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Nigel K Thomas
United Kingdom
Приєднався 6 лют 2014
Hi, I’m a vlogger of railway related videos and walks, however, that’s not all. I like to make videos about other things as well. Check my channel to see what else I share.
I was trying to upload what I film in chronological order, but unfortunately, due to circumstances way beyond my control, this simply has not been possible! If I’m ever able to change this I will.
In late September 2020 I acquired a drone, so from early October many of my videos will include drone footage where this is possible. The weather needs to be reasonably calm for this for obvious reasons!
Comments on other videos: I like to speak my mind in this respect and I don’t mince words! If something’s hideous, looney, lefty or totally inappropriate I’ll say so! Conversely, if something’s brilliant, great and fantastic I’ll give it my full backing with very positive comments!
I was trying to upload what I film in chronological order, but unfortunately, due to circumstances way beyond my control, this simply has not been possible! If I’m ever able to change this I will.
In late September 2020 I acquired a drone, so from early October many of my videos will include drone footage where this is possible. The weather needs to be reasonably calm for this for obvious reasons!
Comments on other videos: I like to speak my mind in this respect and I don’t mince words! If something’s hideous, looney, lefty or totally inappropriate I’ll say so! Conversely, if something’s brilliant, great and fantastic I’ll give it my full backing with very positive comments!
15/Dec/2024. Denby Pottery.
After failing to visit Denby Pottery in the run up to Christmas 🎄 last year and then procrastinating further throughout 2024 I finally decided I had to visit. And on the day of my visit I got a further discount of 20%!
On the way home had a look round Derby.
On the way home had a look round Derby.
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14/Dec/2024. Cottingley to Northampton.
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When I became aware of the project to collect as many ticket to Northampton from as many stations as possible in Britain I thought I’d do my bit and add Cottingley to that list. I suspected it would be required and it was. On the way I had time to kill in Rugby, after just missing a connection, so I checked out the remains of the former GC station. Then on returning home I visited Hinckley and ...
26/Nov/2024. Newcastle via Hartlepool.
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Instead of going the long way round from Leeds to Newcastle via Carlisle I thought I’d go slightly more direct and check out the reinstated platform 3 at Hartlepool. I continued to Newcastle for the health spa before returning via the ECML.
08 /Nov/2024. Leeds Central Viaduct Explored.
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After discovering the old viaduct into what was Leeds Central station had been renovated and brought back as a garden and leisure area I decided to check it out.
06/Oct/2024. Birstall, Batley Park and Batley Boys High School.
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I started this video with Sunday lunch in the Greyhound Inn, Birstall. Last time I was there I’d left it too late so I did it properly this time. Later, I walked on to Wilton Park, Batley then Batley Boys High School. I was a pupil (not a student!) here from 1982 to 1987. I returned home on bus services 201 and 52.
28/Sep/2024. NYMR Steam Gala.
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This was the Saturday and the third day of the event. I was once again very lucky with the weather as the first and second days were pretty wet! At £49:50 I was rather surprised at the cost of a day ticket! I guess costs are going through the roof everywhere these days. I managed to get to Pickering for the first train at 09:00, but I needn’t have rushed as it departed a good ten minutes late. ...
17/Sep/2024. Walk: Ribblehead - Dent. (Via Whernside).
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As the weather forecast was exceptionally good, and the fact I wasn’t working, I simply had to venture out and go for a walk! I checked the railtour listings and discovered a northbound steam tour which was supposed to be hauled by 34067 Tangmere, but unfortunately if failed hence the class 33 doing the honours! The walk I planned to do via Dent village didn’t quite happen as I ended up heading...
15/Sep/2024. Unusual Working at Todmorden.
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When I became aware of Todmorden temporarily being a terminus I decided I had to check it out. I did the usual visit to Gordon Riggs Garden Centre, but having filmed that at least twice before I didn’t bother this time. Previously, I have seen a train terminate there from Blackburn and return to Blackburn using the new West Curve; and that train got a “W” indication in the theatre box above the...
07/Sep/2024. Kirklees Light Railway; Steam & Diesel Gala.
