Two Disused Railway Viaducts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video we are in the British Midlands. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire exploring two disused railway viaducts. We first explore the Bennerley viaduct and then move on to the Fledborough viaduct. We look at the history of railways in this video exploring some wonderful railway architecture. Built in the Victorian railway building era these Railway architectural giants are a credit to the victorian railway builders. On this Urbex urban exploring day out we also visit the disused Fledborough railway station. We include some great drone footage as well. #urbex #disusedrailways #abandonedstations
A Correction to the information in the video. Regarding Bennerley Viaduct. The viaduct is essentially a wrought iron structure, the only cast iron is the base plates. Thank you to the Friends of Bennerley viaduct for your support and information
One place you want to get to is Sutton Level Locks Frodsham next to Sutton Hall Golf Course, since the locks is a canal boat Graveyard containing The Mersey/ Weaver Flat Daresbury dating from 1776 and was aflote till 1956 when it was towed to the graveyard there
Oh joy! My Sunday is complete! The kids can go pick their own apples, I've got a Martin Zero video to watch!
Cheers John, apple picking ??
@@MartinZero it's the season for it lol
Go for it :D Very funny comment! :D
It is the season
Used to drive trains under Bennerley Viaduct .....always wondered what it looked like on top and now I know! Great - thanks Martin!
Thank you Andrew 👍
Nice one gents. Looked like a fun explore and a fun day.
Yep it was good. Where were you ? 😃
"Canals, railways and stuff like that?" I KNEW thus would be ACE!!! Brilliant as usual Martin mate, your prouiction skills, massively impressive, mate, utterly brilliant from research onwards.....
Thank you very much 👍😃
Lovely photography and use of old images. Bennerley Viaduct is a WROUGHT IRON viaduct, not a cast iron one. The viaduct does sit on cast iron base plates but the majority of the structure is wrought iron. The viaduct is grade 2* listed. It will be open to the public next year after 50 years of closure.
Thanks for the info Kieran
Hi Martin, firstly like many others, I’ve enjoyed watching all your videos since finding the one about the canal trap door!
The line across Fledborough Viaduct up to 1980 was used by coal trains heading down to London and it was one of these that derailed at Clifton Station, just east of the Trent. I worked at Lincoln Railway Depot at the time and under a huge pile of coal and smashed up wagons, the track was completely destroyed. As Ant said, there was an alternative route available, so the line East of the power station closed.
I subsequently moved to Derbyshire and didn’t realise until today that the viaduct was still standing!
Keep up the great videos....
Cheers Don
Thank you Don, that makes more sense now. thanks for the info
My 2 favourite you tubers on my now favourite viaduct, I could spend all day on here just watching the trains underneath. Its a beautiful piece of historic architecture. Thanks Martin & Ant. ❤😊
Never thought I'd see Bennerly again! Raised a lump in my throat for sure. Was one of my almost daily sights, to and from Toton, Ratcliffe, and the Midlands. Spent many happy hours at signal checks round there, just watchintg the countryside, the fish in the Erewash, listening, and enjoying. Thanks for this, from the bottom of my heart ,very, very bittersweet. And thanx for putting us on to another good channel we might never have found-collabs bring wider benefits , no mistake. BTW, contact made about the Victoria basement thing , waiting results. Always bloody waiting !
Hey up, Matin.....don't know if you know of this, but...........you know what I said above about finding new stuff ? I suspect you may find this interesting,there's a sub-cult of using re-purposed electronic test equipment for music applications. Found this , somehow from Trekking and towpath site you referenced. Weird, and deep.th-cam.com/video/jtsn4W-jtnM/w-d-xo.html
Thanks very much really pleased it meant something to you. thanks for the other info as well
Brilliant video, Martin and Ant. Nice to see the Bennerley viaduct given the Zero treatment!
Cheers Nick, yeah an impressive structure 😀
Great vid, as always. And quite right they should be Listed, monuments to our industrial heritage.
Thanks Roj
Thank you , I agree
Another great night in. Cheers Martin!
Thanks very much 😃
Thank you for taking the Nettles for us . That is quite a View ! It was Nice that you had the local expert to help you out ,these collabs are great . I will look for his channel . I love your Canals they are so much different than our Erie .
Thanks Mark, much appreciated
Really nice interesting videothree happy chappies ready to break the high jump meet.what a beautiful day it looked thanks again Martin &pals. John Rooney 😎
Yeah we had a great day, thanks John
@@MartinZero any time Martin by the way the arches near the regiment pub off Chester rd. I worked at Watson st rail parcels dept.we had to call at the Guinness dock twice a week to pickup samples from the Guinness boat &take them too a office in Mr centre.as you when under the arches nr where the back street dodgy garages were the 1st arch on your right side there was a apprentice full scale on the rocket built at Gorton repair train shed it was built in the early 1960 for the a project I am not sure off.love to know what happened to the rocket mk3.John Rooney
Great architecture, great drone footage lovely weather and Class 66s. Thank you Martin and Ant. Really enjoyable.
