The people in the station house are probably going: "Why is this damn phone ringing off the hook since friday?!"

@jacobbaer785

4 жыл бұрын

Made funnier since it's literally ringing off the hook

This is my local station! We almost always go to Alnmouth though because of the limited service at Acklington

@johnsmith-wx5fb

4 жыл бұрын

How do you live in such a remote province? Everyday must feel terrible and long.

@octo-pops

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-wx5fb Oh no it's fine, I'm probably just used to it

@johnsmith-wx5fb

4 жыл бұрын

@@octo-pops you wanna get yourself down to london once in a while. Then you'll feel alive

@Ametisti

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-wx5fb Or stressed out and overwhelmed!

@johnsmith-wx5fb

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ametisti yes it can be like that too

397 != 802 The 397s are their new electric-only trains for the WCML services up to Glasgow, while the 802 are the bi-modes they use from Liverpool, across the Pennines, and up the ECML to Edinburgh

@KelvinAuYeung

4 жыл бұрын

I am looking for comments like this when I know Geoff mixed up the Nova 1 and 2😂

@johno4521

4 жыл бұрын

Difference to the class 800 - bigger fuel tanks and uprated engine to cope with more diesel running.

11:24 - 11:34 Geoff's editing skills are amazing. Managed to change a TPE to a XC back to a TPE.

"The next stop is... A l n m o u t h" Love the inconsistency of Northern announcements haha

@wilfbm9067

4 жыл бұрын

And everything else they seem to do bless em

@Ametisti

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know it was apparently a whole thing. Just known that they for some reason call Blackpool 'Bleckpool' which makes no sense.

@liamkennedy8864

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ametisti Accent difference maybe? The voice they use is pretty unusual

@MaxBarnish

4 жыл бұрын

yes it should be ALAN MOUTH shouldn't it

@Ametisti

4 жыл бұрын

@@liamkennedy8864 It's possible maybe? I recall the other placenames sounding fine though.

I've got the image of a station attendant driving a Zamboni up the platform now.

@MercenaryPen

4 жыл бұрын

and for the opposition a small vehicle with a refrigerated hose to maximise the chances of ice

Another brilliant Least Used Station Geoff. Great that, at around 11:30 while discussing the Nova's and Azuma's seen, while you overlaid a drone shot of a TPE 802, we saw a Cross Country unit pass behind you both

@btuckervideos4705

4 жыл бұрын

@@geofftech2 don't worry I won't

An outdated bus schedule and a sheltery thing, seems like a great station

In late 70s visited Acklington which had a ticket office and man in charge had a golden retriever.Got into ticket office and was presented with an LNER bicycle ticket-Little thinking that LNER would be back some day. Back then it was new fangled 125s racing through.

I honestly wondered how you would do this Station, I visited it a few years ago and there is nothing there, it like your in the middle of nowhere and the walk from one platform to another took a good 5 minutes roughly, however when I did it, I travelled up on the train you travelled on to Alnmouth and waited for it to come back. Great hilarious video, and wouldn’t be surprised if you got Manors in as well.

@Sim0nTrains

4 жыл бұрын

@@geofftech2 I was thinking about walking it to Pegswood from Morpeth but see how long it was, decided not to lol

That phone is still ringing to this very day.

My parents moved from West Yorkshire (Baildon to be precise, I know you went through there 3 years ago!) to nearby Amble on the coast when they retired 10 years ago. Have driven through Acklington a few times. Will check out the station next time.

Hey Geoff. Have you ever caught the train between Sweden and Germany ? You would absolutely love that. Basically it’s a night train, but get this - the train, halfway through the journey, boards a ferry. I didn’t know what was happening but the train boards a ferry. It has rails inside it. Amazing. Also, a night train through Italy is amazing in the morning. But I wouldn’t go on that at the mement👍

@starlinguk

4 жыл бұрын

My son did that when he got his free Interrail card from the EU last year.

@thespone

4 жыл бұрын

The trains between Hamburg and Kopenhagen used to do that untim December 2019, too

@TheSionThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Arya1999 it was very odd. Was t expecting it at all

@TheSionThomas

4 жыл бұрын

thespecialone didn’t know that. I caught a night train between Amsterdam and Copenhagen once, but it went through a network of tunnels

@papaquonis

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I don't think that's the case any longer. All trains from Sweden to Germany go through Denmark afaik, and they stopped using the ferry crossing a few months ago.

I have been waiting for you to do this Least Used Station for literally years. I love Acklington! One of my favourite stations in Britain. Amazing video. Carry on your brilliant and fantastic work!!!

I wonder if the phone is still ringing...

@johnmurray8428

4 жыл бұрын

You took my post idea.

@johnmurray8428

4 жыл бұрын

I will call it just to make sure and see if anyone answers .

@daveflanagan6510

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmurray8428 The lady at the exchange won't put you through.

@sea80vicvan

4 жыл бұрын

Please wait...

@johnmurray8428

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveflanagan6510 are there any ladies working as operators anywhere in the world?

Welcome back North Geoff , does this mean...secrets of Tyne and wear metro soon?

