Forest of Dean - Episode 7 - Severn and Wye Railway

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5 жыл бұрын

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Its mid January 2019 and on this three day trip we tackle Every Disused Station on the former Severn and Wye Railway, located in the Forest of Dean. Originally opened as a Tramway in 1810 we were surely in for a treat in this area, rich in rail history.
Welcome to Episode 7 of #EveryDisusedStation. You can visit the website for progress and information about our adventure. www.paulwhitewick.co.uk
Paul and Rebecca have decided to embark upon and rather silly challenge which will hopefully see them visit all 6500 (approx. figure) disused stations in the UK. As always the criteria being that we get as close as possible without a) Trespassing and b) endangering ourselves or others. Stations do include those that are in use as heritage lines. (of course they are no longer disused but in the sense of a mainline passenger station, they are certainly on our list).
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Music: Epidemicsound.com
N.B - Apologies, we also are aware that Norchard was never a station before the heritage line.

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@silvioatutube 5 жыл бұрын

Relationship goals: finding someone who looks at me the same way Rebecca looks at Paul.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

You sir, have won the comment competition. I am a lucky man, that's for sure.

@silvioatutube 5 жыл бұрын

@@pwhitewick Yes, you are! Cherish her!

@Leonard_Smith 5 жыл бұрын

Rebecca seems to be growing into the role of the railway geek. Can't wait for future episodes towards her total transformation, and finally to be awarded a Golden Anorak when you complete the task! Keep 'em coming!

@awizardalso 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like you and I got lucky and found a good woman. I found mine in 1976 and knew she was the one I was looking for. Unfortunately, she was 16 and I was 22. I had to wait 10 years to find her again and we've been married for almost 32 years.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks for sharing and congratulations to you both.

4 жыл бұрын

Video too me years back. I was an Army Apprentice at Chepstow Camp in 1954. But I escaped and now live in Australia...and am even too old for call-up. But I still love you two, Paul and Rebecca....

@McMieke 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing how fast nature takes back its land. Well done guys.

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. My favourite embankment!

@foresterjikes9054 19 күн бұрын

I used those tracks to get around the forest on a old Honda 250 dream before i was legal on the road lol , was born in the forest but moved to France 28 years ago , can't believe you didn't speak about Lydbrook viaduct , nice video all the same that brought me back home , thanks

@bohicajohnson7203 2 жыл бұрын

You are certainly expanding my music appreciation.

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 5 жыл бұрын

what a lovely couple you are. well done for sharing this presention. thank you

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was a really fun adventure, enjoyed our time exploring here.

@oddwad6290 5 жыл бұрын

The scenery , lighting and weather all came together very well .

@timchalk6810 3 ай бұрын

That line when open over the old severn bridge was always immaculatly maintained even when goods only

@westcountrywanderings 6 ай бұрын

The fifth video that I have watched of yours Paul & Rebecca! Like number eight hundered and forty four. Great stuff! I have just done a Lost Railway Walk following the Ross-on-Wye to Monmouth line (pt 2) from Welsh Bicknor to Symonds Yat. For a while I tended to avoid the Forest of Dean - I am not sure why, think I was just scared to tackle it. Oh boy, I am I so glad that I have done a deeper dive into it - it just as so much to see in the Forest! The more you look, the more there is. Since you filmed this over four years ago, the DFR have got serious plans to extend to Speech House and Cinderford. I do hope that it comes to fruition. Anyway, I will stop waffling - I truly thoroughly enjoyed this. Hope you are both keeping well. Take care, Paul

@Roblilley999 5 жыл бұрын

Just when you think things have peaked, you pull another rabbit out of the hat with this video.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

awww, thanks Mr Lilley.

@stephenpalcso42 5 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying these. I love exploring old railways and I think it's great you've decided to tackle all of them!

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. Glad you are enjoying them. Spread the word... 😁👍

@MartinZero 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff guys 👍

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Martin, pleasure to have you on-board!

@Roblilley999 5 жыл бұрын

Was just about to ask whether you had seen Martin's videos and vice versa but that's just answered my question

@stephendavies6949 2 жыл бұрын

Epic stuff. Some of the best work of its kind on KZfaq

@stephendavies6949 2 жыл бұрын

I just love your early work.

