Level crossing gates at Whitchurch. But what are they?

[@blazingday8596]

Superb. Exactly how local history should be relayed.

[@bobsrailrelics]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@ZimbaZumba]

That area was my playground in the 1960s; to see it built over is heartbreaking.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for this day’s walking tour. Always interesting and picturesque to view. See you on the next, Bob! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙂👍🇺🇸

[@chrisandteresabartley438]

Another very interesting story Bob

[@trigingted]

Good detective work Bob.

[@bobsrailrelics]

Thank you

[@andrewmerriman7133]

Very interesting video Bob, lets hope the gates either stay there as a reminder of what was a later railway line or they are used on a preserved railway across a road. As always with your videos the research is excellent, thank you for doing this one for us all to enjoy.

[@bronart]

Excellent video Bob. I have lived in Whitchurch all my life and remember the rails crossing the road back in the 1970s. About 15 years ago the road in front of the gates was dug up, probably to lay cables to the electric substation behind the gates. I was pleased to see the rails are still there buried beneath the road.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Very interesting video and nice to see the wires up around Radyr

[@bobsrailrelics]

Electric trains are testing, both 398's and 756's.

[@stephendavies6949]

Another interesting story. Those gates are worthy of a place in a museum. I've passed the feeder sluice at Radyr many times and wondered why it was built.

[@welshrod2473]

My dad worked in GKN Sankey in the 60's and 70's. I think they made chrome car bumpers.

[@MervynPartin]

Without your dedicated research, Bob, I would have made a really wild guess that it might have been a link to the Witchurch Hospital, as it was once quite common to connect major mental hospitals to the rail network for coal supplies e.g. at Friern Barnet and at Hellingly. Now we know the correct reason.

[@bobsrailrelics]

It was thanks to Robert that I got to know about them, that and some great FB groups. There was a coal tramway at Griffithtown which I featured in a video, albeit a hand operated one. I will admit hospital railways hold a fascination for me. Thanks for watching

[@EduardBroekman]

Super interesting and good to see the feeder sluice is still there. Do you have any information of how long this line to Pentyrch crossing was used (beyond the closure of the tinplate works)?

[@bobsrailrelics]

I don't, I'll have a delve and see what I can find out.

[@AMP36Ty]

I can remember the alloy wheel factory, they used to make a brand called Wolf Race, I had a set from there for my 1990's ford Sierra, This might link further to the factory, Gi's were stationed somewhere around taffs well at the end of the war (1944/5) to look after trains at a servicing depot in the area. Possibly where the new depot for the metro is now & was Powell Dyfrin wagon works.

[@stephendavies6949]

I think Bob made a video on the GI subject...

[@AMP36Ty]

Interesting, My mother has a connection to this & the Taffswell area