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After not being able to attend this event in 2023 I decided I would make the effort this year. I also managed to pick some sloe berries for making sloe gin!
03/Sep/2024. Ossett & Horbury.
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After not visiting Ossett for as long as I can remember I decided to rectify this. I had to go on market day too to make it more worthwhile. Later I moved on to Horbury to checkout Nettletons furniture shop.
27/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 8 of 8).
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This was the last day, and on the way home I ticked off Borth and Bow Street, in that order to save time.
26/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 7 of 8).
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For the last day of the event at the VoR I had a ride on the first train right through and then back just one stop. I then walked back to Devil’s Bridge covering the last section.
25/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 6 of 8).
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This was the second day of the event at the Vale of Rheidol Railway. I got the first train to Nantyronen and walked as far as Rhiwfron filming as I went. I didn’t quite have enough time to walk the last bit!
24/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 5 of 8).
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This was the first day of the event at the Vale of Rheidol Railway. I walked as far as Nantyronen and then rode back to Aberystwyth via Devil’s Bridge.
23/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 4 of 8).
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For the fourth day I moved on from the Talyllyn Railway to Aberystwyth and the Vale of Rheidol Railway. On the way I ticked off three more stations; Tonfanau, Llwyngwril and Penhelig. I walked from Tonfanau to Llwyngwril and later from Penhelig to Aberdovey for fish & chips and swim in the sea. Very refreshing!
22/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 3 of 8).
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22/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 3 of 8).
21/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 2 of 8).
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21/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 2 of 8).
20/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 1 of 8).
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20/Aug/2024. Holiday to Wales. (Day 1 of 8).
17/Aug/2024. Walk: Gisburn - Clitheroe.
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17/Aug/2024. Walk: Gisburn - Clitheroe.
06/Aug/2024. Walk: Ravensthorpe - Mirfield. (Via Whitley).
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06/Aug/2024. Walk: Ravensthorpe - Mirfield. (Via Whitley).
20/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 3 of 4).
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20/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 3 of 4).
21/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 4 of 4).
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21/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 4 of 4).
19/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 2 of 4).
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19/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 2 of 4).
18/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 1 of 4).
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18/Jul/2024. Holiday to The Lake District and the R&ER. (Day 1 of 4).
07/Jul/2024. Brough, Howden and York via Castleford.
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07/Jul/2024. Brough, Howden and York via Castleford.
02/Jul/2024. Starr Gate - Old Roan via North Station.
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02/Jul/2024. Starr Gate - Old Roan via North Station.
25/Jun/2024. Hexham and Walk: Dunston - Newcastle.
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25/Jun/2024. Hexham and Walk: Dunston - Newcastle.
15/Jun/2024. Dales Rail Reinstated. (Take two!)
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15/Jun/2024. Dales Rail Reinstated. (Take two!)
12/Jun/2024. Walk: Eastrington - Saltmarshe. (Inc. Meadowhall and Edale).
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12/Jun/2024. Walk: Eastrington - Saltmarshe. (Inc. Meadowhall and Edale).
10-16/Aug/2013. A selection of videos from a holiday to Wales.
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10-16/Aug/2013. A selection of videos from a holiday to Wales.
Hi Nigel that was a amazing video off you going to Denby Pottery and I really enjoyed it you have a Merry Christmas keep it up.
Thanks. Merry Christmas 🎄 to you too! 👏🏻🎄
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off you going on the West Coast Mainline to Northampton and Rugby and Nuneaton I really enjoyed it and you had a good walk keep it up.
Thanks. As usual I intend to!
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off you going to London to look for a random station then you went on the Elizabeth Line and had a walk round then you got the train to Brighouse then to Leeds then a Taxi home I really enjoyed it keep it up.
More are coming for sure! Editing the next ones as I reply to this!
Hi Nigel. I just saw your comment at a BBC Casualty episode of yesterday. I came here to say that I'm glad you shared with us your point. That's exacly who we are, just like you said, otherwise why would we choose to be something that so many people view as a bad thing? Doesn't Make any sense, eh. Happy to see people like me with that point of view. Take care of yourself. Bye 👋
Thanks very much.