@andrewmarch7891 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the entertaining and informative trips; marvellous! Wellies sounds a good idea.

@TheSkiathosLover 5 жыл бұрын

Another enjoyable video - thank you so much

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carolyn... 😊

@michaelpilling9659 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic film! sorry it was raining - you both obviously got soaked. Brilliant history. Great railway artifacts. Wonderful journey

@colinbarrett5120 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! The music is really catchy.

@john3Lee 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, and enjoyable.... Thanks :)

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John 👍

@sr6424 4 жыл бұрын

One of my earliest memories. Went on a family Saturday afternoon trip to Symonds Yet. My parents took me to watch the trains. They were ripping up the track.I was born in 1959 when the station closed so it would have been a few years later. I guess mid 1960s.

@leightonsquibbs970 5 жыл бұрын

The best so far Peeps. I can relate to quite a bit of the vid as walked some of it 2 years ago and really enjoyed it then, and had the added bonus of sunshine then. Keep up the good work looking forward to the next one.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leighton. It was a long edit so pleased it came out well. We would love to come here again and probably won't be far away for the Wye Valley Railway at some point.

@thadelmore282 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your travels. Keep it up, we'll be watching.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 👍👍

@saltleywsc 5 жыл бұрын

Just found this superb video looking forward to more !!

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!... Check out the rest of the channel, plenty to get your teeth into... 👍👍

@neilyoung3652 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Ive taken too watching disused lines and stations, and seeing what remains, both of you make good team exploring these lines

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Neil.

@johnsparkes8963 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic vlog very interesting, the forrest got so much to offer.

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

Most definitely has John.

@joannortham5517 4 жыл бұрын

Oh the memories….I worked at the Lindors Guest House nr St Briavels for a couple of years in the mid-1960s, and so many of the names you mention are very familiar to me. Lindors was sold recently, I think to a hotelier. It was a beautiful house, so it's nice to think it will continue to provide hospitality. I'm 76 now - and how much I wish the Beeching cuts could be undone, and rail connections restored across the land. Your videos are great, and so are both of you. Thank you very much.

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Joan, thanks for sharing.

@HenrysAdventures 5 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant video! I've passed the museum at Coleford many times but never seen it open! I know the have steamed a Peckett loco there on occasions which must make it the World's shortest standard gauge heritage line!

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Henry. This was an amazing weekend. We soon learnt to split the videos up after this but still a great adventure

@Paleoman 2 жыл бұрын

U.K. is looking a lot like USA. Ugly strip malls, huge gas stations with convienence stores attached. That is what you find at every freeway offramp in the US. Honestly you cant even tell what state you are in when you get off the freeway. Another great video. Youi guiys do an amazing job producin therse.

@alanwhite1458 3 жыл бұрын

I've thought about it a bit since your original reply to my comment about duration of text over video, and you only need to leave text up a few seconds longer to make it readable! At present I'm lucky to read the first two lines of text! Don't worry about people not reading it - that's their loss, why should it be mine!

@stevehallam0850 5 жыл бұрын

Well explored! The Forest of Dean must have one of the most complex networks of railways and tramways in a small area anywhere in Britain.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Every time we looked at an old map of the area we found another area we wanted to explore.... As you say it's extremely complex.

@andylawrence7955 3 жыл бұрын

@@pwhitewick You should really come back and do some further exploration........in the spring, bluebells everywhere in the woods..............and less muddy puddles!

@LordGeorgeRodney 4 жыл бұрын

amazing stuff! thanks!

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks George. Lived making this one!

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Serridge Platform sorry Paul, Rebecca I could not find when it opened and closed but here is Coleford to make up that opened in 1879 and closed in 1924

@mikebrown3772 3 жыл бұрын

I think you may have been standing more or less at the location of Cindetford old passenger station when you first looked at your phone map and that to the brickwork found might be the old Cindetford goods station.

@EdenValleyAdventuresUK 5 жыл бұрын

very nice video

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Plenty more to come.... 👍

@Mattube1964 4 жыл бұрын

There was a three volume set of books published about the Severn and Wye back in the early 90s r there about. Very indepth history of the entire line and it’s branches. I’d look up the publisher but it’s 02:00 and the books are out in my train room.

