The Tunnel that Collapsed. The Malton to Driffield Railway
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- In this video we visit the Malton to Driffield disused abandoned railway line. Its located in North Yorkshire in the UK. Firstly we visit the Wharram chalk works active in the 1920's A wonderful piece of industrial history. We see the Lime kilns and the old now abandoned quarry. We walk on down the disused railway line and we eventually come to the Burdale disused railway tunnel. The Burdale tunnel suffered two collapses in 1977 and 1988 we enters the tunnel and approach the collapse. We also hear stories of how the teams of Navvies, Victorian tunnel workers and engineers caused chaos in the area with the advent of illegal drinking dens. This is a historical documentary and an urbex adventure. Looking at some wonderful victorian railway architecture and engineering. This is a collaboration with @ALWResearchTeam
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The British Pathe footage of the Chalk works www.britishpathe.com/video/the-chalk-getters-a-wharram-study
Good explore ;)
@@ExploringwithCarl thanks EWC
How you get in Martin, looks like a solid wall
Nice to see the chalk chutes you found still working being used in production in that Pathe film :)
Another good one that old footage was great to see.
I have actually walked all the way through from South to North (and back). I went with a friend of mine who had been through before. It must have been around 1988 and just after the second collapse, as we had to climb over two tunnel fall debris piles. The water was quite deep between the debris piles as it is 'dammed' by them. Climbing up the piles into the voids it was very interesting to see the layers of brickwork. From memory it was about 4-6 layers. We made it through into the North end but there was no way to exit so we had to walk all the way back. An interesting feature was the ice stalagmites on the tunnel floor for the first 50 metres or so from the South entrance. It must have been after Easter but the tunnel was well insulated from the Spring warmth and quite cold inside. At that time, there were big double doors on the South entrance which must have been left open in the Winter.
We used to do some stupidly dangerous things back then! We were rock climbers and dabbled in a bit of caving but this was a bit over the limit.
The tunnel collapse looks like a hydraulic break through, where the lined the tunnel in the chalk when it was dry and failed to allow for enough drainage behind the wall during heavy rain periods!
I have seen it before in some places, generally caused by poor hydrology investigation by the engineers. Water bleeds through the chalk and builds up in large amounts behind the Brickwork, it then finds a weakness or a crack and pushes through. It also happens in mines in shale areas and also in underground fortifications.
Wow! That’s fascinating, Sam - thank you for posting 😍
similar fall happened in a coal mine i worked at in australia... water built up around and above the tunnel ( adit ) lining and it weakened the strata and fell down.... the main conveyor out of the mine was cut for quite a long time... the adit used for men and machines was found to be effected also... above the fall on the surface was a natural depression where the water gathered, this is where the water came from during wet weather..... another mine i worked at had water entering the strata a time after rain... i reported it and was told i didnt know what i was talking about...........
Impressed that you managed to walk through the wall at the end of that tunnel...
Rentaghost 👻😀
Exactly ! ahhahahahah
@@MartinZero LOL That's a blast from the past. :D
Ummmm I was thinking the exact same thing 🤔
@@MartinZero Do I detect a new nick name ? Mr Claypole 😆
Yes 30 mins of greatness
Thanks Rob
Great content. I live in Bakersfield California USA. The Tehachapi Loop a very old still used realign with many tunnels that go through the Tehachapi Mountains from Bakersfield and then over to Mojave is still in working order today the loop for such a steep grade is so big and the trains are so long that they actually loop around and meet each other front to back each time they use the loop when I was a young girl passengers still were allowed to ride the Tehachapi Loop and I got to ride it one day look it up it's a famous historic train track and destination.
Wow sounds fantastic Katherine 👌
I saw james walking up Rochdale road, Royton a couple weeks back. I had 1 of them “I know him but I can’t think where from” moments...5 mins later it twigged who it was!
I sent him your comment Ryan. He said say hello next time 👍
I thought he looked familiar.
James is a great addition.
Amazing the brickwork at the chalk works seems to be in good condition. Those drops in the woods are deadly I’m surprised they haven’t been back filled or fenced off
I imagine in summer when the weeds are high they are very dangerous to spot
Or full of dead animals that have wandered and fallen in
Martin, watching your video brought back many memories of this area. In the late 1950’s I was a teenager living in Hull. We would cycle out to Burdale on a weekend and push our bikes through the tunnel. Heading north was tricky as there was a bend near the northern portal so we were always heading into darkness. No powerful torches in those days, just feeble Ever Ready bike lights. I seem to recall that there was always a lot of water running from the air shafts, some of which are 300 ft deep. So I am not surprised there has been a collapse; that’s a lot of bricks to support.
