Sheffield Lost Stations - Killamarsh Central Railway Station

[@ianthompson9448]

Watched a couple of your videos last week after doing disused railway walks. Thanks very informative and will be doing more shortly

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Ian. Glad you found them useful.

[@jordanrobinson6254]

Currently modelling killamarsh central and the killamarsh/upperthorpe stations great for some reference points 👍

[@EmperorsPath]

Really enjoyed this video, whilst not being from around the North, its great to see the remaining sites still visible or navigable today!

[@WobblyRunner]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@leegreveson]

Glad you brought attention to that wall... had my head scratching when I've cycled by and stopped on several occasions , but did settle on it just being a retaining wall I guess

[@petecotton2801]

I enjoyed that Paul, looking forward to seeing more of Sheffields disused stations. It looks a nice place to visit and walk in the summer.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Pete. It's also right next door to Rother Valley and all their disused railways too 🙂

[@stevenstopford9847]

Another quality video many thanks 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

CHeers as always Steve

[@eggy77]

Love the quick walk you did, reminded me of the old black and white films. That retaining wall always catches my eye given the size of it.

[@WobblyRunner]

Surely got to be related to the canal. What do you reckon?

[@eggy77]

@@WobblyRunner yes definitely. That's what I've always thought, it is just above too and would have needed something to ensure the canal etc didn't fall onto the railway line.

[@andrewmarriott4033]

Always nice to see the platforms left in place 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Its sure is. Some nice bits left at this one.

[@psychicspies673]

Did you notice the curved brick laying on the footbridge stairs? I loved that. Be good if they could clear the platforms a bit and make more of a feature of it. Great video again!

[@WobblyRunner]

👍 yeah it could do with a bit of weedkiller. Shame nobody seems to be caring for it

[@tonyspike5928]

I used to be a meter reader , worked in Killamarsh and all around NE Derbyshire. I remember the old station before the fire , it used to be a reclamation yard. Lots of old telephone boxes and other stuff.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Tony. Shame it destroyed. Would have made a good cafe these days.

[@tonyspike5928]

@@WobblyRunner You're right it would have made a nice cafe. It was an interesting building and place.

[@mrbetamax1969]

When a True killamartian said am guna town he/she was guna cheezi...LOL Nice presentation again Paul. Memories of flying down there on my motorbike in 80s.

[@WobblyRunner]

😄 killamartian

[@eggy77]

I bet they didn't call it chezzi back then though 😁

[@mrbetamax1969]

@@eggy77 we did same as"i been down sheff" and am from 60s LOL

[@eggy77]

@@mrbetamax1969 I've only heard people used chezzi in the last 20 years or so, but equally I can't think what people called it before other than town/tarn. Maybe it was just a term that wasn't used in Boza 😄

[@mrbetamax1969]

@@eggy77 my hard drive 💾 say 1996 finking back when we used2 go cruise down cheezi. So may your not far off 👍

[@aston56134]

I remember the station having a lot of Red phone boxs and huge metal bouys in the grounds at the front of the building. A customer of mine lived directly opposite and told me it was a hire place for movie props. An elderly couple owned it but when the gentleman passed away his wife gave up the premises. Although I've always lived very close by i sadly never really got any pictures of the buildings. I lived for a few years down south and when I returned up north I returned to the site and very sadly it had destroyed by fire.

[@WobblyRunner]

Very sad what happened to the station buildings isnt it. Can't have anything nice. I moved to the area in around 2006 and vaguely remember them, but I regret I wasnt really too observent or invested in the history back then :(

[@z.g.g.5599]

If thats true the fire came after the building was took down my friend. Mr Hewitt of norwood bought the actual building and me and a selecte few ppl took it down bit by bit. And thats 100% true cos aswell as knowing mr hewitt very well. i also live bang across from it.

[@z.g.g.5599]

Id have deffinatley know'n if there was a fire!,

[@craiglogistics2092]

I remember when the station building was a Railway Emporium full of railway artefacts

[@WobblyRunner]

Did you ever get to go in Craig?

[@peterrobinson903]

Brings back memories of when I lived in Chesterfield. In the summer I used to regularly cycle down the canal towpath to Staveley, the canal basin wasn’t built then,across to the old GCR trackbed through Killarmarsh then onto Rother Valley. I left Chesterfield in 1999.

[@WobblyRunner]

@@peterrobinson903 nice route that Peter. I bet there's was a bit more railway remains back then?

[@craiglogistics2092]

@@WobblyRunner I only poked my head in thinking I could come back another day but now it's gone

[@mattlane1973]

It was a general reclamation yard, it had phone boxes, mangles, period fittings and the like. After the owner died it was first partially demolished and the sellable features removed and then a few years later it was levelled.

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

Hm, I recognise that place!! It's wonderful to see the platform in good nick, I suspect that masonery at the end of it @6.00 may well be an old signal base, further down the signalling attachments might give credence to my theory🤔. Those old photos were excellent too.

[@WobblyRunner]

You could be right. There was a signal box just beyond there too

[@maestromanification]

Another Great video Paul Was it open to a pit or something after the GC closed? Great shot of the 20s coming through it

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Russ. It was open for access to...errm I think arkwright.

[@maestromanification]

@@WobblyRunner ah , that makes sense Paul unusual to still have double track on a colliery branch

[@z.g.g.5599]

Yes i live across from that old station its been replaced with 10 bob millionaire bungalows sadl'y😢

[@z.g.g.5599]

Very expensive place to go and live and smell my herbal ceramoney each and evrey night😂.

[@z.g.g.5599]

In fact i help'd de-construct it!

[@mrbetamax1969]

News on my messenger from high moor 2day.

[@WobblyRunner]

Got it. I've had some trouble with Facebook messages since they updated the app last week