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Ah, this is my local station! I've never seen more that around 3-4 people use this station at once

Nice video as always. Those are wide platforms for the size of the station. Not much use considering its not far from Coventry arena so more people. I guess it just serves the housing estate close by?

What a great station!! One wonders what would have happened if the Midland Region hadn't butchered the GWR network around Birmingham? I still don't understand why the Honeybourne to Stratford line isn't reopened and Snow Hill vastly upgraded?

Thanks for this - yes, Community Rail has worked brilliantly to make rail travel enjoyable even at low-use stations like this!

This took me back a bit! I travelled daily to and from secondary school at Stratford from Wilmcote station. I parked my bike in the bike shed highlighted in your video too. This was from early the early 1970's to 1981. DMUs were the order of the day and train doors that you closed with a solid clunk. I recall Mr Booker was the station master back in the day and he maintained the hanging baskets and won awards for the best kept station. Happy days. Thanks for highlighting such a lovely place.

As one of the Station Volunteers at Wilmcote. I should like to thank you, on behalf of our volunteer group, for your great video of our station. We are working to replace the modern seating with period specific benches that are more appropriate to the character of the place. We also have the benefit of periodic steam trains (out of Tysley) running between Stratford and Snowhill as the Shakespeare line.

Great detailed video. We used to take the train from there to Stratford every day! There was still a helpful station master then and the buildings were still open. It was a bit less pretty then though!

Thanks for a nice video. All the stations between Birmigham and Stratford have been adopted by their local communities under Friends of The Shakespeare Line. Volunteers are always required!

Such a nice station and well filmed as always. It sure does look like a heritage railway station rather than a main line station. You really captured the feel of the station well. The footbridge looks really nice considering its over 130 years old. Having the canal nearby is nice too for a walk along it. Im guessing at some point in the past they would transfer goods from the canal to the trains and vice-versa. Thank you for sharing this lovely station.

What were the overhead cables ?

Great video

I still can't believe they built housing there. The old canal and settling ponds in and around the collieries and brickyards here were used for chemical dumping after full closure in 1960. Cyanide was certainly known to have been dumped there in large quantities in 1972-3, as was discovered when they demolished the remains of Stanleys Brickyard.

Nice video as always, this station does look nice compared to some other new stations. It may be a bit cold during the winter though with the open ground next to it and the pretty open shelters but it does look nice and functional. The fact it has braille on the signs too is a nice addition. Its also brightly coloured having the orange on there too. Are you doing any more on this line or is this the only one?

There is a pdf document online produced by waveney council that includes detailed history of Somerleyton with some information about the station and swing bridge. If you Google "somerleyton conservation area character appraisal with management plan" it should come up. (East suffolk council website).

You will get a great view of trains going over the bridge and through the marshes if you leave the station and head up to the Dukes Head pub. The path beside the pub takes you down to the river from where you get a decent side on view. 👌 An even closer view of the bridge might be possible from the marina too, but strictly speaking it is private access. Personally, I would opt for the Dukes Head option.

Really nice video on what now is just a basic station. Its nice to see that stations like this are still here and not abandoned or closed down, even if they are seldom used. I do like the flower bed arrangements and the sign made out of stones, that does give the station a nice touch. Cant wait to see where you are next week.

Thank you, I was a teenager during the 1980s and lived in St Margaret's Bay on the White Cliffs. The majority of users of the station were children from St Margaret's at Cliffe who attended school at Sir Roger Manwood's secondary in Sandwich i.e. where a train journey was necessary. These were few. For schools in Deal and Dover and the rest of the kids in the area, the bus was always used as an alternative means of transport.

Thanks for this - I'd often wondered about Water Orton, and your video does show an interesting station. The services are quite interesting, too: although the station is managed by West Midlands, the trains are actually Cross-Country - though only one of them is at all exciting - the 17:59 from Cardiff to Nottingham: no good for a day out in Nottingham (though excellent for getting back to Nottingham after a day out in Water Orton), but OK for a quicker return after a short day out in Cardiff (outward you have to change at New St and Bristol Parkway). The other trains are really a Birmingham-Leicester shuttle. The service pattern is also interesting in that it is run as two separate single line operations! - the New St - Leicester shuttle uses one platform and that Nottingham train uses the other. I wonder if there are any other UK stations which are like this? - I think Whitby uses two separate platforms for the Middlesborough and NYMR services. The service to Birmingham is only every two hours, but does take only 15 mintes. Probably, though, the X13 bus, costing only £2, will get most of the custom, as it runs every half-hour. Look forward to your next video

Round the corner to Me. The Grove Park to Bromley North service is sometimes handy I must say

Nice video as always, shame you couldnt film any more in the station but at least you could show the Abbey Line platform. It looks a serviceable platform and like the rest of the line, i like the school artwork thats been put up there.

I love the Abbey Line, but the train service is abysmal. You cannot rely on the trains to arrive. Such a shame. A station without trains is useless!

