Annesley Shed Yard & Colliery - A Disused Railway Walk to Linby

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Annesley Colliery Yard & Shed - A Disused Railway Walk to Linby
Join me for another Disused Railway Walk in Nottingham. This time i begin by the small Village of Annesley, once home to a bustling Colliery & workforce.
We pick up the disused trackbed that once served Annesley Colliery before crossing under the active Midland Railway route and joining onto the former trackbed towards Nottingham of the Great Northern Railway. Once on our way we bypass the sites of the former Newstead Colliery and the current railway station. Finding bridges and foundations its onto our destination of Linby.
Linby was also once a former mining community with a Colliery of it's own.
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[@ficooper8927]

The cast iron bridge is magnificent

[@TrekkingExploration]

It certainly is. Thanks so much for watching 🙂

[@steve83803]

I wonder if it was built at Butterley ironworks like St. Pancras station.

[@johnduffield8740]

My Dad Jack Duffield worked at the waggon works I spotted and cabbed engine s at Annesley sheds 16D by the way way Happy memories have the clock from the sheds in my home still working

[@sarahwinfield3989]

Most enjoyable. Thank you for posting. There is not a lot of our industrial heritage where I live so viewing videos like yours and Martin Zeros helps me understand more of just how much we owe our forefathers.

[@bexhil7]

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[@martinmarsola6477]

Thanks for the video and chat. Always a great video and tour back in time. Cheers Ant!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks Martin. Really appreciated 🙂

[@DavidJones-xi9cv]

I have been up that way on my bike over lockdown, amazing to see the images of it back in the day. Super stuff bud 👍

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@rayfowler5038]

I love the detail the victorians put into the bridges and other structures they built. I see a lot of similar beautiful construction on the canals too and it’s a bit sad when a modern structure is just boring featureless concrete. Have you looked at the old Bestwood colliery site yet? I seem to remember the remains of the old pit head winding gear was still in place.

[@williamparker3765]

A very enjoyable video, thank you, I can remember some of the pits in the area having lived in Derby during my childhood and teenage years, and doing some train spotting in the area

[@Mark_Page_MTB]

An amazing amount of research you must put into your videos. Incredible knowledge and great to see places like this almost on my doorstep that I've never seen. Great video👌my wife's grandad was the manager of Linby Colliery back in the day🙂

[@johnlaw3323]

Another brilliant vlog Ant as always filled with loads of history, loved it.

[@simonballard6413]

Another excellent and interesting video, Ant. I always feel sad at the sight of these lovely old lines fallen into disrepair, particularly the tunnels on them!

[@JintySteam1]

Lovely video Ant! And very local to me as I live in Kirkby. Always wanted to walk around there. Sad that there is little to no trace of the shed and collery. Good video :)

[@johnmeredith3652]

really interesting tracking old railways i used to walk old track beds on the isle of wight thanks Ant

[@TrekkingExploration]

I'd love to do the Isle of Wight. Thanks John 🙂

[@jetsons101]

What a way to spend a lunch break, A Trekking Exploration UK video---thanks. The image at 2:10 is amazing, if we could only hear all their stories. Again, great use of vintage photos to really help with the story. Thanks again......

[@roberthay4046]

Another great walk!! Thanks Ant!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks Robert 🙂

[@Annesley]

I walk around the Annesley and Newstead area a lot but beware don't try it if its wet. I also worked at Annesley and Newstead Pits and its hard to imagine it nowadays. Thanks for the video.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks Gary I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've had suggestions of a signal box remains still standing and construction shafts for the filled in Tunnel so may need a return

[@jamesthompson215]

0:40 I cycled that path yesterday & yes it was a very bit muddy. Came back home covered in mud.

[@oldfart6318]

Went down Annesley pit in the late 60's/ early 70's and then on to the Badgerbox for a few beers with the pit manager, wonderful man but sadly I can't remember his name.

[@philsmodelrailway232]

Great video again Ant, nice to you out and about tracking down remains of the Industry long since gone

[@davidthompson8989]

Very interesting 👍🏻

[@johnking1381]

There was a pit spoil conveyer from linby pit from about 1970 to 88 on the GN trackbed, taking a 3rd collieries spoil to the annesley site. Shame you missed annesley south (gcr) box remains.

