The Lost GILDERSOME Station - What Remains?
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- Join me as we explore the different sections of the abandoned Leeds New Line Railway.
In this video we explore the abandoned section of railway line along the route of the Gildersome Tunnel and towards the lost Gildersome Station just off Rooms Lane towards Leeds. We look for anything left behind, or any relics still remaining to this day.
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Great Film telling a fascinating story about a Railway line which should never have been Closed
I love the before and after pictures, gives me a glimpse of what the history was. Thank you so much everyone including the Farmer :)
We used to play round that tunnel when we were kids. Very interesting
Me and my sister did too, and the western portal was still uncovered but bricked up, soo much history gone
We used to play in Dean woods in the 70s. Looking on Google maps it felt a lot bigger when you where 10, and that tunnel used to freak us out :) Great video
I love watching your videos, very well researched and presented. I love the way you fade from present-day photos of areas you are exploring to ones of the same view from the past and back again, they are so precise, very professional, well done.
I thoroughly appreciate how well he matches topography to get an accurate fade.
hiya , feet up after tea , sorted , thank you very very much . nick and tracy , in wigan still in lancashire
Love watching your videos, I used to live close to ST Luke's hospital little Horton Bradford. There used to be a track that went from Bradford under st Luke's hospital and on to Thornton I believe.
Yes I will hopefully be doing that in the not too distant future.
It's amazing how a railway's infrastructure can disappear completely over the matter of 80-100 years. Love the merging in of the old photos, it really gives an indication of how much has changed since the railway was functional and how much nature has reclaimed these sites (obviously the infilling was man made, but the rest).
I loved how you superimposed the tunnel portal and station with old photos to show how it used to be. 👍
The tree just pist on me 😂🤣 love it 🤣
Love love your video's you make them come alive x the old pictures. As they were are amazing. Your so good my husband have just found your sight.love your great voice as well .THANKYOU FROM THE BELLAMY'S UK
Thank you so much! Welcome to the Bellamy's.
Amazing it’s filled in a lot of gaps I could not visualise, the lay overs brilliant yet again. What a shame it’s still not in use. My daughter works in that unit by the air vent, think they saw you there. All that’s hidden on farm land unbelievable, can’t wait for the final episode of The Leeds New Line! It’s been a great blog. 👍🏻😎
Thanks Sue 🙂👍
The wooden goods shed (12:22) was still there in 1980, we used to go there as children usually getting chased off by the farmer at the top of the field. great memories.
Superb vlog. Filming as always outstanding. Well done. So interesting. Thank you.
Back in the 70's we went all the way up to the first dam under the ventilation shaft, it was too deep on the other side to get further. Spooky place, fantastic colours
Very Enjoyable Darren. Amazing how much things changed in the past and now xx always a pleasure to watch your Films xx
As a local resident I find this fascinating
Great vid , can imagine an awful lot of time and hard work went into giving us 15 minutes of fascinating detail . Sad that sights like this are not there any more but thanks to you they are brought back to life . Keep up the good work .
When you did the echo my first thought was "Winston" from the Ghostbusters II scene... So glad you did too
Great video of our old railways 👌
As ever Darren great video and the drone use at the end was great. When I used to do service 205 dews to pudsey I often wondered what the land was on Asquith Avenue(the woods after m621 bridge) . It was interesting to see the private land as its a point of interest on a quiet day when having swapped depots I now do the 229 on Geldard road!!! It's worth noting I came across a family doing a video down by the portal on TH-cam , and in a modern day drain and manhole nearby, as they seemed to be a bit bored during lock down!!! . Very responsible of you and the lads though. As I said in the last one, this entire route has been "treated" very badly, just this line alone could have made a massive environmental difference (ie car/van/bus/truck emissions) now. Its a scandalous waste of lives (construction workers initially but ours today re the air) & money as they have just been abandoned. I'm still fascinated to know via possibly a Freedom of Information request as to what are the costs just here in West Yorkshire on the upkeep of the abutments😆, bridges, tunnels, portals, and those access chimneys in Morley, it must run into hundreds of thousands each year! Don't get me wrong some lines perhaps should have been closed but only mothballed as they appear to down South. The staggering short sightedness of the Councils, local MPs, transport bodies, Ministry for Transport, Department of the Environment not to mention of course British Railways, I think needs investigating, as this infrastructure whilst not being used for its purpose is still prescient in todays world as your fascinating videos have shown, as trails but also dangerous places, of play, vandalism etc, its so poignant watching your productions . Ive seen a "train simulator" also on youtube relating to the new line made by a supporter of it which is of great interest. I'm amazed no one has mentioned the pollution side as you showed in the portal either and what's happening. I saw another lad talking about Queensbury and its, tunnel and one particular bridge on TH-cam which cost £35000 in 18something, in todays money that's £3.2million!, and of course it needs to be maintained that's very sobering.
