@@BeauMiles I am thinking of doing something similar in my home town. There is still train track left, and I want to follow it to get a different view of the landscape, and hopfully see a train along the way(there is a train that runs a part of the line still, and a train company that is trying to get more trains going through the area.). I think it would be fun to learn about the history of my town, and maybe meet some new people along the way.
Michael Heins in the US the headline would be: deranged man wielding shovel taken into custody after committing 3 counts of trespassing. Dude would be lucky to not be shot, definitely wouldn’t make it very far.
Mate. What a breath of fresh air. The world needs a shitload more people like you: just a bit of a big kid. Not hurting anyone, not doing anything bad or stupid, just enjoying yourself and educating others. Really loved this video. There's something special about old railways and all the lost history that is tied to their past. New Zealand I suspect is much like Australia with all these lost colonial lines. Each adventure is another free history lesson. Keep it up bud.
Sometimes TH-cam recommends some real gems. Never seen your channel before, never heard of you but that was an awesome adventure and great film making. Top stuff dude!
"Oi mate coppers?, yea there's a bloke runnin thru me paddock wit a shovel" "Well, what's he doin?" "Not sure, just running thru me paddock wit a shovel" "Ah, leave 'im be, prolly just a simpleton"
Here in the US, we have a program called "rails to trails" where old tracks are turned into running and biking trails. Many of them go through some pretty country.
They do that in Canada too, when they closed most of the rail lines in Muskoka (a region about 100km north of Toronto) most of them were converted into hiking trails in the 80s, and a lot of the stations are still there, mainly because the towns still exist.
@@friedbaconsizzles My grandparents house had a railroad running literally through the backyard, when I was little I used to love watching the trains go by from the window or listening to the rumbling of the diesel engines going by at night. A few years after they passed away the house burned and then about ten years ago the railroad closed and the entire line was converted into a rail trail. It's kind of cool that I can still walk the trail through what used to be their back yard where I spent so much time as a kid.
I'm convinced we can be both human and train. I have an 8 week old child at the present, and I am nothing more than a train service to her around the house, farm and block.
I've taken some of this idea and started visiting EVERY *thing* in our town. Every library, every splashpad, every pool, every fire station, every butcher shop. It forces you to visit parts of your own town that are not on your daily paths. It gives me an excuse to enjoy the resources that our town has to offer and connects me to the community around me. Combine that with reading about local history and things have a more complete picture. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Damn dude. You're the embodiment of the quote : "Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." - Jack Kerouac. Love what you're doing. Keep it up.
@@KevAlberta must be fun living in a place like that, I've never been able to go up a mountain bc nebraska is flat and boring + my family is not very adventurous
Beau Miles you inspired me to run an old train route in my area, there’s a train line from the mine days where I am that’s covered by cycle paths but I’ve never done the whole thing, think something like 30-50km
Just when you think you've seen everything on TH-cam.....there's a guy running. With a shovel. In long pants. Who stopped to eat pasta. KUDOS to all for the production efforts involved; great photography, editing, etc. It's NOT easy tracking somebody. Been there.
Cheers, Tommy. Yep, the lads were great, bootlegging their way through the landscape on as much of a half-cooked idea as me. Has Beau passed here...or not...
You are truly inspiring mate. I’m a 28 year old brain cancer survivor. I have been in a rut lately as I struggle to enjoy my new normal. I’ve been using my ill-health as a excuse as to why my body feels so fatigued everyday. I’ve been binge watching your videos and I just went for my first proper run since I played football almost a decade ago.
Buy yourself a bicycle. It's a great way to improve your health and stamina and it's easier on a weakened body. Running can be too hard on your joints if you haven't been physically active for such a long time.
check out geowizzards mission over wales then. dude just wanted to cross a country in a straight line as straight as he could. we need more youtubers like this guy doing pointless follow the tracks adventures
i know exactly how i got here, i was just watching an illegal freedom video of hopping freight trains across europe and i can see the thematic overlap there
Reckon my days are gone for being the fastest, or furthest. Actually, not sure I was ever really in that category, so oddifying things is my game now, and a lot more fun. goodonya
“The big take away. Explore your back yard. Follow the line........Where’s that Magpie gone?” I love how he thinks out loud. Every random thought. It’s so relatable. Love ya Beau.
I think I've finally found someone who feels the way I do about lost/abandoned train tracks, I can't put it into words but there's something about them that's both exciting and just sad I think? Cause there was something that was there and existed and was moving and now it's just gone, I can't explain it better than that tbh. But thank you for doing this made my intereting.
@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477 Loved them too,Scotland not only has beautiful scenery,it was one great working industrial heritage centre in the late fifties and the sixties through to the early seventies. The lots gone now bar a few 'stuffed and mounted' exhibits, lots under development,like aus. Loved his encounters with cops and landowners, only thing that saved me is Scotlands trespass laws, doesn't always work though.Different story in England,best to ask first there.
I used to live in Lincoln, UK, and when you stood on the top of the hill in the middle of the city, you could see some cooling towers in the far, far distance. So in January 2019, three mates and I decided to walk there, down the abandoned-railway-turned-cycle-route, 13.3 miles away to High Marnham, in Nottinghamshire, the next county over, knowing there was a pub right next to the towers. We later realised that Google maps hadn't updated in over a decade and we'd walked to somewhere that had actually been demolished in 2003! Didn't matter though as the pub was still there. It was so cool walking the line though, seeing all the old buildings and station signs - some had been left to rot, others had been turned into homes in the middle of nowhere. The best part of the walk (other than the pint at the end) was the walk over the River Trent down (what was) an old railway bridge. The sun was getting close to seeing at this point too, so the light was gorgeous. The wind was INCREDIBLY strong going over there and my fingers were so cold I could hardly work the shutter on my camera, but it felt so epic being able to walk there with my mates. We've all ended up in different parts of the country now, but I'd love to do it again one day.
