A look at a section of the Wye Valley Line that ran between Chepstow & Tintern Quarry (on the England Wales border) up until 1981, opening segment running till 1990, also as a quarry line.
It's remarkable how quickly nature reclaims the land. I like watching videos like this, you imagine the industry of man back then and trains coming back and forth and then one day that's it, the last train rolls out never to return. Great choice of music that gives a real sense of sadness.
I'm glad that somebody actually thought of taking time to make this video keeping aside precious time from daily chores, jobs and professional commitments. Trailing through abandoned railroads has always been purely blissful. One can always discover forgotten gems from the past lying somewhere along the track. This one just made my day. I literally relived the entire stretch of the bygone era over there. What made this one a bit distinctive is the photographer's faculty of periodically stepping off from the trail and taking glimpse of apparently trivial objects lying by the tracks, e.g. signal post, old platform ramp, colourful decorative items hanging from trees, etc. I could relate to this, because I do the same. The background music is well chosen and goes synonymous to time lapse. This video could be an archaeological treasure. Thanks for taking us to a wonderful time ride. It's on my favourite playlist now.
Wow that bridge at the start brings back some memories. Many a summer holiday spent waiting for trains in the 70s. And watching the 37 going up the branch...
Strange yet beautiful scenery enhanced by the delightful, haunting music. That Quarry is awsome, must have been great in its heyday. Most enjoyable video , no commentary - just great to watch and dream of those halcyon days of yor . Thanks for posting
I always see the sad side of abandoned railway lines. When you think of all the blood, sweat and tears in addition to the time and money that went into building and running it; it all just seems to be just a waste.
Well said, was hard for a lot of navvies on these lines, I often think about them in dark tunnels trying to dig through rock with hand tools, many not seeing the next day.
Great comment. Total waste of a national asset. Shoild have been mothballed at the very least, bit the road lobby got its way. So enjoy your next drive up the M1, M5, M6 etc. etc.
Brilliant film and music. I travelled the line line by train from Tidenahm to Monmouth as a child. One day the guard let me sit up front with him (the tank engine was pushing from behind). I'll never forget the view down into the valley as we came out of the tunnel beneath the Cockshoot.
Thanks for sharing. you took me to a place I could never visit in person. I love exploring old railroads. Would like to see some of the other end of the line as well. Great video.
really enjoyable and compelling film made well with the abandoned railway as the central theme but plenty of other interesting and thought provoking material. The sound track adds to the sense of loss and nostalgia for our once magnificent and complex railway system which could easily remove unwanted long-haul road freight from our now vastly inadequate road system. Excellent
Hi just watching your videos wow truly amazing loads great footage sad that the area gone in to dispare love the music, if there was any awards for this you would win. Well done.
Tbh i never visited the place but i have two thing to say. 1. This man has balls 2. Its very interesting to see the train tracks go into the surounded by nature. To me its art. No offence.
You are a brave man, thank you for a great video. When I see very old structures, I feel sad for the number of lives that would have been lost building them. Nature is always the great conqueror 💜
An interesting walk, never easy when the going gets tough. I did this walk around 2003/4 during the wintertime January/February on a sunny day, when the undergrowth had died back a bit. It looks very much the same as it did then. Such a disgrace this scenic route was never kept open as a tourist line. I'm aware these routes need to pay there way to survive, and this route would likely be a good candidate. Such a beautifully outstanding scenic landscape in the Wye Valley.
Walked through that tunnel many times as a kid. Always a little nerve wracking as you didn't know whether a train was due either to or from the quarry. Had to duck into one of the niches once when a train did come through when in there with friends. It's a great pity to see the track way so rundown as it's a superb walk overlooking the Wye.
Hi. Easiest access used to be the bridge crossing the A48 just outside Tutshill, near Tidenham quarry. However, as a youngster with no concept of danger or fear, friends and I sometimes used to cross the Wye on the old Tubular bridge and simply follow the tracks to the Wye Valley branch, ignoring mainline trains in the process. Oh happy days.