As ever great video. I look forward to the next one. Best wishes, Ben & (mini adventure me) poppy. 🚍🚌🙏🦄
Another well made and informative video. 👍
It's a shame to see all the green land going in and around the morley area..
Good video shame you didn't go inside though... happy days
Absolutely cracking video and as for the echo WOW that looks a damn dirty wet tunnel good call not venturing in but I'm guessing I wouldn't be able resist going in the tunnel thanks for another fantastic video stay safe out there young man
Thank you so much for this great series.
Another Excellent Video👌, thanks for your hard work and homework, and the others who help you. We had amazing Railways in this Area & Surrounding. Your merged pictures really bring it to life, if only we could travel back in time. Keep safe Daz and crew! Keep the past alive. Cheers Grant 💛
Great to see you were able to get right up to the tunnel. I think you were very wise not to go inside though. Seen on youtube how deep the sludge is in there and the toxic air would not make it a good place to be overcome by fumes, as you pointed out in the last part there are vents on the landfill at the far end because of the material used to fill in the cutting there. I remember the No 1 vent shaft being visible from the bus years ago and think it must of been capped soon after the line closed as thats how I remember it then.
The ochre in the water coming out of the portal and the smell of sulphur/ rotten eggs possibly indicates that water from some of the mines that operated in the area of the tunnel are leaking into it. The Coal Authority mapping shows rather a lot of them and most of the area with known mine workings that predate the tunnel.
@@andrewripley7461 That's right There were numerous mines in this area and before the fields near my home were open cast holes appeared from time to time where the mines had collapsed. When the nearby by pass was built a mine was cut into and still had tallow candles on a pit prop. Apart from that industrial waste was tipped in the cutting after the tunnel was blocked when the motorway was built. This produced methane gas which will also leak into the tunnel. There used to be a hut with a vent on the roof which was automatically ignited to burn off the gas at the other area the industrial waste was tipped
Just love those now and then photos that you fade in, appreciate the research you must do. 👍
Thanks David.
What a pity beeching didn't think 40/50yrs ahead. Had he done so these magnificent railways would still be working today, and boy do we need them now more than we ever did with all gridlock around Leeds everyday!! Great video lads tribute to the men that built these brilliant structures.
Thanks Philip, that has been our intention all along, to educate people about this line and preserve it in memory as a tribute to those who laboured to build it. 🙂👍
You are really good at this your research and video editing is of a very high standing . Will continue to watch your past and future videos with interest.
Walked the full length August 22, took 5 hours to get to the bricked up infill. Got some amazing photos.
super vid boys a great loss to the area
Brilliant vlog both sonically (echo) and visually (overlays) and another fascinating glimpse into past. When such a lot of planning goes into your filming trips it's a shame that the weather didn't cooperate! Glad you're back "on track" after the summer "holiday camp" hols.
1 day late🙈 So busy with this issue at bilsdale great video as always mate❤️
my mate house and land is the embankment were the last stone arch bridge is on this line.
it's dry in the middle of that tunnel. Your lucky it's normally flooded pretty bad down there. I remember them filling the cutting in down them fields.
Perfect timing. I was searching TH-cam for something to watch with my morning coffee. Cheers
Excellent. I find your videos so interesting. The fade in overlays are fascinating. Well done with all the research you must do. Keep up the good work.
Great video - thanks so much. I do hate to see these wonderful structures infilled, though - we should preserve such heritage.
Thank you for another visit to the past. You do a fantastic job at it, Darren. See you on the next one. Cheers Darren! 🏴😊👍🇺🇸
Really good video Darren, those trans pennine units still look so modern.
Outstanding video series Darren, being from Leeds myself I just love seeing what was and what’s gone bye bye.
Well done for braving the typical British weather keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thanks Phil. It was wet but fun none the less.
Brilliant Video, cannot wait for the next one but I do agree with not venturing onto private propriety without permission.
