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Well spotted! I meant 1897! It would have been a bit early 😂

Thank you for watching and yes it does seem like a massive oversight! The trains later on had the cabs cut down to fit the tunnel as well. My microphone was broken as I set off so had to rely on the camera only, so apologies if that was the issue! More coming from that and other lines very soon, when I am well again!!

@@MiddyExplores My problem is not that such a mistake can be made , but the whole official story seems to be completely unbelievable. The funnel being too tall for the tunnel is just a gaping indication that the people credited with such a marvel were highly unlikely to be those responsible for the engineering masterpiece . How could the longest tunnel in the world , be planned , designed , excavated , and built within a few months of the Rocket being exhibited ? It would be like building the M1 within months of the first motor car , or Heathrow being planned after the Wright brothers first flight .

I do see your point it seems very unlikely as does a lot of the old railways I look at, the time lines always seem a little odd. The great central railway was allegedly built at a terrific rate according to the official times! Although things were built quicker in the past and a lot less safely. I often imagine that there is some flexibility in the dates​@@IZingari

Thanks for watching and for the information. It is certainly so e structure and definitely built to last! More videos on the gcr coming soon. 👍

Thanks for watching.

Thank you for watching. I couldn't agree more! Sadly I think those days are gone forever.

Thanks for watching more videos on the gcr coming soon.

Thanks for watching and I totally agree it was a crooked decision based on bad economics and dodgy deals. No thought for the future. History has judged them.

Thank you for the heads up I will go and have a look when I get chance

Thanks for watching and thank you for looking after the old and sometimes forgotten infrastructure. Lovely walk through the area. I remember it looking so different when the pits were open!

if it ever opens I doubt the infrastructure will last anywhere near the GCR!

Thanks for watching. Its a very important historical site just forgotten and left to decay, a great shame.

Thanks for watching. I love to hear the stories of what happened after it closed. Hard to imagine now that a railway even went there. Thanks again.

Hi thanks for watching. Yes the area around the old station has been bought and cleared by the new owner. I believe the old infrastructure is safe but who knows what will happen. Sadly the line closed so long ago now and with no chance of reopening it's slowly disappearing forever.

Here's hoping but I think it will have a massive effect on us

Thank you for watching. There is parking at either end of the viaduct so very easy to explore. Most of the land is easily accessible. Enjoy!

Not me 😂

Hard to tell as the castle was never finished or lived in. By the state of the water though someone else can look 😂

@@MiddyExplores Magnet fishing 👍

The Castle is in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.

When I visited I didn't see any dungeons or cellars. Tbf the castle was never finished so who knows!!

Thanks for watching and for the wealth of information. I am planning to do an update of this video so this information will be used. Thanks again 👍

First time we have visited and must agree it's a belter!!

See the bottom right hand corner of www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwrrm2621b.htm

Thank you and thanks for watching. That's what I was thinking when I was there but couldn't find any info! I am back there soon for a update so will mention this. Thanks again 👍

Thanks for watching and I totally agree and also the estates of the people that backed him, and the ones that made a small fortune from destroying the actual tracks etc. The list is endless!!

@@MiddyExplores I recently heard about why brackley viaduct was destroyed and it made me mad at all the evil corrupt people that destroyed the railways for money. Look at all the money that is being poured into HS2 which could have been used to feed the poor when once we had a perfectly good line the GCR that these evil twats destroyed

Thanks for watching. A lovely area and I don't think I have ever met a pig farmer?

Thanks for watching and I agree it's such a shame to see these once glorious structures being left to decay and be forgotten.

Thanks for watching. It's sometimes hard to imagine that trains once ran along here. I imagine there is some lovely memories.

1960: ruclips.net/video/nNGwXUFGMdM/видео.html

Thanks for watching. Yes there is some lovely pictures online of the old line in its glory, a real loss, particularly around Brackley.

Thank you for watching and your kind comments. The channel has been a little quiet lately but there is new adventures being lined up!

Thank you and welcome. E back. Been a bit quiet lately but some new material being added very soon

@@MiddyExplores Spring is in the air, but it has been terrible with rain affecting a lot of places. And safety always comes first. I haven't been down the GCR in months in Rugby as that can get flooded during heavy rain. But I will venture down there again after Easter as Rainsbrook is my favourite spot 🌄

Thank you and thanks for watching. I am hoping to return to Rugby in the near future to film more of the area

It is hard to imagine there was even a line in some sections. Such a shame that this line closed

@@MiddyExplores Very much so, yes. But once the BR Midland Region got hold of it, ran the services down and it was 'topped and tailed' to exist only between Rugby and Arkwright St. then it's fate was sealed. In microcosm, a similar 'topped and tailed' effect no doubt limits the current day GCR restricted to Birstall - Ruddington, trains to nowhere would perhaps be a little harsh. On the formation through Leicester, this was not protected and actively disposed of almost in assurance against any notions of reinstatement. What we could do with that extra north-south and cross-country rail capacity now...

@@nickbergquist6222 it does look and feel like it was run down on purpose, the advent of the m1 and the government's relentless drive to car ownership are partially to blame as well

I totally agree. However on a positive note I have heard the new owner is hoping to keep the platforms which is good news.

Thank you for watching. It's a very eerie site as at one time it was a really busy little station. I still hear locals talk about it fondly, a real shame.

Thank you and thanks as always for watching. I was amazed by this one as I lived in Ashby for 23 years and knew nothing about it! Yes it is forgotten by many and sadly is slowly disintegrating. Thank again, more from this series coming soon 👍

I am not sure but I am doing a follow up video this year so will be exploring that. Apparently it's in someone's back garden!!

Thank you I have been wondering about it for a while now! I will be making an update video soon

Yes I have there is a video on my channel. I went there about 2 years ago.

I think sadly that the surviving infrastructure is decaying so quickly that many features will soon be lost forever. A lovely walk though that continues in the next video 👍

@@MiddyExplores Look forward to it.

That's what I was thinking! Hopefully they are doing regular inspections

Thanks for watching. It really is not many in better condition.

Thank you for watching and the kind comments. I hope you appreciate that these comments mean the world to me as often it feels like I am talking to fresh air!!! Thank you again and more videos coming very soon.

@@MiddyExplores You’re very welcome, Pete. Repeating, I always enjoy them, and will always comment. Cheers Pete! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸

Alas Bridge 37, we at least had the pleasure of knowing you before you eventually fall apart. These bridges are really clinging on for dear life, and it’s good to see someone (ie: you) documenting them whilst they still stand. Hopefully you can sort out the gimbal problem!

Thank you and thanks for watching. I am hoping to film some more on this line very soon

@@MiddyExplores Enjoyed watching, Me and My Sister grew up in Leire, and used to play on the platforms. Still had the Ballast down, Ballast was recovered by Galliford Try.

@@MiddyExplores it's possible to walk under the Bridge on the Lutterworth Road. If You start from where the GCR crosses over the Midland Line, follow M1 toward Leicester, about 300/400 Yards there is a Farm access under the Motorway, rejoin Midland line on the other side. Worth the effort.....

@@nigelwinks3205 thanks fot that I will have a look next time I am that way

Absolutely mate nice place for a walk👍