I thought I'd tuned in to 'One Man and His Dog' on that one😆!!!! Quite a slog I would have thought, the cuttings were impressive, and it was nice to see the heritage group keeping that part of the line in good nick. Very nice to see Gordo too👍.
I stood on the steel footbridge during the last days of Goldthorpe, the Wath Manvers complex had already gone, cannot remember when the mineral line from Barnborough to Manvers went, i had a name for all the shunters. A couple of lads died in one of the Goldthorpe cuttings during the strike, digging coal out of a little seam in the edge of the cutting to make some money.
Well said regarding the litter and fly tipping 👍a shame that so many people think the countryside, hedgerows, old railway cuttings and underneath bridges etc are just dumping grounds for whatever they can't be bothered to dispose of properly
Another Great video Paul. Can't believe it's nearly 30 years since the pit and the railway closed. I used to see trains in there when passing on the mainline Amazing how much railway that area had
30 years has flown by hasn't it 😄. I used to cycle up to Hickleton in the mid 90s when the line would still have been there. I remember the pit at hickleton.
@@WobblyRunner when I first signed that line the pit at manvers had just closed but was still there. That line you mentioned was still in use not sure if it still went to goldthorpe then. Pits were still open at Frickley and South Kirkby. Used to constantly passing 56s on MGRs Great to see Gordo out
Another interesting walk back in time. I appreciate your labours in these. Always a clear view of the past. Enjoy the weekend, and see you on the next. Cheers Paul! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Done that walk many a time and yeah the fly tipping is horrendous in addition to the regular rubbish in the streets. I one got about half way down the cutting (between the high St Bridge and the rapid loader site) someone had set up an outside living room with settees and a garage door blocking the way - I didn't fancy going any further
didnt know about the two little sidings that would now be buried under the old saltersbrook old folks home which is now buried under the new saltersbrook old folks home. I moved out in the 90's, but Goldthorpe has become a hole, but its not the old people of goldthorpe who were always and still will be very proud, very respectful, its the new ones that are replacing them with their 'modern ways' as the council seem to have cut off grants and expenditure and are using the place as a dumping ground for shall we say less fortunate people. crime seems to have skyrocketed also. you couldnt really steel etc back in the older days around their everyone knew everyone else. I always said when I left that one day I would have to move back, now I dont think theres anything to move back to. As a kid I lived on probert avenue backing onto the hull and barnsley line, which had a path called the bridge to holmcroft road over the railway line embankment, it was a flat path, I guess when the line was in use it may have been an actual bridge hence the name carrying on but before my time to have seen it. I would walk from 'the bridge' up the embankment to the next bridge where it meets and would have gone over the pit line to goldthorpe pit from hickleton pit (this line joining the main sheffield to leeds line which had a signal box about half a mile to the north from the points) from the bridge we would also walk the other way towards highgate lane, you hit the first bridge which is again the sheffield to leeds line, back then there were still two brick built bridge supports, a little scary to stand at the edge of the drop to the track below but I think a lot of us did to test our bravery, then run over the main line tracks to go further on to highgate lane, with the bridge over that removed the embankment just dropped down to the road, then over the road up the other side to continue towards bolton upon dearne.
Watch what you do with that drone,the CAA get very interested in them when they see footage like yours of them flying over roads,railways,built up areas ect.If Your caught you can end up in one of his Majesty's hotels for naughty folk.
Seriously though…that was an unexpected pleasure. Loved the part hidden iron bridge at the start and the concrete foundations for the coal drops. Easter plans might have to change 😊
I thought I'd tuned in to 'One Man and His Dog' on that one😆!!!! Quite a slog I would have thought, the cuttings were impressive, and it was nice to see the heritage group keeping that part of the line in good nick. Very nice to see Gordo too👍.
😄. He does like getting out and about.
I stood on the steel footbridge during the last days of Goldthorpe, the Wath Manvers complex had already gone, cannot remember when the mineral line from Barnborough to Manvers went, i had a name for all the shunters. A couple of lads died in one of the Goldthorpe cuttings during the strike, digging coal out of a little seam in the edge of the cutting to make some money.
