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Elton & Orston - Least Used Station in Nottinghamshire 

Geoff Marshall
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A three mile walk from Leicestershire into Nottinghamshire takes us to ... Elton & Orston, which is a ridiculously least used station with just two services a day!
You can download the ORR statistics here: dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statist...

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@maxeaves
@maxeaves 6 лет назад
Morning Geoff and the Doctor. Plug Point phone is fairly ancient but it gives the train crew /driver an ability to speak to either control or the signaller if there are any issues at that station. Called a 2-wire or plug phone, the module to use it will be held on the train. You should have asked the EMT guard to see his plug phone!😎
@maxeaves
@maxeaves 6 лет назад
Oh...and you Really missed this one. Last train to London...call yourselves ELO fans! 😉
@maxeaves
@maxeaves 6 лет назад
Sorry Charley. No... different system but the approach is the same.
@Puter4472
@Puter4472 4 года назад
Oh that makes sense and especially after they said they couldn't easily get a signal
@mrxyz08
@mrxyz08 6 лет назад
Elton & Orston sound like a folk duo with acoustic guitars.
@itzmxrkomg
@itzmxrkomg 5 лет назад
I was going to Skegness yesterday from Nottingham at 7:35am and I saw Elton And Orston as we passed through at speed
@simongleaden2864
@simongleaden2864 2 года назад
Back in the 80's I used the Grantham to Nottingham service quite often, and I think pretty much every train stopped at all stations, including Elton & Orston. The service must have been cut back since then.
@RossHamMil
@RossHamMil 6 лет назад
Perhaps Last train to London would have been a better choice for an ELO song
@AthenaNova1
@AthenaNova1 6 лет назад
About the best ELO song choice I can think of for a Train Station. ;-)
@AlfaRomeo128
@AlfaRomeo128 6 лет назад
this train don't stop there anymore by Elton John
@RoulinBrooks
@RoulinBrooks 6 лет назад
"I gotta get that southbound train tonight . . . ."
@NOWThatsRichy
@NOWThatsRichy 6 лет назад
RossHamMil How about 'Passengers' by Elton John?
@paulyh4531
@paulyh4531 6 лет назад
Geoff Marshall's Elo 😂
@sp3ccylad
@sp3ccylad 5 лет назад
Back in the eighties when Nottingham-Grantham trains stopped at every station, I used to get off here to go and stay at my girlfriend’s place for the weekend. She lived in a hamlet to the north of Orston, which was the most windswept, depressing walk to undertake in winter. My proto-Goth garb made the trek just that little bit more grim.... Fantastic video, brought some interesting memories back.
@user-pu8ty1ki6l
@user-pu8ty1ki6l 6 лет назад
I love how quiet and calm these stations all are, though I can't wait for the stark change in mood when Geoff eventually does the least used station in the City of London.
@OlanKenny
@OlanKenny 6 лет назад
He's already done Angel Road
@crazysharkgaming8947
@crazysharkgaming8947 6 лет назад
He's done the least used in Greater London (Angel Road). Check on his channel
@bobby8732
@bobby8732 6 лет назад
Olan Kenny That was greater London,The city of the london is separate and is only about a square mile big
@crazysharkgaming8947
@crazysharkgaming8947 6 лет назад
Anyway, the least used in the Square Mile won't be done as it's not a county. Geoff is doing the least used station in every COUNTY
@CP-ym9uc
@CP-ym9uc 6 лет назад
He’s already done
@JudsonMatt88
@JudsonMatt88 6 лет назад
Great two videos guys and really scenic around there 😊🌲🍁🌳🍃🌾🚂🚆
@andrewholloway231
@andrewholloway231 6 лет назад
Absolutely brilliant. Really enjoyed this ... and .... calm...
@SolarRailway
@SolarRailway 6 лет назад
Loving the cutaway gags, keep them coming. Great video
@Fs3i
@Fs3i 6 лет назад
What does Dave have in common with British weather? On an average day, both have three degrees.