From the northern portal we would go and explore the abandoned church at Wharram Percy. Heading back south through the tunnel was a lot easier as once past the bend we had a speck of daylight to aim for. Quite an adventure at the time.
Great video as usual - well done Martin, James and Andrew. When construction of the tunnel started it was going to be for double track, but the company had financial problems and to save costs the tunnel design was changed for single track, that is the reason for the change in size after the first few hundred yards. As a matter of interest the Resident Engineer for the railway under construction was Alfred Dickens, who was the younger brother of Charles Dickens.
Wharram Percy is a deserted mediaeval village-I seem to remember from my historical geography many years ago.
Yeah I believe so John
@J M It's and English Heritage property now, very interesting place.
I love the fact that its a bat refuge now, it's like we said "Here you are nature, we used this for a while but now its yours again, enjoy!"
Because I watched this I now know that a steam shovel typically had a 3 man crew.
Watched this video...then watched "the chalk getters"..then wondered about the steam shovel in that video and researched about that topic too.
Martin Zero...leading to learning 👍😁
At last - a video from the right side of the hills - brilliant 👍
Done a few now David
.... but it's not in Lancashire
Fascinating, I really appreciate how you take the time to show buildings in context, too many TH-camrs wave the camera about and don’t stop to take in the details such as pointing up chimneys and around the outsides of structures.
Also really helps that you show a map and explain where a new location is in relation to the previous one.
I am intrigued as to how you got into the tunnel since there didn’t appear to be a door on the second end you visited, only on the first...?
I thought challenge anneka was back at the beginning! Great work as always Martin keep up the excellent videos. Stay safe my friend.
Yep gotta keep the excitement up 😀
@@MartinZero ha ha too right cheers me up your videos while this bloody COVID going on! 👍
Naahhhh, bums not the same 😁😁😁
Hey Martin, standard bottom fired lime kiln, the funny shaped bricks are fire bricks and designed to be hot at one end but remain stable at the other end. I have seen equally old ones here, very much the same design but used for reducing oyster and other seashells to lime. Also very similar are charcoal kilns which have a cap with adjustable ventilation to semi smother the fire burning in the layered timbers placed in the kiln.
Brilliant...! That chalk works is huge - anything like that down our way is long gone and flats built...
Yeah lovely that its still say there in the woods
Wow are used to live in Kingston upon Hull when I was younger didn’t know any of that was there well done Martin thank you
Cheers Ron, glad you enjoyed
Wow another stunning production..
With the bonus is amazeing.
We were round that area this year walked past the chalk works and to the closed off entrance to that amazing tunnel so much work left unseen under those hills . Thanks showing me what i never got to see.
Hi from the USA and Thanks for sharing. Loving all you do, I enjoy thr history of everything you show wish I could visit your beautiful country one day.
Running round like Keith Chegwin at the beginning gave me a chuckle 😂👍
8:25 reminds me of when me and my mates went into the old Birmingham and Leyland rubber works and found loads of old gas masks. It’s now new houses on its site 😞
Leyland PR25
Yeah the curse of the housing estate Dan
Nice finds! Filters full of asbestos tho.....
@@suzyqualcast6269 My dad said that at the time we got them “don’t fit those bloody filters on” he said 😂
Nice Video as always Martin :)
Great day Andrew
And from the look of the excavated chalk of the tunnel where all the Brickwork has come away they used square edge cutting, leaving a flat surface at the top and angled sides down to a vertical wall and them built the arched Brickwork under it, if the didn't fill the space between the Brickwork and the chalk it just would've filled with water, causing the hydraulic blow out and collapse of the brick liner.
That would also explain the rounded rectangular tunnel roof end of the vent Shaft as it would start where the ceiling was flat and narrow to round once it went up around 20'.
Yay “James walk sideways down hill” 👍🏼👍🏼
Employing his own methods
@@MartinZero just finished the video now mate, we had tea then I nodded off last night haha
What a find !!! That collapse !!😱
Fantastic video very interesting
Thanks Daniel
@@MartinZero your welcome mate
Probably Lime kilns, where limestone and chalk were burned, to create lime for cement manufacture.
