A Randomly Generated Train Trip of Greater Manchester!

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We have Greater Manchester Day Rangers, and we are going to be at the Mercy of a random number generator to decide which platform and how many stops we go from any given station!
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@NickBadley Год назад

Apologies for the sub-par mic quality in this video. Accidentally recorded our mics in single channel instead of dual. And my mic is slightly quieter than Natt's, making me sound like I'm half way across the room. Whoops!

@charlesnullens Год назад

It all sounds good to me, despite my poor hearing and without my hearing aids. 👍

@tramcrazy Год назад

Well that was a lot of Piccadilly 😂 Also, the glasses swap at 8:36 😅 A random journey like this around London would be fun but crazy!

@martinusher1 Год назад

Most of (south) London's suburban network is the same as it was 60+ years ago so schedule permitting you could have some fun wandering around.. The same can't be said for Manchester. They've done a pretty good job of stitching the network together from the bits and pieces left over after the closures of the 60s and 70s but you can't really go anywhere these days that doesn't involve Piccadilly. (Even Victoria is a shadow of its former self, Exchange has gone, Central's a venue and the trams have taken over several old rail lines.) These two are far too young to know what they're missing.

@AymanTravelTransport 7 месяцев назад

@@martinusher1 I had a look at the 1980s Manchester Victoria on the North Transpennine Route on Train Sim World and my mind was blown at just how much bigger it used to be, with a whopping 17 platforms compared to today's 6. Most of the platforms on the north side were demolished to make way for the Manchester Arena, while the platforms on the south side got converted to Metrolink.

@SB-km6fp Год назад

And as far as anyone knows, they are still forever pinging back and forth between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport to this day

@InkItOut Год назад

YES, please save us 😅

@andrewnelson4057 Год назад

Back in my Uni days, an GM evening ranger was cheaper than the single Man Pic - Stockport return....

@Vanmanyo Год назад

Best way to make me less stressed before gcse results tomorrow!

@InkItOut Год назад

Good Luck! 😁

@Vanmanyo Год назад

@@InkItOut Thank youuu 😆

@kieranstravels Год назад

Best of luck van :)

@mudchute4dlr Год назад

Good luck

@Vanmanyo Год назад

@@kieranstravels thank you!

@aston-s Год назад

I can't recall if I've said this before but did Natt know what she signed up for when she met you? (Or is she actually the genius behind all of this?)

@NickBadley Год назад

Actually, this video was her idea, funnily enough! 😂

@egpx Год назад

Here's an idea for you. Do the Transpennine Pub Crawl. Start in Stalybridge which has a pub on the platform, then stop at Marsden, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, Mirfield, Dewsbury and Leeds. I did it one rainy September day a couple of years ago and was a little unstable by the time we reached Leeds. You only need one standard ticket as you can alight at intermediate stations. Or at least that's what we did.

@georgewright3949 Год назад

Convincing my less train loving friends to join me In a Wigan to Penrith Avanti bar crawl is proving difficult

@AngelWedge Год назад

@@georgewright3949That sounds like fun :) Is there anything interesting at Penrith? I would probably get distracted; a pint in Tite & Locke at Lancaster, then get on the Northern service to Carnforth instead (no idea where after that)

@AngelWedge Год назад

Okay, now you got me wondering. Is there a list somewhere of stations with a pub inside? And how many is it possible to visit in a row?

@egpx Год назад

@@AngelWedge I don’t know if there’s an authoritative list at all but on the above itinerary Stalybridge, Huddersfield and Dewsbury all have pubs within station buildings. The other stops required a short walk.

@AngelWedge Год назад

@@egpx Coild start with Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge. Although to be honest I'd probably try looking for a change at the end, because Leeds is my least favourite station. Transpennine pub crawl from Liverpool to York maybe? But then it's so close to being a full coast-to-coast journey

@zawtowers Год назад

That was fun for you and Natt, having to double back between Stockport and Manchester before the randomisation settled it down a bit to/from the airport. As the rail ranger does also allow Metrolink tram travel in the central zone, a random tram might also be good fun! Maybe have a Rail Ranger sequel that starts at Manchester Victoria instead of Piccadilly, to see if that works out for different places? Enjoyed this one, good work both of you!

@TheBebMeister Год назад

The Great Manchester Wayfarer does include the Metrolink.

