Exploring the Flooding Brierley Tunnel | Forgotten Hemsworth Bypass Tunnel | Hull & Barnsley Ep20

[@alanprince2544]

Love your videos, the H & B route must be preserved

[@VincentHardy-zt3nt]

Enjoyed watching the Video, brought back some great memories, have been to Brierley a couple times, first time was absolutely bone dry, latter time just got through with waders 😱

[@ALWResearchTeam]

It sure does create challenges though the seasons :)

[@smeeinnit3830]

We used to play in that tunnel before it was filled in good days the smoke hole is in the trees not on roundabout respect lad's 👍✌🍀

[@smeeinnit3830]

Ps thay went in with loads and loads and loads of limestone 👍

[@burningsandsexploration3711]

I so appreciate all the detailed history that you provide with your explorations. Brilliant video! I hate graffitti vandalism. I really enjoyed this.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Burning Sands, thank you ever so much :)

[@simonphilp3370]

My dad told me he remembered trains going along the line. He was born in 1956 and moved to Hemsworth when he was 8.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Interesting insight into the former railway. It would have been nice to see it operational and not ruined like it is now. Thank you so much for watching and commenting:)

[@hirstshafton]

Spent a lot of my time walking through the tunnel when younger. Great to see the remains. Thanks guys. Dave

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there 👋 great to hear you walked these tunnels too :)

[@theurbanlegenduk1760]

That tunnel had a little bit of a puddle in it 😂🤣💯💖👍

[@ALWResearchTeam]

It really was rather moist :)

[@bernielucas6497]

Hi I live in brierley,many years back now when younger we used to walk all way through the tunnel,it was always know in brierley as the mile tunnel,not been down for years,that by-pass regular gets flooded maybe due to the cement not gone off in then tunnel ..great video by you

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there. Thanks very much

[@davidneesam2626]

Great video. You definitely needed your wellies.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Oooh yes

[@columbo7927]

Interesting Andy Thank you

[@ALWResearchTeam]

You’re very welcome

[@daystatesniper01]

Very very nice indeed , as iv'e said in previous videos i was born in Hemsworth, we used to play in this tunnel in the 70s and we called it the mile long tunnel , it is also known as the "cow mounts" .The track was still down until the early 70s although not connected ,also where the HnB used to cross the Leeds London main line there was a yard which was still in use at this time for the local coal trains before the modern MGR trains .A pity the eastern portal is covered as it is quite different to the rest on the line ,it had sweeping capping stones on brick going from track level to the top making it gracefull looking .When we played there the bridges were all still in situ,no flooding etc and the drainage system what was in place was full of newts

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there, it sounds like there was still a lot of life even after the railway had closed. Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@Carolb66]

Amazing tunnel, pity its flooding gorgeous brickwork in there. Thanks for sharing.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

You’re very welcome

[@Carolb66]

👍🥰

[@Bucharestguidedtours]

Another great installment of the Hull and Barnsley Story, top stuff lads.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Thank you very much:)

[@yorkie2789]

Scary stuff walking through water when you can't see the ground you are walking over. Not for me but thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Glad you enjoyed it Yorkie, a lot of what we do is so people at home don't need to :) Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

[@RHR-221b]

*Previously: Fire and Steam. Now just Water. Another part of our Railways/P-Ways Extinguished, instead of Distinguished.* As the caution in your descriptions reminds us: *Exploring is Dangerous. Don't take risks.* Perhaps the missing bricks are 'weepers' to allow any build-up/pressure of water to have an escape route, and lessen the chance of tunnel collapse? And (almost) finally: Is the very 'catchy' outro song one of your own compositions, Andy? As a musician: *I like it!* All the best, Andy, Dave and Pete. And an honourable mention to Thomas. Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎 🌠

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there Rab :) The music is by my friends at The Wilbur Project and the track is Looking over my shoulder. Thomas is my hero. Thanks for watching and commenting Rab it means a lot :)

[@jonathanchalk2507]

Another great video 📹 guys, umm apple 🍎 crumble with custard please.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Sure thing :) I do actually enjoy cooking :)

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

Crikey lads you deserve a medal for that one, a brilliant explore in the conditions, definitely one for after a long dry spell!!!! The walls and roof looked in pretty good condition it has to be said, looking forward to the next part.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Seamus, it sure was a good few days. The climb was sketchy and the water daunting but we got it filmed nicely :)

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

@@ALWResearchTeam Hi there, how far from that roundabout is the west portal? I presume that public footpath takes you along the old track bed. I'm asking because I'm at Cudworth next Sunday watching my lad hurdle in the Yorkshire Championships, with the intention of getting some photos at Barnsdale Tunnel, Upton/ North Emsall Station and Brierley Tunnel if I can get to it.

[@CLARKIE-ttv]

Dude omg, I was only a younger lad living in brierley when that bypass had been built, my dad had got permission from the engineer to explore the other side of the tunnel, it was epic, but I do believe the other half going do Doncaster still intact further down the bypass, I was 6 but I remember it took them just short of a year to complete it, and they did leave some of the tunnel, only were the bypass goes over it is what they filled in, but i do remeber that it goes that deep and far in you cant see the daylight that

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there, it is interesting that you have seen the other side :) Thanks for watching and commenting

[@hirstshafton]

Trains continued to run along this part of the line for longer than most other lines in the area because of the NCB and the Shafton Workshops. The workshops still exist next to the roundabouts at Shafton but are now used by private companies. I was born 1963 and remember the steam trains running under the road to supply the workshops as a kid.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there 👋 it’s great that you got to see the trains running back then :)

[@helenthorne8451]

I just came across your videos so catching up wow that tunnel was so flooded I wouldn't go in that but I guess you have a good team with you thanks for sharing 👍 x

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there, thanks very much

[@tterbronnoc]

My uncle was involved in the building of the bypass and told me that the tunnel was infilled via the western portal with dump trucks and also claims that the council 'disposed' some unwanted things in there.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

That would not surprise me of a council. It certainly was not a structural addition. More likely a convenient disposal.

