Disused Railway Explore - Rother Valley & Beighton Junction Sheffield - GCR, LD &ECR

Join me on another disused railway explore as we look at some old abandoned sites around the Rother Valley and Beighton Junction near Sheffield. All sights in the videos are shown on a map, so you can go and see them for yourselves.

00:00 Intro
02:58 Beighton Castle and old North Stavely Curve/Coking Plant/Midland Junction (River Rother)
06:03 Disused Great Central Line remains
08:55 Great Central Railway old girder bridge over Midland Railway
09:58 Killamarsh Junction and Demolished Signal Box Remains
12:11 Norwood Colliery Line Old Brick Viaduct remains
15:34 River Rother Three Disused/Missing Bridges
17:22 Junction/Crossover of Great Central and LD&ECR lines
20:00 LD&ECR bridge over Norwood Branch
23:24 LD&ECR abandoned Jackdaw Viaduct & Girder Bridge (LD&ECR crosses Waleswood Branch)
25:12 Killamarsh Central Old Signal brackets and remains

We are looking spefically at a small section of land in the Rother Valley - which lies between Sheffield, Rotherham and Chesterfield on the borders of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

Historically, this area was a busy hub of collieries, plants and railway yards. All served by a vast network of lines.

We look at the two main lines that ran through the valley
- Midland Railway (the old road is still in use today and carries freight to avoid Sheffield and the odd passenger train)
- Great Central Railway - now disused and repurposed into a thriving trail (Transpennine Trail)

Threading between the two main lines were a network of branch lines. The main one being the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway (LD&ECR). It is this line which leaves behind some of the most interesting features.

We start by looking at a old photo from the 1950s of a once impressive junction (Midland Line & North Staveley Curve) and comparing it to today - a shadow of it's former self.

We take a walk down the old track beds and take a closer look at some of the old bridges & viaducts (some in not so great shape), some missing completely.

In the undergrowth, if you are prepared to explore further, you will find countless examples of old signal gantries, sleepers, telegraph poles and even a demolished signal box - wreckage left to be reclaimed by nature.

All maps used are taken from Rail Map Online - https://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap...

Credit for photo of Killamarsh Junction Signal Box -
http://www.killamarsh.org/photo-galle...

Beighton Castle Old Photo - author unknown, but taken from Old Beighton Facebook group.



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My channel was set up in 2020 mainly to feature my running adventures. I planned to film and showcase the days out and destinations my running travels took me. Mainly the Peak District and the sights and marvels of Sheffield and the surrounding regions.

However due to Covid restrictions, I found a new interest in researching and exploring old abandoned places - railway lines, canal, woodland, parks to name a few.
So the videos you'll find will be mainly be of those things. Of course, where possible I'll be running to my destination.


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