Top 10 Abandoned Stations of 2019

[@pwhitewick]

Where should we definitely explore next year? What lines, stations, and tunnels should be at the top of the list! Any suggestions will make it onto our website. Thanks for watching.

[@furryanimal8776]

Whitewick's Abandoned Railways Cwmbran is waiting.We may only have one line and station now but we used to have two lines and several stations.And the Marches line has opportunities for closed stations on an open line-Caerleon and Ponthir spring to mind.And up towards Pontypool and Blaenavon lots of opportunties -including a short preserved railway.

[@chriszanf]

Theres some abandoned lines on the Isle of Wight that look interesting. Also, the Hertford, Luton & Dunstable line: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertford,_Luton_and_Dunstable_Railway

[@harrierjames7727]

Killamarsh and the rail lines around the easy of Sheffield. Lots to see and walk along and pretty accessible.

[@pwhitewick]

@@furryanimal8776 Sounds perfect!

[@pwhitewick]

@@chriszanf excellent, thanks for sharing.

[@lyntonprescott3412]

Come to Haydock between Liverpool and Manchester. Haydock was a small mining community which what was officially a village. It had three stations. Haydock Park racecourse, Ashton station (which was in Haydock), and Haydock station itself. It featured in The Guinness book of records as having the steepest gradient in The UK. Also close by is the Sankey Viaduct built by Stephenson for the Liverpool to Manchester line, which is still in use today. Sadly all the stations have gone along with some in Wigan and Warrington. We also have the Huskinson memorial to the first man to perish on our railways. So lots to see, and lots of accommodation close by. Thanks for all the wonderful videos. Have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Lynton, added to the list! Best wishes to you and yours too.

[@gregsabell]

You should walk from Bala to Ffestiniog, one of the most remote and scenic disused railways you'll come across. Great vids in 2019, very enlightening, keep up the superb work.

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Greg, I'll add that to the list.

[@alistairshaw3206]

Great video again Paul and Rebecca. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you. I suggest, in Scotland, the Callander and Oban Railway, the Dunblane to Crianlarich section is disused, through Glen Ogle is stunning. The Fort Augustus to Spean Bridge, the most unsuccessful Railway in Scotland, a tunnel and many stunning bridges. It also has a restored station. I forgot to mention that the old station at Lochearnhead is owned by the Scouts. Also, the Boness and Kinneil Railway, and the Keith and Dufftown Railway. And, not forgetting the smallest station, Inches, on the Lanark to Muirkirk line.

[@pwhitewick]

Excellent suggestions Alistair thank you. Scotland will most definitely be on the list this coming year. I'll add those suggestions to our list

[@paulmartin6397]

I'm pleased West Meon made it to number 2! I'm updating Wikipedia's entries for this line (and the mis-titled Eastleigh to Fareham line) and I cycled Gosport-Fareham-Wickham to West Meon (and back) this summer. Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys bring us in 2020!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Paul, I will keep an eye on the entries.

[@MrAbowker]

My suggestion is something I'd love to do myself were it not for lack of time. How about visiting all the stations from the Flanders and Swann song 'Slow Train'. Some gone, some still there and some re-opened.

[@kingietk]

Paul, would you consider taking one of your walks from three bridges to the balcombe roadthe old line to east grinsyead is still a good footpath, but wellies are advised, also would you consider a visit to south water station, recently updated and improved into a proper village. Centre. I would invite you to eastgrinstead, but I don’t live there.Tim kingswood. Crawley

[@timbleach6934]

Lovely video. Nice to see old stations cared for.

[@pwhitewick]

Absolutely, benefit to the community and more.

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

You are definitely in my top ten youtubers..... thank you and merry Christmas......

[@pwhitewick]

You know I want to see your list now!

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

@@pwhitewick You're actually in my top five....the other four are: Patrick Dickinson: All the Stations, 'Harrys Farm', and 'The Missenden Flyer' (motorcycle vids)....but railways are my true passion. I drive HST's, love my job, and there is nothing else I would rather do. Incidentally, if you want a fantastic place to stay, I can highly recommend 'Newtonmore Signal Box'. It is right on the platform of the station. and ideal as a base to explore that area.....regards, Julian.

