Midland Railway Meets GWR at Evesham
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2023
- I took a lot of flack on my visit to Evesham station for missing the remains of the second station on the site. Only one thing to do, get on my bike back to the site. It was worth the journey
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My passion has been walking, a while ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and walking does not come naturally any more, however the more I walk the easier it gets, for now anyway. I hope these videos will inspire others to keep going and hanging on in there. I try to cover variety of subjects, such as old abandoned railways, and canals. I love the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, with its rich history and I usually take my camera whenever we holiday in the southwest and Cornwall. The rugged coastal paths are a magnet for anyone who loves dramatic scenery. I live close to the Cotswolds Hills and have done quite a lot of walking around there, recently, following some of the lovely rivers. Hill walking on the Malvern’s is a challenge but worth the effort. I try not to let Parkinson’s get me down and take every opportunity to get out with my camera and film, I hope you enjoy watching. P.W. - บันเทิง
Ron The times that I have been to Evesham and yet your visit was virgin territory to me. Thanks for showing me something else to see on my next visit. Stay well. Peter
Hi Peter, have you read Donni's comment, it captures the essence of the place I think. Stay warm. Ron
We always enjoy exploring with you, Ron. That little adventure required a bit more actual searching in a smaller area since the Urban infrastructure wiped out so much.
We have a bit more exploring to do around there yet Charles, don't put your virtual walking boots away yet. Take care. Ron
I remember coming to Evesham on holidays to see my aunt and we travelled from Birmingham New Street to Evesham on the Midland and arrived at that station and it was great to go across the road and see magnificent . GWR steam locos Kings & Castles, coming from the LNER it was a treat. 🇦🇺🇬🇧👍
Fantastic, we love stirring those memories Thank you. Ron
I’m glad to see you found the midland bridge, located on the appropriately named Henry Fowler close, the chief engineer of the midland railway and born in Evesham.
Hi Ian, I didn't know that, thank you. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks my pleasure Ron. If you’re interested in tracing the track north of the GWR line, you can access it where Common Road meets Robins Corner. This can then be followed all the way up to the A46, and if you cross over there all the way up through the Evesham country park following the Avon.
@@ianD74Great minds think alike. films coming up. Thanks again. Ron
Good morning Ron. How refreshing to see a GWR station without those unsightly overhead cables. Very smart trains there as well. We are off to Axminster today, but no flashy, modern trains for us. We only have one type. Class 159. They produced 30 of these three coach units and I believe they are all serviced at Salisbury. The advantage is that they can be coupled together very easily to make 6 or 9 coach sets. After around 4 or so years of being called South Western Railway, some are still in the old Stagecoach colours, so a a bit of a miss match, I've no idea how many miles they've covered, but years ago one of the train staff reckoned they done the equivalent of the moon and back . Many companies have class 158s, which are similar and back in the 90s they acquired a number of these trains from somewhere up in the Midlands, repainted them and renumbered them beginning with 1598**. SWR do have some more streamline trains, but they not for our line, in fact i'm not sure which routes they are used on.
I digress! That was a lovely film of yours, full of interesting facts and old buildings etc.
May we take this opportunity to wish you and Pauline a very Happy Christmas and a productive 2024. Keep up the good work.
Hi Lionel, nice to keep up with modern rail use once in a while. Don't worry about digressing, we love it. Seasons greetings to you and Mary also. Pauline & Ron
Many thanks for this. Whenever I head through Evesham on the train I always try and work out how the two stations and the track were laid out and I have never been able to make much sense of it all!
Hi, it is difficult to work these things out when all we have left are fragments. Ron
I attended Prince Henry’s in Evesham and the embankment of the old Midland line after it crosses the GWR was at the back of our playing fields. We used to go cross country running along part of the old disused line.
