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The Lost Great Northern Railway - Pleasley, Skegby & Sutton-in-Ashfield
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2022
- A disused railway explore looking at the lost Great Northern Railway in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire - The Leen Valley Extention.
We start at the Pleasley pit, mining musuem - start of the Skegby Trail. Which follows the former trackbed through the open countryside as far as Sutton-Ashfield. Excellent for walkers and cyclists and plenty to find along the route including the former site of former disused stations Pleasley East & Skegby for Stanton Hill. Culverts, junctions and ruins from dismantled railway infrastructure can be found en route.
After leaving the site of Skegby station, the line takes on a more urban feel as we pass through the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield. The former Sutton-in-Ashfield Town station site is still derelict however now very overgrown. The abandoned station masters house still stands by the entrance to the old station, but no ruined by fire.
After the tracing the route of the line as much as possible from Sutton, we can pick it up again on the approach to Kirkby Summit Colliery situated between Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton. Here we will find a section of abandoned railway track still laid down, reclaimed by the undergrowth. Former points and even a buffer stop can be seen from the trackwork of the old sidings for the colliery. The line wold have then joined the present day Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop. And that is far as we can go on todays explore.
Thanks to Jon, aka Physic Spies for this one. I really enjoyed it.
My Dad used to be the local Plate-laying track Inspector for a good few years..Sutton, Skegby, Teversal tracks. Great video.
Going into Sutton where the trail is now levelled was once a deep cutaway that went under Stoneyford Rd, Priestsic Rd, Northern Bridge and station road etc to Kirkby. We used to play down there when we were kids in the 80’s, remember the Northern Bridge building in the 70’s as well. The Station Masters house wasn’t in bad condition late 90’s then the guy passed away and it got vandalised and caught fire IIRC.
The council should have secured it and created a little heritage centre or something but they seem determined to destroy the town so obviously it’s still rotting to this day.
The sound of the coal trains in the night used to send me to sleep when I was a nipper as there were several pits within five miles of each other.
Nice video, thanks for sharing 👍🏼
Great memories. Enjoyed reading that. It never ceases to amaze me the difference in the once busy railway locations these days.
It’s a huge shame all of this is just drifting into the past other than folk lore and people like yourself doing great research.
My wife is a teacher and none of this is covered in the local schools, kids are growing up in an area that they have no idea how it evolved.
Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Nice little explore. I was born near there. The portacabin to the left of the Robin Hood line was Kirkby Summit Signal box. It replaced an earlier brick and concrete "Art Deco" style building when the Robin Hood line was reopened to passengers. I used to be a signalman there until 2008 when I moved to Derby. Control of the line transferred to the East Midlands Control Centre at Derby a few years ago. If you'd walked down the MR line from Pleasley instead of the GN, at Teversal you'd have found an strange little arch built into the left hand retaining wall which leads into a little area which I called the "secret garden". I never found out what it was or why it was built. The railway which ran at right angles to the line at Sutton (near the retail park) was a little branch line which linked the town with Sutton Junction where you could catch main line trains. It was colloquially known as the "Penny Emma"
Thanks very much. Enjoyed reading that. Lot's of history around there.
What year did you start working in the signal box at Kirkby?
@@WobblyRunner I started at Pinxton in 2004. Moved to Kirkby Summit in 2006 then onto Derby PSB in 2008. Thanks for your comment 👍
My Brother used to work Kirkby Summit Signal Box until he too was transferred to Derby.
I lived in Skegby until 1970 when I got married and moved away. At the 15:00 mark you show the junction of Buttery Lane and Mansfield Road. There used to be a bridge over Mansfield Road, the railway then went through a cutting on its way to Sutton, there was a footbridge over the cutting which we sometimes walked over on our way home from Skegby school, a few hundred yards up Anchor Hill to the left.
Just around the corner under the old bridge was Dawgates (Road, Lane?) and Mrs Dodsley's Cottage. She was murdered in the 1950's and a local guy hanged for it. My father worked at Teversal Colliery (Butcher's Wood) and other family members worked at Silver Hill and Brierley colliery. An explosion at Brierley in 1957 killed several miners including our next door neighbours.
Interesting to watch your video, brings back many memories.
Thanks very much. Cheers for stories and local perspective. Always nice to hear people's experiences and history.
This is an interesting video. It's great to see where there are still some remains of bridges and some lines, even though the railway closed decades ago. How that old station master's house got left into a ruin, is just crazy. Some of the bridges in what looks like as if there'd never been a railway in those locations, is mind blowing. The actual sections of railway that are still there - the rails are known as 'flat-bottom rails', held to the chair by either those spikes or the curved 'pandrol clips', knocked in with a sledge hammer. Many thanks for this production.
👍thanks very much.
