Thanks to Paul and Rebecca for a great day. here is the link to their Channel kzfaq.info Paul and Rebeccas video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qM-TgM2ErbjZqpc.html

I went through this tunnel about 5 years ago so probably still accessible. It's much drier from the other end and gets progressively deeper in mud. There are some iron supports about midway through in a kind of box shape. Great to see it.

Great to see another collaboration with the Whitewicks

Another video where I'm so frustrated by our industrial history just being left to rot.... beautiful video though Mr Z, thankyou!

Absolutely amazing you were able to find that old photo of the drum atop those foundations that are still there. Love your videos Martin!

On this weeks show, Paul pokes a stick into the ground, Rebecca shows us some cold chips and Martin does a lot of huffing and puffing. Great stuff Martin. Cheers

Awesome.... watching now. Thanks for having us along. A great day was had. Cheese and Egg all round.

I love the way you go quiet when showing something special. The architecture speaks for itself very eloquently.

Three of my favorite people all together on a Sunday afternoon! I was wondering why I got two notifications simultaneously 😁

Another super video Martin. Good to see you and the Whitewicks joining up to make it. Just a note - Froghall is pronounced 'Frogall', and the railway in the Churnet Valley north from Froghall station does still exist - as the heritage Churnet Valley Railway. I am a volunteer signalman at Consall, the next station up the valley from Froghall and a very beautiful spot only accessible by train, by canal, or by a tortuous narrow dead-end road down into the valley. If you are ever there while I'm on duty, come into the 'box for a cuppa. Later, a standard gauge railway was built from the Churnet valley Line at Leekbrook Junction to Cauldon Lowe quarries to bring the limestone out which spelled the end of the tramways. That railway still exists as part of the heritage Churnet Valley railway as far as Ipstones. Interestingly, the light railway order that authorised that covered the line from Stoke to Leekbrook and Leekbrook to Cauldon as single track standard gauge, and onwards via Waterhouses to Hulme end as narrow gauge, the long lost manifold valley line, now a cycleway / footpath

one thing i love about the uk is every 80 miles or so the accent changes and bread rolls have a different name!

I love these crossover videos, huge fan of both channels

The music on your channel is consistently sublime. The best soundtracked KZfaq channel I have come across

Great video, loved that intricate masonry on the tunnel entrance!

Hi Martin, wow just wow, what an awesome and very interesting video. I loved listening to the history and seeing the old photographs too but the 1779 bridges and the Trubshaw tunnel was just amazing to see. The Trubshaw tunnel is just stunning when you consider how many bricks it would have taken to build and how many workers that would have been needed to get the job done, an awesome feat for it's day. You definitely took the right decision in not going into the tunnel though as that is the kind of mud that would let you sink down but getting your foot back out would have been near impossible. Another awesome video from you, I thoroughly enjoyed watching so thank you for all your hard work to make the video possible and thank you also to the lovely couple who gave us the history of the area. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

As ever, Martin, quality, excellent quality. But where's James with the tea?

nice collaboration with the Whitewicks. it’s amazing how two people can have the same video shots of the same locations and tell different stories but with the same enthusiasm and understanding.

Excellent collaboration, Martin, and a that's a top shirt, chief. Beautiful day for it, too. Nice one.

Thanks Martin, truly impressive build upon these Tunnels. Was amazed around the 25min mark. That entrance/exit was well built & excellently engineered. No possibility of being re-purposed, that's a shame. Good view, thanks to you.

That drum had an obvious cable from the bottom, but also one at the top, so it looks like it was a 2 line balance system, heavy wagons go down one line pulling the empty ones up, that explains the brake men I thik it was the angle rails that trevithick used to demonstrate his steam locomotive from merthyr tydfil to cardiff/barry docks (you should look on railmaps at the old dock railways, there's loads of lines) However, the locomotive broke the rails, but it was still the start of steam locomotion. That tunnel alrewady had mist, you don't know what was in the mist, safest to stay out.

Another interesting video Thank you Martin, Paul and Rebecca.

Thank you Martin, another really good film and a collaboration with the lovely Paul and Rebecca, what a Sunday treat. I like to see lime kilns built today last as long as the ones you discovered at Froghall. The vintage photograph of the incline lifting gear was brilliant, what a contraption, but once again, it worked. The dressed stone on the arches and bridges as well as the beautiful tunnel was a joy. I laughed about the egg and cheese bap, still trying to work out if I can accept that as an option. Best wishes to all three of you. Nick.

