The Abandoned Old Road Replaced by the Road that Replaced the Closed Railway

The Abandoned Old Road Replaced by the Road that Replaced the Closed Railway
In this walk and explore video i visit an abandoned ghost road in Nottingham.
Closed and out of use since the 1980s, this road was replaced by the much larger and now busier Daleside Road. Not only did Daleside Road replace the abandoned Colwick Road, it also was built on the closed and abandoned Great Northern Railway Trackbed that once ran into Nottingham.
An amazing walk of history that intwines two separate roads as well as an old railway too.
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[@seany84uk]

That road looks in better condition than most roads today! lol

[@Justdaniell]

Lived 30 seconds away from that abandoned road for the last 5 years and never knew it was there! Will have a wander this afternoon, thanks!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks for watching Dan 😁

[@bobingram6912]

These dead roads are getting interesting, missing those old white post and tube fences, whoops, showing my age now!!!!👍👍👍👍

[@TrekkingExploration]

There's plenty along that road if you look, I wasn't expecting much at all. I like these roads, they won't make a regular video but still something different occasionally

[@ChrisJohnson-te3eg]

I drive trains past this most days and its fascinating to see the abandoned bits of road I go past. Great comparisons with the old photographs too. Lovely bit of history 👍

[@TheRogey1]

Love everything old,roads,railways,canals and all the old fences,railings,lampposts etc❤

[@TrekkingExploration]

Me too 😀 thank you

[@petercullen8067]

Travelled on this road as a child and on my motorbike when going to Peoples College Nottingham the actual bridge originally had granite cobbles stone surface , the railing on the right was to protect cars going over the edge and down the enbankment where horses where unloaded and walked across the road to the racecourse. But you missed going onto the loop road side where the bluebrick wall and platform stone edge is still visible to this day among the greenery , the Bulwell stone wall was the backside of the platform . P M Cullen

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Fantastic as usual. Love those places toy find, little bits of history. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@dodgeyboy1]

Ant thanks for another smashing video. I've not been along the old Colwick Road for a while so interesting to see how nature continues to reclaim the abandoned road. The map you shared from 1900 showed the original road alignment with the right-angled bends and original bridge of 1857, dating from when the link line from Netherfield Junction to London Road Low Level Station opened. The construction of parallel lines was forced on the GN after the Midland withdrew running rights for their trains from Grantham (and Kings Cross!) into Nottingham Midland. These were quicker than the Midland's own trains which at the time ran from Euston via the Rugby to Leicester line. There's a good picture of the original Colwick Road bridge on P31 of 'The Rise & Fall of Nottingham's Railway Network - Volume 1 by Hayden J Reed, published by Book Law Publications (so I'm sure you'll find a copy in their shop on Carlton Hill if you want to browse!) The road alignment was straightened in LNER days and the bridge was replaced with a skew bridge on a new alignment slightly to the East. There's a shot of the newer bridge on p33 of the aforementioned book. Here's a link to the road view over the bridge picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm008157/posterid/ntgm008157.html. This view shows the later bridge being demolished. picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm017601/posterid/ntgm017601.html. I can still remember the North abutment for the old bridge though as this remained in situ until the early 1980s. The bridge actually only crossed the GN line (rather than both lines) and then on the city side ran for a distance between the two, as you point out in your video. The road then crossed the Midland at Colwick Crossing. For clarity, the Midland line ran to Newark and Lincoln the GN line ran to Grantham. The GN did have a route to Newark from Nottingham via Bottesford West and North junctions but the only intermediate station at Cotham closed in 1939, occasional through passenger workings finished in 1955 and the line finally closed to goods in 1987, being lifted in 1988. It was rumoured in the early '80s that BR wanted to divert all Nottingham to Lincoln trains this way to avoid the cost of replacement lighting at some of the countryside stations on the Midland line, particularly Rolleston Junction. This is when rail usage in Britain was at its nadir and BR was desperate to secure cost savings (contemporary to the Woodhead and Settle-Carlisle closure proposals). The foot crossing of both lines that you mention at 4:17 was also supplemented by a foot crossing of the Midland line (and the racecourse!) close to the bridge, a continuation of a footpath from Colwick Hall to the woods. I think that both of these foot crossings closed when traffic was concentrated on the Midland line as these lines became much busier and visibility was poor, particularly at the foot crossing by the bridge due to the curvature of the track. I recall seeing prominent signs, warning folk not to try and cross the lines at this latter location, in Colwick Woods around 1970, as well as substantial fences, so the closure of the foot crossings may have still been recent at that time. The platform at The Hall sidings that you show at 21:42 (and which is still extent) was actually only for goods, mainly horses going to the racetrack. Racecourse Station was further to the West and accessed from Racecourse Road near to bridge No. 43 (Sludge Bank Bridge), which took the line over this road. I've only seen one picture of the station and I think these are rare. Bridge No. 43 is depicted on page 30 of the book mentioned above. Here's a link to a picture of the Nottingham Suburban line bridge over Colwick Road just before demolition picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm008158/posterid/ntgm008158.html. This is where the housing for Sneinton started on Colwick Road, just beyond the level crossing. The railways of Colwick are almost as complicated as Kirky in Ashfield on the Robin Hood Line! Great job keep up the good work.