Another great video, the overlays are brilliant.
Another brilliant video, thank you
This is a cracking good series, really enjoying it. At least it wasn't snowing!
All this infill - putting it back to like it was originally, I'm glad the railways came along and made it more interesting!!!! Well Mr Fade Master a cracking vid as usual👍🏻
Great video Darren very good how you get the old pics to compare to now, Nice one
Absolutely brilliant video.. Really enjoying watching your content.
U made me laugh with the ghost busters mention lol
Yes they really filled in the cutting , to make that farmers access across to his fields easier that's all .
In 1983 I and my family walked from Rooms Lane (open access then ) past the site of station gathering blackberries en route to the Tunnel Portal without any real hindrance and quite dry., shame it’s in the present state!
I hate it when the tree pisses on me too, especially when it goes down the back of your neck! 😓
great video and love the fade shots.
Really interesting to see how the landscape used to look. The overlays fading is brilliant. I too spend time now and again looking where the railway infrastructure used to be. It’s great to actually piece together findings that have survived 👍🏻.
Amazing How you put it together great work love watching your videos 👍
Excellent as per usual ..
Thanks John
Very interesting and great vids! I live in Gildersome now and it’s nice to know!
Thanks
Thanks for filling us in with that history (not soil).
Thanks Anthony
Thanks Darren
Scrape out the sludge and the blockage and reopen it as a cycle track and walkway! Be fantastic!
I agree.
easy said than done, the opposite end is blocked off for a reason & thats the motorway junction of the M62 & M621 goes right over it you also need to get permission from the landowners before you can put a path down
@@jasinere35 I’m well aware of all that, but I don’t really think it would be beyond the capabilities of man and machine!
Hats? It is tipping down and none of you are wearing hats? Your mother's would not be impressed. LOL OK, your hoods came up at some point - long after you were soaked. LOL As many people point out, the excellent feature of your videos is your blending the historical photographs onto the present day site. Many thanks indeed. Well done.
its only water
It's Yorkshire weather. We don't need hats, we're used to it. And that wasn't rain, it was just a bit damp.
Its not Ilkley Moor...
Absolutely fascinating as per usual and every video you produce is a genuine quality history lesson. Such a shame the weather was so dreadful but this was a great job, thanks for your hard work and the old photo ovleray is stunning, wow.
I guess I'm literally one of a dying breed having gone through the tunnel on a Trans-Pennine DMU when they were new back in 1961. from what I remember, all of the tunnels on the New Line were full of smoke, presumably a steam hauled train having passed through only a short time before I did
An interesting video; thanks
Just found you and really enjoying your videos thanks for the journeys
Thanks Steven. Enjoy the videos. You look like my cousin on your profile picture. Add me on socials so I can show him lol
Another superb video Darren
Thanks Alan.
been down there many times as a kid
Seem to remember the site of the station been landfill when we was kids. Spent lots of time down there!
The first few hundred yards are very wet and messy, but beyond that it’s becomes drier right to the internal bulkhead by shaft four.
Nice one daz
Brilliant
Very interesting! That was a trans- Pennine unit, it must have been a reasonably important route in its day, then!
It was. The Trans- Pennine used this line and the stopping trains the line that remains. Now they are wanting to put extra lines in because the Trans-Pennine Express gets delayed by local stopping trains. If only they had kept this line open.
The Trans Pennine units were ahead of the times in 1961 ( Hull -Liverpool twice each way ) They had a Griddle car in the middle initially which was later removed to increase acceleration. Class forties also hauled the Manchester - Liverpool - Manchester 10 coach trains this way from Jan. ‘61.
The line was created in the 19th century due the vast amount of traffic that existed between Manchester and Leeds-- sad loss!
That's why this line should never have closed
Just watched your Poland train ride. Yes agreed those seats look 80s to me, but look like they're from a Coach not a train!
Suggestion for a new subject, as I've been passed (&read previously about) the line running between brighouse, bailiff Bridge and over towards the still in use line near bluebell woods. This is the one with the cut off viaduct adjacent to the a58. There are also abutments coming down from Clifton (228 route 🚍🚌). My mum and dad visited brighouse tescos today and also the adjacent park where they said they could see some walls, infrastructure too. There's also the viaduct off the "Ford" Road (Jay House Lane I think)
Come back home soon, and keep in Yorkshire! Be careful. Best wishes. Ben 🚌🚍🙏
My Grandad worked on the Gildersome line before the Beeching cuts, I think he did repairs or something he got made redundant.
