1966 Train from Bury to Bacup, pt3

[philbarrowclough]

Marvelous

[freelunch99]

I have done land survey all along the Irwell and this is an absolute eye opener, Beeching was a mindless moron.

[robinghood]

Thank you for having the foresight to record this, then share it.

[andyrile58]

Boo thankyou v much for this footage,it goes all the way past where i was brought up,its brill!!

My Mam and Dad loved it too,as u dont find footage like this pretty often do u !?

Cheers bud,ps I love the Heptonstall grave thingimagigg its spooky,no wonder its a spiritually messed up place,but them curses dont touch the power of Jesus,in fact they flee when they hear his name,God bless fella.

[andrewdrewster]

Hi any 1 got any pics of the train going under rakehead lane or any pics near that area.

[andrewdrewster]

Hi where is the location of the train at 1min.20 seconds?any one know??

[boo66]

I do.. head from Waterfoot towards rawtenstall on the main road... Just after Lord's petrol staion on the left, the river crosses under Bacup Rd. from left to right.. About 100 yards further down, just before Hareholme flats, the river crosses back under the road from right to left. Look downstream (left) from this bridge, and what you see ahead is the old rail bridge that the train's on. It's now part of the footpath. On the film, it's heading up to Waterfoot.

[andrewdrewster]

hi great video,does any one know who has the unedited video,because theres alot of footage missing?

[boo66]

Bacup Natural History Society had it on videotape in exactly the form seen here. I thought the same thing... "I want to see those missing miles!" as I assume the original super8 contained more footage. Unfortunately the lady at the 'nat' told me they found the tape in a drawer there and nobody knows who donated it or who filmed it.

[andyrile58]

Boo the cricket club gigg,playing the smiths is top,with Blanty on it ,good stuff ta.

[Wong1]

wicked. Where did you get this from Boo? I actually remember getting on the train at Waterfoot Stn as a very little boy. One of my earliest memories.

[kawasaki5187]

At 0300 is Atherton Holme Mill Stacksteads

[YorkshireDaz]

This video shows just how short-sighted Dr Beeching was when his axe fell on around a third of Britain's railways back in the sixties. I suppose it's not too late to bring the Manchester Metrolink to Bacup?

[PAULANDMAXIE]

Its far to late for the tram all the infrastucture is gone only the tunnels remain with most of the bridges over the roads and river long gone.

Also most of the old track bed has been built on.

It would have been a great asset to the area if the railway had remained open today!

We could have had a commuter link to Manchester second to none.

It was an act of mindless vandalism by the government of that time to close this line.

[YorkshireDaz]

Yes, but the Metrolink can run alonside cars and buses. Have you driven through Salford or Eccles? If not then take a look. It works just fine over there. What's lacking in Rossendale is political will and lots of hard cash. However I personally hope to see - in my lifetime - the Manchester Metrolink passing through the tunnels at the Glen.

[phnates]

Awesome - never seen anything like this before!! Great Vid

[mikegroocockguitar]

Makes you realise nothing is for ever, if you understand what I mean,great post.