[@rolliemania631]

Driven that way a million times, never knew it existed

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Before too long the abandoned road will be as overgrown as the abandoned railway beside it. An interesting and unusual video. Thank you.

[@jetsons101]

Ant, another great "historical" watch. Anything transportation makes for a enjoyable video. As usual, thanks for all the walking you do for us..................

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks Mike very kind as always

[@nottzstar6369]

Brilliant thanks for the great memories ant of the old photos of the bridge. I remember walking over it with my dad in the late 70s to go fishing down colwick sluice gates. Even though i cycle down daleside road daily to work. Also made a delivery in my lorry today to a engineering company on the old colwick road. I also remember witnessing when they demolished the bridge around the time of the school 6 weeks holidays in the mid 80's great days 😎😎

[@ronaldgamble8739]

That stone wall was the Racecourse station wall and the freight branch with a platform for loading and unloading of the racehorses.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Yes I thought that at first however looking where that wall was it's around 50 feet from the trackbed and the wrong side of the bridge?

[@jillanderson7048]

Another great and interesting trek.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks for watching Jill

[@ChillSlots]

Enjoyed that, thanks for taking the time to explore this old road into Nottingham. Cheers

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much for watching

[@ChillSlots]

@@TrekkingExploration you’re very welcome

[@markmiddleton1772]

i was brought up in that area that old bridge was a accident black spot with a sharp bend either end of the bridge if you know were to look the old platform still can be seen off dale side road

[@JuliaHopewell]

We loved this one (as always), Ant. My other half is a Nottingham Lad; but living on the other side of the globe now. We have just been over for a visit and went to "New Mills" (High Peak). Worth a visit by you, I think (if you haven't already). It would be beautiful at any time of the year. Hope Valley Railway etc.

[@gregoryvnicholas]

And all the traffic from Notttingham eventually got funneled down Vale Road and on through Netherfield. There used to be some humungous traffic jams when the gates were closed at Carlton Crossing.

[@lorisarvendu]

Excellent vid. I love urban (and post-urban) dereliction. Grew up in Essex in the 70s. You know the opening credits of The Likely Lads TV show from the 70s, with the kids climbing over a half-demolished house? That's what it was like for us. So much Victorian industry had either died or moved on, and there were overgrown quarries, rows and rows of derelict houses, and acres of industrial wasteland dating back to before WWII for us to play in and explore. It was all urban, and all the Victorian railways still existed, whilst up here most of them were dismantled and now make up the majority of forgotten relics in the Midlands. So it's nice to see a derelict and overgrown road once in a while!

[@ste.h9825]

Good one.Thanks Ant.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much 😊

[@JanMartin-co9oo]

snienton woods was actually known as colwick woods i should know i grew up in snienton and i can remember when that road was open and also seen it close nice video ant

[@fhwolthuis]

Beautiful video, Ant. Love the old relics with the atmospheric music 👌😄

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Frank very kind

[@Gamer-zv6jv]

Good to see more

[@dodgydruid]

Interesting that what is now Victoria retail park built on old Colwick's marshalling yard there is still a small railway facility of two sidings with a run of a third siding on old concrete sleepers disconnected, with signalling and a much newer stub siding branching off the entry approaches of the original yard itself. The stub siding has brand new Oleo buffers and looks brand new.

[@psychokeef]

Hi Ant another great video if you go along the loop road and look toward the racecourse there is a railway platform in blue brick at the side of the road

[@shirleylynch7529]

Very enthusiastic explore. Most enjoyable. As always old and new photos really good. Great filming and drone. Thank you Ant. Well done .

[@tonyrobertson498]

This old Notts lad has been exciled on Merseyside for many years but I travel back to Notts most years. This interesting video made me think about my most recent trip back to my roots, only this week, as I came away thinking Nottingham and its surrounding communities are choked with traffic to a degree that quite surprised me. The county that had one of the largest number of railways is now suffering what seems to me to be complete saturation from road vehicles. My rail related thoughts keep coming back to the need for considerable expansion of the NET tram system as one day I see Nottingham grinding to a halt. Thanks for another thought provoking video.

[@nickboden5866]

Another superb video, it’s actually quite sad, but also very atmospheric .