[@pwhitewick]

@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne brilliant thanks Julian. Still driving HST's.... Midlands or Sctoland? (Or I guess GWR castle sets).

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

@@pwhitewick I drive for EMR. I have been driving these trains for 18 years now and they never cease to bring a smile to my face. Like many of my older colleagues, I will be truly gutted once they are finally gone. Start slowly from a station, get it into notch three on the power handle, let the amps build up, wait until you hear the turbocharger winding up then 'give her the gun'.....makes the hairs on my neck stand up as she whines (and winds) up......Best train ever built in my opinion...

[@AlanWhitewick1]

They just get better all the time, even though I may be just a little bias. Keep up the good work, most enjoyable. Best Wishes Dad

[@pwhitewick]

Haha.... cheers, see you next weekend.

[@richardfenngriffin2406]

I'm sure someone has already mentioned Derby Friargate station, which is a great example of a disused main line station. The platforms and subways are still discernible, track beds, signal box base and otherstation paraphernalia. The beautiful, but somewhat derelict, goods warehouse and pumping house are still extant and worth an explore. I have photos taken in 2012 if you want a flavour of what's to see. Also, on the same line further north is Breads all station which has the obvious remains of a cattle dock. There are many more in the Derby area and I'm quite happy to give more pointers if you like.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you Richard, appreciate you taking the time to list some great explores for us. I will add them to our growing list of must sees.

[@TheLowerman]

Thanks for the great top 10 and all the super adventures this year.

[@paulwood7798]

Great top 10 folkies. Keep them coming in 2020 as they are great. Also a top festive period to you both and the Fam. Oh if you want a day or two out there are some brilliant branch line stations here in Mid Wales and North Herefordshire to many too choose.

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Paul, we have done a few mid Wales, but I am sure a few more to tick off as yet,

[@TheTimTraveller]

Happy Christmas Team Whitewick! Great video, you've been to some lovely spots this year! One place I'd put on your list for 2020 is Cullen, up in Scotland on the Moray Coast Line - I saw someone else already mentioned it, it's a good one :) There's not much left of the station itself, but you won't care about that when you see the viaducts. And the view...

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Tim. Merry Christmas from us to you too. Brilliant that wounds right up our street. Scotland is definitely on the list come 2020 so we shall make sure the Moray Coast line is close to the top

[@bobingram6912]

That was good, all bundled together, what a treat 👍 Thanks for all your walking and poking your noses into the lost and unseen. A Happy Christmas to you both and the family. Loking forward to next years expeditions.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Bob, happy Christmas to you also. Always good to poke ones nose!

[@d22matt]

To Paul and Rebecca. Wishing you both a very merry Christmas and a happy New year. Thank you for a great year of sharing your adventures. Can't wait to see you along our old trackbed/s here in the South 👍

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers, and a Happy Christmas to you too.

[@phillipbateman2284]

Great vlog. Great topic. Great scenery. And amazingly great, you two. Thanks, take care.

[@hoagy_ytfc]

Thanks for a year of fascinating and entertaining videos. Best wishes for 2020 :)

[@Conan500]

A lovely Top 10 you’ve put together there. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us next year. Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas!

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you Phil. Roll on 2020.

[@Duececoupe]

Just stumbled across this one, thanks to the newsfeed....obviously liked, watched and subscribed!! Love the video!! All the best for 2020!! Greetings from a Swede in Glasgow!

[@andyknight1737]

you can walk / cycle the route of the old East Coast Mainline north of Selby through to the southern outskirts of York. Some interesting bridges and old station buildings along the way. The ECML was re-routed to York south of Selby in the early 80's to allow for development of the Selby coalfield and the old track bed has been re-purposed as cycle route (including a scale model of the solar system with each "planet" being the exact scale distance apart over a 6+ miles route)

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Andy, we were in York recently (as you'll see on the channel in a few weeks), although we didn't do this line we did cover one or two routes.

