Fascinating . Have been planning to do this for a long time. My Grandfather was forman on the building that railway, Have a photo of him building Watermoor bridge. My Uncle died in 1931 from dysentry working on the railways in Gloucester. I have copies of letters he wrote home to Chedworth stating how terrible living conditions were. My family were Carmans.
That’s a great find bud, mad how its all a woodland now! cool that some of the platform and old buildings are still there. I just recently found an old rail line to in Hampshire, West Meon. Not as good as this though 😂
Good video mate, had you continued further down the platform heading to Cirencester you would've come across the old cattle pens, still in situ,the station door you looked at was buried in the floor covered in stuff, it was me who put the door back where you saw it, surprised it hasn't fell down again.
Thank you for sharing your memories, Myra. Are you referring to Stony Furlong quarry? I have recently been filming there so that will be on this channel in the near future.🙂
The first building you came to was more than likely the lamp-hut. A weekly job, the shelf would carry the lamps to be filled, trimmed and left to test for stability. An uneven wick would soon give itself away before needing a 2nd trim. Lamps were for signals and crossing-gates. If the platform lights were also paraffin fuelled, they'd be dealt with daily. The hard-standing was to hold a 200 gallon tank, from which the 5 gallon and 1 gallon drums were replenished. Several large motor garages provided a local paraffin delivery service. I'm not aware of the railway company having its own delivery service, by train or lorry.
The tin-hut beyond the station building was more than likely a PWay hut and tool store. Regulations for storage of flammable liquids, even back then, would have prohibited such a flimsy hut for dispensing paraffin and so close to an ignition source, so definitely not a lamp hut. As a lad of the 1950s working at my Uncles garage, storage of both paraffin and tractor diesel was in sturdy brick buildings above ground, whereas petrol was always buried in underground tanks. The hut would also provide dry-storage for wooden rail keys. Sprung metal keys were some way off and probably limited for use on lines with higher weight and speed limits.
Terrific bit of detective work on this one Ron! Really enjoyed this. I must admit I didn't realise that there was so many railway remains to see at Foss Cross. Now were are often forced into our cars to get to Cheltenham, Evesham, Worcester, Stratford, Cirencester, Oxford.... Would be good to see a light railway to connect Kemble to Cirencester in the future. This was a really good video Ron. Good to see the platform remains with the coping stones intact. Take care, Paul.
I’m amazed that even one platform is still there. What happened to the other, I wonder? I must admit I don’t know exactly where that station was in relation to Cirencester and Chedworth, but I do know where the Foss Way is. That station looked a long way from anywhere. I wouldn’t think many people used it. Many thanks for your hard work, Ron.
Hi Ron, it looked a very bracing walk up there. It looks so far away from anywhere. I spent a bit of time on railmaps and have now discovered how to get a satellite view. From that you could see one of the sidings stretching back to the quarry. The quarry looks well grassed over now. Careful when pointing out coping stones the station might get a visit from the OVM .... and be shipped to Canada!! Glad to hear from your comments that the worst of COVID is over now.👍 Great video!! Good luck from a snowy Spain!!
I’ll do another video of that quarry and the railway cutting associated with it. Haven’t done any explores since Christmas. I still have a persistent cough from this covid episode. I’m alright indoors but outside in the cold you’d think I was a sixty a day smoker! Roll on summer🙂👍Cheers, Mate
Brilliant video. Really enjoyed watching. Many thanks from Chris and Jane 👍🎉✨️
Thank you for calming walk around tour today. Very informative and interesting to observe. See you on the next. Cheers mate!
Cheers, Martin🙂
Fabulous Shares New Friends 🫶🫶❤️💛💫🌟❤️
I walked through there back in 1979, did a walk from Kemble Station and walked back to Hertfordshire via disused railways camping en route.
Blimey! That’s one hell of a walk, Mate🙂
Wow! That's some hike! Amazing!
