You guys are totally mental going in there. i caught my self holding my breath every time those trains came by. creeepyy as it can be for sure. Thanks for sharing great material and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter.
Brilliant, i didnt even know anything like this existed. Why do i pay my tv licence for it to be wasted on absolute crap programmes, when i could be giving it to people like you to fund genuinely interesting videos. Cheers lads.
Amazing film, Ian and Chris. The tunnel is standing up quite well considering its age. Early in my time on TML they opened up the Beaumont tunnel, as the TBMs were to run through iit ( it was in the original 1970's erection chamber for the service tunnel where the new TBM was put together ). That tunnel had some circular rings in place, as far as I can remember and was back filled to allow the machines to pass through. The strata we went through was always referred to as Chalk Marle and was softer than chalk and very sticky but not quite clay. The orange deposit on the wall is ochre and salts. As you say: the work was stopped due to the political situation. Probably just as well , as the ground was very broken further under the channel and would have caused great problems. Still a great achievement. Thanks for sharing.
cheers for the info if you have any pictures from your time at TML can you post them up on the facebook page be great to see - TML also did fire training in some ww2 bunkers too
Sorry, no pics, cameras not allowed ( sackable offence ). There is some footage on YT th-cam.com/video/5Qb0BUELSv0/w-d-xo.html which was made that might interest you.
you guys should be proud of yourself's to bring us the historic video's of time gone by.....i for one thank you for this.....has you can tell i love everything that you do. many thanks all the best roy from wigan.....
i just saw the other video from 2011. the production quality and technology has come a long way in 6 years. you guys do such excellent work. i will continue enjoying these videos. Debbie as a narrator sounds so good.
Nice video, I do chuckle at your bickering banter. A fantastic (classic now) update to a real marvel of engineering. The sleepers have definitely been moved from your last video
That looked way more dodgy in there than that last trip, I think you should call it a day on visiting there or you may end up a permanent resident ! Well done to you guys, cool explore again :)
Christ this video gave me claustrophobic anxiety! I spent years doing sewer surveys and I’ve been in some deep underground structures over the years, but never, ever without a gas detector or an escape set, you guys are nuts! Great video though!
Brilliant, as always. I think that it has to be one of the eeriest tunnels you've explored. The vibration from the trains must be accelerating the decrepitude of the place. As you say, it probably won't be long before this astonishing bit of Victorian ingenuity vanishes forever. To that end, it would be nice if, say, English Heritage were to remove the 1880 graffiti to preserve it for all to see. Nice one, gents.
I can't remember where since i watched the documentary on the go in an airport, but there's a cave in Europe where water has filtered down inside, and there's a sizable lake. The water is supposedly so clear (camera lenses sort of lie, so you can't fully know) that you might "walk" in to it and wouldn't know. Obviously that was documentary hype, but still, to look at a body of water that's so clear you can see 2 3 meters deep as if nothing is there...that's something. I wonder what it tastes like.
Great Video Guys. Inspirational. I do the same thing down here in New Zealand. Got to be mindful of hidden dangers and remember if you get stuck, hurt or have an accident your a long way from help. Great Going - Chris (subscribed & liked) New Zealand
I’m surprised to see these dudes with no helmets on. It seems like the exact place you’d want to wear one.. I bang my head daily, and that’s just in my basement. Anyway, that water looked gorgeous. Probably some great acoustics down there also..
Just been catching up with older IKS vlogs. Wow, I couldn’t believe how brave you both were doing this explore! I was getting claustrophobic just watching this in my lounge! 😂 👏🏻🤟🏻👊🏻
28:50 "Wonder what did they did back in the day to get the water out?" Guys, guys, look at the history of mining, they began to use steam engines to pump water out of mines almost 200 years before this tunnel was started.
Yup. Probably one of the old suck and "spit" pumps. I forget their technical name, but you basically have a tube with a single no-valve at the bottom, and a piston with a yes-valve on the head. Piston moves down, valve open, water goes behind it. Piston goes up, yes-valve shuts, no-valve opens, water is dumped to the side of the piston. Old and reliable, there's a few of them still working at a farm near me, big ones too, takes a 3 1/2 hp electric motor to power it up.
Excellent work am an opal miner here in Australia and you went 10min in further than I would have.Guess a lot of the collapsed sections are caused by the vibrations of the trains and the softness of the ground
Is it just me or does it look like what was once a circular bore is now looking somewhat oval in shape, from weight of material above squashing the 'tube'?
