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This is Forge Valley Railway Station, located in North Yorkshire on the Seamer to Pickering, single track branch line. Opening on the first of May 1882, the branch line was 16 and a quarter miles long, built by NER - the North Eastern Railway. To add a little confusion this station is not actually located on forge valley, nor does the branch line even run through it, but it is located in the village of West Ayton. The station presumably being named differently to avoid confusion with Great Ayton station also on the North Eastern network near Middlesbrough. Forge Valley Station was complete with its own engine shed and large coal storage bunkers. A goods yard and livestock pens were located near the station and a little further west was a timber yard with its own sidings. The branch line – one of the first to be built in North Yorkshire, ran mainly through the hills of the county’s North Yorkshire Moors, passing mainly farmland. From opening the line was very successful and profitable, but ran in to financial and traffic decline in the 1930’s, by the time British Rail took over the network on the 1st January 1948, the line was not cost effective and it didn’t take BR’s management long to announce the closure of the line – noteworthy over a decade before Dr Richard Beechings infamous cuts. The last passenger service left Forge Valley Station on on 3rd June 1950 and the track was lifted in the same year. Credit Music by; https://thewilburproject.co.uk/ Exploring is Dangerous. Don't take risks. ALW Exploration Social MediaLinks ! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alw_exploration/ Instagram Dave: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_dave/ Instagram Paul: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_paul/ Instagram Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/mmp_exploration/ Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ALWExploration/ Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/alwexploration/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlwExploration Flickr: ALW Exploration Flickr My website: https://alwexploration.co.uk/ PayPal. For Merchandise: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/alwexploration?locale.x=en_GB If you would like to help my channel, please purchase some Merchandise at; https://alwexploration.co.uk/2020/12/merchandise/ Thank You for Watching :) ALW’s Field Equipment Canon 1D https://amz.run/4g2A Canon 6DMk2 https://amz.run/4YHW Sigma 14-24 Art Lens https://amz.run/4YHZ Sigma 14mm https://amz.run/4YHd SamYang 14mm https://amz.run/4ftE Canon 100-400 Lens https://amz.run/46Hk Canon G7X Mk2 https://amz.run/46Hr DJI Ronin SC https://amz.run/46Hh GoPro Media Light https://amz.run/46Hs Video Lights https://amz.run/46Hj GoPro 8 Black https://amz.run/46Hm GoPro Media Mod https://amz.run/46Hp Light for GoPro https://amz.run/46Hq DJI Mavic Mini https://amz.run/46Hu DJI Mavic Air (on Station in Germany) https://amz.run/4G05 DJI Mavic 2 Pro https://amz.run/4B2K DJI Smart Controller https://amz.run/4B2L #ALWExploration #Urbex

Grain Tower Battery, completed in 1855, situated offshore just east of the isle of Grain in Kent, England. Standing in the mouth of the River Medway. Similar to the older east coast Martello Towers having a slight taper towards the top. Externally granite blocks make up the tower walls while inside the construction is of red fired brick. Modifications began in 1910 with quick firing guns replacing the original cannons. High speed torpedo boats from France were to be targeted by Grain Tower Battery as they were likely to be attacking ships moored at Sheerness or Chatham. The Medway boom crossing to sheerness fort was attached to the Tower and formed as an anchor point. Remains of this can be seen wrapped around the tower. Further modifications in the First World War and entire additions including a barracks, new guns with range directors and a searchlight position were added during the Second World War. Join me and my good friends, Ian & Chris from IKS Exploration as we prepare to venture across the causeway to this magnificent abandonment. This is part Three of a mini series with @IKS-Exploration at the Isle of Grain. Join Team ALW's channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoVL5m-X_RpAK_Uabb9c5nw/join For business enquiries; alwexploration@gmail.com Credit Music by; https://thewilburproject.co.uk/ Exploring is Dangerous. Don't take risks. ALW Research Team Social MediaLinks ! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alw_researchteam/ Instagram Dave: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_dave/ Instagram Harry: https://www.instagram.com/hxrrywilliam/ Instagram Danny: https://www.instagram.com/dannywalker_no1/ Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ALWExploration/ My website: https://alwexploration.co.uk/ PayPal. For Merchandise: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/alwexploration?locale.x=en_GB Please check out my Son's Gaming Channel; https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomassGamingAdventures Maps by Google and Railmap online Thank You for Watching :) ALW’s Field Equipment Sony A7iii https://amz.run/4yJB Sony 14mm G Master Lens https://amz.run/4yJD Canon G7X Mk2 https://amz.run/46Hr DJI Ronin RS2 https://amz.run/4qmx GoPro Media Light https://amz.run/46Hs Video Lights https://amz.run/46Hj Light for GoPro https://amz.run/46Hq DJI Mavic 2 Pro https://amz.run/4B2K DJI Smart Controller https://amz.run/4B2L GoPro10 https://amz.run/5KAq #ALWExploration #HistoryResearchTeam