Martin Courtenay-Blake do you have postcode for road with the bridge as I can’t find it anywhere I put all of the names you put in your comment but can’t find anything pls help
Wicked video. I visited tinton station as a kid with my school. Never got to see the tracks like you did or the mine quarry... think I'll have to revisit it and go for an explorer. ..
I was aware of the old railway line on the Forest of Dean side of the gorge, this must have joined the Chepstow line somewhere. . There are tunnels still open and I believe there is a stretch of rail where steam engines still run funded by volunteers.
The at spher there must be calm and yet nostalgic with a sense of the past all around you. I have walked and captured this sort of thing around nottingham where I live.
It's incredible how overgrown railway lines become and nature takes them back. Nice to see the track still there as a reninder of it's past and a possibility it may still re-open someday?
Great video......and great choice of music. It's so sad to see abandoned lines like that. I guess it would have cost more to pull up the rails than the proceeds from the scrap steel so that's why they're still in place.
Yesterday I was the other side of the river in what was the Tintern station, what a beautiful place I looked up this video to see what was on the other side of the non existent bridge.
An interesting walk, all the moreso at the rails were still in place. I`ve always wanted to live in a station but I`d need rather more in the way of comfort than were evident on that platform we saw, lol.
For some reason they demolished the rail bridge over the Wye that crossed to the Tintern side. That killed of any future for the line.Someone mentioned Tinturn Station. Well worth a visit. Nicely restored, signalbox, teas, snacks and souvenirs. Here you can research the fascinating history of this line.
The music that you took off to accompany the film - I just open another TH-cam and play it in the background (obviously, not everyone's cup of tea but I liked it, cheers). The Embryo · Remko Arentz
There was once a plan to reopen it as a preserved railway, alas the connection to the mainline at Wye Valley Jcn has now been removed I think. Loved the haunting music. To think that was once a hive of activity 😢
This would win a prize in a small film festival in the 'creepy yet somehow strangely informative' category. There's a certain tension created in the balance between the slightly disturbing soundtrack and the natural sound. Reminds me a little of the Blair Witch Project. Well done, sir!
i mean all the track is still there. there is bound to be some track bed in use, surely preservationists could use it and make a new heritage railway, but i can see why they cant since areas of the line are now picnic areas, but still if only
Up here in Lancaster pa its common to see tracks abandoned like this, the old iron ore runs that are left from the old mines. Its very sad to see even though some attempts are being made to save them.
Buen video .. se deberían conservar los ferrocarriles como algo histórico gracias a ellos evolucionamos y crecimos hasta lo que es hoy además es de admirar el gran peso que puede mover y Aúna velocidad considerable saludos desde México
Abandoning rail lines is a big mistake, because it puts more trucks on our highways. The trucks carry the freight that the trains used to carry. It results in more pollution, more traffic congestion, and the trucks beat the hell out of our highways. It results in rutted pavement, and uneven concrete sections that mess up our vehicle's front end allignment. Really, for the sake of our environment, we need to maintain our rail lines. When rail lines are neglected, and allowed to fall into disrepair, trains are forced to slow to a crawl. That makes industries turn to shipping freight by truck, and that's the thing that ultimately leads to these rail lines getting abandoned. The rail lines need to be such, that freight trains can run on these lines at highway speeds, to compete with the trucking industry. A freight train, with four diesel locomotives and 100 freight cars, emits the pollution of only four trucks while carrying the freight of 100 trucks. Each time I'm stopped at a railroad crossing, waiting for a freight train to pass through, I say to myself, each freight car on that train is one less truck on our highways!!!.
I cant believe you went through tiddenham with that tiny torch on your own mate!! Ive done it but we had decent lights, i bet you started to panic when it goes from brick lining to bare dynamited rock face....... Fair play you either didnt know its nearly a mile long or got big ⚽'s
It's remarkable how quickly nature reclaims the land. I like watching videos like this, you imagine the industry of man back then and trains coming back and forth and then one day that's it, the last train rolls out never to return. Great choice of music that gives a real sense of sadness.
