Relics found on the Hull & Barnsley Railway | Brierley to Cudworth Ep21

[@bbccontinuityfillers5959]

I use to Play round the cudworth station as a kid .. The building you have shown at cudworth works with an old resavoir which was located at the end of Newland ave , It can bve seen on old maps . I have photos of the old railway station in a book - if anyone needs them. The book is very rare . With photos of the station in full working order from when it was first built... at its peak .. GOOD VIDEO

[@wetdogFBK]

Cracking video as always The lines of bricks at Cudworth Station is the footprint of the platforms. These are more visible after heavy rain when dust and mud has been washed away. 🚂

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Wetdog :) Great to see you here in the comments :) Thanks for the information. It’s great information you have reference the platform locations

[@MrBarrylittle79]

Loved this series thank you guys

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Thank you so much Barry :)

[@yorkie2789]

Another great video, not far till the end of this series, looking forward to your next project (whatever it will be).

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Yorkie, it’s the biggest series I have ever done at 22 episodes. Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Ps we have filmed about 80% of the next series already :)

[@yorkie2789]

@@ALWResearchTeam Great to hear.

[@anthonydefreitas6006]

The water tower is a nice monument tucked away. Paul's theory about the bricks is good, because they are placed flat in a very regular pattern. Good piece of detective work there.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hi Anthony :) Paul does spot all sorts and is a great asset to the team. Thanks so much for watching and commenting

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Great video, Andy. I can confirm - at least in this part of the world - that sometimes old brickwork has been used as the base layer for pathways. It was visible running alongside the rails some twenty years ago at the San Martín station of the Mitre Line here in Buenos Aires. It ran for some 200 meters or 650 ft. between the station and a small, two-lane, steel bridge which is still there. The first section of the road - around 30 meters or roughly 100 ft. - between the station crossing and the power station was rolled dirt with crushed shells on top. The second section, between the power station and the second crossing where the signals tower is to this day was done with a layer of bricks, rolled dirt on top of it and crushed shells on top. Since a lot of people used to take that pathway to the older houses on that side of the station, the path was renewed ever so often and you had the chance to see the whole working on it sometimes. Most bricks were of british style, with the round corners. The third section across the street and up to the railway bridge was built in a different way. The bricks were sandwiched between old, discarded rails and a layer of asphalt pavement poured on top of it. It's all been removed and replaced with concrete slabs now, sadly. They are more effective against the elements but the magic of walking around there is lost. At least the old railway yard was saved and turned into the local University. I used to sneak into the building and around the turntable for the locomotives before it was renewed. A massive space. Some 140.000 sq.ft. They even repurposed the fuel tanks into auditoriums. It's known now as Campus Miguelete of the UNSAM. Sorry for the long tirade, the video brought back memories from yester years, with the sea shells of the pathway crunching under my feet in a winter afternoon. Cheers.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there :) an interesting recollection indeed. I do like historic roadways. The railway areas sound very interesting indeed!

[@daystatesniper01]

Spent many a hour here spotting in the 70s it was a very busy line and the early HSTs came through here on test , there used to be a huge viaduct not far from here

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Wow I would have liked to see the section back then, I like class 43’s, they were a wonderful feat of engineering whilst quiet and comfortable.

[@toffeeman7040]

The viaduct is still there

[@exploringwithsammyuk7328]

Awesome video mate 👍 really cool explore

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Thank you so much Sammy

[@exploringwithsammyuk7328]

@@ALWResearchTeam anytime 😊 mate

[@burningsandsexploration3711]

Thanks for this. Good information.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello burning sands :) thank you so much

[@davecullingworth3787]

Yes it’s a chair and the rail is kept in place with a key. The key would either have been sprung metal or a wooden one. The old wooden sleeper might have survived in a siding until closure.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there Dave, great information. The sleeper was off to one side so your theory could well be correct :)

[@AbandonedandForgottenWales]

