I've lived in Norwich for years and never knew about that station or the tracks leading to it. I've just had a look on Google Earth and there it is. Thanks for a great video.
A fascinating insight! Well done for all of your hard work! Did you know Norwich also had a third station, The City station which succumbed to the Baedeker raids.
@cbarton64 Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes I certainly did I made a video about it last year. Here's a link if you're interested 🙂 ua-cam.com/video/PmsOhM0mHFk/v-deo.html
A nice little walk, done it many times over the years. the brickwork on the bridges was of very high quality when they were built. It's such a shame people with way less talent, have seen fit to decorate them.
Hi Sarah, just found your channel. Have you done a video about the crash near Whittlingham in 1874 or the accident near City station in 1946? Keep up the good work
The headstones of the two railwaymen killed in the 1874 collision can be found in Rosary Cemetery, not far from Norwich Station. As can a marble bust of John Barker, killed in an accident setting up his 'steam circus', which was apparently a kind of circular railway fairground ride.
@matthewhodder3029 Hi yes I did a video about Whitlingham and The Thorpe Rail Disaster earlier this year but I don't think I covered the accident at City when I did my video out City last year. Here's a link to the video about Whitlingham if you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/W_asoT5kkpg/v-deo.html
January 1966, oh that was when my mum stopped getting coal dust on her washing in the back garden on Sigismund Road? Interesting history as I worked for British Rail from 1974 to 1995. Of course being kids in the 1950s I remember jumping in piles of coal. 😊😊
Thank you for that! I remember the "filled in" bridge in the 90's and thinking it looked suspiciously railway-esque. I was fascinated by all the leftover bits in Norwich. Nice to see there's a path there now. I explored the line out West back then. They could do with rebuilding that one for a busway considering the extra housing out there now. I have stayed at the Campsite at Lakenham and the local and main lines either side made for an interesting stay.
At the southern end of Lakenham Way, before it joined the now London line, there was a goods siding, where steel could be delivered to the structural steelworks on Whiting Road.
Thanks for that, it was fascinating. I was totally unaware of this stations existence until viewing this. So e fantastic information aswell about the local area.
The Lowestoft - Great Yarmouth line would be great for an explore. Still a lot to see. Great Vids by the way. We have met I'm a Norwich based Guard. Good work keep it up!
It's always lamentable when a railway and station become disused but it's clear in this instance that there was no use for it after coal deliveries reduced; I think that the move away from coal meant the end for many railways across the UK. I can _just_ remember travelling by car over the Southern part of the Norwich ring road and seeing the track into Victoria still on place (this was the route before the Southern Bypass was built in about '92). Subsequent years I can remember seeing it as just a mud track. I've since cycled it a number of times and although it's quit short, it is enjoyable.
Thanks Sarah for another very well informed video. Keep up the good work as you always make your videos interesting, especially with all the little quirks you add on!
Brilliant video Sarah, shame there's not much left to see of this station. A trowl on a walkway? I just hope they were only using it to dig up weeds lol.
A very interesting and great video - thank you for sharing the history with us. A side question Sarah why is Norwich the capital city of the area? what made it the biggest city?
The simple answer is wool. The Norfolk wool trade made Norwich very rich, therefore it was once given the title of England's second City many Centuries ago.
Best part of twenty years I worked there before it was closed and being knocked down. Plus the building it's self was haunted. Every Halloween spirits from it's previous life would emerge!
Ber Street would indeed have looked very different, on certain days at least; it was the route taken by farmers from south of the city to walk their livestock to the market in the city centre.
Where that signal box would've been on Brazengate... there used to be a little booth for the (now) supermarket car park... How cool to know that the little booth was on the same place... doing the same job but for cars not trains!!
So well made a treat to watch
Finding the traces of old things is great fun. You're very good at it ❤
There was another train station in Norwich,it was called the city station where Halfords is now. It served the North Norfolk area
@@Jack-o5g I made a video about it last year 🙂
@sarahwiththetrains I'll watch it tonight. thank you.
Well done Sarah and thankyou for this intetesting video about Norwich Victoria, which until now I knew nothing about.
Take care, Jon B.
Thank you for this video, although I moved in 1969 I was living on Sigismund Road from 1951 and it brought back lots of memories to an old man ❤❤
I took my first trip to Norwich this summer, so it was interesting to place some locations. I had no idea there was another terminus. Thanks.
I've lived in Norwich for years and never knew about that station or the tracks leading to it. I've just had a look on Google Earth and there it is. Thanks for a great video.
That was great Sarah. As a life long Beatles fan it was a joy to hear about Pablo Fanques!
A fascinating insight! Well done for all of your hard work!
Did you know Norwich also had a third station, The City station which succumbed to the Baedeker raids.
@cbarton64 Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes I certainly did I made a video about it last year. Here's a link if you're interested 🙂 ua-cam.com/video/PmsOhM0mHFk/v-deo.html
I like anything to do with disused railways & stations I do and great video Sarah
A nice little walk, done it many times over the years. the brickwork on the bridges was of very high quality when they were built. It's such a shame people with way less talent, have seen fit to decorate them.
