Ha! Spent many,many days of my youth the 70’s/80’s playing exactly around there,where the woods meet the road used to be a huge dump full of local rubbish,the glass bulbs had a dump nearby too which was very futuristic and cool,idyllic childhood,love the place,great video
@trekking and towpaths, I've gone under the Tickhill Viaduct no end of times on my way to Sheffield and often wondered if there was a path up above, well now I know, and it's one that I'm going to tackle fairly soon. Great video mate!!
Thanks for this... I grew up in tickhill during the 80's/90's and used to watch the trains all the time, especially in summer and the bridge over apy lane was my usual place. I did your same walk but in 2014 and all the track was still there apart from a mile stretch that had been stolen. Cheers for the walk down memory lane man👍👍
You're very welcome. The Harworth line was one of the first i did. I had never seen so many ants nests. Stand still for a second and my shoes were covered lol
Used to go past here quite alot back in the 80s, retired in January when eckington pit shut. Worked at eckington welbeck thoresby Markham and firbeck main.
Nice one, mate. I'm intrigued by disused railways and really appreciate the time you've spent on this video. There are several in South Yorkshire I'd like to have a closer look at, if I ever have the time.
Is this route still possible do you know? I'm trying to follow along on Google Maps but where you encounter "Harworth Industrial Units" it seems the new Simpson Park (near the Asda) is built as you see in your video, but does the expansion of that estate encroach this route? Looking to do this with the kids and end up at Tickhill viaduct
Hmmmmmmm I wouldn't really know now although when I did it, I got to the viaduct from Tickhill end as there was a section blocked off in two places before you got there
Great video. I never did get to Harworth Colliery, but i worked on steam and diesel to Firbeck and Maltby Colliery;s from Scunthorpe.. It would nice to see how it is now .
@@TrekkingExploration most of the firbeck buildings are still standing apart from the winding towers however where these stood is getting used to make cement blocks the as for the bed very little of it remains & you can only really see where it went via googlemaps no one knows whats likely to happen to firbeck colliery as ive asked some of the locals & kept getting blank expressions aswell as shrugging of shoulders each time i enquired, also many on facebook page are hoping the old harworth bed becomes a path but as you found out farmers are taking back the land it goes thru
Had the pleasure of working at Harworth colliery for 12 years until it's closure. I transferred there from Silverhill when that colliery closed in 93. The old railway lines in my locality have now been converted in many miles of official country walks like the "Five Pits Trail" and the "Silverhill Trail". I just wondered if there are any plans to make these routes proper walking trails? And thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching and commenting. There is still a great deal for me to walk in that area and I do often forget about it so thanks for the reminder 😊 There are some potential good walking routes that can be created still and hopefully this will happen 😊
Didn't this branch also serve the Glass Bulbs factory in Harworth? My interest is that my father spent 25 years as a storeman there: being originally from Yorkshire it was rumored that he never let anything leave his stores!
@@TrekkingExploration Although I was in a foster home from the age of 3, 1st at Ranby in Nottinghamshire staring in 1966 and then at Creswell from 1973 onwards, I was at some time given my real father's '25 year service' watch dated 1977. So the factory was there in 1952.
I'm going to ask a numpty question here. but my excuse is that I know absolutely nothing about railroads. at 18:08 in this video, you show a sign that reads 11m 72ch. now, I am guessing that the 11m means 11 miles, but what is a "ch"?
11m72ch, means 11 mile 72 chain. There are 80 chain in a mile, 40 half mile, 20 quarter mile. "Chain" is a railway term of measurement. Another 8 chain, added to the above, would then become 12mile.
It's a nostalgia for the past. To some people, this set of walks might seem to be rather odd. But there are very many people,(mainly men?) who are interested in railway colliery lines, collieries, industrial architecture and what would these places would have looked like in the not so distant past. Once you see the lines, the sleepers in the ground, the ballast, the concrete posts, the lineside equipment, the silver birch trees, you're hooked! You have to know, to satisfy yourself where the these lines lead to.You look at and old, b&w photo of a long disused pit and you want to stand in that shot.
