Little Kimble - Least Used Station in Buckinghamshire
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Station visit number 7 in the series - getting round the least used station in each county of the UK, and at Little Kimble if you go at the right time you get to ride a very old heritage train. Thanks to Steve for joining me!
The Office of Rail and Road statistics (Which give you the passenger usage numbers) are here: dataportal.orr...
Diamond Geezer has also blogged about it here: diamondgeezer.b...
Any day that Geoff uploads is a great day
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I've never been to the UK.
I'm not into trains.
This series is extremely silly.
Why can't I stop watching?
That is funny.
Me too
I live in Finland and am mildly obsessed with this series, so much that I’ve planned to do it here myself.
@@buksi6342 Good luck! Although this might become difficult in the northern maakunnat: "So, this is Misi, the least used station in Lapland... where we will have to wait for eleven hours until the one train per day comes back from Kemijärvi. And there is... absolutely nothing here."
Jethro Q. Walrustitty tbh there are stations like that in the scottish highlands as well. Except there are less trees and more open nothingness
Yes, a points system Geoff. The checklist of station amenities should score weighted points depending on their necessity and then combine into the "Station Index" that can ranked overall. Easy peasy. You'll have to start your 'all the stations' over again.
Thank you and best greetings from Russia! I was in Aylesbury and Little Kimble in 2006 - nice railway stations.
There are two class 121 bubble cars in service. The one on the video was brought back into service in 2011.
Both 121s are fitted with AWS, TPWS, OTDRs, GSM-R and an electomagnetic secondary door locking system.
The 121s operate services during the weekday peaks. They will be withdrawn from service ahead of the May 2017 timetable change. (Interestingly, were they to stay in service, it is likely they would have been fitted with wi-fi.)
I think the Buckinghamshire Railway Museum sometimes run a Bubble Car between Quainton Road and Aylesbury Vale Parkway.
But is Quainton Road quaint?
It isn’t just this line they run them on, plus I don’t know if there’s only two of those units running. The reason why I say this is because there’s a class 121 on the Swanage Railway in Dorset which is formed of three coaches and if there are any issues with a steam train, instead of using one of their class 33 units, they can just use this instead. I’ve been on it before and it’s nice apart from the door to the driver signal which is really loud.
Being fitted with WiFi is called going overboard
Can't stop. At this point, it's just binge-watching (and getting a little sad, as it would be difficult to fulfill my dream of travelling by train through England ; ) ). But Your videos bring me true joy, Geoff. I'm much obliged :)
I'm thinking of doing something with all the least used stations in the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. Your series has inspired me Geoff!
If you go to Bekonscot Model Village there is a huge model railway you will like.
Also the most reliable train service in the UK is run on the Isle of Wight and it uses an old 1930's tube trains. it's easily assessable at Ryde using the Hovercraft from Southsea (Next to Portsmouth) or you can use the Fastcat. It also has a station that is out to sea again for the Fastcat.
Great to see that you're not just sticking to the home counties, take the series nationwide to Wales and Scotland too!
2012-2017 England looks so fun.
I have another criteria for your list:
Award the station one extra point if the platform is long enough for the whole train
Seeing as I basically live on the border of Beds and Bucks, the fact that they're being uploaded next to each other makes me very happy! Can't wait for the next one Geoff!
Great stuff Geoff. This is the first time you've done one of these where I've actually used the station. I used to live in Wendover, and occasionally I ended up here after missing the last train via Amersham and instead got the final Aylesbury via P.R. train followed by a cab from L.K. Love that Bubble Car!
Oh Geoff, you were in the Morrisons Cafe! I wish I could've met you, I live just behind the Aylesbury train tracks. And unfortunate that the train station was in renovation. Hope to have you again
Oh my god the nostalgia from this is insane, mostly the fact he's got one of the OG McDonald's cups with the free coffee sticker thing
If you get the train to Aylesbury from Marylebone via High Wycombe, it does pass through here. I've been on it a couple of times, and I don't remember getting anyone getting on or off. This is probably because the bus from High Wycombe runs alongside it, and they're every 20 mins! Really enjoyed this vid!
I have been to this station in the 1990s on a school trip. It also happens to be the closest railway station to Chequers; nice that you mentioned that! :)
Entertaining to see "Minehead" on the destination board as I live within a spit of the WSR!
Absolutely fantastic series, loving it!
