Hello everyone!
I am back out stomping with my Dad. This time, in Leicestershire.
We are going to be following the route of my Dads favourite railway, from the city of Leicester, out through the stunning East Leicestershire countryside, until we reach the pork pie renowned market town of Melton Mowbray.
The Great Northern Railway opened this beautiful railway in 1883, but was never very profitable, and eventually ceased to passengers in 1962, and was lifted just six years later.
There are plenty of remains to be found along the way, as well as the childhood stories of my Dad, who remembers hunting for trains on his bike, in the 1950s and 60s.
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47 Comments
This is so wholesome, lol love it.
Happy to see your father is as fit as a horse. I'm a year younger but that looks like a long walk for me. The time travel continues. God bless.
Great video very interesting
Oh I loved that, thanks to you and your Dad, I really enjoy seeing you go stomping together 😊
Really lovely to be reminded of days gone by, I believe those of us that were born in 50s early 60s saw the best years of England xx
Really nice to see your Dad so enthused and full of knowledge about the area he grew up in…he really knows his stuff. Really enjoyed this episode Gaz…keep up the great content 👍
Super video. Brings back so many good memories of my late parents.
When we stayed at the caravan site at Moreton on the SWML I was quite happy to be excluded from the pub (no under 14s) and have to sit in the pub garden as there is a level crossing there with numerous trains including the boat trains for the Weymouth to Channel Islands crossings which were escorted through the streets on a tramway to the harbour. They were loco-hauled/pushed (DVT) back then as this was before electrification.
Most people may have had very little back then but life was alot simpler, less stressful and people just had more respect, consideration and concern for each other. My dad also got replacement parts for the car from the scrap yard !
Thanks Gareth and David.
This is amazing. Great to see you recently getting a haircut inspired by his 😅
I never thought David would give me a tour in Leicester. Greetings from Portugal. Just subscribed for more
Loved, loved, loved this episode Gareth. I can see where you get your enthusiasm and passion from. Your Dad has, it seems, and endless library of knowledge. Could watch and listen all day.
Precious times with Papa Bear. Wonderful ❤
Quality video yet again Gareth, Your dads joke about the Bostick Factory and your response “Oh no” was absolutely hilarious 😂😂 Fast becoming one of my favourite channels on YouTube also great to meet briefly today at Parsley Hay, hopefully catch up again in the near future.
you mentioned asphalt. so here's a joke about that.😂 she was only the road menders daughter, but she liked her ass felt.ha ha ha ha 😮
did you mention paul berdette, your mate.was he a tool maker by any chance?
56:01 "See you later Pidge!" – LOL I almost spat out my tea! Really great production. Nicely rounded.
One of the best, though I enjoy them all – it was great!
I beat your dad. I saw one train at Forest Road crossing. It was a freight for the wood yard.
GNR branch my favorite Leicester line
Awwwww…. Love your dad 💙
Thoroughly enjoyed that. You and your Dad are a great team . What a wealth of knowledge your Dad has on trains. Amazing! I hope you had pork pies with your pints 😉❤️
When you explore further down the line you will get to Hose Tunnel Just Under a mile long definitely worth looking at
That was a fantastic walk – thank you both! Such great finds, and stories along the way to help paint the picture. And brilliantly edited! I hope the legs are fully recovered and look forward to the next instalment. (I think that's my favourite viaduct you've explored so far!)
Hello,David. I'm Stephen Vaughan Icke,the grandson ofyour Uncle Ted who had a greengrocery shop in Catherine St. In the 1950s and later,He used to take me for a walk up Ulverscroft Rd opposite the shop. Wedid see a goods train at the level crossing and also from the bridge where my dad said he used to drop buckets of horse shit trying to get the in the driver's cab,aprank which proved impossible to attain. Great video with yourself and Gareth. Best wishes,Steve.
Nice video David and Gareth.
Thanks for interesting video of Great Northern Belgrave Rd. I have memories going on a holiday train to Skegness in early sixties from Melton Mowbray North. The station's & lineside were in a terrible state. would have Been about 12yrs old
tell pappa stinging nettles are good for blood flow, and a great anti-inflammatory plant medicine : ) ✨Let 'em sting away ! ✨
Fantastic episode!! 128 episodes, what commitment! What a talented, dedicated man you are. I watched you playing your beautiful music in Amsterdam at the RAI in 2016 before your dad spoke for around 10 hours!! Seeing you blossom Gareth and enjoying all that you give, it's wonderful. From you becoming a fantastic presenter to watching you deliver the most powerful speeches to thousands of people during the plandemic – what a man – love you always! KEEP SHINING. The care, dedication, love and wisdom that you and your family emits is extraordinary and you are loved by more people than you might realise!!! Your dad is my living hero and seeing his two boys rise as Lions around him is fucking fantastic.
