The Still, The Worm and The Bridge in the Woods!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ม.ค. 2025
- Hello again. There are many disused railway lines in the UK. In this film we take a look at one that is local to us, and see some interesting sights along the way. Here's hoping you enjoy it. Please give a like and consider subscribing if you aren't already. Thanks for watching!
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Hello everyone. Throughout the whole of the UK there are abandoned and dismantled railways, left over from the days of the so called "Beeching cuts". In this film we explore a little section of one such railway in our little corner of the UK. Along the way we find some interesting things.
Thanks, lads, for an excellent tour of your 'hood.
And always looking forward to your next video.
Cheers, Peter.
Thank you Peter, much appreciated. The next film will have more workshop content.
Great tour Gentlemen, takes me back to my time living there.
Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it.
Good to see a mix of content in your channel.
The "Beeching Axe" cut deeply into the railways that were providing an amazing service to the communities they served. Nice to see the Victorian engineering has outlived those cuts.
You are right about the Beeching cuts. The irony is that the Inverness to Perth Junction Railway (became the Highland Railway Company) was the most direct route through to Perth. It also held the record for the longest platform at any British railway station. This was at Dunphail and was used for loading cattle. Sections of it still exist, buried in undergrowth. I'm glad you liked the slightly different content. From my standpoint it's nice to have any content on this channel! More workshop related stuff to come. Thanks again.
Good job boys 👍
Thanks Paul!
Out in the wilds! Very interesting! Do hope they open up again at the museum, it looks well worth a visit. Harry is a chip iff the old block! Very bright lad!
Phil
Hello Phil. Thanks for your comment. It is pretty much all like that where we live. The old railway is magnificent. A section of it is run as the Strathspey Steam Railway, from Aviemore. Sadly I don't think Dallas Dhu will open again. Historic Scotland seem to have no plan for it to do so. That said they do still own and maintain the building, so it will remain in good condition to preserve the history of the place. Thanks again!
As one of the faithful 12% Carl, may I congratulate you and Harry for an interesting trip, and you get sun, I must be in the wrong bit of Scotland 🤔
Thank you Jon! Yes we are lucky here in Moray, generally it is relatively dry and sunny. You wouldn't have thought that the past few weeks though, it has been very wet. I'm glad you enjoyed the film.
Thanks for sharing brother. Pretty cool
Thanks for watching.
Those still worms looked very interesting Carl.
Hi Paul, yes they are very interesting. The Coopers and Coppersmiths were and are exacting tradesmen. The worm pipes curve as well as taper and they are made from rolled flat sheet. The outer casing "barrel" has no sealant between the wooden slats. It is purely the fit that provides the seal. I'm glad you enjoyed the film.
@@carlwilson1772 Yes all those skills 'lost' but if they are no longer needed or relevant then they are replaced rather than lost I suppose. Even if the distillery was still in operation sooner or later the worm pipes would have been made by robots in volume production some place else (not locally) and the big barrels would have been GRP or stainless tubs. Cheers
@@HaxbyShed They haven't been lost. They are all still used daily in the many distilleries around here. The copper is still used and necessary for the process. The Coopers still work out of the centre near the town of Duffus. The stills are all copper even today.