The corrugated drum in that little bunker, at 03:40, was used for lamp oil - the lights on signals, level crossings, etc were oil lamps, and would have been replenished from these drums, which were often stored in special corrugated iron 'lamp huts'. Also, a company called 'Oxford Diecast', who make 1/76 scale model cars for collectors, and model railways, have made models of 'Boche Buster' and 'Gladiator' railway guns.
Bourne Park Tunnel. Cut and cover construction, two men died during construction. It was built to hide the railway from the view from Bourne Park House. The Railway was built as a 'spoiler' line by the SER in their war against the LCDR as a double track main line. It was sadly under used and a pity it did not make it into the early preservation era as it would have been a beautiful run.
as a child i played there a lot. the farm at the far end us to put the farm machinery in there in till it got vandalized. tthe metal gates are for stopping the illegal raves. and its in private hands . and did you notices it was built on a bend at the time very unusual. keep the good work up
Chris walks up to gate and messes with gates lock and gives a bewildered look to Ian, "put the code in" Ian says then camera skips to walking inside lolololololololol love it folk!
As someone has stated, Bourne tunnel (329yds) was only built to appease the owner of Bourne Park at the time, Matthew Bell, who did not want to see trains from the rear of his mansion. It would have just been a cutting otherwise. The other tunnel on the line is at Etchinghill (102yds) near Cheriton, Folkestone.
That's a stress joint. With such a large brick structure, you want to have at least one spot where motions of the earth don't make bricks crack. I'm actually surprised there aren't more of those, BUT, that being said, because there aren't any stress cracks, it means they did their math right (not, a surprise there).
What a massive brickwork! Must have taken a while to build... interesting to think that each one of those bricks was set by hand. Now to look up the Boche Buster, as this is the first I’d heard of it. I’ve read about the German railway guns, and didn’t know the British had something similar. Cheers, and thanks as always.
Fun fact 5 of these railway guns were made and sadly non remain how ever boche buster the most famous of the 5 shelled a railway station in France during WW1 but non of the guns fired during WW2
You guys should try and so the crab n winkle tunnel aka Canterbury tunnel, half is clasped but the part that’s ‘open’ would be a treat to see - does open up a few times a year - oh and it has bats nesting so beard net needed!
How come such a large covered space remains unused? Would be perfect for growing mushrooms, or even just as a storage shed for farm equipment, or something.
Boche (pejorative) (rhymes with wash) boche is a derisive term used by the Allies during World War I, often collectively ("the Boche" meaning "the Germans"). It is a shortened form of the French slang portmanteau alboche, itself derived from Allemand ("German") and caboche ("head" or "cabbage").
Well gentlemen, you've done it again. Very interesting. Suggest you check your beards for spiders and other vermin after visiting these places. Ian may be too old for fences now. Thanks for the video.
Another great video. But I don't think the bunkers at the start were for ammo. No sign of tracks on the floor for carts or hoists or brackets in the roof. Not generators either no exhaust. I think they may have been for personnel, guards etc. Air raid protection there was not much else there for that. Not facilities for firing they usually fired from bends in the track for aiming, not straight sections of track. It must have been just where they hid the gun, have the ammo near where it was fired. Look for a bend in the track. For Anzio Annie (2 guns in reality) there Germans made a firing position of 2 "figure of eight" like sections of track to fire from but hid the guns in a near by tunnel.
No that's the back gate. The farmer had the key but lost it many years ago, but the front gate had a combination lock and this is the one who uses regularly.
Played in here as a kid in the 60's, not to far away now. Did you call into the Mermaid for a pint? OK it is Shepherd Neame but it is still a good pub. There is (was?) a great painting of the Boche Buster and Churchill and several old photos . Well worth a return trip if you missed it.
Nice one fellas but i certainly wouldn't be in the same room with that gas bottle after a fires been lit under it as it's most likely pressurised like a bomb waiting to go off! ! 👍👍👍
like your video love going through tunnels you don't know what you'll find . Oh heres something if you what to save on gigabytes go to offline gps it works very good one I use is MAP.ME .try it .
The corrugated drum in that little bunker, at 03:40, was used for lamp oil - the lights on signals, level crossings, etc were oil lamps, and would have been replenished from these drums, which were often stored in special corrugated iron 'lamp huts'. Also, a company called 'Oxford Diecast', who make 1/76 scale model cars for collectors, and model railways, have made models of 'Boche Buster' and 'Gladiator' railway guns.
Bourne Park Tunnel. Cut and cover construction, two men died during construction. It was built to hide the railway from the view from Bourne Park House. The Railway was built as a 'spoiler' line by the SER in their war against the LCDR as a double track main line. It was sadly under used and a pity it did not make it into the early preservation era as it would have been a beautiful run.
as a child i played there a lot. the farm at the far end us to put the farm machinery in there in till it got vandalized. tthe metal gates are for stopping the illegal raves.
and its in private hands . and did you notices it was built on a bend at the time very unusual.
keep the good work up
Chris walks up to gate and messes with gates lock and gives a bewildered look to Ian, "put the code in" Ian says then camera skips to walking inside lolololololololol love it folk!
We climbed over lol
@@IKS-Exploration Its funny to see the corrugated sheet over the fence is still there. I put that there a couple of years ago when I went exploring.