@LouisOnAir
@LouisOnAir 6 лет назад
Heyo!
@ttocs1998
@ttocs1998 6 лет назад
i don;t get it
@kimifur
@kimifur 6 лет назад
Dave is well educated, and Britain is cold. :)
@jpbdude4223
@jpbdude4223 5 лет назад
ttocs 1998 Not this year.
@Willmorrison99
@Willmorrison99 5 лет назад
For all the hate we see on RU-vid, occasionally there a comment appears that is a real diamond in the rough. Best joke I’ve heard all year
@chubeye1187
@chubeye1187 5 лет назад
I used to catch the train to there from Nottingham, late 70's early 80's as a kid, to fish in the smite. Which is a good walk from the station. Then, most of the trains stopped.
@johnbouttell5827
@johnbouttell5827 6 лет назад
Very calm. A good place to go for a retreat.
@norbitonflyer5625
@norbitonflyer5625 6 лет назад
Although it was mid-afternoon, the train you caught from ELO was the "Last Train (with a connection ) to London" - cue music.
@DanielVartanov
@DanielVartanov 6 лет назад
You know what guys? A handful of us can shift stats of ANY top 10 least used stations within a day. Wooow, what a power we have!
@CallingAllStations
@CallingAllStations 6 лет назад
Most number of least used stations possible in one day? GO.
@emjackson2289
@emjackson2289 3 года назад
I'd imagine if you got a pace on Heworth, Manors and Dunston are doable in the day & I'd fairly wager they are all pretty much the least used in their immediate area I.e. East Gateshead, Newcastle & West Gateshead
@stephencresswell4760
@stephencresswell4760 6 лет назад
I use Bottesford station a fair bit. Nice night out there and the train times are handy for a few pints.
@airfoxtrot2006
@airfoxtrot2006 6 лет назад
Awesome video!
@harveydee9115
@harveydee9115 6 лет назад
Awesome Video!
@1258-Eckhart
@1258-Eckhart 6 лет назад
Well, as a Leicestershire boy I'm glad to say that Bottesford is a major passenger hub in comparison with the Elton & Orston passenger numbers. Your calmness interlude put me in mind of the alleged Japanese package holidays which consist of flying people to Glasgow, bussing them out into the moors and leaving them there for the day amongst the blown heather and the silence. A cheaper version for stressed-out cityfolk would be Elton & Orston on the first train, silence all day (enhanced by trains speeding past) and back (with batteries charged) on the last train. Thermosflask of tea allowed.
@rontanser9369
@rontanser9369 4 года назад
Another good video guys
@TheTrainspotterFromTauranga
@TheTrainspotterFromTauranga 6 лет назад
I love that mention of ELO. They're the last band I would ever expect to hear in a video about a railway station. Considering the station's name, I think Elton John should have been mentioned as well.
@stephenberesford1026
@stephenberesford1026 6 лет назад
Hi Geoff, I was thinking that it cover the usage numbers per train in addition to per day. It would be interesting to see how they compare.
@Bartlebooth23
@Bartlebooth23 6 лет назад
Hugely excellent.
@mcollier4566
@mcollier4566 6 лет назад
Despite living near Chester for most of my life, I have never ridden the line through Stanlow just for fun (or any line on the National Network for that matter). There is a certain beauty in taking a train just because. Very much in keeping with the calm stations it would pass through.
@andison627
@andison627 6 лет назад
Plug points are for portable phones carried by rail staff. They can plug their phone in and punch in the number for wherever they’re calling. If I recall correctly emergency services also carry these phones. I only know this from binging on railway training videos - any actual staff please correct me if I’m spouting gibberish.
@Satters
@Satters 6 лет назад
plug points have been discontinued in the Birmingham area at least, maintenance staff such as myself now use mobile telephones (GSM) and trains are fitted with GSM-R, though there are still some lineside telephones and Signal Post Telephones.
@George_Azeria
@George_Azeria 6 лет назад
It’s very weird to see my local least used station, I’ve been there twice to take photos in fact. I love how quiet and empty it feels when I’m there.