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks matt.

@Mattube1964 4 жыл бұрын

@@pwhitewick Just grabbed volume one out to get the info on it. They were a collaboration by Ian Pope, Bob How an Paul Karau published by Wild swan in 1983 (so much for early 90s!). ISBN 0 906867 17 7. Could be very hard to come by but well worth the read if you are interested in railway histories.

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Bixslade / Cannop Wharf opened in 1812 and closed in 1946

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Whitecroft & Bream 23 September 1875 opened 8 July 1929 closed for passengers 25 May 2012 reopened

@thomaswykes3647 5 жыл бұрын

Shame you didn't get to see Lydney Harbour when you visited Lydney Junction. The line ran from there along the river Lyd to the harbour where the coal was loaded on to boats.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Ah we didn't know about that. A shame indeed.

@StephenWilliams 5 жыл бұрын

Another very enjoyable video. It really is easy to forget that there are only the two of you there and that you are just talking to a camera, as one feels very much part of the adventure. Enjoyed the incidental music too. One thought - how about adding the music used to the end credits?

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen, we certainly aim to bring what we see to the viewer in the most compelling way so I'm glad this style seems to be working. I will probably add the music to the description, as we have been asked a few times now. 👍

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Lydbrook Junction 4 August 1873 Opened 5 January 1959 Closed

@GhostTheory 5 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant, that’s some wonderful countryside. It would be great to collaborate with you guys one day.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

This was a real fun video to make (although soon after we learnt to split them up a bit as the edit nearly killed me). Can you drop us an email on whitewickpaul@gmail.com. 👍👍

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Cinderford Old opened in 1900 and closed in 1958

@gregsabell 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Paul & Rebecca. What would be really useful is a closure date on your text graphic. This would tie in nicely with the pre/post Beeching vid you did a few weeks back. Keep up the good work.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Greg. Not a bad idea at all.

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Parkend station 1875 opened 1929 closed for passengers 19 May 2006 reopened

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Drybrook Road Station opened in 1875 and closed in 1929

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Lower Lydbrook 23 September 1875 Opened 1 April 1903 Closed

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Cinderford New 2 July 1900 Station opened 3 November 1958 Station closed

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Upper Lydbrook 23 September 1875 Opened 8 July 1929 Closed

@DeeFPV 5 жыл бұрын

DisusedRailway of pembrokeshire would be worth looking into

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely. We've seen a few on some old maps and are making plans for at least one trip in spring. 👍

@DeeFPV 5 жыл бұрын

ther ar some verry old Disused Railway in pembrokeshire what hed over and up into the preseli mountains and intresting to

@IanandJo 5 жыл бұрын

We enjoyed that. We spotted loads of places we had been and several that we had nipped behind a tree for a pee. We used to cycle through the forest on a regular basis so it was a trip down memory lane. There are also locations in Lydney that we have used for filming in the past so that was fun for us too. Really enjoyed this one. Huge steps forward in the editing department. Keep up the good work you two. 👍

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks both. Glad you enjoyed and it brought back some memories.... 😁😁

@IanandJo 5 жыл бұрын

@@pwhitewick Indeed it did. Slightly concerning how many of them are places that we stopped to pee. We were cycling though and you've gotta keep hydrated. Those are lovely spots when it's sunny and hot by the way. You could do a lot of these on bikes around the forest.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

@@IanandJo yup, I think we need to invest in a bike rack!

@IanandJo 5 жыл бұрын

'Tis a good plan. Avoid Halfords. They lie.

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Severn Bridge 20 October 1879 Station opened 26 October 1960 services suspended November 1964 officially closed

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Speech House Road opened in 1875 and closed in 1929

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Lydney Junction opened in 1851 closed in 1964

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Coleford Junction opened in 1899 closed ?

@andyjames2225 5 жыл бұрын

Just realised after watching this great video that my girlfriend lives a stone throw away in Monmouth so this area for me is going to get covered

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

It is an utterly beautiful. Do it!

