Part 1 of the explore. from Blowers Green to Dudley Port Low Level Please feel free to watch my previous explore via this link... • Abandoned Dudley Stati...
Hi Sandwell Junction. Was directed here by yourself via a link you put into a FB comment on a post regards a disused train tunnel running parallel to Duncan Edwards Way. Another poster said this trainline is going to be part of the Midlands Metro connecting Brierly Hill to Wednesbury. Great to see such an historical line repurposed. great vid, really enjoyed. Thanks for posting 🙂
Brilliant and strong video, love the 1812 overture music in the background. Looking forward to part 2. There's a good collection of shopping trolleys on that railway. I do think that this railway will will re open again, looked like that it was a beautiful railway, it's a shame that it's been left abandoned.
Thanks for your comment Jamie, glad that enjoyed. I've no idea why a shopping trolley would be in the middle of a tunnel, very odd! The talk so far is the Midland Metro, however I have also heard talk of opening it up to freight too, whether that'll happen I don't know.
A classic example of BR corporate vandalism. The old GWR invested huge effort and capital in developing an intensive railway network around the Birmingham area only for it to be destroyed in the 1960s. What a waste !
That's the line I saw in the first lockdown and it used to go to Lower Wolverhampton station and it used to go along by the housing estate Springfield.
i know this like the back of my hands,when the freight finally stopped it was a playground for me growing up , the giant caterpillars that grew on and in between the blackberry bushes on the embankment of this line i havent witnessed once since, the old reservoir the back of conygree foundry which had some impressive pike in long gone as well , thanks for refreshing the memories
Great video. Love looking at all the local abandoned tracks, and especially the ‘then and now’ photos. I work at the Metro so it’s interesting to see where it will be going.
Well put together that. Right up my street, disused railways have always been a big interest of mine. Strange that there's So much railway odds and ends still in place. I thought they would of fully cleared the area. Just a little tip, keep your text and picture references up a little longer on the screen. That's always a good thing to see. Look forward to seeing the next one!
Thanks Tim, glad you enjoyed. It's something that interests me greatly. It's remained fairly untouched for 25 or so years, the whole area used to be exceptionally overgrown with bushes and trees so it's nice to be able to explore the area before it becomes inaccessible once again.
WoW. Amazing video. Obviously alot of time and effort has gone into this including the editing. How long did this 16 minute video take to produce? Amazing area, full of history. Let's hope the Dudley and Sandwell councils pull their fingers out and rebuild these lines and make use of them once more. Reopening them would certainly take more cars off the roads. Really enjoyed watching this video. I'm local to this area so nice to see someone like yourself exploring and documenting what was and what hopefully will be😀
Thanks, I actually filmed it back in May of this year, but about a month's worth of work has gone into it all with all the research, filming and extensive editing. I'm actually creating a new channel soon just for local history, of the black country and Birmingham etc. So on that channel there'll be more of this kind of thing.
@@sandwelljunction6337 thanks for the reply, if I got down to blowers green for example and was intercepted by K2, do you reckon I'd be in trouble or just asked to leave?
Hi Sandwell Junction.
Was directed here by yourself via a link you put into a FB comment on a post regards a disused train tunnel running parallel to Duncan Edwards Way. Another poster said this trainline is going to be part of the Midlands Metro connecting Brierly Hill to Wednesbury.
Great to see such an historical line repurposed. great vid, really enjoyed. Thanks for posting 🙂
Brilliant and strong video, love the 1812 overture music in the background. Looking forward to part 2. There's a good collection of shopping trolleys on that railway. I do think that this railway will will re open again, looked like that it was a beautiful railway, it's a shame that it's been left abandoned.
Thanks for your comment Jamie, glad that enjoyed.
I've no idea why a shopping trolley would be in the middle of a tunnel, very odd!
The talk so far is the Midland Metro, however I have also heard talk of opening it up to freight too, whether that'll happen I don't know.
Sandwell Junction I think it will, I think it will be better for the midland metro as, in Wednesbury the depot for the trams near by.
2:37 : "both the bridge and the original station were demolished"....Boom! go the cannons in the 1812 overture! Nice touch!
Coincidental I think, it wasn't planned 😂
A classic example of BR corporate vandalism. The old GWR invested huge effort and capital in developing an intensive railway network around the Birmingham area only for it to be destroyed in the 1960s. What a waste !
That's the line I saw in the first lockdown and it used to go to Lower Wolverhampton station and it used to go along by the housing estate Springfield.
i know this like the back of my hands,when the freight finally stopped it was a playground for me growing up , the giant caterpillars that grew on and in between the blackberry bushes on the embankment of this line i havent witnessed once since, the old reservoir the back of conygree foundry which had some impressive pike in long gone as well , thanks for refreshing the memories
Glad you enjoyed
Great video. Love looking at all the local abandoned tracks, and especially the ‘then and now’ photos. I work at the Metro so it’s interesting to see where it will be going.
It's certainly fascinating and I look forward to seeing what it looks like in the years to come
Interesting video on your local area looking forward to the next installment .
Thanks Dave
great video really well put together music went very well and very well narrated really enjoyed the video great stuff cheers all the best al 😁👍👍👍👍
Thanks, glad you enjoyed.
nice video !
Brilliant, look forward to part 2
Thanks Jason, glad you enjoyed, part 2 is half filmed just need a spare day to get back out and explore some more.
Well put together that. Right up my street, disused railways have always been a big interest of mine.
Strange that there's So much railway odds and ends still in place. I thought they would of fully cleared the area.
Just a little tip, keep your text and picture references up a little longer on the screen. That's always a good thing to see.
Look forward to seeing the next one!
Thanks Tim, glad you enjoyed. It's something that interests me greatly. It's remained fairly untouched for 25 or so years, the whole area used to be exceptionally overgrown with bushes and trees so it's nice to be able to explore the area before it becomes inaccessible once again.
I think this line was set for Midland Metro Expansion from Wednesbury to Merry Hill I don't know if it still is
Sure is
WoW. Amazing video. Obviously alot of time and effort has gone into this including the editing. How long did this 16 minute video take to produce?
Amazing area, full of history. Let's hope the Dudley and Sandwell councils pull their fingers out and rebuild these lines and make use of them once more. Reopening them would certainly take more cars off the roads.
Really enjoyed watching this video. I'm local to this area so nice to see someone like yourself exploring and documenting what was and what hopefully will be😀
Thanks, I actually filmed it back in May of this year, but about a month's worth of work has gone into it all with all the research, filming and extensive editing.
I'm actually creating a new channel soon just for local history, of the black country and Birmingham etc. So on that channel there'll be more of this kind of thing.
Apparently the Midland Metro was susspossed to go here from Wednesbury to Merry Hill Idk if it still Is as the project might have been abandoned
Really enjoyed that. Paul
Thanks Paul
Will u do a video on smethwick Rolfe street and Galton bridge
How do you get to the blowers green tunnel? I've been trying so hard but to no avail , could really use some help lol
Now? With a fair amount of difficulty. The Midland metro has begun construction and vast swathes of the area are now covered by K2 Security.
@@sandwelljunction6337 thanks for the reply, if I got down to blowers green for example and was intercepted by K2, do you reckon I'd be in trouble or just asked to leave?
It is me are the tracks still down
Interesting footage but an odd choice of music.