Well said regarding the litter and fly tipping 👍a shame that so many people think the countryside, hedgerows, old railway cuttings and underneath bridges etc are just dumping grounds for whatever they can't be bothered to dispose of properly
This is nothing... you should see the next episode 😉
@@WobblyRunner 😯😢
Another Great video Paul. Can't believe it's nearly 30 years since the pit and the railway closed. I used to see trains in there when passing on the mainline
Amazing how much railway that area had
30 years has flown by hasn't it 😄.
I used to cycle up to Hickleton in the mid 90s when the line would still have been there. I remember the pit at hickleton.
@@WobblyRunner when I first signed that line the pit at manvers had just closed but was still there. That line you mentioned was still in use not sure if it still went to goldthorpe then. Pits were still open at Frickley and South Kirkby. Used to constantly passing 56s on MGRs
Great to see Gordo out
Another interesting walk back in time. I appreciate your labours in these. Always a clear view of the past. Enjoy the weekend, and see you on the next. Cheers Paul! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Cheers Martin. Enjoy your weekend.
Great explore certainly a rough area in places
The trains only went through it in pairs lol
Cheers Andrew.
I don't think I'd have wanted to be driving one of those engines in the cutting if it was at night.
Done that walk many a time and yeah the fly tipping is horrendous in addition to the regular rubbish in the streets. I one got about half way down the cutting (between the high St Bridge and the rapid loader site) someone had set up an outside living room with settees and a garage door blocking the way - I didn't fancy going any further
There was something similar in the banking too with settees. They like burning their stuff too up there don't they
On hollowgate the bridge is still there. I was there as the filled it in. They had axed the top and built the wall.
👍 Nice one. I suspected it would be.
Goldthorp used to be twinned with West Beirut but since improvements to West Beirut Goldthorp is now twinned with New Edlington lol
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didnt know about the two little sidings that would now be buried under the old saltersbrook old folks home which is now buried under the new saltersbrook old folks home.
I moved out in the 90's, but Goldthorpe has become a hole, but its not the old people of goldthorpe who were always and still will be very proud, very respectful, its the new ones that are replacing them with their 'modern ways' as the council seem to have cut off grants and expenditure and are using the place as a dumping ground for shall we say less fortunate people. crime seems to have skyrocketed also. you couldnt really steel etc back in the older days around their everyone knew everyone else. I always said when I left that one day I would have to move back, now I dont think theres anything to move back to.
As a kid I lived on probert avenue backing onto the hull and barnsley line, which had a path called the bridge to holmcroft road over the railway line embankment, it was a flat path, I guess when the line was in use it may have been an actual bridge hence the name carrying on but before my time to have seen it. I would walk from 'the bridge' up the embankment to the next bridge where it meets and would have gone over the pit line to goldthorpe pit from hickleton pit (this line joining the main sheffield to leeds line which had a signal box about half a mile to the north from the points)
from the bridge we would also walk the other way towards highgate lane, you hit the first bridge which is again the sheffield to leeds line, back then there were still two brick built bridge supports, a little scary to stand at the edge of the drop to the track below but I think a lot of us did to test our bravery, then run over the main line tracks to go further on to highgate lane, with the bridge over that removed the embankment just dropped down to the road, then over the road up the other side to continue towards bolton upon dearne.
Cheers Lez. Enjoyed reading that. You're right though, it's similar to what has happened to where I grew up in Bentley.
Watch what you do with that drone,the CAA get very interested in them when they see footage like yours of them flying over roads,railways,built up areas ect.If Your caught you can end up in one of his Majesty's hotels for naughty folk.
They really don’t if it’s less than 250g which this one is.
Let’s face it. You took Gordo for protection…
The wife did actually suggest I take him. He'd just run away 😄
Seriously though…that was an unexpected pleasure. Loved the part hidden iron bridge at the start and the concrete foundations for the coal drops. Easter plans might have to change 😊
@@psychicspies673 haha be careful 🫣
13:13 Wanker Kenny Bridge
😄 I see it now