Abandoned Stations & Petulant Landowners | Speyside Way Part 1: Aviemore to Ballindalloch

It's August 2018, and Frances has roped me in to walk The Speyside Way, a 105km-long National Trail in northeast Scotland. For much of its length it follows the banks of the River Spey along the route of an old abandoned railway line. But why did such a sparsely-populated area ever need a railway in the first place? PART ONE OF A MILDY INTERESTING NEW SERIES

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  • @vincentwalsh2480
    @vincentwalsh24804 жыл бұрын

    I have just discovered your channel and I am really enjoying it! I really enjoy your humor and the love of history that you show. Please keep up the amazing work!

  • @goldenretriever6261

    @goldenretriever6261

    4 жыл бұрын

    me too

  • @utetopia1620

    @utetopia1620

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm the same!

  • @Mirandorl
    @Mirandorl3 жыл бұрын

    The interpersonal friction element is hilarious. And this is just Part 1 ... is Tim Traveller in a shallow grave somewhere in the Scottish hills by Part 5? I'm hooked!

  • @misterjdodd

    @misterjdodd

    6 ай бұрын

    I think you give Frances too little credit - she strike me as very capable and organised. Perhaps buried vertically, nice and deep, with an endangered species planted on top? 😜

  • @ivanj.conway9919
    @ivanj.conway99194 жыл бұрын

    Ahh, I'm sure she loved your company. You seem like the type of fellow who would be a delight to be around. My Best. Out.

  • @neelix139
    @neelix1394 жыл бұрын

    Greetings Tim I found your KZread channel fascinating as a Australian retired gentleman I do enjoy watching a lot of KZread stuff recently I came across your channel bathbut I fascinated. by your railway walks .so you keep up the good work and enjoy your KZread channel thank you very much Tim. Jeff Melbourne Australia

  • @TheTimTraveller

    @TheTimTraveller

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah cheers Jeff!

  • @RichardMigneron
    @RichardMigneron3 жыл бұрын

    LMFAO ".. you shouldn't be allowed out in public on your own !" And later on (2m42) "...coincidentally the kind of person that Frances is beginning to regret going on a 5-day hike with !"

  • @ELS-tone
    @ELS-tone4 жыл бұрын

    I thought he said “space-highway” but I guess “speyside way” is cool too

  • @Ulysses_S_Grant_18

    @Ulysses_S_Grant_18

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh well

  • @SecretSquirrelFun

    @SecretSquirrelFun

    3 жыл бұрын

    emmett stone, I salute you. P.s I heard “space hideaway” Which sounds flipping awesome 🙂🐿 You could take the highway to the hideaway. Ooooooh yeahhhhhh!! That’s a song right there

  • @philvanderlaan5942

    @philvanderlaan5942

    3 жыл бұрын

    No space highway is on the Time Traveler This channel is the Tim traveler

  • @justarandum7959
    @justarandum79594 жыл бұрын

    Aww she was soooooo lovely

  • @CuriousEchidna
    @CuriousEchidna2 жыл бұрын

    Comfortingly calm and interesting. Good videos Tim, even the ones that I have no right being interested in are pleasant. The music is always a fun little easier egg to the content and I love trying to identify the shockingly familiar tunes out of context.

  • @ronniejohnston2176
    @ronniejohnston21765 жыл бұрын

    Hi Guy's. Great Video. You were asking why a railway would be placed in such a remote area. The main reason for these railways was to transport the whisky and fish to the south. All these lines would meet up at Aviemore for the transportaion to the south and England. Most of these lines were very profitable, however it was thought that figures had been manipulated to show a loss, thus allowing Dr Beeching deciding to close them.

  • @TheTimTraveller

    @TheTimTraveller

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Ronald! Yeah what surprised me on that first day is that between Boat of Garten and Grantown-on-Spey you have not one but two old railways going up the same remote valley. One was ok but two seemed mad! But yes by the time we walked the next section up to Craigellachie, past 6 or 7 distilleries, we figured out that whisky might have something to do with it :D. If you're interested you can watch part two here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmWIs7uspty_ZcY.html

  • @SynchroScore

    @SynchroScore

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheTimTraveller It should also never be forgotten that Beeching was appointed by Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport and also managing director of a very large road-building company, who later fled to Monaco to avoid prosecution for tax fraud.