No way mate, I live in Lincoln now and always love the view up on South Commons to see those towers, and over East toward the Peak district. I've taken trains past those same towers a few times, can't imagine walking them you mad lad haha
@@DearestHershel small world. Found this comment here and checked your insta (great pictures btw) and see that this guy Ollie Walker I used to go to college with follows you.
The animations and the transitions from old to new were breathtaking. Stunning visuals and a wonderful story. I've watched all your stuff but something about this one makes it my favorite. Kudos!
Thanks, MrElectric. It makes for better films I think when you cut to the chase, and be human about it. Too many heroes out there and people telling you how to be a better human. I get tired of that- just be good, and do interesting things.
It's cool to think that people looked out their train carriage window and saw what you were able to show us. Kids grew up to become adults travelling that line, a generation of movements intertwined by a forgotten course.
@@jimbothesailor4217 Even American police genuinely don;t care so long as you aren't going to hurt anything, do any drugs or get into any real trouble. Lot of bad news on em though, and there definitely are some bad apples within that bunch.
I know some countries have laws allowing limited public use of private lands, though that doesn't seem to be the case here. I'm not surprised they let him off, but I am surprised they didn't warn him from continuing to do it!
talking to a magpie, who is clearly hanging around out of curiosity, about curiosity... and then the magpie going away somewhere during the monologue... That's some serious sureal poetry in the real world. Beautiful
Reminds me of the old lost Thai Burma WW2 railway. Parts still cut in mountains, some now under a dam. But that railway has a far more sinister story. If you know where to look the old railway mark is still all there just like this one.
Part of that line on the Thai side is still running and is called the Death Railway. I was on it back in 2010 when it came off the tracks. Luckily no injuries for anyone on board, but we were stranded for several hours.
Exactly what I thought! The Hellfire Pass memorial museum is very thought provoking. The trestle bridges the Japanese had built in Thailand Burma railway were constructed from US Civil War Engineering manuals. Don't fix what isn't broke!
My great grandfather built that line in WW2. He was a British Soldier who was captured by the Japanese at the start of the war and was forced into slavery to build it. He survived for the entire war and lived for on until after the war.
This is amazing. As a train driver myself I’d love to do this one day at a abandoned railroad here in The Netherlands. You just gave me motivation to do it.
It's not everyday you see a red bearded man dressed as a train driver holding a shovel running through your paddock. I'm certain they assumed you were just another Meth addict. Great Video Beau!
Here's to a life worth living, Mate! And to all of us who have lived a childhood dream of being an explorer. I'm 74 years old now, and I still get off to new places when i can., especially old railroad beds and the very ends of the trail... Thanks for doing all the work of sharing it. It's the kind of good deed that'll get into heaven. 🙂
In the US it’s typical for old abandoned rail lines to be turned into paved running/biking trails. One is close to me - The Silver Comet Trail. I spend a lot of time on it.
They are turned into easements. The city or county puts a trail in and maintains it but doesn't actually own the property. The property belongs to the federal government with deeds to the railway so that within 50 years to the decommissioning they are able to reclaim the land and put a railroad back in
I run on an old railway most of the time and can still remember the feeling when I discovered that "hidden trail", the wonder too of not knowing when it would actually end. Like yours, housing developments make it near impossible to run its entire length, but the bit that remains still makes a great adventure spot and piece of our local history!
The amount of time and planning that must have gone into this is absolutely insane. Getting all of these beautiful well framed shots while navigating through a marathon's worth of wilderness, what an absurd endeavor. Kudos Beau, this is fantastic.
It's interesting how nature reclaims what we have abandoned in years. We may have established a town or city for centuries. But as soon as we leave, nature just swallows it right back up.
Doesn't take long at all either. Most ppl seem to think global warming/climate change is a risk to the planet. The planet will be just fine, humans on the other hand, might not have a very good time of it.
@@theparadisesnare I agree but the planet ''being fine'' is not so simple, I mean, what is the planet ? It's not because of global warming or climate change, it's because of pollution and contamination. Billions of creatures, species, bacterias, plants will disappear way quicker than in the past, I'm not sure the planet will be this fine. It's like saying the planet will be fine if a meteorite destroy only a third of it.
@@Nit2315 The planet will exist and be here far longer than the human race on their current trajectory, is what i meant. Earth is extremely resilient comparatively. Global warming and climate change will destroy humans long be it's a permanent risk to the planet itself
"I want to be engaged with what's around me, mo more watch or distance markers, I want to be distracted by the trail or the lack of one" that's deep mate, thanks so much, good on you !
Hello From Canada. I love when these types of videos are recommended. I knew I had to take this bloke serious at 13 min. in, when he pulls warm macaroni salad out from his pack for a snack and then I noticed he is wearing denim for a marathon distance run! Great philosophies, humor and respect! I enjoyed the journey, well done!
Dang, I was hesitant to get into this for some reason, but the quality of filmmaking really brought me in, and your story telling won me over - thanks for the amazing content!
