The N & S Railway. Nth Walsham to Cromer. Pt 1 Nth Walsham to Paston & Knapton.
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- Опубликовано: 5 апр 2021
- A look at what remains of the old Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee line between North Walsham & Cromer.
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Interesting video. What a railway system we once had. Makes you think what will be left in another 60 years time.
I have a fairly positive outlook, they are already reinstating the Oxford to Cambridge line. Also there was the £500m promised by the government for feasibility studies into reopening other lines, and of course there is HS2. It depends how the railways come out of this pandemic. Thank you for your comments though.
Wow thank you so much for doing this. I have been patiently waiting. My Grandad used to work on that line. Used to live on railway terrace in Mundesley he’s just recently passed away and he would of loved this. Thank you so much🙏
Thank you Graham, It was mainly because of you that I decided to do this line. I`m glad you are enjoying it.
There is still some platform left at Knapton to the left in picture and a couple more bridges towards N Walsham. Great video. Cheers.
Yes thanks for that. Would they be just North Walsham side of Knapton, I was going to investigate but I was bit pushed for time on the day.
Thanks for an interesting tour of the route so far. I didn't know Paston & Knapton station building was still there (well done for finding it!) you can see how similar the style is to other station buildings still in existence e.g. Cromer and to those sadly lost (looking at old photos). Shame about bridge no.359, those responsible for closing off the walkway should really put an explanatory notice up -- maybe they will if someone was to, ah, "open" the gate to let people through...
Thank you for your comments. Yes the station buildings of some of the stations were built by Cornish & Gaymer, who were church restorers.
Thank you for such an interesting and informative video.
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Enjoyed the walk, tried to walk the last bit down the hill into Mundesley , got short shift from a local farmer /landowner... shame would have been nice to complete it !!!
Haha, yes they do get a bit possessive about their fields.
Lovely video, thanks for sharing. A couple of points, the walkway over the Canal, is not actually a walkway, it carries the pipe you mention that takes the condensate to NW Station. Secondly the pile of rubble and brick near what is now a Car Park, was the remains of the abutments of the very fine Girder Bridge No. 354.
Many thanks for your comments. Yes I found out about the pipe after I published the video. Thanks for the information about the bridge, that must have carried the nearby road over the railway.
hi N50%
great interesting video, i need to watch again to absorb such a complicated railway system, its amazing how things can change in the space of less than a lifetime, all that infrastructure work gone to waste in my opinion, the only positive to come out of it, is as like the part of england i live in, there are plenty of walking and cycle tracks to explore, thanks for sharing
mr f
Thank you, yes I walk along these old lines and see the large mature trees and think they were probably just saplings when I was still at school. That`s how long all this infrastructure has been abandoned. But as you say the old lines do make lovely footpaths.
@@nutmeg5032 cheers n50%, i'd rather see the locos steaming up and down, but at least many of the lines have been recycled!!!!
all the best
mr f
I live in mundesley, and have always wanted to know the story behind the abandoned bridges and empty railway lines. Thanks for the great video 😚
Thanks. Glad to be of service.