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BrumJim

Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
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Class 168 at Winslow Station. Not my photo, although I have been on the platform there.
 

Spartak

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bluenotebob

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Location
France
I’ve loved watching the ‘Abandoned Railways from Above’ series on Channel 4 too but I kept falling asleep halfway through them. Managed to get most of the bits I’d missed by switching to Channel 4 +1 a bit later in the evening but I dozed through some of that too. Hopefully they’ll be re-broadcast on More 4 sometime – and I’ll try and stay awake.

Continuing my occasional series of ‘Abandoned Railways from Ground Level’, here’s a bit more extant track on the Pontivy to Loudéac line. Not entirely sure why this is still in place as it’s completely disappeared 5km further east. The level-crossing barriers are still there too .. perhaps this section of line was used into the 1980s/1990s to ferry goods to local factories. Who knows? I’ve really struggled to find French websites that might provide some relevant info.

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I was going to put this in the TV thread but I thought better here.

I've just finished the 'Abandoned Railways From Above' series on All4, features 6 lines from Engalnd, Wales and Scotland. It's really nicely shot with a unique view of the line I'm normally used to seeing on a Google Maps search. All of them are very pretty but more importantly (particularly the welsh line I feel) were vital connections with no replacement to this day. Its quite an informative series and covers quite a lot of local and national history that the railways influenced.

The six lines are:
  1. Somerset and Dorset (Bath to Bournemouth)
  2. Varsity Line (Oxford to Cambridge)
  3. Scarborough to Whitby Railway
  4. Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
  5. York to Hull Line
  6. Waverly Route (Carlisle to Edinburgh)
The ones in bold I've visited, and have cycled part/all of 3 and 5. Some pics:

Scarborough to Whitby - Now the Cinder Path - Larpool Viaduct - Solo ride
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Waverly Line - Whitrope Heritage Centre - Solo Visit (no bike)
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rogerzilla

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Class 168 at Winslow Station. Not my photo, although I have been on the platform there.
Were you standing on a corner with girls in flatbed Fords slowing down to look at you?
 
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