@George_Azeria
@George_Azeria 6 лет назад
I’ll have to go again and take the All The Stations shirt I won
@MelechFreedman
@MelechFreedman 6 лет назад
I was about to say “I can play this to get to sleep it’s so relaxing” - but now I just have the image of Geoff and a blue Yoga mat! Geoff - why have you done this to me??????
@Cheeseatingjunglista
@Cheeseatingjunglista 6 лет назад
To the stations? No, more like to the ends of the earth m this series/channel. Love it
@evancortez2
@evancortez2 6 лет назад
I know the perfect title for your album- Geoff & Dave "I don't even know what we're doing"
@johncrwarner
@johncrwarner 6 лет назад
Is Elton and Orston the name of the Indie band or the name of the album?
@BillCraven
@BillCraven 6 лет назад
Proper shoegazers, them two.
@johncrwarner
@johncrwarner 6 лет назад
So is it "Proper Shoegazers" by Elton and Orston or "Elton and Orston" by the Proper Shoegazers?
@matthewalbery8827
@matthewalbery8827 6 лет назад
"Neither Sro nor Le by The Shoegazers".. I feel as though I contributed
@BillCraven
@BillCraven 6 лет назад
I think it has to be the latter.
@160rpm
@160rpm 5 лет назад
Band name
@nigelkthomas9501
@nigelkthomas9501 6 лет назад
When I did this station I did a bike ride from Newark North Gate mostly along the old line to Bottesford West Jn. which is a cycle path.
@scullytawoody4852
@scullytawoody4852 6 лет назад
Such great films where has this man been.
@brianartillery
@brianartillery 6 лет назад
Have you ever been to Westerfield Station, just outside Ipswich? That's pretty damn quiet. And it has a disused platform bay and Victorian waiting room, just rotting away.
@ednorton47
@ednorton47 5 лет назад
I am an American and I have been to Westerfield station several times. There is a nice pub nearby. It is a good starting point for several countryside walks from Ipswich. Suffolk is very flat and is good for countryside walking if you aren't young anymore and don't want to have to deal with going uphill. Check out the brochure East Suffolk Line Walks which contains detailed directions for about 20 walks from 2.5 to 9+ miles or so. The East Suffolk Line runs between Ipswich and Lowestoft. There are stations about every 5 miles. Every train stops at all stations. There are also other lines with junctions at Ipswich from which you can travel to Norwich, Cambridge, Colchester, Bury St. Edmonds, etc. There is a pub with hotel rooms directly across from the Ipswich station. There is also a modern German-owned chain hotel a few blocks west of the station called the PentaHotel (no atmosphere, but efficient and fairly cheap).
@ianmcclavin
@ianmcclavin 4 года назад
Yes, Lowestoft line trains don't call at Westerfield now except on Sundays, only Felixstowe ones. That used to be the case in the late 70's, but they've been calling there throughout the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, they've just reverted back to that pattern. Also, the Felixstowe trains have to run wrong line through Westerfield to access the Fekixstowe branch.
@markssmith77
@markssmith77 6 лет назад
One thought about the plug point phone, is it a similar system to the 2 wire emergency phone that the Underground uses seeing as you had issues with your mobile signal, could be possible that GSM-R have a similar problem if not enough coverage there?
@gilles111
@gilles111 6 лет назад
At the shorter platform once stood the stationbuilding. Isn't it possible there was once, between the platform and the roadbridge, a switch leading to a small siding?
@Zenith_95
@Zenith_95 4 года назад
Such a unique route. Goes through three counties all has their least used stations.
@Nayson
@Nayson 6 лет назад
Inane observation time; Dave looks like former NME journalist and current BBC guy Andrew Collins. Coincidentally he once wrote a show for Radio 4 called 'Mr Blue Sky' which was named after the ELO song. The *best* ELO song.
@nwrail
@nwrail 6 лет назад
Looks like an ideal location for a 'new village' with 1000 or so houses, that would boost the figures.
