That was a bit of a scramble but worth it I'd say, plus you wouldn't want to have had a few bevvies and then wander above that cutting!!!! Love the construction of those portals, so regal.
I absolutely love these videos with yours and wetdogs videos being my favourite , as soon as ether of you upload a video the kettle goes on and the biscuits come out and my mrs gets a do not disturb notice lol , it’s a shame that virtually all the old railways around me have been sanitised with virtually all traces of infrastructure removed , I am lucky that I witnessed many of them in use or got to see them just after closure , I will never forget the look on my young daughters face when I showed her pictures of the wath branch electrics after we’d just been for a bike ride , she couldn’t believe it was ever an electric railway .
Haha that first sentence made me laugh 😄. Glad you enjoy them. It is indeed hard to imagine that electric trains ploughed their way through the area. Compared to the modern day bus train things Barnsley gets these days.
Being Barnsley born and breed it’s a shame I didn’t get out and explore more railways before leaving the country But thanks to you I can see what I’ve missed out on
In 1983 I walked from my home near wombwell main junction to the silkstone tunnels on the track bed , I climbed the banking between the tunnels and had a can of coke before walking back home again , the track sides were grass with few trees and great open views , today when I cycle the route everything is enclosed by nature and trees , great for nature but it does feel like a tree lined tunnel on the TPT now , shame the tunnels are now closed off but safety must take priority I guess .
It's funny you mention about the trees. Was saying the same thing to John the other week. I can't imagine some of these old lines as anything but tree lines avenues. 👍
Rode through these tunnels in the nineties on my mountain bike, would have been a more direct route to Penistone for the Trans Pennine trail if they saved the tunnels.
Thank you for this days video. Always a great walk through the past. Appreciate the time invested with these. See you on the next. Cheers Paul! 😊
Thanks Martin. All the best. See you on the next one.
That was a bit of a scramble but worth it I'd say, plus you wouldn't want to have had a few bevvies and then wander above that cutting!!!! Love the construction of those portals, so regal.
They're great aren't they. The best bit of a tunnel is the portal in my opinion :)
@@WobblyRunner Yep, love the portals, just don't have the lighting to make the most of the inside of a tunnel.
Blimey. Collapsed! I used to play in those tunnels with my friends as a kid. Probably late 80s / early 90s!
I absolutely love these videos with yours and wetdogs videos being my favourite , as soon as ether of you upload a video the kettle goes on and the biscuits come out and my mrs gets a do not disturb notice lol , it’s a shame that virtually all the old railways around me have been sanitised with virtually all traces of infrastructure removed , I am lucky that I witnessed many of them in use or got to see them just after closure , I will never forget the look on my young daughters face when I showed her pictures of the wath branch electrics after we’d just been for a bike ride , she couldn’t believe it was ever an electric railway .
Haha that first sentence made me laugh 😄. Glad you enjoy them.
It is indeed hard to imagine that electric trains ploughed their way through the area. Compared to the modern day bus train things Barnsley gets these days.
@@WobblyRunner everyone knows you and the wet dog is just a rumour lol
Great video Paul always like the history and all the work building these tunnels to.
Cheers Chris. Great piece of history isn't it.
Being Barnsley born and breed it’s a shame I didn’t get out and explore more railways before leaving the country
But thanks to you I can see what I’ve missed out on
I love the history in and around Barnsley. Such a fascinating place.
Great video Paul. I understand No1 tunnel was collapsed deliberately for safety reasons due to a coal seam being on fire around the eastern portal
Nice one Paul! That Barnsley junction sidings was huge on that old map, I love maps
So do I. Spent hours gazing at all the fine detail on those older OS ones.
@@WobblyRunner and me buddy, just been on them!
Great video as always 👍
Thanks James
I walked from Penistone to Wath via Worsbrough last month following the old track bed. It was a decent 14 miles stoll.
👍 that's a decent distance. To be honest, I completely misjudged how far it was, even from just Silkstone.
In 1983 I walked from my home near wombwell main junction to the silkstone tunnels on the track bed , I climbed the banking between the tunnels and had a can of coke before walking back home again , the track sides were grass with few trees and great open views , today when I cycle the route everything is enclosed by nature and trees , great for nature but it does feel like a tree lined tunnel on the TPT now , shame the tunnels are now closed off but safety must take priority I guess .
It's funny you mention about the trees. Was saying the same thing to John the other week. I can't imagine some of these old lines as anything but tree lines avenues. 👍
need to see more of this since I live in wath myself.
Im looking forward to getting to Wath. I know it's all changed beyond recognition, but excited to learn more about it.
Interesting video Paul, hard to believe when looking at this that this was once BRs jewel in the Crown. How did it all go so wrong
I bet it would have come in handy these days Russ?
I'm not that sure it would Paul, there isn't that much transpennine freight these days . Having said that if it was open there may have been more
The first tunnel had Collapsed, for what I was told not lot long after closure of the line.
👍 I heard that too. Such a shame
Rode through these tunnels in the nineties on my mountain bike, would have been a more direct route to Penistone for the Trans Pennine trail if they saved the tunnels.
Yeah it's a shame they couldn't save the tunnels and reuse them. The path over the top wasnt in great condition when we went.
I will be interested to see what you find around Wath yard . So much history but not that much about it online
Oh my. Where do I start with Wath?
Sadly I suspect not much to find in person.
I didn't realise this section was also electried, how far did it go on for in this direction if anyone knows?
It went up as far as Wath I believe to the yard and the shed