The Midland & Great Northern Joint Disused Railway Drayton to Lenwade / Marriotts Way

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The Midland & Great Northern JointDisused Railway Drayton to Lenwade / Marriotts Way
apologies in advance for the mispronunciation of Fakenham
Join me for the long awaited & overdue Part 2 of my walk alon this popular former railway route.
Starting my walk at Drayton where i left off in Part 1 i trace the route alongside Thorpe Marriott and go in search of what remains of Attlebridge Station, the first of 2 former stations on this section of the line. Soon after we head towards Lenwade. This part of the railway lasted until 1983 long after the station closed for freight only comprising of concrete sections.
We finish our walk beside the former Lenwade Station.
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[@bexhil7]

Another great & fantastic video of The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Drayton to Lenwade / Marriotts Way!.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jenmap74]

Wow cheers, have now got my hubby hooked on your trips round the country side.

[@Carolb66]

Beautiful video Ant, fab drone footage , lovely little bridges too in gorgeous countryside what's not to like! ❤😊

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

A delightful country line, now lost, like so many others, but finding a new lease of life for those who don't mind a bit of mud! Thank you.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for the tour. Cheers mate.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙂👍🇺🇸

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks so much 🙂

[@simonballard6413]

Another super explore! Thanks so much - what lovely weather, too! More, please!

[@michaelmiller641]

Thankyou so much, Ant for that video, so wonderfully tended to , is this former railway!

[@petersavage9938]

I often run along there. Thanks for pointing out things that I'm normally too knackered to notice.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Brilliant thanks Peter. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@maestromanification]

Great video, railway was single track but bridges were built for a second track that never came The line was open from lenwade to Aylsham until 1984 but last trains were in 82 This section I think closed in 71 after the end of sand traffic to Drayton Cheers Russ Pigott

[@helenthorne8451]

Wow lovely video thanks for sharing Ant nice to see old rail used for the sculpture and the houses in use too take care xx

[@Jimyjames73]

Very good - liking the photos - I like them Crossing gates 🙂🚂🚂🚂

[@thewhiteroom23]

Another pleasant evening's viewing. Thanks. Keep up the good work.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks so much I'm pleased you enjoyed it

[@lilchris26]

Another excellent video Ant, very enjoyable, love these railway walks.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks so much Chris 🙂

[@janepatricia8779]

Loved this Ant, such a long walk too, things ive never seen in the area,brilliant video😃 xx

[@john-pu5uy]

Come on Ant alittle bit of mud never hurt anyone !!! super vids mate... always a top watch !!!

[@paulwilson3083]

As always I enjoyed your video Ant, if you don't mind I would like to add some of my childhood memories of that section of line, the bit at Lenwade was full of sidings for the concrete beam traffic, at the west of the works was the old station with passing loop and still working signal box, I think the traffic ended in the mid eighties, Attlebridge still had a gate man even after passenger services ended in 1959, I remember the coal and sand traffic to and from Drayton, I also have a distant memory of DMUs at City station. as for the cyclists on Marriott way they are doing a great job of churning the walk way up there so bright they ride with no back mud guards or short ones that leave a lovely muddy wet streak up thier backs, thank you for the memories Ant.

[@davidleathart7480]

In the 1960,s my friend Chris Peters and myself caught a freight train from Norwich City bound for Norwich Thorpe, headed by a Cl 31. We were meant to pick up en route but went non-stop, so reached Whitlingham Jc 2 hours ahead of schedule! Held there for a while until we crawled into Thorpe. I remember only two SB's at Drayton and Aylsham. I went into Aylsham box later on and there was a very early timetable for Wroxham to Reepham pasted onto the back wall. It was a lovely station and pity Bure Valley demolished it. Whilst |I was there I was told that BR had built an expensive loading dock for sugar beet loading, only to withdraw the facility shortly after completion and in mid-season. We went round the very sharp Themelthorpe bend very gingerly and I have a photo from the Brake Van. Regarding that road crossing at 5mins I have checked my ancient Norfolk OS maps and cannot find a crossing there, the nearest being by Attlebridge Station. There is a ridiculous amount of development going on around there and the railway needs to return. Enjoying your walks very much but beware us Norfolk folk have a motto "do different" and this applies to pronounciations and other things!! We are after all at the end of the known punyverse!