Great collab Martin! These videos of out-of-the-way places, rivers, tunnels and artefacts are an enjoyment to watch. Keep safe, from Florida in the U.S.

1sr class as always martin and a big thanks equally to Mr and Mrs Whytwick xxx

Great video!! love the lost tramways - Great collab

Only discovered this channel yesterday. Bloody brilliant. Keep up the great work!

Fascinating exploration of the early phases of rail transportation! The old photo's were fantastic. Well done to you and the Whitewick's.

Enjoyed the video martin, those cottages were beautiful! 🔴🟡🟢

Fantastic stuff. Little bits of encapsulated history that you might find in a book but brought to life be your visits. Many thanks guys!

The cow was the true hero of this weeks video. Loved it.

That tunnel was just fantastic, what an amazing thing just sitting there, gently decaying. I absolutely don't blame you for not going in; I think I'd have stayed back with the gear and a sandwich...

Great video, so enjoy seeing and listening to the history.

Great History! Amazing how you found the photo of the incline cable wheel, and whats left of the foundation now! always nice to see you exploring with the Whitewicks too! When you think about how many people it took to build and run them all those years ago!

Wonderful collaboration Martin.

A very interesting video, I thoroughly enjoyed it. We say Cobs in Leicestershire 😆 Good to see you with Paul & Rebecca, they do some great videos as well...😀👍👍

Brilliant video, brilliant guests. Loved the pic of the drum, well found. It's a batch here in Coventry!

Superb Martin! Local to me that was, and there was so much more history around you to film another time! Hopefully!.a solid 10

Another great video thanks Martyn. Really enjoyed that

Stunning history,beautiful scenery, thanks for the video, safety first!

Enjoyable collaboration investigating an interesting topic.

Great video Martin and nice to see Paul and Rebecca xxx

Next time going in the wet without waders, you might consider removing your socks. Dumping the water out of your shoes, letting them drain for a minute and your feet to dry in the sun, then putting on dry socks makes the rest of the hike much more comfortable (but obviously the socks will get wet - yet not as wet as yours got while wading).

Great video as usual. What a difference a hundred years makes! Fantastic photos of the past.

wonderful adventure and the runnel architecture was splendid.

I love our country's hidden history And Martin's t-shirt!

Fabulous. So interesting. Fantastic filming. Really appreciate all the exploring you do on our behalf. Brilliant vlog as always.

Martin I am constantly surprised anew at the sheer beauty of where you live and ramble!

Another great video Martin

What a great episode. Happy to see Paul And Rebecca as I watch there videos also! England is such a lovely country! Great Video Martin!

Just incredible and what a real treat walking the historical pathway where those trams used to run. The music during the Trubshaw tunnel tour was perfect. Quick Google search yielded some photos from inside the tunnel from others that have visited it when the mud wasn't so bad.

Great to see you slowly coming south Martin carry on working your way closer to the Midlands and Birmingham there’s plenty of History here for you to investigate, but if you can’t I’ll still keep watching. 👍

Thank you all for sharing, loved thé nature and thé old story with thé tunnels, so awesome to see, loved it all. Roos 🙋🏻‍♀️👊🏻💪🏻🤗😊

Will enjoy this later. Thanks Martin and the Whitewicks.

Glad you persevered to the tunnel entrance. Beautiful entrance.

Great video Martin, fascinating tunnel as well, so well built

Wow the brickwork of the tunnel. What a reward!!

Great show comedy and all. Meriden, Kansas

Another wonderous video! Loved it

Great video friend thank you 😊

Wow, how fantastic, thank you xx

Great bit of cooperation between you guys

Boy am I late, Just got home, cold coffee and all.... Great intro and drone work as usual. The arch stonework is top-notch craftsmanship, art of sorts. Look like a great lunch, wish I was there. That refuge look a bit deep into the wall, maybe it was something else like a walk way into a store room, just thinking. Thanks to you and team Whitewick the for all your work....

Another brilliant video, and co-incidentaly I was near Cauldon Low last week, looking at Ribden Mine, a disused lead mine.

Hey Martin. Great video. FAB-ulous T-shirt. 👍👍

Brilliant Martin. As always very interesting

I think the history is beautifully told, I enjoy it.

Walked the tunnel about 15 years ago, from the otherend, the silt is not so deep at that end, and came out at your end, all the way through you could feel a very hard surface underneath the silt, so it is do able, worth going back and having another go, there are some strengtherners mid way through what are interesting.

Froghall and the surrounding area is so full of industrial archeology and history. It’s a fascinating area. Once I discovered it I returned several times to explore in different directions. Thanks for this video.

