Martin so sad to see everything old being destroyed and forgotten. Thankyou for the video, just watch most of your stuff always interesting. Our railways still work here but no passenger service all freight. Oil, propane, potash then more of the same.
What a curiosity this is. Fascinating stuff!
My dad used to work at MetroVics and then Jone's sewing machines back in the 50s.
We have crossings here in Central FL where the Amtrak is mostly through the cross before the lights go and the bar lowers. Very dangerous
Railways (disused or otherwise) aren't really my thing. But you put a lot of work into this video (as you do on all of them!) which even I found interesting and very atmospheric - particularly with your choice of music. Odd all that metalwork hasn't been removed. I had no idea about the illuminated signal on the long-disused line! Thanks again Lewis!!
Thank you very much!
Train Otaku reveal vid
This isn't meant as an insult, I found this video really interesting.
Awesome! Very interesting! Would love to see more videos like this! Always wonder if they are any original 1960s wig wags still around? Just a though that occurred to me while watching. Considering this line was from the 80s I would think that the logic running the lights would be analogue? I hope these are rescued when they are eventually brought down. Brilliant video!
It's a shame how past history seems to just be coverered up. :(
A real shame its falling apart 🙁 i wonder if theres any old film of all this working somewhere
I cycle round there most days and I always "clench" as I go over them especially if they are not at a right angle to me.
Love this railway stuff!
Cool 😎 variety makes things interesting, infrastructure oddities are pretty neat to me, so yeah I'd like to see more👍👍
Very cool. There's another YT channel I watch, Martin Zero, who's also based in Manchester and this kind of thing would be right up his alley.
Martin is a very good friend of mine
The south side of downtown Los Angeles, often called The Warehouse District, is filled with disused and rarely-used tracks. Often the tracks are never used because the company along the track no longer ships by railroad. From a satellite photo, one can see old industrial tracks running everywhere. Some of them were probably even once served by Pacific Electric before PE was merged into Southern Pacific R.R. It illustrates how many industries have disappeared from the Warehouse District over the last 60 years.
It's sad how much freight goes by road nowadays. You'd think with companies trying to be 'green' that more of them would be wanting to use rail transport. But it costs more money so they won't.
Nice video. Just one point- the light facing the driver would of flashed white to show the crossing was working.
There is something really sad about disused bits of railway line.
Very interesting stuff for sure. I'll gladly learn some obscure railway stuff from across the pond
10:04 Same thing on some disused lines all overgrown near Rosa Parks in Paris. Part of the old ring railway (Petit ceinture) it still has a solitary red light telling pigeons not to advance. Certainly hasn’t been used for > 30 years!
But at least france don't allow building on the trackbed of disused lines so they could be rebuilt/reopened in the future.
@@simontay4851 True - but puzzlingly when they decided to build a tramway that essentially follows the same route they spent 5 years digging up the nearby roads instead of reinstating the track way!
I remember going to CPC in Trafford park to see the Barclay steamer. Would have been around 1975/6. We also ran into Alnwick Castle, a bis MSC railway 0-6-0. . After that we went to Agecroft power station. They were i think the last places in greater Manchester where you could see working steam.