An Evening Of Unnecessary Stations

[@servertoaster]

"what's your nearest station?" "[station in Isle of Wight]" "we've.... not been there...."

[@MelodeonTunes]

That bloke in the bottom of shot must be a genius, Isle of Wight Joke and all (it's me actually :) )

[@tob19]

Oh yeah I see your head

[@ZGryphon]

"That's good, right? It took me hours!" "But what does it mean?" As a history graduate student who has just completed a lengthy project about the former land holdings of a defunct manufacturing company, I feel this exchange in the very marrow of my bones. :)

[@garethaethwy]

Bangor will have 19 letters, seeing as there's a post box on the platform... I'm sorry.

[@andrewholloway231]

Geoff and Vicki, that was BRILLIANT. I enjoyed every minute of it. Superb.

[@DerekHartley]

You guys are naturals on stage, loved it. Surprised Matt hasn't done a video on the Heart of Wales challenge already!

[@AllTheStations]

It's coming ... ;)

[@himagainstill]

Is that not the Traveling Salesman problem, and therefore doesn't have an "efficient" solution? (i.e. requires brute force or guesswork)

[@gnomevoyeur]

So there's a Hope in England and a Hope in Wales. Does that mean Scotland is Hope-less?

[@robertheal5137]

Well there was an Earl of Hopetoun, I don't know if that is actually a place.

[@Gpcas9]

Does that mean thye twice (where on a train that) ran out of Hope.

[@bitTorrenter]

Indeed

[@CheekyBandit]

When trying to find Hope in England you are likely to get Shatton.

[@CheekyBandit]

I often get comments "I live in hope" and have to constantly tell people that Hope is in Derbyshire, a long way from where they live.

[@tdsymes]

The Station CRS codes there are 4 which are just the same letter. CCC - Criccieth, LLL - Llandeilo, SSS - Sheerness-on-Sea, and WWW - Wootton Wawen

[@oxwof]

This is genuinely one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. You two are naturals.

[@Leonard_Smith]

And the true star still shines, Go Vicki! #AllTheCastles

[@AlexEwan1]

This has to happen! LOL

[@Camberwell86]

Logistically impossible :(

[@VickiPipe]

Camberwell86 challenge accepted. :-)

[@Leonard_Smith]

Don't forget to visit Carisbrooke Castle...I'm sure you know where that is Vicki ;-)

[@SamSitar]

yes, they must do All The Castles.

[@jamesfunnell7075]

The Left bank two whistling during the 50 station names cracked me up so hard!

[@DanLoudShirts]

James Funnell I can only apologise, it was me!

[@nigel2093]

A really slick, very enjoyable presentation. Love the humour

[@Cpr1234]

The two Hope stations The one in Wales is served by Transport for Wales. The one in England is served by Northern and East Midlands Railway I also liked the crowd reaction when they found out Llanfair PG wasn't the longest station name

[@mtewner]

Woah, wait - Is that Matt Parker from StandUpMaths?

[@AllTheStations]

Yup! He runs a show called "an evening of unnecessary detail" and we were one of the guests.

[@glencoconut]

didn't realise I'd enjoy a video on train stations this much but i loved every second of this.

[@RichardLartey]

Absolutely loved this! Thanks for sharing! I always seem to miss when you announce shows like this 😣 I need to peel my eyes.

[@SLMTx3]

This is utterly delightfully nerdy!

[@jonathancook4022]

I really want to see the results of the heart of Wales Challenge! Make sure you post it!

[@stevieinselby]

Geoff set this challenge to his KZbin followers when he posted the video last year. I found a way to do it in three days: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opKbgJuVj92UfZY&lc=UgiXMzxgheWSt3gCoAEC. I didn't get a prize :'-(

[@stevegregory3208]

I managed to find a way to do it in less than two days when the problem was originally posed (see twitter.com/gasheadsteve/status/881665913573056513 ), but I think it's possible to optimise it even further. I didn't get a prize either if that's any consolation :)

[@jonathancook4022]

I think the intention was to come up with a solution not requiring a car or walking.

[@tjd18]

would it not be Quicker at Llandybie to get the Bus to Ammanford has it takes about 15 mines father that the walk

[@jopalmer4193]

Another brilliant talk, was sorry to have missed it, so really pleased they recorded it. Stunned how quickly they got the anagrams right!

[@Ulleskelf]

I tried to do Aberdeen-Penzance last autumn but we got terminated at Exeter St David's due to the sea coming over the track at Dawlish. We had to swap from a Voyager to a HST. It's longer in miles (770) than the sleeper

[@ooiamsamoo]

Geoff and Vicky are so cool. I wish I could have met them on their 2017 journey🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@theoldar]

Vicki is such a delight.

