The Railway Station That Was Stolen!
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2023
- Cleckheaton Central Station closed in the 1960s, as part of Dr Beeching's many railway closures. But soon after, the Station was stolen! Find out more in this video. AD: Try Readly, with my link you can get 2 months free, which can be cancelled at any time: gb.readly.com/adventureme
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If photo fades were an Olympic sport, you'd win gold every time. Outstanding, as always.
Thanks mate
This puts me in mind of Wetherby which had 3 stations over time and now none
Your photo fades are second to none...brilliant
Darren that video was absolutely amazing brilliant content superb editing could not ask for more.railway videos are what you're best at .keep these up mate .well done.
Darren, again the king of photo fades. Steal a R.R. station, that took some planning, maybe some vintage steam train nerds -- LOL. It looks like you had a perfect day for your walk and video. Thanks again for your time and hard work.................
mike -- a steam train nerd
Apart from the missing station the site was realtively intact with the coal yard still in situ when I was a West Yorkshire Police Road Traffic officer based in Gomersal 1976 - 1980 then at Heckmondwike which covered Cleckheaton 1980 - 1983.
Back in the 1980s, there was a proposal for a railway museum in Bradford, and as part of that plan, the Spen Valley line was to be reopened as an heritage line and electrified with overhead lines which could have the voltage and phase changed to allow 1500v dc and 6kv to 25kv trains to run on it.
Some of the 1500v dc stock displaced from the Woodhead line and an EMU from the Glossop line had already been acquired , though I'm not sure if any had been moved to Bradford.
The stock was stored at Hammerton Street depot until 1989.
Who is the guru?
Darren you've come up with some unknown topics the majority didn't know about.
Thank you for the eye widening adventures.
Kim
Really interesting one Darren. Amazing how the station theft was worked. Great photofades as always. The coal train accident photos were fascinating. Probably a few platelayers trainmen and signal staff on the carpet for that one! Cheers.
Yes, that was fascinating, never heard of station been stolen before
Really enjoyed this. Never heard of a stolen station, very interesting.
Thanks
glad to see you back on the railway darren , it your forte , very best wishes from wigan , lancashire , the home of friendly people , pies , george formby , and northern soul
Great to see a railway based vid again Darren . Excellent fades as always which makes the whole experience so much better .
Many thanks!
I've never heard of a station being stolen, but a few years ago a large cast iron bridge where the former Wensleydale branch crossed a stream just before Northallerton station was stolen, and back in the 90s a stretch of the existing-but-disused Leamside line near Ferryhill in Durham was stolen - in both cases by orange clad workers giving the impression they were from Network Rail. The Leamside Line thieves were caught in the act, but no-one even noticed the Wensleydale line bridge had gone for ages!
Great video! The Spen Valley way is a lovely and very interesting route. There’s a lot of original remains and a cool hooped installation you can ride through!
That is the ugliest and crappest Tesco around, but it’s handy as it’s half way along the full route and directly on it. It kept the kids energized when we used to ride it! 👍
Very good.. I can remember the goods trains going through the back of Hillard's car park in around 1983. I've a photo somewhere! The line closed round then from Low Moor to Heckmondwike but the 1967 BR spur to Liversedge Spen stayed open until the early 1990s. The tracks on the entire line and to Liversedge Spen were still in situ until around 1995 as me and a friend walked the line.
I grew up where the spen Liversedge station was, if you have any further info on this or any links to images- this would be greatly appreciated
Excellent video very interesting to watch. I love learning about old railways.
The Spen Valley Greenway is a lovely place for a bike ride, I moved away from the area last year so watching this video has been a real pleasure, thank you
The presentation of your videos are fantastic darren..Thank you very much for your time and effort in giving us a glimpse of the past.
Many thanks!
Great video and narrating. Love how you show it back in the day and now.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Enjoyed that Thanks Darren
Brilliant, classic Sunday night vlog, have missed these. Cheers
Thanks Nix. More incoming soon
Looking forward to this new series 😊
Do you know any history of the old Victoria Station in Sheffield? I've always wondered where and what it was like? This has been a fascinating video again Darren.
