The Mansfield to Southwell Disused Railway Walk - Farnsfield to Southwell

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The Mansfield to Southwell Disused Railway Walk - Farnsfield to Southwell
Join me as i take a journey along the former Mansfield to Southwell Line, part of the former Midland Railway in Nottinghamshire.
Starting at Farnsfield, we follow the route along the former line towards Kirklington before we reach our destination of Southwell with a mix of eye level & drone footage following the route with historical images too.
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#mansfield #southwell #railway Additional Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0.
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5 ноя 2020

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@dsszerothlaw 3 года назад

I remember the disused railway building when I was a child in the 1970s. It was demolished and houses were built in that area. It's such a shame that this line was lost😥 A railway between Nottingham, Newark and Mansfield would be so useful.

@Mariazellerbahn 3 года назад

1920's: Lets close down the railway serving communities to save a few bob. 2020's: Let's spend billions on a new railway that doesn't stop anywhere.

@stephenfowlie742 3 года назад

Typical Conservative corruption mind set, fuck over the nation to line they're own pockets.

@railwaychristina3192 2 года назад

The Southwell Paddy. Southwell is where Bramley apples come from. What a gorgeous video.

@TrekkingExploration 2 года назад

Thank you very much for your kind comment :)

@christinaburton9297 2 года назад

These stations look like the Southill on the Bedford/Hitchin line and Fenny Stratford on the Bedford/Bletchley line....Cottage Orne. Simply gorgeous!!

@martinmarsola6477 2 года назад

Thank you for the walk along tour today. Fabulous tour. Cheers Ant!

@OldskoolK31 3 года назад

Being a Farnsfield lad, this was my playground as a youth! What a surprise to see it on RU-vid. Spent many days inside the goods shed exploring the tunnels underneath until it was burnt to a shell. Wow, what a blast of nostalgia!

@andrewmayfield2313 Год назад

Me as well and still live with in 200 yards of it now

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 2 месяца назад

MOST ENJOYABLE

@steadyred1832 3 года назад

Good video again. Not enough scrap value in the loading gauge to make recovery worthwhile, fortunately for those who enjoy the line today. You are correct about the falling grade, I will not bore with all the details, but the railway is on a falling grade from Cockett Lane Road (Farnsfield) to just before Kirklington Station.

@susieb56 Месяц назад

Really interesting. A good choice of music. Certainly invokes a sense of nostalgia.

@TrekkingExploration Месяц назад

So pleased you enjoyed it Susie thank you

@jetsons101 3 года назад

Weird thing about the music in this video, as I'm watching our dog is at my feet and I found myself tapping on the dogs back to the music. I noticed what I was doing at 8:46, the music you picked just pulls the viewer into the story of the video. The drone work and old black and white photos really add to the work. Thanks.....

@thoughtsonfitness3249 3 года назад

Oh wow.... you have dropped three vlogs, months apart but interestingly integral in my life.... Kelmarsh where I’m living now ... Sawley where I used to live and that farm at Farnsfield belonged to the Pinders who are family ( although slightly removed ) and I grew up there in the summers back in the 60’s and also grew up in Radford in Nottingham .... 1964 the year I was born ... wow! Farnsfield ... so many happy memories

@sarahwinfield3989 11 месяцев назад

I've come to this video rather late. However what a wonderful walk including infrastructure and the history of the line. Thanks for [osting.

@TrekkingExploration 11 месяцев назад

Glad you are enjoying them. I live quite local to this one

@martinpiggins5772 3 года назад

Good stuff, a very inviting line to walk and mostly through rolling countryside.....my favourite and what a little gem the loading gauge was, thanks for taking us along 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@johnm2012 2 года назад

The brick overbridge at 14:30 is a skew arch. Because the road over the top doesn't cross the railway at 90° the courses of brick that make up the arch barrel don't meet the faces of the bridge at 90° either. In order to balance the forces within the arch itself the bricks are laid out at what looks like an odd angle. They are actually arranged in a helical path and the exact pitch of the helix depends on the skew angle of the bridge. It's a nice example and I'm glad it's survived. It's something a team of bricklayers would struggle to build now the skills have been lost.

@barrythedieselelectricstea5217 2 года назад

excellent video👍 shame it had to close this is what happens when people don't use the railways pity they didn't leave the track in place instead they rip it up hopefully a heritage railway will reopen the whole length of the line

@wennawoods5189 2 года назад

Love this walk. Great video, thanks😍

@TrekkingExploration 2 года назад

Thanks very much for watching 😃😃

@paulspickernell6875 2 года назад

I love seeing the old railway buildings being put to good use and living on

@Carolb66 10 месяцев назад

Another thumbs up ! 😊

@TrekkingExploration 10 месяцев назад

Thanks very much Carol 🙂

@shirleylynch7529 3 года назад

Love your vlogs. You speak with great passion in your heart. I find myself looking at bricks and walls etc in a way I’ve never looked at them before. So keep up the great work. Your choice of music is excellent. Thank you.

