Never thought I’d see the inside of that tunnel again, it was a place we bunked off to during school hours in the 70s.
@MidlandsOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Bet some good memories aha great place school wouldn't know down there 🤣🤣
@Geoffrey-t4r2 ай бұрын
Great video i love looking at the old railway tunnel they bring back memories 😊
@MidlandsOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate anything with railways is interesting I'm gonna have a look for more stuff to film on this topic sometime 😁
@thebrummierailenthusiasts53296 ай бұрын
I came to Bridgnorth the other day and I found the remains of the bridge that carries the line over the road before going into the tunnel of Bridgnorth
@MidlandsOutdoors6 ай бұрын
That's interesting tbh bud I'll have to have a look for that next time I go bridgenorth
@thebrummierailenthusiasts53296 ай бұрын
@@MidlandsOutdoorsyes because the residential homes have taken over the south entrance of the tunnel
@neiledwards492326 күн бұрын
In answer to your question, the rails were lifted by British Rail from Shrewsbury all the way down to the south portal of the tunnel at Bridgnorth before the newly formed Severn Valley Society managed to stop them. That's why the current heritage railway terminates at Bridgnorth. They didn't have the funds to buy track back from British Rail.
@glyn82911 ай бұрын
Very enjoyable nice history but don't think id be keen on going into the tunnel your braver than me lol enjoyed watching 👌 regards Glyn
@MidlandsOutdoors11 ай бұрын
Thanks bud I enjoyed filming this one while the weather was horrible. Great place I'll be doing ironbridge sometime next year 😁
@christastic100Ай бұрын
I imagine the cable hangers would have been signalling and communications cables as a guess .
@MidlandsOutdoors28 күн бұрын
Possible chance tbh some thick cable on there
@davidcattell73116 ай бұрын
Interesting video. Always wondered what it was like in there, when looking at it from the outside near the station. During the video you ask what happened to the track that was lifted from inside the tunnel after closure in 1963. Apparently, it was used to expand the marshalling yard at Bescot, just north of Walsall. and now alongside the M6 motorway. Just after track lifting had reached the south portal of the tunnel, they'd got enough track and materials for the Bescot project and track lifting was stopped, allowing the preservation society to gain a foothold on the line through Bridgnorth and south to Hampton Loade.
@MidlandsOutdoors6 ай бұрын
Thanks mate , cheers for sharing that information quiet interesting I believe the tunnel has been fully sealed now got lucky by exploring it at the time interesting to see what the track was used for nice to see it put for other use
@davehodges62586 ай бұрын
We were always let to believe there was track inside the tunnel,!! Great clip and thank you for the share,.
@MidlandsOutdoors6 ай бұрын
Your welcome bud great to see inside this while it was open
@MrTommymarinetank-lb9wx11 ай бұрын
Great vid mate . You wouldnt want your torch to die in that tunnel lol.
@MidlandsOutdoors11 ай бұрын
Thanks bud imagine that tbh and it goes dark be stranded lol
@angelsone-five791211 ай бұрын
Nice video young man. Surprisingly good condition tunnel and so dry too, very unusual.
@MidlandsOutdoors11 ай бұрын
Thanks bud appreciate that I know right I thaught would be damp , bit misty inside and in a poor condition but seeing it is amazing could be restored into a bike path somehow
@Shadrak-jb6lx5 ай бұрын
An excellent video thank you Drew. Thanks for not disturbing the bat as well.
@MidlandsOutdoors5 ай бұрын
Thanks bud appreciate it , love bats interesting creatures
@mikey420turbo2 ай бұрын
Used to walk this 30 years ago as a kid. And we didn't have these bright led torches either. Think we had an old road works lantern with the oil burner in it lol .
@MidlandsOutdoorsАй бұрын
Bet that was creepy tho good experience to go through here . How much did the lantern light up 🤣
@P-S-O-M4 ай бұрын
Hi there, Would you be able to share the location of the entry point you used to gain access to the tunnel at all? privately of course. Would love to do a paranormal investigation in there. keep up the good work.
@MidlandsOutdoors4 ай бұрын
Hi mate it's all been fully sealed now sadly had a look on a previous walk around bridgenorth but more than welcome to share pin privately if wanted
@SteveRawlings-h7n6 ай бұрын
at 25.20 you show a pic of Coalport Station. Thats one photo I have not seen before. Thanks, really good video.