There are a couple of videos on CZcams and I think it got a mention in Darren's Sheffield Megatron video.
It was located over the Wicker, bit's still remain as a car park. The line went through to Manchester via Woodhead and was electrified at 1500 Volts DC as far as Woodhouse.
I think there were two passenger trains per hour to Manchester. A lot of freight and interestingly the locomotives, because they were DC, could operate in regeneration mode so that trains falling down hill put power into the overhead line to assist trains coming up hill in the other direction.
The Harwich Boat Train from Manchester also ran through Sheffield Victoria and forward through Worksop, Retford, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Sleaford, Spalding and March to Harwich Parkstone Quay. This meant we had a direct service from Worksop to Manchester to visit the grandparents.
This ended around 1970 when Woodhead and Victoria were closed. The boat Train was rerouted through Sheffield Midland and Nottingham.
Love the video lived a stones throw away from this site for 5 years and never known exactly what happened and where the station was. Excited to show this video to my 6 year old son who is really interested everytime we walk on the greenway
Please do Dewsbury, was once home to many stations & only one remaining
Im going to share this with a colleague as he actually has shared ownership of a diesel locomotive and will like this. Brilliant.
As always a great watch, cannot get over how wonderful you get the time fade pictures to match up!
Love to see the history you bring, but weep for the infrastructure we have lost!!
Once again, very informative and fantastic transitions.
As always you have done a great video, the L&Y boundary marker was a nice find. Fantastic fades. Just love your railway and industrial stuff.
Dewsbury and ossett have stacks of history attached to them
fun fact: the road 'station approach' never actually had a name until the spenborough guardian (I think) did a competition for people to name the road. 'station approach' was the winner obv. this was fairly recently
I used to live not far from there and used to play on the disused railway lines for many hours, I also remember Tesco being fitted out for the first time when it was bought from Hillards supermarkets
Thanks for another cracking vlog so interesting interesting and love the fading in and out of pictures shows your talent and research 😊
My pleasure 😊
Enjoyed the film thanks, in particular the way you fade together old and new pictures of the same site.
Great video. I’ve lived in Cleckheaton for most of my life and although I knew the story, you taught me things I didn’t know. Love your videos.
Simply brilliant. Really enjoy your railway history vlogs.
Many thanks!
Another fantastic video
Thank you Darren.
another fantastic vid, love the fade ins of the old station buildings...so much more character than the modern crap today
Great Video. It's a shame an area like the Spen Valley has no Railway Access to the Wider area.
Brilliant video, do love some of the features that remains of the station, glad they weren't stolen. Looking forward to that future video as well
Ive missed the railway videos, this was an interesting one, cheers Darren, cant wait for more (if there is any some point in the future 😅)
Glad you enjoyed it
What a wonderful place we live in!
A stolen station, an awful accident (the Tesco block, I mean), the Victorian built to last infrastructure, a manhole cover leading to a secret staircase, engaging brilliantly researched content, the _sine qua non_ of photo fades, sunshine and a self-deprecating slap in the face to end.
Thank you Darren, simply, thank you.
Thanks for watching
Nice one Darren enjoyed immensely
Great as always, can’t wait to see more 😊
More to come!
Darren, glad to hear you call them setts, I blame a certain tv show for calling them cobbles. Also a well researched video, and a pleasure to watch
Yes! Makes you wonder whether this wasn't the only such railway scam. Even whether it was an 'inside job', or a 'collector' of railway memorabilia?
Absolutely loved this, been waiting for something about this station. Love the fade ins 🤩 thanks Darren 😎
No problem 👍
Thank you Darren. Really good info. I like all of your videos whatever your subject.
Great video, the fade out pic of the coal trucks showed the disaster, the bridge itself is a nice looking arch bridge especially the detailed wall of different colour and style of stone, lots of detail and content which is your trademark, very interesting. 😊😊😊
Brilliant!