Good Morning The Walk.
My dads side are from leicester.
You came into my feed and because i have an interest in history, exploring, Structures and noticed Mr david icke in your video i watched. Awesome my friend. As a bricklayer i admire the craft and workmanship involved in building bridges, viaducts etc. Other side of the Melton. I believe it goes to nottingham and part of it is the test track for Old dalby. All fascinating history. I have travelled in Gamston, Saxelby tunnel. Twyford Viaduct which is near john o gaunts. Would love to have a coffee and chat about history and if you want company on exploring let me know.
Great stuff guys
DAVID ICKE IS A LEGEND
Brilliant video
Really interesting. I can vaguely remember the frontage of Belgrave Station when I was a little kid. I like your Dad, such a very knowledgeable man.
Love you and dad together!
I never realised how large the goods sidings were. Absolutely immense. Know what you mean about the railway underdog – for me it was the great central but this was an amazing line too. All the best to you both.
I was born in thurnby remember walking from Humberstone park all the way to ingarsby tunnel (before Telford way was built) walking inside of it till the block off ,remember the station at thurnby/ scraptoft the station house is still there but it has been turned into houses that was the in the late 60s
If the bridges and track had been left, the Great Northern line and the Great Central line would have been useful for trams.
You know what,my opinion of David has radically changed.Her just a man with great childhood memories that brought this video to life.Well done the pair of you.
Hi Gareth, Top notch and glad David has linked some model railways into this and I’m getting more real steam railways into mine. Just gave a nod to Peter Beet from Steam Town to introduce my latest efforts and visit to one you may well like too. That signal box on stilts looked unreal and your cam, whatever it is, knocks out some awesome footage too.
Delightful.
Out of curiosity, have you visited the Tunnel at East Norton? Worth a visit if not
A very good interesting tour of the GNR/LNWR railway. I didn't realise (Dad) David was so knowledgeable, although he was incorrect about when the track was taken up, out of the city most was late 1964/early 1965 (to Market Harborough late 1963). Through goods trains ended September 1964.
It's a shame so many of the station buildings were left to rot/crumble (a few were demolished by BR).
It would be good if you could cover Melton to Bottesford as a future walk.
This was very interesting, does David remember the short tunnel that runs under the junction of the A47 Goodwood Road /Colchester Road, St Joseph's Church corner. I have been told that the tunnel is still under that junction.
The Ellis Family of Belgrave Hall had a lot of influence in getting the Swannington railway built in conjunction with Stephenson
That was fascinating, well done. I lived in Melton from '66-'84 and remember all the infrastructure you have mentioned, in fact I used to run along the old track bed as part of my Athletics training and loved it. I remember running along the track bed all the way to Great Dalby (and back!!), it was fantastically isolated. I've also run from the Melton North site to Scalford, which is the next Station on the line, most of that is still open today. I heard your Dad mention the tunnel however this is now sadly sealed off at the Melton end, thankfully I managed to get through it a number of years back. Those bridges in Melton that are no longer there were very impressive when they were in situ, sadly the lack of traffic on the line sealed its death warrant.
Really enjoyed this. In the very early 1950s, when I was about 7, we lived for a short time on Wicklow Drive backing onto the line. And yes, I did see trains sometimes from my bedroom window.
We are really enjoying your channel Gareth. We only came across it a few days ago, but it makes a change from the doom, and gloom we normally watch. I'm two years younger than David, but I also love the magic of railways ever since I was a kid. So much so that I became a train driver for 40 years. Here, where we live in Norfolk we have several disused railway walks. Keep up the good work, in both of your fields of expertise.
You must've walked at least 20 miles.
Good effort lads!!
I was hoping for a final scene involving your end of walk pint!
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Love your dad! He really needed to see a train.
Just joined the channel cant wait to view this…been out the kast few years around this atrea looking for old bridges tunnels so yep pretty excited