Glyn Jones It’s my home village. I lived here for 18 years before leaving for uni. I think the interest is spreading with the popularity of urbexing. Not sure the popularity is with males, but all genders are finding curiosity in where they come from, how their families earned, how their villages/towns/cities were established. These types of walks often have disused buildings along the way, allowing good opportunities for photography & a bit of history.
I grew up riding motorbikes in bircotes wood where the video starts Its actually called the top wood. Here's a video of riding thosetrack on a motorbike...it could be me riding but for legal reasons we'll say rider unknown th-cam.com/video/T3ezog7p6m8/w-d-xo.html
Used to play on this walk when I was a child, many happy memories
Ha! Spent many,many days of my youth the 70’s/80’s playing exactly around there,where the woods meet the road used to be a huge dump full of local rubbish,the glass bulbs had a dump nearby too which was very futuristic and cool,idyllic childhood,love the place,great video
So did i early 70s
Thank you for the long haul and safe trip. Cheers mate.
@trekking and towpaths, I've gone under the Tickhill Viaduct no end of times on my way to Sheffield and often wondered if there was a path up above, well now I know, and it's one that I'm going to tackle fairly soon. Great video mate!!
Hello, it caught me by surprise on the day, totally unexpected 😀
love to walk these lines soon..
This was a good one, a bit of everything 🙂
Thanks for this... I grew up in tickhill during the 80's/90's and used to watch the trains all the time, especially in summer and the bridge over apy lane was my usual place. I did your same walk but in 2014 and all the track was still there apart from a mile stretch that had been stolen. Cheers for the walk down memory lane man👍👍
You're very welcome. The Harworth line was one of the first i did. I had never seen so many ants nests. Stand still for a second and my shoes were covered lol
@@TrekkingExploration lol... It was winter when I did it so no insects at all👍👍
Great video Ant.....very interesting ..loved the Viaduct ....Thanks Keep up the great work mate ...Frank & Lee...
another very interesting video 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thankyou for watching :)
Used to go past here quite alot back in the 80s, retired in January when eckington pit shut. Worked at eckington welbeck thoresby Markham and firbeck main.
Firbeck is astounding, all those buildings still standing
Great video as always - but I never thought I'd hear you say "I think I might be about to regret taking my trousers off"!
Ha ha ha ha i know 🤣😅
last time I walked that one it still had the single track down but was missing in places
Nothing at all now :(
Nice one, mate. I'm intrigued by disused railways and really appreciate the time you've spent on this video. There are several in South Yorkshire I'd like to have a closer look at, if I ever have the time.
Thanks Gary, i'll be looking into Yorkshire a fair bit more as i have already done a few in Nottinghamshire :)
The village is actually Bircotes, Harworth village is over beyond it.
Was wondering how much walking i was allowed to do from harworth, along the old rail line. This helped loads.
Great video
Thanks for watching and I'm glad it's helped you out 😊
Is this route still possible do you know? I'm trying to follow along on Google Maps but where you encounter "Harworth Industrial Units" it seems the new Simpson Park (near the Asda) is built as you see in your video, but does the expansion of that estate encroach this route? Looking to do this with the kids and end up at Tickhill viaduct
Hmmmmmmm I wouldn't really know now although when I did it, I got to the viaduct from Tickhill end as there was a section blocked off in two places before you got there
Great video. I never did get to Harworth Colliery, but i worked on steam and diesel to Firbeck and Maltby Colliery;s from Scunthorpe.. It would nice to see how it is now .