@InkItOut Год назад

@@TheBebMeisterYeah we saw that one however decided just to go for National rail for this one 😄

@Marriotta17 Год назад

I did Greater Manchester wayfarer yesterday (22/8/23) on Trains trams & Buses.

@SamsVlogstrainsmore Год назад

Great vlog around Manchester using the GM day ranger Nick. Great way to decide where to go using random number generator.

@talkalotstudios1901 Год назад

I've come up with a Pointless journey™ for you to try, if you want, Wigan Walllgate to Wigan North Western, The route, Start at Wigan Walllgate get on a train to Southport, get on a Liverpool bound train, then go to Sandhills, get off and get another train to Ormskirk from there get a train to Preston, finally get any train going to Wigan North Western or as a back up plain same but go to Liverpool Lime Street instead of Sandhills and then to Wigan North Western.

@AngelWedge Год назад

I want to see more of these. How about an almost-random journey. Set off with a destination in mind, take random trains to start with, but every hour after the first gives +1 stop on trains going towards your destination, and -1 on trains that take you farther away. Would be a good way to travel to uni :) (And as soon as I typed this, I realised that I need to get to Whitby for a family holiday next month, and the lure of the RNG is strong. Is there any reason not to have a day of complete, nationwide randomness, a random Travelodge night, and then a day of semi-randomness trying to progress towards family the next day?)

@tonygrinney7115 Год назад

Great! Do the same thing in London. you'll get plenty of options.

@ReubenAshwell Год назад

Brilliant video Nick, sounds like a cool way to use a ranger or rover ticket. Would of been funny if this was just you and Nat travelling to and from Manchester Piccadilly lots of times lol. Also I deffo agree about travelling on trains with lots of football fans, it's not great.

@Andrewjg_89 Год назад

Another epic video Nick. I do think that Northern should replace its existing rolling stocks with new trains including ordering more Class 195 and Class 331 Civity units that CAF have manufactured. And also have manufactured the Class 197 Civity.

@MichaelSebastianTodd Год назад

this is def a fun way to use a day ranger i really enjoyed watching as always brilliant viideo

@ADAMEDWARDS17 Год назад

We are just back from 2 days in Maryport which was an excuse to see the sea views from the Carlisle Maryport Barrow Lancaster line. Sea views and (if you have time) the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Surely a fun one for you to do. The sunsets from Maryport looking towards Scotland were great too.

@jameswright7284 Год назад

Always appreciate your content Nick and its always nice to see Nat in your vids keep up the good work both of you

@jacobporrett Год назад

Looks like you two had fun. Spontaneous destinations can be good sometimes.

@Thornaby37 Год назад

That was a fun way to use a Greater Manchester Day Ranger

@AngelWedge Год назад

The reroll on the first train made me wonder if it would have made more sense to roll against however many trains are on the first page of the departure board.

@InkItOut Год назад

Yeah that could have worked for the bigger stations with lots of platforms and some that don’t have many departures

@talkalotstudios1901 Год назад

Hello Nick Badley, I love watching your videos especially your pointless journeys™, me and my friend Big Phil animation did what you did in your first video and traversed the whole Mersey rail network in a day, I finally got to try the new 777 trains and I loved it! 🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋

@penjunction Год назад

I've used that rover before and ended up doing Piccadilly to Stockport a few times then onto Oxford Road almost got stranded then to airport and went to Victoria over the ordsal chord and then went to Stalybridge and back into Manchester Piccadilly fun day I wish it included Wilmslow because you could vary it up after Stockport with TFW or AWC or northern

@mcollier4566 Год назад

Another fantastic video idea. It's great to see subtle variations on existing themes to keep the videos fresh and original. Excellent work both of you 😊

@AFCManUk Год назад

This could be fun in London on the Tube network. Okay, maybe not the random platforms, but the number of stops, definitely.

@steveharvey2001 Год назад

Keep going until you get to Mornington Crescent

@AFCManUk Год назад

@@steveharvey2001 Depends if he's playing "Mortimer's 2nd Amendment" or "Trumpington's Variation"

@davepearson3992 Год назад

Why don't you try a West Midlands one. More stops and choice

@colinwilson3750 Год назад

Very good if a bit chaotic lol.

@JessicaRainbow Год назад

Great idea! It would be good to add an extra element though, like complete some sort of challenge at each station you change at

@downonthestour Год назад

Excellent Video Nick. Should try this in other rover areas!