The kind of friend who makes a little-used-station scoring system with you in a Morrison's café is the kind of friend you want, I'd say.
Interesting video, I enjoyed watching! I do miss the 121s! I used to go to college on them, that was the best bit of my college life!
I haven't even been to the UK (yet) and I find these videos so much fun!
I noticed "Minehead" as the blind destination on that 121 Bubble Car (which hasn't been on the National Network since the 60's!!), there was often another one displaying "Porthmadog" (on the Cambrian Coast Line)! They certainly liked to have fun with their Heritage stock, now sadly no more on this line.
Love these shows!! Much love from Russia :) - Ex Londoner
There are now regular through trains from Marylebone to Aylesbury along the line through Little Kimble, but they don't stop there. The track at Princes Risborough was modified as part of Evergreen to better facilitate this
Geoff Marshall my favourite by far but then I'm a Bucks boy 😉
One little thing that irked me was that although Monks Risborough was the 2nd least used in 2014-15, it was undertaken by Denham Golf Club in 2015-16 (MRS had 24,264 in 2015-16 compared with 21,072 at DGC)
Thank you Geoff for all these videos
I've been on the sister unit to that 121, the blue one ( it was doing a special service from Aylesbury to Chinnor)
I used to work in Wendover and have visited (to photograph) this station.
When I was watching this, I was going to comment with the G8 fact but you put it in at the end.
Sadly as of the May Timetable change the 121 units (Chiltern have/had 2 in service) will be removed :-(
I did get to travel on 121 034 yesterday and did 2 round trips! The on-board staff were amazing, and a friend of mine parked at Little Kimble, to catch the 121. The staff told us that the poor person who lives in the house has had people knocking on their door asking about trains!
What a sweet old station
great video!
although on the way out of Aylesbury just after the junction on that line, there was a double track section possibly to allow trains to leave Aylesbury (North) which ended just outside the housing estate. Trackbed and sleepers are all still there.
1:57 Minehead is in Somerset, that train is a long way from home!
The least friendly station is probably Berney Arms in Norfolk on The Wherry Lines. It's in the middle of nowhere, there's no ticket machine, no permit to travel machine, no shelter, uneven platform and only fits 3/4 of 1 car! Allthough it does have a help point! :)
My nan lives a few doors down from the station, some great walks behind the main station building
Just got on to your channel and watched a few of these fun silly videos. BTW I love silly. You sir have earned a subscriber.
Interesting that you come across a heritage unit used in commuter service. Here in Chicago, we have plenty of Budd-built bilevel cars dating back to the 1950s still in service on the Metra Burlington line, where they were first put into service. Nice thing about stainless-steel, if you take care of it, it lasts pretty much forever.
This is a great series! Thanks
I do get excited by rolling stock sometimes Geoff. I personally have a little love for the Class 121 Bubblecar.
The service pattern reminds of the Cynwyd Line in Philadelphia. Only one single EMU Car that runs 4 AM Peak Trains, 1 Mid-Day Train, 3 and Half PM Peak Trains. The half trip comes back light.
Really looking forward to you doing Colwall (Herefordshire) that used to be my local station. I used it to commute to Worcester and Birmingham at various times in the early 2000's. Some interesting history around there including the fact that the line runs right past the old Malvern Water bottling plant which I believe is now a housing development.
He’s just done it!
2:05 Class 121s may be "heritage" but carriages with slam doors with handles like that are still used on Anglia's InterCitys!
I live just down the road from Little Kimble station. Use it nearly every day!
I drove past this station every day for 5 years and always wondered about its history... and some geeky stats... this was perfect, thanks! A pity the link to the Geoff Teach website doesn't work.
I was on a train today going through Princes Risborough and I spotted the Class 121 train for Little Kimble waiting at the platform! :D
I love the guy in the background at 11:25 with his levitating teapot. They say Aylesbury is completely unremarkable, well clearly they haven't met this man.
Come down to Devon - lets get to Chapelton. At 169 passengers last year, its our least used down here. Hook up at EXD for a trip down the Tarka line 👍👍👍
Latest figures dropped to just 100 passengers last year. Sundays is best to visit and can do easily from Waterloo or Padd in the morning and back in the evening 👍👍👍
All the tea
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@@Willmorrison99 And presumably no lavatory on the train
Nice spot of tea (s)
Looking forward to the Hartlebury & Colwall ones as they are near me.