Amazing that the with the fibrations from the trains its not caved in,wondering was the water clean that it could be drunk at a pinch or was its still sea water??
Qualitat. I think that you're correct in your assessment that most of the sleepers were placed just in case. I can't see this tunnel (especially on the land side) be that weak in their mind to warrant full coverage. Doesn't make it any less dangerous.
My girlfriend wants to explore that tunnel in her stiletto heels and stockings! Great explore! "Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die, Forward the explorer brigade!
It's is a pity that you did not find the tunnel boring machine, that I found in the early 1980's when I went looking for Churchill's war rooms, which I found still buried in the Chalk near Folkstone. But I do not no if it is still there, or have been dug out, anyway still a good show as I was doing just what you were doing way back then,..
Thats nice to here, as it was just poking out of the hillside, I even thought that there was alot more of it, it was nice to see all the places that I explored when i was young,. Keep up the goid work,
Wow 200 ft underground solid bed rock under the water. I've always wanted to go on that train underneath the English channel. Truely an incredible achevement of Engeneering. Insaine you are here when the tunnel is collapseing and leeking! So dangerous. I would be terrified.
Need big attachments to explore these places. Nice video thanks mate. If I went in there I'd be bringing some kind of digging tool in case of collapse. Excuse my ignorance but this wasn't big enough for a train.
You guys are totally mental going in there. i caught my self holding my breath every time those trains came by. creeepyy as it can be for sure. Thanks for sharing great material and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter.
Brilliant, i didnt even know anything like this existed. Why do i pay my tv licence for it to be wasted on absolute crap programmes, when i could be giving it to people like you to fund genuinely interesting videos. Cheers lads.
Impressed to see (starting at 13:20) how Chris is so nimble a foot. Great video, Ms Leeming's narrative is like bringing sunshine to a cloudy day.
Its more exciting than listening to ian :-)
Amazing film, Ian and Chris. The tunnel is standing up quite well considering its age. Early in my time on TML they opened up the Beaumont tunnel, as the TBMs were to run through iit ( it was in the original 1970's erection chamber for the service tunnel where the new TBM was put together ). That tunnel had some circular rings in place, as far as I can remember and was back filled to allow the machines to pass through. The strata we went through was always referred to as Chalk Marle and was softer than chalk and very sticky but not quite clay. The orange deposit on the wall is ochre and salts. As you say: the work was stopped due to the political situation. Probably just as well , as the ground was very broken further under the channel and would have caused great problems. Still a great achievement. Thanks for sharing.
cheers for the info if you have any pictures from your time at TML can you post them up on the facebook page be great to see - TML also did fire training in some ww2 bunkers too
Sorry, no pics, cameras not allowed ( sackable offence ). There is some footage on YT th-cam.com/video/5Qb0BUELSv0/w-d-xo.html which was made that might interest you.
an awesome explore guys - thanks for taking us down there.
Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!
The production level of the intro background history part is awesome! Keep up the great work. You guys definitely are deserving of waaaay more subs.
SwappedZed agreed!
Nice touch with the intro voice over and history lesson :)
Good explore,and you at least saved it from being forgotten and can be visited anytime through your video! Thank you for taking me exploring with you!
I just watched this again. Balls of steel, gents. Balls of steel. Nice one.
you guys should be proud of yourself's to bring us the historic video's of time gone by.....i for one thank you for this.....has you can tell i love everything that you do.
many thanks all the best
roy from wigan.....
thank you very much for your support folk :)
cheers for your support
more than welcome.
Thanks for preserving our history like this on "film". One day this type of footage is all we have left to view due to collapses etc.
Great filming. Thanks for showing us things we would never get to see.
i just saw the other video from 2011. the production quality and technology has come a long way in 6 years.
you guys do such excellent work. i will continue enjoying these videos. Debbie as a narrator sounds so good.
sounds less boring than listening to ian
Nice video, I do chuckle at your bickering banter. A fantastic (classic now) update to a real marvel of engineering. The sleepers have definitely been moved from your last video
Thanks folk :)
What a video,that was one long tunnel interesting vlog.
Great video guys well done documenting this historic site properly before it’s too late.