[@ListerPetternuts]

Keep up the great work, South Linconshire im in the bourne (pe10) and would be happy to show you most of the disused stations around hear along with old photos and maps 👍

[@williamgeorgefraser]

I'd love to see you visit the Callander and Oban line. I went to Stirling University in the early 70s and visited the abandoned part of the line. The view from Glenogle viaduct is just amazing. Glenoglehead station was a scout centre and Luib station was in same condition as on the day it closed, with documents still on desks. I would hate to think that it has now been vandalised. As someone born in Dunfermline, I'd love to see you do a video about the area. Although there aren't many closed stations, there are an enormous number of closed lines, many of which I visited or travelled on back in the 60s and 70s. One of my uncles, who was a train driver, even let me drive a class 37 on a goods train between Alloa and Dunfermline Upper back in the late 60s when I should have been revising for a French exam the next day. I scraped through the exam. PS: Nearly forgot. Merry Christmas and looking forward to your videos in the New Year.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks William and thanks for the ideas. Merry Christmas to you and yours too

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Thanks guys, have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year with many more adventures to come.

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Diesel, have a cracking Christmas and New Year yourself.

[@frankupton5821]

The rain in Rayne stays mainly on the train.

[@hullhistorynerd]

Lovely! Some great places there, looking forward to seeing where you guys explore this coming year!

[@glowskulls100]

Many thanks for all you have done you two, enjoyed it. All the best

[@williamgrisenthwaite6557]

Great video, as usual. Look up Hadlow Road on the Wirral Hooton to West Kirby line and the rest if the route, now Wirral Way, if not already mentioned. Also the old Cheshire Lines route from Halewood to Southport. Much of the route is now a Sustrans cycle and walking route. Merry Christmas!

[@pwhitewick]

Sounds perfect William, thanks for the tips.

[@bigladjonnyboy397]

Very much enjoyed your best of stations 2019. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year o x o

[@peterlane1510]

Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year, thanks for all the interesting vlogs 👍 Lincolnshire has some interesting stations to visit.

[@gordonwilliams5394]

Well done guys, you are keeping the old lines alive. Gordon.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Gordon.

[@ian_bradley]

Can I suggest the Heritage Line between Darlington and Bishop Auckland, which includes North Road station - now a museum and still in use as a public station. It claims to be the first ever public rail station of 1842 for the Stockton & Darlington railway of 1825; the museum holds the original 1st steam engine to pull a passenger train - Locomotion No1 which built by Stephenson before The Rocket. Close to it is the Skerne bridge, a preservation society which recently built the Tornado(?) engine and Shildon, home of Timothy Hackworth and museum plus the second national rail museum. Beyond B Auckland the line goes to Stanhope which, to my belief only has train services during the summer season. Also at Shildon is the aquaduct going over the line and a tunnel just after the station towards the lines general termination point of B Auckland.

[@martynbuzzing3327]

Scotland has quite a few abandoned lines that have been made into cycle tracks. Kilbarchan Renfrewshire still has station platforms and miles of tarmacked trackbed. Great video Thanks

[@davie941]

hey paul and rebecca , merry christmas and have a happy new year , great little video , looking forwords to a whole new year of new great videos :)

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Davie and to you.

[@Leonard_Smith]

Happy Christmas to both of you and your loved ones. This year has been fun, and I can't wait until next year to share more adventures...

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Leonard much appreciated.

[@GriffinGremlin]

I haven't scrolled through all 600+ comments so I apologise in advance if someone has already suggested Clare Castle Country Park (as it is now known). A little over half an hours drive from Rayne Station just across the Essex border into Suffolk. Well worth a visit. The Park was created around the ruins of Clare Castle (or Mott) and incorporates the now defunct Clare Railway Station on the Sudbury to Bury St Edmunds stretch which was axed thanks to Dr Beeching, as once part of the Great Eastern Railway's Colchester to Cambridge line.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you Griffin. I don't think anyone has suggested it as yet, though like you its been hard work looking through all the comments on this video!

[@HobbiesAndSunshine]

Fabulous. Thank you for your videos. Merry Christmas to you both.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Michaela. Merry Christmas to you

[@vishengro]

Happy Christmas to favourite railway / history channel !