I used to think that I'm a looser. When I started practicing soccer, I realized that I had a pretty weak stamina. I would get all helpless and tired after a while. I never thought I could run. And now. I'm in love with running. It is so soothing and refreshing, I've stopped looking for the checkpoints. It's a rhythm, just like u said. This video makes me so happy, coz I can relate to it. you've earned another excited subscriber. Cheers mate!! Keep runnin. . . . .
Here is a fun fact about train tracks in denmark. The tracks have a high density of apple/pear trees of all sorts, that are very resistant to disease etc. because the drivers would throw out their apple/pear cores and it would sprout new trees that would cross-pollenate.
In Australia, Blackberries are an introduced pest plant that runs riot over our native bushland and is considered an invasive noxious weed. Interestingly they are quite prevalent around railway lines.
Beau was born to lift our spirits and inspire us to get outside and live more, only TH-cam chanel I can say I've watched every video more then once, perfectly made and such a top bloke. Thankyou Beau 💪👌
Imagine running a marathon in jeans, with a backpack, periodically hurdling obstacles and carrying a shovel. This isn't real life, this guy lives in a video game.
What a rich run in beautiful landscapes, efforts, memory, and... fences. You know what surprise me maybe the most ? The policeman reaction ! I can tell you, that you,ve got encountered the coolest of them. Sure that in many countries, even in France, the reaction would be, how can I say... different ?... Great moment to watch, to listen.
Not necessarily. Often times, you'll notice it cut to one in Beau's hand, one left on the ground, or a drone. He does have cameramen, but it seems as though they met up with him for some bits, packed up, drove to the next part, and met up at the new location.
@@trickytreyperfected1482 Is that how they get the aerial shots? I was really confused as to how he could afford all of them, but couldn't think of another explanation
@Trey Atkins at many points the cameraman is running but the camera is steady so at those points he either ran with a stabilizer or took an atv or bike, which is more likely because there are no steady cam shots during the rough bits
@@meatcube2228 They're drone shots for sure! Drones are more affordable than you'd think, especially for the absolutely gorgeous shots you get with them :)
Thank you Beau. That was a great presentation. I did a similar thing back in 1990 on the Catlins Line in South Otago, New Zealand before all the video cameras you have available nowadays, so took only still photos. Now a bit old to do that sort of thing. Great run.
Dude. Wow. This was truly excellent. The emotion, how it was written, the way it was spoken, the genuine, humble, heartfelt way in which it connected the history of the railway, the landscape, the people, the time, the place. This really struck a chord with me because over the last year or so, I’ve walked along quite a few abandoned rail lines, as well as been to many abandoned places and thought to myself, “jeez, the stories, the things that happened here, the people, so much lost to the stoic passing of time.” And not only this, but I too have thought about the different phases a place will go thru over the ages. It’s relentless and overwhelming, and comes back to make us think of how small we are.
are you sure? before you go off and start using this expression, you might want to at least think it through....oh what the hell, just go ahead and run the line with run the line.
I studied Landscape History and this is a beautiful encapsulation of the very best of the subject, I love it - following a line in the landscape on your own two feet, discovering the past as you go. Wonderful!
Beau. I only recently discovered your videos but I'm so glad I did. Watching your videos makes me feel like a kid again. It makes me feel like I'm back in my year 4 class and learning about the country I have been so lucky to grow up in. This is a feeling like no other, so I truly thank you for providing me with this. Keep up the great work. It means a lot.
i think I've just found my new favourite youtube obsession !!! love this guy, his positive attitude towards life and the way he just speaks , his one liners are great.....Beau, keep doing this, great work mate
I also would like to thank the land owners for putting up with a stranger on their property. Hope they get to see this video. Great video, mate. I genuinely enjoyed it.
I was just given a link to this video. I live at Jindivick, more close to Rokeby though. I was intending to shoot a video of the entire line by drone, but after watching your video, I don't think I will bother, as you have done such a marvellous job of covering the subject by foot. Congratulations, and well done.
Or, just do it anyway. For no one else but yourself even. Yeah? Yours could be in winter, or in reverse direction. It'll be different. And in the end it'll be yours. And that makes it worth doing.
The best 23:56 I've spent in front of a computer in a long time Beau...thanks for your insight, humour, inspiration and sense of adventure mate...I'm a big fan!! Stay safe and keep exploring those half cooked ideas.
What a great watch... I grew up in Deepdene & spent far too many hours up down the "cutting" as it was called which was the old Kew line from Camberwell. That brought back many a memory. Thanks brother Beau
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On one hand he is a charming adventurer, on the other hand he is a certified nut-case. There should be more like him.
I agree on all counts.
"I'll have Gherkin milk mate". What a bloody character! Love ya Beau. So glad I clicked.
nah, didn't you hear, the police said he wasn't crazy :)
@@BeauMiles I am thinking of doing something similar in my home town. There is still train track left, and I want to follow it to get a different view of the landscape, and hopfully see a train along the way(there is a train that runs a part of the line still, and a train company that is trying to get more trains going through the area.). I think it would be fun to learn about the history of my town, and maybe meet some new people along the way.
@@ForeverDirty95 and did you do it?
"You're not crazy so it's alright"
Oz police.
Makes me proud.
Great video.
@Michael Heins long distance runners are crazy, I know, I am one of them. Cheers !
Cops in America would have already shot him three times then asked for his name
@@ottovonbismarck4959 The right kind of crazy
Michael Heins in the US the headline would be: deranged man wielding shovel taken into custody after committing 3 counts of trespassing.