That looked way more dodgy in there than that last trip, I think you should call it a day on visiting there or you may end up a permanent resident ! Well done to you guys, cool explore again :)
last time @iks exploration ..... we will see
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing and stay safe out there guys!
Fantastic documented history folk. Many thanks for your time and efforts in doing this chaps. It is very much appreciated :-)
Thanks
this deserves way more views. loving the videos guys
Thanks Ian and Chris for doing what most people wouldn't have done Cheers Stay safe 👍
Balls of steal right there mates... Thanks for the upload!
Christ this video gave me claustrophobic anxiety! I spent years doing sewer surveys and I’ve been in some deep underground structures over the years, but never, ever without a gas detector or an escape set, you guys are nuts! Great video though!
Great video of your countries history guys. Thanks for showing bro
Brilliant film guys, great to see this historical tunnel as it is today..... wouldn’t get me down there though!
Returns in 2021 with 16k cameras. :P
Can't wait for the video 😂.
You can’t even get 16k cameras right now🤣
Awesome channel ❤️ shame only today I found this channel
You guys are brave as hell. Fairplay to ya...great explore.
Didnt here the train till i put on a pair of headphones and then i just herd it but great video Ian and Chris
Great work Ian. Great video
Great vlog m8 going to places i could only imagine
Absolutely amazing! Scary stuff, brave guys!!
Incredible explore! Thanks for sharing it with us.
2:17 - "...you said that last time..". comedy timing classic.
Exciting stuff gentleman, it certainly looked a bit sketchy....Thanks for taking us along 👍🏻
good job guys nice bunker show
Balls of steel guys. Thanks for documenting
Kent sent me over. I'm in Tokyo, always looking for interesting. This is interesting. Thanks.
Insane natural geometric patterns/images seen in parts of this tunnel, especially when you got quite far down!
Thanks IKS this was great
Brilliant, as always. I think that it has to be one of the eeriest tunnels you've explored. The vibration from the trains must be accelerating the decrepitude of the place. As you say, it probably won't be long before this astonishing bit of Victorian ingenuity vanishes forever. To that end, it would be nice if, say, English Heritage were to remove the 1880 graffiti to preserve it for all to see. Nice one, gents.
one of your best mate :-)
Hey ,m gustan todos sus videos ,arriesgados , aventureros, peligrosos y emocionantes ,felicidades
Why do I always find myself ducking down while watching your videos?? :)
Such crystal clear water, filtered through the rock
I can't remember where since i watched the documentary on the go in an airport, but there's a cave in Europe where water has filtered down inside, and there's a sizable lake. The water is supposedly so clear (camera lenses sort of lie, so you can't fully know) that you might "walk" in to it and wouldn't know.
Obviously that was documentary hype, but still, to look at a body of water that's so clear you can see 2 3 meters deep as if nothing is there...that's something.
I wonder what it tastes like.
still didnt fancy drinking it
You are two extremely brave guys I remember this tunnel being featured on tv in the 1970s ii think it may have been on blue peter
I would say incredibly stupid , no training whatsoever no O2 monitors nothing
Bloody fantastic video guys 🇬🇧🛸👍👍
Oh wow, guys this was absolutely fascinating. What a rare opportunity to see these test tunnels. 😊
You 2 Are super brave guys :-) 👍🇩🇰😎
This new format is spectacular lads
+AnfarwolColo thanks very much folk :)
Has to be the best ever explore that is history loved it yous two are mad keep the work up lads 🤘
Looked dangerous in places there, great work IKS. When Chris knocked the fools gold out of the wall it looked like the tunnel was going to collapse :)
oops
Great Video Guys. Inspirational. I do the same thing down here in New Zealand. Got to be mindful of hidden dangers and remember if you get stuck, hurt or have an accident your a long way from help. Great Going - Chris (subscribed & liked) New Zealand
Awesome video. I would love to check out some of the bunkers and other caves with you guys.
I’m surprised to see these dudes with no helmets on. It seems like the exact place you’d want to wear one..
I bang my head daily, and that’s just in my basement.
Anyway, that water looked gorgeous. Probably some great acoustics down there also..
Just been catching up with older IKS vlogs. Wow, I couldn’t believe how brave you both were doing this explore! I was getting claustrophobic just watching this in my lounge! 😂 👏🏻🤟🏻👊🏻
You know what would be cool? A side by side video. I know it's massive undertaking to cut and paste the clips to match, but that'd be really cool.