Sunday evenings sitting at work are always made better by a Martin Zero video. The very best way to travel without moving. Thank you yet again. Nice one.
Part of my job is to hand out a right of way token to rail workers who need access to a seldom used rail spur and set of sidings that run through the dock area where I work. The spur is used to park heavy maintenance gear until it is needed. The token is a solid brass rod, about 12" in length, very battered and heavy, with the spur name stamped into it. I hand it out about once a fortnight.
That actually sounds great Brian
All right, hot tea---soft chair and a Martin video......
It's amazing that no one was under any obligation to mitigate the hazards of those shafts by simply filling them. It could have been so easy to do. It's hardly worth all manner of wildlife and someone's children going permenently missing in them.
Nice one Martin, it’s a fantastic place to explore. Medieval village, 18th Century roofless Church, Chalk Crusher & Quarries, disused Railway with Tunnel ............... heaven !
Thanks I wouldnt mind going back to the village
@@MartinZero .......check our Channel for other locations over here Martin 😉 The old Butlins Station Platform is still here 🤔 If in doubt give us a shout 👍
Great video and the movie was amazing. Thank you Martin and friends cheers from Oz.
Amazing brickwork work of art
You weren't wrong about the dust having just watched the archive footage 👍 Great vid again Martin ☺
Beautiful brick work
That is one amazing video. I don’t live too far from there so I’m going to take a look next summer
Great videos Martin, thank you!
Totally fascinating. I love industrial heritage.
Thanks very much Islam
I was born quite close to the area, the line was nicknamed the Malton Dodger, we used the old quarry for Motorcycle Trials events. I walked through the tunnel over 40 years ago. It was bricked up at the Malton end, although you could see some light from that end, it was partially flooded above wellington boot height so that stopped us going to the end. Its a long way north of Hull. There is still a lot of the lines infastructure in the area.
Ahh yes I heard it was called the Dodger Robin, it missed all the towns didnt it by about half a mile
Awesome vid as always lads thank you
Another Gem from Martin , thanks mate !
Fantastic day out. Thank you chaps. Can you imagine the sound that collapse would have made through the tunnel! Hope you enjoyed your egg buttie James.
Yeah it would have been mega scary to see
Outstanding footage Martin. Thank you so much..
Martin. Thanks for these videos. I can't get out and about at the moment but these are very much the next best thing. Cheers.
WOW!!! BEAUTIFUL ARCHATECTURE!!! Got to try to stand in the EXACT location the original photographer stood. Very interesting video and channel! Make sure you ALWAYS hear an echo in those tunnels! 😆👍👏 A +
That was actually quite fascinating. Thank you.
Thanks Martin that was fantastic and beggars belief that our great engineers would've built a tunnel in such an unstable place that was mostly supported by courses of bricks. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Cheers, yes its interesting to see something Victorian that didnt work
Always a pleasure watching your shows, Martin. Great lighting! Bravo!
Thanks for this great video, it is great to see how the tunnells were built and lined. It is a lost art. Fascinating. Another masterpiece Martin and team.
You find the most amazing places Martin
An absolutely great upload full of information as always. Martin, keep up the top content and stay safe buddy
Thanks for a great video and the link to the chalk works video great to see things then and now
Hi Martin,yet another great and informative video,absolutely loved it.
Thanks Guys. What an amazing trip.
Fascinating once again Martin, especially the link to the old film archive.
Keep up the Great Videos love the content.
Thanks Andy
Wonderful as always
Cheers Gafrers
Brilliant, as always.
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and the production just keeps getting better and better.
The music is fantastic too.
Another cracking video Martin, again we're seeing those bricks peel away from one another! Fascinating to see the decay that can happen once something like this is left.
Fantastic, that piece of detached lining looked like a piece of art. Fantastic video.
Another great one Martin. Always looking forward to your videos.
Thanks Brian, hope you enjoyed
So many fantastic places, each with a history and memories lost in time .
Its brilliant that these places are still there to see. Amazing history. Awesome Martin. Fantastic
Yeah great place Matthew
Hey Martin! Yet another great video thanks
Thanks very much Sharon
Thank you Martin a nice video see you next week.
Hi Martin,
Nice to see you've been to my part of the world! - Even if you were up on the Wolds I'm in the vale! That 'thing' at 6:00 is nothing more than the front of a pig pen, the trough at the bottom is where the pigs ate, and the tubular bars were just that, bars to keep little porkers in, and to pour their little piggy dinners through, just like the ones on the farm where I worked in the late '70s. From the camera's perspective, you're inside the pen, with the pigs!
