Hi Ron, Really enjoyed that, half an hour well spent, those loose stones in the bottom of the cutting were bad enough before being covered in frost. Good to see all the work being done and that view across the top of the piers was fantastic. Those piers are something else, I thought you did well explaining the sleeper layout on the viaduct, what a find. wonderful. Keep them coming. Ron
Thanks for that memory, Tony. I think it’s only ever open now if someone picks the lock. It also curves to the right, so you can’t see the other end until you reach the middle.🙂
Hi Ron, That looked and sounded cold and crispy on your first venture out. Its a very narrow cutting. Those stone piers were quite a sight you could just make them out all seven in a row. Incerdible the size and weight of the individual pieces. I would have thought that the ivy would die back in winter, Just seen a very old building in our village that is normally covered in it but at the end of winter all you can see are the main stems it makes it look almost ghostly!! Always interesting to see what remains can be found as in those track supports It was a nostalgic photo of the last rail tour on that line at the start of the viaduct. Great video Good luck from Spain!!
Thank you, David. Ivy is almost entirely evergreen over here. The best you can do is cut it at ground level and then about 18 inches above that and prize off the cut pieces. It turns brown, but always grows back from the ground. I guess they are happy to leave it for nesting birds. I must admit it was cold in the shade, but the sun was out, and it’s a good walk, which helps to keep you warm. There are lots of stone slabs in that debris field with various metal plates screwed to them with primitive swivel catches and hooks. Impossible to understand their function, but interesting to see. I’ll catch up with you on the next one! Cheers Ron
Hi Ron, just a little heads up, if you search for a UA-cam channel called Mainline videos you will find an interesting video of this line around Kingham, Stow on the Wold and more!
Enjoyed the video, thank you, where was the actual site in the cutting where the landslide occurred that shut that part of the line in the late 1950’s? Loved looking at the piers.
Thank you Julian. The landslide is at the top end of the cutting that is currently ‘off limits’, due to Ash Tree Dieback. You can’t miss it because it almost completely blocks the cutting.🙂
I've just discovered a whole community of local railway explorers. This is great. I should give hook norton a visit for sure. Does anyone know what they're clearing all of it for. Very optimistic but would be great for the line to be a path or even a cycle track. Surely could be good for tourists
Hi Ryan. The clearance work is done by volunteers from the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Conservation Trust. The cuttings either side of the tunnel are nature reserves, but the South Hill one is off limits due to Ash Tree dieback. Well worth a visit but very muddy in places.🙂
@VINTAGE TRAINS AND ABANDONED RAILWAYS oh okay thankyou, its good there are volunteers doing something good. Shame about the dieback. Just would be amazing to see a footpath linking CN and HN which is major work however.
@@ryanjones6837 4 road bridges missing , but they could be bypassed. There is a plan, with backing from Warwickshire CC to reopen the old Tramway route from Stratford On Avon to Shipston On Stour, as a cycle/footpath, but it will take years to actually open. It’s all overgrown or disappeared completely over the years. That tramway is nearly 200 years old.
It has never been cleared, Julian, so the track is probably buried underneath it. They just permanently closed the line from Hook Norton Station To Great Rollright goods siding.🙂
There was a iron ore quarry with narrow gauge railway in the valley under the viaduct upto around 1920.
Brilliant video. Really enjoyed watching. A big thumbs up from Chris and Jane 🎉
Hi Ron, Really enjoyed that, half an hour well spent, those loose stones in the bottom of the cutting were bad enough before being covered in frost. Good to see all the work being done and that view across the top of the piers was fantastic. Those piers are something else, I thought you did well explaining the sleeper layout on the viaduct, what a find. wonderful. Keep them coming. Ron
Cheers, Ron. A rather chilly adventure, but worth the effort. Catch up with you tomorrow👍Ron
Sorry - only just caught up with this video Ron. Another great explore along the railway. A very frosty and slippery walk though. Take care, Paul 👍🙂
Thank your for the walking tour today. Your videos are always enjoyable, Ron. See you on the next, and enjoy the weekend. ❤😊
Thank you, Martin, you too.🙂
We used to go there when I was 10 years old in the early 80's. We could get into the tunnel but got to scared to go to far in!!
Thanks for that memory, Tony. I think it’s only ever open now if someone picks the lock. It also curves to the right, so you can’t see the other end until you reach the middle.🙂
Hi Ron, That looked and sounded cold and crispy on your first venture out. Its a very narrow cutting. Those stone piers were quite a sight you could just make them out all seven in a row. Incerdible the size and weight of the individual pieces.
I would have thought that the ivy would die back in winter, Just seen a very old building in our village that is normally covered in it but at the end of winter all you can see are the main stems it makes it look almost ghostly!!
Always interesting to see what remains can be found as in those track supports It was a nostalgic photo of the last rail tour on that line at the start of the viaduct.
Great video
Good luck from Spain!!
Thank you, David. Ivy is almost entirely evergreen over here. The best you can do is cut it at ground level and then about 18 inches above that and prize off the cut pieces. It turns brown, but always grows back from the ground. I guess they are happy to leave it for nesting birds. I must admit it was cold in the shade, but the sun was out, and it’s a good walk, which helps to keep you warm.
There are lots of stone slabs in that debris field with various metal plates screwed to them with primitive swivel catches and hooks. Impossible to understand their function, but interesting to see.
I’ll catch up with you on the next one!
Cheers
Ron
Hi Ron, just a little heads up, if you search for a UA-cam channel called Mainline videos you will find an interesting video of this line around Kingham, Stow on the Wold and more!
Cheers, Mate. I’ll have a look at that channel🙂👍
Enjoyed the video, thank you, where was the actual site in the cutting where the landslide occurred that shut that part of the line in the late 1950’s? Loved looking at the piers.
Thank you Julian. The landslide is at the top end of the cutting that is currently ‘off limits’, due to Ash Tree Dieback. You can’t miss it because it almost completely blocks the cutting.🙂
I've just discovered a whole community of local railway explorers. This is great. I should give hook norton a visit for sure.
Does anyone know what they're clearing all of it for. Very optimistic but would be great for the line to be a path or even a cycle track. Surely could be good for tourists
Hi Ryan. The clearance work is done by volunteers from the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Conservation Trust. The cuttings either side of the tunnel are nature reserves, but the South Hill one is off limits due to Ash Tree dieback. Well worth a visit but very muddy in places.🙂
@VINTAGE TRAINS AND ABANDONED RAILWAYS oh okay thankyou, its good there are volunteers doing something good. Shame about the dieback. Just would be amazing to see a footpath linking CN and HN which is major work however.
@@ryanjones6837 4 road bridges missing , but they could be bypassed. There is a plan, with backing from Warwickshire CC to reopen the old Tramway route from Stratford On Avon to Shipston On Stour, as a cycle/footpath, but it will take years to actually open. It’s all overgrown or disappeared completely over the years. That tramway is nearly 200 years old.
Iv always wondered as the landslip was never cleared did they leave the track under it or clear it to recover the track?
It has never been cleared, Julian, so the track is probably buried underneath it. They just permanently closed the line from Hook Norton Station To Great Rollright goods siding.🙂