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much for watching Nick

[@nickboden5866]

@@TrekkingExploration My pleasure

[@binky_bun]

I watched this from an abandoned road in Lincolnshire just west of Wragby

[@TrekkingExploration]

Do I need to get myself to Wragby? 😊

[@binky_bun]

@@TrekkingExploration it's not that interesting. If you look at Google maps you can see where the A158 has been realigned to smooth out a sharp ish bend. They built some houses on the bit between the new and old roads on the eastern side but the western side is a dead end apart from a farm track coming off it to the north. There's trees between the new bit and old bit but it makes for a nice place to park up for the night. There's a little bit of traffic noise but the trees deaden it a lot. what3words address ///lamp.washed.flagpole Been a peaceful night but now I need to get back to Kirkby to feed the cat and grab a shower

[@stephensaines7100]

Great episode, as always, 1959....one wonders what the max speed limit was for that road when last used.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much. I was hoping for a few more old photographs of the road showing signs etc. I bet there are plenty somewhere

[@angelaknisely-marpole7679]

Nice one Ant, i love the way you bring the old routes to life. Thank you

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you like them Angela thank you

[@tunflin6805]

Well I didn't know this old abandoned road existed, I didn't think there were any roads between Nevvo/Colwick an Sneinton & I've lived here since the mid-90's. Looking forward to this!

[@simonballard6413]

As usual, a fascinating video! Such lovely music, too - and I loved the old lamp post! Keep them coming, Ant!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Many thanks Simon 🙂🙂

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Excellent really interesting. I love watching about abandoned stuff.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it and all the others ☺️

[@michaelmiller641]

Thanks for that Ant. Fascinating, as usual!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it Michael thank you

[@stephensaines7100]

@ 22:01 / 25:57 the JS Hancock pic....I had to hit the pause button, just overwhelmed with memories. I left the UK as a lad in 1959. You don't have to be from Nottingham to relate to features described and depicted. It's a walk through time... Btw: As always, your choice of music matches your videography. I love these vids...

[@2002barneyf]

You showed a photo with a tramcar (I think it was a commercial postcard with a dubious livery) - the Nottingham trams operated along Colwick Rd under the bridge carrying the former Nottingham Suburban Railway to the terminus by the level crossing until 1935 when they were replaced by trolleybuses which themselves were replaced by buses in 1965. Thanks for the interesting video, keep them coming.

[@johncochrane2707]

Fabulous video Ant I really enjoyed it.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Brilliant John thank you 😊

[@petercullen8067]

Also the road from past the racecourse to Nottingham had a kink it and a grass verge only and wooden racecourse fence I was going to night school winter time dark hit the kink right at the same time a car came the other way headlights on full beam , I kept my handlebars straight shot up the grass verge through the rotten wooden fence tipped my bike over in the soft grass of the racecourse and bent the footrest of my bike . The first time met a new car with twin headlights and on full beam blinded me . Just after the road had dip before rising up towards the bridge always used to fill with a big puddle of water was coming down home one night following a petrol tanker Nottingham to Netherfield , tanker went through the water picked all the water up and dropped it all on me on my bike behind luckily had my a wax Bellstaff motor cycle suit on ?

[@tunflin6805]

The old abandoned railway that was "demolished" to make way for the new current Daleside Rd. came from Victoria Station via the junction OVER Narrow Marsh and was on a rather steep gradient down to the current Grantham/Newark line and at the same level as Midland Station etc. There were huge viaducts over Sneinton Hermitage that were demolished to make way for the current industrial estate.

[@trophydave]

I remember the old Colwick road from back in the 80s.

[@TrekkingExploration]

I can't remember if I can. I probably don't. I would have only been a nipper. Thanks for watching 😊

[@orwellboy1958]

I wonder why they didn't utilise the old road to make a dual carriageway?

[@TrekkingExploration]

It does seem a little bit of a wasted opportunity. Thank you for watching

[@stuart3383]

Love it

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks for watching

[@janepatricia8779]

It's a long time since I walked around that area,Ant,,😊xx

[@TrekkingExploration]

I've done a couple more around there this week

[@RaggyAl1971]

I was on the old Colwick Road just a few days ago,not far from the railway crossing.

[@TrekkingExploration]

I was there Tuesday last week and Monday too. Thanks for watching

[@scottyg7284]

Do more road videos 👍🏻

[@TrekkingExploration]

Quite Interesting places aren't they? I'll keep looking for them ☺️

[@RaggyAl1971]

One thing you didn't show was the Nottingham Racecourse sign,its on the right hand side as you come off the traffic island on to Colwick Road.

[@jgharston]

"If we look at Google maps...." That's not a map, that's an aerial view.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Sorry I'll get Google to change it

[@davidcolton2922]

No pot holes 🤣 how old is that road surface ?? They used to make better tarmac back in them days

[@TrekkingExploration]

Yes I agree it's in immaculate condition compared to many in use. Thanks for watching ☺️

[@Jimyjames73]

WHAT??? A bit confusing title!!! - So not only Railways can get closed - Roads can get closed as well!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂

[@TrekkingExploration]

🤣 I could maybe have made the title shorter it's all I could come up with 🤣

[@Jimyjames73]

@@TrekkingExploration Ok fair enough!!! 😁🚂🚂🚂

[@janettetaylor8760]

Can use them road from cyclist away from the roods...

[@TrekkingExploration]

Yes it really could be repurposed