Why didn't you show the burnt-out shed at the end of the platform, past the garden? Little Kimble's most interesting feature! I was there recently and there's bugger all to be seen.
Love the train. Cute. It’s very clean.
Little Kimble is a positive hub compared to Finstock in Oxfordshire on the Cotswold line, not too far from where I live. It has fewer than 6 passengers a day.
nb. little Princes Risborough was once quite a hub with three branch lines in addition to the through line to Banbury.
Lovin the bubble car, takes me back.
Can't wait for the least used station in Scotland video. I was just thinking and the Highlands of Scotland has many little used stations and since your coming a long way could you maybe do a couple Scotland videos while your here? In terms of counties well Scotland has different council areas and regions but due to a lower population the two dividers really are the Highlands and the Lowlands.
Those 'heritage' trains! To me, they are the nasty diesel units which took over from steam - and more specifically for me, the Marlow Donkey. I am pleased to see the safety locking features because towards the end of those DMUs' lives I was travelling on a train to Reading at speed when the door at the seat where I was sitting flew open with a mighty crash. It was most disconcerting, but no one batted an eyelid. When the train arrived in Twyford I merely slammed it shut again. This was not an isolated incident either; it happened fairly often. On the news today (8/2/17) I also hear that passengers panicked on a train at Dalston when the carriage filled with smoke and there were some injuries in the rush to leave. A carriage on one of those old DMUs also filled with smoke on a trip from Maidenhead to Paddington back in the 80s - I merely pulled the communication cord, people opened the windows to let in some fresh air and the guard walked along the track, kicked something on the motor beneath the carriage and we continued on our way. Some left the carriage for another, but there was no panic, merely English sang froid!
Most looking forward to you doing Colwall in Herefordshire cos that is the one that I have actually been to
There was a small siding which held 2 or 3 coal wagons, presumable for the locals
Just noticed when you was doing the station signs with Kimble etc. The font for many modern railway signs I believe is "Trebuchet MS" :)
Another brilliant episode :) I would be up for joining you for Pilning, Combe, Hartlebury or St Andrew's Road if the opportunity became available. I will probably be able to persuade a friend to come along too :)
Just looked at the Least Used Stations map in the description and I've discovered that the least used station in Essex is White Notley and I live really close to there wow
Oh, and Aspley Guise is three stations up the line from where I live :)
nice work Geoff :-) love the videos
oooooh that DMU looks like it would have operated on the West Somerset Railway - Now also a heritage railway!
Dilton Marsh is one of my local stations. It's a request stop and you have to put your hand out for the train to stop.
Super Monkey XL Its a tiny station as well.
South West Trainspotting yes it is possibly England's smallest station
Man, I am mesmerized about all the different ways that man can wear beanie....
Geoff Marshall my sister is called Kim and I've always called her "little Kimble" since I used to live in Aylesbury.
DID YOU KNOW......little Kimble is the nearest station to Chequers - and the royal train has been there many many times!!!!!!
Geoff said that in the video!!!
Well, he said it was there once in the video (and Hillary Clinton was on it, hence the "she's President, right?" jokes), not many many times (although that's logical that it would have been).
yes they said that in the video..
serious bonus points for stations that have a local pub or cafe. Extra bonus point for close access to a national park or RSPB reserve. Geoff , you need a travel mug to cut down on the disposable cups, do the trains support this?
Wait so after this is where you started checking the facilities Geoff? Wow - I've been watching from newest to oldest so you get how I feel
Another quality episode of LUSI. What are you going to call the system of points then? Is the "Marshall Scale" too self-indulgent? Also, in this as-yet-unnamed system, should there be one for local scenery? The field across from Little (Detective John) Kimble was quite picturesque where as Swale was a bit grim next to that bridge.
Heads up when you go to Bordesley Station in Birmingham, it's a bit.....rough...
the part between monks risborough and little kimble reminds me of the met line chesham shuttle
I live in Essex, and it is sodding typical that it has to be on the one of the Abellio branches, considering I'm on the c2c line, means an extra bit of travelling, not that I would mind
I do enjoy these!
Surely a station having a toilet merits 1 - 5 point(s) (depending on its condition)!
Great video in a great series! Thanks
Just looked up the wiki page for the station, and this video is linked on there!