@andrewwilson6240
@andrewwilson6240 3 года назад
It's a bit in the middle of nowhere really. Any growth would go to Bottesford in reality.
@YoloMenace001
@YoloMenace001 4 года назад
The reason I think many stations in the city of Nottingham arent the least used is probably because the stations are also with the Nottingham Express Transit(NET) tram service that runs along side it
@ZGryphon
@ZGryphon 2 года назад
I wonder if the crew on the train at 6:00 was like, "Did you see that? When we went through Elton there were a couple of blokes meditating on the platform." Or, who knows, maybe that happens all the time. :)
@AbsolutGB96
@AbsolutGB96 6 лет назад
I’ve enjoyed this calm video PS more Dave
@PinderProductions
@PinderProductions 6 лет назад
Good video, and thanks for pointing out that this station is called ELO.
@peterhanahoe4913
@peterhanahoe4913 5 лет назад
As I started watching this I was wondering if you had visited Stanlow & Thornton yet, and blow me if you didn't mention it. Here's a question for you. How many of the least used stations from every county, serve two places? Stanlow & Thornton (not sure if that is in the stats, should have researched my question first) Elton and Orston etc. Just intrigues me that these places serve two places and still can't get many passengers.
@NOWThatsRichy
@NOWThatsRichy 6 лет назад
Yes, what you said about keeping little used stations open, I saw in someone else's video about under used train stations, that for Network Rail to be able to permanently close a station they have to put a request through parliament etc, so as you say it's probably simpler and cheaper to just keep it open with a symbolic occasional train stopping there! Nice vids though. 👍
@davidcollins9512
@davidcollins9512 6 лет назад
Hence 'Parliamentary Services' & Ghost trains.
@kimifur
@kimifur 6 лет назад
Also, Dave is me with films! Although I have seen all the Star Wars films several times I haven't seen any of the other films you listed, or Wayne's World. :)
@oscyk
@oscyk 2 года назад
Is the trespassing penalty more expensive in Nottinghamshire (at £2000 instead of £1000) or has the sign just not been updated in a while? 4:20
@Stephenthebobby
@Stephenthebobby 6 лет назад
Platform is probably shorter for a connection into a siding after you come through the bridge hole?
@RatelHBadger
@RatelHBadger 6 лет назад
That fade in opening shot!!!
@RatelHBadger
@RatelHBadger 6 лет назад
Not the Scooby-Doo ending...
@stevetnorm
@stevetnorm 11 месяцев назад
Surely the ELO song should have been 'Last train to London'.......Love the videos
@emjackson2289
@emjackson2289 3 года назад
It must sound amazing when a train comes through and the fade to silence.
@WardyLion
@WardyLion 5 лет назад
Let me know if you decide to do one of these for Derbyshire!
@moritzl7065
@moritzl7065 6 лет назад
Wait have they doubled the penalty for trespassing the railway?? (it says 2000 quid at 4:40)
@jivejoshmanchester983
@jivejoshmanchester983 6 лет назад
When are you doing some of the more northern stations in like Cheshire Manchester Merseyside Lancashire because there is an amazing old railway station near me called Middlewood but not where the current Middlewood is
@mikecowen6507
@mikecowen6507 6 лет назад
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that...
@TheSenator007
@TheSenator007 6 лет назад
When you mentioned ELO, I thought of the song Mr. Blue Sky.
@trolleychai
@trolleychai 6 лет назад
Glad to see Jeff Lynne and ELO... like others, though, I would have suggested Last Train to London. Surprised they haven't made it a request stop.
@barvdw
@barvdw 6 лет назад
Dave has seen more films than I have. Last time I went to the cinema was almost 10 years ago, and it had been 10 years more for the time before that.
@paulyh4531
@paulyh4531 6 лет назад
That crappy yellow help point had Thales on the side do they make em ? They are based in Gatwick and make stuff for planes .
@RichardWatt
@RichardWatt 6 лет назад
Part of the Gatwick site used to be Rediffon MEL, a contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence.