Hi Geoff, I have a search for the embankment film which will be out in the new year, see you there (virtually). Ron
Thanks for that video, Ron
My pleasure Michael. Ron
Morning Ron. Well done ,good find. It's amazing what's still tucked away. I have a similar bridge hidden way just at the end of my road. Its was for the Pitstone Castle cement works which was huge. The bridge was to gain access to the sidings on the Westcoast main line. Plant produced 27 million tons of cement and there would of have been a huge amount of materials coming in too making it very busy. Stay safe Pete
History all around us Pete, if we take the time to look. Have fun. Ron
An excellent explore, Ron, and well worth a revisit. Lovely arched windows in the Midland Station building. It still looks quite impressive, despite the ‘makeover’. Nice to see the goods shed and the bridge still in situ, too. Merry Christmas to you both. Ron
Hi Ron, I wonder who chose the ghastly colour and why. I hope you and yours have a good one too, Ron
Well l never nice find Ron 👍👍👍
Hi Lee, I got there in the end. Take care. Ron
Ah Ron, you're a luck man with all that in your "backyard", thanks for taking us along. I'll watch it again with OVM, she's snoring rather loudly right now having had a bit of a long "adventure walk" today. Still no snow but I managed to struggle to get the shoebox full (okay, part full) of Christmas decorations out today in an attempt to get into the spirit. It's a bit hard to do that with report cards due the first week back in January, and the Head telling us to have a restful holiday...bah humbug! Have a good week Ron.
Well done James, sounds like you have Covid beat. Nothing like a few decorations about the place to cheer you up. I bet Sumac is 'helping'. Get stuck in to those report cards and get them out of the way, than relax. Have fun. Ron
Hello Ron - a very good morning and reetings from Poland.
A superb video. the revisit was a great success. My thanks go tom you for finding the Midland station and to the person who pointed you in the right direction. The bridge was lovely - a grrat find. Shame the old staion building has been covered up with that horrible rendering and pink paint. The original stone work must have been very impressive.
Hi Michael, I don't know who chose the colour, I guess it looked good in the tin! Keep warm, stay well. Ron
Yet Again Excellent Sleuthing - I went and Had a Nosey at the Midland building after you Referenced it Previously, Trying to Imagine the Hustle & Bustle back in the Day. The Sounds, Smells and Atmosphere being concentrated in this Hub, may well have bordered on Sensory Overload. Horses & Carts, Passengers & Station Staff, all Going about their Business - Comings and Goings of Trains, Buses and Bicycles, must have been quite an Experience to behold. The Smaller building put me in mind of a Coach House and Stable for the Delivery Vehicle of the Time. Well done Finding the (Hidden) Bridge, I’m surprised it hasn’t been utilised. I’ve found some pics online of the Station Building Pre-Render, but alas not many including the Canopy, however The Little Addition on the end is in the pics, and may well have been the Porters Room or Something Similar. People walk past these Artefacts without a Clue of how this Affected Recent History or even why it all Exists - Cheers to You and All the PW Tribe 🙌🏻✨
Hi Donni you paint a wonderful picture of the days gone by, I can almost smell it. Thanks for that. Ron
Well done Ron,another good "seek & find"! There is an in-cab Paddington to Hereford journey on youtube over the Cotswold line which,of course,passes through Evesham.Well over 2hrs but worth a look.Perhaps in 2024 you,ll manage to get up our way(Rugby),lots to see!
I recently located the Ullesthorpe Station site on the "other" line from Rugby to Leicester(there,s an overhead "pan" on youtube)
Cheers for now.
Hi Paul, a trip to Rugby, never say never, but it is a bit far for my old bones. Take care. Ron
Mornin' Ron, I can never resist a blue plaque!! The one on the station building was dedicated to Henry Fowler (you can see it clearly on google maps) which fits in perfectly with Ians comment below. The building itself is a shadow of its former glory I'm sure, but the eagle eye picks out the detail like the supports for the canopy or those narrow windows and of course that magnificent chimney, looks like its missing a few pots to me.
Good spot for that platform edge and then the bridge just a ltle bit further on.
All in all well worth going back, well done!!
In the end we didnt get to visit the inside of the Temple of Bedot last weekend in Madrid. The queue didnt look too long but they only let 10 in at a time for a 30 minute visit. Nonetheless you can walk right around it and really get a feel for the place. The back story is really fascinating, it was part of a UNESCO project to rescue as many artefacts as possible from the waters that would flood the valley behind the Aswan dam. One day, if we can, would love to go to Egypt. I cant think of any where else that comes close, obviously Egypt comes after the Forest of Dean, Severn Valley Railway and a long long list that you have shown us in the UK!! Mind you not that I set the priorities in this house!!
Have a great weekend
Hi David, Pauline and I have been to Egypt, I wasn't very keen before we went. Now I can't get enough of the history of the place, fascinating.