  • @Steroumel
    @Steroumel5 жыл бұрын

    Great one! Can't wait to watch the next one! :D Your humour is so subtle but so funny :P

  • @TheTimTraveller

    @TheTimTraveller

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ah cheers Steroumel! I'll try and upload it in the next couple of weeks

  • @biomechanical_penguin
    @biomechanical_penguin5 жыл бұрын

    Lovely mini series!!

  • @TheTimTraveller

    @TheTimTraveller

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ah thanks biomechanicalpenguin!

  • @kirstygunn9149
    @kirstygunn91494 жыл бұрын

    We have an old track like this in our town that was part of the old steam railway ,it starts at the station pub (that that is now an undertakers) and gos across the old parts of the town, behind the "new" hospital ,up past the fire station, behind the Catholic college then across the road and up past two more schools past a small wood and ends in a housing estate. It's a nice mile and a half walk and a quick way to get In to town if you want to walk or go by bike.

  • @GreenJimll

    @GreenJimll

    4 жыл бұрын

    Blimey, that description sounds exactly like Loughborough: one of the three railway lines and stations it once had. Only two left now and one is a heritage line. The one that matches that description has just had a Lidl built over what was the terminus station.

  • @MicrobyteAlan
    @MicrobyteAlan4 жыл бұрын

    HELLO, watching again. It came up on my recommendations. Who am I to argue. 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @MrMonero
    @MrMonero9 ай бұрын

    Great video guys. Thanks 😊

  • @toco789
    @toco7893 жыл бұрын

    Tim, you should check out Hadlow Station in Willaston (Wirral). Lovely preserved station with signal box, track, and crossing gates

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus4 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful countryside!

  • @Gmackematix
    @Gmackematix4 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the rocking version of the One Man And His Dog theme.

  • @alexmclauchlan8507
    @alexmclauchlan85074 жыл бұрын

    You can still see the track bed of the GNSR diverting off from the strathspey railway

  • @SamanthaCoolBeans
    @SamanthaCoolBeans4 жыл бұрын

    loving the choice of background music on your videos Tim

  • @nigeldepledge3790
    @nigeldepledge37903 жыл бұрын

    "I wonder if there's somewhere we can get a drink around here..." 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TrigonixZeNW
    @TrigonixZeNW4 жыл бұрын

    Nice and Interesting video :)

  • @plymouthmechanic3423
    @plymouthmechanic34234 жыл бұрын

    Pity they took away the railroad track. Especially by the stations. I would like to have one of those stations as house...

  • @sleepysummercat1554
    @sleepysummercat15542 жыл бұрын

    Your voice is so serious here 🤣🤣 very different than recent video,today your voice more friendly

  • @abzzeus
    @abzzeus4 жыл бұрын

    Whisky is the reason for the line

  • @ThegrandtravelNerd
    @ThegrandtravelNerd3 жыл бұрын

    ❤️ I like this place I'm from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I walk paths alot

  • @mittfh
    @mittfh4 жыл бұрын

    Crowdale Station: Antiques Roadshow theme!

  • @JasperJanssen

    @JasperJanssen

    3 жыл бұрын

    *nearly*. I feel like it was subtly altered to avoid copyright strikes.

  • @chipworrell6025
    @chipworrell60254 жыл бұрын

    You should bring Francis to North Carolina and let her stroll the Appalachian trail some. You could stand on top of the highest and second highest mountains east of the Rockies in one afternoon if you drive the Blue Ridge Parkway.

  • @rabokarabekian409

    @rabokarabekian409

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sure, come on over, as long as you're not Islamic or Arabic o r look or sound Arabic or Mexican or look or sound Mexican or don't talk "Merican or look too dark back in our rural areas or didn't bring a loaded gun just in case you need to defend yer rights. If yer ok, you can drive right on up to a whole bunch of stuff. Ee ain't big on leg use here 'cept for sum fitness lunatics.

  • @chipworrell6025

    @chipworrell6025

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rabokarabekian409 dont reckon you've ever been here, have you. Dogpatch and anecdotes do not offer a honest account of southern Appalachia dude.

  • @Monty13Transport
    @Monty13Transport Жыл бұрын

    BOAT OF GARTEN!!!!!!!!!!! I was there yesterday on the Royal Scotsman train.

  • @HenrysAdventures
    @HenrysAdventures4 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video and what a great ambition to walk all the National Trails! How far has she got?

  • @TheTimTraveller

    @TheTimTraveller

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Henry! I think she's done 6 or 7 so far

  • @MrGreatplum

    @MrGreatplum

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hope she’s filming them!