Dude would be lucky to not be shot, definitely wouldn’t make it very far.
*Talks to magpie for about 30 mins* Yeah He aight
I love TH-cam algorithims when you find gems like this.
So right
Same here
yea, but sometimes thse algos are sooo stupid at the same time >
Look up Owlkitty
Go checkout this guys kayaking vids too, great stuff. He’s pretty under the radar I’d say.
Mate. What a breath of fresh air. The world needs a shitload more people like you: just a bit of a big kid. Not hurting anyone, not doing anything bad or stupid, just enjoying yourself and educating others. Really loved this video. There's something special about old railways and all the lost history that is tied to their past. New Zealand I suspect is much like Australia with all these lost colonial lines. Each adventure is another free history lesson. Keep it up bud.
Ta, Bell. Nice to hear from across the ditch similar good sentiments
"thanks to 34 property owners for not shooting... and to 3 others for missing."
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I love how the conductor sends him off like he's an actual train.
Actually station announcer
Yep, that was very cool. Nice to still have such a thing
I'm sure they understand each other.
Sometimes TH-cam recommends some real gems. Never seen your channel before, never heard of you but that was an awesome adventure and great film making. Top stuff dude!
Ta Born. Goodonya
This TH-cam recommendation was spot on for me! I’m into train history and running around like a nut!!😜👍🏽
exactly what i wanted to say! cheers, great vid!
Yeah man you said it right.
Same here. On my TH-cam suggest list this morning. Loved it.
respect to the camera operators keeping up with Beau... I'd love to learn more about the logistics of this.
Drive the the ute forward a bit film the next section
Agree, a behind the scenes would be an interesting video
"Oi mate coppers?, yea there's a bloke runnin thru me paddock wit a shovel"
"Well, what's he doin?"
"Not sure, just running thru me paddock wit a shovel"
"Ah, leave 'im be, prolly just a simpleton"
🤣🤣🤣
Here in the US, we have a program called "rails to trails" where old tracks are turned into running and biking trails. Many of them go through some pretty country.
Now that i think about it, that's why there's a picture of a big steam engine at the ends of the bike trail like down the street! That's awesome!
They do that in Canada too, when they closed most of the rail lines in Muskoka (a region about 100km north of Toronto) most of them were converted into hiking trails in the 80s, and a lot of the stations are still there, mainly because the towns still exist.
One of these trails is in the backyard of the house I grew up in. I would find old railroad spikes in my backyard.
@@friedbaconsizzles My grandparents house had a railroad running literally through the backyard, when I was little I used to love watching the trains go by from the window or listening to the rumbling of the diesel engines going by at night. A few years after they passed away the house burned and then about ten years ago the railroad closed and the entire line was converted into a rail trail. It's kind of cool that I can still walk the trail through what used to be their back yard where I spent so much time as a kid.
They do this in Australia too. I guess just not for this line.
Honestly im high af and this running philosopher is making me question wether im a human or a train. thanks youtube, ily
Haha...going off rails...how fitting 😂
I'm convinced we can be both human and train. I have an 8 week old child at the present, and I am nothing more than a train service to her around the house, farm and block.
Just don't watch Shed 17 while you're high and wondering if you're a train.
@@BeauMiles aha so you did make that baby at the end of a mile an hour
@@BeauMiles will you make chocho noises when feeding her with a spoon?
I've taken some of this idea and started visiting EVERY *thing* in our town. Every library, every splashpad, every pool, every fire station, every butcher shop. It forces you to visit parts of your own town that are not on your daily paths. It gives me an excuse to enjoy the resources that our town has to offer and connects me to the community around me. Combine that with reading about local history and things have a more complete picture. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Damn dude. You're the embodiment of the quote : "Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." - Jack Kerouac.
Love what you're doing. Keep it up.
ah yes. thanks for reminding me of this quote.
I remember my office time...
Me? "I'm just passing through."
Film quote from the 'Chronicles Of Riddick'
Whenever I’m deciding if I really want to go out and climb a mountain, I always tell myself yeah dummy of course you do 😂
@@KevAlberta must be fun living in a place like that, I've never been able to go up a mountain bc nebraska is flat and boring + my family is not very adventurous
"My legs are my currency" Love that. Beautifully said, and great little film.
Yes!!! Gonna steal that one and use it in a yoga class I teach.
I too will also steal that and use it in my 10ks I come 1st 20% of the time in
First impression: how much is one of your legs? 👹
I like it that people like this. True enough, my legs give my eyes a whole lot to look at
Beau Miles you inspired me to run an old train route in my area, there’s a train line from the mine days where I am that’s covered by cycle paths but I’ve never done the whole thing, think something like 30-50km
Just when you think you've seen everything on TH-cam.....there's a guy running. With a shovel. In long pants. Who stopped to eat pasta. KUDOS to all for the production efforts involved; great photography, editing, etc. It's NOT easy tracking somebody. Been there.
Cheers, Tommy. Yep, the lads were great, bootlegging their way through the landscape on as much of a half-cooked idea as me. Has Beau passed here...or not...
I still don't understand why he brought a shovel. He used it that one time to cross a creek, that's it?
@@trixter21992251 to clear and push away blackberries
You are truly inspiring mate. I’m a 28 year old brain cancer survivor. I have been in a rut lately as I struggle to enjoy my new normal. I’ve been using my ill-health as a excuse as to why my body feels so fatigued everyday. I’ve been binge watching your videos and I just went for my first proper run since I played football almost a decade ago.