Another brilliant vid Sarah. Thanks to you, I continue to learn more about my adopted county of Norfolk. And a Beatles connection to boot!
Thank you Sarah. It’ll be interesting to see how transport changes in the next few years.
Hi Sarah, just found your channel. Have you done a video about the crash near Whittlingham in 1874 or the accident near City station in 1946? Keep up the good work
The headstones of the two railwaymen killed in the 1874 collision can be found in Rosary Cemetery, not far from Norwich Station. As can a marble bust of John Barker, killed in an accident setting up his 'steam circus', which was apparently a kind of circular railway fairground ride.
@matthewhodder3029 Hi yes I did a video about Whitlingham and The Thorpe Rail Disaster earlier this year but I don't think I covered the accident at City when I did my video out City last year. Here's a link to the video about Whitlingham if you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/W_asoT5kkpg/v-deo.html
January 1966, oh that was when my mum stopped getting coal dust on her washing in the back garden on Sigismund Road? Interesting history as I worked for British Rail from 1974 to 1995. Of course being kids in the 1950s I remember jumping in piles of coal. 😊😊
Enjoyed the video. No train riding this time, but an interesting piece of research. Thanks Sarah.
I used to live near Norwich and Norwich is such an amazing city. Even my mum likes Norwich as well.
Great video and mini-history documentary. Thanks so much; really good content - you sure deserve much more subs?
Excellent video as always 👍
Thank you for that! I remember the "filled in" bridge in the 90's and thinking it looked suspiciously railway-esque. I was fascinated by all the leftover bits in Norwich. Nice to see there's a path there now. I explored the line out West back then. They could do with rebuilding that one for a busway considering the extra housing out there now.
I have stayed at the Campsite at Lakenham and the local and main lines either side made for an interesting stay.
Great video Sarah. Love a good Disuse Station and Railway Line. Not sure why someone would use a Trowel on a walk way
At the southern end of Lakenham Way, before it joined the now London line, there was a goods siding, where steel could be delivered to the structural steelworks on Whiting Road.
Thanks for that, it was fascinating. I was totally unaware of this stations existence until viewing this. So e fantastic information aswell about the local area.
Thanks for sharing! That walkway is so pretty. I would totally walk there.
The Lowestoft - Great Yarmouth line would be great for an explore. Still a lot to see. Great Vids by the way. We have met I'm a Norwich based Guard. Good work keep it up!
It's always lamentable when a railway and station become disused but it's clear in this instance that there was no use for it after coal deliveries reduced; I think that the move away from coal meant the end for many railways across the UK.
I can _just_ remember travelling by car over the Southern part of the Norwich ring road and seeing the track into Victoria still on place (this was the route before the Southern Bypass was built in about '92). Subsequent years I can remember seeing it as just a mud track.
I've since cycled it a number of times and although it's quit short, it is enjoyable.
Thanks Sarah for another very well informed video. Keep up the good work as you always make your videos interesting, especially with all the little quirks you add on!
Norfolk native here!
Fascinating, thank you.
Brilliant video Sarah, shame there's not much left to see of this station. A trowl on a walkway? I just hope they were only using it to dig up weeds lol.
I never knew about this, awesome vid Sarah
Very interesting, Sarah. Thank you.
brilliant video
A very interesting and great video - thank you for sharing the history with us.
A side question Sarah why is Norwich the capital city of the area? what made it the biggest city?
The simple answer is wool. The Norfolk wool trade made Norwich very rich, therefore it was once given the title of England's second City many Centuries ago.
Excellent video Sarah.
My dad a little work in his teens at Norwich Victoria was used for coal traffic
I have been to Norwich and I really do like Norwich.
Best part of twenty years I worked there before it was closed and being knocked down. Plus the building it's self was haunted. Every Halloween spirits from it's previous life would emerge!
Ber Street would indeed have looked very different, on certain days at least; it was the route taken by farmers from south of the city to walk their livestock to the market in the city centre.
Brilliant video how about the other. Stations please
Where that signal box would've been on Brazengate... there used to be a little booth for the (now) supermarket car park... How cool to know that the little booth was on the same place... doing the same job but for cars not trains!!
(And the siding opposite used to be a Norwich Union car-park, where I used to car. :D )
Another fab video. :)
Great video, always interested in disused and long gone stations. Hope to see the city station maybe?
@@scottscrap Glad you enjoyed it! I made a video about City last year: ua-cam.com/video/PmsOhM0mHFk/v-deo.html
Oh yes, that video just popped up on my app, thank you! Great vids😊@sarahwiththetrains
Thanks Sarah.
Any thoughts on why the bus station is located so close to Victoria Station.
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This really does look like a station approach.
Never expected John Lennon to get a mention in this.
Lovely video!
Ditto my comments elsewhere.
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Oh just heard the coal depot went on later obviously my reaction was premature.
Norwich is pronounced 'Norridge' Sarah, but it's a common error that many folk make - ! 😊
So you think John Lennon was wrong to pronounce it as Fan-kay?