Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe are on a quest to visit every one of over 2,500 railway stations in England, Scotland and Wales over the summer.
They are doing a daily video of their journeys and putting them on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/channe...xUeXZ0aoD4Q5g/videos
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Sign of the times? I thought this was going to be some sort of announcement about security measures!
I will follow their progress as i'm an unashamed railway station geek enthusiast.
I often Google map railway stations.
Was pleasantly surprised with York but very disappointed with Oxford.
A visit to Newcastle is long overdue - love it.
Oh it's the building, the people, the noise and smells - not the trains or trainspotting.
it's great when one pulls in - for the noise and watching the people.
It's more like cafÃĐ culture in a unique setting
Saint posted:Oh it's the building, the people, the noise and smells - not the trains or trainspotting.
it's great when one pulls in - for the noise and watching the people.
It's more like cafÃĐ culture in a unique setting
I have to admit I actually find train journeys relaxing ....it's the idea that you're sort of in limbo ....whatever troubles you just left ...or what ever trouble you are going to ....for the length of the journey it can't touch you 
Baz posted:Saint posted:Oh it's the building, the people, the noise and smells - not the trains or trainspotting.
it's great when one pulls in - for the noise and watching the people.
It's more like cafÃĐ culture in a unique setting
Absolutely! I love train journeys. I have a stack of 'em in the next few months including another trip to t'Fatherland. It is a form of escapism and I am finding life a tad stressful at the moment.
An interactive map of the railway stations. Green marker shows visted with date of visit, grey marker not yet visited.
Kaffs posted:Sign of the times? I thought this was going to be some sort of announcement about security measures!
Good of luck to them. I hope they allow for lots of late trains.
Garage Joe posted:Baz posted:Saint posted:Oh it's the building, the people, the noise and smells - not the trains or trainspotting.
it's great when one pulls in - for the noise and watching the people.
It's more like cafÃĐ culture in a unique setting
Absolutely! I love train journeys. I have a stack of 'em in the next few months including another trip to t'Fatherland. It is a form of escapism and I am finding life a tad stressful at the moment.
If there was a train with classic carriages passing through Newcastle on a special journey to, say - Edinburgh - i'd go on it.
Don't go on enough when I think about it.
Now you've got me thinking 
My favourite station - St. Pancreas
Was reading it's history - at one point (1960s) there was talk of demolition!!!
It's such a beautiful building - an awe inspiring building - to demolish would be nothing more than state sponsored vandalism.
Thank God it was saved.
