I remember the Exchange when it was still working and remember the development of the now new interchange by the Victoria.

someone should get a shovel and see if they can find anything, i doubt an entire coaster could be burried in that small space though

The 'morphing' is incredible!!!

Not rode it myself so I shouldn’t and can’t have an opinion. Someone didn’t read the memo, create the biggest coaster in the UK, they settle for a single foot taller than the current big one. A FOOT! Not a living soul will notice the difference of a foot!! I think they should have spent less on all the pointless theming and used the money wasted to buy a bit more track to make a short ride, a little more less shorter! Missed opportunity on many areas! Unlike the coaster at the moment, heads would be rolling if I was in the board room!

Bradford should actually improve their city instead of wasting their money on building and demolishing random structures

Bradford became prospers on the back of the wool trade. Though, by the 1930s the writing was on the wall when India began exporting its own, cheaper woollen products.

They could never regenerate Bradford by removing its two major car parks, People will just shop in Leeds,

'Brown paper envelopes'? Are you suggesting Poulson mark 2?

It isn't just the Councillors, it is also the Council officers who advise them.

Best era of this place was 2018, a year after it opened. All the bars/pubs were open. Great night out. Covid pretty much decimiated it but I think it was in decline even in 2019. Hope it bounces back. It really is a cool spot for Bradford and something people will travel for.

Does anyone remember the old race track that ran around the park - remember going there as a kid.

I can see this from mine and my grandmas and uncles housr

The food at spoons has gone down hill like a lead balloon

Why was the Power Station closed ? Now Europe economy is absolutely non existent, only service section with goods from Asia . Nothing is being produced in the UK and Europe. Total disgrace

The new Saltaire train station was built in the late eighties by the Leeds British Rail Works Department, located under Leeds Railway station, known as the Dark Arches. The entrance on Neville Street is now a news agent.

The electrical failure wouldn’t have caused a blackout across London because it only provided electricity for a fifth of the capital; primarily the capital.

So sad about Charlie, I have been on that chairlift with my grandad my grandmother wouldn't go on it she took the land train instead.

Really enjoyed this series, I don't have vivid memories of AA but definitely visited a few times as a young child, probably the last visit was in 2002 with school. Quite shocked at how different it looks now, the photo fades in the video really put it into perspective.

Must have been the mid to late 70s when my grandparents took me to Butlins Filey, I remember the rows of chalets, the cars on tracks, the chair lifts to the beach happy memories.

Went there today, the rail line jumped out on me quite suddenly too! Great video, many thanks!

Evening Darren. Coaster looks a beauty.

Was lovely to meet you, what a fantastic coaster!

Wow, you managed to get on front row nice one!👍and 3 times good on ya. I never been Thorpe but as its my 50th year, I will be going after summer school holidays

Such a shame that it's unable to operate at the moment

As a girl that rode on The Big Dipper at Battersea Park, this looks very different. I am of the health and age where my fave rides there would be The Teacups. Haven't been to Thorpe Park for years as I am too far away. Wonder if they still do the rabbit show, with the fabulous puppets ?

Fantastic 🎉

awesome Darren

Brilliant. When I saw this on TV the other night my first thought was you. I said to myself Darren must be there somewhere. And so you were. What a fantastic time you had. Thank you as always for sharing your fun.

Great to see you on Opening Day 👍

Have you done a video about Ashton under lyne?

Great vlog Darren, nice overview of the launch event, was lovely to see you over the past few days too 😊

Das ist ja eine tolle Werbung. Besser geht's kaum. Also zuschauen immer!!! Aber nicht mitfahren.🤯😨. Hauptsache ihr habt nicht zu sehr gefroren, oder. Top Video!!! Thank you ❣️❣️ Darren

Damn Michael Bolton got old

While it's interesting lifting them beems out , I would really love to learn how they put them in to start with

Test Queston: What the first tubular steel-tracked coaster??? Clue: It was built the same year the Barbie Doll came out.

What would people think if they could travel through time from 2600 BC and see what people do for fun today. They would think we were crazy. 2600 BC is about when the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.

Darren,has there ever been a double-decker roller-coaster?

Wimp here would only watch, crikey

No video of being on it ? ☹️ It looks epic though

It looks AMAZING! Wow!

Do you have any old pictures showing the construction of these buildings?

The graffiti is indicative of how uncivilized we really are,a hundred years later that’s all we have accomplish basically.

Coming to these now ancient videos as far as Social Media timescale is concerned, from your most recent videos, I am still blown away by the quality of the production and struck by the thought that if we didn't have people like you doing the donkey work, digging these images out of some cloud presumably, somewhere on the planet, coupled with the effort of the original photographers and the archivists making sure that they are eventually accessible, we'd be in the position of a future visiting alien archæologist trying to work out what that round tower 2:26 is and how it fits in to what is now long gone. I think that it's fair to say that you'd be pushed to guess correctly just exactly what a magnificent structure used to be on the site and equally as perplexed as am I now as to why it was deemed an economic necessity to remove the whole marvelous edifice. Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing it back to life, if only fleetingly, thereby reigniting a spark of pride in this viewer and immense respect for our engineering forefathers.

9:00 Lord love ya Darren! Only a true student of his art would film a pairing 'now' shot to the original 'then' one which has a dirty great pipe slap bang in the centre field of view. And carry on as planned with a cool brush off mention of the elephant in the room. Bonza!

Nice looking building with brutalist design. Too bad it was nothing more than a hellish pollution machine.

I remember seeing this every day in the 1990's as I drove into Leeds to work. It always looked sad, standing isolated amidst the desolation of the abandoned industrial sites to the west of Leeds. Looks like a fantastic job has been done to bring the wagon hoist back to life, surrounded now by modern buildings and a plaza. Well done to all involved on this project.