28:50 "Wonder what did they did back in the day to get the water out?" Guys, guys, look at the history of mining, they began to use steam engines to pump water out of mines almost 200 years before this tunnel was started.
Yup. Probably one of the old suck and "spit" pumps. I forget their technical name, but you basically have a tube with a single no-valve at the bottom, and a piston with a yes-valve on the head. Piston moves down, valve open, water goes behind it. Piston goes up, yes-valve shuts, no-valve opens, water is dumped to the side of the piston.
Old and reliable, there's a few of them still working at a farm near me, big ones too, takes a 3 1/2 hp electric motor to power it up.
be interesting to pump it out
I was quite concerned about your safety down there specially as The trains going above glad you got out safe
This place is amazing!
Excellent work am an opal miner here in Australia and you went 10min in further than I would have.Guess a lot of the collapsed sections are caused by the vibrations of the trains and the softness of the ground
cool tunnel video
Very interesting piece of history!
Another great video, loving the extra information given out in the video too . Great works chaps !!
wow. cool, guys
thanks!
Is it just me or does it look like what was once a circular bore is now looking somewhat oval in shape, from weight of material above squashing the 'tube'?
This old man look forward to these videos!! Is that boring machine still around?
One from 1922 is in a museum somewhere. Not sure these ones :)
the older machine i believe was lost and left buried under Shakespeare beach but it may be a myth
Amazing explore lads.
You know who I am.
Woah a voice over, AWESOME
Amazing guys! Envious!
Great video, great effort
Amazing, great video. Love the channel.
Come back again with scuba gear really want to see the real end of the tunnel
Great info and great explore.
Have to be honest I binge watch all your vids. Fkn love them all it’s took over my nfix account hahaha keep rockin lads.
Great video
you always find great places
Damn! I love your posts, guys but you all are freaking nuts!!!
Action beyond the call of duty ! ;-)
Amazing that the with the fibrations from the trains its not caved in,wondering was the water clean that it could be drunk at a pinch or was its still sea water??
This video clearly shows that the tunnel shows more crashes than the 2008 recordings.
Scary thought :S
Have you thought on getting a toy radio controls boat and editing a camera to it so you can see in further
Qualitat. I think that you're correct in your assessment that most of the sleepers were placed just in case. I can't see this tunnel (especially on the land side) be that weak in their mind to warrant full coverage. Doesn't make it any less dangerous.
If I was you I would get a remote control boat with a go pro on it you would get some grate shots and be safer. Keep it up like your videos sir
My girlfriend wants to explore that tunnel in her stiletto heels and stockings! Great explore! "Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die, Forward the explorer brigade!
Id love to go back down that tunnel with scuba gear and see how far you could get.
It's is a pity that you did not find the tunnel boring machine, that I found in the early 1980's when I went looking for Churchill's war rooms, which I found still buried in the Chalk near Folkstone. But I do not no if it is still there, or have been dug out, anyway still a good show as I was doing just what you were doing way back then,..
I believe it has been moved to a museum
Thats nice to here, as it was just poking out of the hillside, I even thought that there was alot more of it, it was nice to see all the places that I explored when i was young,. Keep up the goid work,
"I don't feel safe", the pair of you need your bumps feeling for going down there, it looks insanely dangerous. Great video though, very interesting.
music from Kerbal Space Program...…. love it :)
Quality
big brass ones you got guys
Brillaint idea letting someone know your down there, search and rescue can drill down to get you out like the game worms 🤣
Make another, 'last time we do this...............again' again!
You'll have to get a little remote controlled boat for next time, lol.
Wow 200 ft underground solid bed rock under the water. I've always wanted to go on that train underneath the English channel. Truely an incredible achevement of Engeneering. Insaine you are here when the tunnel is collapseing and leeking! So dangerous. I would be terrified.
Cool. Tunnel looks old.
I can only imagine what else is out there... with modern technology i wouldst be surprised if we had underground cities that almost no one know of
The sleepers have been moved since last year
The sleepers float when it floods
Their not sleeping so well these days
Need big attachments to explore these places. Nice video thanks mate. If I went in there I'd be bringing some kind of digging tool in case of collapse. Excuse my ignorance but this wasn't big enough for a train.
It was just used to test the machine they dug the real channel tunnel with
It was a test .
Joe Br
Gold rush