I think you're the only one of your age from the states that knows what you know about the trains of England and their history! Those places out of the way were really neat!
Southern Vectis is a wonderful network - last time I went to Wight, there was a combined Wightlink return + Island Line + Southern Vectis day ticket, made everything simple - a good example for other places \m/
Love this. Awesome like usual. That funny gate on the other side of the pedestrian crossing? It's called a Kissing Gate, they're found all over the UK, they're designed so that livestock can't escape. The reason why they chose tube stock originally? At the same time they electrified, they realized there was one tunnel that tended to flood. So they raised the trackbed, but enlarging the tunnel was judged too risky and/or expensive and/or complicated. But they probably weren't originally planning to do this, so they used "Southern" style 3rd rail electrification, instead of the 4 rail used in London (they had to convert the stock, needless to say) I see that Shanklin has the old station signs, that weird "hotdog" style station sign was once a British Rail standard. I've seen old London Underground maps that used that as a symbol to mean "interchange with BR" before that weird double-arrow became standard. Smallbrook Junction is one of those strict interchange only stations. There are a few out there, around the world. The BART even has one, for interchange between the broad gauge (five feet six inches, like used in India and Pakistan) main BART and the Standard Gauge diesel-powered "eBart." The biggest interchange only station in history was likely the Manhattan Transfer, which was in New Jersey, where one could switch between PRR and H & M (now PATH) trains, and where important long distance trains would exchange their steam locomotives for 3rd rail locos to haul them to Penn Station in the Big Apple. Sometimes there are ideas floated for the line. Ranging from adding more second track to allow more and more predictable service, to resurrecting service to Newport, to out there plans like replacing the rail line with either a guided busway, or a light rail line (and this would also allow for street-running into Shanklin and Ryde)
Ive been following your channel for quite a while and enjoyed your filming in the USA. How surprised I was to see you filmed in my home city of Portsmouth. In fact you would have traveled within metres of my house!
This is the first time I have seen any videos of yours. I'd be fascinated to hear what got you into this subject...sorry if I have missed any explanation of your interest in old trains - especially of these in the UK.
thank you! i've been fascinated in trains nearly since birth, but as i grew up, my interest transitioned to also focus on the history of transit and urban planning. as for the UK, I was in the UK (and other places in europe) this summer, so why not film videos!
@@honajtransit Thank-you for responding, and so swiftly. I hope you continue to enjoy the subject and make more videos on it. We would like to hear the steam train sounds rather than the music overlay though, as we tend not to see as many steam trains these days, unless able to visit places which still has them. I live in south east London and am wheelchair-bound so rarely travel and thus watching interesting videos like yours is always a joy (motion-sickness not included!)
Great video and I'll totally concede the click bait value to you. That gate is called a kissing gate and keeps sheep out. The roundel is a historic British station sign.
Island Line is often a “secret” to residents because it simply doesn’t operate owing to flooding, crew illness, crew shortages, strikes and seemingly never-ending repairs and upgrading to the line and especially Ryde Pier.
@@honajtransit... But it's a hovercraft!! Your channel was recommended by the youtube algo and really enjoyed watching it. When you're next in the UK you should check out the Royal Mail Underground railway in London. It's as if The US Postal Service had their own mini-metro service, and the best part is that it's open to the public now
It's not a secret train line, oyster is only valid in the greater London are, train companies smartcards can be used to load up tickets for any national rail journey. I think the bee/ greater Manchester one should work. If you load a video ticket on it.
that is the secret railway! As I mentioned in a couple other comments, the "secret" is mostly because I feel that to my mostly American audience, it is unknown. To me it certainly was! While it may seem not a "secret" to Brits, to me -- and in the eyes of my mostly American audience -- it deserves that title. In addition, it simply gets more clicks, which, for better or for worse, is something I do need to think about here on UA-cam!
i am not, i was in europe (not just the UK) in july and i filmed a couple months’ worth of content so hence european videos (interspersed with NY videos) will be publishing until may 2025!
What's so "secret" about the eight-mile long railway line which runs down the eastern seaboard of the Isle of Wight, from Ryde Pier Head in the north to Shanklin, in the south? It's shown in the national rail timetable and passengers can buy through "Rail and Sail" tickets from any station in England all the way through to Ryde Esplanade! It's possible to walk along much of the empty trackbed of the four-mile section from Shanklin to Ventnor, which was closed in April 1966, and in the Spring or Autumn the scenery is absolutely fantastic. Ryde Pier actually comprises three different structures. The road pier was, as you say, opened back in 1814 whilst the railway pier opened in 1880. What is now a pedestrian walkway was a tram line up until closure in 1969. One of my earliest memories is of driving a Drewry petrol-engined railcar the full length of Ryde Pier shortly before closure in 1969.
As I mentioned in another comment, the "secret" is mostly because I feel that to my mostly American audience, it is unknown! To Brits it may seem not very secret, but to me it deserves that title. In addition, it simply gets more clicks, which, for better or for worse, is something I do need to think about here on UA-cam!
