Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Richard Griffin - All Thumper cab Ride imagery.
Councillor Chris Donnelly
Hedley Thorne (Clip towards the end of Silbury)
Old Images:
We here in North West Hampshire have been talking for decades about reopening a short stretch of railway in a passenger capacity. We seem to get so far then for many reasons we completely fail. So can we do it again?
Videos that you might like from Geoff's Rail experience that feature in this video:
youtu.be/jHd_e62FIf8?si=qKoKDOUA1R13YVUX - Ultra Light Rail
youtu.be/t87nt9m5MPc?si=8jaWAt2moB_njwyS - GWR Battery Train
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Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Credit for images/footage:
Old Rail images AND Footage: swindonsotherrailway.co.uk
Used with Permission.
All others - See top of this Description
Sources:
All as per interviews within the video.
Chapters:
00:00 - Context
03:18 - Easy Stuff
04:44 - Context
08:02 - Failure
09:53 - Serious
12:08 - Heritage
15:27 - The Start?
19:36 - Outtake.
If you want to get behind this we have started a little Facebook group in the pinned comment.
Massive thanks to the following people:
youtube.com/@geofftech2
youtube.com/@UCRphd7vXmiL1T9COzv05oBQ
youtube.com/@UCeDLZsVQ6yqKm2Xpe_wXtQA
Richard Griffin - All Thumper cab Ride imagery.
Councillor Chris Donnelly
Hedley Thorne (Clip towards the end of Silbury)
Old Images:
We here in North West Hampshire have been talking for decades about reopening a short stretch of railway in a passenger capacity. We seem to get so far then for many reasons we completely fail. So can we do it again?
Videos that you might like from Geoff's Rail experience that feature in this video:
youtu.be/jHd_e62FIf8?si=qKoKDOUA1R13YVUX - Ultra Light Rail
youtu.be/t87nt9m5MPc?si=8jaWAt2moB_njwyS - GWR Battery Train
If you want to see the behind the Scenes from this video... Click the Join Button or
patreon.com/c/PaulWhitewick
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q/join
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Credit for images/footage:
Old Rail images AND Footage: swindonsotherrailway.co.uk
Used with Permission.
All others - See top of this Description
Sources:
All as per interviews within the video.
Chapters:
00:00 - Context
03:18 - Easy Stuff
04:44 - Context
08:02 - Failure
09:53 - Serious
12:08 - Heritage
15:27 - The Start?
19:36 - Outtake.