Congratulations on beating cancer
Buy yourself a bicycle. It's a great way to improve your health and stamina and it's easier on a weakened body. Running can be too hard on your joints if you haven't been physically active for such a long time.
Running with a shovel. That does not look suspicious at all, lol
that's what I was curious about. why the shovel?
@@marcdoll9334 coal shovel for locomotive...
@@marcdoll9334 Blackberries
Yeah, he should have maybe done without the shovel...
@@HigherPlanes Does that mean underbrush/thickets? Cause in my native California English it just means something to eat. :)
“It’s...a bit of fun” he says, about to embark on a pointless, bizarre adventure. This is the attitude I want in my life.
check out geowizzards mission over wales then. dude just wanted to cross a country in a straight line as straight as he could. we need more youtubers like this guy doing pointless follow the tracks adventures
Cheers, Super D. Takes a while to 'get it'- it took me a few decades of debauchery and going a long way for much the same feeling.
this guy needs a much larger audience
He deserves one but i like him having a small auidience
@@AwesomeSniper despite him having a smaller audience, the appreciation I'm sure is on a much larger scale
@@aerodaktyl_ Yeah I know thats what i mean.
Joshua Murray i agree one magpie is too few
Nice little convo here folks. Cheers!
you're gonna grow to be that crazy old man weaving these grand tales of the past, and i respect that immensely
Thoroughly enjoyed this, not entirely sure how I got here mind but glad I did, fantastic video!
Hey, I love your content!
Same here, gave it a like
Same here, I'm not a runner and don’t watch running videos. The Google algos are getting scary good 😂
Cheers, Knightz
i know exactly how i got here, i was just watching an illegal freedom video of hopping freight trains across europe and i can see the thematic overlap there
Mate, this is the best thing TH-cam has ever pointed me in the direction of. Beau, you are a Ginger rockstar. Totally love your channel buddy.
Ginger rockstar. Love it. Title of a film down the track for sure...named by McLaren. Goodonya
"Used to go halfway round the world, now I find adventure in my own backyard. "Good stuff.
That shot of you running just before 18 mins and a dear running in the distance is priceless.. what are the odds of getting such a cool shot.
I was about to comment the same thing, absolutely stellar!
dear farm
What a quality bloke, adventure and production. Not the furthest, not the fastest, but definitely a premium adventure. Thanks
Reckon my days are gone for being the fastest, or furthest. Actually, not sure I was ever really in that category, so oddifying things is my game now, and a lot more fun. goodonya
If you like this, you should check out GeoWizard's mission across Wales: th-cam.com/video/M7w986ni7_g/w-d-xo.html
@@BeauMiles -- "oddifying things is my game now" Brother, that's called a niche. Keep that up and you'll have yourself a TH-cam audience for sure.
@@miketuttlesmusic If i could i'd two-thumbs-and-big-toes-up that! Keep it odd-n-quirky ;)
“These people are looking at me funny”...
Proceeds to eat a giant mushroom off the ground
I know, Oilver. I need to look in the mirror more.
Laughed my fucking tits off ahaha
Beau Miles no need to. You be you !
Mushroom, ah, I was worried there for a minute.
“The big take away. Explore your back yard. Follow the line........Where’s that Magpie gone?”
I love how he thinks out loud. Every random thought. It’s so relatable. Love ya Beau.
I think I've finally found someone who feels the way I do about lost/abandoned train tracks, I can't put it into words but there's something about them that's both exciting and just sad I think? Cause there was something that was there and existed and was moving and now it's just gone, I can't explain it better than that tbh. But thank you for doing this made my intereting.
I felt the sadness you speak of while watching this, this is a brilliant video
I feel the same way about old canals and old docks. Ways of life long since dead, all I can do is wander the weeds between the locks.
@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477 Loved them too,Scotland not only has beautiful scenery,it was one great working industrial heritage centre in the late fifties and the sixties through to the early seventies. The lots gone now bar a few 'stuffed and mounted' exhibits, lots under development,like aus.
Loved his encounters with cops and landowners, only thing that saved me is Scotlands trespass laws, doesn't always work though.Different story in England,best to ask first there.
The magpie made it into the credits as an interviewer.... that just made my day :D
Came here from his recommended “running a mile an hour” video. You got a new subscriber ✌🏽
Same here. Both are fantastic.
It's weird why TH-cam decides to randomly recommend a video to the broad public - but I hope he gets more viewers. These videos have been great.
Same here! This channel is a hidden gem :)
Same!
That's how I got here too! I know why he had a shovel for the mile an hour video but why now?!
Property Owner: Phones police
Police: Crazy train driver running through your property with a shovel?
Also Police: He means you no harm, just let him pass on silently as a train would
More like they wanted to find him after the second call but he was in the forest so they couldn't find him
@Nick Maclachlan I've been on a few steam trains they're not as loud as you may think
On TV we find shit like Married at first sight.
On youtube we find this amazing video.
@Tree Power Same boat here. I haven't had one for 9 xD
"Follow your nose on a half-cooked idea on something that's only half there." RESPECT.
Ta, Decent D.
