The Tunnel that Collapsed. The Malton to Driffield Railway
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2020
- In this video we visit the Malton to Driffield disused abandoned railway line. Its located in North Yorkshire in the UK. Firstly we visit the Wharram chalk works active in the 1920's A wonderful piece of industrial history. We see the Lime kilns and the old now abandoned quarry. We walk on down the disused railway line and we eventually come to the Burdale disused railway tunnel. The Burdale tunnel suffered two collapses in 1977 and 1988 we enters the tunnel and approach the collapse. We also hear stories of how the teams of Navvies, Victorian tunnel workers and engineers caused chaos in the area with the advent of illegal drinking dens. This is a historical documentary and an urbex adventure. Looking at some wonderful victorian railway architecture and engineering. This is a collaboration with @ALWResearchTeam
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The British Pathe footage of the Chalk works www.britishpathe.com/video/the-chalk-getters-a-wharram-study
Good explore ;)
@@ExploringwithCarl thanks EWC
How you get in Martin, looks like a solid wall
Nice to see the chalk chutes you found still working being used in production in that Pathe film :)
Another good one that old footage was great to see.
I have actually walked all the way through from South to North (and back). I went with a friend of mine who had been through before. It must have been around 1988 and just after the second collapse, as we had to climb over two tunnel fall debris piles. The water was quite deep between the debris piles as it is 'dammed' by them. Climbing up the piles into the voids it was very interesting to see the layers of brickwork. From memory it was about 4-6 layers. We made it through into the North end but there was no way to exit so we had to walk all the way back. An interesting feature was the ice stalagmites on the tunnel floor for the first 50 metres or so from the South entrance. It must have been after Easter but the tunnel was well insulated from the Spring warmth and quite cold inside. At that time, there were big double doors on the South entrance which must have been left open in the Winter.
We used to do some stupidly dangerous things back then! We were rock climbers and dabbled in a bit of caving but this was a bit over the limit.
The tunnel collapse looks like a hydraulic break through, where the lined the tunnel in the chalk when it was dry and failed to allow for enough drainage behind the wall during heavy rain periods!
I have seen it before in some places, generally caused by poor hydrology investigation by the engineers. Water bleeds through the chalk and builds up in large amounts behind the Brickwork, it then finds a weakness or a crack and pushes through. It also happens in mines in shale areas and also in underground fortifications.
Wow! That’s fascinating, Sam - thank you for posting 😍
similar fall happened in a coal mine i worked at in australia... water built up around and above the tunnel ( adit ) lining and it weakened the strata and fell down.... the main conveyor out of the mine was cut for quite a long time... the adit used for men and machines was found to be effected also... above the fall on the surface was a natural depression where the water gathered, this is where the water came from during wet weather..... another mine i worked at had water entering the strata a time after rain... i reported it and was told i didnt know what i was talking about...........
Impressed that you managed to walk through the wall at the end of that tunnel...
Rentaghost 👻😀
Exactly ! ahhahahahah
@@MartinZero LOL That's a blast from the past. :D
Ummmm I was thinking the exact same thing 🤔
@@MartinZero Do I detect a new nick name ? Mr Claypole 😆
Yes 30 mins of greatness
Thanks Rob
I saw james walking up Rochdale road, Royton a couple weeks back. I had 1 of them “I know him but I can’t think where from” moments...5 mins later it twigged who it was!
I sent him your comment Ryan. He said say hello next time 👍
I thought he looked familiar.
James is a great addition.
Martin, watching your video brought back many memories of this area. In the late 1950’s I was a teenager living in Hull. We would cycle out to Burdale on a weekend and push our bikes through the tunnel. Heading north was tricky as there was a bend near the northern portal so we were always heading into darkness. No powerful torches in those days, just feeble Ever Ready bike lights. I seem to recall that there was always a lot of water running from the air shafts, some of which are 300 ft deep. So I am not surprised there has been a collapse; that’s a lot of bricks to support.
From the northern portal we would go and explore the abandoned church at Wharram Percy. Heading back south through the tunnel was a lot easier as once past the bend we had a speck of daylight to aim for. Quite an adventure at the time.