Thanks Mike, yeah sneaked in those Loco's
Wonderful video Martin! Great drone footage! 👍😊 ...take care!
Thank you
Great vid Martin as always and a big tnanks to Ant for sharing with us these hidden gems.
Thank you John, yeah I would have never known about these
Another enjoyable video. I like the little wildlife and fauna bits that you shoot with your camera too.
Cheers Chris, yeah like a bit of nature
Double whammy, famous yet again 💪 😎 lol an even better perspective of a great day, that's what's I call a two for one! Lol
Long hot day mate. But a good one
Excellent video, Thanks to all who took part in the making of this video.
Lovely info given.
Will now subscribe to Trekking & Towpaths.
Thank you Roy. I am sure he will appreciate it
another award wining video martin you really know how to get the best out of your drone with incredible shots of the viaduct
Thanks Paul. Drone shots of stuff like this is great
Now, what wasn't included in that video, we had trains, viaducts, canals, countryside, wildlife, flowers, boats, disused railways, blimey I couldn't keep up!!! Thought there were a lot of mosquitoes about when you were standing on the viaduct that seems to be supported on milk churns, turns out its your drone doing all those high shots - thought you'd stopped doing that, some sweaty palm moments there thank you very much😨!!!!! Great stuff as usual Martin, Sundays have returned to normal👍
Thanks Bob, yeah I love/hate flying that drone
Great video and the camerawork is top notch, well done Martin.
Thank you Richard
I love these videos. Cheers from Florida, USA
Thanks very much Patrick
Fantastic places! I'm always faintly terrified of abandoned viaducts, the bit where you were saying that you could feel it moving with the wind made my blood run cold! That drone footage was astounding too. Great stuff!
Thanks, it was a bit unnerving 😃
Love the shot of the viaduct with the 66 flying by great timing👌🏻
Me too 😀
Great video martin, and a lovely day for it, not been to bennerley viaduct yet ,it's on my bucket list,would have been good to visit when the coal plant was there.Plenty of interesting thing's to see around Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire.
Its a good one to check out on a nice day Peter
Great video Martin, Thanks for sharing :)
Great content as usual Martin!
Thanks very much
Mint yet again and thank-you we really enjoy our sunday nights now. More train stuff please,,
Thanks Lee, am sure there will be more
We are coming to Manchester from Scarborough next month and thanks to you my 7yr old daughter wants to find the river medlock lol.
Awesome! Feels like a long time since you last posted Martin. It was worth the wait! The midlands!!!! I’m home!! Straight off a 66 light engine and then another on a freight!!! 😁👍👊What a set of viaducts ! The whitewicks will be jealous! 🤣 Ants got a new subscriber!!! 👍😁👊
Thanks Ant, yeah i could of stood and watched the trains. Thanks Ant will appreciate it
Very cool Martin, love the drone footage 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Thanks very much guys
Another brilliant video, thanks Martin.
Thank you
great video loved it ! I like that you give so much information about your locations thank you have a great day!
Thanks very much. 👍
excellent presentation Martin.thank you
Thank you very much
Ahhh! I'm going to enjoy this. Thanks for video Martin.
Thank you Neil
Supreme video -the drone shots rule! -Cheers martin
Thanks very much Matt
Great drone shots! Very interesting video.
Thanks Dan
I love your videos Martin. They are so honest and show your enthusiasm for the subjects. So much better than when a TV production team does it for the money.
Thank you Andrew
For anyone who doesnt know what a corking picture is, its means its a belter.... i mean brilliant haha
The railways that are disused in liverpool are now tarmac for use as a cycle track, The Trans Pennine Trail. iv walked a fair bit of it under the tunnels and over the old bridges that all all still there, iv walked from Aintree through to Hunts Cross. Only did that because of watching youre videos mate so thank you. Im not sure if there is much in Wigan where im from in regards to disused railways
I love your videos mate. Theyre Superb 👍🏻
Stunning vid.....as allways....
Thank you very much Hovermotion 👍
As always Martin ,a masterpiece has been born. I love the beauty of these viaducts,and while at times an accident they are with us,a jewel to possess.
Yeah they are beautiful Andrew
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Martin
Thanks Ron 👍
Great video Martin,two amazing structures, beautiful aerial shots😀👌
Thanks very much Shaun
Excellent as always Martin Xx
Thank you Charlotte
As always liked before viewing. 👍🙂
Cheers Ian
Nice to see Fledborough Viaduct with the drone footage I have cycled over there about two years ago.