@TheSugarDaddy1 Год назад

Another great video Nick I hope you and Nat can get the train somewhere and stay at hotels or somewhere nice and do some reviews be great viewing

@nigelh4617 Год назад

More of this sort of thing. With added "whoo!".

@jayzo 3 месяца назад

the 14:48 MIA-BPN is the train I regularly get on my way home from work, I wonder what date this was

@AngelWedge Год назад

When rolling for how many stops to travel, you could add +1. So if there's 6 stations before the edge of the region, you generate a random number 1-7. Then keep going until you leave the area. Or have a 25% change of disembarking at every station you pass through.

@reptongeek 11 месяцев назад

When I went to Vienna in May, I had a random wandering on the public transport system. The previous day I had visited every U Bahn station and the following day was Ascension Day so nothing was open. So I decided to use the routes I chose to cut out when I was planning my U Bahn challenge.

@PiccaDhil Год назад

I get Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe vibes from Nick and Natt.... Also the alliteration IT FITS SO WELL. Try saying Nick and Natt 10 times fast

@InkItOut Год назад

Nick and Natt is quite hard enough say fast yes 😂

@paultidd9332 Год назад

Unfortunately Geoff and Vicki didn’t last out. Is there a health warning that comes with being a railway enthusiast and relationships?

@Jimmy_Jones 27 дней назад

All I hear saying that is trains travelling on tracks.

@macstyle2012 Год назад

A West Yorkshire rover (if they still exist) would be good - starting at Leeds.

@robertwilloughby8050 Год назад

Just one added proviso, if they end up at Dewsbury at any time, they must go for a drink at the West Riding!

@paultidd9332 Год назад

The West Yorkshire Rover does still exist or did before the pandemic which was the last time I used one! I’m not so sure many people know about them.

@macstyle2012 Год назад

When I lived in the UK and got one - it was like a strip of paper that you put into a machine on the train from what I remember@@paultidd9332

@lawrenceporter8389 Год назад

Great to see that they have some staff to run at least a few of these services. Also great to see that they’re not on strike all the time.

@teecefamilykent Год назад

Great video, do a tram version next?

@connorgeorge6294 11 месяцев назад

This would be so fun to do out of Waterloo I feel. Not sure how it would work ticket wise but maybe you could do it staying within the oyster zones

@paultidd9332 Год назад

Is there a prize for spotting at 8:39 you both had swapped spec’s?

@Sim0nTrains Год назад

Really enjoyed this video, would had been funny if it was Manchester to Stockport and back, also Horwich Parkway is where Bolton Wanderers play as the stadium is a very short distance

@davidwressell3775 Год назад

Sounds like an interesting way to explore! I'm really tempted to see what the possible results could be on the national rail system, but it might cost a bit to do that! Have you done the London Transport Race? Maybe one to go do and film for the day!

@Nikon82uk Год назад

try doing it in Lincolnshire you will be here for days.

@WidnesRmassive 10 месяцев назад

Can you do Manchester airport - Manchester airport like leave on a transpenine express and come back on a tram !

@Mudkip0408 Год назад

This is such a fun idea, imagine doing this with an all lines rover! That would be an interesting one!

@InkItOut Год назад

Yeah we have thought about that however our bank accounts can’t accommodate for that 😅😂

@hitchrestsfm4493 Год назад

I have a suggestion for a pointless journey, you could do Yeovil junction - Yeovil pen mill

@BusesFromHanworth Год назад

They are on the same line

@button85 Год назад

Potentially good idea, just unfortunate that you'll pretty much always end up going to Piccadilly and back

@WillDoesTransport Год назад

Now time for this but with an all line rover

@knowlesylad Год назад

Loving your work. 😃Shame u didn’t get to Greenfield. I reckon you’d love the views

@cantliff9 Год назад

I used to travel around a lot of the TFGM rail network when I still had my concession + pass (I lost it when rules changed)

@MartinBrez Год назад

Derbyshire Rover gives you bus and train travel including destinations to and from Derbyshire such as; Uttoxeter, Sheffield, Burton on Trent. I've used this ticket myself before in 2021 from Long Eaton to Derby to Matlock to Bakewell to Buxton to New Mills to Sheffield to Long Eaton using buses and trains. Derbyshire Rover tickets both bus and train tickets. Costs about £14 a day. Still available AFAIK, but check Derbyshire County Council first. Great Value 👍

@Battismore-Blue Год назад

Used to play a game with Rover tickets , go one stop further than your allowed to

@steamisbest Год назад

South Pennines would be good it includes Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford , Huddersfield and all the stations in between.

