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A very good video 📹 about the disused railways 🛤

Another fascinating episode in this ongoing series.

I live, in small dole but love to see this history about wherevi live

A great and well put together series. It was great to see Bob Howick in the first episode, he thinks he is famous now and expects us to want his autograph. 😂🤣

A very interesting well presented and different approach to this fascinating subject which many do get so wrong

Where you were at St Botolph's by the Downslink intersection were two railway cottages, long demolished. My mum lived with her parents at one of the cottages during WW2, her dad being a platelayer. Mum used to walk up the line to go shopping at Bramber. During WW2 grandad built an air raid shelter out of sleepers in the garden there.

Such lovely memories from Ann. It was wonderful that she agreed to voice the memories herself.❤

There was also a station further down called Bungalow town which re opened as Shoreham Airport

Remember us driving over the Shoreham toll bridge in 1957 whilst on holiday in Bramber. Sometimes we avoided it (and the toll) by going round the back lanes via Sompting (St Mary's).

Great to meet Bob at the premieres of episodes 1 and 2, really interesting chap.

Henfield Museum, well worth a visit.

Loving these Sidings episodes !

Magic, wonderful museum at Henfield too.

A magnificent video so refreshing to see someone taking the time to fully investigate the abundant history of the railway bringing to life the day to day running of the line, its trains, stations, people and services provided at that time. One wonders what the Steyning Line would be like today had they not closed it especially now with traffic jams on Britain’s roads. Thank you so much for a truly amazing series and looking forward to seeing part 3 (already viewed parts 1 & 2).

Excellent production. Really well put together. Good to hear from the ex Shoreham B bobby. I have worked in both Lancing and Billingshurst boxes. The railway was certainly more varied and interesting then.

I used to be a member of the now long gone Brighton railway museum, and before we had the pullman shed at Preston park the old line to the cement works was looked at ,we also saved the 2 Ruston diesel loco shunters at the cement works at the cement works named Shoreham and Steyning after the line.

Two episodes in, and this has to be the most thorough and well produced historical record of the old Steyning line. Seriously can't wait for the next episode now, thank you so much Stephen, Mike and everyone for bringing this subject to life in the best way possible 🙂

Went on a school trip to the cement works when it was operating and can remember seeing wagons in the sidings .

This is fantastic. I’ve ridden the Downs Link and never get bored of being out in the country imagining being aboard a steam train! I love the attention to detail and superimposing the tracks etc so we can see clearly where the railway and the buildings were. Can’t wait for the next episode, this is better than any railway mainstream programme on tv. Congratulations 🥳

Loved this. The most comprehensive video of an old railway I have ever seen! Love old railways, the research here is second to none. And the presentation is as good as it gets. Excellent production, well done all!

I was born in Shoreham by sea and as a child spent a couple of years in a wheelchair. If my brother ,Brian, was pushing me ,he used to wait until the signal box man was turning the wheel and starting to close the gates before pushing me through! the ever narrowing gates. I would be screaming and the man in the box shouting at my brother through the window who was laughing! Happy days! when I was 11, I had to got o high school in Worthing and used that under pass everyday

U & yesterday as has been previously mentioned in your comments should be biting your hand off to bring your production and standards to the main media, because if they don’t somebody else will.

Absolutely brilliant video. Here's to the next episode!

Loved this. I was a Shoreham by sea Guide in the 1950's and we used to have weekend camps at Bramber in the land behind the station.. The large house was where the district commissioner lived and it was her land .We used to play in the castle moat and visit Pottters' museum. Great memories

Great, fantastic way of presenting a railways history. I hope this is the frst of many . If you can please do the Lowestoft to South Town route.

This is brilliant. Thanks Stephen. I'm really enjoying this.

This is incredible u can feel the line comes alive again with your presentation look forward to the next eps !!

Wow !! so much to like in this episode , those great clips of now and then, the ticket stories but most of all the beatiful way its crafted together with Stephens immaculate diction,lots to learn and some new things i have never seen before .Good to see that people and companies are happy to give you access i always wondered what the inside of the cement works was like ,finally Do you need a stunt double Stephen ? im standing by !!

As I was born in Shoreham and lived there until the 70s I remember the railway from Shoreham to Steyning and onwards with affection. However in your fantastic programme you called it the Steyning Flyer. As a child it was always known as the Steyning Stinker, mainly because it was never the cleanest of engines and seemed to emit enormous amounts if black sooty deposits which covered your clothes if you got too close. The romanticism of steam railways was not always as lovely as some enthusiasts dream. Great programmes, keep doing them.

This brilliantly shows how railway is much more than just a collection of rails. I doubt roads will be seen the same way in the future

So interesting, particularly as I travelled this line several times as a young lad when we visited family who lived near Guildford. Looking forward to the next episode.

Well i thought part 1 was great but this has surpassed even that. Having met Stephen and his crew at the missing bridge whilst cycling down from Henfield( even got a photo with him!) I have been waiting patiently for this and it certainly doesn't disappoint, Incredibly detailed ,I have learned so much so far.. Roll on part 3.

Magical stuff, enjoyed every moment, this is Dumpman's new favourite.

Another outstanding episode. The episodes are so well paced, with each insert well timed to hold your attention instead of distracting you. The then-and-now layovers of old photos onto new footage are immaculate and draw you in so well. Worthy of a classic regional TV early-evening slot. I love the sense of fun too, like the occasional carefully chosen sound effect (vworp vworp) or wry caption. Just the right amount to be amusing but not silly!

I’m absolutely loving the series so far, it’s really interesting and you can tell you guys are really passionate about it, the only thing I would suggest is splitting these longer episodes into smaller 20-30 minute episodes, as then you can release more often. But that’s not even a complaint as much as it’s my opinion :) hope you guys are enjoying making it and I can’t wait for episode 3 😊

A brilliant programme I enjoyed every minute sadly l don’t live near enough to visit. My main interest is the history of Edmondson tickets, l actually manufacture and print replica tickets almost to the original system used by Thomas Edmondson so any different colours or type faces used are of particular interest to me. Thanks again and look forward to episode 3!

Wonderful, thank you.

Another great episode, looking forward to the next one. But I hope that song thrush has a bit of a brake ...

Fantastic video, you work for 40yrs to have $1M in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10K into trading from just few months ago and now they are multimillionaires

I find your documentary series astounding. I especially enjoy your use of projection of where the rails used to run as if they were still there giving a great visual. Keep up the good work.

I'm on downslink regularly, allways nosing around the bushes at the edge of the path looking for signs of the old railway and platforms. You can bet I'll be using this series to find every "boring" fencepost you point out along the way. I really appreciate the depth you go into and cannot wait for episode 3.

g8 video an area i cycle along...

Brilliant content, and wealth of information and finds, found along the route. Keep up the good work and research - can't wait for the next episode

This is really very good. You deserve a Channel 4 history series! You remind me of the Hull History Nerd, another truly excellent CZcams channel. You even wear similar waste coats! Keep up the good work. This history has to be remembered. Thank you! John

Remember my Father taking my brothers and i in the Sixties from Holmwood to Brighton via this line steam ftom Horsham

Fantastic well worth the wait for second episode well done

Excellent production values. Well worth the wait. Thanks for the work you have all put in to this.

Where did you get the photo of St. Nicholas church from?

There is bound to be one , yes the plane is from further on in the war (at least its German ) trains not planes is what this is about !!