[@thomasburras]

love it did you see any bats?

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there. No, in all the tunnels I have been in I have never seen any bats. Find them all the time in buildings due for demolition at work though. Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@barbhenderson4867]

Wow,!!it’s a shame it’s flooded tho, I love the tunnels

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Barb 👋Yes it was a shame but we did it all the same :)

[@jackrabbit8196]

Went a few years ago during a dry spring alot easier only needed wellies. Waders might be a good idea, you don't know what is in the water.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

A dry day would make for a better explore definitely :)

[@willnorrisurbex]

I was just thinking, there could be open drains or catchpits under the waterline. Your lucky you didnt step into one.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

We checked engineering drawings and recent photographs. Dave is a diver and I’m a civil engineer so we have a bit of an idea of what we’re doing 🤪

[@DanielGlover]

So a December day down a moist tunnel. I did a canal tunnel. long since closed but like this, up to bits in water. Waders have their use. Nice video. so the concrete up to the top to take the road weight. That works well as not done then or maybe just sides needed propping. Guess checked but seems a poor job but has done as needed. Who knows

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hi Daniel, thanks for watching mate. It sure is a mess down there now.

[@Mr19ian73]

Missing Bricks maybe when workers in they put some kind of light in the hole, candles etc

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello, that sure makes sense :)

[@colincaulton3353]

The tunnel dose not sitt directly underneath the Hemsworth By Pass all the way to the roundabout. The vent shaft is in the woods to the right of the public footpath just as you leave the road and enter the woods. The tunnel runns diagonally away from the by pass and the bypass is only actually on top of the tunnel for about 150 yards. The wire inside the tunnel is to attract roosting bats or was as this along with Barnsdale Tunnel are very popular with the bat community. I simmise there were installed after the infill project as there has always been entrance for bats at both tunnels. I believe the tunnel is infilled with aggregate stone not concrete or partially concrete not sure. Yes the last trains rann though this tunnel in 1967 thats when the section from Brierley Junction to Denaby Main was closed. The H&B closed in sections both ends of the line saw use beyond the beeching axe. The main nail in the coffin was Barnsdale Tunnel to Little Weighton in 1959 which was pre Beeching and there was little if any notice of its closure and it was the last complete main line railway to be built and one of the first to close.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there 👋 thanks for confirmation on the vent location. We had a look in the woods but didn’t find it. Interesting to hear it’s used by bats. We didn’t see any.

[@SimonNemeth]

@@ALWResearchTeam NLS side by side maps are your friend if you wish to pinpoint it. It should be pretty close to the road.

[@anthonydefreitas6006]

Ex Railway tunnel soon to become a Canal tunnel. With that amount of water flowing how much longer will it last? Interesting explore

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Anthony :) i think the Brierley Tunnel has a few cold winters in her at most unfortunately.

[@anthonydefreitas6006]

@@ALWResearchTeam Lets enjoy them while we can. Here's to the tunnels waiting to be found 🍻

[@ALWResearchTeam]

@@anthonydefreitas6006 great plan 😎🍻📸

[@extremerambling]

Sadly, not a lot of old infrastructure round our way. I believe there is only one railway tunnel in all of East Anglia, and it's at Ipswich Station.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there, I'm sure I saw a few railway viaducts and closed RAF bases down that way a few years back :) Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

[@kikass666]

The wire on the wall, that exact wire on the left side. Was used to suspend a plastic and hard board air rifle target to the wall. This target was on the floor next to it when I was there lots of shot beer cans as well. Not sure why the railway used the wire bit the local lads I'm sure will be able to brag about hitting skol in the dark under Hemmy

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there, interesting stuff, the pellets will bounce about in there lol

[@RHR-221b]

@@ALWResearchTeam *Who put the lights out?* Stay free, Andy. Rab 👓

[@a11csc]

that is f@@king crazy ive been over that a few times in an 18tonner and some should be held accountable but as they say brown envelopes talk

[@28YorkshireRose12]

There are some silly buggers about, eh? Fancy, filling in that tunnel. We're going to need it again, when people realise that electric cars are no good for anything other than scuttering around town in, and that we're going to have to rebuild the railway network, so deftly destroyed by short-sighted thinkers in the early '60s. Still, a good man with a pick and a wheelbarrow should be able to clean up that mess in a couple of days! - What was it that the Irish Navvies were claimed to be able to shift in a day? Something like 20 Tons per man, per day?

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there 👋 it’s certainly a mess there now :( hopefully someone will realise and sort it out. Thank You very much indeed for watching and commenting

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Surprised you didn’t take a canoe 🛶 with you for this explore. Looks absolutely disgraceful. What on earth would you do if you found a body down there???

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hi Nigel, it sure was moist. I’d explore the full place and anonymously report it once we had left

[@nigelkthomas9501]

@@ALWResearchTeam Fair point I guess. I’ve always thought a disused railway tunnel would be a great hiding place. Never found anything like that whenever I’ve been exploring, thankfully.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

@@nigelkthomas9501 there is a grave sized hole in Sherwood rise tunnel that we found when exploring there