Amazing the brickwork at the chalk works seems to be in good condition. Those drops in the woods are deadly I’m surprised they haven’t been back filled or fenced off
I imagine in summer when the weeds are high they are very dangerous to spot
Or full of dead animals that have wandered and fallen in
Great content. I live in Bakersfield California USA. The Tehachapi Loop a very old still used realign with many tunnels that go through the Tehachapi Mountains from Bakersfield and then over to Mojave is still in working order today the loop for such a steep grade is so big and the trains are so long that they actually loop around and meet each other front to back each time they use the loop when I was a young girl passengers still were allowed to ride the Tehachapi Loop and I got to ride it one day look it up it's a famous historic train track and destination.
Wow sounds fantastic Katherine 👌
Great video as usual - well done Martin, James and Andrew. When construction of the tunnel started it was going to be for double track, but the company had financial problems and to save costs the tunnel design was changed for single track, that is the reason for the change in size after the first few hundred yards. As a matter of interest the Resident Engineer for the railway under construction was Alfred Dickens, who was the younger brother of Charles Dickens.
Because I watched this I now know that a steam shovel typically had a 3 man crew.
Watched this video...then watched "the chalk getters"..then wondered about the steam shovel in that video and researched about that topic too.
Martin Zero...leading to learning 👍😁
At last - a video from the right side of the hills - brilliant 👍
Done a few now David
.... but it's not in Lancashire
Fascinating, I really appreciate how you take the time to show buildings in context, too many CZcamsrs wave the camera about and don’t stop to take in the details such as pointing up chimneys and around the outsides of structures.
Also really helps that you show a map and explain where a new location is in relation to the previous one.
I am intrigued as to how you got into the tunnel since there didn’t appear to be a door on the second end you visited, only on the first...?
Martin. Thanks for these videos. I can't get out and about at the moment but these are very much the next best thing. Cheers.
Thanks for this great video, it is great to see how the tunnells were built and lined. It is a lost art. Fascinating. Another masterpiece Martin and team.
Hi from the USA and Thanks for sharing. Loving all you do, I enjoy thr history of everything you show wish I could visit your beautiful country one day.
Epic explore ... definitely something 99.9999% of us would never have seen without you're video.... please keep up the good work
Brilliant, as always.
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and the production just keeps getting better and better.
The music is fantastic too.
Outstanding footage Martin. Thank you so much..
An absolutely great upload full of information as always. Martin, keep up the top content and stay safe buddy
Absolutely stunning! Visually and historically. Man oh man, thanks. That is awesome.!
Thanks very much John
Its brilliant that these places are still there to see. Amazing history. Awesome Martin. Fantastic
Yeah great place Matthew
Wow are used to live in Kingston upon Hull when I was younger didn’t know any of that was there well done Martin thank you
Cheers Ron, glad you enjoyed
I love the fact that its a bat refuge now, it's like we said "Here you are nature, we used this for a while but now its yours again, enjoy!"
Great videos Martin, thank you!
Love VIDEOS Always Great Time Love the History thank you for taking us along
Thank you Mary
Another Gem from Martin , thanks mate !
Another great video, thank you. Lovely to see James again, I’ve missed him and Connor as well.
Thanks, hopefully we will get Connor back soon
Hey Martin! Yet another great video thanks
Thanks very much Sharon
Hi Martin,yet another great and informative video,absolutely loved it.
I thought challenge anneka was back at the beginning! Great work as always Martin keep up the excellent videos. Stay safe my friend.
Yep gotta keep the excitement up 😀
@@MartinZero ha ha too right cheers me up your videos while this bloody COVID going on! 👍
Naahhhh, bums not the same 😁😁😁
The addition of the operational movie was brilliant. After your comprehensive explore of the site it was amazing to see how it was in operation. Another excellent presentation, luv ya work, thanks.
Wharram Percy is a deserted mediaeval village-I seem to remember from my historical geography many years ago.
Yeah I believe so John
@J M It's and English Heritage property now, very interesting place.