@teecefamilykent

4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that!

@declanagar530

4 жыл бұрын

It's definitely coming, my flatmate told me he saw Geoff at Byker metro station last week!

@MurraySteel3.14

4 жыл бұрын

Well predicted!!

@luketaylorsversion13

4 жыл бұрын

Same

Watching this in December 2020 and it shows how things have changed. Even Geoff's additional ticket didn't stop Acklington's passengers falling further from 320 per year to 246 for the latest figures. Which (drum roll please) still makes it this years least used station in Northumberland and the 21st least used in all of Great Britain. So well done Acklington for retaining your crown in such a difficult year,

Got to love the least used station series.

Now that was nice. The lady on the train looked familiar too. Thanks to David aswell. Very impressive station house. Great video - thanks Geoff

Class 802 Nova 1 on the East Coast Geoff...Class 397 Nova 2 on the West Coast between Manchester/Liverpool - Preston and Scotland ;-)

Lovely station, great video. Many thanks!

KZread : 2 views, 40 likes Balanced like it should be

@ftminton3256

4 жыл бұрын

Hi MrStormz

One of my favourite local stations , been waiting for this for ages 😁

Great Video, and great to see you in England’s greatest county too. Also, thanks for the commiseration call David!

Finally up to my old hometown in Northumberland... I haven't been back since the 125s were retired, looks like it's a whole different line without them. You should've popped into alnmouth, lovely village.

He said he was excited for the spring, little did you know Geoff, little did you know!

The station house looks very grand!

Aaaaah that takes me back! I grew up just up the road from there! 😊

Brilliant video! Enjoyed this one

At 1:26. Is that an oldie VW beetle back there?! Yes, lovely station house, indeed. Iced the platforms - battle between the icer and the gritter - hahahaha!

I was there last week, plus you have been to Bottesford Station where I live. Missed you both times lol.

Reasons for Acklington being so least used , it's not near the actual village of Acklington it's about a mile out and the road to the station can be quite dangerous towards the station from the village Morpeth is so used because of its regular service to and from Newcastle and is used by commuters a lot

Acklington Stanley? Who are they?

@bigbazzaRUFC

4 жыл бұрын

exactly

Great stuff!

Looks like a fun station to sit, enjoy the sun if it’s out, and do a bit of light train spotting or photography - maybe not a lot of variety but the at speed passes are always a thrill in my book.

The sheer budget and CGI skills at 0:10 prove that Geoff is going up in the world. Truly epic editing. WHAT NEXT?? A cross fade? I cant wait!!

Ah the 3 trains syndrome 👍 yes the broken railway situation, those that have everything must have more and those that have nothing must have nothing, hence why nobody can be bothered to upgrade signage or the local bus timetable. ☹️

Its super weird seeing you in the village I grew up in.

I love this series cant wait till the day you do the one for staffordu

I love that this video validates my pronunciation of the UK 'New Cassle' & Aussie 'New Carrssll'.

Bus timetable advertising a service 518 which was withdrawn years ago and replaced by the amended X18.

Iciest station I have ever been on the platform at was Alp Grum in Switzerland in February on the Bernina Express route high in the mountains. You alight to take pictures and people were slipping everywhere as you had to climb a small incline for the best shots.

It's possible that there was a footbridge at the station that was removed when the ECML was electrified. They did that a lot at little-used stations with a nearby road bridge, since installing a new footbridge with adequate clearance is so expensive.

Done this one! Walked it from Alnwick!

Stayed on the caravan site at the pub next to this station 2 years ago.

That were a pleasant surprise

Wow! I'm surprised its not Chathill. My uncle had a caravan years ago at Beadnell & used to get the train there and get PostBus to the site.

@davidbull1914

11 ай бұрын

I would guess that more people use Chathill as there is no alternative bus service nearby, whereas Acklington has an hourly bus service to Alnwick, Morpeth and Newcastle.

2:13 “sheltery thing” 😂😂😂

8:34 "Is that a dead crow or is that a dead crow?" *"Its a dead blackbird"*

I saw a real life example of the Ice man / Gritter man duel. A London Midland member of staff using a leaf blower to clear the leaves from the platform at Smethwick Rolfe Street, onto the TRACK! Later that same day, whilst at Dudley Port, the rail-head conditioning train passed to clear that very track. LM 1 - NR 1.

Newark North Gate on the ECM has a footbridge to access the southbound side and trains to Lincoln etc.

@Geoff Marshall Have you thought about doing a series of videos based at stations where trains / services divide or join?

You were right Geoff it’s a Starling! Probably lots on the roof.

i love this kind of videos

Are you finally doing the Tyne and Wear Metro? Im interested to see what the quickest time you can go round that is. And to see what the least used station is.

There are indeed starlings around here at this time of year, doing their murmuration thing - the bird cr*p all over my car will testify to that. Mike in Newcastle

@garysanderson4932

4 жыл бұрын

Here here Mike

David: It’s an Azuma.. Geoff: OOOO WEEEE. 8:53

That was MY station, as lived nearby in Warkworth, and used to go to the cattle market every Thursday

@johno4521

4 жыл бұрын

Even Warkworth had a station once- there again not close to the village. Station building still intact, now a house you have to pay very careful attention to spot it at 100mph...