Awesome video 👊

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hi Gareth, thank you very much indeed :)

[@jojos-world]

Nice finds great video

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Thank you

[@antmerritt]

The railway chair looks more modern than Victorian/Edwardian. The square-ish cornered bottom and thin ish sides to the mouth suggest that. If you’d scraped the moss away from the base the raised letters would have told you the company and date. Most probably it would have said BR E for British Rail Eastern region although it could also have had a big four company initial. Enjoying this as I know the track well where it crosses roads and that around Barnsley. And of course if you’ve ever got stuck in the traffic going past Screwfix and tescos the old station is a familiar friend! Ace! 😁👍👊😎

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Ant :) it sure did look old, I didn’t inspect it as close as I could have unfortunately. The wood was highly rotten but the chair was pretty solid. I used to work from Barnsley once upon a time. All gone now though. Thanks so much for watching and commenting:)

[@RHR-221b]

Another informative Episode, ALW Team. Thank you. You are all supplying historical evidence that evokes in me thoughts of Past Times and the People who experienced those Times. Stay free, Andy & Co., and as always, please pass on my good wishes to Thomas! Rab 🎲 🌠 [Edit: Grammatical error ... 🤔]

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Rab, I’m pleased that you’re enjoying the content that we are creating, it really is an honour. My KZbin channel literally is my second child and positive feedback is very nice to read :)

[@simonphilp3370]

My grandparents caught the train from Cudworth to Bridlington for their honeymoon in the mid-50s. Not sure if it was direct or not.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there Simon, that’s nice to know. I think a change at hull would be necessary

[@alanprince2544]

The Hull and Barnsley railway should be preserved

[@ALWResearchTeam]

It’s so trashed now by greed. I found so much evidence of NER funnelling all the profit from the H&B that it never had a chance. It was the original dirty tricks campaign.

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

Another great video with some very historic finds, old 'eagle eyes' always manages to find something doesn't he? The bridge abutments were very impressive, it's also great that the trackbed is so walkable. Will you be doing the Shafton Tunnel on the Dearne Valley line at some point? Thanks for posting, looking forward to next week.

[@davenormy]

Is any of the Tunnel still there at Shafton I was always lead to believe it had been filled in when the new road was built?

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hi Seamus, we will cover the branch lines in full one day :)

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Not sure. I’ll find out at some point ;)

[@overthehill1986]

@@davenormy its been filled in only the top caps of the portal can be seen now

[@DanielGlover]

Very nice walk but not at the start, no chance. Water tower well secure :). Some old buildings but private (shame), see the chimney at the end part in distance. Bleach croft farm. Got on the google map.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Daniel :) hope you’re well mate. Yes the buildings had been done over more than once. Top work on the identification of the farm :) unfortunately it is habited by temporary caravan enthusiasts otherwise that would have been explored too.

[@mikeursell3038]

Love the videos. Just like to point out that you were holding a nut not a bolt.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there. I noticed that during editing 🤦‍♂️ the chapter is ‘bolts it’s a nut’ lol. Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@jackrabbit8196]

It's a fishplate nut, not a bolt, that would be a few inches long and have threads to accept the nut. Good bit of reasearch.

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Oh nuts you’re right :)

[@nataliecook2364]

You missed the bunker between the big stone wall and the water tower building😉 you can go in it too

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello :) we went in there in a different video kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafUoql_n7Vkm6M

[@DavidWhitley]

1989 it would be fish plates, welding is a lot later

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello Dave :) It sure was an interesting location to film and explore. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@michaeldibb]

Think it's pronounced CUD-erth not Cud-worth. Great video all the same. 👍

[@ALWResearchTeam]

Hello there, great information, thanks so much for watching and commenting :)

[@antmerritt]

Absolutely! Glad you pointed that out! I was cringing and shaking me head! 🤣👍 He got some of the dialect although most people growl the name Barnsley! 🤣👍