I used to live in Lincoln, UK, and when you stood on the top of the hill in the middle of the city, you could see some cooling towers in the far, far distance. So in January 2019, three mates and I decided to walk there, down the abandoned-railway-turned-cycle-route, 13.3 miles away to High Marnham, in Nottinghamshire, the next county over, knowing there was a pub right next to the towers. We later realised that Google maps hadn't updated in over a decade and we'd walked to somewhere that had actually been demolished in 2003! Didn't matter though as the pub was still there.
It was so cool walking the line though, seeing all the old buildings and station signs - some had been left to rot, others had been turned into homes in the middle of nowhere.
The best part of the walk (other than the pint at the end) was the walk over the River Trent down (what was) an old railway bridge. The sun was getting close to seeing at this point too, so the light was gorgeous. The wind was INCREDIBLY strong going over there and my fingers were so cold I could hardly work the shutter on my camera, but it felt so epic being able to walk there with my mates. We've all ended up in different parts of the country now, but I'd love to do it again one day.
I see those cooling towers all the time I live nearish them
No way mate, I live in Lincoln now and always love the view up on South Commons to see those towers, and over East toward the Peak district. I've taken trains past those same towers a few times, can't imagine walking them you mad lad haha
Did you make any album or uploaded these pics anywhere by chance? Would love to see that
@@2008tourer I posted a few on my Insta, @itsbobcorp, but you'll have to scroll back a bit.
@@DearestHershel small world. Found this comment here and checked your insta (great pictures btw) and see that this guy Ollie Walker I used to go to college with follows you.
This was infectiously optimistic. You've got a killer attitude towards life Beau, maybe I'll work on shrugging off some of my jaded ways haha
Maybe... 😅
Yeah, give it a roll, noisaid. Ta for the friendly words
The animations and the transitions from old to new were breathtaking. Stunning visuals and a wonderful story. I've watched all your stuff but something about this one makes it my favorite. Kudos!
I think we can all agree that his narration is on point.. plenty of interesting info but always straight to the point no bs
Thanks, MrElectric. It makes for better films I think when you cut to the chase, and be human about it. Too many heroes out there and people telling you how to be a better human. I get tired of that- just be good, and do interesting things.
It's cool to think that people looked out their train carriage window and saw what you were able to show us. Kids grew up to become adults travelling that line, a generation of movements intertwined by a forgotten course.
I can't get over how the cops said they didn't care.
American per chance?
@@jimbothesailor4217 Even American police genuinely don;t care so long as you aren't going to hurt anything, do any drugs or get into any real trouble. Lot of bad news on em though, and there definitely are some bad apples within that bunch.
@@pilkington5658 There are definitely some bad apples in your bunch too.
I know some countries have laws allowing limited public use of private lands, though that doesn't seem to be the case here. I'm not surprised they let him off, but I am surprised they didn't warn him from continuing to do it!
Because the cops in those parts are generally looking for Meth Cooks and Dope Growers. This guy isn't even on thier radar...
My grandfather worked on the trains in this area for his working life, both as a stoker and driver. Deeply fascinating video Beau!
Wow! cool to see
I'd love to see this guy team up with the crossing a country in a straight line guy.
That would be fucking amazing.
that’s what i was thing
Crossing Australia in a straight line?
Yeah the wales in a straight line guy. I don't think crossing australia in a straight line would be a great plan though. There are easier countries
crossing new south wales in a straight line?
We used to walk some of this line as Scouts in the 70's. thanks Beau
“I feel like I’m getting wise
Love this guy
16:12
Or maybe just a little hot and bothered at noon in the heat. But ok, shovel pogo is a wise move over small water bodies.
talking to a magpie, who is clearly hanging around out of curiosity, about curiosity... and then the magpie going away somewhere during the monologue...
That's some serious sureal poetry in the real world. Beautiful
"Noojee" is a Wurundjeri word meaning "place of rest".
Aha. I was wondering if it was the original place that was used to name that place across the ditch - y'know, Noo Jeeland.
I like it....."I am beginning to trust my curiosity and let it lead me into adventure....." This was cool.
I like your Tube tag; academic person. Ripper, and ta.
"Interviewer: magpie". Brilliant!
Only the right questions, this magpie
a great moment in the credits
Reminds me of the old lost Thai Burma WW2 railway. Parts still cut in mountains, some now under a dam. But that railway has a far more sinister story. If you know where to look the old railway mark is still all there just like this one.
Yes me too
Part of that line on the Thai side is still running and is called the Death Railway. I was on it back in 2010 when it came off the tracks. Luckily no injuries for anyone on board, but we were stranded for several hours.
Exactly what I thought! The Hellfire Pass memorial museum is very thought provoking. The trestle bridges the Japanese had built in Thailand Burma railway were constructed from US Civil War Engineering manuals. Don't fix what isn't broke!
yeah, my thoughts as well, but that railway is always in my mind... sadly
My great grandfather built that line in WW2. He was a British Soldier who was captured by the Japanese at the start of the war and was forced into slavery to build it. He survived for the entire war and lived for on until after the war.
Beautiful storytelling in this video! loved the passion and how well you shot this.
Yep, the team did a cracking job of shooting the heck out of it. Hats off to them
@@BeauMiles Thank you for taking us through a beautiful journey!
The cool thing is it’s not a story it’s a fact
@@BeauMiles I film my runs, I'd be happy if I could make it half as good as you guys!
"Follow your nose on a half cooked idea"
This is the doco I didn't know I needed. Well done.
This is amazing. As a train driver myself I’d love to do this one day at a abandoned railroad here in The Netherlands. You just gave me motivation to do it.