  • @nobody.no-one
    @nobody.no-one4 жыл бұрын

    Iam now on marathon to watch yours

  • @prjndigo
    @prjndigo4 жыл бұрын

    One hundred years ago there weren't highways and trucks to move things.

  • @PeetPeeet
    @PeetPeeet4 жыл бұрын

    You should do Wales next - snowdon railway and Brecon railway

  • @K-o-R
    @K-o-R4 жыл бұрын

    Antiques -Road- Railshow.

  • @DrGenestealer
    @DrGenestealer4 жыл бұрын

    Poor bunny, looks like it has myxomatosis with swollen eyes. Probably why I didn't run away.

  • @rotordave81
    @rotordave813 жыл бұрын

    Hi - I didn't catch the bit with the petulant landowners - what happened?

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog19893 жыл бұрын

    Ian Hislop, of Private Eye and Have I Got News For You fame, summer up part of the reason why in his "off the rails," documentary: "The system [railways] had evolved without a plan, built by railway barons, who's overriding concern was making a quick buck. Even if it meant duplicating lines of constructing routes that were unsustainable in the long term. Public service was usually the last thing on their minds, trains were designed for profit,"

  • @philmus1
    @philmus12 жыл бұрын

    Why? Answer, Whisky. there were far more distilleries in Speyside, many have closed. The railways served them, not passengers

  • @MrGreatplum
    @MrGreatplum4 жыл бұрын

    Can’t believe it wasn’t raining - are you sure you were in Scotland?

  • @TheTimTraveller

    @TheTimTraveller

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well I only got my camera out when it wasn't raining. At this point you may wish to note that this is a 5 minute video about a 2 day walk

  • @ZGryphon
    @ZGryphon2 жыл бұрын

    Cromdale! I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it... ... sorry, I just... I couldn't resist.

  • @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire
    @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire4 жыл бұрын

    At 3:23, there's an old trespassing sign from 1909 that says that the penalty for trespassing is 40 shillings. Since there are 20 shilling to the pound, why did they not just say 2 pounds?

  • @rabokarabekian409

    @rabokarabekian409

    4 жыл бұрын

    40 is scarier than 2

  • @albertbatfinder5240

    @albertbatfinder5240

    4 жыл бұрын

    No one could afford pounds in those days.

  • @mrrobotnica
    @mrrobotnica4 жыл бұрын

    You need stabilisation. Would make your videos so much better. Otherwise enjoy the exponential rise in your subscriber base. Very enjoyable channel. Greetings from Asia.

  • @albertbatfinder5240

    @albertbatfinder5240

    4 жыл бұрын

    They tried stabilising Tim but he didn’t take to it, so they put him out to pasture instead. Hasn’t been seen since.

  • @SievertSchreiber
    @SievertSchreiber4 жыл бұрын

    My kind of humor!

  • @MrAndrewFarrow

    @MrAndrewFarrow

    4 жыл бұрын

    Humour.

  • @SievertSchreiber

    @SievertSchreiber

    4 жыл бұрын

    Andrew Farrow Pardon my mistake. English is not my native language.

  • @Soonjai

    @Soonjai

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SievertSchreiber Both ways of writing it are correct, you used the US-American variant of the word while Andrew used the UK / British variant.

  • @BryonLape
    @BryonLape4 жыл бұрын

    Scotland in August, so of course it is coats and hats.

  • @eekee6034
    @eekee60349 ай бұрын

    3:48 What do you mean, narrow and uneven? I've cycled far narrower than that and almost as uneven on bikes that aren't even really meant to leave the road, much. I suppose I'm another person who shouldn't be allowed out alone, but I live on my own so there's no-one to stop me.

  • @TheDizastarmaster
    @TheDizastarmaster4 жыл бұрын

    Way hay just saw Lhanbryde on the map!Beware in cromdale

  • @Corkedwolf43771
    @Corkedwolf437713 жыл бұрын

    Why do you use both kilometers and Miles to explain distance?

  • @NautyCat

    @NautyCat

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because he knows that both US-Americans and everyone else watch his videos.

  • @OenopionOenopion
    @OenopionOenopion2 жыл бұрын

    When I saw Tim's friend, I thought that he might have a new girlfriend. Alas, then I noticed that the video was 3.5 year old, and she does not appear in any recent videos.