Brilliant I enjoyed the video. 👍👍😎
Thanks David
Martin another cracking video. railway,industrial history all in one..
Thanks Tim
Great video Martin 👍🏻 keep them coming
Thanks Mark
A very beautiful spot you want to that was that was really nice then again it is beautiful over there another awesome video thank you Martin and I'll keep watching your friend from across the sea
Thank you Phil. Yes it was a gorgeous area
Thank you for visiting our lovely county, what a great vid mate. Regards Paul
Thanks Paul. It was beautiful
Great video , as usual . Very nice footage with the drone , it complements the video. Thumbs up
Thank you Victor
Great end to a Sunday, cracking video Martin, one more to my collection !
Cheers Steve 😆👍
Looked like you had a right laugh. Nice one Martin. You can't beat a good old cast iron lattice viaduct. I always find it amazing how an area that was once fully industrialized can return to a tranquil haven with wildlife and flora and fauna of all types. The deer shot was a nice touch as was the water skier have to have a go at that on the medlock!
I bet that first ice cold pint went down a treat after filming!
Yeah we had a laugh. That was the first time ever I have seen a wild deer 👌
Box of chocolates by my side,...nice cup of tea and watching another great Martin Zero video.....ahhh wonderful!! 😀😀.
Thanks Suzy, save me a caramel one 😃
Nice one👍 great stuff as ever😁
Thanks for this short trip! Now I have strength for the rest of the day. Your vids are like spa visits.
Thank you Maggie
Superb as always and a great way to unwind on a Sunday evening! Many thanks Martin!
Thanks very much
Loved it. My neck of the woods too. Will definitely check out Trekking and Towpaths. Heck I might even venture out myself. :O . Thanks again.
Great stuff Neil and thanks
Great Video Martin. The land you thought were sidings in Fledborough are what remains of the old station buildings and an access track used when the line was converted to a cycle route. I live nearby and used to walk along the old line once they closed the power station and removed the buildings at the station.
he line towards Chesterfield is being used as a network rail test track, but there's been talk of reopening a station at Ollerton and a new one at the site of Thoresby Colliery to go alongside a big housing development there.
The signal was put in after they made it a cycle route along with the station signs. The stations at Clifton and Harby still have some of the original buildings left.
Just to the right of the signal is a little path that leads down the embankment to under the viaduct, good shortcut to the Trent Valley Way and local pub.
Thank you Ben thats great info. Its difficult when you dont know an area well and I appreciate your positive comment. I wish I had taken that path because I could of got underneath those arches 👍
What a joy to see the drone working fantastic video Martin . The hairs on my neck were standing on end the height of the viaduct. Great watching even at 3 am Monday morning.
Thank you. Your watching late ? Early ?
@@MartinZero late but I don't care
Strange new world lm sitting just North of San Diego along the coast railroad line in California exploring your disused railway on my smartphone !! 😁 Cheers
Hi Bret, wow thats brilliant. Thanks so much for watching hope you enjoyed
@@MartinZero looking in from Southern California and love to look at the skeleton of the industrial revolution especially what's going on in your epic UK
Hi Martin, great to see another video from you. Such a beautiful part of the country you guys cover. It's so amazing to see all of the older infrastructure still surviving to present day, it makes you feel proud to be British in that sense. Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey, I can tell how much hard work it took walking and driving just to bring us these amazing locations. x
Thank you Sue, yeah it was a long trek in the car and on foot 😃👍
@@MartinZero I guess at least you did your daily work-out lol ;). x
Another great video thanks! You guys have some of the best rail infrastructure ever made anywhere on the planet and it’s so good to see these 2 amazing monuments still standing - they are both awesome structures. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you, yes they are incredible structures
A great mix Martin,thanks
Thank you Simon
Some great drone work there Martin. Again a great video with fantastic sound track.
Thanks very much Jason glad you enjoyed it
Fab video Martin loved the drone shots. Thanks for the video 👍
Thank you
Great video Martin really interesting really enjoyed it great production, nice to see abit of wildlife as well.
Thanks Adrian
beautifull video martin..as usual colours etc were great wee snippets of nature were also amazing totally professional you are a master of your craft sir.
Thanks very much Johnny
Nice atmosphere with the drone shots set to some well chosen tunes.
Thanks Alan glad you liked it
Amazing film fantastic viaducts such a beautyful spot remarkable how quickly nature has reclaimed the power station
Yeah it was so Beautiful Nick
Good drone footage by the way excellent
Thanks Thomas
Thanks Colin great video as always.
Thanks very much Clive
Well deserved. Appreciate the skill involved in doing the videos.