[@TrekkingExploration]

I shall have to have a re visit 👍

[@shirleylynch7529]

Fabulous video and music. Filming stunning. Old photos nostalgic. Well done. Scenery beautiful even although bit muddy. Thank you

[@michael42158]

Brilliant presentation. Better than BBC 4.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thankyou Michael. Such a kind comment :)

[@ste.h9825]

Thanks Ant,great content as usual.

[@stevenstopford9847]

Once again fantastic video love the history on these former railway lines and many thanks for your hard work👍

[@paulspickernell6875]

Another great one Ant, cheers

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

Really Nice one.

[@steve83803]

Great video again, when I saw the big letter A on Annesley pit I remember driving past in my Rediffusion Marina van in the late 1970s

[@chrisbayly5457]

Nice video Ant as always....

[@benGBRf]

Another fascinating exploration. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@lordbelvoir2543]

As usual another Brilliant video Ant👍

[@fhwolthuis]

Great video, Ant! 👌👌

[@myselfG3184]

Yet again another brilliant video. Tbh it's a history lesson learning from all of ants video's

[@westernmonitor]

Ant. Another stunning video of a very interesting spot. I came up the Annesley in the early 90s looking for the old shed site. Much like you I did not find anything much although from your film its changed a lot in the past 30 years. Once again thanks so much for all you do each post for me is a highlight.

[@bodders306]

Brilliantly put together again, must be the 30th video I’ve seen in and around Nottingham

[@helenthorne8451]

Wow what a lovely walk and that iron bridge was fantastic thanks for sharing take care xx

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Loved that walk thanks, so muddy I was sure you would go over. Loved all the views I so enjoyed that. Please take care and stay safe

[@michaelpilling9659]

Hello Ant - greetings from Poland. So much history. So much to see as far as infrastructure goes. A fantastic video with again loads of facts and information to help me understand what I'm looking at. Thank you for all your hard work you put into making this vlog. Stay safe please and I'll see you again soon

[@bobsrailrelics]

Fun watching this and following you on RailMap online. Some great bridges!

[@ianhargreaves4978]

The brickwork at the ends of the cast iron parapet are called pilasters .

[@shavedphil]

Really enjoyed that video. Many thanks Great to hear that Amy may appear again soon. I presume that means that she is fully recovered 👍

[@a11csc]

fantastic vid ant

[@johncarold]

Very nice,

[@exileinderby51]

Another great video but I would like to thank all those people who took the photos. They are an archive of things long gone and would be forgotten but for them.

[@TrekkingExploration]

It's so true. Even those that I have no idea who took them. I assume many are sadly no longer with us 😔 We'll be eternally grateful 🙂

[@janepatricia8779]

Another interesting video,Ant, bit muddy & damp for you,keep up the good work, loved the bridge, Newstead Abbey would be good to do,we like it there 😃 xx

[@themackeler5011]

Brilliant as normal I was a underground fitter at Newstead Coliery from 1970 to 1987 so brought back memories I cycle a lot now so I look at your walks to see if cycling possible your drone footage is always brill what is the drone make, iv been looking at history of GNR from Heanor to Ilkeston have you done that yet. I live across from where Heanor Station was, you comments on the history is superb

[@spyderdryverlee4581]

Hi Malcolm! Did you know my dad, Ron Lee and his mate Brian. They were there till the end. Nicknamed "Doom and Gloom".

[@themackeler5011]

@@spyderdryverlee4581 long while ago now what part of Newstead did they work where they on the face or on the engineering side underground or surface Doesn't ring a bell at the moment cycled to Newstead from Heanor not much left only the headstock wheels.

