Clowne Disused Railway Station Restoration Update

[@Carolb66]

All those volunteers are doing a fab job aren't they? The tunnel is gorgeous even before it's been cleaned up & to have those pieces of track down makes a huge difference to the entrance of the tunnel. Well done all involved. Thanks for update Paul. ❤😊

[@WobblyRunner]

Thank you Carol. They're a fantastic credit to their community. I'm long overdue a visit for an update too.

[@gregorybeckett9205]

Now that was brilliant. My Mum was born in Clowne, in 1938 and lived there, until she met my Dad. i was born in Sheffield and i remember walking over that crossing and seeing the old station, with tracks still down, but rusty lines. tnx

[@WobblyRunner]

👍 cheers Gregory. Great memories.

[@malcolmdavids2399]

Just checked out another great priceless video of special heroes keeping our history alive hopefully for our youngsters and those visitors to appreciate work gone in restoring our railway etc. Thank you again From train spotter in 60s winbledon and someone who appreciates all hard work gone in to uplift our decaying history.

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Malcolm. Great bunch of people keeping the history alive. Great to see so many from younger generations involved in the work too

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

Absolutely fascinating, great video, and all credit to the guys doing the renovation, they're doing a brilliant job. The photos at the end of the cutting were excellent too, as was the old signal post footings. The tunnel is a beast, such a shame impassable at the far end.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers guvnor. I'm looking forward to going back next month 👍

[@kathyjohnson5290]

As an ex Clowne lad 1946 - 61 I must visit. Regards Terry Johnson in New Zealand

[@BrockwellLanemodelrailway]

Brilliant, I'm a train enthusiast that lives 2 mins around the corner and didn't know they were doing this. I'll go and have a look tomorrow morning. Thanks for posting.

[@WobblyRunner]

👍 Nice one. Great job they're doing.

[@maestromanification]

That's excellent Paul. So glad that's been done

[@WobblyRunner]

🙂👍

[@Can_0_Worms]

Oh my god! I live here and I walk past it all the time! I never knew you came here!!

[@WobblyRunner]

👍 I'm just up the road 🙂

[@andrewdavis9223]

Good to see the guys being so helpful 👏 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Fantastic set of volunteers.

[@paulketchupwitheverything767]

Really interesting video. Will be good to see the renovation progressing. Some old stations have ramps down to platform level and many others only have stairs. It feels like in the 19th century there was less emphasis on accessibility for people. One station near me has ramps and an explanation I've seen is it was to help with transporting racehorses to a nearby racecourse (long since closed). Clowne station looks really good with the ramps, tunnel, station building and, in the old photos, the balustrade and platform canopies. I wonder why they decided on that instead of steps.

[@WobblyRunner]

Great question about the steps. There's a few other lost stations locally with access from the bridge and they seem to be stairs. I'd never given it much though until now. I'll ask if anyone knows when I go back.

[@chrischapman7514]

Making great progress keep up the great work going to have a look sometime as i lived near by for many yrs and big into railways.

[@WobblyRunner]

Nice one Chris. 👍

[@scottc1589]

That's pretty funny that you and your dog photobombed one of their sleeper and rail recovery photos. It's great to see the work being done to such an interesting station. Thanks for the update!

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Scott 👍. I couldn't believe the photo when I saw it 😄

[@eastmidlandparkway6267]

Morning what another great 👍🏻 video about our fantastic lost railways when my daughter used to live in bolsover l used to drive past clowne station booking office every day from where I live in Beighton never new there was so much amazing history beneath clowne road nice to see the guys doing great work to restore our railway heritage have you heard any more about what they are doing at Sheffield Wicker Arches anyway take care Best wishes Kevin Beighton Parkway Sheffield

[@WobblyRunner]

Hi Kevin. From what I gather, I don't believe there's anything afoot at the Wicker apart from maintenance and general clearance. I know there are hopes to restore the line to Deepcar and link to Barrow Hill line, but not got past consultation stage I understand.