@TheDaf95xf 3 года назад

Evening buddy. Another great video 👍🏻 How short sighted pulling up our railways the way they did 😩

@johnjephcote7636 3 года назад

It would make a super private line, serving end-to-end connections.

@petesspark 3 года назад

surprised to see the loading gauge still in place, another excellent video, gives hope in these lockdown times

@Mariazellerbahn 3 года назад

Excellent walk yet again worthy of a Julia Bradbury award. The original Southwell station was rebuilt quite early on and the earlier station canopies were relocated to Beeston station where they exist to this day.

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Julia Bradbury Award 😮 I'll take that 🤣 Thank you 😊 I read that about Beeston Station a short while after I'd walked it. It's great they are still in use

@paulsquires9117 3 года назад

Great video, many places I’m familiar with on the way. Very good.

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Thanks Paul for watching I'm glad you enjoyed it 😀

@martdebs222 3 года назад

Another fantastic vid again Ant, glad you put the Kirklington station photo on from 1871, I was told that it was the station master, his staff and and the 3 girls were his daughters?? The photo was taken on behalf of the contractor for his portfolio. Keep up the good work 👍

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Cheers buddy glad you enjoyed it It's a cracking picture too 😀

@2H80vids 3 года назад

An interesting little titbit.👍😁

@isa_archinterior4612 3 года назад

Excellent ! In my top five for sure !

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Mine too! lol :)

@frankfitzgerald5832 3 года назад

What a smashing walk and you certainly had the weather for it Ant.....also v ery relaxing ..mind you i am off for a week now so maybe i am just generally winding down ...all joking aside we really enjoyed that mate ..keep up the good work stay safe ..Frank & Lee...

@roytait 3 года назад

Another excellent, superbly produced and informative video. I even learned a new word; droneage 😀

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

😂😂 it's a word I use occasionally when I speak to people I didn't realise I'd said it until I put this together 🤣 I wonder if it's in the dictionary? 😂

@declanjoyce8640 3 года назад

Great episode, I live 50 yards from Kirklington Station so it was great to see the drone footage..many thanks

@HobbiesAndSunshine 3 года назад

Brilliant, thank you Ant 😀

@lostpilgrimmedia_history 6 месяцев назад

Another Great video buddy. HAPPY New Year

@janepatricia8779 3 года назад

another well presented video,Ant, lovely drone footage.x

@julianspence65 3 года назад

Thanks for this! It is a lovely walk, and it is fascinating to see some old photos and hear about the history. Keep up the great work!

@thomasroell8979 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video very much. You find the most interesting places to explore. Thank you!

@darrenpickering247 3 года назад

loved watching this video, great music too.

@nigelhall1961 3 года назад

Another brilliant video the music goes with it so well

@boggothedoggo3890 3 года назад

Great video , most of the walks you have done on local trackbed to nottingham are things I have been meaning to walk for years

@locallyn5643 3 года назад

Another great video thank you, I wish we had railway walks round this area, all we have is the one canal.

@christinegibbins6105 3 года назад

Love the drown footage, beautiful farmland. Thank you for sharing your walk. Take care.

@devonboy2258 3 года назад

Hello again Ant. I just wanted to say that I've just started catching up on your recent videos on RU-vid, plus your new ones too, and can I just say that there really cheering me up at the moment with all the doom and gloom in the world at the moment, by watching and enjoying your videos, it's keeping me going. I've always said on here to you before how BRILLIANT your videos are, and really mean it too. Looking forward to your next upload of videos soon. All the best Ant. Stay Safe, and look after yourself. From. Mike (From Chesterfield)

@andrewmenmuir2177 3 года назад

Another excellent video and great production - thanks Ant. I think on the old picture at 15:00 you can see the loading gauge by the sliding if you pause and zoom in. I've done this walk quite a few times and it's one of my favourites for many reasons. It's nice to re-live this during lockdown - cheered me up. Thanks again!

@lindamccaughey6669 3 года назад

Fabulous Ant. Starting with that train was brilliant. What beautiful countryside. Just loved those bridges, loved the brickwork. Thank you so much for taking me along and please stay safe and take care

@turbine6202 3 года назад

Very interesting. Reminds me of my school days in Southwell. Sometimes I played near the deserted station where there were still luggage labels etc. to be found. Pity I didn't pick any up. I recall a 'ten mile walk' for charity along the trackbed, which looked very bare in those days. Happy memories of a beautiful part of the world.

@jarmosguitars 3 года назад

Well done, thanks again.

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Cheers and thankyou for your support :)

@andybailey8867 3 года назад

Another excellent film. At about 8min 30 you show some old aerial views of the Newark Corporation waterworks which according to an 1890's OS map had its own siding. Nice to see the goods shed at Farnsfield rebuilt from a burnt out shell.