Watch out for the boogie man children 😱😱😂
I'm glad that somebody actually thought of taking time to make this video keeping aside precious time from daily chores, jobs and professional commitments. Trailing through abandoned railroads has always been purely blissful. One can always discover forgotten gems from the past lying somewhere along the track. This one just made my day. I literally relived the entire stretch of the bygone era over there. What made this one a bit distinctive is the photographer's faculty of periodically stepping off from the trail and taking glimpse of apparently trivial objects lying by the tracks, e.g. signal post, old platform ramp, colourful decorative items hanging from trees, etc. I could relate to this, because I do the same. The background music is well chosen and goes synonymous to time lapse. This video could be an archaeological treasure. Thanks for taking us to a wonderful time ride. It's on my favourite playlist now.
Glad you enjoyed & thanks for comment.
Wow that bridge at the start brings back some memories. Many a summer holiday spent waiting for trains in the 70s. And watching the 37 going up the branch...
Strange yet beautiful scenery enhanced by the delightful, haunting music. That Quarry is awsome, must have been great in its heyday. Most enjoyable video , no commentary - just great to watch and dream of those halcyon days of yor . Thanks for posting
Nice to see track stil in place here
I always see the sad side of abandoned railway lines. When you think of all the blood, sweat and tears in addition to the time and money that went into building and running it; it all just seems to be just a waste.
Well said, was hard for a lot of navvies on these lines, I often think about them in dark tunnels trying to dig through rock with hand tools, many not seeing the next day.
Great comment. Total waste of a national asset. Shoild have been mothballed at the very least, bit the road lobby got its way. So enjoy your next drive up the M1, M5, M6 etc. etc.
a tip: watch series at flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
@Larry Alan yea, been using flixzone for years myself :)
Brilliant film and music. I travelled the line line by train from Tidenahm to Monmouth as a child. One day the guard let me sit up front with him (the tank engine was pushing from behind). I'll never forget the view down into the valley as we came out of the tunnel beneath the Cockshoot.
Thanks for sharing. you took me to a place I could
never visit in person. I love exploring old railroads. Would like to see some
of the other end of the line as well. Great
video.
Very well done job exploring the beautiful yet a little scary old place.
really enjoyable and compelling film made well with the abandoned railway as the central theme but plenty of other interesting and thought provoking material. The sound track adds to the sense of loss and nostalgia for our once magnificent and complex railway system which could easily remove unwanted long-haul road freight from our now vastly inadequate road system. Excellent
Memorable. bring lot of sadness on my face. we improved much more but the old life is gold and purity. thanks for sharing man. be blessed
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Hi just watching your videos wow truly amazing loads great footage sad that the area gone in to dispare love the music, if there was any awards for this you would win. Well done.
What an epic place to explore and a really great video
Totally mind blowing...I've even started to look for em myself as it's history and I for one am very nostalgic 👍👍👍
Good footage, what I like about this disused line is that there are still signals and tracks down there.
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Great music ..very atmospheric
Tbh i never visited the place but i have two thing to say.
1. This man has balls
2. Its very interesting to see the train tracks go into the surounded by nature. To me its art.
No offence.
Xnxx
Hat's off for walking in the tunnel. Beautiful trees and bushes.
Walked that tunnel on several occasions, but not for the last 20 years or so. Amazing video.
You are a brave man, thank you for a great video.
When I see very old structures, I feel sad for the number of lives that would have been lost building them.
Nature is always the great conqueror 💜
Wow great explore something so enchanting about old railway lines.
An interesting walk, never easy when the going gets tough.
I did this walk around 2003/4 during the wintertime January/February on a sunny day, when the undergrowth had died back a bit.
It looks very much the same as it did then.
Such a disgrace this scenic route was never kept open as a tourist line.
I'm aware these routes need to pay there way to survive, and this route would likely be a good candidate.
Such a beautifully outstanding scenic landscape in the Wye Valley.
You chose the right time, much easier to tackle this kind of thing in the winter months, in the summer you would battle against a jungle.
More interesting, eerie, atmospheric, gothic? like this.
