In its heyday, not one but two major railways served the seaside resort - surely that would guarantee its future? Sadly not.
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@jimcrawford5039 Жыл бұрын
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!
@kenmannagh77882 жыл бұрын
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 👍🚉
@trainscranesandtrivialtale72622 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken - always a motivator to hear someone enjoying them that much
@seanandgloriabrown15533 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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-903 жыл бұрын
You’ll be getting a call from the One Show soon… presenting extraordinaire
@trainscranesandtrivialtale72623 жыл бұрын
A call saying "you need to use the auto focus on your camera"
@gillianprentice71183 жыл бұрын
Keep them coming, really enjoy the videos.
@jazzhands77713 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful little video.
@acs27353 жыл бұрын
Fabulous! Thank you 🙏🏻
@daniellowden42392 жыл бұрын
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
@paulwilson72343 жыл бұрын
Another very informative video.
@susancraig39663 жыл бұрын
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-ur7oh3 жыл бұрын
Another fine video
@onlycompetitions50833 жыл бұрын
Good title, great video.
@anthonyfrew1571 Жыл бұрын
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
@eddiesterling57052 жыл бұрын
Hi, Richard, I have always been intrigued …. what is the derivation of the station names ‘Marino’ and ‘Adelaide’?
@beebee404 Жыл бұрын
Adelaide train station is at the end of Adelaide Avenue, hence the name
@SurvivingTheApocalypse3 жыл бұрын
Any plans to do the GNRI lines?
@trainscranesandtrivialtale72623 жыл бұрын
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
@SurvivingTheApocalypse3 жыл бұрын
@@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-uv8zc3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting little documentary. Where is the location of the photo at 3:28? Also enjoyed the Dundrum video.
@trainscranesandtrivialtale72623 жыл бұрын
That's the Golfers' Express just outside Dundrum Stephen, as far as I can tell