[@pwhitewick]

Ah thank you, very kind.

[@davidcutts2650]

Enjoyed the video. So sad to see these abandoned stations. Merry Christmas Paul & Rebecca. Have a prosperous & healthy 2020.👍👍.😎

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you David and to you.

[@toddburdette]

Thanks for all the Great Vids and all the hard work.AweSome Job.👍🚂

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Todd a pleasure.

[@marcdebruin2425]

Nice. Looking forward to your adventures in 2020!

[@lindamccaughey8800]

Wow that was absolutely fantastic. Just loved it. Just love your channel. Thank you so much for taking me along. Take care and be safe

[@pwhitewick]

A pleasure Linda. Thanks for watching and thanks for your continued support.

[@psychokeef]

A merry Christmas to you both and thank you for the great videos of your explorations 🎅🏻🎄

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you Keith. Merry Christmas to you too.

[@markbradshaw7753]

Great channel.I sort of fell into the fascination of working out where lines ran and love looking at maps and working out what was compared to now. I live by the Derwent valley Railway up here in the north east.Lots of old stations and impressive viaducts and of course a station master was murdered at Lintzford and was never solved.Really going to get into your channel.

[@ninjagoggles]

Fantastic! Can't wait for more next year!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! 🚝🚄🚈🚂🚃🚋🚞🚅🚇🚆🚊🚉

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Kiwi and to you and yours

[@ronrussell-sancti]

I lived in Marlborough in the 1990s and routinely heard of the train that used to service the town. I know you touched on this recently with your excellent 3 KM x 3 KM presentation with the Savernake forest but more detail would be sincerely appreciated! Thanks for your great and inspiring work!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Ron. Assume you mean the 60's or 50's. Best sight for research is 'swindons other railway'. Loads on there.

[@markedwards4720]

Just found you through your joint Geoff Marshall blog in Herefordshire. Enjoyed your 10 disused stations 2019. You asked for suggestions for the future. Shropshire has some amazing selection of disused lines I think a visit to Bridgnorth to Ironbridge and on to Shrewsbury would be a great adventure. Mark

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Mark. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the suggestions

[@brianwalmsley447]

Very interesting 👍🚂

[@bobcooper6528]

Merry Christmas Paul and Rebecca I enjoyed your watching all your videos.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Bob and to you and yours.

[@Clavinovaman]

Super video, guys. I find abandoned railway stations quite eerie. There is an old line running adjacent to our house, which once linked Southport to Preston via Hoole, Hesketh Bank and Penwortham Cop Lane. Not much remains, but it may be interesting to find out exactly what DOES remain.

[@peterthorpe8104]

Just found your collection of videos, fantastic. More power to your elbow. I find them fascinating as I live most of the time in Greece and miss being able to go out exploring as you two do 😁

[@bertoltb13]

Merry Christmas, thank you for all your videos. Wishing you the very best for 2020.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you. Merry Christmas to you too

[@enhancesoutheast5964]

Wonderful channel... The amazing hidden histories of rural UK..

[@RediscoveringLostRailways]

Really enjoyable railway revue! Merry Christmas to you both and a Happy New Year! Don't forget to get in touch when you're in the area. All good wishes, Ed

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Ed, much appreciated and yes, definitely haven't forgotten.

[@StephenWilliams]

Have a good Christmas and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to more exploration in 2020. Steve

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Steve, we are most definitely looking forward to some new adventures in 2020

[@BenG1874]

Merry Christmas P & R! Thank you for entertaining and educating us!

[@pwhitewick]

Always a pleasure Ben.

[@matthewjshow6563]

Enjoyed your video! Keep up the great work! Cheers!

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Matthew. Glad you are enjoying the channel.

[@johnstilljohn3181]

Excellent...! Merry Christmas...