Another great video, I am liking this series of the Abbey line. This station was a halt before it was an operational station with some sidings. It served the farms nearby, then after it became the station, then all the industry came. Its a nice station with the crossing. I like the stencilled pictures on the waiting area, thats a nice touch. You highlighted the main points at the station and i cant wait for the Watford main station at the end of the line. Nice filming and editing too.

Not sure it was necessarily "secluded countryside". There are hundreds of homes that were built late 1890's and very early 1900's (pre 1910) just a few minutes walk away

Nice video for what is a small station. You managed to show the main areas in the station and i think it would be enhanced when the garden opens. It does look like a halt really but it does look ok. I used to go to Garston back in the late 80s as they had a McDonalds drive in which was the closest one to where i lived at the time so i do know the area well. One of my friends also lived in the area. This is a nice series showing this line in a good light.

Beautiful jewel of history

Lovely video as always John, I have to say that this station looks absolutely fantastic!

Nice video as always. Such a nice use for the station to be a cafe. I would rather it be used for this purpose than just sat closed and abandoned. Some nice shots of the planters too and the whole station. Can’t wait for the next episode

Excellent video, beautiful station, but did I see a sign in the tea room they only accept cards, not cash ? Always disappointed to see that . Keep up the excellent reporting!

Nice video for what is a pretty small station. You managed to show off all the important points of interest at the station in a nice relaxed way. I do like this station for its rural setting. As i said on your other video of this line, i live the other side of Hemel Hempstead so its good to see a railway near to me on your channel. Its always nice to see a community program to help look after these stations. I do like the murals too. Also it still has a phone box, how rare is that? Even though the station is only 36 years old it does have the feel of one that is a bit older, like on an old branch line back in the days of steam, its not too modern to have just a modern feel but to me it could easily have been from the 1930s in the middle of Norfolk by the way it is. Looking forward to the next stations along the line

Great camera work, keep these type of videos coming, really interesting

Great video, you have a great speaking voice for this type of thing, and your enthusiasm and knowledge shine through. Good choice of line!

What a lovely small station! I just looked at it on Google Maps, and I can't find a Parl Street - or even a Park - nearby! I wonder if there was one when it was first built. The main road that the railway crosses at this point is actually the original Roman Watling Street, though there's a bit of a kink, making it not look very Roman!

Really nice video, I live the other side of Hemel Hempstead which isnt too far from St Albans so this was nice to see you had visited. Its a nice line and i like how the station has some nice features which you highlighted like the planters and the bike rack with the tyre pump. Shame you couldnt get through the fields but glad you got to park street ok. Nicely filmed and good commentary too, cant wait to see more on this series

I was born here, and my parents ran the Regency cafe in the late 50s and early 60s., my bedroom overlooked the station. I can remember well,the " gate-man" manually closing crossing gates

READ the instructions mate, especially if you are giving advice!

Congratulations!

Great video, very informative

The up platform was open until about 2005, when the footbridge was removed during the West Coast Mainline upgrades. If they had really wanted to, they could have built a ramp up to the road bridge on the South side, but passenger numbers were always quite low. If the plans for the Parkway station go ahead, I'm sure it will be closed. Despite that, with the proximity of the M42, it's quite a sensible proposal. There's a nature reserve to the North which can be a pleasant walk whilst observing the trains, if you can deal with the traffic noise from the motorway.

Ah memories. I used to use Danzey regularly when I lived near Redditch. The free car park was the clincher, along with not having to cope with traffic in Redditch. Only an hourly service, but it was pretty reliable. I do remember presenting tickets from Danzey on mainline trains - most guards had no clue where it was!

They should call it Tanworth, I know it's not very close but at least Tanworth is a proper place.

Really nice video, i think your video work is top notch. You capture the station there really well and your commentary is on point. The station looks really good, I do like to see smaller stations such as this being cared for in a nice way that keeps the old school charm instead of being just all done over to look modern. Its nice to see the station building is still there next to the station even if it is a private dwelling now. Thanks for sharing.

I'd pronounce it like "warn" like you did.

I live in manchester but was born in kent. I do miss the south coast!

Great video, excellent photography and history !

That was a nice video with nice views of the railway too. I have watched and commented on a few of your videos and I must say I like your style of presentation, clear and concise with some nice video work too. This station looks a nice place and with a lot of love and care obviously gone into it. Very nice.

I use that station daily and I can confirm that the to Maidstone side does get lots of use in the morning (especially the 7:41am train in weekdays due to students) as of writing

Great video, like basic instruction. Thank you

May 2024. My orange and white cat Pippin watched the video of George with intense interest. I also enjoyed this excursion.

Nice video, i have this route for train sim classic but havent driven it for a while but I might have to go take it out again. You drove it well too

There are such nice parts of the line too, like at the end of the single line, Ore Tunnel!