An excellent, very atmospheric video. Mother nature is relentless in repossessing what was briefly used by man and his machines. Very well done.
Visited here last weekend, just about to put together a video for our channel!
so cool how the track is still there ..
+Sarah Jones Was certainly a surprise to see the track still in place.
Walked through that tunnel many times as a kid. Always a little nerve wracking as you didn't know whether a train was due either to or from the quarry. Had to duck into one of the niches once when a train did come through when in there with friends. It's a great pity to see the track way so rundown as it's a superb walk overlooking the Wye.
Martin Courtenay-Blake what's the location of that abandoned line
Hi. Easiest access used to be the bridge crossing the A48 just outside Tutshill, near Tidenham quarry. However, as a youngster with no concept of danger or fear, friends and I sometimes used to cross the Wye on the old Tubular bridge and simply follow the tracks to the Wye Valley branch, ignoring mainline trains in the process. Oh happy days.
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It's really sad how you had fun in that tunnel and now it's abandoned
Martin Courtenay-Blake do you have postcode for road with the bridge as I can’t find it anywhere I put all of the names you put in your comment but can’t find anything pls help
you are on right track.
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Brilliant job. Fascinating stuff. Amazing all those features left behind like the signal. The tunnel and quarry were the Highlights
a little scary. how brave u are!
박세훈 how is it scary?
Wicked video. I visited tinton station as a kid with my school. Never got to see the tracks like you did or the mine quarry... think I'll have to revisit it and go for an explorer. ..
Liked and loved this Video good luck in your other exploration!
I was aware of the old railway line on the Forest of Dean side of the gorge, this must have joined the Chepstow line somewhere. . There are tunnels still open and I believe there is a stretch of rail where steam engines still run funded by volunteers.
This would make a amazing preserved railway and the track is still down !!!
delighted to see an old railway resting in place [future access i hope] would love to see brought to life
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. I walked this when the track was still down, back in the 80s :-)
The at spher there must be calm and yet nostalgic with a sense of the past all around you.
I have walked and captured this sort of thing around nottingham where I live.
great video - enjoyed that
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This is so sad yet really cool. Great video 👍👍👍
Great video. It's amazing how many tracks there are in that condition in Europe.
Rare to see a line still in place, very eerie, great footage.
It is astounding to see all the track still in place, very unusual. A part of the world I used to visit regularly, thanks for the memory.
It's incredible how overgrown railway lines become and nature takes them back. Nice to see the track still there as a reninder of it's past and a possibility it may still re-open someday?
great job / I enjoyed this video very much
Great video......and great choice of music. It's so sad to see abandoned lines like that. I guess it would have cost more to pull up the rails than the proceeds from the scrap steel so that's why they're still in place.
Found the location of Tintern Quarry on Google Earth I believe, impressive. Enjoyed your video
Yesterday I was the other side of the river in what was the Tintern station, what a beautiful place I looked up this video to see what was on the other side of the non existent bridge.
Amazing that the track is still in place, given its considerable scrap value! A preserved steam railway could no doubt put that lot to good use!
An interesting walk, all the moreso at the rails were still in place. I`ve always wanted to live in a station but I`d need rather more in the way of comfort than were evident on that platform we saw, lol.
For some reason they demolished the rail bridge over the Wye that crossed to the Tintern side. That killed of any future for the line.Someone mentioned Tinturn Station. Well worth a visit. Nicely restored, signalbox, teas, snacks and souvenirs. Here you can research the fascinating history of this line.
well done, i love this film
The music that you took off to accompany the film - I just open another TH-cam and play it in the background (obviously, not everyone's cup of tea but I liked it, cheers). The Embryo · Remko Arentz
Lonely Signalman · The Advisory Circle - nuther 'n
- anything off the Ghost Box label.
There was once a plan to reopen it as a preserved railway, alas the connection to the mainline at Wye Valley Jcn has now been removed I think. Loved the haunting music. To think that was once a hive of activity 😢
Incredible video!