Keep up the Great Videos love the content.
Thanks Andy
Fascinating once again Martin, especially the link to the old film archive.
Great video and the movie was amazing. Thank you Martin and friends cheers from Oz.
Eyup Martin never thought I would be interested in railway history, but you make it so interesting with your passion and great video content, keep em coming lad, 👍
You weren't wrong about the dust having just watched the archive footage 👍 Great vid again Martin ☺
Another great video Martin, I can never wait for my weekly dose of industrial heritage... Keep them coming!
thanks very much Adam
Always a pleasure watching your shows, Martin. Great lighting! Bravo!
Awesome vid as always lads thank you
Fantastic, that piece of detached lining looked like a piece of art. Fantastic video.
Very well presented Never seen brick work come away like that before you were wise to get out sharply. Thanks mate keep up the good work. 👍
Yes Its very strange to look at, and thanks
Another cracking video Martin. Thank you very much.
Thanks very much Neil
Another cracking video Martin, again we're seeing those bricks peel away from one another! Fascinating to see the decay that can happen once something like this is left.
Probably Lime kilns, where limestone and chalk were burned, to create lime for cement manufacture.
Sunday evenings sitting at work are always made better by a Martin Zero video. The very best way to travel without moving. Thank you yet again. Nice one.
Part of my job is to hand out a right of way token to rail workers who need access to a seldom used rail spur and set of sidings that run through the dock area where I work. The spur is used to park heavy maintenance gear until it is needed. The token is a solid brass rod, about 12" in length, very battered and heavy, with the spur name stamped into it. I hand it out about once a fortnight.
That actually sounds great Brian
Another great one Martin. Always looking forward to your videos.
Thanks Brian, hope you enjoyed
We were round that area this year walked past the chalk works and to the closed off entrance to that amazing tunnel so much work left unseen under those hills . Thanks showing me what i never got to see.
Another excellent video thanks Martin, really makes Sundays better, really look forward to watching your vlogs, please keep them coming stay safe
Thank you Graeme glad you enjoyed
That was actually quite fascinating. Thank you.
Brilliant as always. 🙂
Thanks for a great video and the link to the chalk works video great to see things then and now
Hi Martin thanks for your video and thank you for the link to the original video , great to see what you were taking about in action all those years ago . Keep the vids coming mate 👍🏻
Yeah the Pathe clip brings it to life doesnt it
Great video and so interesting, nice to see Andrew with you he also does some crackin stuff, xx
Nice Video as always Martin :)
Great day Andrew
Loved that some tunnels do give ya the creeps and ya feel uneasy or unsettled .. but thanks for sharing this one martin stay safe mate ...keep up the great work Frank & Lee...
Thanks you Frank and Lee
What a cracking video! You've done it again, made my morning. Thanks.
Thanks William, glad you enjoyed
Thanks Martin for yet another lovely vlog ❤️🙏👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Tobbe
That is one amazing video. I don’t live too far from there so I’m going to take a look next summer
Hi Martin, wow what a fantastic and very informative video. Where do I start, there was so much history crammed into this episode and all of it absolutely fascinating. I was so scared the vibration from your voices was going to bring down another chunk of that tunnel. A big thanks to Andrew and James and also yourself. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖
Thanks Guys. What an amazing trip.
Hi Martin thank you for an interesting video 😎
All the best 😃🍻👍🏻
Fascinating chaps..genuinely loved this video..I live in East Yorks so going to check it out next week
This is brilliant. I've a deep interest in Industrial and Transport history and these videos bring a lot of things to life each week. I'd love to have been able to see some of the items featured in use.
Thank you, yes I think the Pathe clip helps though
Thanks so much for that Martin it was quite exciting. Those bricks are beautiful. I love the way tunnels are used for bats what a fantastic way to use use them. I’m so pleased you didnt go any further, we don’t want you being hurt. Thanks so much for taking me along and p,ease stay safe and take care
Wonderful as always
Cheers Gafrers
Brilliant...! That chalk works is huge - anything like that down our way is long gone and flats built...