What a brilliant video very interesting Martin, Paul and Rebecca all set in a beautiful landscape, looks like you had a fun time and I feel I have had a lovely walk. That's it brew time I'm tired out!

On parts of this very interesting video Martins hand and arm movements match perfectly with the international rescue top he is wearing in the Brook I could almost hear that famous theme tune 😀

Hurrah, my favourite 2 channels together :) If you've not heard of it, we have the worlds first tramway bridge here, Causey Arch, built in the 1700s. There had been a recent bridge collapse when he built it and the arcitect thought his would collapse so jumped off the top and killed himself. It's still standing now. Yes, being British, it's important and becoming a tradition of your videos to show your tea. Wow, worth the effort just to see into that portal, no chance I'd go inside though, very sinky! Such a shame that tunnel is abandoned, but at the same time, it's abandonment makes it all the more beautiful, would love to see that.

Cracking vid, think Paul and Rebecca are awesome too - already subbed to their channel for a while. Loved seeing that tunnel at the end, what an impressive structure! You're absolutely right, you can't risk it with all that mud and possible gasses!

Awesome I look forward to yours and trmz vids on a Sunday 👍👍👍

The narrow canals and locks, in England, are fascinating to me. I'm a retired Civil Engineer and find that the genius of 200+ years ago is incredible. BTW, Mary Mansfield just did a tour of a canal this week. For the fun of it, you could measure the thread pitch when you run into old anchor bolts. In the US, we didn't really standardized threads until WWII. Many companies had their own thread pitches so that you had to buy parts from them. In some cases, the pitch allows you to date and know the manufacturer. Among my old tools, from the 1960s, are part of a set of Witworth sockets and wrenches(NEVER LOAN TOOLS!). I owned MGs and Triumphs in those days. SAE tools wouldn't work and confused me at first. Thanks for another very interesting visit. It was smart to not go into that culvert. Stupidity can be very painful. Good Luck, Rick

The tunnel is beautiful! The architecture is a sight! Wish we had work like this today…

Thanks for another great and informative video, been following your channel for some time and really enjoy the content. Im still convinced our paths have crossed back in the 1980’s in our Younger days..

Quintuple wythe! Such a handsome entrance. So well built. Beautiful.

That was very interesting!

Great video, many thanks from us in Canada. Mrs. Whitewick is always looking effortlessly nice. Prof. Paul always impresses with his research. The three of you work so hard and diligently to educate and inform us.

Martin your intro photography is beautiful! Loved the whole vid. Too bad the tunnel was so full of mud. It looked very interesting and so well built.

brilliant video, thanks

Another FUN adventure!!

Crikey - three of my favourite KZfaqrs on one video! Thunderbirds are go!

Great video with the collaboration of the Whitewicks, I love how you found the old photo's of the drum that was on those foundations. It's hard to believe the age of those tram ways and how long they was. Shame about the tunnel but the entrance was worth seeing all the same what a lovely piece of engineering with six layers of brick making the portal up. I agree it was way too dangerous to enter the tunnel hence like you said not fenced off.

Great adventure! Thank you all!

Great video Martin 😊

Good one, more please.

Once again a great video!

Fascinating, and good cooperation there!

Great to see you together :)

You, Paul and Rebecca make an exellent team. Hope to see more combined projects from you in the future. Thank you for taking us along!

Similar Tramway that I pass quite often close to Manchester, Tramway from Dove-hole village near Buxton down to the Peak Forrest Canal at Buxworth basin near Whaley bridge. There is good research as well on the tramway

Another fantastic vid Martin. Best from Madrid

Another great video. You always do your homework very informative.

I'm from The USA and i Love the History Thanks for Sharing.

very interesting, love the picture of the big old brake drum. We have an old tramway up here but a bit later 1799 it opened but the pit had elm rails underground around 1785

Great to see this collaboration. Interesting to see both your versions of a fascinating subject. BTW Martin - egg and cheese go reasonably well together even in Manchester: scrambled egg with cheese, cheese omelette.

Lots of tramways in my bit of s/ York’s , one at silkstone used small square blocks under the rails instead of sleepers which are still there and a replica tramway wagon stands on a plinth in silkstone village , in a wood near stainborough there is a tramway tunnel but the entrance is gated off but you can see into it , while building the m1 they found a stash of tramway wagon wheels, think most were to get coal to canal basins from collieries.

Excellent explore Martin 👍

Another great video between Martin and the whitwicks