@denishales86 3 года назад

great video so many old railways round nottinghamshire keep up the great work

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Thanks so much Denis 🙂

@peter15871 3 года назад

A brilliant video lovely weather ,well put together just the right level of music to accompany it.great job

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Thank you Peter. I'm pleased you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind comment 😊

@katrinafox8713 3 года назад

i walked it twice from farnsfield to southwell i lived very close to the abandoned railway station on abbott cresent

@tonyrobertson498 3 года назад

Great video as always

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Thanks so much Tony 🙂

@jontait8112 3 года назад

Another cracking video, Ant; you certainly had the weather for it! The loading gauge was a great find; I take it the platelayers hut that was somewhere around Maythorne is no more? It was the scene of a fair bit of childhood mischief, when I was growing up in Southwell, e.g. first can of beer etc! I also seem to recall that there were the remains of a signal on the stretch between Southwell and Rolleston, but guess that would have been removed when they turned the track bed into Racecourse Road.

@peterdonson3928 3 года назад

From memory, the remains of a signal was a concrete signal post probably the distant for Upton Crossing. It may have still had some Midland style fittings on it, I can't remember, it was a long time ago. I found it while cycling down Racecourse Road, possibly illegally. I assume that as concrete it had no scrap value and so survived.

@helenthorne8451 3 года назад

I was going to ask if you'd done this one i lived nr Rolleston and knew about the old line to Southwell been on the trail alot but miss living that way now great to see it looking well looked after x

@a11csc 3 года назад

brilliant vid ant

@lorisarvendu 3 года назад

This is cool. I'm in Derbyshire. I'm going to take a walk along there.

@stephenpalcso42 3 года назад

Really interesting and it looks like a nice walk. I've been on the bit between Southwell and Rolleston as it's a road alongside the racecourse (which I was going to). Might have to have a trip back in summer weather!

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it, its a lovely route :)

@christinaburton9297 3 года назад

The Southwell Paddy!

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

😀😀😀😀😀

@alanmellors8463 3 года назад

I remember there were excursions from Mansfield to Rolleston Junction on Race Days, in the 1950s. The Southwell Racetrack is next to the Junction as seen on the map.

@bn11arf 3 года назад

Another fantastic video! Can I ask what the soundtracks are on this one? Lovely and relaxing mix!

@maritanottzmusic 3 года назад

These videos are so good .Here is a question have you done a video on the greenline in West bridgford Nottinghamshire

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Thankyou so much. No i have not i'll have a look into it :)

@Jimyjames73 3 года назад

Hiya - WOW @ 12:03 - You don't get to see a Loading Gauge any more these days (Unless you have 1 on your Model Railway like I do!!! 😉) 🙂🚂🚂🚂

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

Lovely isn't it? How that was left alone yet everything else was cleared. Thanks for watching 🙂

@Rollingforwards 3 года назад

i intend on cycling on that route at some point.

@johnjephcote7636 3 года назад

Good idea. I live locally and need some new routes.

@Rollingforwards 3 года назад

@@johnjephcote7636 try a app called pocket earth. It’s what I use to find routes for cycling and walking.

@rainedavis4173 3 года назад

Don't wait too long to do things that will bring you joy. It looks beautiful

@Rollingforwards 3 года назад

@@rainedavis4173 i will be riding that route very soon.

@seamusmcevoy2011 3 года назад

Mate, I've got to get myself down there asap, it's a lovely walk. So nice to see the stations on the route as well, Kirklington's a beauty, as is Southwell. A bit of a shame that Farnsfield is cordoned off, but as it's a private building now I suppose it's up to them (There's a nice photo opp from the bridge though!!).

@TrekkingExploration 3 года назад

I'm surprised you've not been yet, save it for a frosty sunny winters morning 🌞😉

@seamusmcevoy2011 3 года назад

@@TrekkingExploration I was thinking the very same, great minds.............

@stevejones8828 3 года назад

Wot a fantastic place

@bobingram6912 3 года назад

For a line that ran thru swathes of open country they sure did have some grand stations buildings. Good to come across some remains, why is that loading gauge still there and in such good nick? Thanks Ant👍🏻

@matthewwren1177 3 года назад

I take it this route is an old Midland route? You didn't say it was but going by your pictures it looks like it could have been a Midland route because of the style of the railway buildings. Maybe one day if you get a chance you could walk the line from Bedford to Hitchin and/or the Bedford to Cambridge line.

@matthewwren1177 3 года назад

Yet another good film though.

@adamcollins9404 3 года назад

These videos do make me wonder how different our country's rain network would be had Dr Beeching not got his way 🤔

@andrewwebb17 3 года назад

Is it a requirement in the UK to remove all rails and sleepers from disused lines ?

@seany84uk 3 года назад

Still ironic how today the railways are struggling due to capacity. If only then they knew to temp close the stations until now we wouldnt need hs2 i bet