Amazing video, the Arkwright station was for the colliery and the housing. the entire town was demolished and moved to the other side of the main road after a major gas incident in the 80s
It was methane gas from old coal mining that was coming up through the strata and filling the cellars of the houses that caused the problem. The coal board drilled a series of boreholes to pump the gas out and released it into the air. The houses were then demolished and the area was open casted so stopping the need to pump the gas out.
I remember walking the first bit one late teatime in Chesterfield while waiting for an open mic to begin. That bridge with the tall narrow arch underneath was obviously the big highlight, unlock my slip over in the mud as I set on the way back again
@@WobblyRunner Set off back the wrong side round a tree, just beneath the arch. Ended up with one side of my jeans totally caked from the knee downward.
Very interesting. I live right next to the line in Spital (my house was in the film) and walk up (or down, depending on energy levels) Dingle Lane at least twice a week. I'd only really ever seen the remnants up to Dark Lane. It certainly makes me want to do a bit of exploring now that I know there are more remnants nearby. As for the land levels around Arkwright, it's not really surprising as they were open-casting that even when I moved up from the south in the late 90s. Keep up the good work.
I walked that over two days out and this video brought back great memories of each location. Thank you! Hope you get to the next stretch from Bolsover to Langwith Junction as that was the most interesting imo!
Don’t miss the Bolsover tunnel portal remains at the west side like I did. I found the site of one air shaft and the intact second air shaft. Great day out in the mist and cold!
The bridge under Dark Lane had two large arches for the tracks, just weird how they left one side of the top part and not the other heading towards the tunnel. It's a 5 minute walk from my house, had I lived in those times I'd have seen steam as trains ran out the tunnel 😅 It's hard to get your head around the different levels, as it seems wrong that a bridge went "over" the road on Bolehill towards Calow colliery. Dingle bridge is probably the only visible jewel of that line in the area, but your drone footage helped put it all into perspective. Good video both Pauls 😎
The bridge on Hady Lane was pretty high and we used to dare each other to walk the top of the wall. Also there was a group of railway houses at Dingle bank ,on the right just before the bridge.Dave.
@@WobblyRunner Yes We used to service the electricity supply years ago. Incidentally I once found a large cast iron trespassers will be prosecuted sign with LDEC on the bottom. It was buried in the grass on a banking at Clowne.Somebody in Chesterfield has it now.
That is an impressive bridge behind you Paul. Very interesting walk & lovely old blue bricks! & more imposing bridges. Huge cuttings as well as shown in the old colour photograph. Arkwright Town is familiar i think Ant from Trekking Exploration did a video from there. Its hard to get your yead round all those lines & bridges now just open farmland with just a few blue brick bridge walls & infilled underneath. Did i see some railway duamonds on the old last but one photograph of Bolsover Station? Think i did! Fab again Paul see you on the next one. ❤😊👍
Great stuff. Cheers Carol. It's amazing how many big pieces of infrastructure have been lost on this line. The thought of that viaduct blows me away every time
Must catch up on the rest in this series. It's not a line that I knew at all...but well remember going to the fabulous Bolsover Castle, so loved those opening drone shots. That first bridge was so impressive, and the scale of the cuttings was something indeed. So little of the impressive structures still in the landscape, but quite a few remnants still hanging on. Nice Hamblet 1893 stamp on the engineering brick too!
👍 It's quite an intruiging line. As you say, not a lot of structures left, but plenty of bits of bridge remains hidden away or randomly left behind. I think I prefer the ones where there's a bit of work, imagination and mystery 😄
I grew up in Hady, so this is not new but so good to see. Hady Lane bridge was filled in with old cars and other waste. I can point you towards photos of the line in situ round there.
@@WobblyRunner You won't believe what else lies beneath the surface up there! Hady (hader) is a mining term for step in the land. The area is littered with old bell pits. The primary school I attended is near the trackbed and built where slate was mined.
Interesting video Paul, great work. You finally got the LD&ECR part 1 & 2 Chris Booth books for Christmas then :)? Looking forward to a next video to Shirebrook or Langwith and maybe more videos to complete the sections to Tuxford/ Fledborough Viaduct? Though I recall you previously covered my local part of the route (Clipstone).
@@WobblyRunner Hi Paul, saw the Fledborough video last year. If you remember I recommended the Chris Booth book in replies. I've used Fledborough Viaduct several times cycling to Lincoln.
