Requiem to a forgotten Norfolk Branch line
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- The Melton Constable to Cromer branch line, was the last part of the former Midland and Great Northern Railway to still be open after the majority of the network was closed in 1959. Sixty years on from the closure of the branch in 1964, the North Norfolk Railway recreated scenes that may well have been seen on the last day of rail services.
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Such a good video, i have subscribed to see more. Its nice to see the preservation society recreating this type of event. It might have been sad back in 1964 to see the end of the British railway trains there, but its good to see they managed to keep it going for everyone to enjoy.
Thanks for the sub! I think the NNR Poppy Line was really a phoenix rising from the ashes, it has become such a popular tourist attraction, that I'm sure it contributes to keeping the Bittern Line open.
That bit of music at the start sounds familiar from my childhood! What a good job the people running that line have done bringing it back from oblivion.
Let's hope ITV don't recognise it! I agree, they have come such a long way from the condition it was left in after BR closed it! It was almost all gone, when BR looked at closing all of the Bittern Line in 1968!
@@AdventureswithTrains I knew I recognised it! (Remember my parents watching that particular programme. It "soldiered" on for many years...)
If it wasn't that one, it was the other one about policing in the 1960s! It had the tone I was going for though, and apparently doesn't flag up as copyright on RUclips!
The Poppy Line - the best rail experience in the UK.
It is a quaint and charming little line, that brings history to life.
1958 I was at the Met Office training school in Hemsby staying at the Gables Guest House. If we wanted to watch the end of the film in Gt Yarmouth on a Saturday night, we missed the last bus so it was train from Yarmouth Beach station.
Seems it was forgotten by British Rail they were meant to be providing a public service 🙄
@@AdventureswithTrains what on earth are you waffling on about?
Closure of the MG&N made your late night journey impossible beyond 1959
In 1944 my family took me from Norwich City station to East Rudham via Melton Constable. I can still (just) remember the train arriving at MC from the east. At ER we were met by a horse and trap.
Feels like a piece of pre-history now.
My Grandfather was working for British Railways during the era of 'modernisation', from what he witnessed at the time, he firmly believes that the people wanted a modern 1960s railway system running on an 1860s railway infrastructure!
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A very interesting video indeed, thank you for sharing this 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
It's a shame more of the M&GNR could not have been preserved. The route between Lenwade and Fakenham remained open until around 1980 to serve freight traffic from a factory manufacturing concrete beams..
The era of closures when rail was seen as old fashioned has proved to be incorrect, our roads are now overcrowded, what was wrong with going by train? It is a great way to see Britain! I have done a video covering the Themelthorpe curve, it went against the grain of those many rail closures in the region.
These DMU's were ( all the rage ? ) from Lowestoft to Ipswich in the 1970's ............... DAVE™🛑
I am a die hard steam lover, but having travelled onboard a BR Class 104 DMU restored to original condition, I can see why they were popular upon entering service. Great views of British scenery from onboard, are hard to be beaten!
Too much music at the start, but otherwise a great video!