Thanks mate.
I remember walking along the old track when I went to whitcliffe school in the 80’s
Great video and very interesting. They could very easily bring the railway's back on this line. Will be good to watch when you film the rest of Spen Valley old railways.
Many thanks!
Great video Darren I can't wait for next video
Thanks 👍
Thanks Darren, another interesting video. Congrats on the sponsorship.
Thanks 👍. I needed it!
Dankeschön Darren 👍.
War ein schönes Video.
Excellent. Amazing story. Also terrible accident. Never knew any of these things. What a research you do. Thank you Darren. Well done.
I learnt about this incident from a colleague of mine about 10 years ago or so. ( He was from Cleckheaton)
Apparently the local police unwittingly helped those who took the station away by closing roads and directing traffic e.t.c.
I can’t help it but find it amusing.
The cheek of them.
Superb fade ins as ever, you really are a genius.
Thank you! Cheers!
Another excellent video, thanks
Thanks again!
Another great video Darren ....
Thanks 👍
Great video as always.
Thanks again!
Great video, interesting story and site.
Yes the well worn stairs you mention are there buried behind behind the wall you mention. One of the problems of the station were those stairs, which were which were very steep, and people didn't like using them. But had to because access Was on an island station. As mentioned the was in by Tesco's and the Royal ( previously the Station Hotel, I think) was only to the goods yard, now Tesco's car park.
The Greenway was created by Michael Wood MP and friends to protect the run of the lane when the railway return's. Thank you for a much need programme on the Cleckheaton station.
Love the fading between old and new - how do you get it lined up so perfectly?
Years of experience now. Do it in most my videos. Takes some time.
Thanks for that Darren, fascinating, and I like your photofades.
Many thanks!
You always do a great video Darren very interesting keep up the good work.
Thanks 👍
Good stuff.would be good if you could do some railway videos around dewsbury.
Great video. Any chance you could do a video of Dewsbury? There’s loads of railway history there unfortunately lost & would be brilliant to see.
Evening Darren, thoroughly enjoyed this, amazing pics of train crash, was anyone hurt. Your research is superb and we love to see the results.
I don't think so no
It’s amazing what can be found when you know what to look for 😊
Hi Darren. Thanks for doing this post. I grew up in Liversedge and can remember Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and my local station, Liversedge, with fond memories. You mentioned you were going to cover the rest of the line, so I’m looking forward to seeing what you show of Liversedge station.
Keep posting the great clips pal and I hope you’re ok x
Thanks. I've already done both Liversedge stations on the Leeds New Line series.
@@AdventureMe Thanks 👍
I’ve watched them before, but didn’t know you’d done the Liversedge station on the Spen Line. I’ll have another look.
Cheers pal x
hey, if you have any further info or pics of Liversedge open, could you please send me links. thanks x
@@stuartwoodward2656
How our world has changed over our lifetimes, Darren! I bet you've stolen a few things in such places, back in the day - kisses and more! Back in the days when kids were actually allowed to go our and discover the world for themselves, that is.
Railways great darren, more more please 😊
Very interesting Darren 👍🏼
Interesting, enjoyed that.
I love the names! Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike sound like wooden skats being chucked down stairs and Liversedge is such a slushy muddy name Has the community won the battle to stop building on the line?.
I think so for now
Another magnificent blog🫡👍👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks again!
Great Video Darren ! If you have the time ? Would you please look at the history of the building of Viaduct that spans the Valley from Cleckheaton Station to Gomersal .I understand it was the only way to transport coal from Gomersal Pits to the railway station ? A Massive ! feat of money, engineering and manpower that still stands today. Sadly the history of its build and history seems to be lost ? No photographs /plans/ timescales of build seem to exist apart from old photographs of the finished Viaduct .
Already done that. Search Cleckheaton Station on my channel. Or Leeds New Line.
