Then and Now - Plymouth Railways and Branchlines

Then and Now - Plymouth Railways and Branchlines - Lost and Forgotten Railways. Hard to Make, Easy to Watch
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A short trip back to the past. A montage of shots from around Plymouth, some as far back as 1858, and their location in the present day (or as close as). Starting where the first Then and Now began, and in the Tamar Valley Suburbs, shots are taken at:
00:00 Plymouth Railways
00:11 Royal Albert Bridge
00:43 Weston Mill Viaduct
00:59 Keyham
01:55 Ford Halt (GWR) & Dockyard
02:15 Devonport (Albert Road)
03:05 Plympton
03:18 Plym Valley Halt & Marsh Mill Sidings
03:38 Marsh Mills
04:09 Laira & Laira Depot
05:18 Mutley Station & Mutley Bank
05:50 Plymouth (North Road)
06:57 North Road West Signal Box
07:17 Pennycomequick & Stonehouse Pool Viaduct
07:40 Cornwall Junction Signal Box
07:59 Approach to Plymouth Millbay
08:19 Plymouth Millbay Station (Pavilions)
08:52 Turnchapel Station & Swingbridge
09:15 Oreston Station & Plymstock Station
09:34 Cattedown Junction Signal Box
09:47 Lucas Terrace Halt
09:57 Plymouth Friary and Engine Shed
10:58 Devonport Kings Road
11:48 Albert Road Halt & Ford Viaduct
12:08 Ford (LSWR)
12:43 Camels Head
13:09 St. Budeaux Signal Box
13:19 St. Budeaux Ferry Road
13:43 Then and Now will return
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Disclaimer : There was no trespassing used in the making of this film, all pictures used for educational purposes, the music used were either covered by yours truly, or non-copyright youtube music, Thanks.

[@roderickherbert7233]

vVERY INTERESTING....BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF PLEASANT MEMORIES AS A BOY.......

[@thomaspolice9400]

So many memories, so many years ago. DHS Boys and Kings Road Station and Yards. Happy days. Thank you.

[@keystonedriving8180]

Thanks for taking me back. Having lived in Alexandra Road just opposite Mannamead Signal box, then overlooking Friary yard in the days of the Drewery shunters (11227 sticks in the memory) it was sobering to see just how much has gone. Courtesy of the Plymouth Railway Circle I went on a brake van tour of many of the closed lines hauled by a couple of the Drewery locos (one broke down whilst we were in Milbay docks so the other was 'liberated' to take us on), that would have been about 1964 I think. We even went from Kings Road down to Ocean Quay.

[@markstarmer3677]

A most interesting watch. So sad to see this wonderful architecture and line side buildings gone. And yet the brutalist excuse for these modern square boxes which have since been built, it’s heartbreaking. You videos take a peep into better times for most of us, many thanks.

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Glad you enjoyed it! In someways, it’s better these lines perished, because if they were still around today, they wouldn’t be in their former glory, but rather costs-cut, possibly single track form, and as demonstrated at Keyham, station buildings would’ve been demolished for plastic shelters.

[@Arbe1945]

Thank you for taking the effort to show before and noe.

[@ItsChamp]

Massive shame all that history is just gone and is now just buildings and roads huge shame and makes me very sad watching this thank you

[@dulls8475]

Why does it seem that every now photo seems depressing and uninteresting and every old photo seems full of life and interest....or is it my imagination?

[@kite7214]

You brought back some great trainspotting locations for me in the 1960's watching 1363 or a County with its straight nameplate at Laira Depot or a Spam Can at North Road Station or an N Class chugging off from Friary to Wadebridge on the Atlantic Coast Express. Happy memories. K

[@geoffhurrell8478]

Very evocative - thank you.

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@georgereynolds6314]

Excellent look back

[@Jimyjames73]

I like the way how you have found the same locations at the old Photos - very ghostly of the past!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂

[@AgencyScum]

Yes please, more of that chief.

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

👍 I’ve only scratched the surface!

[@Backwardlooking]

Thank you. My father served among other Battleships during W.W.2 aboard H.M.S. Rodney a Devonport ship, and traveled from there aboard a blacked-out train the route frequently delayed by Luftwaffe bombing some several hundred miles and many hours to Thurso prior to transferring to Scapa Flow.👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@dukeofdevon5608]

Great video amazing how much it has changed yet there are subtle hints if you look closely that a railway was once there

[@rarerufus8864]

Where would we be without nostalgia eh?

[@joshjones3408]

Change is a good thing sum times but it's still bothersum to see how quick it can take place....it seems sum times we get sumthang put up were taking it down for sumthang else....👍👍👍👍 great video 👍👍👍👍

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Thanks

[@grahamparker-ou6uq]

Great video .Even though I am from up north I found it very haunting .

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Thanks

[@CherylRayment-ec3ke]

I love ur video. New here. Love finding about our railway in Plymouth. Please can we have some more

[@DJFace147]

Those HST power cars look so odd when sat on their own. I read somewhere that plans are underway to reopen Plympton?

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

I’ve heard that also, creating a ‘Plymouth Metro’ from Plymton to St Budeaux, although the plans are poor and have little momentum

[@mitchninety6394]

Excellent video as ever! Do you have any book recommendations for sourcing historic railway images of Plymouth and surrounding areas? Thanks.

[@KernowShagger]

Good effort

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Thank you

[@stillstanding123]

This made me quite sad to watch, maybe the melancholy music but I just yearned to go back in time when things were simpler. We think we have progressed.....but have we ?

[@iczxedd4116]

weird to see most of ford's history under a pile of dirt now.

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

I know, must people probably wouldn’t have known it was there

[@iczxedd4116]

@@steamtothewest-trecanrail i used to live in ford, i was told the old railway station was turned into a dumping ground!

[@MrBoss1]

Thankyou so much. I’m a nerd for these things

[@angelsone-five7912]

Aint progress wonderful..........🤮