Lady Bay Bridge was also used masquerading as a Berlin border crossing in the TV series Smiley's People.

God I've never seen a old railway bridge converted into a road, gutted but happy it exists still. Another absolute quality production by the way. Many thanks

Best time of the year to go hunting in the undergrowth. Everything has died back!

These were the Railway equivalent of their era of the motorways we have today, smooth, swift performers compared to the rough pot holed roads of the 19th century horse drawn era.
So many routes built with good intention in mind, but sadly never really could pay their way, with eventual closure the result.
Dr Beeching sealing the lid on so many of these in the mid 1960's.
You can't but stop to admire some of the colossal efforts made to construct these railway lines.
Great exploration, thanks for sharing.🙂👍

Not sure what your background is but you have a real skill for making these videos. Thank you for all the excellent content you produce.

I’m searching these ones out cus I’m a Nottnum lad born and bred 👍🏻🙂 Never been into the history much until I got older. Laying the photo’s next to landmarks just sends my mind back to that time. Easy to picture what it was like back then. Brilliant 👊🏻

Very interesting to stumble upon this video.  I remember travelling from St Pancras to Nottingham by this route in the 1960s.  My late father worked at the Nicholson & Myall garage in Melton Road near the first bridge from 1932-39 and the 1960s trips were made to visit his mother, who still lived in Exchange Road, West Bridgford.  While there on one occasion I walked along the A606 to the second bridge.  Thank you for bringing back these memories.  I did not realise that so much of the old trackbed is now a footpath.

I've watched a few of your videos and enjoyed them all particularly those on the GCR but this was very close to my heart as I lived only a few yards from this stretch of railway off Selby Road. I played 'down the embankment' as a child, the brickworks was still there back then but the tracks lifted I think (1970 onwards) but essentially much of the infrastructure along the line through the cutting and all the way up to Edwalton was very much intact including telegraph poles and even some of the wires still present. I wish I'd kept some of the insulators that I remember scattered over the ground! Edwalton Station was as it was in one of your photographs, track lifted and a bit forlorn but the platforms and buildings were still there and it was possible to explore inside them as most of the boarding had been pulled off (not guilty!) Sometime after I left home my mum moved into one of the houses on Selby Road backing onto the embankment just above the Devonshire Road bridge. It's brilliant that the bridge at Devonshire Road was preserved and the route converted into such a pleasant walk which is well used by local residents. Whilst mum was alive I used to visit often and always walked my dog along the path reminiscing about the happy times I spent down there in my childhood! Thank's so much for posting the video and the others too, fascinating as I love railways and local history but even more so with my strong local connections to this location.

Another illustrative part of our railways. Now sadly gone

Being a Nottingham lad and being old enough to remember the steam trains your videos are really good. I really like the idea that you are saving what few memories we have of those by gone days and making them available. The drone also really adds a great touch giving an aerial view of some places that have long gone., with the addition of the black and white stills the picture becomes complete. Please keep them coming ..... if you are looking for material (I vaguely remember small hints of a railway that crossed Coventry road Bulwell near to Sellars Wood road when I was a boy in 60's)  I just thought you being a forensic railway hunter, you might have been able to shed some light on it, it was long gone even back then.

When I was 8 years old (1963)...I lived on West Avenue very close to that first Railway Bridge over Melton Road..My Dentists was under that bridge right next to some Public Toilets.!!...Enjoyed the nostalgic black and white photos of Melton Road and the trains. Great content as usual...🤔😀😀🇬🇧

Now that's a shock never knew a railway line that ran to Melton, love the videos keep them coming! I love my military airbases your like me you want to know more ,I take my hat to you the work you put into these videos 👍🏻

Up until closure in early 1960's this was Midland main line to London out of Nottingham. I remember being on a return
trip and passing the cricket ground viewing a test match in the late 1940's. All the expresses in and out of the now Nottingham Station used this route. A very busy freight route as well.

Truly fascinating for me as I lived in Melton for 23 years. I remember being sat in the station waiting for a train to Leicester when the APT pulled in to the other platform!! There are some very good vids of the journey from the buffers at the golf course along the Old Dalby test track, ending not far short of Melton.

I walked along the Green Line today with my dad for the first time in a long time.

Great footage of this lesser known route out of Nottingham, its such a shame short sighted politicians had all this either converted, as in Ladybay Bridge or ripped up all together as the population has risen considerably over the intervening years.
Very interesting walk all the same, the old pictures you referred back to look fantastic.
The occasional rail tour goes on to the Old Dalby test track from time to time.

Really enjoyed that thanks Ant.  The area was lovely enjoyed all the history too.  Thanks so much for taking me along.  please stay safe and take care

Hi from USA, just became a subscriber.  Found you by accident in the suggestions "side bar" while watching Martin Zero.  Great video.  In the UK there is history everywhere, it's like you plant a rose and fine a Roman coin.......   Thanks for your time and work....

Thanks for the video and chat. Cheers Ant!

Another excellent walk - fascinating. I never knew this railway track/walk from Melton Road even existed.  Now, when I'm back in Nottm I want to go and find it. I don't know West Bridgford well, but my dad and mum had a pet shop on Melton Road right opposite the entrance to the Green Line (!) for many years, so it's also a bit nostalgic for me. Thanks, Ant!