Do it! It'll be fun :D!
And .. maybe make a video about it :D
Waar is dat dan?
I subscribed mate. Don't disappoint me
Are there even abandoned rails in The Netherlands?
Drone shots get over used these days. The use of them in this film is done so well and really gives a great scale of the rail in certain areas. Bravo!
It's not everyday you see a red bearded man dressed as a train driver holding a shovel running through your paddock. I'm certain they assumed you were just another Meth addict.
Great Video Beau!
This, to me is exactly what running is about, adventure & self reflection. Great video, thanks for making it.
This reminds me a lot of GeoWizard's Mission Across Wales...Sticking to a line, jumping over paddocks and running through fields and properties.
Here's to a life worth living, Mate! And to all of us who have lived a childhood dream of being an explorer. I'm 74 years old now, and I still get off to new places when i can., especially old railroad beds and the very ends of the trail... Thanks for doing all the work of sharing it. It's the kind of good deed that'll get into heaven. 🙂
Loved that he included the Magpie in the credits!
In the US it’s typical for old abandoned rail lines to be turned into paved running/biking trails. One is close to me - The Silver Comet Trail. I spend a lot of time on it.
Rail trails.
They are turned into easements. The city or county puts a trail in and maintains it but doesn't actually own the property. The property belongs to the federal government with deeds to the railway so that within 50 years to the decommissioning they are able to reclaim the land and put a railroad back in
This. Why the locals here didn't do that for this line.
“ I used to go to the ends of the earth to find adventure, but it’s been right under my nose the whole time “
I run on an old railway most of the time and can still remember the feeling when I discovered that "hidden trail", the wonder too of not knowing when it would actually end. Like yours, housing developments make it near impossible to run its entire length, but the bit that remains still makes a great adventure spot and piece of our local history!
The amount of time and planning that must have gone into this is absolutely insane. Getting all of these beautiful well framed shots while navigating through a marathon's worth of wilderness, what an absurd endeavor. Kudos Beau, this is fantastic.
It didn't require any planning at all. They just flew a drone once and a while.
Interviewer: Magpie
Good stuff right there.
The Magpie really was the reward for watching the whole video. Excellent interview. 10/10.
I laughed when I saw that.
For some reason this video makes me feel like whatever I’m doing in life might be a terrible miscalculation
Spot on
Follow that feeling and see where it takes you. What would you do?
One of the greatest human beings I’ve ever come across on the Internet, I truly mean that
It's interesting how nature reclaims what we have abandoned in years. We may have established a town or city for centuries. But as soon as we leave, nature just swallows it right back up.
Doesn't take long at all either. Most ppl seem to think global warming/climate change is a risk to the planet. The planet will be just fine, humans on the other hand, might not have a very good time of it.
@@theparadisesnare I agree but the planet ''being fine'' is not so simple, I mean, what is the planet ? It's not because of global warming or climate change, it's because of pollution and contamination. Billions of creatures, species, bacterias, plants will disappear way quicker than in the past, I'm not sure the planet will be this fine. It's like saying the planet will be fine if a meteorite destroy only a third of it.
@@Nit2315 The planet will exist and be here far longer than the human race on their current trajectory, is what i meant. Earth is extremely resilient comparatively. Global warming and climate change will destroy humans long be it's a permanent risk to the planet itself
@@theparadisesnare nature will prevail however i think you'd agree a mass extinction is not ideal.
Some days the youtube algorithm pulls through. This is one of those days. Love your content mate. Count me in as a regular viewer.
I don’t know how I found this, but I cooked popcorn and enjoyed every moment
agree
grabbed a beer and a bit of licorice
@masHugac aw yes pooked copcorn
Me too!
Strange, but a woman commented the exact same thing under a comment of mine above. Bot?
Good to see the magpie was credited as the interviewer, acknowledging everyone's contributions. Well done Beau.
Sees him run the line: WOW that’s impressive
Notice he’s wearing jeans: This man is a god
You'd have to In the brush
I think I’d rather take the punishment of the blackberries than the punishment of the cotton pants.
one time i rode a fixed gear bike 200 miles over 36 hours in jean shorts. some of us have more style than sense
He's not wearing jeans.
@@ForwardEarth Yeah but they are jeans-like
"I want to be engaged with what's around me, mo more watch or distance markers,
I want to be distracted by the trail or the lack of one"
that's deep mate, thanks so much, good on you !
Hello From Canada. I love when these types of videos are recommended. I knew I had to take this bloke serious at 13 min. in, when he pulls warm macaroni salad out from his pack for a snack and then I noticed he is wearing denim for a marathon distance run! Great philosophies, humor and respect! I enjoyed the journey, well done!
I love how the Magpie even got mentioned in the Credits at the end
Why hasnt this won some sort of TH-cam Oscar, bloody brilliant
Dang, I was hesitant to get into this for some reason, but the quality of filmmaking really brought me in, and your story telling won me over - thanks for the amazing content!
I used to think that I'm a looser. When I started practicing soccer, I realized that I had a pretty weak stamina. I would get all helpless and tired after a while. I never thought I could run.
And now. I'm in love with running. It is so soothing and refreshing, I've stopped looking for the checkpoints. It's a rhythm, just like u said. This video makes me so happy, coz I can relate to it. you've earned another excited subscriber. Cheers mate!!
Keep runnin. . . . .