[@KidCurry666]

Thanks for some great videos this year, have a great Christmas both and here's to next year 🎅

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Steve. Roll on 2020

[@Skyeskimmer]

Hi guys,lovely job and thank you for your videos this year,I really appreciate the effort you put in to making them,but I have a suggestion but it may be a bit far for you,I suggest a trip up to the North coast of Scotland to take in the the Aberdeen to Elgin route of the old GNofSR line where the line remains largely intact and there is many stunning embankments particularly the one in Cullen,its breathtaking and in a stunning area,hugging the coastline,I used to live in Banff and have walked most of this,also the Lanark to Cumnock line,again largely intact in a lovely location and once again beautiful to walk.. Love your videos and a very merry xmas and happy new year to you and Rebecca and your family,all the very best for 2020 👍

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Allan, love the idea. We stayed in Elgin a few years back, long drive (or train) but Scotland is definitely on the cards in 2020.

[@Skyeskimmer]

@@pwhitewick Looking forward to it already,you will rewarded with some well preserved old lines..

[@bigmonkey999888]

Another brilliant video thank you

[@pwhitewick]

A pleasure thanks for watching.

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

👏🎄❤️😁Thank you so much for sharing these with us - happy Xmas and New year 😁xx

[@pwhitewick]

Happy Xmas and New year to you also.

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

Wishing both of you a wonderful and beautiful Christmas. Thank you for your continuing and amazing search for abandoned stations.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Jim. Merry Christmas to you too.

[@exileinderby51]

Happy Christmas to you two as well. Obviously I'd like to see something from Derbyshire, Friargate station for one and maybe a collaboration with Trekking and Towpaths, Tonge station and perhaps the abandoned line through Little Eaton for another. What ever you decide, it'll be a great 2020.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you for the suggestions, perhaps all those things can happen!

[@paulkinsella5701]

Hi Paul & Rebecca. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for all your videos this year and looking forward to your next adventures in 2020.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Paul, merry Christmas to you too.

[@rodhart2154]

Thank you, Loved it. Merry Christmas.

[@pwhitewick]

Merry Christmas Rod

[@andrewholloway231]

A Merry Christmas Paul and Rebecca, Happy New Year and all the very best for 2020. Thank you for all the superb videos. Looking forward to 2020.

[@pwhitewick]

Merry Christmas to you too Andrew.

[@joshuaf9426]

I have enjoyed your videos this year, thank you and Merry Christmas, Josh

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Josh, much appreciated. Heres to 2020.

[@rachelforrester2333]

Happy Christmas and new year, looking forward to 2020 new content, yay xxx

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Rachel. And to you and yours.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

May I suggest you explore the former GWR line from Cheltenham Spa to Kingham Station which travels through parts of the beautiful Cotswolds - most of the track route is still there outside of Cheltenham from Andoversford towards Bourton on the Water - with traces of it afterwards.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you. Yup that'll be on our list sooner rather than later.

[@DurhamGooner]

Lanchester Station in Co Durham, about 7 miles west of Durham City is a beautiful disused station. Station house, now a private dwelling and one complete platform. Recommended as part of a trip to the North East. ;)

[@pwhitewick]

We do need to his the North east soon!

[@MrLawnmower72]

bang on ! really enjoyed that . keep up the good work . really enjoy your films

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers James. Roll on 2020

[@christinecrockford1654]

Have u given up on every station lol still love all you content and really look forward vids. Thankyou both so much and merry xmas to u both xxx ps just lost my dad last friday and my mum 6 months b4. I find ur vids comforting and help keep me sane xxx

[@pwhitewick]

Really sorry to hear that Christine, glad the videos help you. We take great pleasure in making them so it means a lot that you enjoy them. Every Station is still most definitely on the cards. We get so wrapped up in everything else we see along the lines it would be daft not to record them too.

[@Dave50plus]

Many thanks for the video's from the past year, im look forward to your 2020 adventures. Happy Christmas and New Year to you both

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks David. Looking forward to producing more in 2020. Happy Christmas

[@grantallen1196]

Another great video guys, looking forward to many more in 2020, Maybe the stainmore line well worth a visit 👍. Hope you both have a great new year and all the very best for next years adventures:)

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Grant, much appreciated.

[@pauldevey8628]

Love you channel and thank you for your hard work. Suggestion: Maybe a line in the Cotswolds? How is your Mrs. always looking elegant? She must be busy taking care of the kids and you as well as exploring the UK country side.