Pretty sure I had a poke about in Duckmanton tunnel 15 years or so back, the east portal was flooded, but accessible via the nature reserve opposite the old entrance to Arkwright Colliery. Also, don't tell someone from Langwith Junction they're from Shirebrook, them's fighting words. 😂😋
Great video Paul, it was certainly a well engineered line. I wonder if the line had been completed in full if it would still have been open or would Bolsover tunnel have done for the entire line. There was also to have been Britain's highest viaduct on the route near monsal head that may have caused issues
That's a really interesting questions. Part of me thinks a line from Chesterfield over towards Manchester might not have survived the great rationalisation. I often think what that line would be like. Just cant imagine it passing some of the locations like Monsal Head. Im sure we would have had a few more interesting sections of disused railway in Derbyshire to enjoy exploring though :)
@@WobblyRunner another thought I have is, would it have been electrified along with woodhead or even instead of it. It could have made Notts and Derbyshire coal easier to supply Lancashire rather than Yorkshire
Have you ever tried to do a video on the old Hasland Locomotive shed site?. I'm not sure if there is anything left or if the site is even accessible but you would by the man to tell us. Keep up the good work.
👍 Ah yes Hasland. I did do a bit of lookup online and concluded there wouldnt be much to see from where you can access. I've not been down in person though.
I think there was talk of it to Ollerton wasn't there? But only from Shirebrook. Looks like all railway reopening round here was cancelled after the election though.
@WobblyRunner ....yet the White Elephant AKA HS2 Still continues. Too expensive for average commuters, not stopping at local stops..will make a fine exclusive mode of transport for the political elite. We need sustainable rail and tram systems, given the scale of building now happening..not more roads choked with cars. Thanks again for another fab video.
Great video gents. Thanks
Our pleasure!
It's amazing how well hidden some of the old lines are now. Excellent tour, Pauls 👍🏻
Cheers Mark. You'll be looking our for old bricks on your runs now 😄
@@WobblyRunner 😄👍🏻 guaranteed!
Great one Paul so much history thanx for sharing.
Cheers Chris, as always 👍
Thank you for the informative video this day. Always enjoyable to watch and listen to the information. See you on the next. Cheers Paul! 🇬🇧👍🙂🇺🇸
Thanks Martin. See you on the next one 😀👍
Really enjoyed this, thank you, looking forward to you crawling through Bolsover tunnel in the next one 😂
😄 haha more chance of cheerleading for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Glad you enjoyed the video MrH
I'm looking forward to that but it might be one of the last things I ever do.
@@eggy77 @eggy77 I'll let you take the camera in
Great video that, very informative and the drone footage definitely complemented it. Looking forward to part 2 😉
So much drone footage, I might release a seperate video
Amazing video, the Arkwright station was for the colliery and the housing. the entire town was demolished and moved to the other side of the main road after a major gas incident in the 80s
It was methane gas from old coal mining that was coming up through the strata and filling the cellars of the houses that caused the problem. The coal board drilled a series of boreholes to pump the gas out and released it into the air. The houses were then demolished and the area was open casted so stopping the need to pump the gas out.
I remember walking the first bit one late teatime in Chesterfield while waiting for an open mic to begin. That bridge with the tall narrow arch underneath was obviously the big highlight, unlock my slip over in the mud as I set on the way back again
Whoops. Hopefully not too muddy.
@@WobblyRunner Set off back the wrong side round a tree, just beneath the arch. Ended up with one side of my jeans totally caked from the knee downward.
Very interesting. I live right next to the line in Spital (my house was in the film) and walk up (or down, depending on energy levels) Dingle Lane at least twice a week. I'd only really ever seen the remnants up to Dark Lane. It certainly makes me want to do a bit of exploring now that I know there are more remnants nearby.
As for the land levels around Arkwright, it's not really surprising as they were open-casting that even when I moved up from the south in the late 90s.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers Dominic. Happy exploring.
I walked that over two days out and this video brought back great memories of each location. Thank you! Hope you get to the next stretch from Bolsover to Langwith Junction as that was the most interesting imo!
Cheers Jon. I'm looking forward to that next section 👍
Don’t miss the Bolsover tunnel portal remains at the west side like I did. I found the site of one air shaft and the intact second air shaft. Great day out in the mist and cold!
The bridge under Dark Lane had two large arches for the tracks, just weird how they left one side of the top part and not the other heading towards the tunnel. It's a 5 minute walk from my house, had I lived in those times I'd have seen steam as trains ran out the tunnel 😅 It's hard to get your head around the different levels, as it seems wrong that a bridge went "over" the road on Bolehill towards Calow colliery. Dingle bridge is probably the only visible jewel of that line in the area, but your drone footage helped put it all into perspective. Good video both Pauls 😎
Cheers Lee. Glad you enjoyed it. Would love to have seen the bridges. I wonder if the bridges are still under the infill on Dark Lane?
The bridge on Hady Lane was pretty high and we used to dare each other to walk the top of the wall. Also there was a group of railway houses at Dingle bank ,on the right just before the bridge.Dave.
Cheers David. Ahhh, is that the row of terrace houses that are still there?
@@WobblyRunner That will be them. It’s a long time since I’ve been there and thought they’d been knocked down ,obviously not. Dave.