@peterallison5021

4 жыл бұрын

@@johno4521 its a long way out of the village, I used to go there nearly every week

That's not too far up the road from me in Ashington. If I'd known you were in the area last week, I'd have brought you a cuppa and some pastries :)

Hope while you were up this way you managed to film Secrets of the Tyne and Wear Metro!

I'm annoyed I didn't know you were coming up. I'd have taken you via the lovely quaint goods line near us, where you can watch trains still being signaled with signals that move, and by lever frames. Did you go to the fabulous barter books while near Alnwick?

I like the blue bench colour in the shelter.

You arrived at Longcross in a car and at Nethertown (sort of).

@squarewheelsorguk

4 жыл бұрын

EasyQ ✅

I'm from this village and yes there's a bike rack: it's behind the station house not far from where you parked. The locals, for what it's worth, do not understand why there's a station there. I happened to do a local info search as part of a scouts thing when I was 17, and they said that only one person who actually lives in the village was known to use the station. I never have, always gone to Alnmouth.

It’s high time that service was extended to Berwick-upon-Tweed; and cut off from the Tyne Valley. Could use an electric ⚡️ unit on it that way and it wouldn’t hinder LNER, XC or TP services as much. Make it every two hours!

@fussyboy2000

4 жыл бұрын

Needs a platform building at Berwick to turn back in. Or at the minimum some signalling changes to allow it to reverse in the UGL north of the station.

@nigelkthomas9501

4 жыл бұрын

PRAR Rennie Absolutely! Until I got off the train at Berwick-upon-Tweed I’d no idea just how dog-legged the up line is! What they should do is cut the up off from Edinburgh and form a bay platform. The down line could then be shifted over a tad and become the up line. A new platform could then be built opposite for a newly aligned down line. Hey presto! 👍🏻😜

@davidbull1914

11 ай бұрын

You don't need a bay platform for trains from the south they can reverse in the siding just north of the station. There is room for a third platform on the down side but the road bridge that goes over the middle of the platform would need to be widened a bit.

You certainly get starlings at this time of the year. Ours usually arrive in November and leave in March.

5.18 Geoff favourite thing. A bin bag blowing in the Northumberland breeze

The railway inn was a good pub, great food, it's a shame it's closed nowadays. Cheers from neighbouring Felton

LOVE YOUR VIDS

I was onboard 158 795 Last night and that had the old Northern logo on one of the posters on it

Can’t wait to see you in york

That's a class 802, not a 397. Still a brilliant improvement on what hey replaced!

There's also a foot crossing at Thirsk I believe.

Chirping of birds is lovely

I was dancing to the music at the end

You should do a Least used Terminus video. That would be great

Nice to see a north east video :-)

Can you tell me where you got your amazing Sprinter t-shirt? It’s great 😎🌎

I'm a massive fan

The train guard at the end (only get a few seconds glimpse) look like the same one that let you out at Redcar British Steel??

I don’t know why but the station reminds me of one of the those closed ones on the Central Line.

Great video as always, just wondering though, where did you get that Sprinter top from?

Even photos online in the early 20th century do not show a bridge at Acklington.

Can you do least used station in Cambridgeshire? Thanks, great video!

@norbitonflyer5625

4 жыл бұрын

Shippea Hill

It is possible there was a barrow crossing. Also possible the footbridge was removed during electrification...

0:42 ok hold up. maybe it's just me, but you had to open the gate to put the camera there, yet when filming and opening the gate again you seemed to not know how to open it?

@GeorgiaOverdrive

3 жыл бұрын

It’s what you’d call commitment

3:01 that'll be a 802 (Nova 1), not 397 ;p

10:53 "Spring is coming" Famous last words, Geoffy boy!

The thing that bothered me most about the station was the fact that it was literally impossible to walk on the correct side of the yellow line on a significant part of the northbound platform, as seen at 1:48 and 4:15

Great video get David on more

great vid geoff

Of all places in Northumberland to have a station but the county’s biggest town, Blyth, doesn’t have one.

@qwertyTRiG

4 жыл бұрын

The whole of Donegal has no rail lines.

Short journey and a massive ticket.

You should visit the old Withyham station, the station platforms are abandoned.

Don't think I've been this fast before!

@UnknownPikmin

4 жыл бұрын

Same here mate

As a train driver, I can confirm that we definitely hit birds on regular basis.

@SK_3PT1

4 жыл бұрын

u be there doing railkill

All I can see in my mind at the moment is a Zamboni driving along a train platform...

11:27 the loud diesel engines and pink doors that's clearly a voyager

10:50 "I am excited because clocks go forward later this month, spring is coming, lighter days are coming". Looking back 2 years Geoff's optimism looks misplaced.

The new TPE trains are class 802 Nova 1 and not the class 397 Nova 2 sets, but the most annoying fact about the TPE 802s is that, despite being bi-mode, they have to run on diesel north of Morpeth due to power limitations on the ECML up there! What a joke!