Excellent documentary Peter! My Great Grandfather Harry George Knight was a locomotive driver on the dockyard railway from around 1873 until around 1920
I was there in about 68, but have absolutely no recollection of the railway along the front of the yard and up to P+Southsea. I do have vague recollections of the internal lines being used, mostly with extremely tatty box vans being used as sheds.
I remember the dockyard railway in the early 1970s; the crossing gates on Edinburgh Road were a particularly nice feature. One could explore the derelict line – complete with track and signal – from Albert Road to Edinburgh Road until c.1987, when it was all cleared and urbanised.
When viviting relatives in the area with my parents I did see the line from Portsmouth and Southsea station down to the docks often in the 1960's , but never in use. I think embankment showed up in a couple of frames of cine film I took in 1971 too. Talking about the King and Queen, I was told I had "the King and Queen" in a photo of a trolleybus I took on The Hrd. It turned out to be the pub behind it, now merged with "the Ship Anson" and has lost its name. Very interesting to see the rest of the system taht I didn't notice when we went to see HMS Victiry in the dockyard.
A truly fascinating video…many thanks! When I was based at HMS Nelson …working at the Navy News Editorial offices …I tried to discover what happened to the double armed signal that guarded the first level crossing. It was truly historic but disappeared when the tracks were lifted. Hopefully it has survived in a collection somewhere? During my time at NN there were several of the former Docks Railway staff still working in the dockyard and they had some interesting stories to share. Thanks again for the excellent video. Let’s hope the non-synched sound will sort itself out…but the non-synching of lips and sound doesn’t really detract from the otherwise excellent production. Rob in Bournemouth.
Fascinating, thank you Peter and Dave Marden 👍 ♥ historic industrial/private railways The stunningly good YouTube recommendation algorithm bought me here, it must have known I'd read Kevin Robertson's, The Railways of Gosport.
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Well-produced and valuable feature.
Excellent documentary Peter! My Great Grandfather Harry George Knight was a locomotive driver on the dockyard railway from around 1873 until around 1920
Excellent vid, very well produced, full of fascinating detail, etc Thank you!!
Brilliant documentary, so many things I never knew about the dockyard lines.
I was there in about 68, but have absolutely no recollection of the railway along the front of the yard and up to P+Southsea. I do have vague recollections of the internal lines being used, mostly with extremely tatty box vans being used as sheds.
Fascinating video, very well produced. Thank you.
I remember the dockyard railway in the early 1970s; the crossing gates on Edinburgh Road were a particularly nice feature. One could explore the derelict line – complete with track and signal – from Albert Road to Edinburgh Road until c.1987, when it was all cleared and urbanised.
Loved it very much the rich history of the Portsmouth dock railway. and very well presented.
I joined up in 1968. And remember the dieing days of the railway. Nice documentary 😊
When viviting relatives in the area with my parents I did see the line from Portsmouth and Southsea station down to the docks often in the 1960's , but never in use. I think embankment showed up in a couple of frames of cine film I took in 1971 too. Talking about the King and Queen, I was told I had "the King and Queen" in a photo of a trolleybus I took on The Hrd. It turned out to be the pub behind it, now merged with "the Ship Anson" and has lost its name. Very interesting to see the rest of the system taht I didn't notice when we went to see HMS Victiry in the dockyard.
A truly fascinating video…many thanks! When I was based at HMS Nelson …working at the Navy News Editorial offices …I tried to discover what happened to the double armed signal that guarded the first level crossing. It was truly historic but disappeared when the tracks were lifted. Hopefully it has survived in a collection somewhere? During my time at NN there were several of the former Docks Railway staff still working in the dockyard and they had some interesting stories to share. Thanks again for the excellent video. Let’s hope the non-synched sound will sort itself out…but the non-synching of lips and sound doesn’t really detract from the otherwise excellent production. Rob in Bournemouth.
Very enjoyable. My father and grandparents left Portsmouth for New Zealand in 1910. Nice to get an impression of the docks.
the correct title is The Royal Navy. The term British Royal Navy isn't required Apart from that it was a great watch
Fascinating, thank you Peter and Dave Marden 👍
♥ historic industrial/private railways
The stunningly good YouTube recommendation algorithm bought me here, it must have known I'd read Kevin Robertson's, The Railways of Gosport.
Thankyou for producing this delightful educational video.
Well done, Peter and Alan. Very well presented.
Interesting and well-presented.
Superb film, full of interest. A huge amount of work, thanks.