Railways

[ferretman89 68]

Hi there i noticed some people were talking about railways before. Well near my house and on some permission i have there is an old railway that has not been used since the war and the only thing that remains is the old station house. Only a few people walk it and it is alive with rabbits.

 

I have never put a ferret down due to the fact i am scraed lol. I know that sounds silly but could somebody tell me their views as i just think if it makes a kill and stays down there, then the diggin will be almost impossible with all the old stone ect that was used to build the railway. Should i just go for it or stay away?

 

Thanks

[jmilam08 193]

It's alll down to you mate if you ain't confident with it best leave it alone,ain't worh the risk if you don't fancy the digging if you get a lay up,maybe get a few other lads to give you hand do the set togethor,will make it easier fir ya if you ain't to sure on doing it yourself.

[ferretman89 68]

i dont mind digging it just the ground underneath the grass has all the old stone and built on an enbankment. I might try later in the year when it thaws out a little

[The one 8,479]

All the old railways where handed back to the farmers whos land they where on to save the railway's the bother of insurance etc so it might belong to someone ,but give it a go any way

[ferretman89 68]

All the old railways where handed back to the farmers whos land they where on to save the railway's the bother of insurance etc so it might belong to someone ,but give it a go any way

yea mate i have permission on his land but never bothered to ferret the railway he has

[jmilam08 193]

All the old railways where handed back to the farmers whos land they where on to save the railway's the bother of insurance etc so it might belong to someone ,but give it a go any way

yea mate i have permission on his land but never bothered to ferret the railway he has

give it a go mate might be a little goldmine if it looks untouched and not many people get over there.

[ferretman89 68]

think i might

[reavo2k9 20]

Get among it bud , locator and a good shovel , take some redbull and enjoy it mate

[ferretman89 68]

Get among it bud , locator and a good shovel , take some redbull and enjoy it mate

Think i might when i am next off from work

 

Cheers lads

[Ideation 8,216]

Get up early, preferably go out with a mate who likes to do a bit of terrier work and is handy round a spade, feed the ferrets well, collar up tight, take a couple of proper shovels, couple of bars, be quiet and cross your fingers

[rex 8]

I some times get to ferret a motorway bank with a mate, the bank is at the end of his garden and I always take my grafting spade and fill the ferrets up with a good feed prior to going out,

You gotta be in it to win it mate! Give it a go

[nipper81 0]

give it a go if you can handle the dig

[akton 15]

Railway embankments are hard going especially bramble filled ones with gorse and loads of undergrowth, be careful that you are Not on a NETWORK RAIL owned site,as they will prosecute and have there own POLICE,transport police who would just go all the way to the courts.

 

I have had a few lucky escapes in the past before NETWORK RAIL took over from British Rail

[metallica fish 0]

I ferret near a working railway. Not so close that i would have to dig dangerously close. But close enough to make digging very hard. Give it a go though

[ferretman89 68]

its an old railway from the war mate. No tracks or anything there, just owned by the farmers now, so no chance of network rail ect. But thats what i was thinking about the digging