The brick archways in the tunnel are called bolt holes, it’s were the workers can go for a place of safety if the trains are running
Known as plate layers refuges
I did this Tunnel last week. Nice to see you guys did it about the same time...
Sorry to say it but we done this time last year lol I have lots of backlog videos.
Love waking up to new vid from my favorite 2 guys keep it up guys much love and respect from Maine to u
As someone has stated, Bourne tunnel (329yds) was only built to appease the owner of Bourne Park at the time, Matthew Bell, who did not want to see trains from the rear of his mansion. It would have just been a cutting otherwise. The other tunnel on the line is at Etchinghill (102yds) near Cheriton, Folkestone.
That's a stress joint. With such a large brick structure, you want to have at least one spot where motions of the earth don't make bricks crack. I'm actually surprised there aren't more of those, BUT, that being said, because there aren't any stress cracks, it means they did their math right (not, a surprise there).
What a massive brickwork! Must have taken a while to build... interesting to think that each one of those bricks was set by hand. Now to look up the Boche Buster, as this is the first I’d heard of it. I’ve read about the German railway guns, and didn’t know the British had something similar. Cheers, and thanks as always.
Fun fact 5 of these railway guns were made and sadly non remain how ever boche buster the most famous of the 5 shelled a railway station in France during WW1 but non of the guns fired during WW2
At 8:20 I would try and buy that bunker if it was near where I live and fix it up to live in it.
Great video, folks. Very slick editing.
You guys should try and so the crab n winkle tunnel aka Canterbury tunnel, half is clasped but the part that’s ‘open’ would be a treat to see - does open up a few times a year - oh and it has bats nesting so beard net needed!
I love your videos keep it up fellas. Btw the mix matched camo drives my ocd insane lol.😂
At 11.20 It looks like a makeshift boot scraper. If you attached some stiff brush heads to the horizontal bars it would be ideal.
How come such a large covered space remains unused?
Would be perfect for growing mushrooms, or even just as a storage shed for farm equipment, or something.
Boche (pejorative) (rhymes with wash)
boche is a derisive term used by the Allies during World War I, often collectively ("the Boche" meaning "the Germans"). It is a shortened form of the French slang portmanteau alboche, itself derived from Allemand ("German") and caboche ("head" or "cabbage").
Well gentlemen, you've done it again. Very interesting. Suggest you check your beards for spiders and other vermin after visiting these places. Ian may be too old for fences now. Thanks for the video.
I'm too heavy now these days
Great to see more ww2 stuff on your channel. Rather interesting places you explored. Do like how you find these places and the condition their in wow.
Another good tour, thanks for dragging us along. Do you know what happened to the gun?
Cut up after the second world war
A barrel survived location is un known to me
All 5 got cut up
interesting place nice movie ;)
Jesus folk, just noticed tops of fence , that would smart if you slipped and fell on it!
nice tuck n roll Ian!!!
there are two tunnels one at both ends where it was stored bourne park tunnel is the other
Great find guys but can not help notice if Ian had a scary mask he could be a lost member of slipknot 🤣🤣
Have you considered doing some exploring in the U.S.?
Not yet as we have so much in UK and Europe at the moment lol
Version en français merci !!!
nice tunnel
Enjoyed that
awesome
Another great video. But I don't think the bunkers at the start were for ammo. No sign of tracks on the floor for carts or hoists or brackets in the roof. Not generators either no exhaust. I think they may have been for personnel, guards etc. Air raid protection there was not much else there for that. Not facilities for firing they usually fired from bends in the track for aiming, not straight sections of track. It must have been just where they hid the gun, have the ammo near where it was fired. Look for a bend in the track. For Anzio Annie (2 guns in reality) there Germans made a firing position of 2 "figure of eight" like sections of track to fire from but hid the guns in a near by tunnel.
cool, Thanks!
That tunnel doesn't look like it's been left alone since 1947.
Great vid
I could do with the arthritis book 🤣
Didn't you have the lock code for the other end ? .....
No that's the back gate. The farmer had the key but lost it many years ago, but the front gate had a combination lock and this is the one who uses regularly.
❤ all your video's 👏
The contours of the railroad are still clearly visible.
A friends, father served on boche buster.
Looks like it was built using the "cut and cover" technique. Probably to appease a local land owner, as was often the case.
when is the secret in the video
Right now.
I love that
Played in here as a kid in the 60's, not to far away now. Did you call into the Mermaid for a pint? OK it is Shepherd Neame but it is still a good pub. There is (was?) a great painting of the Boche Buster and Churchill and several old photos . Well worth a return trip if you missed it.
If you kept on going you would've reached bridge 2049 in Bridge.
Nice one fellas but i certainly wouldn't be in the same room with that gas bottle after a fires been lit under it as it's most likely pressurised like a bomb waiting to go off! ! 👍👍👍
It would make a great nuclear bunker
Nice👍🏻👌🏻
Bitumen...asphalt...
like your video love going through tunnels you don't know what you'll find . Oh heres something if you what to save on gigabytes go to offline gps it works very good one I use is MAP.ME .try it .
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Mad that lets patch it up but leave it why crazy waste of time that when all this is crumbled wonder what my kids will get to explore and were