@jeg1972
@jeg1972 6 лет назад
I'm with Dave, I've hardly seen any films either :-)
@Inkyminkyzizwoz
@Inkyminkyzizwoz 6 лет назад
When are you doing Upton?
@AdorkableSmile
@AdorkableSmile 6 лет назад
Geoff! You missed out on the opportunity to break in a bit of "Across the Border" with that ELO joke! XD
@22x47
@22x47 6 лет назад
love the doctor, we should have more of the doctor... the doctor named dave
@SirDominic
@SirDominic 6 лет назад
What?! not Mr Blue Sky? :P
@vanillasplash6198
@vanillasplash6198 6 лет назад
because its the one everyone knows
@MostlyHarmlessPlanet
@MostlyHarmlessPlanet 6 лет назад
You know, I'm starting to regret not filming "Pubs of Sussex" back then. There's something quite therapeutic about this series.
@wclifton968gameplaystutorials
@wclifton968gameplaystutorials 6 лет назад
Mr Blue Sky isn't all that good compared to other tracks like Telephone Line
@tonybailey7037
@tonybailey7037 6 лет назад
Is the next series 'Meditation at the station:?
@witzendoz
@witzendoz 6 лет назад
Not seen Wayne's World! By the way did you 2 mess up the stats when you got on the train? Is it still the least used?
@norbitonflyer5625
@norbitonflyer5625 6 лет назад
It remains to be seen what the 17/18 stats will be, but in 16/17 the next-least-used in Notts (Thurgarton) had nearly twenty times as many users as E&O.
@nathanlucas6465
@nathanlucas6465 6 лет назад
Dave has seen more of those films than I have :-D
@kathryns4722
@kathryns4722 4 года назад
Mr Blue Sky - obvious choice for a usual spring day in England
@elijahbennett4264
@elijahbennett4264 6 лет назад
Was it as 'nothingy' as Nethertown?
@PeterVC
@PeterVC 6 лет назад
By getting on the train at Elton & Orsten, you've upped the yearly statistics and it may have changed place in the top 10 :D
@Echoes1910
@Echoes1910 11 месяцев назад
Today is the day. I’m travelling to Bottesford from Market Harborough, then walking to Elton & Orston to catch the 17.11. 👌
@DriverMarcNL
@DriverMarcNL 3 года назад
£2000,- penalty for trespassing?!? That more then the whole station is worth!! 😂😂
@thenameplus431
@thenameplus431 4 года назад
Please come to Derbyshire
@WagDemTails
@WagDemTails 2 года назад
I never knew Elton and Orston was actually a station!
@AthenaNova1
@AthenaNova1 6 лет назад
I think Geoff is mixing Scooby Doo with Wayne's World. That's a mashup indeed. Waynes World! Mystery Time! Excellent! wooooowooowowowwoo!
@JoelGetzhasauselessurl
@JoelGetzhasauselessurl 5 лет назад
Terrible quality, but... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Whmxww0xqsM.html
@CyberSpell99
@CyberSpell99 5 лет назад
Can we please get Dave back? He is toooooo funny
@MelodeonTunes
@MelodeonTunes 6 лет назад
No mention of the two grit bins in the facilities count.
@rognjac
@rognjac 6 лет назад
And there's no staff to spread the grit either
@TSCappuccino
@TSCappuccino 6 лет назад
I saw Clockwork Orange at Prince Charles Cinema, a double feature with The Shining.
@danielleharvey1038
@danielleharvey1038 5 лет назад
I think you should do the least used station in Derbyshire
@Gigidag77
@Gigidag77 Год назад
this is now the least used station in britain
@JV-the-Tossh
@JV-the-Tossh 3 года назад
The best thing about the intro is that as I watch this, this video has about 6-700 views more than the Leicestershire one.