This would win a prize in a small film festival in the 'creepy yet somehow strangely informative' category. There's a certain tension created in the balance between the slightly disturbing soundtrack and the natural sound. Reminds me a little of the Blair Witch Project. Well done, sir!
Keyboard Dancers maybe not first but 3rd
i mean all the track is still there. there is bound to be some track bed in use, surely preservationists could use it and make a new heritage railway, but i can see why they cant since areas of the line are now picnic areas, but still if only
GREAT VIDEO!!!!Thanks
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this line definately needs to be restored.
WhyAyeMann i agree preservation of some kind i hope someone comes up with this and achiefs to get it running with museum trains
WhyAyeMann
Either that or scrap the old rails. That’s a lot of metal just rusting away
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WhyAyeMann
It is sad and at the same time beautiful.
Awesome video thank you
It's well sealed at the moment. The next tunnel along at Tintern was open a few months ago, has a fence now.
good video ! thanks 4 sharing
glad you brought your secateurs,, it needed a bit of tidying up...
Never knew this existed. Spent many years around Monmouth too.
I love this video
Thanks for sharing nice video 📹
All I can say is wow! Very cool.
Up here in Lancaster pa its common to see tracks abandoned like this, the old iron ore runs that are left from the old mines. Its very sad to see even though some attempts are being made to save them.
The old Station at Tintern isstill in use as a cafe,worth a look and the tunnelisstillthere as well(sadly locked)
Wow, nice video!
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It makes me so curious, where did that track go? Why did they leave it?
I,ve also walked through this tunnel,is a long one too.
Very nice, thank you.
great atmospheric video, I'm learning how to shoot from this author
Interesting photographic opportunities, very good
I rode along there yesterday. They have opened it all from sedbury to tintern.
Worth knowing, cheers.
Great job!!
Great video big like
What a line make good a steam railway track complete every to run if done right brilliant
get a train on there
Cool vid mate!
Buen video .. se deberían conservar los ferrocarriles como algo histórico gracias a ellos evolucionamos y crecimos hasta lo que es hoy además es de admirar el gran peso que puede mover y Aúna velocidad considerable saludos desde México
Υου are a true explorer congratulations
Very interesting video
Old is gold
Missing old track
9:52 horror movie shot its almost like there is a train comming
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The track is still there. Looks like it needs reopening! Great video. Check out The Model-Railway Men books and videos.
Nice video
Abandoning rail lines is a big mistake, because it puts more trucks on our highways. The trucks carry the freight that the trains used to carry. It results in more pollution, more traffic congestion, and the trucks beat the hell out of our highways. It results in rutted pavement, and uneven concrete sections that mess up our vehicle's front end allignment. Really, for the sake of our environment, we need to maintain our rail lines. When rail lines are neglected, and allowed to fall into disrepair, trains are forced to slow to a crawl. That makes industries turn to shipping freight by truck, and that's the thing that ultimately leads to these rail lines getting abandoned. The rail lines need to be such, that freight trains can run on these lines at highway speeds, to compete with the trucking industry. A freight train, with four diesel locomotives and 100 freight cars, emits the pollution of only four trucks while carrying the freight of 100 trucks. Each time I'm stopped at a railroad crossing, waiting for a freight train to pass through, I say to myself, each freight car on that train is one less truck on our highways!!!.
Absolutely. I wish the green movement would take this up more. Great video. Check out The Model-Railway Men books and videos.
Jacky Claiborne - That Sounds like a 1965 episode from THE AVENGERS called "the Gravediggers" . . .
funny thing is ~ i basically AGREE with you 🚂🚫🚛
Omg where was this again and I am so happy that you are ok it looks like near my house
Chepstow,..UK.
Nice video !!!!!!! cool !!!!!!!
Fabulous!
amazing just goes to show how long ago it was
I cant believe you went through tiddenham with that tiny torch on your own mate!! Ive done it but we had decent lights, i bet you started to panic when it goes from brick lining to bare dynamited rock face....... Fair play you either didnt know its nearly a mile long or got big ⚽'s
Haha its always nice to see daylight again.
Very beautiful place
7:11 braces to hold up the bridge overhead?
Yep