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| Name | Great Central Railway - Charwelton Water Troughs & Woodford Halse Water Tower |
| Video Uploader | Video From Wobbly Runner Exploring |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 03-03-2024 16:00:06 |
| Video Discription | Welcome to Part 3 of our 'Ghosts of the GCR mainline' series. We're moving north up the abandoned railway line from Woodford Halse to the end of the 'New Yard', built during WW2. However we start our video on the outskirts of the sleepy village of Charwelton. We walk back down the Great Central Railway towards Woodford Halse, only a few miles away. Here we pass through the section of disused railway line that once contained the Charwelton Water Troughs. Water was taken from the River Cherwell and pumped into troughs that sit between the rails.Steam locomotives would scoop water up into their tenders, meaning they could take on water without having to stop at a water tower or station. We then move on to another water feature. This time the more conventional water tower that sat at the top of the sidings. Sat on the edge of woodland these days, but still in reasonable condition with a fascinating collection of values and old workings still decorating the inside. ***About this series*** We are visiting various locations on the GCR between Culworth Junction in Northamptonshire and Rugby in Warwickshire. Visiting former station sites, bridges, junctions, old infrastructure, viaducts, tunnels and some other interesting stuff. Great Central Mainline was built as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway. Opening in 1899, it was designed to be as straight as possible with as little gradient as possible. Speed was the aim and express trains travelled between London Marylebone, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. It was the last UK mainline to be built before HS1 over a century later. It thrived initially, however with a lack of upkeep, neglect and dwindling usage, it was mothballed during the great railway rationalisation of Dr Beeching in the 1960s - known as the Beeching Axe. Lost railway artefacts and relics are left scattered along the route. Become a channel member - https://www.youtube.com/wobblyrunner/join Buy me a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/wobblyrunner Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wobbly.runner Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wobbly.runner |
| Category | Travel & Events |
| Tags | great central railway | water tower | Wobbly Runner | GCR | Ghosts of the GCR | London Extension | Charwelton water troughs | Woodford Halse New Yard | Disused Railway | Abandoned railway | Old Railway | Lost Railway | ghosts of the great central railway | Woodford Halse Water Tower | Charwelton Station | great central mainline | British railways | Beeching Axe | 1960s |