@tml136
@tml136 6 лет назад
Hi Geoff I have a idea for you it’s to do with Nottinghamshire there’s a line that runs from Nottingham to Worksop it’s called the Robin Hood line and runs through Mansfield there’s some stop after Mansfield that might surprise you . Have a good day grate vid always interesting
@pbsimons1
@pbsimons1 6 лет назад
tml136 what's so surprising?
@tml136
@tml136 6 лет назад
Shirebrook station is interesting and there’s a station just before Worksop I’ve forgotten what it’s called Worksop station is different specially with the pub and a model railway club there as well
@williamschlich8389
@williamschlich8389 6 лет назад
tml136 did he not do robin hood line in all the stations?
@tml136
@tml136 6 лет назад
mWillia hSchlic I think he did but I’m not to sure thinking more about lest used station
@brightmoor
@brightmoor 6 лет назад
mWillia hSchlic - yes, they visited those stations.
@SirDominic
@SirDominic 6 лет назад
thinking about it how many least used stations have you arrived at by foot alone? this must be the first i think
@MelechFreedman
@MelechFreedman 6 лет назад
I demand a debate with Geoff on just how good The Matrix trilogy was! Phenomenal!!
@MelechFreedman
@MelechFreedman 6 лет назад
Offer still open!! Name your time and place (or train I’m in a wheelchair so I can get you on one on the cheap lol). I’m still waiting for them to make a sequel trilogy about the ‘rebirth’ of Neo!!
@harleancarpenter8043
@harleancarpenter8043 5 лет назад
Geoff, if we ever do least used in West Yorkshire together (love to, Pontefract Baghill), you'll need a decent knowledge of 30's movies to impress me!
@ECML125
@ECML125 6 лет назад
That plug point is for a handheld phone which drivers can plug in and connect to a internal number such as a singnalling centres. However, GSM-R should do the job
@norbitonflyer5625
@norbitonflyer5625 6 лет назад
Are plug points used where GSM signal is not available? Geoff remarked earlier about the lack of 3G signal. (GSM is 2G)
@ECML125
@ECML125 6 лет назад
Norbiton Flyer I'm not entirley sure, but your comment would make sense as the Northern City Line to Moorgate has them so there musn't be any signal in the tunnels
@nathanw9770
@nathanw9770 6 лет назад
Could you do the least used station in Rutland...
@emmajacobs5575
@emmajacobs5575 6 лет назад
And another video for the most used station in Rutland ... ?
@DanLoudShirts
@DanLoudShirts 6 лет назад
That really was a complete nothing station. It makes Midgham look positively bustling! QUESTION: How many of the least used stations have an AMPERSAND?
@alastairfulbrook1285
@alastairfulbrook1285 5 лет назад
Midgham has a sizeable village next to it though.
@disappointingmarbleraces9028
This is now the least used station in Britain as of 2021/2022 stats! You’ll have to visit this station again!
@PurgedTalker
@PurgedTalker 6 лет назад
Why not Mr. Blue Sky
@stevies.1975
@stevies.1975 5 лет назад
Did I miss the measurement in Dave feet?
@andrewjameson5918
@andrewjameson5918 6 лет назад
I cannot see how many parking spaces there are at that station
@hhgttg69
@hhgttg69 3 года назад
any one know if that help point is fixed yet?
@gabrielkenny2054
@gabrielkenny2054 3 года назад
Could you do the most used Station in London?
@IceDaemon
@IceDaemon 6 лет назад
Proper station :)
@davekirwin
@davekirwin 6 лет назад
Even Angel Road has a footbridge and Permit to Travel machine!
@WaltTFB
@WaltTFB 6 лет назад
Can we crowdfund a Netflix subscription for Dave?
@gobears6487
@gobears6487 6 лет назад
NEVER seen Wayne’s World?! BACK TO THE FUTURE too?!?! OMG Dave. (p.s. despite what others say, I loved the ELO choice...)
@ellenkingsley
@ellenkingsley 6 лет назад
What's the next Least Used Station on your list,Geoff?
@penaltygallery
@penaltygallery 6 лет назад
Glad I'm not the only person not to have watched that many films....
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