[@michaelpilling9659]

Hello Ant. Greetings from Poland. What a fanatstic video. Your camera work is brilliant, especially the drone shots. Your historical and fun facts, commentary interspersed with photographs of the line, made the journey extremely enjoyable. You have a knack of bringing old lines and the infrastructure associated with it, back to life. I really appreciate your hard work in making these great films. Please don't stop! Stay safe please and I'll see you again soon.

[@ccjelley2390]

Pendlesham Rise circa 4:45 is a brand new road which has no antecedent, a product of the car-dependent sprawl of modern Norwich. @25:40 old maps show sidings on the east side of the line by the lakes, perhaps for sand and gravel traffic originally.

[@lisabarnes1261]

The WW2 aircraft is a Mosquito, could have been flown from RAF Attlebridge? Good video yet again, and a place we know too

[@stevenstopford9847]

Another fantastic video many thanks 👍

[@BC610E]

Good to see you back in Norfolk, Ant! Best is still to come at Whitwell and Reepham stations with the Themelthorpe Curve between them. Aircraft design on the sculpture at Attlebridge commemoratives RAF Attlebridge in WW2, used by the USAAF I think

[@trevorbirch797]

Great video..lovely sticky mud....

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Trevor 🙂🙂

[@andrewparker9704]

love your videos absolutely fantastic I used to do a lot of this kind of stuff train tracks bridges industrial stuff around Nottingham I live in Germany now for 20-years so your videos really cheer me up when I'm feeling a little homesick thank you all the best keep up the good work andy

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

A really delightful video showing your enthusiasm for the subject. Norfolk really look after their old railway lines, they have a number of really great walks in the county. Attlebridge Station is a little gem and great to see the full platform from a distance. I could make a suggestion as to what the print is on the plaque @21:10, but I may get banned from YT so I won't take the risk!!!!

[@davidleathart7480]

Oh I mssed out Lenwade SB. Went into that one as well. It had a special token for PW Trolleys so they could stop midsection, then Reepham SB and to use the token machine there.

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Wow Ant that was fabulous. Loved those bridges. Those sculptures were amazing and the gates, what a lot of thought must have gone into that, I’m gobsmacked really. Really enjoyed the walk. Please stay safe and take care

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

GREAT PRESENTATION.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you liked it! I need to go back and carry this route on further

[@jasonhimpson2334]

Another brilliant video Ant and one that's local to me. Did you see the plate layers hut near the rail remains at Lenwade? Carrying on you'll come across the brilliant museum at Whitwell station then Reepham station is lovely tearoom. Lastly the pronunciation of Fakenham is Fake-un-hum.

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Thanks for sharing. Love your work.

[@trainmanbob]

That's what I call a real quality video. Thank you for taking us on a very interesting explore. My thoughts are that this was a single track line, perhaps with passing loops at the stations? Cheers, Bob

[@westernmonitor]

Another great walk Ant. Love the fact you are branching out further afield looking forward to you doing more in this area

[@peter15871]

great video ant, at the cement work's you had a set of point's peeling off the line and then another set of points making 2 sidings.spotted this on side by side o.s.map, the wooden box i guess would have housed on the ground a point lever and in the box a telephone to the signal box. along the line. ..

[@paularnold4440]

Great video. Know that area. Loved the replica crossing gates also the typical M & GN cross cross fencing next to the gates....fairy unique to that company. The locals pronound Fakenham as Fake-en-ham or Fake-nan! Every region has its quirks!

