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Hi Sandwell Junction. Was directed here by yourself via a link you put into a FB comment on a post regards a disused train tunnel running parallel to Duncan Edwards Way. Another poster said this trainline is going to be part of the Midlands Metro connecting Brierly Hill to Wednesbury. Great to see such an historical line repurposed. great vid, really enjoyed. Thanks for posting 🙂

Hi - the five wooden sleepers between the concrete sleepers were to hold an expansion joint for the CWR - Continuous Welded Rail. Also, two short lengths of Bullhead rail would have been laid on their side and bolted to the five wooden sleepers to stop them moving during any expansion or contraction.

What a criminal waste. (Flat bottomed rail was often laid on wooden sleepers, btw. And bull head rail laid on concrete sleepers with chairs)

Nice job!:)

Will u do a video on smethwick Rolfe street and Galton bridge

Very interesting as I remember touring industrial archeology and looking over great brick walls and seeing deep empty holes. The Black County is a bit alarming when one sees so much abandoned industrial sites and railways previously so extensive. There ought to be a law so when such industrial sites are put into cleanliness and attractive viewing. I hope the use of the old railways you showed around does get used for transport. One suggestion for your video tour is a good map over the Dudley area to make it easier to visualise an overall sense and locations. Thanks

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Hi, a bit late perhaps, but I have just found this video. The wooden sleepers in the flat bottom section is where a breathing switch would have been. The rail end where chamfered similarly to point blades, but laid o that the slid along their length to allow expansion and contraction. I'm not certain as to why wooden sleepers though

Very interesting video. The whole line from Stourbridge to Dudley has been a great point of interest to me since I moved to Brierley Hill about 10 years ago. I used to pass the site of Dudley station on the bus once a week when I volunteered at the canal trust and I must admit it was quite exciting to see that huge forest suddenly gone and the whole area cleared again.

Nice one and waiting for new videos.

Are you still looking to model Bescot in OO? happy to part some knowledge of the area if so

Seems an awful lot of foliage

Awesome video!!! Im really into photography, is there a 'good' place to access the line Dudley end?

It's not Sandwell station it's Dudley station before Sandwell was formed

nice video !

2:37 : "both the bridge and the original station were demolished"....Boom! go the cannons in the 1812 overture! Nice touch!

Great vlog love the old photos what a fantastic station and as y7ou say all the work and effort that went into the buildings and structures. Where will the trams and freight line go to and from?

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That's the line I saw in the first lockdown and it used to go to Lower Wolverhampton station and it used to go along by the housing estate Springfield.

Brilliant video.

I have to tell you that flat bottom rail also gets used on wooden sleepers, using Pan11 chairs. That small section of 5 sleepers between the NTF’s (concrete sleepers) was most likely used for a scarf switch or breather as it’s more commonly known. There are not any NTF’s that can accommodate a scarf switch yet. Good video, just please refer to wooden sleepers as wooden sleepers and the same for concrete please. As this can be irritating to anyone who works on the railway watching your videos. Keep up the good work 👍

why do people use the term "train" it is a RAILWAY (line,station,bridge,) the same goes for locomotives (or engines if you like) please keep our wonderful names for things as they should be thank you .PS great piece of history.

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Used to walk out to Wednesbury along there Sunday afternoons when I lived there. A lot of the track was fenced off by the end of my time . I think the trams now use part of the same trackbed. Also walked the other way through the tunnel and decided to turn back after meeting a junction which had a live signal working on it. Happy days.

Interesting footage but an odd choice of music.

It is me are the tracks still down

did you decide not to proceed with your layout in the end?

Excellent commentary from you mate

I think this line was set for Midland Metro Expansion from Wednesbury to Merry Hill I don't know if it still is

great video really well put together music went very well and very well narrated really enjoyed the video great stuff cheers all the best al 😁👍👍👍👍

A classic example of BR corporate vandalism. The old GWR invested huge effort and capital in developing an intensive railway network around the Birmingham area only for it to be destroyed in the 1960s. What a waste !

How do you get to the blowers green tunnel? I've been trying so hard but to no avail , could really use some help lol

Brilliant and strong video, love the 1812 overture music in the background. Looking forward to part 2. There's a good collection of shopping trolleys on that railway. I do think that this railway will will re open again, looked like that it was a beautiful railway, it's a shame that it's been left abandoned.

i know this like the back of my hands,when the freight finally stopped it was a playground for me growing up , the giant caterpillars that grew on and in between the blackberry bushes on the embankment of this line i havent witnessed once since, the old reservoir the back of conygree foundry which had some impressive pike in long gone as well , thanks for refreshing the memories

Well put together that. Right up my street, disused railways have always been a big interest of mine. Strange that there's So much railway odds and ends still in place. I thought they would of fully cleared the area. Just a little tip, keep your text and picture references up a little longer on the screen. That's always a good thing to see. Look forward to seeing the next one!

Interesting video on your local area looking forward to the next installment .

Really enjoyed that. Paul

Great video. Love looking at all the local abandoned tracks, and especially the ‘then and now’ photos. I work at the Metro so it’s interesting to see where it will be going.

Brilliant, look forward to part 2

WoW. Amazing video. Obviously alot of time and effort has gone into this including the editing. How long did this 16 minute video take to produce? Amazing area, full of history. Let's hope the Dudley and Sandwell councils pull their fingers out and rebuild these lines and make use of them once more. Reopening them would certainly take more cars off the roads. Really enjoyed watching this video. I'm local to this area so nice to see someone like yourself exploring and documenting what was and what hopefully will be😀

Although the one tunnel goes to Wednesbury can anyone explain what the purpose was of the tunnel next to it please?

Hi, new to your channel but looking forward to the layout progress!! Cheers Sam

Cool buildings 👍

2nd November Wednesbury Art gallery. West Bromwich model railway club.

There is a model railway exhibition this Saturday in Wednesbury.

Nice to have you back 👍

Great to see you back mate! Look forward to the video about the abandoned line, I really enjoyed the first one you did.

Last time I walked through that tunnel and into the depot area was 1993, Right after it had closed. We absolutely loved it as all the infrastructure was still in place and it felt naughty to do so. We had walked all the way from Walsall along the canal, through the Netherton tunnel and back into Dudley along that very track. That’s bought back some memories.

some nice kits. always wanted to see a wash bay on a layout.

Those models are great, very modern. Good to hear back from you. Can't wait for the video on the abandoned line between Dudley and Walsall.😀