@@WobblyRunner Yes We used to service the electricity supply years ago. Incidentally I once found a large cast iron trespassers will be prosecuted sign with LDEC on the bottom. It was buried in the grass on a banking at Clowne.Somebody in Chesterfield has it now.
Looks like they added a grill to the arch! You could've climbed in when I visited 3 years ago
That is an impressive bridge behind you Paul. Very interesting walk & lovely old blue bricks! & more imposing bridges. Huge cuttings as well as shown in the old colour photograph. Arkwright Town is familiar i think Ant from Trekking Exploration did a video from there. Its hard to get your yead round all those lines & bridges now just open farmland with just a few blue brick bridge walls & infilled underneath. Did i see some railway duamonds on the old last but one photograph of Bolsover Station? Think i did! Fab again Paul see you on the next one. ❤😊👍
Great stuff. Cheers Carol. It's amazing how many big pieces of infrastructure have been lost on this line. The thought of that viaduct blows me away every time
Must catch up on the rest in this series. It's not a line that I knew at all...but well remember going to the fabulous Bolsover Castle, so loved those opening drone shots. That first bridge was so impressive, and the scale of the cuttings was something indeed. So little of the impressive structures still in the landscape, but quite a few remnants still hanging on. Nice Hamblet 1893 stamp on the engineering brick too!
👍 It's quite an intruiging line. As you say, not a lot of structures left, but plenty of bits of bridge remains hidden away or randomly left behind. I think I prefer the ones where there's a bit of work, imagination and mystery 😄
I grew up in Hady, so this is not new but so good to see.
Hady Lane bridge was filled in with old cars and other waste. I can point you towards photos of the line in situ round there.
Wow, old cars? They really just threw anything in back then didnt they.
Cheers Simon.
@@WobblyRunner You won't believe what else lies beneath the surface up there! Hady (hader) is a mining term for step in the land. The area is littered with old bell pits. The primary school I attended is near the trackbed and built where slate was mined.
Interesting video Paul, great work. You finally got the LD&ECR part 1 & 2 Chris Booth books for Christmas then :)? Looking forward to a next video to Shirebrook or Langwith and maybe more videos to complete the sections to Tuxford/ Fledborough Viaduct? Though I recall you previously covered my local part of the route (Clipstone).
Cheers Steve. Yeah plenty more possible LDECR videos there.
Did you see the videos from Fledborough last year?
@@WobblyRunner Hi Paul, saw the Fledborough video last year. If you remember I recommended the Chris Booth book in replies. I've used Fledborough Viaduct several times cycling to Lincoln.
Pretty sure I had a poke about in Duckmanton tunnel 15 years or so back, the east portal was flooded, but accessible via the nature reserve opposite the old entrance to Arkwright Colliery.
Also, don't tell someone from Langwith Junction they're from Shirebrook, them's fighting words. 😂😋
Hahaha cheers for the tip. I assume there's a divide just north of Shirebrook 😄
Great video Paul, it was certainly a well engineered line. I wonder if the line had been completed in full if it would still have been open or would Bolsover tunnel have done for the entire line. There was also to have been Britain's highest viaduct on the route near monsal head that may have caused issues
That's a really interesting questions. Part of me thinks a line from Chesterfield over towards Manchester might not have survived the great rationalisation. I often think what that line would be like. Just cant imagine it passing some of the locations like Monsal Head. Im sure we would have had a few more interesting sections of disused railway in Derbyshire to enjoy exploring though :)
@@WobblyRunner another thought I have is, would it have been electrified along with woodhead or even instead of it. It could have made Notts and Derbyshire coal easier to supply Lancashire rather than Yorkshire
i've lived in chesterfield all my life and I never knew this.
Have you ever tried to do a video on the old Hasland Locomotive shed site?. I'm not sure if there is anything left or if the site is even accessible but you would by the man to tell us. Keep up the good work.
👍 Ah yes Hasland. I did do a bit of lookup online and concluded there wouldnt be much to see from where you can access. I've not been down in person though.
Thought the route to Tuxford will re open....
I think there was talk of it to Ollerton wasn't there? But only from Shirebrook.
Looks like all railway reopening round here was cancelled after the election though.
@WobblyRunner ....yet the White Elephant AKA HS2 Still continues. Too expensive for average commuters, not stopping at local stops..will make a fine exclusive mode of transport for the political elite. We need sustainable rail and tram systems, given the scale of building now happening..not more roads choked with cars. Thanks again for another fab video.
A slightly closer view of Duckmanton tunnel can be seen here at circa 25.00
ruclips.net/video/X3XmAfepDD4/видео.html
Great stuff. I watched the Bolsover tunnel videos a while ago. Certainly more brave than me in those small spaces but great to see it documented :)
Calow Main Colliery