Yeah I was thinking engineering equipment then I realised probably pig stuff 😀
incredible. Dangerous. Frightening. Many thanks
Another cracking video Martin. Thank you very much.
Thanks very much Neil
Absolutely stunning! Visually and historically. Man oh man, thanks. That is awesome.!
Thanks very much John
Brilliant, Burdale Tunnel has mystified me for years having read about the difficulty building it, I always thought it was a no go area but you have proved me wrong! That collapse looks immense, I would never dare 😬🤐
That first part was ok as you saw but no way i would walk past the collapse David
Fascinating chaps..genuinely loved this video..I live in East Yorks so going to check it out next week
Love VIDEOS Always Great Time Love the History thank you for taking us along
Thank you Mary
My third watch today, fantastic video. Really enjoying my evening tonight, thank you Martin.
Cheers Dave and thanks for watching
Great video thank for sharing 👍
Another great vlog👍
What a cracking video! You've done it again, made my morning. Thanks.
Thanks William, glad you enjoyed
Epic explore ... definitely something 99.9999% of us would never have seen without you're video.... please keep up the good work
The addition of the operational movie was brilliant. After your comprehensive explore of the site it was amazing to see how it was in operation. Another excellent presentation, luv ya work, thanks.
Brilliant as always!
Thank you Ray
Brilliant as always. 🙂
Have an Awesome Sunday, as always Great Video
Thank you Michael
Great video and so interesting, nice to see Andrew with you he also does some crackin stuff, xx
Great video thanks for sharing some excellent finds
Thank you Kitty
Absolutely fascinating
Thanks David
One of your best . You covered an important resource of the early 20th century . Building materials were in huge demand and a very important part of the economy . It employed a lot of folks . They were very competitive and very thin margin businesses . Very tough to manage . What's shown is an excellent look at the impressive structures necessary to harvest , refine ,store and load the massive amount material necessary .
Thanks for having Andrew in the video . Maybe a retired engineer could cover the collapse in detail in a separate video .
That would be a good idea if we could do that, thank you
great vid thanks for sharing
Eyup Martin never thought I would be interested in railway history, but you make it so interesting with your passion and great video content, keep em coming lad, 👍
Another great video, thank you. Lovely to see James again, I’ve missed him and Connor as well.
Thanks, hopefully we will get Connor back soon
A great watch, cheers.
Thank you
Thanks Martin for yet another lovely vlog ❤️🙏👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Tobbe
hi , york has a fabulous train locomotives, its a great museum, worth a look , being an ex railway nurse , you need to see to appreciate these amazing engines . my gosh Martin how interesting, always love your videos for bringing history back , being a girlie i know i never was able to know about these places , those shafts were very deep , you would think they would have been filled in by now , its breaking the law to disturb bats now as merseyway river which the stockport shopping centre is built above certain times of the year personnel are forbidden to disturb them . in fact they have a lady who cares for them , and a very stern lady who you just don’t mess with !!! i only know because my hubby had his retirement job in security , following his retirement from the police force . now safely retired from both ! thank goodness with covid -19 , and the new variant, he,s no longer at risk .i hate to say Martin even the open air just speaking to another person without a mask puts you at risk, as i am a registered nurse, so just take care , i am concerned for you . my regards liz x
Hi Martin, wow what a fantastic and very informative video. Where do I start, there was so much history crammed into this episode and all of it absolutely fascinating. I was so scared the vibration from your voices was going to bring down another chunk of that tunnel. A big thanks to Andrew and James and also yourself. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖
that was amazing martin thank you
Thank you Alan
Another great video, love the camera work, the backing track really helps bring things to life, great work and content. Thanks Martin
Thanks very much Paul. Hope your good
Fantastic. Music brilliant.thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you.
Thanks Shirley
The Pathe film was the perfect ending to this adventure. Thanks Martin
Another great video Martin, I can never wait for my weekly dose of industrial heritage... Keep them coming!
thanks very much Adam
Another excellent video thanks Martin, really makes Sundays better, really look forward to watching your vlogs, please keep them coming stay safe
Thank you Graeme glad you enjoyed
The pathe news film is brilliant , rare to see an old abandoned works then see on film It working