Bishop Auckland to Saltburn | Ride out, walk back
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- The Tees Valley Line is a true relic of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway. It not only follows some of the route of the original 1825 railway, but also marks the rapid expansion of the railway into Teesside. At Saltburn we see a planned seaside town, created by the railway and built with, among other things, railway money.
Oh, and then at Saltburn, Izzy, our four-legged friend gets a chance to run on the sands all the way back to Redcar over the wide expanse of beach that stretches along the coast.
Expect a train ride, industrial history, seaside towns and a dog running at full pelt over the sand! Oh, and there will also be ice cream and chips, if you're good.
Departure: Bishop Auckland, England, UK
Destination: Saltburn, England, UK
Distance: 64 km / 40 miles
Duration: 1 hr 23 mins
Average speed: 46 km/h 29 mph
Standard class return: £11.50 / €13,10
Date of Travel: September 2024
Operator: Northern Trains
Motive power: Class 156 2-car DMU. Built: Metro-Cammell (1987-1989)
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As a local, I can tell you Redcar gets both pronunciations from those who live here - RedCAR and RedCA.
You did get Pacittos wrong, it’s Pa-Sittos not Pa-Chittos.
Glad you enjoyed your trip!
@@davidwil58 haha... everywhere I go I seem to make pronunciation errors. We thought we'd done alright, and then Pacitto catches us out! 🤷♂️
Thanks for the instruction and thanks too for watching 👍
Just a couple of things.
It would have been a different 156 you saw leaving Saltburn. They have a quick turn around. The Bishop Auckland train leaves just before the hour. The Darlington one arrives at about 17 minutes and leaves at 22 minutes past.
2nd thing is the sign saying 3 miles to redcar. It's further. It's 2 miles just to Marske.
@@emilyjules5141 ah ok. Never double checked the unit numbers... rookie mistake!
And yes. It felt a lot further than just three miles!
Thanks so much for watching this one 👍
Was the Mr Pease you mentioned twice, the same Mr Pease from Ashmore, Benson and Pease, that evolved into Davy Ashmore ? Also here's a tip, study the wind and get off at Redcar then walk to Saltburn if the wind is in the same direction. I used to ride my push bike from Stockton to Redcar Steelworks and back, 5 days a week for 25 years ( 34 miles per day ) in all weathers. Wind was a major feature of my commute, mostly blowing from Stockton to Redcar but not always but in the summer, on shore breezes were a feature that blew me home for about 3 miles of my journey quite often, with wind developing from the difference between the air rising above the hot land and the cooler sea air filling back in, where the hot air had risen from.
What a beautiful day out. Lovely to see Lou and Izzy again. (And your good self, of course!)
@@Timstravels01 always nice to spend a day with them. There are a lot of laughs off camera, as I'm sure you can imagine! There's definitely enough on camera for probably a whole out take video!
@@JohnnyHooverTravels I look forward to that!
Sadly TPE are cutting services in December and stopping at Redcar central instead of Saltburn from then. The reason Redcar has a sliding barrier is first the strong winds off the sea use to bend the boom gates and cause big delays and there is not enough clearance for a proper normal barrier.So they put in a wind proof model instead.
@@carlharris2808 ah thanks for the update on the crossing barriers. Great explanation.
And yes, i did hear about the shortening of some services to Redcar. Seems a shame 🤷♂️
Thanks so much for watching 👍
Good on the three of you for making that long beach walk in a gale - very bracing! You certainly deserved ice cream and chips :) Oh, talking of co-presenters, are we going to see your Cornish walking buddy (Paul??) again at some point? He was a hoot.
@@ampersand. thanks for that and yes, i can confirm here that there is already a video featuring Paul in the can... just needed to get round to editing it as it is part of a series of ten (yes ten!) videos... oo er...
Lovely watch that, cheers. Particularly loved the low-level lens work on the beach for the Izzy-cam. Nice touch!
@@horsehollerer thanks for noticing those low level shots. I was pleased with how they came out. As you say, they gave an aspect of the beach more from Izzy's eye level.
Back on a beach next Friday too!
@@JohnnyHooverTravels 100%. Super creative! BTW, I think we were talking about Swiss rail efficiency a while back ... I just hatched a plan for the end of Nov to cross the Alps from Zurich to Milan using TEN trains in one day. Six of the nine connections are less than 10 mins. Will it work? I say it will!
@@horsehollerer Yes. I reckon it will too. Maybe even time to grab a coffee on the platform!
You missed a quick peek at the other Bishop Aukland station which is just north of the main one and goes to Stanhope with services run by the Weardale Railway.Technically the line goes on to Eastgate but isn't used between Stanhope and Eastgate.Thornaby yard is a shadow of its former self and occasionally you can see class 66's or very rarely a 60 in there.
@@kevanhubbard9673 ah yes. Should have popped up there... but there's only so much you can squeeze into one video 🤷♂️
Thanks so much for watching 👍
The Bishop Line. What was my home line until recently. I grew up on the courts just above the signal box. Got my first computer off one of the signalmen who must have been sick of me kicking ⚽️ of the old buildings & asking him to get the ball when it went over the fence.
The summer Sunday service to Whitby was always a popular one.
@@philipsutton5652 thanks for sharing the memories! Yes, i do need to get out on that line to Whitby one of these days.
Thanks so much for watching too 👍
Another enjoyable video! Nice to see Lou and Izzy again, too. Let’s see - a 3mi walk, in the sand, against a strong headwind - definitely leg day!
@@arthurerickson5162 yep. Those legs ached for a couple of days afterwards for sure...
It was nice for me to catch up with them again. We will plan something else soon.
