FORGOTTEN TRAIN GRAVEYARDS GEMS HIDDEN ACROSS THE UK
WITH PIX AND VID
By Shuk Yee Tsang
Check out this eerie footage of a train graveyard tucked away with rusting locomotives lie abandoned and swallowed by nature.
The haunting sites was explored by Tokyo Scott, a 21-year-old Urban explorer Sheffield, UK, explored hidden train graveyards and the Scottish Highlands and Somerset, UK.
Known online as Tokyo Matilda, she recently documented the decaying train station and surrounding ironworks, revealing rows of derelict engines slowly being reclaimed by moss, heather, and rust.
Tokyo who started exploring since she was 14, says she has a personal connection to vehicle explorations.
She inspired by her car-loving family including her dad, brother, and grandfather and was shocked to find so many relics left behind.
The mist-shrouded site, with its shattered windows, collapsing chimneys, and rotting train cars, offers an atmospheric window into the past and the fading echoes of industrial life.
Over the years, she estimates she’s come across over 10,000 abandoned vehicles with a collective value well over £1 million.
Tokyo said: "Over one million for sure, trains are worth a lot!
“The abandoned train station stands silent in the misty Highlands, its weathered timbers and rusting tracks slowly vanishing beneath creeping moss and heather.
“It was crazy how long they had been left there, that’s what surprised me the most.
“How they could be dumped and left to rot with no one interested in them.
“When we found the freight train, I love trainspotting and trains so it was a dream come true.
“Some people think trespass shouldn’t be allowed, but others appreciate that I’m showcasing abandoned places that will never see the light of day otherwise.”
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