Exploring a old Norfolk railway line. kings lynn to Thetford. Swaffham.
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- exploring the old section of line in Swaffham Norfolk. closed for good in 1968. But what's left? we walk the 1.5 miles to see what's there.
we find arched bridges both steel and brick plus a few other gems. And alas flytipping and dumping. come with me on the lovely journey.
From the Google map view you used, if you go left on the map from the blue circle you will see a property it was a texaco petrol station called bridge garage that my parents use to own including part of the railyway that went to what was the old coal yard, now a camping site. The railyway from Swaffham to the raceway at the junction turning for Downham market use to be our playground as kids. I use to work on the duck farm near the race track. Fond memories of growing up there.
I used to live in Necton as a boy, and love your videos of the Swaffham area. After Necton we moved to Stoke Ferry and I did half me secondary school in Methwold. Then we moved to Cambridgeshire other side of the Fen. But my childhood in.Norfolk was brilliant. My Nan and Grandfather are burried in Necton. So thank you for all your videos.
I remember them taking up the embankment between the last two bridges, I wonder if they then dumped the soil into the cutting next to the 2nd to last one filling it in. The last bridge you went to, I did (40 yrs ago) walk all the way from that last bridge around 1.5 miles SE to another bridge there which was in the middle of no-where. As to hearing the children at that bridge - you heard the children in the playing field 1/4 mile away.
The buried brickwork looked like the edge of the station platform
Anyone else remember the keep Britain tidy public information adverts ? I think they need to bring them Back ! Oh and I usually watch on my MacBook with headphones while the wife is watching the telly 😀
Another lovely little jam around 👍
Hi Adam
I really enjoyed watching your walk along the railway. The old North Norfolk lines used to be maintained from Holt. Years ago when I worked for the electricity board many of the substations still ran along the old lines and i had to walk them and find substations along the old lines, often forgotten for years. If you want to know more Adam, message me. Along with a lot of old lines which connected airfields now long gone, these would make some brilliant videos. I think our industrial past is fascinating.
We always watch on our smart TV, but I have to log in on the PC in order to leave a comment. Sybil was glued to the TV to watch you as always.
You can drive the route my model railway is based on lol A large percentage of the Waveney Valley Railway from Ditchingham to Harleston is now under the A143 road.
Hi there the end of the line that you walked just before the town was the old cattle loading dock and below the high wall were the sidings for the cattle wagons.Great video which we enjoyed as we know that path very well when we visit the caravan site adjacent to the old line.
That's a nice walk. We stayed on the caravan site and walked into town via the railway walk. It was a pleasant and interesting walk.
Nice video... thanks.
yeah I would like to see more hiking videos
Take a look on Google Earth, the railway track is clearly visible all the way to Dereham and beyond, it's very interesting to see how the A47 actually appears to follow the old track alignment for a short distance. The cuttings and embankments were the work of the highly skilled engineers who calculated the optimum levels taking account of having to build bridges over and under rivers, roads and perhaps other railways, also taking account of the undulations of the land, all without computers! Speaking of which I am watching you on a fairly old iMac. Keep up the good work!
Getting tired at 19 minutes, will watch the rest in the morning😁
Robert
if you google side by side maps it makes it a little easier to trace the old lines with modern day(ish) maps.
I can't imagine Norfolk Mountain Rescue Team being too busy though!!! Interesting vid. Regards.
The engine shed in swaffam has a great brewery operating in it
Yes I would love to see more vids like this I love old places and abandoned things they really tell the history of our country 👍I watch your vids most of the time on my phone 👍
Yeah, I liked the video. I also like Norfolk, and disused railway lines, so a good combination! A change is as good as a rest, they say. And by the way, I've got a PC hooked to my TV, so my TV is much smarter than most, lol.
I watch this channel on a desk top PC Monitor whilst making models!