Thanks for watching 👍
Great trip, so much industrial heritage, brisk stroll and Izzy bonus, great video
@@russellb1212 thanks so much! And thanks too for watching 👍
Really enjoyed your outing. Thank you. You looked a bit cold. What was the temperature?
@@clivelangham435 Yes, that fairly northerly wind was a bit bracing. But the raincoat kept the wind out and the effort of walking kept us warm 😀 It was probably about 13C
Thanks for watching 👍
1 thing I always wonder about this line is if there's toilets...
Just watched the promo video on the new Darlington station. It seems to be getting a world class multi story car park. Yippee!
@@colinriley123 hmm yes. I looked at some of that and wasn't overwhelmed. Hopefully the reality will be better 🤞
I used to live in Darlington, very close to North Road station. You missed passing over “£5 bridge” just east of that station - the Skerne Bridge that was on the previous (pre-Churchill) fiver.
@@TransportGeekery ah that's just the sort of thing i like to add in my videos. I will try and remember that if I'm passing again!
Thanks for that and thanks for watching 👍
2:45
Hello Johnny, surprised you didn't mention Flying Scotsman at Locomotion 😂 can tell when you saw it you dashed over to the other side of the train.
If you don't mind me asking, how do you know Lou?
Another good video, (and personally I would like to try a chocolate top 😅)
@@Northerner_Transport_Hub i will return to Locomotion in another video i shot that week. Lou and I have been friends for years, since she hooked up with another great friend of mine.
Thanks for watching... and noticing... 👍
Beautiful beach! Nice to see Izzy and Lou again. We applaud the ice cream selection. Now we need to go get some lemon gelato. 😅 🍦
@@sandiandgregh thanks! We definitely earned that ice cream!
Great Video Johnny Lou and of course Izzy 🐕🦺🐕🦺
@@deltic1964 thanks from all of us 👍👍🐾
Your trips in UK are even nicer than in Switzerland, France, very detailed trips with nice character.
@@eaea2332 oh that's lovely of you to say. Thank you so much 👍
Redcar Redca Central has sliding level crossing gates. That's unusual.
@@alanbrown3015 Yes that is unusual. Don't know whether they have had problems with people jumping the usual drop down barriers 🤷♂️
Thanks so much for watching 👍
No matter how deprived the North East may get, it will always have such incredible natural beauty. A really great video as always 😊
@@htt232101 thanks very much, and thanks for watching 👍
Nice one Johnny. Pardon my ignorance, but who is Lou ?? :)
@@andywillis2650 Lou is a friend I've known for about 20 years!
Thanks for watching 👍
Loved seeing Izzy being let of the lead for the first time on the beach - pure joy!
@@stevecooksley Yes. Shot off like an arrow for the water!
Pleased you enjoyed it! 👍
Great video, I've just been to Saltburn on Wednesday filming trains at the station 🚉
@@k1eranjames thanks. It's a great little station. If you cannot retain the old buildings for station use, at least preserving them and converting them for other use is a way forward.
Thanks for watching 👍
Another great trip Saltburn looks lovely.
@@terryosullivan2620 thanks! Yes it was!
And thanks for watching too 👍
Great photography
@@davidmatthews7876 thanks David. The light was so good at Saltburn!
My local line! Used many, many times, even if it is only every two hours between Bishop and Darlington.
Props for pronouncing Heighington correctly, I'm from the village nearby and the number of people who mess that name up...
It's hourly inc Sundays
@@andrewdales8136 Interesting. That must be a recent thing, it was definitely two-hourly last year!
@@jasejj thanks! Heighington was a case of listening to the on train announcement!
Thanks so much for watching 👍
Enjoyed the video ,but felt for you all on that beach walk. I know the line and used it last time in the hope of a crossing on the transporter bridge, however no joy! Amazing the way these Italian cafes, ice cream parlours etc. are still going strong, even if their names are now anglicized.
@@colinriley123 I would definitely like to get a closer look at both bridges and it would be great to ride the transporter bridge. Ah, so many things to do!
Thanks for coming along on this one 👍
Only one word for it - Superb!
@@kevinellis8869 hi praise! Thank you so much 👍
Izzy + Handler + Butler.
@@user-eg8pv2om7j yep. We all understand the pecking order in this group...
Thanks for watching and making me laugh 👍
What is a Kilo metre, I think you mean Kilometre (kill ometer), it's a distance not a weight.
Great Video Johnny
@@paulgibsonphotography thanks Paul 👍
I'm biased toward this part of the world (especially Sunderland up the road), but the whole area needs a lot of the so called "levelling up" money. It's really very beautiful up there.
@@RobinPalmerTV i think it is fair to reflect that levelling up was a fantasy. But yes, there's lots of really beautiful places in the UK, be they north or south. Lived in the UK all my life but there's still so much for me to discover!
Thanks so much for watching this one 👍
Lovely little video. Well done!
@@DanLoudShirts cheers Dan! Much appreciated. Thanks to you for watching 👍
Chocolate top, what were they thinking? I lived or many years is Heighington near Lincoln which is pronounced very differently. Great vid keep up the good work.
@@johnbolton7894 well, i suppose if you like chocolate flavour then you can maybe overlook the "look".. not for me though! 💩
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching 👍
Saltburn looks lovely. The North Sea can sure be windy 😊😅
@@Trond_travels haha! Both of those statements are definitely true!
Thanks for coming along 👍
Can remember Redcar and Saltburn from the 1970's when BR used to run "Mystery Trips" at weekends from the Stoke Division of the LMR. Great days out on proper trains behind a class 40 or 47 diesel!!!
I think you can still get mystery trips on GWR!
@@ChooChoo-gw6py i remember the Explore Britain excursions they used to run from my local station area. Which included mystery trips too.
Thanks for watching 👍