Hi Ron, very informative film, You did better than me, everything was in leaf when I was there. Hope your Covid isn't too bad. Keep them coming. Ron
Thanks, Ron. I tested negative last Friday, just the snotty cold to get rid of now🤧
It’s surprising places used to be stations are now woods, and at the same time some of the legacy remains. new sub here 🐧🧸🌸
Fascinating . Have been planning to do this for a long time. My Grandfather was forman on the building that railway, Have a photo of him building Watermoor bridge. My Uncle died in 1931 from dysentry working on the railways in Gloucester. I have copies of letters he wrote home to Chedworth stating how terrible living conditions were. My family were Carmans.
Lots of very interesting memories, Myra. Thank you for sharing them with us.🙂
That’s a great find bud, mad how its all a woodland now! cool that some of the platform and old buildings are still there. I just recently found an old rail line to in Hampshire, West Meon. Not as good as this though 😂
I can explain the woodland. It was me that planted it, way back in the mid 1970’s🤷♂️
Good video mate, had you continued further down the platform heading to Cirencester you would've come across the old cattle pens, still in situ,the station door you looked at was buried in the floor covered in stuff, it was me who put the door back where you saw it, surprised it hasn't fell down again.
Cheers, Jason. It’s a very interesting site to visit. My parents used to catch the train there to go shopping in Cheltenham.👍
Also my Mum (Joyce Voaden) worked at the Quarry in the 1950s and I have a photo of her with all the families who work there at a Christmas event.
Thank you for sharing your memories, Myra. Are you referring to Stony Furlong quarry? I have recently been filming there so that will be on this channel in the near future.🙂
The first building you came to was more than likely the lamp-hut. A weekly job, the shelf would carry the lamps to be filled, trimmed and left to test for stability. An uneven wick would soon give itself away before needing a 2nd trim. Lamps were for signals and crossing-gates. If the platform lights were also paraffin fuelled, they'd be dealt with daily. The hard-standing was to hold a 200 gallon tank, from which the 5 gallon and 1 gallon drums were replenished. Several large motor garages provided a local paraffin delivery service. I'm not aware of the railway company having its own delivery service, by train or lorry.
Brilliant. Thanks for the info🙂👍
The tin-hut beyond the station building was more than likely a PWay hut and tool store. Regulations for storage of flammable liquids, even back then, would have prohibited such a flimsy hut for dispensing paraffin and so close to an ignition source, so definitely not a lamp hut. As a lad of the 1950s working at my Uncles garage, storage of both paraffin and tractor diesel was in sturdy brick buildings above ground, whereas petrol was always buried in underground tanks. The hut would also provide dry-storage for wooden rail keys. Sprung metal keys were some way off and probably limited for use on lines with higher weight and speed limits.
Terrific bit of detective work on this one Ron! Really enjoyed this. I must admit I didn't realise that there was so many railway remains to see at Foss Cross. Now were are often forced into our cars to get to Cheltenham, Evesham, Worcester, Stratford, Cirencester, Oxford.... Would be good to see a light railway to connect Kemble to Cirencester in the future. This was a really good video Ron. Good to see the platform remains with the coping stones intact. Take care, Paul.
Cheers, Paul🙂
I’m amazed that even one platform is still there. What happened to the other, I wonder? I must admit I don’t know exactly where that station was in relation to Cirencester and Chedworth, but I do know where the Foss Way is. That station looked a long way from anywhere. I wouldn’t think many people used it. Many thanks for your hard work, Ron.
The station is accessed via the road to the right of ‘The Stump’ public house, on the A429. It’s a bit of a hike to get there, but worth a visit.🙂
If you carried on by the beehive you would have found the cattle dock
Accommodation i.e to accommodate the landowner
Occupation bridge,not a Accommodation bridge.
Hi Ron, it looked a very bracing walk up there. It looks so far away from anywhere.
I spent a bit of time on railmaps and have now discovered how to get a satellite view. From that you could see one of the sidings stretching back to the quarry. The quarry looks well grassed over now.
Careful when pointing out coping stones the station might get a visit from the OVM .... and be shipped to Canada!!
Glad to hear from your comments that the worst of COVID is over now.👍
Great video!! Good luck from a snowy Spain!!
I’ll do another video of that quarry and the railway cutting associated with it. Haven’t done any explores since Christmas. I still have a persistent cough from this covid episode. I’m alright indoors but outside in the cold you’d think I was a sixty a day smoker! Roll on summer🙂👍Cheers, Mate