Very interesting video thank you from New Zealand
Thank you Terry, regards to New Zealand
Thank you for your reply I love the ones where you are following the river and going in the tunnels also the canal was fantastic when it was drained and some of the music that you use also is really beautiful and matches the video so well thanks very much good work up you are a fantastic presenter I should always watch all your videos regardless of the content as they are quality
Thanks very much. You are very kind
Good stuff as always Martin. Would love to see you trace the route of the Nottingham suburban railway. Long forgotten now.
Thank you. Oh I never knew of that
The things we see and learn! Thanks a lot Martin .
Loved the video Martin. The nature close ups were beautiful! Thanks ❤💛💚
Thanks very much
Thanks for great video Martin.
Thank you Gareth
Just hit play. Sitting back and getting this ball rolling.
Great stuff 👍
Interesting didn't know they were there, great video keep it up.
Thanks Clive
this was a nice one martin thank for taking us out in the sun cheers from trev and christine
Thanks very much
That was just fantastic, thanks for taking me along
Thank you Linda, glad you enjoyed
Brilliant Martin. Thanks!
Thanks very much David
Fantastic stuff as always Martin a pleasure to watch, makes my Sunday evening.
Thank you very much
Great video again Martin.
Cheers Phil
Thank you for this one Martin. I watched this video a while back, ever since then i have had this idea that when the weather improves next year, i will be getting the bikes out for a ride or two, the first being Lincoln to Fledborough. If we can get further than Fledborough that would be great, but i am of the understanding that Network rail has active infrastructure west of there.
That was excellent. I haven't seen an "M-Z" video in a while (been a bit poorly), so this was a proper tonic! I wish I'd known about these during my time in Derby (University, '93 - '96). I would have loved bimble along the lines. I'm not so mobile these days, but hey-ho, you guys have saved me the hard work. ✅
I spent some time in Chesterfield too, and frequently visited a friend in Nottingham. We spent quite a lot of time around Mapperly, and quite often went for toddles along the banks of the Trent, near Stoke Bardolph. It wouldn't have been an epic drive to see these viaducts.
The only real sadness is that there aren't any trains running on these lines anymore.
Hello thanks very much. Hope your better. Yeah I wouldnt have known about them if it wasnt for Ant
I really enjoyed your video Martin 🥇
Nice to watch something that’s actually interesting 🙏
Many thanks for sharing
🙂🍻👍
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it 👍😃
Very professional as normal Martin. 👍 It must be like a full-time job for you. The drone views are excellent and really add to the perspective. You can see how the item really sits in it's environment.
Interesting about Bennerley Viaduct and being made of cast iron for lightness.
Some were cast on-site which could be dangerous. Tay Bridge was cast on-site then in bad weather and the weight of a train sadly caused a disaster and it collapsed. I understand it was because bubbles had occurred during the casting process and made it weaker.
Bloody hell thats not good. Thanks Mark
Great stuff, as always. Two very impressive viaducts, and I'm glad that they're both safe. I was very surprised that the Fledborough Station sign was still intact, and in place. If that was round my way, it would have 'walked' long ago.
Cheers Brian, yeah never thought of that it did look good
Fabulous, been looking forward to the next video
Thanks, hope you enjoyed 👍
Nice to see some great structures from other areas! Looks like you had a great time filming this too!
Thanks yeah good to see them as I would have never known of them. yeah we had a laugh
Cracking video Martin, great shots of canal boat etc ,drone action and views are amazing, I use to cope with heights well, when I was young and roofing, heights you get to with the drone doesn't half remind me I'm getting on now , ha, ha
You do a canny job of the music too, thanks Martin really enjoyed the whole video👍🙂
Thanks Colin really appreciate it
Oh dear, your not keen on highs are you?. Amazing shots it screams quality and attention to detail love the historical references” Amazing Amazing”. Lovely drone shots it most be all the practice you are having. Thank you 🙏
Thank you Debbie. I did struggle with the drone shots though, again 😄
Thanks for this video mate
I'm a 30 secs in and I already love this video! I haven't seen it yet, but I know that's Bennerley Viaduct! I live a stones throw away from it and cycle past it frequently, the former route of the line runs behind my house. It was also part of my local 'playground' when I was a kid!
The last parts of Bennerley coal depot were demolished in the early 00s. They blew one side of the loader out at 2am, with no warning to the local residents.
www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/plans-submitted-revamp-iconic-bennerley-2732317 FYI
Thank you very much
Bloody hell
No worries. I'm trying to find a picture of the loader on its side but they are proving illusive! I can remember going down there a few days after they did it, we found an old packet of Rothmans (that tasted foul!) and a huge adjustable spanner which was rehomed!
Fantastic as always Martin. What a find you have been absolutely love your passion for this subject. Keep em comin pal
Thanks very much Gareth
Great photography, and episode 👍🏻
Thank you 👍