Filmed the evening before we met IKS Exploration, our adventure in to Dover’s history began with a second world war engineering marvel. This is Lydden Spout Battery. Construction was completed in 1941 on the cliffs between Dover and Folkestone. It is a similar design to that at Fan Bay which will be a future episode in this series so if you haven’t already, please subscribe to ALW Research Team. Lydden Spout was originally armed with three 6-inch Mark VII naval guns on Mark V mountings, as advancements became available these were upgraded to Mark XXIV guns on the same mountings, The Mark XXIV was a coastal defence gun with the same performance as the Mark VII* as seen in the previous episode at St Martins Battery but with a loose barrel construction. About 140 Mk XXIV guns were manufactured during World War II. The gun positions were demolished and partially filled in as part of the 'Eyesore 'Clearance' initiative of the 1970s. Today our objective is to access the deep shelter tunnel network that is down the cliff edge, but first let’s take a look at the remains of the Warrant Officers and Sargent’s Mess and the Cook house that remain on the surface. Join Team ALW's channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoVL5m-X_RpAK_Uabb9c5nw/join For business enquiries; alwexploration@gmail.com Credit Music by; https://thewilburproject.co.uk/ Exploring is Dangerous. Don't take risks. ALW Research Team Social MediaLinks ! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alw_researchteam/ Instagram Dave: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_dave/ Instagram Paul: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_paul/ Instagram Harry: https://www.instagram.com/hxrry_rc/ Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ALWExploration/ Check out my Son's Gaming Channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0F1j3Nlvjri87zKSHeba0w Maps by Google and Railmap online Thank You for Watching :) ALW’s Field Equipment Sony A7iii https://amz.run/4yJB Sony 14mm G Master Lens https://amz.run/4yJD Canon G7X Mk2 https://amz.run/46Hr DJI Ronin RS2 https://amz.run/4qmx GoPro Media Light https://amz.run/46Hs Video Lights https://amz.run/46Hj Light for GoPro https://amz.run/46Hq DJI Mavic 2 Pro https://amz.run/4B2K DJI Smart Controller https://amz.run/4B2L GoPro10 https://amz.run/5KAq #ALWExploration #HistoryResearchTeam

The current RAF Spadeadam's first connection with modern defence came in the late 1950s when it was chosen as the site of the test establishment for the 'Blue Streak', Britain's intended Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). Until then, the area had no activity at all and was referred to as the Spadeadam Waste. The initial site was built by the Ministry of Aviation and was managed on their behalf by Rolls-Royce. It is their name that is most often associated with the early years of the Station. In 1960 the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme was cancelled but the project was immediately replaced by the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), in which Britain joined with France and Germany to provide a European alternative to the American and Russian monopoly on satellite launchers. In 1972 Britain withdrew from the European Launcher Development Organisation and the consortium withdrew from Spadeadam. At that point the site was handed over to the Proof and Experimental Establishment, for static firing and range activities. In 1976 Spadeadam became a RAF Station and the location for Western Europe's first full scale Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, in January 1977. Located in Cumbria, RAF Spadeadam is the only Electronic Warfare Tactics facility in Europe where aircrews can practise manoeuvres and tactics against a variety of threats and targets that they face in contemporary warfare. The facility attracts aircraft from the RAF, Royal Navy, British Army and NATO Forces. The survival of aircrews over Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere, and the soldiers on the ground who depend on air support, are affected by the training provided by RAF Spadeadam. RAF Spadeadam is the largest RAF Station (by land area) covering 9600 acres, and run by a small team of RAF personnel, civil servants and civilian contractors. Join Team ALW's channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoVL5m-X_RpAK_Uabb9c5nw/join For business enquiries; alwexploration@gmail.com Credit Music by; https://thewilburproject.co.uk/ Exploring is Dangerous. Don't take risks. ALW Research Team Social MediaLinks ! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alw_researchteam/ Instagram Dave: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_dave/ Instagram Paul: https://www.instagram.com/alwexploring_paul/ Instagram Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/mmp_exploration/ Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ALWExploration/ My website: https://alwexploration.co.uk/ PayPal. For Merchandise: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/alwexploration?locale.x=en_GB If you would like to help my channel, please purchase some Merchandise at; https://alwexploration.co.uk/2020/12/merchandise/ Chapters; 0:00 In the Darkness 2:31 Dassalt Mystère 4:43 T33 Shooting Star 11:04 ZSU 23-4 15:41 Leyland 19:32 Sukhoi Su-22M4 Thank You for Watching :) ALW’s Field Equipment Canon 1D https://amz.run/4g2A Canon 6DMk2 https://amz.run/4YHW Canon G7X Mk2 https://amz.run/4qmy Sigma 14-24 Art Lens https://amz.run/4YHZ Sigma 14mm https://amz.run/4YHd SamYang 14mm https://amz.run/4ftE Canon 100-400 Lens https://amz.run/46Hk Canon G7X Mk2 https://amz.run/46Hr DJI Ronin RS2 https://amz.run/4qmx GoPro Media Light https://amz.run/46Hs Video Lights https://amz.run/46Hj GoPro 9 https://amz.run/4qn0 Light for GoPro https://amz.run/46Hq DJI Mavic Air (on Station in Germany) https://amz.run/4G05 DJI Mavic 2 Pro https://amz.run/4B2K DJI Smart Controller https://amz.run/4B2L