Yeah lovely that its still say there in the woods
Awesome vid Mart, The photos were excellent inside the tunnel. The drone footage showing where the chalk works were - fab! You were right, if a piece came down a hard hat would unfortunately not help! Stay safe mate!
The Pathe film was the perfect ending to this adventure. Thanks Martin
Great video thank for sharing 👍
Thank you Martin a nice video see you next week.
Wow another stunning production..
With the bonus is amazeing.
great vid thanks for sharing
Another excellent video Martin! :) You were like an excited puppy at the beginning! :D
Another great video, love the camera work, the backing track really helps bring things to life, great work and content. Thanks Martin
Thanks very much Paul. Hope your good
Fascinating, I didn't know anything about the chalk works and drive past that route to Beverly quite often. The Pathe video really brings it to life. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks very much David, yeah the Pathe clip is gold
Loved this, I’m a big fan of ALW Exploration too, cracking job fellas
Thanks Matthew
Fantastic. Music brilliant.thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you.
Thanks Shirley
Nice to see you and ALW doing a collab. Been watching his content for quite some time also. I think industrial ruins make for the best explores, great to try and work out just how the place worked. You must have been slightly nervous standing at the top of the deeper shaft. That tunnel was in way better condition than last weeks (other than the collapse). brilliant video as always!
Very interesting as usual.Btw Happy New Year Martin.
Loved the video Martin, the tunnel and the ventilation shafts and all. Always amazing to see what time does to the works of men, gets my adrenaline going watching these adventures!
Cheers Daniel, yeah that tunell !!!
Fantastic day out. Thank you chaps. Can you imagine the sound that collapse would have made through the tunnel! Hope you enjoyed your egg buttie James.
Yeah it would have been mega scary to see
Ace, Martin. I really, really, really needed that does of sanity. Many thanks, man.
Thanks Darrien, glad it helped
You find the most amazing places Martin
Fantastic video very interesting
Thanks Daniel
@@MartinZero your welcome mate
Fantastic video mate. 👍🏽😊🎞
Thats 1 amazing video wow that collapse.
Have an Awesome Sunday, as always Great Video
Thank you Michael
Brilliant, Burdale Tunnel has mystified me for years having read about the difficulty building it, I always thought it was a no go area but you have proved me wrong! That collapse looks immense, I would never dare 😬🤐
That first part was ok as you saw but no way i would walk past the collapse David
Always fascinating industrial history and a scenic tour of more stunningly beautiful British countryside. Your infectious enthusiasm makes the video even more appealing. I look forward to your next adventure.
Thank you glad you enjoyed
Awesome video Martin. That collapse in the tunnel had me on tenterhooks, also when you went and stood on top of the second shaft, after showing us the first collapsed one ! Awesome
Thanks Lowen, I ballsed up the focus on top of that shaft
Brilliant 👏 got me holding my breath again when i saw the collapse 😱 loving the brick, stone, and blue engineering bricks, and yes them Navvies knew how to party 🥳 great show 👏
I think all they did was work and party 😀
And from the look of the excavated chalk of the tunnel where all the Brickwork has come away they used square edge cutting, leaving a flat surface at the top and angled sides down to a vertical wall and them built the arched Brickwork under it, if the didn't fill the space between the Brickwork and the chalk it just would've filled with water, causing the hydraulic blow out and collapse of the brick liner.
That would also explain the rounded rectangular tunnel roof end of the vent Shaft as it would start where the ceiling was flat and narrow to round once it went up around 20'.
So many fantastic places, each with a history and memories lost in time .
Another belter of a video mate thank you, another treck of a journey aswell haha 👍🏻
Andy from Wigan
Cheers Andy, yeah what a bloody trek 😀
Brilliant as always!
Thank you Ray
Nice 😉 another adventure! Good night Martin 😉
Thank you and goodnight
that was amazing martin thank you
Thank you Alan
Great video as always 👍
Thanks Jay
Despite the surviving tunnel and industrial buildings I find it very pleasing when a humble little railway hut still stands.
A cracking video again thanks.
Thank you, yes that railway hut was a gem 👌