I believe the old station house was badly damaged by fire recently and is to be fully flattened. Such a shame
At 20.00 if you look a bit feether on towards the ABACUS FACTORY There was a Hump back bridge going over the Penny Emma line that went over a twin track from the left that Also went over a second twin track .So there was 4 leavals.
Another great video Paul. Somehow missed this one, only appeared in my YT feed Dec 23. Dare I say this is another regular bike route for me but I mostly use the MR route from Pleasley to Teversal Visitor centre (great stop for bacon roll), then cycle on the 'MR-GN Link' to GN. As you found GN route can get rather muddy. I've got distant memory of using Skegby station (as I recall platforms were wood / sleepers?) and also Sutton Town (Northern Bridge) but this would be early1960s for special excursions to seaside (Sunday school etc). Also, at Skegby, other side of road from station a footpath to another bridge (for footpath or farmer). I would spend hours on that bridge with my Grandmother watching steam trains pass beneath. My great Uncle Bernard Watts in1940s or 50s station master (or other role) at Skegby, later became station master Peterborough in the 1960s.
Nice one Steve. You don't half get around 🙂
From the trafic lights looking toward Mansfield after the metal factory .The old train embackment is still there an old underbridge takes you to Sutton Lawn A bit ferther there is a secound bridge that i did not know about till 3 days ago..
Good walk mate, the track near summit junction was still being used in the early 80s to access the metal box factory.
Thanks Jon.
Saw a photo recently of a diesel loco with a few van type wagons at Langwith Junction. It said the train was the Saturdays only working from Bachelor's factory at Wadsley, Sheffield, to Oddicroft Metal Box, S in A.
From the section on Penny Emma Way, you were in Kirkby, close to the confusingly named Sutton Parkway station, which isn't in Sutton at all. The station was opened in 1996 as part of the Robin Hood Line (as correctly identified in the video)
The Skegby Station was Next to the Bridge over Mansfield Road at the sign saying Station Yard , Station Masters House is/was in that yard , The Platform was a Raised Wooden one on the Slope Down to Road , I caught Trains from there while at Healdswood Junior School , the platform was only long enough to take Two Carriages and had to stop on the Bridge and move up Two Carriages at a time to enable access , Trip trains were organised by Healdswood School to Seaside and were very Popular , hence the need to shunt a little for passengers . Dennis I Was born not half a mile away from that station in the Late 40,s .
Nice one Dennis. Cheers for the info. Great to have seen the line and stations in use.
I've walked most of them old line's, great to see a video in them top job lads, look forward to more of your videos.
Cheers Tyrone 👍🙂
Another Great Video 📹
Glad you enjoyed it
At sutton at 20 minuets. YOU HAVE MISSED THE BEST BIT. IF YOU GO TO ABACUS FACTORY AND LOOK AT THE CAR PARK .IT USES THE TRACK BED OF THE BRANCH LINE ...( PENNY EMMA LINE. ) IT WENT IN TO SUTTON OVER THE 2 LINES SO IT WAS 3 TRACKS GOING OVER EACH OTHER .,Better still there was a HUMP BACK BRIDGE OVER THE 3 LINES TO GET TO THE LAML POST FACTORY That i workd for .
Look at the old map where 3 lines crossed plus the bridge .
A video of real contrasts, open countryside, urban sites, wide cuttings (but not as wide as the one I saw yesterday!!!)and old station houses. The amount of stuff lying around was astounding, you could build a housing estate with the amount of stone and bricks you found!!!! It's funny that you should mention the eye protectors, because yesterday when I was exploring at Helmdon, which was very overgrown, I got poked around the eye quite a bit, so it's a sensible piece of kit to have.
😁 cheers Seamus. You know the eye protection makes sense. And it looks great too.
Keep exploring!!!!
Great Video I'm new in that area. Can't wait to explore myself
👍 excellent. So much to explore around every corner.
The metal box trains were running in the late eighties
Also you missed an old points lever on the other side of the bridge when you was checking out the old masonry at skegby-teversal junction
Bugger. I'll keep my eye open next time I'm down there. 👍
Yes there is a Points Lever just near the bridge , and other side of Bridge towards Pleasley there were Sidings for the Coal Train Carriages that came from Teversal Pits . Silverhill & Butcher Wood .
Chairs, not fasteners or fishplates 🤣🤣
Indeed. My mouth is always ahead of the brain.
At 2024 the map if you looked down you would see the penny ema line crossing. 2 diferant lines Plus a hump back bridge .
On differant lines.
my home ground!
👍very interesting area
If you talk to people you meet on your walks they will probably be able to tell you information about where you are ..
Another chicken dinner.
Offspring wanted to know if dog was in it said no but batti bat was in it so ya got a extra view 😉 cheers lads.
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Wobbly Eye Goggles..... are they for Wobbly people's eyes, or people with wobbly eyes?!
😄 developed for both