In this video we take a disused railway walk down the former Great Central Railway / Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway / LNER from south Sheffield.

In the 1890s, the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway started building their line south from Beighton Sheffield towards London. Known as the Derbysire Lines, it Opened in stages from 1892. it changed it’s name to the Great Central Railway in 1897.
The Great Central was later grouped into the London North eastern Railway from 1923. After years of decline, services and stations were wound down during the 1960s when the line finally closed.

The former Great Central Railway between Beighton, Killamarsh and Renishaw is now a popular part of the Trans-Pennine Trail and National Cycle Network between Sheffield (South Yorkshire) and Chesterfield (Derbyshire).

We start from near Beighton Junction where the GCR leaves the current existing railway line to Barrow Hill. We pass the eastern side of Rother Valley Country Park where the disused and abanoned features come thick and fast. There is a old ruined girder bridge where the GCR crossed the Midland Railway. Then we see the former Killamarsh Junction signal box, numerous telegraph poles, sleepers and signal posts felled in the trees. The old signal box and brick work is left demolished by the side of the path.

After crossing the River Rother, we enter Killamarsh. One of three station in the town, Killamarsh Central station is still suprisingly intact. Platforms and footbridge still are in good condition, but the buildings and fittings are long gone.

As we continue down the lost railway line, we pass more abandoned relics such as a still standing signal post and we see the Chesterfield Canal join us for a mile or so.

Eventually we reach the former Renishaw Central Station. Now fully demolished too.

***Links to previous videos***
Previous GCR "inclement weather video" - [ Ссылка ]
Rother Valley disused railways - [ Ссылка ]
Waleswood Curve - [ Ссылка ]
LD&ECR Walk - [ Ссылка ]
Killamarsh Central Station Walkaround - [ Ссылка ]
Renishaw Central Station Walkaround - [ Ссылка ]
Great Central Railway - Renishaw to Staveley - [ Ссылка ]

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