Secret train line? There is nothing secret about the existence of a railway service on the Isle of Wight. Why do you insist on using the American term 'railroads' which is NEVER used in the UK. I can remember travelling by train on the Isle of Wight in 1963 from the now closed Ventnor station when the trains were steam hauled.
As I mentioned in two other comments, the "secret" is mostly because I feel that to my mostly American audience, it is unknown! To me it certainly was! While it may seem not a "secret" to Brits, to me -- and in the eyes of my mostly American audience -- it deserves that title. In addition, it simply gets more clicks, which, for better or for worse, is something I do need to think about here on UA-cam!
@@honajtransit That would be better - if you can afford to. Sorry, I meant no offence but it's a shame to spoil a good video with interesting data due to motion sickness, which is horrid, tbh!
Guess what - so much not a secret that this can be found on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Line,_Isle_of_Wight and there are many (better) UA-camrs who have been there before you! And, you do need to work on pronunciation and speak slower!
i think you’re taking my title a little too seriously lol - a video titled “I Went to the Isle of Wight” is very literal, not that interesting, and it would probably not resonate with my largely American audience! also, yes others have visited the isle of wight - very few of my videos are the first of their kind - that’s pretty much a given on UA-cam
@@KempSimon The last bit was unfair. He has a speech impediment which I’m sure he knows about but despite that is soldiering on. He also provides interesting history on each of his videos. Basically it doesn’t come across like constructive criticism at all.
Your historical knowledge is awe inspiring!
I think you're the only one of your age from the states that knows what you know about the trains of England and their history! Those places out of the way were really neat!
Southern Vectis is a wonderful network - last time I went to Wight, there was a combined Wightlink return + Island Line + Southern Vectis day ticket, made everything simple - a good example for other places \m/
Love this. Awesome like usual.
That funny gate on the other side of the pedestrian crossing? It's called a Kissing Gate, they're found all over the UK, they're designed so that livestock can't escape.
The reason why they chose tube stock originally? At the same time they electrified, they realized there was one tunnel that tended to flood. So they raised the trackbed, but enlarging the tunnel was judged too risky and/or expensive and/or complicated. But they probably weren't originally planning to do this, so they used "Southern" style 3rd rail electrification, instead of the 4 rail used in London (they had to convert the stock, needless to say)
I see that Shanklin has the old station signs, that weird "hotdog" style station sign was once a British Rail standard. I've seen old London Underground maps that used that as a symbol to mean "interchange with BR" before that weird double-arrow became standard.
Smallbrook Junction is one of those strict interchange only stations. There are a few out there, around the world. The BART even has one, for interchange between the broad gauge (five feet six inches, like used in India and Pakistan) main BART and the Standard Gauge diesel-powered "eBart." The biggest interchange only station in history was likely the Manhattan Transfer, which was in New Jersey, where one could switch between PRR and H & M (now PATH) trains, and where important long distance trains would exchange their steam locomotives for 3rd rail locos to haul them to Penn Station in the Big Apple.
Sometimes there are ideas floated for the line. Ranging from adding more second track to allow more and more predictable service, to resurrecting service to Newport, to out there plans like replacing the rail line with either a guided busway, or a light rail line (and this would also allow for street-running into Shanklin and Ryde)
Fun presentation of a cool topic. As a US railfan, it's fun to see the trains of Great Britain, and it's awesome to see these old units still running.
Really small trains are the best lines
Ive been following your channel for quite a while and enjoyed your filming in the USA. How surprised I was to see you filmed in my home city of Portsmouth. In fact you would have traveled within metres of my house!
This is the first time I have seen any videos of yours. I'd be fascinated to hear what got you into this subject...sorry if I have missed any explanation of your interest in old trains - especially of these in the UK.
thank you! i've been fascinated in trains nearly since birth, but as i grew up, my interest transitioned to also focus on the history of transit and urban planning. as for the UK, I was in the UK (and other places in europe) this summer, so why not film videos!
@@honajtransit
Thank-you for responding, and so swiftly.
I hope you continue to enjoy the subject and make more videos on it.
We would like to hear the steam train sounds rather than the music overlay though, as we tend not to see as many steam trains these days, unless able to visit places which still has them.
I live in south east London and am wheelchair-bound so rarely travel and thus watching interesting videos like yours is always a joy (motion-sickness not included!)
Great video and I'll totally concede the click bait value to you.
That gate is called a kissing gate and keeps sheep out.
The roundel is a historic British station sign.
484 fronts really do look like Darth Vader to me
the evil district line trains have come to haunt the isle of wight 😈
This is they type of stuff I want to see on my feed
That music - so great.
Island Line is often a “secret” to residents because it simply doesn’t operate owing to flooding, crew illness, crew shortages, strikes and seemingly never-ending repairs and upgrading to the line and especially Ryde Pier.
🙂 Fun ride Train.
