The Elsecar Branch Line

[@ianhardman9263]

Great video and insights into the history no longer known

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

Thank you! Yes I agree

[@ianhardman9263]

@exploringthepastandthepres9793 have you done a exploration on darfeild lie yet

[@ernestbailey9194]

I really enjoyed this Video of the Elsecar branch. It is such a shame the railway hasn't survived, as if it had got down to Morrisons there could have been some extra parking available, and People could enjoy a trip to Elsecar. Hard to believe in such a short time how much the track bed has overgrown, it will take a long time if it ever does get started on again. We all live in hope.

[@excelents]

33:08 The passenger footbridge over your shoulder was originally taken from Dovecliffe Station at Worsbrough.

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

Thank you I’ve covered this in part one of my Blackburn valley line series recently If you check it out 😃

[@richardpettet9996]

I seem to recall closure was nothing to do with COVID but more a dispute between volunteers operating the railway and the local council. The local council being the owners of the whole site.

[@matthewhough7872]

Good video 👍🏻 , luckily managed to take mi lad on the heritage railway on their xmas express they used to do , was brilliant for the kids … but someone was very eager to rip all the lines out asap after covid making it almost impossible to it ever coming back , as you saw nothing has been done since , pure sacrilige

[@JessJR1983]

Enjoyed this very much, some fantastic remnants left and that heritage Railway is fabulous, it would be really lovely to see it up and running again, just need a scythe, not sure about millions 😉 x

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@SAM-zt2uy]

Shame the railway never re opened after covid, had to go there once for a course when I worked on track.

[@simonbartley3424]

Another great video . Thanks . A bit of a pointless fact but the foot bridge at Elsecar heritage railway used to be located at dovecliffe Station which I believe you covered on your worsboro incline videos . Keep up the good work ......

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

@@simonbartley3424 thank you yes the lady or wetdog actually told me that ! But totally forgot to mention it ! Far from a pointless fact ! Things like that facinate me too 😀! I wish I would have remembered to mention it and thank you 😀

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

Discovers the location of the bridge at Dovecliffe ! Theres a video coming out at some point ! Thanks again

[@daystatesniper01]

Another cracking video , a shame about the closure due to covid , but 25 mil' to re-open ouch that is a LOT of money ,esp' in the current climate

[@suesmith4366]

Very interesting 😎

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

@@suesmith4366 thank you 🤩

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Good vid man

[@exploringthepastandthepres9793]

Thanks man !

[@a11csc]

another fine collab Ashton and wetdog,but such a shame for the area decemated by thatchers govt

[@derekmarsden8934]

The decline of the mining industry in the uk started after the first World War was completely inevitable and we are now far better off without it. History is interesting but there is a lot of false sentimentality about the past.

[@SiaVids]

There were more mines closed by the previous Labour governments than there were by Margaret Thatchers. People like to gloss over that fact.