Hi Nigel amazing video off you going to Newcastle and Hartlepool keep it up.
Thanks very much, will do as soon as I get time!
Great video as always, thanks for sharing. Dave
Thanks. You’re welcome.
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Thanks!
What ticket did you use to go around by heatlepool.with thee grand Central service..good vlog...
An off peak return to Horden. Glad you like the video!
Its a brill place isnt it, I photographed it all last year for Google Streetview
Well done! Thanks.
Excellent my friend, greetings from Brazil.
Thanks.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off Batley Park and School and you flew the drone around the lake I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks very much! Batley Boys High School has changed quite a lot since I left it in May/1987!
stil a decent little market is ossett, station coaches is owned by my wifes cousin,
Nice one! Glad you liked the video.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off the Kirklees Light Railway those engines are Similar like Thomas characters I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks. Certainly more to come in due course.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off you doing the walk from Ribblehead to Dent that was a really long walk in the sunshine I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks. Shame I didn’t get to Dent village, but that’s something I can do later.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and you flew the drone and had a lovely walk I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks. I’ve no intentions stopping yet!
Another great video to watch in Chinley in front of the log burner. Very well presented
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. BTW, I haven’t been to Chinley for a while.
Good vlog. Nice drone footage.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Absolutely superb video and didn't want it to end , I love that area and have walked it over many years ... Thanks for sharing it with us
You’re very welcome! I love this railway and every time I go I always think of the 1960s and Heartbeat!
@@nigelkthomas9501 Me to Nigel , keep them coming mate looking forward to your next one
That's me in the blue shirt on 29:24.
And blue shorts! Nice one!
me and my friends were the group of school kids who waved at the drone
Excellent! Did I meet you near Ribblehead Viaduct or at the top of Whernside? I bumped into two school groups during filming this vlog. Hope had a good day too.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off you doing the Train from Todmorden to Leeds diversion via Dewsbury and Mirfield I will be watching more videos off you doing walks keep it up.
Thanks very much! I really only did this to see the indication on the signal at Todmorden; down move from up platform.
Thanks for sharing your journey. Dave
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Well I loved every minute of that ....brings back so many memories for me...... Thanks for sharing Nigel
My pleasure! It was a tough walk! Are you subscribed?
@@nigelkthomas9501 I am mate
Excellent video. It's always a treat when the Bradford service gets diverted via Dewsbury and goes non-stop to/from Sowerby Bridge.
I know exactly what you mean there! I had planned to go via Brighouse, changing at Halifax; and later changing again at Huddersfield, but I took full advantage of what happened! 😜
I am not sure when the siding at Hebden Bridge was left like that from being a slow line. I remember the slow line in the direction you were going and remember a Calder Valley DMU using it when there was a failed train on the fast, it sure came in useful that day. it was used quite often for goods trains. Instead of wasting money on HS2 loops like that should of been reinstated.
Too right they should! That new bridge over the M62 should be finished today, but mark my words; I bet a week’s wages the track layout on top will be f* up!
Hi Nigel that was a amazing video off you at Osset and Horbury I really enjoyed it.
Thanks. Might be a while before I buy that new sofa!
I was the assistant guard on the double header and was in the van on the rear of the train, can comfirm that it was very fun to ride in.
Thanks. I had a great time on the TR before I moved over to Aberystwyth and the VoR.
Good vlog.. 35 years ago i worked on vans at the co op at Knaresborough and to do deliveries at Ossett. AND will have to go to that CHIPPY..
Excellent! I can highly recommend it!
Nice vid, im the lad on the bike 👍
Nice one! I take it you’re OK with the thumbnail; if not I can easily change it.
Looks like an interesting start to your holiday in Wales, I did the Talyllyn some years ago with a good mate sadly no longer with us, he loved the narrow gauge railways and we did a few of them! looking forward to watching the rest of your wales videos! very nice thank you!
Thanks very much. Sorry to hear of your friend’s passing.
Great vlog nice railway .
Thanks very much!
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off you doing the walk from Gisburn to Clitheroe hope you enjoyed your holiday in Wales keep it up.