@That girl I'm better, but not stronger yet :¶
Here is a fun fact about train tracks in denmark. The tracks have a high density of apple/pear trees of all sorts, that are very resistant to disease etc. because the drivers would throw out their apple/pear cores and it would sprout new trees that would cross-pollenate.
I love this
Just one man, a marathon through dense forest and an unusual hatred for blackberries
In Australia, Blackberries are an introduced pest plant that runs riot over our native bushland and is considered an invasive noxious weed. Interestingly they are quite prevalent around railway lines.
Beau was born to lift our spirits and inspire us to get outside and live more, only TH-cam chanel I can say I've watched every video more then once, perfectly made and such a top bloke. Thankyou Beau 💪👌
Imagine running a marathon in jeans, with a backpack, periodically hurdling obstacles and carrying a shovel.
This isn't real life, this guy lives in a video game.
What a rich run in beautiful landscapes, efforts, memory, and... fences.
You know what surprise me maybe the most ?
The policeman reaction !
I can tell you, that you,ve got encountered the coolest of them. Sure that in many countries, even in France, the reaction would be, how can I say... different ?...
Great moment to watch, to listen.
Am I the only one who gets exhausted just by looking at him running in long trousers while caring a shovel ?
I am and I'm laying down in my comfy bed lol
@ZackM to dig
Reminds me of being in the infantry....(swap the shovel for a rifle...)
Props to the cameramen, they had to run all this too probably.
Not necessarily. Often times, you'll notice it cut to one in Beau's hand, one left on the ground, or a drone. He does have cameramen, but it seems as though they met up with him for some bits, packed up, drove to the next part, and met up at the new location.
@@trickytreyperfected1482 that makes a lot of sense
@@trickytreyperfected1482 Is that how they get the aerial shots? I was really confused as to how he could afford all of them, but couldn't think of another explanation
@Trey Atkins at many points the cameraman is running but the camera is steady so at those points he either ran with a stabilizer or took an atv or bike, which is more likely because there are no steady cam shots during the rough bits
@@meatcube2228 They're drone shots for sure! Drones are more affordable than you'd think, especially for the absolutely gorgeous shots you get with them :)
Thank you Beau. That was a great presentation. I did a similar thing back in 1990 on the Catlins Line in South Otago, New Zealand before all the video cameras you have available nowadays, so took only still photos. Now a bit old to do that sort of thing. Great run.
Dude. Wow. This was truly excellent. The emotion, how it was written, the way it was spoken, the genuine, humble, heartfelt way in which it connected the history of the railway, the landscape, the people, the time, the place. This really struck a chord with me because over the last year or so, I’ve walked along quite a few abandoned rail lines, as well as been to many abandoned places and thought to myself, “jeez, the stories, the things that happened here, the people, so much lost to the stoic passing of time.” And not only this, but I too have thought about the different phases a place will go thru over the ages. It’s relentless and overwhelming, and comes back to make us think of how small we are.
This was the most wholesome and delightful 24 minutes of my day. Thank you.
I think "Run the Line" could be a new expression to go off and do something with only half thinking about it
I might start using that
Make it: running a line sounds
less accurate then
are you sure? before you go off and start using this expression, you might want to at least think it through....oh what the hell, just go ahead and run the line with run the line.
You might be onto something there, Dionysus.
Props to the dude with the drone the whole time
I studied Landscape History and this is a beautiful encapsulation of the very best of the subject, I love it - following a line in the landscape on your own two feet, discovering the past as you go. Wonderful!
Beau. I only recently discovered your videos but I'm so glad I did. Watching your videos makes me feel like a kid again. It makes me feel like I'm back in my year 4 class and learning about the country I have been so lucky to grow up in. This is a feeling like no other, so I truly thank you for providing me with this. Keep up the great work. It means a lot.
i think I've just found my new favourite youtube obsession !!! love this guy, his positive attitude towards life and the way he just speaks , his one liners are great.....Beau, keep doing this, great work mate
I also would like to thank the land owners for putting up with a stranger on their property. Hope they get to see this video. Great video, mate. I genuinely enjoyed it.
Thank you! This threw me back to 2014 when me and my brother hiked down this 20-km abandoned road. Collapsed bridges, deserted housing. Awesome stuff!
The world needs more people like this. Have an open mind and see where the journey takes you. Namaste 🙏🏻
How fitting that his last name is "Miles" because he sure does run a lot of them! Love this!!
I was just given a link to this video. I live at Jindivick, more close to Rokeby though. I was intending to shoot a video of the entire line by drone, but after watching your video, I don't think I will bother, as you have done such a marvellous job of covering the subject by foot. Congratulations, and well done.
Or, just do it anyway. For no one else but yourself even. Yeah? Yours could be in winter, or in reverse direction. It'll be different. And in the end it'll be yours. And that makes it worth doing.
@@OutPushing well said!
I'm amazed that this is free content. Truly blessed by the TH-cam algorithm
One of the best videos I've watched on here in a very long time.
Nice one Jon. FYI, my neighbour a few paddocks away has the same name. Good fella he is.
The best 23:56 I've spent in front of a computer in a long time Beau...thanks for your insight, humour, inspiration and sense of adventure mate...I'm a big fan!! Stay safe and keep exploring those half cooked ideas.
What an absolute diamond of a bloke, proper lifted my spirits)) cheers mate
What a great watch... I grew up in Deepdene & spent far too many hours up down the "cutting" as it was called which was the old Kew line from Camberwell. That brought back many a memory. Thanks brother Beau