[@pwhitewick]

Cheers Paul, Cotswolds is not a bad shout. Ah we take care of each other.

[@juliancromwell6909]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together. Nice choice of music as well, so refreshing to hear something other than generic background 'beats'. 👍👍👌

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Julian. Yup it's close to impossible to please all so we just try and please us.

[@juliancromwell6909]

@@pwhitewick if you are ever in the Bedford or Cambridge areas there are some abandoned stations which have been left to decay on the old Bedford to Cambridge line. Platforms are well in evidence at Bedford and willington. Not too sure about the rest of the line, but would make a good day out if you are in the area.

[@raymondgilbert7266]

A very happy new year to the pair of you,always enjoy your vids

[@dennislancet]

For 2020 may l suggest a visit to Ovenden station on the former line from Halifax to Queensbury ? The wooden station building is the sole survivor , currently used as the office for the scrap yard on the site of the station. Easy access as it's beside the A629 road just north of Halifax. Further up the former line is Queensbury tunnel which l have already suggested to you as it's under threat of being filled in. Thank you both for all your hard work & interesting visits, merry Christmas & happy projects for 2020 !

[@pwhitewick]

Wonderful thanks Dennis. We do have our Queensbury video out soon, watch this space.

[@richardthomas6890]

Renishaw station on the Tran Pennie Tail Derbyshire . It still has one side of the platform left and many interesting features on the entire length of the TPT and the disused Chesterfield Canal running par of its length

[@spiccybaby]

The remains of West Grinstead have had a bit of tlc from the council; it was a lovely little station, which we used to see from the car as we crossed the road bridge at the southern end. It took two or three years after closure before demolition started, the road bridge had a "zero gravity" hump, so when the car went over, we'd fly up out of our seats and get a good glimpse of the footbridge and station buildings in a fairly recent coat of green paint.

[@seggy224]

Thanks Paul and Rebecca. Although I have lived in New Zealand for many years I used to explore some of the abandoned lines of the UK also as I was raised in Manchester. My suggestion is to visit Walkden low-level and the stations along that line that ran from Patricroft to Bolton. They are still very much traceable and display many noteable features e.g. the Thirlemere aqueduct passes over the cutting in huge pipes (as kids we used to think of them as 'hot' and 'cold' - when you see them you'll know why!). The area is easily accessible from the motorway which passes nearby, not too far from Irlam and Cadishead where you visited with Martin Zero. As an interesting side-note you might mention the Duke of Bridgewater's coal mine that passes beneath the low-level station where the coal was cut directly in to barges floating in a multi-level underground canal that was said to be tens of miles in extent. The whole area has an interesting industrial history and is worth a couple of days explore as there are many other abandoned railways too which served the comprehensive coal industry which undercut the entire region.

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you very much, I've taken a screenshot of this. 👍👍

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video Paul and Rebecca, beautiful scenery and Ariel shots👌,the hayling Billy line I think you should do, although I live near it I haven't walked it myself but heard good reports,some lovely scenery,and 2nd world war history, mulberry harbour stuff their, merry Christmas and a great new year 👌😀

[@pwhitewick]

All sounds like it could work well for a video. Thank you, all the best to you and yours too.

[@brit_in_bc1661]

Happy New Year Paul and Rebecca, love all your video's, especially the Partington / Cadishead one, that was my playground back In the late 60's / early 70's. Best wishes for 2020, cheer's from Vancouver.

[@Dan23_7]

Excellent viewing 👌🏼 Thinking on I used to deliver 📦 (I'm a courier) to an old station at Dent near sedbergh in the lakes. It was converted into a house and was beautiful with nothing around it for miles. A pain in the arse delivery though 😂

[@thomasolsson8816]

That was a very nice video whit top 10 from you. Keep on the good work in ti 2020. Merry Christmas to you all.

[@pwhitewick]

Merry Christmas to you too Thomas.