Excellent that and we often walk that line and to towards the Motorway on the next bridge there was a Bitumen Plant on the right where the new houses are, it had a rail link but ive loaded bitumen there in Tanker lorries in the 90s. It was a big and very smelly plant.
nice eye opener darren
Me and my husband would love to explore with you I think your videos are amazing
Maybe one day!
brilliant daz
The road station approach was named about twenty years ago there was no name for that road and they wanted someone to name it and there was a competition for the best name and that's why they call it station approach.
Thanks for the info
I do like your photo fades.
4:30 That sounds like the story of the Crooked House in Himley - sold, set on fire and mysteriously demolished.
Amazing again
Thanks again!
Cheers Darren.👍
No worries
Very nice video
Thanks
Sorry it's taken so long for me to reply on this great video, I've recommended it to friends and family due to it been "our" Greenway. Me and poppy are looking forward to seeing even closer to home.
The loss of the station is certainly bizarre, and in this day and age it probably wouldn't happen due to a mass of paperwork and approvals not to mention the health and safety aspect.
The Tesco site is indeed old, but what needs to be remembered is that the building was originally "Hillards" a great Yorkshire success story of a "local" Supermarket "chain" being independent of the giants we have today , never mind it's arch competitor the Co-op especially here in Heckmondwike. Interestingly in a previous life I've worked on all the local Hillards shop sites barring Heckmondwike as a sub contractor. Hillards had branches in Batley, Heckmondwike, Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, Ilkley ,and Brighouse , apologies if I've missed one or two. They were bought out by Tesco's in the late 80s early 90s. Interestingly the Hillards distribution centre up spen lane is within spitting distance of the Leeds new line, now a bed manufacturers plus some other stuff in there . I suppose Hillards leads onto a current business which still makes bread , Watson's bakery , again childhood memories flow back of visiting heckys shop and cafe with my mum ,auntie ree and grandma, the Wakefield branch will be familiar to many as it was a big premises near the market on the springs. Anyway thanks for the local video Darren , great to see you in the Spen Valley! Best wishes, Ben🇬🇧🇺🇦🚌🚐
Excellent video Darren, as usual. I don't wish to sound perdantic, but it could be a little confusing calling it The Spen Valley line. That name was an unofficial name given to the LNWR 'New Line' - the Heaton Lodge to Wortley route, as you know. The L&YR was officially named the Cleckheaton Branch and the Ravensthorpe Branch from Heckmondwike Junction to Thornhill Junction
I like the way you call goods as in goods train instead of freight the American way as most do.
I drive trains for a freight company and we call it freight. In fact it’s been called freight since I first joined British Rail in 1986!
Spen is what they all call it, the cycle route is called that too. I say goods as that's what it says on the old maps.
It's always been called the Spen Valley Line. The Leeds New Line was always called The Leeds New Line
PS/ The underpass didn't have a name, and was only named Station Approach by the council about 15 years ago.
Hello Darren how are you love your vidio of the two station's my sister lives near Bradford and near leeds much love and best wishes take care stay safe xx ❤😅
Wonderful
Would love for you to take a look at the site of 'walls of jericho ' . I remember driving down there as a child but when I look on Google maps I can't figure out what they've done with the area.
Great videos BTW.
I have this on my list. Thanks
Beeching has a lot to answer for!
He was only doing what he was asked to do by Marples, the real criminal in all this
Another station theft was Luddendenfoot By legend Branwell Brontë worked there and stole a wooden building that sold as a garden shed.
I heard the original Cleckheaton station sign was still in place
What i find strange Darren is WHY when a station dissapeared due to clousure and the beeching axe that a LOT of them that were say inercity or large towns that had goods sidings etc are now in 2023 Tesco/ Morrisons supermarkets ......or Carparks , i know some have had housing estates built on thier footprint too with Usualy very little to show that there was once a railway station there in some cases they may name a few of the new housing estates roads as a reminder , and you may GET the odd road bridge or retaining wall in some of the supermarket car parks! such a SHAME realy that they dont even put up a plaque or information board about what was ther previously as a historical marker!
As Usual a great VID ( you know i love your old railway ones!) 😉😉
Thanks mate
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