Thankyou :) I believe only a little of the Firbeck line exists, at the Harworth Junction end. I'm sure the colliery site is a country park now
@@TrekkingExploration most of the firbeck buildings are still standing apart from the winding towers however where these stood is getting used to make cement blocks the as for the bed very little of it remains & you can only really see where it went via googlemaps
no one knows whats likely to happen to firbeck colliery as ive asked some of the locals & kept getting blank expressions aswell as shrugging of shoulders each time i enquired, also many on facebook page are hoping the old harworth bed becomes a path but as you found out farmers are taking back the land it goes thru
Great video, very interesting, thanks
Thanks for watching John 👍🙂
Had the pleasure of working at Harworth colliery for 12 years until it's closure. I transferred there from Silverhill when that colliery closed in 93. The old railway lines in my locality have now been converted in many miles of official country walks like the "Five Pits Trail" and the "Silverhill Trail". I just wondered if there are any plans to make these routes proper walking trails?
And thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching and commenting. There is still a great deal for me to walk in that area and I do often forget about it so thanks for the reminder 😊
There are some potential good walking routes that can be created still and hopefully this will happen 😊
very good Video, its such a shame these lines are left like this.they ought to be turned into walking/cycle tracks.
It's worth making it into a path if only to save the viaduct :)
Didn't this branch also serve the Glass Bulbs factory in Harworth? My interest is that my father spent 25 years as a storeman there: being originally from Yorkshire it was rumored that he never let anything leave his stores!
There was indeed a glass bulb factory nearby the colliery that I believe was also served by rail. 😊
@@TrekkingExploration Although I was in a foster home from the age of 3, 1st at Ranby in Nottinghamshire staring in 1966 and then at Creswell from 1973 onwards, I was at some time given my real father's '25 year service' watch dated 1977. So the factory was there in 1952.
Thanks
Very good
Thanks Iain 😀👍
Harwood Colliery Institute, good football team and tough opponents back in the day
The route is new to me. Never went there ... Doncaster and Worksop men's territory.
I'm going to be straying into yorkshire a bit more now, although i am looking into Bentink
Wot a fantastic video
Hi Steve, thanks very much 😀
I'm going to ask a numpty question here. but my excuse is that I know absolutely nothing about railroads. at 18:08 in this video, you show a sign that reads 11m 72ch. now, I am guessing that the 11m means 11 miles, but what is a "ch"?
11m72ch, means 11 mile 72 chain. There are 80 chain in a mile, 40 half mile, 20 quarter mile. "Chain" is a railway term of measurement. Another 8 chain, added to the above, would then become 12mile.
@@deanbotterill5152 thanks for enlightening me on this, Dean. that was interesting to learn!
Why did you decide to visit here?
It's a nostalgia for the past.
To some people, this set of walks might seem to be rather odd. But there are very many people,(mainly men?) who are interested in railway colliery lines, collieries, industrial architecture and what would these places would have looked like in the not so distant past. Once you see the lines, the sleepers in the ground, the ballast, the concrete posts, the lineside equipment, the silver birch trees, you're hooked! You have to know, to satisfy yourself where the these lines lead to.You look at and old, b&w photo of a long disused pit and you want to stand in that shot.
Glyn Jones It’s my home village. I lived here for 18 years before leaving for uni.
I think the interest is spreading with the popularity of urbexing. Not sure the popularity is with males, but all genders are finding curiosity in where they come from, how their families earned, how their villages/towns/cities were established. These types of walks often have disused buildings along the way, allowing good opportunities for photography & a bit of history.
On our way to the pit one
Day the tablet machine had been pinched that gave us permission to be on the single line
Housing estate on there now. Whose brilliant idea was that??
Just like near to me at Thoresby
The Signal was a very good find 👍
My grandad died on that pit😭
Oh no I'm sorry. Whilst at work?
My old mates dad worked there.. when it shut he went down hill, he ended up a transvestite escort.
Blimey that's quite the career change 👍
I grew up riding motorbikes in bircotes wood where the video starts
Its actually called the top wood.
Here's a video of riding thosetrack on a motorbike...it could be me riding but for legal reasons we'll say rider unknown
th-cam.com/video/T3ezog7p6m8/w-d-xo.html