Newcastle - a Lidl slice of railway history

In its heyday, not one but two major railways served the seaside resort - surely that would guarantee its future? Sadly not.

[@jimcrawford5039]

I remember going to Newcastle on the BCDR and the last time was on the GNR line, just before it closed. Thanks for all your videos!

[@kenmannagh7788]

These passionately observed and extensively researched videos are a joy to watch and I just want to personally thankyou for the time and energy you've spent putting them together , so interesting and educational . Thankyou 👍🚉

[@trainscranesandtrivialtale7262]

Thanks Ken - always a motivator to hear someone enjoying them that much

[@seanandgloriabrown1553]

In September 1951 my parents and another family rented a Newcastle holiday home in an 8 house cul-de-sac right beside the railway. We kids used to watch the GNR trains arriving & departing, and also the steam engines on the turntable being pushed around by the driver & fireman. On one accasion we skipped across the rails to give the 2 men a hand, for which our parents became very upset.

[@johnmccormick9156]

Enjoying your videos Richard, I also think the Scarva to Newcastle line is one railway that would be worth bringing back as you could get a train from Belfast to Newcastle again.

[@normiron736]

100% agree. It annoys me you can get to Portrush but not Newcastle by train. The line would be a golfer's and hiker's paradise

[@Jenny-90]

You’ll be getting a call from the One Show soon… presenting extraordinaire

[@trainscranesandtrivialtale7262]

A call saying "you need to use the auto focus on your camera"

[@gillianprentice7118]

Keep them coming, really enjoy the videos.

[@jazzhands7771]

Another wonderful little video.

[@acs2735]

Fabulous! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@daniellowden4239]

Hello Richard, greetings from fellow BCDR enthusiast from Saintfield. Did you know that the remains of a turntable which existed at the end of a long siding running from Castlewellan Station into Corry Wood are still present? I found the circular emplacement myself a few years ago. The council have recently created a pleasant circular walk through the wood which crosses the former Newcastle-bound line in two places. They also cleared the cutting itself a bit, making it easier to walk along. Happy Hunting! Daniel

[@paulwilson7234]

Another very informative video.

[@susancraig3966]

A bygone era of golfing by train on a Saturday to Royal Co Down GC and perhaps a meal in The Slieve Donard to follow.

[@ST-ur7oh]

Another fine video

[@onlycompetitions5083]

Good title, great video.

[@anthonyfrew1571]

Was the old Donard Lodge - demolished in 1966 - ever filmed? is there any programs/forgotten pictures or filmed records of the Newcastle drama group - known as the N.A.D.S

[@eddiesterling5705]

Hi, Richard, I have always been intrigued …. what is the derivation of the station names ‘Marino’ and ‘Adelaide’?

[@beebee404]

Adelaide train station is at the end of Adelaide Avenue, hence the name

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

Any plans to do the GNRI lines?

[@trainscranesandtrivialtale7262]

None in the immediate future, but I have Portadown pencilled in as it was once the three way junction to Dungannon and Armagh as well as Dublin

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

@@trainscranesandtrivialtale7262 Look forward to seeing that. I own the fire surround from Dungannon Station, which just so happens to be made from a piece of track.

[@stephen-uv8zc]

Very interesting little documentary. Where is the location of the photo at 3:28? Also enjoyed the Dundrum video.

[@trainscranesandtrivialtale7262]

That's the Golfers' Express just outside Dundrum Stephen, as far as I can tell