[@WobblyRunner]

It's odd you mention driving past the site. I used to work in Barlborough 10 years ago and drive into Clowne most lunchtimes. I didn't really take an interest back then as much but I remember thinking station road - there must be a station here 😄

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thanks for the walk tour of the Clowne Railway Station. It’s a shame that they fell into total chaos through the years. Hopefully the resurrected site will bury the past. Cheers Paul! 😊

[@WobblyRunner]

👍 it's going to be a great spectacle

[@johnwatson3616]

Great vid, thx

[@danielholden-storey5107]

Fascinating

[@WobblyRunner]

👍

[@peterbailey6305]

Great video Paul, spring coming so I think we need another meeting. Did you show them the end of the platform that we found?

[@WobblyRunner]

Was saying the same thing to Hopkins. Yeah I think they know every sqaure foot of that railway land 🙂

[@railwaychristina3192]

Wow! Fantastic Thank you! Anything left of the other one?

[@WobblyRunner]

Yeah the other station next door has a lovely display and although the platform and building are gone, there's some great stuff that's cared for.

[@rogerneale4319]

Always wondered what was down there.

[@mrbetamax1969]

Wonderful to see it brought back to life. 👍 Paul Friday westthorpe 100 years celebrations. Check ya chats.

[@WobblyRunner]

Loved your pic of it in the snow

[@nickdrew6863]

LD&ECR only lasted about 12 years before being taken over by Great Central Railway in 1907

[@WobblyRunner]

That's right.

[@greigs9384]

Doesn’t seem that long ago since the line was in use. I’m sure it was still active in 1992 when I lived in Warsop?

[@WobblyRunner]

That might have been the Midland line next door which was only lifted around 12 years ago I think

[@leegreveson]

It's a shame that the MR station building was demolished, they could put a sympathetic style of refreshment kiosk there or something. So back to the station/tunnel in this video, what is the actual end goal? Hopefully they'll put the clock back too if it still exists.

[@WobblyRunner]

I think the clock is next door on a house, so I've been told.

[@mrbaker7443]

Now that we are living in Clown World this restoration is appropriate…

[@paulm4637]

I worked on the station in about 2009. We converted it into an office... I'm surprised to see it has been derelict??

[@WobblyRunner]

Fantastic 👍 was that what is now the Station business centre?

[@paulm4637]

@@WobblyRunner unsure, it sounds about right it was in the station building itself. Some kind of community project. I'd say around 2006. I was a plasterer. Is the building still open ??

[@WobblyRunner]

@Paul M the station building on top of the bridge is now a salon or something. It was a bank, then bridal shop thing, then photography place. The station masters house next door is offices and a business centre

[@paulm4637]

@@WobblyRunner I am usnsure as I have not been through the area since, I was hoping for a view of the entrance, but you did not show anything on that elevation, so I guessed it must be derilct 🙂

[@mrbojangles8133]

Clowning about?

[@andrewmarriott4033]

That path looked a bit dodgy

[@WobblyRunner]

The ramp? 😄. Trust in the victorian path layers

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Why waste valuable time and money trying to recreate small bits of a station which will never be used again. Better to bulldoze the site, re-landscape and build something useful for the local community like housing, retail, schools, business etc.

[@WobblyRunner]

Or maybe it's local volunteers passionate about preserving local history for future generations

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@WobblyRunner Agreed there is an element of interest for local volunteers in keeping them occupied doing work which is not harmful, but how sustainable is it long term as those volunteers and their direct memories fade away and they suffer the fate of us all. Also what is the benefit to the greater community of a very partial reconstruction as opposed to new retail, facilities, and housing on brownfield land.

[@peebee143]

@ 8:44 They are the remains of stay wires. (for retaining telegraph poles, sometimes also used for signal posts.)

[@WobblyRunner]

Makes sense 👍. There was a signal right by the portal