Did you take the hovercraft too?
nope, it's just so much less convenient to the train on the mainland side! I did take the cowes-southampton ferry back, though
@@honajtransit... But it's a hovercraft!! Your channel was recommended by the youtube algo and really enjoyed watching it. When you're next in the UK you should check out the Royal Mail Underground railway in London. It's as if The US Postal Service had their own mini-metro service, and the best part is that it's open to the public now
It's not a secret train line, oyster is only valid in the greater London are, train companies smartcards can be used to load up tickets for any national rail journey. I think the bee/ greater Manchester one should work. If you load a video ticket on it.
oh interesting, didn’t know TOCs had their own smartcards!
During the steam you shouldn’t have put music so we can hear the train sounds same with the foamer shotd
people were talking in the background lol
Portsmouth is the birthplace of railway colossus Isambard Kingdom Brunel of the Great Western Railway .
Great video
Sorry, I’m confused. Where is the “secret” railway you mention? All I heard you talk about was the Island Line.
that is the secret railway! As I mentioned in a couple other comments, the "secret" is mostly because I feel that to my mostly American audience, it is unknown. To me it certainly was! While it may seem not a "secret" to Brits, to me -- and in the eyes of my mostly American audience -- it deserves that title.
In addition, it simply gets more clicks, which, for better or for worse, is something I do need to think about here on UA-cam!
So cool😊
You are genuinely the best, are you still in the UK?
i am not, i was in europe (not just the UK) in july and i filmed a couple months’ worth of content
so hence european videos (interspersed with NY videos) will be publishing until may 2025!
Misleading title, its NOT a secret to us British.
well i'm not british, am i?
also, i do have to think a bit about what titles will get clicks -- this is youtube after all
What's so "secret" about the eight-mile long railway line which runs down the eastern seaboard of the Isle of Wight, from Ryde Pier Head in the north to Shanklin, in the south? It's shown in the national rail timetable and passengers can buy through "Rail and Sail" tickets from any station in England all the way through to Ryde Esplanade! It's possible to walk along much of the empty trackbed of the four-mile section from Shanklin to Ventnor, which was closed in April 1966, and in the Spring or Autumn the scenery is absolutely fantastic. Ryde Pier actually comprises three different structures. The road pier was, as you say, opened back in 1814 whilst the railway pier opened in 1880. What is now a pedestrian walkway was a tram line up until closure in 1969. One of my earliest memories is of driving a Drewry petrol-engined railcar the full length of Ryde Pier shortly before closure in 1969.
I agree. We get far too much "secret" and "best/biggest/worst EVER" from excited, amateurish UA-camrs.
As I mentioned in another comment, the "secret" is mostly because I feel that to my mostly American audience, it is unknown! To Brits it may seem not very secret, but to me it deserves that title. In addition, it simply gets more clicks, which, for better or for worse, is something I do need to think about here on UA-cam!
Secret train line? There is nothing secret about the existence of a railway service on the Isle of Wight.
Why do you insist on using the American term 'railroads' which is NEVER used in the UK.
I can remember travelling by train on the Isle of Wight in 1963 from the now closed Ventnor station when the trains were steam hauled.
As I mentioned in two other comments, the "secret" is mostly because I feel that to my mostly American audience, it is unknown! To me it certainly was! While it may seem not a "secret" to Brits, to me -- and in the eyes of my mostly American audience -- it deserves that title. In addition, it simply gets more clicks, which, for better or for worse, is something I do need to think about here on UA-cam!
also, correct me if i'm wrong, but arent "railways" and "railroads" just alternate spellings/pronunciations of what is fundamentally the same word?
😢p.s. the _constant and rapid movement_ of your camera gives me 'motion sickness' - so I have to listen rather than watch, sorry. 😢
yeah, i do tend to get a little overly excited when filming and jerk my phone around -- i may buy a stabilizing device to improve quality!
@@honajtransit
That would be better - if you can afford to. Sorry, I meant no offence but it's a shame to spoil a good video with interesting data due to motion sickness, which is horrid, tbh!
I have to also agree, I believe it would make your contents even better ! Great video, hope you continue
Guess what - so much not a secret that this can be found on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Line,_Isle_of_Wight and there are many (better) UA-camrs who have been there before you!
And, you do need to work on pronunciation and speak slower!
You really need to naff off, kid is doing his best and puts up a lot of great content.
i think you’re taking my title a little too seriously lol - a video titled “I Went to the Isle of Wight” is very literal, not that interesting, and it would probably not resonate with my largely American audience!
also, yes others have visited the isle of wight - very few of my videos are the first of their kind - that’s pretty much a given on UA-cam
@@iamweave - In my opinion it's fair comment. There was nothing malicious in the original post. Just some useful facts and good advice.
@@KempSimon The last bit was unfair. He has a speech impediment which I’m sure he knows about but despite that is soldiering on. He also provides interesting history on each of his videos. Basically it doesn’t come across like constructive criticism at all.