My great great grandfather helped build the Crumlin viaduct.
@VikingRhys4 жыл бұрын
So much that was once so great has now been forever lost, and certainly not in the name of progress.... truly heart breaking to think that the UK had such a comprehensive railway system and we lost it to the bureaucrats cooking the books about their inefficiency...... this line alone was supposedly so inefficient and so unnecessary and so unwanted that a dual carriageway has now been built over it...... and at huge cost to the public…… Truly a heart breaking video seeing what was built to last for hundreds of years now all gone forever well before its time.
@bryanbufton43582 жыл бұрын
We have been destroyed from within
@peterjhillier76593 жыл бұрын
Bloody marvelous man, what cracking Railways we had, and such a terrible loss.
@wi11ow134 жыл бұрын
Thank You for this compilation. As someone who was born in the 80's in Griffithstown/Pontypool its fascinating to see what my area looked like in the past. Amazing to see the engineering and the complex transport system in place.
@swanvictor8875 ай бұрын
Its the breathtaking audacity of the Victorians that always amazes me! The Crumlin Viaduct is just...well....just the sheer imagination and guts they had: There's a gap we need filled for our trains; "Build a Viaduct!!" and they bloody Did!! lol.
@28052244 жыл бұрын
superb thanks for showing it , nice to see 72xx class steaming still waiting for ONE of the preserved 7200 / 7202 , i'm only 71 so there's a chance i might see one again!!!!!!
@vishengro6 жыл бұрын
As the narrative said ' this could never be recreated on a preserved railway' ! A great video informative and atmospheric thanks for posting.
@vincentneale26208 жыл бұрын
I used to attend Crumlin College in the 1960`s. I used to look out for the 10.00 pm train crossing the viaduct as I walked to catch the bus home from the bus stop near the bridge It was a sight that many would love to see today. it shame it was pulled down as it would have loads of people visiting from all over the world the firm that pulled it down was called "Birds"
@celticwarrior13656 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these memories of the glory days of the industrial valleys and the link that was the railways before industry was centralised around the cities and the M4. As a valley's boy, needless to say, I love all things valleys and despise all things cities ( and Llanelli )
@allenlloyd10742 ай бұрын
Superb.
@swiftymorgan50645 жыл бұрын
Lovely film - a real treat!
@Colin214548 жыл бұрын
nice compilation of film clips, thanks for uploading
@desthomas8970 Жыл бұрын
I visited Newport after many years. It now has a desolate train station in a desolate town centre,
@wurzelle19993 жыл бұрын
A remarkable video, thank you!
@peckelhaze69346 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video.
@hb6986 Жыл бұрын
EACH A GLIMPSE AND GONE FOREVER The Harry Brown Project
@thenewporttardis35728 жыл бұрын
Great footage.
@PaulRedman-wr9ht8 ай бұрын
Nice one man I got it
@kenharris53906 жыл бұрын
Great stuff.
@ziggydamaestro7 жыл бұрын
Great to see the Blaenavon bottom line to Pontypool. NB at 17:27, it's Pontnewynydd (between Abersychan Low Level and Waunfelin), not Pontnewydd (which is approx. 5miles further south). Have you got anything of the Blaenavon top line? Someone posted a vid of a passenger special just before the line closed, but the vid has since disappeared.
@calmster3 жыл бұрын
That's what I'd love to see, Blaenavon down past Varteg, over the viaduct and on to Pontypool.
@acrobaticcripple81762 жыл бұрын
Superb
@bobevansIW3 жыл бұрын
Great clips :-) Does anyone know what year this was filmed? My Grandfather was a shunter at Llanelli and Pantiffynon and worked for GWR from 1920 until he retired in 1970!
@bryanbufton19725 жыл бұрын
How is there 3 down thumbs, thanks for the film
@28052244 жыл бұрын
because they are fans of the Midland and Jealous
@nigelcarter95038 жыл бұрын
Great
@timothysmith83005 жыл бұрын
God I wish it was like this now it would be so much better now overheads down so very little delays .