I'm glad I'm not the only one under petticoat rule then, we love it really. Keep smiling. Ron
Well straight in again. No time to get my map up and running. Going to have to watch again but that’s a good thing because doesn’t 40% of spoken word go past without being absorbed? Does in my case anyway. Or more. I thought that left hand arch was the other line too but never had the chance to get out and explore at Evesham. Thank you again Ron. 🎄
Hi Marilyn, you are doing well at 40% my wife is nearer 100%. Keep smiling. Ron
So glad you went back and discovered everything Ron. That bridge was worth the trip. The 'engne' building roof didn't quite look right for me so I'm going to bet on goods shed of some sort.
I'm so grateful for the education, I'm learning so much through your videos. Once all the christmas presents are out of the train room I can get back to work in there and make some videos in the new year. Simon
I'm with you on the goods shed, if you are getting education from the channel, it must be from the comments, because I know nothing. Keep swinging Ron
The former Midland station looks well and truly severed from it's former railway connection, with not so much as a platform. I noticed a blue plaque near one of the windows and wondered if it had any railway significance. The buttresses of the bridge taking the railway northwards over the GWR tracks used to be clearly visible just before your train entered Evesham station. I assume they are still in situ.
Hi Malcolm, a search for the buttress coming up. Take care. Ron
Hello Ron, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. This is the first time I've been on your channel as I have been in and out of hospital guite a lot, with more appointments yet. Hope you're ok. Keep safe and best wishes for next year. 👍🚂🚃
Hi Martin, welcome to the channel and the ParkinsonsWalk family, you will usually find something on here to make you smile, feel free to join in. Get well soon. Ron
Going back now to the late 70s I used to train spot there at that time the modern estates weren't there but there was no track on that LMR station. The cutting proceeded under the bridge you filmed and out the right side of the railway hotel where the housing now sits, to the right of the cutting was an industrial building set back from the road and I think there was a path between that and the railway roughly where the road is. The cutting became less and less as the track rose as you said and the abutments were still in situ at that time where it crossed the GWR line, the other side of the demolished bridge was a very large embankment that gradually decended back to the normal land level. The bit of platform edging you filmed was I believe the cattle dock, from what I can remember of the MR station remains and book photos it was a similar layout to the GWR one. Hornby featured the MR station in one of their catoluges and super imposed Hornby wagons on it. As far as I know the area between the 2 station buildings was not filled with track but there were bay platforms at least on the GWR station where you stood by what may have been the goods shed for GW (the MR goods shed was adjacent to the station I think) there was however tracks between the stations beyond the buidings including a small loco shed. There was (maybe it is still there?) at the Worcester end a very long road bridge that would have looked down on the entire site where the housing now is. I saw a track plan once but can't remember where I saw it. There was also a long siding(s) that curvered away from the GWR station at the Worcester end that was still in situ around 1980 , I think it served some kind of private industry. Primary traction in 1980ish was class 50 on passenger and class 31 on freight, at that time the track had been singled but since redoubled towards Oxford. I only managed to see and photo freight due to tip offs from friendly station staff. Thank you for the memories , nice video
I just seen an old station track plan on ebay, although it may/may not be to scale?(it also omits some GWR track unless it was added later) it does show a single long dock siding in the area between the stations but most trackwork was beyond the current station down building. The MR yard was far more extensive than I ever imagined. I also found an old pic on the web of the GWR station and you can see how those 'repaired' sections of the GWR roadbridge would have been used and there was a signal box at the Oxford end of the GW station where there is now extended platform
Thank you so much for the info, makes interesting reading and if it stirred up some memories, even better. Ron
You really have worked hard on that, thank you. Ron
Good morning Ron!
I love the lamp at: th-cam.com/video/5xvtqzu72eQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Tbjih6xQduOPsaS5&t=293 on the left of the screen, presumably to lighten the station approach. Lovely survivor, as was everything that you found in this video!
Brilliant work Ron, a Worcestershire wonder, with some much redevlopment around Evesham that this has survived.
The existing GWR Station at Evesham on the Cotswold Line though (on the old 'Worse & Worse') is still a treasure - great that it remains as it was and not rationlised like others on the line. It would be good to see at station at Chipping Campden again though, especially now it is surrounded by a huge science park and a large industrial development with all those car commuters (ugh!).
Thank you for sharing this!
Take care,
Paul
Well spotted Paul, that lamp is from a different age!!
Hi Paul, I don't know how I missed it the first time to be honest, but it gave me an excuse to go back again. Good filming weather right now. A chance to get some in the bank before January and February weather hits us. Stay warm. Ron