@khadijagwen 3 жыл бұрын

Mashallah, you two are a Biblical pair as in Genesis in the beginning. Never take each other for granted. :)

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Bilson Road opened in 1876 and closed in 1878

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Milkwall opened in 1875 and closed in 1920

@Sim0nTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, I did visited the Dean Forest Railway a few years back and was really great heritage line, plus it was an excuse to take a ride behind Metroplitan Railways E Class, Met 1 cheaply! (When it does it London Underground charters... it not cheap! lol) Those signs which you seen, were they made from wood and old rail lines just wondering because they did look amazing, It was a good lengthy video and really enjoyed it!

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Simon. I assumed old buffer stops?

@pugthesecond 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one. Whose music is it?

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Probably our favourite so far too. We use a website called epidemicsound.com which we pay a monthly subscription to for licensed music. 👍

@paulwood7798 4 жыл бұрын

I have worked extensivelu in the Forest Of Dean on Roman Sites and down the years I always thought there was Bilson Halt, Bilson Road and Bilson ( Green ) Station besides the two Cinderford Stations. Have I got that wrong. Are they known as something else.

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Bilson Halt was on the Bullo Pill line to the South West of Cinderford. Bilson Road was on the Severn and Wye (This video) mainly as a short lived halt for troops. Not heard of Bilson Green I'm afraid.

@mikebrown3772 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the platform at Bilson Road was a temporary arrangement for the first two years as there was concern about the passenger line crossing an existing tramway on the level to get to Cindetford old station which replaced it.

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Norchard opened in 1991

@minisareus 5 жыл бұрын

Are you doing the wye valley railway

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Most certainly..... Though you'd think with the amount of times I said "Severn and Wye Valley Railway" in this video, it was this one!....

@thomasallan1923 5 жыл бұрын

norchard is like st marys halt and was built by the dean forest railway so doesn't really count as a disused station.

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh. Didn't realise that. Cheers 👍

@neilmackin5723 5 жыл бұрын

Great video - BTW, have you found www.old-maps.co.uk which can be very helpful for finding obscure long lost locations

@pwhitewick 5 жыл бұрын

Check out our latest video which looks at just that. (Resources that we use to travel old lines... 😁).

@iainhunneybell 3 жыл бұрын

Good wife 👍👍👍

@davidpoulton2860 4 жыл бұрын

Dean Forest Railway to extend to Speech house

@bobly 2 жыл бұрын

Lydney Town 23 September 1875 opened 26 October 1960 passenger service suspended November 1964 officially closed 22 April 2001 reopened

@jazzguitarwithandy 4 жыл бұрын

Why not save the google maps as an offline map. You can drop where you need to go as a pin, uses no data and doesn’t rely on signal.

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

Because that sounds very clever and I am most definitely not.

@jazzguitarwithandy 4 жыл бұрын

Whitewick's Abandoned Railways I do it for all holidays abroad. Would save you guys a lot of time and data!! Loving your channel, it’s very enjoyable. Have you found Port Isaac Road yet?

@pwhitewick 4 жыл бұрын

@@jazzguitarwithandy thanks. Not as yet.

@iainhunneybell 3 жыл бұрын

Hang on. BMW this time. Alfa and Peugeot van other times??

@ValeriePallaoro 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot stress this enough. It's important (extra important if this is your lifestyle regime) to marry a wife with the same stride length as your own.22:45 Written by 5ft2 wife married to 6ft4 husband (it prevents so much sarcasm and irony, not to mention fatgue generated fights, on the journey - I'm peddlin' as fast as ai can, babe!)

@pwhitewick 2 жыл бұрын

Valerie. Please don't stop commenting. We do read your comments, but don't always get a chance to reply. This (as with others) has provided much giggles.

@RichardWatt 3 жыл бұрын

Cadbury's Dairy Milk? My wife and I went to Cadbury World (this is a good few years ago now), and in the gift shop, they were selling 5kg (about 11 pound) bars of Dairy Milk: I can't remember the exact price, but it was around £20 at least... I nearly bought one, but would have had to carry it around all day when we went back to Birmingham before heading home again...

@alanwarren2861 5 жыл бұрын

Another enjoyable video, thanks both of you. Were you aware of this guy by the way (might save you some time when it comes to exploring these lines) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZ2kldt2yrzMYIk.html