@grumpygoomba9763 Год назад

Should do a pointless journey from St Pancras (EMR) to St Pancras (Southeastern) via the Thameslink platforms. Probably via Luton and Gravesend.

@briocheoleary5043 Год назад

Luv these joint videos with your mate… when you have enough subs/patreons, would luv to see the random generator continue when you get to the airport. Lol

@davinacaine3615 Год назад

Loved this, might try it for a day out with my sister

@shaunhouse8469 11 месяцев назад

If you can you need to do this kind of thing before the TfL withdraw the one day travelcard

@dasy2k1 Год назад

Sounds good, try it with the Metrolink next time...

@jamseystripreports Год назад

I think you should try random generator in Devon on the Devon day ranger ticket

@Matthewlikestrains772 Год назад

Hey Nick I love your videos they are the best keep up the good work!

@allen_likes_roblox Год назад

it would be funny if they stopped at a station where there is only 1 train for the day

@leswall3061 Год назад

Victoria to Littleborough , Stalybridge or Apply Bridge gives more stops and distance

@InkItOut Год назад

Yeah we were hoping to get some of those however the randomiser didn’t throw us that way 😂 instead the line to Orrell

@JimbobsTransportVideos Год назад

Was hoping for the lovely Calder valley like

@Cross_Trainspotting 7 месяцев назад

Point to point idea? Horwich to Harwich?

@danieltoth-nagy5097 Год назад

Have you introduced the fine little lady in your video? Did she appear before your Glasgow video? I missed who she is, so if you can shine a little light I'd greatly appreciate it. :)

@InkItOut Год назад

Hi I’m Natt 👋 I first appeared in the Edinburgh Trams video. A little about me I guess, I’m a 20 year old student from near Manchester and also happen to be Nick’s girlfriend :). Hope that helps!

@danieltoth-nagy5097 Год назад

@@InkItOut good to know you Natt :)

@kevinellis8869 Год назад

Looks like a good day out, however I preferred your geo-trip.

@quintuscrinis 8 месяцев назад

Could this work for the tram network as well?

@MaidaValeTom Год назад

I’d like to see a Greater London Zone 1-9 variant, So many possibilities.

@JeSuisRene Год назад

Where would you start said journey? Clapham Junction or Victoria come to mind initially.

@siyuanhuo7301 Год назад

@@JeSuisRenethat itself is done on a random number generator

@eprohoda Год назад

Nick. ilke it,that is beautiful ~

@theaverageteleporter7435 Год назад

Do it for the entire uk

@michaelhall6178 Год назад

The RNG giveth, the RNG taketh away...

@nigelkthomas9501 Год назад

To randomly select a station I pulled W, N and P out of a Scrabble bag. Obviously some letters would have a higher chance because there’s twelve “E”s in the game so I emptied the bag and only put one of each letter back in. If you’re subscribed you’ll see the video in due course when I visit Wanstead Park.

@SSS92934 Год назад

Brilliant video Nick!

@simonlloyd74sl Год назад

Shame the random number couldn't select platform 0 at Stockport

@policingwestyorkshirerp6779 Год назад

We all love northern trains 🚆

@EpicAppl Год назад

Pls do it at hull and start at platform 1 or 0

@tsungiraichiramba Год назад

Have you done Birmingham

@ryanmetzger2836 Год назад

I enjoyed this video.

@georgewright3949 Год назад

Ive heard it said that one day due to the coal mines Pemberton will dissappear into a big hole. And that day cant come soon enough

@Brtitishrailwayzuk Год назад

Hey nick just wanna let you know i support you

@theDevPanda Год назад

Time to get you an interail ticket and a dice?

@colinseeney471 Год назад

The voice announcements on Northern are a bit exaggerated Yorkshire, the t' instead of to 😢

@paultidd9332 Год назад

I think the male voice is a little bit better than the female voice they used to use - I’ll not say more about the female voice as it probably wouldn’t be PC 😂

@tomtope7064 Год назад

Since moving to Manchester & using trains for the past 4 years, never even knew a Manc Rover Ticket even existed....😮 That said I would like to see you two repeat this again in Manchester but this time on the Metrolink instead...