Thanks. The holiday could’ve been better, but this year hasn’t exactly been fantastic weatherwise has it? 😢
Great vlog of your holiday in Wales...at Talyllyn Railway.
Thanks. If you look back to 2016 you’ll see the previous video I did on the TR is my most watched/liked video!
Just come across this video quite by chance. Wonderful scenery; what a glorious day for a walk!
It certainly was! I’ve stopped at that lake, Laneshaw Reservoir, a few times in the past when I had a car and once while on coaching job. Four and a bit hours to kill; so I thought, why not!
An infamous resident of Cottingley. ua-cam.com/video/EBhDAFvrJW0/v-deo.htmlsi=RvmZDbTsKce0Imwk
It's been years since I have been there
This is from my only visit.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off you doing the walk from Ravensthorpe to Mirfield and you walked via Whitley I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks. Next walk is Gisburn-Clitheroe on Saturday, if possible.
Thanks. Next walk is Gisburn-Clitheroe on Saturday, if possible.
Great video loved the smoke coming out of the tunnel not surprising considering that climb from Knighton!!
Absolutely! I love ❤️ the Heart of Wales 🏴 line. It’s great for steam. In fact I’m surprised there isn’t a regular steam service on it in the high summer season like the West Highland line.
Great vlog of your trip to the R&ER ..
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Have you seen all four?
A full-on day for sure!
It certainly was. Would you be tempted to do likewise at any time? I can highly recommend it.
hi mate what road did you start on at the start me and my dad want to go here?
The Bike Park is just off Ring Road Beeston Park. I cut up through the woods via Southleigh Road/Grange.
Nice video mate. Nice to see some of the old tramways that I used to ride pre-bike park.
Be even better if the trams still existed!
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off Blackpool and Ormskirk and you went on Merseyrail and walked onto some new Stations to tick these in your list I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks. I’m in the Lake District now!
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off Brough Howden and York you flew the Drone around Howden Windmill and you went to York to Wetherspoons I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks. Glad you liked it! Shame the drone footage isn’t smooth. No idea why it was doing that.
What a shambles, I think the station is in a daft place too. Should’ve been closer to the shopping centre.
I couldn’t agree more! If Cottingley had a half hour service, plus a few extras, it wouldn’t be on the closure list!
@@nigelkthomas9501 They probably built it there to justify Cottingley’s closure. So they’re gonna close a station that was useful for the community around it while replacing it with a station in between the shopping centre and the old station, serving… who exactly?
@@ben.x Good Question! It’s being built where the old Churwell station was. That closed in the 1930s for whatever reason.
Hi Nigel that was a excellent video off Carlisle and Lancaster and Settle and Ribbhead you had a very busy day and you walked to Settle and you went back via Manchester Victoria to Huddersfield then to Cottingley I really enjoyed it keep it up.
Thanks! Glad you liked it! I’m doing another vlog as I type!
Hi Nigel that was a great video off Hexham and Newcastle and you walking on to health spa and you went on the Rail Replacement Bus keep it up and I really enjoyed it.
Thanks. I fully intend to. Out of 418 videos I’ve currently uploaded, how many have you watched?
This was a pleasant accompaniment to my brunch today. I was impressed by your printed itineraries. What did you use to produce them? I have long been interested in DTP, but I haven't seen anything like this before. It was so pleasing to read.
This printed journey itinerary is a legacy of Railplanner. That used to set me back approx. £50-£60 a year and it wasn’t very accurate! After three years of using it I gave up and I didn’t renew for a fourth time. However, I liked the style so did it myself on a word document using a table and adding text as necessary. Each year that passes the main title is changed, so this year it’s; “My Railplanner 2024”. Does this help you? Glad you enjoyed the video.
Hi Nigel that was a amazing video off you in Wales and you had a walk and tick off some new Stations I really enjoyed it.
Excellent, thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Don't know if you know you have a microphone problem after Rochdale. Good vlog.. keep it up. Lick watching them. Thanks .
I use a separate mic, but on a few occasions I’ve forgotten to turn the damn thing on! It’s called careless git syndrome. I’ve suffered from it since birth! Glad you liked the video though in spite of that.