[@GJDobbzy]

Happy New Year and look forward seeing more of your videos in the New year. A nice one to try, As you done the Somerset and Dorset line towards Bath. Follow the middland line to Bristol, known today as Bristol and Bath Railway Path. With few of the stations still in place. forms part of the Avon Valley Railway, where they lovely restored Bitton station. You also got Warmley station now a tea rooms with the signal box, and my favourite Mangotsfield station. A long V shape station with trees planted on the platfroms to look like the old canopies and the stations walls that once made a lovely station building. Also a railway tunnel at Staple Hill as you head into Bristol.

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Merry Christmas Rebecca and Paul.I look forward to your 2020 videos.

[@pwhitewick]

Merry Christmas to you to Richard. All the best.

[@OLDEREK1]

Wickham in Hampshire, very interesting.........Thanks for this year's videos Merry Christmas to you both :)

[@jamesdavison1786]

OLDEREK1 I live near Wickham

[@CheshireTomcat68]

You have to do The Salt Line, East of Crewe, it's now a really nice path if you ignore the golf course in the middle! Lots to investigate.

[@pwhitewick]

Perfect, love a good investigation and explore.

[@MrLocobloke]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Paul and Rebecca really enjoying the adventures.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Rob. Happy Christmas to you too

[@john3Lee]

Always enjoyable to watch - Thank you, and Merry Christmas to you both..

[@koningbolo4700]

Merry Christmas to you guys...On to a new and fruitful year of abandoned rail history...

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks and to you

[@plinkplanky]

Maxwelltown station in dumfries still still has platforms and has a nice walking/cycleoath towards dumfries one way and the old ICI factory the other way... further down toward Mabie Forests there is a lovely viaduct (sadly closed) which I believe was at one stage part of the same line...

[@alicehancock1]

What a year! The Cadishead video was the first one of yours I ever watched and I've been rapt ever since. Your videos are some great escapism, both relaxing and informative - here's to 2020! For next year, the old Brockenhurst to Ringwood and Poole railway is a great walk (if you haven't already). I often walk just the West Moors to Ringwood section, but there's so much more

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Alice. That's exactly the style we aim for! Yup the New Forest isn't far from us so it's a definite plan this year.

[@stuarthall6631]

Great video, thank you! I have just subscribed! I haven't seen all of your previous uploads and so please forgive me if you have already done this.... but, how about walking from Arnside in Cumbria along the track bed of the old line towards Hincaster Junction? Arnside Station is still open. The route follows the south bank of the River Kent estuary (stunning scenery) and the platform of the second station, Heversham, is still extant - deep in woodland with tall, stone bridges spanning the deep cutting.

[@pwhitewick]

Hi Stuart, welcome to the channel. As yet we have not covered that line, but I am a big fan of Cumbria, so it sounds tempting.

[@colinsmith2560]

At Alban's Herts to Hatfield 5 miles . Now a cycle way .London rd station is in use as a nursery .and some more to Hatfield .shut to passengers in 1951 and carried on as coal to gas works till 1968 ..there is a great bridge that goes under the midland main line .great vids .happy Xmas and a safe new year..

[@pwhitewick]

Thank you Colin, and thanks for the tip. Happy Xmas to you too.

[@Karlinski73]

Oooh I do love a list. Happy Xmas Paul and Rebecca and here's to more excellent content in 2020.

[@pwhitewick]

Everyone loves a list... well that was at least in part the theory!. Cheers Karl, Happy Xmas to you and yours too.

[@wierdwesterner]

South Staffordshire Railway Walk near Wolverhampton. On the weekend there is a small museum at Tettenhall station, also places to stop and eat/drink along the way.

[@pwhitewick]

Sounds perfect, thank you for that.

[@miket3642]

Merry Christmas Paul and Rebecca and a very happy 2020.

[@pwhitewick]

Thanks Mike and to you too.

[@owencarlstrand1945]

How about the old iron ore line from Tyne Dock to Consett? Some amazing junctions, old stations, old collieries, inclined planes, Stella Gill sidings, Beamish Railway. You could also look at the old Harton Electric colliery railway system in South Shields and the famous South Shields Marsden and Whitburn Railway which became the first nationalised passenger railway when it was vested in the NCB in 1947. They all link up round and about Tyne Dock so doable all together over a couple of days.