@MidlandsOutdoors6 ай бұрын
Cheers bud really interesting place I might cover a video to iron bridge somepoint
@williamcox395811 ай бұрын
Great videos, I enjoy your enthusiasm 👍🏻
@MidlandsOutdoors11 ай бұрын
Thank you appreciate it 😁📸 got more good ones to come before the year is out
@BIGAL19732 ай бұрын
I’ve slept down there when I was younger spent many hrs down there
@MidlandsOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Interesting place shame it's fully sealed now was gonna go back to retake some pictures
@buffplums8 ай бұрын
The stones in the floor are called ballast and it was rammed up between the sleepers to keep them in position. Most of the ballast has been removed
@johnnythefox13211 ай бұрын
Nice little video
@MidlandsOutdoors11 ай бұрын
Thanks bud
@johnnythefox13211 ай бұрын
@@MidlandsOutdoors how do you get it ?
@johnUB44782 ай бұрын
I'd love to walk through there, but not on my own
@MidlandsOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Definitely worth it if still open I was a bit reluctant to go down on my own but somehow did it was very creepy I will admit
@johnUB44782 ай бұрын
@MidlandsOutdoors I'd happily go with other people, for safety reasons, if nothing else.
@MidlandsOutdoors2 ай бұрын
@@johnUB4478 definitely I'd be up for it I'm gonna have a look in a week or so on a day off if it's still open
@colinblick894610 ай бұрын
Would the line have gone onto Shrewsbury ?or Telford?
@MidlandsOutdoors10 ай бұрын
I think it went to ironbridge unsure if it carried on from there I'm thinking of covering the line next year for a video
@azzifyy59888 ай бұрын
Shrewsbury
@craigwassall13817 ай бұрын
@@MidlandsOutdoorsthe line followed the Severn with stations at Linley, Coalport, Jackfield, Ironbridge, Buildwas, Cressage, Cound, Berrington (Cross Houses) and on to Shrewsbury.
@momatmach12 ай бұрын
@@MidlandsOutdoorsit joins the Shrewsbury to Hereford line at Sutton Bridge junction, there are plenty of books available about the line
@buffplums8 ай бұрын
Those “passing points” are called refuges and as you say, they were used for track workers to take refuge from passing trains
@MidlandsOutdoors8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that bud I'm glad I was right on that tbh just had a rough guess
@BIGAL19732 ай бұрын
It’s more commonly known as old moes tunnel
@MidlandsOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that bud
@buffplums8 ай бұрын
6:21 that’s just a piece of re-bar used for concrete reenforcement as we’re those mesh type pieces of metal work you looked at just after you entered the tunnel… nothing to do with the railway
@MidlandsOutdoors8 ай бұрын
Thanks bud for sharing this one again
@JOHNMONO5 ай бұрын
@@MidlandsOutdoors the hooks on the wall you mentioned are brackets where the ceramic insulators where screwed onto, the insulators carried phone and signalling cables. also there used to be a railway that ran from old hill to Halesowen station and onwards to Longbridge. I believe the old tunnel is still there behind the masonic hall just off Halesowen road and also some of the old embankment runs level with Halesowen road towards Makro. It's probably all been built on but bit's may still be there
@operatord4s1188 ай бұрын
They’ve since patched the hole on the left of the portal which could of been used to enter
@MidlandsOutdoors8 ай бұрын
I think the tunnel goes under monthly inspections so was a bit lucky tbh to see this
@silverfox2358Ай бұрын
So now I know the real answer why svr dont want the tunnel because of satanic ghost train monsters eatting the trains👻🚂
@Toyota_fsn37797 ай бұрын
I’m not gonna be that guy but there was rumours of a ghost down there would be fun for a wild camp maybe one day 😮
@MidlandsOutdoors7 ай бұрын
That would be cool to camp tbh it is a bit eerie as it gets darker I think they have sealed the entrance tho now but was cool to see the inside
@azzifyy59888 ай бұрын
the tunnel is regularly inspected and maintained because it runs under the town so a collapse could be catastrophic. The line did continue past Ironbridge and connected up to the mainline in Shrewsbury.