[@Joe90V]

Try 'What 3 Words' for positioning. I find it to be the most accurate, although the selection of GPS satellites can take about 30 seconds. Nice to see you enjoying the beautiful Norfolk countryside as well. Thanks for an interesting video.

[@PK_Blinder]

15:30 They represent axe heads found in the Wensum River Valley

[@ccjelley2390]

great info. why do artists have to make their work so inaccessible, so personal when in the publiic domain?

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Really enjoyed that video! Thank you!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks so much glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@exileinderby51]

A great video but that twisted H iron made me think of a corkscrew but then my mind does tend towards alcohol.

[@psychokeef]

Another great video Ant 👍

[@jetsons101]

What a great day you had. The pic you took, at 9:26 really makes the red in the bricks pop. The Attlebridge Station would be a great home, so much history you have to explore. Thanks for your time and work.......

[@shirleylynch7529]

What a superb walk on a lovely day. Fab photos. So interesting Well done. Loved the new gates.

[@tunflin6805]

If no-one else has mentioned it, that "metalworking" sign looks like bronze age axe heads 😀

[@alanlake5220]

Nice one Ant, and yes it was very muddy in places when you visited. Marriotts way is named after William Marriott, the chief engineer and Manager of the M&GNJR railway. I did have a brake van ride to the concrete factory in Lenwade back in the 70's from Norwich via Wroxham & the Thelmathorpe curve.

[@peebee143]

At 26:20. Could be a check rail which would account for the kink near the end.

[@themackeler5011]

Great again

[@a11csc]

great vid ant

[@shavedphil]

Great video as always. 👍

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Phil

[@PK_Blinder]

15:30 They represent axe heads found in the Wensum River Valley

[@shuntersharpy]

Love how you pronounce it Fakenham rd (fackenham) lol , it is pronounced fake en ham (it's the area I grew up in ). Still love these videos that you do , very informative and great quality . Keep up the good work. 👍

[@TrekkingExploration]

It's funny when I edited it and watched back I cringed on all 5 occasions I said it 😂

[@shuntersharpy]

@Trekking Exploration UK Norfolk does have some weird pronunciations of some of its towns and villages , and its wildlife . I mean who would think that a ladybird is a bishybarnaby? 🤣🤣

[@bryemycaz]

The Americans when based at Sculthorpe airfield nearby and used to pronounce it FakeEnHam with the emphasis on the Fake and Ham part. Locals tend to drop the h making it sound more like Fakenam.

[@pistolpete5817]

Lovely to see people are interested in our old railways should never have been taken away. However at the start of the video it's not fack en ham road it is pronounced fake n ham and if you ever wonder guiest is pronounced gyst not gwist ect the locals get a bit funny about these things 😉

[@jontaylor1652]

Another great vid Ant, I love your stuff.

[@norfolksdisusedrailways4353]

cracking video mate

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much 🙂

[@4623620]

15:30 They look like flint axes to me.

[@andrewmarriott4033]

Marriott’s way you trespassing on my land 😂😂😂😂

[@trendtraderx]

Birch trees are usually a sign of sidings or recently derelict land.

[@juliewalls3118]

Great explore but the twisted iron sculptures look to be made of the old rails?x

[@juliewalls3118]

Just realised he said they were sorry

[@jonfox8543]

Thorpe Marriot didn’t exist back when the railway was there, it was farmland

[@christinecrockford1654]

Nice one this video lol at ur Red nose.

[@TrekkingExploration]

It was cold and quite early

[@christinecrockford1654]

@@TrekkingExploration or covid lol

[@BC610E]

The mile-markers are here:- www.marriottsway.info/assets/Uploads/All.pdf

[@davidmarsden9800]

Instead of Google Maps try What 3 Words app which has a much more precise accuracy and is used by the emergency services.

[@user-wg6gc3pz4z]

It's reefam !!!! Gods teeth!!!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Burke