[@Annesley]

Reckon I rememeber you from Newstead, good times but you wouldn't recognize any of the place nowadays

[@themackeler5011]

@@Annesley what was your job at Newsread I don't remember your name but yes I cycled to Newsread from Heanor and your right not much left but memories as we grow old of working underground people outside the industry don't understand

[@Annesley]

@@themackeler5011 worked up North Side , 62's 67's started in Stable Hole with Corky Staples finished Deputy in Hazel and Tupton

[@MarkTayloroutdoors]

Nice video, mostly filmed on my dog walking area haha Always super muddy around there this time of year, and like a lake under that bridge. Near that culvert was some old railway rails at the bottom of what was the old great central rail bridge . If you go to the abbey I recommend you park in Newstead village and walk in along that road you were on and it will save you a few quid haha Thanks for sharing Atb Mark

[@Richard_Barnes]

Good stuff Ant’, thx 🙏🏻😃 So much covered over now to do with Annesley though. A shame.

[@jonsnow6741]

Used to sit and shoot pigeons out of the last building left standing on the pit site . Back in the day when they wwere giving houses away in newstead boy was it rough after the pit closed .

[@cltaylor9460]

It's worth walking down that back lane entrance to Newstead Abbey, as I found it gave free access to the grounds.

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

A bit of a muddy start which opened up nicely with plenty to see. Was there any sign of the old station around the bridge on Station Avenue in Newstead? I love the way that Notts CC have reclaimed the old pits for recreation, whoever had that idea needs a good pat on the back. Keep knocking out these excellent videos mate, cheers.

[@andrewdavis9223]

I wish we could go back to the 50 60 life was much better then

[@TrekkingExploration]

It would be nice to live it wouldn't it even just for a moment.

[@robertwalton6674]

Really interesting going over the abandoned colliery railways in Nottnghamshire. Used to deliver parts to some of them in late 80s > sad to see the run down. A Suggestion for you to explore Seaton station Rutland ( trackbed from there to the tunnel under A47 to abandoned Morcott station to South luffenham JUNCTION ) JUNCTION NO LONGER

[@paulmartin42]

Excellent. Will have another view as I missed (any)more details on "the light factory down there" mentioned in the intro.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks so much. I didn't find any information on the factory in the end so it got left out 🙂

[@rogermorris6957]

Many the Ant for another enlighten Vlog there are a lot of disused lines around your area

[@1946apps]

when open you can visit Linby Signal Box, at Swanwick Jnc. Midland Railway Centre.

[@RT-zg2zt]

It looks as though the wide bridge over Station Avenue was 3 tracks wide. Have a look at NLS maps 25 inch 1892-1914. Enjoying your channel. The missing bridge for the GCR probably was too.

[@Jimyjames73]

It's sad when things disappear from the map 🙁🚂🚂🚂

[@denisemardell3588]

At the bottom of Linby Trail (Linby end) on the left hand side, in the garden of the last house, is a brick building that I was hoping you would mention. It looks like it would have been something to do with the railway, but again is too small to be a signal box. If you are ever in the area again have a look.

[@johnkirk1318]

I believe it was a weighbridge.

[@binky_bun]

I'm curious if you're from Annesley / Kirkby. From your accent I get the impression that if not you grew up very close by. My family worked down those mines and on the railways and I was born just in time to see it all die. I should probably go and explore those areas at some point. I can see that wind turbine from my bedroom window but never been down there probably because it was an active pit when I was growing up

[@TTBoy2]

The slag heaps were from Newstead Colliery not Annesley Colliery

[@markwebster7128]

Have you walked anywhere from Shirebrook down towards high marnham

[@chrismccartney8668]

I heard a Green say we had to get rid of coal due to climate change, I can see how mining coal in Kazakstan and shipping to UK to burn is any greener ???

[@elizabethrogan63]

Hi

[@TrekkingExploration]

Hello 🙂

[@christinecrockford1654]

Do u need a hair cut? Lol cute accent. I wass 3 in 1966. I do remmber steam just. I know I'm still pretty for my age lol poor Amy

[@2H80vids]

Something interesting I noticed Ant: if you look at the still photo at 14:45 there appear to be rope marks on the outside of the bridge wall, quite high up, beside where the bridge number plate has been removed. Anyone got any idea what 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 about? Horse shunting was common enough but doesn't seem to fit this situation. I wonder if the bridge components were moved here from another location.