Great Central Railway - Charwelton to Woodford Halse
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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2023
- Join me on my latest explore as I walk from Charwelton to Woodford Halse along the Great Central Railway. This journey takes in the remains of the famous water troughs, bridges, forgotten relics and the most magnificent nearly unspoilt water tower!
This one isnt to be missed for any fan of forgotten railways and their infrastructure.
if you enjoy railway walks and the GCR in particular then tune in to this playlist its all my explores from Leicester to Calvert station and beyond! 
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Cracking video Middy! This has to be one of my favourite stretches of the old GC. So much of interest, easily accessible and loads of amazing historical photographs for comparison to be found online. I may get up here this coming Saturday weather permitting! 🙂
Thanks for watching and yes it's a great area to explore well worth the effort.
Packed with all kinds of interesting historical infrastructure, but the star of the show has to be that water tower. You’ve really excelled yourself on this one! Will definitely give it another watch before too long.
Thanks David and thanks for your support. It was a lovely explore so much to look at and like you say a real star!
Oh wow what a treasure hidden away it's crazy how much is off the usual path track you come across incredible exploring as always! 👏😄🎉
Thank you for watching. This was a great day out and a unbelievable result! The whole area there is full of relics as the area was once a hub of activity now sadly all gone.
Lots of great examples of lost infrastructure. Great video. The water tower is amazing!
Thanks for watching. I am sure I missed so much as well! Especially drainage which was everywhere and in great condition considering. The water tower was a real highlight and a first for the channel
An excellent piece of work on that one mate, absolutely loved the signal post at the beginning, but you also managed to find so much else. The water tower is something else, I bet if you really ferreted around in that wood, you'd find even more!!! Great effort.
Thanks for watching and your support. I absolutely agree I could see loads of other stuff but it was still quite boggy after a week's rain. I will be going back at some point to have a better look.
Great video, just managed to track down that water tower on my map, that's another pin added 😂
Thanks mate 👍 it really is worth a visit
26:55 What a gem of a find! 😮
Thank you it was an amazing day and will probably get another visit in the future
Incredible water tower very much intact throughout 👍 Happy Easter 🐰 My late nan was born in Woodford Halse that's how she met my late pap when he worked at the station. Before being transferred to Rugby GCR fascinating 👍
Thank you for watching and sharing your story. It's always great to hear how the railway was included in people's lives.
Sad to see the state of Woodford Halse sidings today. Looking at the water tower still standing and ready for reuse, it makes me wonder what could have been. The only British mainline built to Continental loading gauge ready to run trains straight to the channel tunnel and 60 years later it's a wreck whilst our wonderful government is spending monopoly money ey sums to build a new rail line to go to the same channel tunnel that finally got built long after they had ripped up the line to it! I despair of seeing any sense in British politicians. We seem to have become a nation of wasters with the message from the top being, it's OK to waste massive amounts of taxpayers money, don't look to the future just live for today and waste the efforts of previous generations with disdain. The mind boggles at such monumental waste!
Thanks for putting in the legwork to show us the level of waste and the amazing works of our forebears that are still remaining. Another great video well presented.
Thank you for watching. True it was an excellent line that would now be so useful and well used. Politicians tend to be shortsighted when money is involved....
Fascinating video, and such a shame it's all gone.
Thanks for watching a real shame and the remains ar getting harder to find
Great video Middy. It must be one of the most fascinating locations on the line, considering how big it was. Many thanks.
Thank you for watching. It really is incredible that there is anything left at all considering the time span. A great area to explore.👍
Beautiful and Sad video 😢 👍
Thank you and thanks for watching. It is very sad to see all that wonderful engineering gone to waste. My videos are always tinged with sadness unfortunately.
A fine video. I just joined your channel today. All the best in the future. See you on the next! Cheers mate! 😊
Thanks for watching and joining! Glad you enjoyed this one and there is loads more coming up this year 👍
NO. 1 signal box was virtually level with the Water tower. Those remains may have been a lineside cabin. I too got stuck just short of the Water Tank the first time I tried to get there from Charwelton and didn't get to the tank until another time approaching from the south.
Thanks for watching and the information, i am going back soon so will include in edit. It is certainly easier before the brambles grow!
great explore mate
Thanks Neil great area to explore always love the GCR
28:40. was the location of a signal box 👍
Thanks Neil, got it slightly out but what a great area! So much to see
Regarding the water troughs, I am guessing the pumps were run from electricity? Was this generated on site from steam I am wondering in the early days, later a supply would have been provided of course. The trough tanks would just need topping up, so perhaps theer was enough capacity for a short steam run?
The big water tower, I think that is a pressure vessel you referred to. Also the tank outlets on the outside were insulated at a guess, hence the cladding. Again in the early days was the electricity generated by steam engine, late to have mains grid supply or diesel generators? A great "Middy Explores". Just think around the turn of the century this could have been reopened as the central freight line, got to second reading in parliament even. Bloody politicians, at it again kicking the can down the road on HS2 so the build cost become impossible, will we ever learn?
Thanks for watching and for the information. It's a r al shame there was no forward thought but like you say we will never know! And no we will never learn!!
Talking of ballast, I once had a debate with a modern day railway engineer about the subject. He was stuck with the modern view that railways of the past used granite stone, etc similar to very modern standard. If you have a good look at some of the old, disused railways, you often find that in the past they used clinker, etc. The modem engineer didn't believe me! 🙄
I always find this hobby amazing as there are so many different view points and opinions!
Bridge known as Rabbit Bridge I believe
Thanks for watching. I will add it on the update 👍
Any way you can include a map of whereabouts you are on the GCR on videos? Unfortunately being a novice, the station names don't give me any idea where you are in the line unless it's major stations like Leicester, Rugby etc. Thanks
Thanks for watching and yes I will bear that in mind for future videos. I normally put the what3words locations on but didn't for this one! If you look on my Facebook page I often add the whereabouts on there as well. Thanks again for watching