Nice one mate.
It’s weird when you fade in and out to when it was in its hay day, back then everything looked so neat and pleasant, you’d think we’d improve but today everything looks so unkept and over grown, old Victorian building are ruined in pvc etc……. Still it’s been a long while since I’ve been in a dark wet tunnel, no way would you get me in there… love the vlogs, you need a camera man 😁
Really informative video of the train line for Gildersome f@#king a for information from old to now
I lave your channel. 🤗🥰✨️
my pal owns the embankment you will go on in the next video. Great video interesting.
Glidersome tunnel number one shaft complete with spider and web.
I’m convinced the fourth vent used to be visible, I’m certain it was like the third one but a lot lower and filthy, hopefully someone can verify this!
Thats weird you could used to see the shaft on left when coming down the motorway. Didn't realise it was gone. I wouldn't rely on those iron supports they look knackered
You might be referring to the Morley tunnel shaft at the side of the motorway just before this one. It's still there. This one is long gone many decades ago.
The ghost busters bit Haa hahaha
Glad you liked
Great video ! When is 9 coming out . Hopefully it'll be on the banking passing cottingley .
This Sunday Ago.
Hi Darren seen another vlog of the guildsome tunnel. Where a girl and probably boy friend are inside the tunnel.
Nice video, which drone do you used?
It's the Mavic mini 2
Thank you for the videos, I love seeing the history of my local area. Hopefully this week I will check out the old tunnel near the Bradford Rd side of Oakwell Hall, I think it's part of this line.
Yes it is. I covered it a few videos back.
Gomersal Tunnel Northern Portal is accessible via a small strip of land that leads into the cutting at the top of Summerbridge Crescent, just off Bradford Road. Yes, this was on the route of the Leeds New Line. 🙂👍
Stupid error re Gildersome tunnel comment. The forty hauled trains should read Liverpool - Newcastle & N/ Cas - L/pool, two each way.
6:00 🤣🤣🤣
Morley tunnel is worth a walk through....
Walking through Morley tunnel would be trespss on live rails. Illegal and very irresponsible. Could also prove fatal !
@@richardconley1312 not eclectic then
How is a farmer, or any private person, permitted to own a tunnel portal and a track bed? Even one that is disused.
I live on the estate just over the motorway and go down to portal quite regular but ive never seen a sign saying private land anywhere apart from where the woods breaks out into the field about 200 yds from the portal. Theres always loads of kids and people walking in those woods on a nice day.
DfT care of (Highways England) are responsible for the tunnel. The Farmer owns the land from part of Deans Wood, behind the Northern portal down to Rooms Lane Bridge. You would have to cross over his land to gain access to the Tunnel Portal, that's why we included a request not to trespass on his land, in the video. Obviously Darren, Jon and myself cannot prevent people going down there. We were simply passing on the message from the landowner.
LOL...who would give this a thumbs down? Let alone 8...
Always some. Probably annoyed at me because they closed the line.
Another bobby Dazzler! The farmer would coin it in if he opened up the portal as a tourist attraction, it would pay for the refurb of that end of the tunnel in no time!
Horrible means interesting lol🖖🏼🏍🍺
😂like jeppers creepers wean she shorted down the pipe
ive already been to that portal & there is a footpath running right between the motorway & cutting
I didn't think it was totally private, I've seen that footpath on the OS map.
@@seamusmcevoy2011 the land owner cant stop you from visiting the tunnel they can advise you against it instead & where i saw the footpath is literally just after you come off the motorway bridge on the right you then have a second one coming of that one heading towards the portal back then there was only one bike in the cutting now theres 2
@@jasinere35 Hi, that's very interesting, is that a general rule about access, the landowner can only advise you against it? I say this because, as someone who also likes to visit these structures, many times I have been trying to get to a tunnel and found a raging landowner attempting to block my way.
😂😂😂 ghostbusters..brilliant 😅😅
Does Jon have a channel?
Or is part of this that you refuse to identify him?
No Jon doesn't have a channel. I would happily share that if he did.
Why don't you put it back into a very loud
whyareyoushoutingwhentherisnobackgrounfnoise
becauseimighthearbackgroundnoisethatthecameradoesntandliketobeclearandconcise.
The Old tunnel to make it into a nightclub