Geoff, when are you doing Pilning/St. Andrews Road? They are actually in quite close proximity to eachother but I think Pilning is only acessible by train! Bruton and Dilton marsh aren't really that far apart either, as long as you change at Westbury/Bristol Temple Meads if you plan on doing both in one day!
I plan to walk from Severn Beach to Pilning. St Andrew's Road could be done en route to Pilning, as it is located on the Severn Beach line. Not that I know anything about trains.. :-P
Yeah it is, probably worth walking from St. Andrews Road instead?
Pilning is closed (see my comment above).
I did see it, I would be willing to do Pilning and St. Andrews Road one day, I have been through both stations, but haven't actually got off at them!
I'm aiming to go on 1st April, so let's hope it's still open then. :-p
The bubble car no longer runs
Fun Story (!!) Shots well matched ...
I contributed to those stats this year
Wahey!! Aylesbury gets a mention in a Geoff Marshall video! Next time you're down this end of the line, Geoff, pop in for a cuppa :D
Is it quicker to get from Marylebone to Aylesbury if you go via West Ruislip and Gerards Cross or via Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham?
Fascinating 👍
Ah, I was wondering if you'd done Bucks. I thought it might have been Saunderton or Denham Golf Club. Those are seldom used. I might have to look up the numbers for those now!
I just checked and those two are used way more than Little Kimble. I guess it's because they're within commuting range of London. I use Little Kimble as it's handy for local walks. I was there only the other day :)
A station I've actually used, albeit for gratuitous Bubble Car related reasons. Perhaps surprisingly there are four buses an hour past here all day - still never seen anyone get on or off yet.
I wonder how you're going to manage "one train a day" stations? On that note, looking forward to your "Least used station in Cambridgeshire" video!!! :P
I've investigated Slippea Hill - it really is outstanding on every level & in any category you might want to devise.
Geoff Marshall I think I'm more concerned about the one way nature of these journeys, especially if these stations are out in the middle of nowhere - getting home afterwards will likely be quite an expensive faff!!
Awesome series of videos, btw. If you would like a souvenir Permit to Travel from the machine at Beaulieu Road, give me a shout as I'm reasonably close by! I can always post it into your Londonist address.
have you been to Marlow ? just a platform, nothing else, I used to commute from there everyday to London
Could you do the least used station in Norfolk please. love this series of videos.
Hello, could you do a video on Ilkeston train station which reopens in April?, Ilkeston I believe hasn't had a train station in around 50 years, Ilkeston was gave the title of the largest town in England that hasn't got a train station
I'm actually one of the small bunch of people that uses this station every day. There are slightly more interesting things to do nearby than you discovered. Mind if I link to this from my blog?
Geoff, just gonna say that the interlaced issue is actually multiplexing on the display
Is New Haven Marine he least used station in the U.K. since it has 0 passengers a year?
It's not for passengers
Agreed.
It's not a classified open station and also Coombe Junction Halt is the least used station in UK now due to All The Stations thrashing it's numbers to a new record.
It is shippea hill around 12 people used it
Lol they sent 18 people to shippea hill for all the stations and I’m sure Coombe junction is down in numbers
ive never even heard of St Andrew's Station (I live in Bristol) but Pilning is about half an hour from me. I think theres maybe two trains a day or something
Geoff Marshall thank you!! Can't believe I didn't see you - I travel through temple pretty much every day
7:22 +Geofftech I can kinda Answer that: Ashchurch For Tewkesbury station. It only has 2 platforms, 2 shelters & 1 timetable & 2 useless Helppoint with departure boards (which never work)
11:43 Pilning is in South Gloucestershire (Different county). The least used station in Gloucestershire is Ashchurch For Tewkesbury (91,000). (All other stations in Gloucestershire have 100,000 passengers per year +)
TrainNutter MC Yep. Gloucestershire (the traditional county) and South Gloucestershire (formally the Northavon district of Avon, more or less) are two separate authorities :)
Not sure if you knew, but the 121s are being retires on Friday. :(
Can't wait unit you do south Yorkshire i can see tje the station from my house
great video geoff!!
Damn i was just thinking the other day the least used station in bucks has to be between princes risborough and aylesbury but wasnt sure which one.
One of the best Least Used Station videos (to be fair, all of them are). When are you going to Colwall, for the Least Used Station in Herefordshire?
5:19 A Permit To Travel is “Not transferable”!