I watch on a 52" smart TV. Great video
Adam Nice video of the old railway Nice part of the countryside I like your videos very interesting
I'm watching from sunny Norwich on a Mac mini plugged into my TV. Hello!
Yes I would love to see more vids like this I love old places
I've gone to my mother's house and showing her your video
That VW place is up my alley
I used to walk my old GSD along this track, a great walk for an old dog and a middle aged human.
Could we have a regular visit to fakenham auction please. Great content look forward to your postings
Liked the video and i watch on mobile phone havent worked out you tube on tv yet
From andy devon
Adam, lovely video. Did Dr Beeching have anything to do with the closure of the railway line. He seemed to close most of them. I watch your videos on smart tv. And iPad
I watch RUclips on smart TV. We have a trailway near us which was the old railway line, with a few old bridges. The track is long gone but there the odd old signage
Great video Adam watched as always on a PC.
We live just yards from the old railway station and the line that used to run between Dereham and Fakenham.
Great for nature walks all year round.
Actually travelled on the last passenger train. Sad day.
Yes please do more of these it's nice to see our beautiful Norfolk.
Keep em coming 👍
Nice Jag ❤
I watch you tube on the TV using a chromecast we have a 50” tv in living room, or as tonight I am watching you while in bed on the little 25” TV while the wife is watching her you tube programs on the super tv lol
Yep all good ! Do these rail bed walks with sue my other half , near rugby on the great central there old signal remains , track pulled up 1966
The line from thetford to bury st Edmunds is mostly still there it’s now a walk way you can see most of it from the a134
Yeah I want to see the scenery
Hey do a video with that water tower neat
Definitely, do more of these!
Now then, all these old bridges do, as far as I am aware, still come under the auspices of the DfT ( Department for Transport) who are charged with the responsibility of monitoring and maintenance of these "assets". Every bridge and tunnel at least, has its own unique asset number which should be present somewhere on the asset, and must be marked in an indelible and none removable way - IE, stencilled on the stonework or brickwork. Metal plates have a habit of going walkabout, as you already know.
There is a tunnel which runs under some fields in Yorkshire. The tunnel has been backfilled, yet it is still the responsibility of the DfT to monitor and maintain the structure to prevent its future collapse, and the possible sinkholes which would result - Not good if someone builds over the top of the tunnel in the future. So, despite their abandoned appearance, these assets are still kept in an acceptable state of repair, or earmarked for demolition (where feasible).
I'm not sure, but I think I may have Made a virtual overflight of this line. One of my favourite pastimes is to find and follow redundant railway lines on Bing Maps. Unlike Google, Bing Maps do not airbrush out anything that they don't like.
I've covered hundreds of miles of line on the eastern side of the country, especially any that were once a part of the LNER network.
I'd love to explore them in person, but my loss of mobility has made sure that I cannot, so a virtual overflight is the next best thing.
More please Mr Man Cave arr
Watching on a smartphone, think that signal post held what is called a banner repeater signal
Johnny Cash as you know sang the Rock Island Line too
wow you people in that area have narrow roads
Also on 15:45, the sign looks to be a repeater signal , which kind of looks like a national speed limit sign and repeats the signal if its obstructed
Yep it is a banner repeater probably for a home signal obscured by the bridge
I'd watch more cast from Firefox on my phone to a Roku gizmo on the telly or on my PC.
Yobs breaking bottles and people dumping crap pees me off when I'm walking pathways with the dogs.
I reckon you would like a new YT channel I came across recently devoted to exploring the lost railway lines of the UK through animation, maps and past & present photos.
He's done a couple in Norfolk/Suffolk already. It's Ghost Train: Lost Railways of Britain.
www.youtube.com/@ghosttrainlostrailways
I watch youtube on my Desktop PC
Great video, I love the railway stuff, sad that they closed these lines, FYI I watch on a smart TV. Not sure I like your attempts at speaking American, “railroads”!!!! We have railways old boy!!!! 😂
On A tablet
laptop