  • @outerheaven8797
    @outerheaven87973 жыл бұрын

    One of the reasons for building a railway there is there were lots of whiskey distilleries. "Strathspey Railway (GNoSR) - Wikipedia" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathspey_Railway_(GNoSR)

  • @robmorris7667
    @robmorris76674 жыл бұрын

    I think if you remember railways were not about people but coal more and goods then you can work out why most railways were built :)

  • @joskleijne9344
    @joskleijne93444 жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of the historic railway in Eys, southern Limburg. You should definitely go there! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuid-Limburgse_Stoomtrein_Maatschappij

  • @hamishweir5631
    @hamishweir56314 жыл бұрын

    Interestingly, you can actually drive along the old route in train simulator: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZ6emJuPdqXVcag.html

  • @venusalien5153
    @venusalien51534 жыл бұрын

    How much is a Scottish Shilling? Google says 40 Shillings is = to 1 USD. So, the fine is a dollar? Like??

  • @benholroyd5221

    @benholroyd5221

    4 жыл бұрын

    There were 20 shillings to an old £. The old £ transferred as is, so that's £2 which = $2.58 Scottish Shillings are as far as I'm aware worth the same as English Shillings.

  • @chrishartley1210

    @chrishartley1210

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's not a useful way to look at it. At the time the local weekly minimum wage would have been about 15 shillings and that was probably a 60 hour working week or thereabouts. So it's about 160 hours work. Multiply that by the current minimum hourly rate and you get the true scale of the fine.

  • @K-o-R

    @K-o-R

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@chrishartley1210 Just north of £1,300, or just shy of $1,700.

  • @chrishartley1210

    @chrishartley1210

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@K-o-R Currently yes, but I deliberately didn't put any figures on it so it is relevant for other wage rates eg for the future or other economies.

  • @allymac1314
    @allymac13144 жыл бұрын

    FYI, it's pronounced Craig-EL-achay. Good video though :)

  • @paulsmart5199

    @paulsmart5199

    4 жыл бұрын

    You beat me to it, his pronunciation was bowf.

  • @Banglish123
    @Banglish1233 жыл бұрын

    It was all rabbit rabbit rabbit she didn't let you get a word in edgewise

  • @andylindsaytunes
    @andylindsaytunes4 жыл бұрын

    He said "the space I'd weigh", but never once in the video weighed a space.

  • @ARCANEmateCLAN
    @ARCANEmateCLAN4 жыл бұрын

    She's bare fit, literally

  • @eggballo4490
    @eggballo44904 жыл бұрын

    I want it to be a Railway again.

  • @comewalkwithme3490
    @comewalkwithme34904 жыл бұрын

    Forty Shillings? I'm not paying forty shillings to any bozo! :P

  • @CCoburn3
    @CCoburn3 Жыл бұрын

    Francis is CUTE! I can see why you went walking with her.

  • @satyapriyanath2061
    @satyapriyanath20614 жыл бұрын

    francis is just so beautiful

  • @dougscott3089
    @dougscott30894 жыл бұрын

    Its pronounced "Craig ell ackie"

  • @patrickeh696
    @patrickeh6964 жыл бұрын

    I didn't see any petulant landowners

  • @Brinta3
    @Brinta34 жыл бұрын

    Frances is beautiful.

  • @lookiloo4665
    @lookiloo46654 жыл бұрын

    Is there any way Frances has instagram or other social media? She is so cute, I would like to follow her, just to hear her speaking sometimes

  • @boomerrob9223

    @boomerrob9223

    4 жыл бұрын

    That sounds kinda creepy... Just sayin'.

  • @lookiloo4665

    @lookiloo4665

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@boomerrob9223 Are you familiar with the purpose of Instagram and other social media?

  • @boomerrob9223

    @boomerrob9223

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lookiloo4665 is it for stalking?

  • @ARCANEmateCLAN

    @ARCANEmateCLAN

    4 жыл бұрын

    10/10 would bang

  • @johnmccarron
    @johnmccarron5 жыл бұрын

    You are so bloody boring with negative comments, wont get a job with the tourist board.

  • @pyrho1

    @pyrho1

    4 жыл бұрын

    I disagree. Tim is very entertaining.

  • @patrickeh696
    @patrickeh6964 жыл бұрын

    I didn't see any petulant landowners

  • @extrastuff9463

    @extrastuff9463

    4 жыл бұрын

    3:35 with the route diversion and barbed wire part is probably what that referred to