[@notthatcreativewithnames]

Liverpool Lime Street Birmingham New Street St Keynes Wishing Well (if the word Halt doesn't count) Milton Keynes Central Bradford Interchange Stourbridge Junction ("It's The Cutest Train I've Ever Seen!") That's all I can think of at the moment.

[@mercifulzeus01]

*St Keyne Wishing Well (no -s on the end), so you can't have that one! Do they count the "&" sign as one letter/character? If so, Portsmouth & Southsea is another.

[@notthatcreativewithnames]

I mixed up with Milton Keynes, apparently.

[@rosiefay7283]

I make it 26: Ardrossan South Beach Ascott-under-Wychwood Birmingham New Street Blundellsands & Crosby Borough Green & Wrotham Bradford Interchange Church & Oswaldtwistle Coatbridge Sunnyside Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon East Midlands Parkway Finchley Road Frognal Gainsborough Central Gainsborough Lea Road Harringay Green Lanes Horton-in-Ribblesdale Leytonstone High Road Liverpool Lime Street Loch Eil Outward Bound Luton Airport Parkway Milton Keynes Central Mottisfont & Dunbridge Possilpark & Parkhouse Ramsgreave & Wilpshire South Woodham Ferrers Stourbridge Junction Whittlesford Parkway

[@side_six]

Huddersfield Central?

[@terrylove3247]

Walthamstow Queens Rd?

[@tazzer9]

There is a rail service in South east queenland australia that stops at 51 stations. Early morning rosewood to nambour service (roughly 162km in length, runs part express)

[@paulanderson79]

You two work brilliantly together. Superb show.

[@radioman1170]

Superb! Thank you and thank you to whoever captured this :-)

[@davidpeasley]

That looked like a lot of fun (and a lot of hard work) but it was brilliant to watch. Keep up the good work, y'all!

[@DitzyNizzy2009]

11:15 - I know want to go to Crewe station to see how long it takes the station announcer to read out all the stops for that train.

[@DitzyNizzy2009]

*now.

[@KieronQuinn]

They're even better when some are request stops too because they get repeated a second time after the list

[@grigzie]

I can't remember, but I think they're also read in Welsh at Crewe. They are definitely in Shrewsbury.

[@Ulleskelf]

You can get a slightly shorter version at kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKXMc2l-gc-Kea8m54s

[@LB1973]

Funniest thing I heard was the station announcer at Lancaster announcing all the stations on the West Highland Line from Glasgow Queen St to Mallaig. This was 30 years ago now so i forget why. But being from Fort William the butchering of some of the names was fantastic

[@SandyQueue]

You two must get your own TV series... and hopefully I can watch it in the States. Love you both! Sandy from Baltimore, Maryland, USA (home of the birthplace of the Railroad in the United States)

[@SamSitar]

their tv series will be very popular.

[@AureliusR]

@@SamSitar the only reason their format works is because it's NOT TV. Television is dead/dying and anything that's worth watching these days is online.

[@solarpenguin1]

Vicki doesn't look different in this one.

[@harrytodhunter5078]

Hey! Thats my line!

[@emmawieldloch1431]

andrea22213 it’s a running joke

[@jacoba979]

For some peculiar reason I felt the urge to also shout the name of my local station at my unresponsive screen😢

[@lightchipster]

This is fantasticly nerdy! Hillarious!

[@bitTorrenter]

It is, you can tell everyone is enjoying themselves

[@villageorganist]

Of course. Thank you for reminding me of this. I had forgotten Episode 13!

[@CoastwayWill]

Horley Morley! I love it when you put your comedy shoes on folks! :)

[@Dog1eg]

Terrific! Thanks for posting that!

[@stevies.1975]

Totally ingenious. And so funny. Brilliant.

[@terrysansom3862]

Thanks for uploading, I had been tempted to try to attend this when you announced you were doing this one but its a bit of a mission from Cornwall just for a few hours

[@krzysztofdow3608]

Great video, loved it and I wish you could do more

[@lindseyberthoud9578]

You guys are blimming brilliant in this

[@roderickmain2154]

Brilliant. Think I might have to borrow some of those for a local quiz night.

[@davekirwin]

Most amusing - thanks for sharing G & V.

[@SamSitar]

I fell out of my chair laughing. there are two G & V's. what were they doing during that event?

[@Ross___]

The dropbox link might be handy in the description, too ;)

[@matthewfield2958]

Milton Keynes Central, 19 letters. (One of my) Local station(s)

[@robertewalt7789]

I’ve always been fond of this name, Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes are two of the most famous economists.

[@anianoenrique2115]

This must be getting close to being the ultimate train nerd video. Nice. :)

[@jurjenbos228]

8:32 that's exactly what I shouted to my computer at that point.

[@laviniagayle8483]

1:32 LEYTON AND STRATFORD

[@CJT80]

Fantastic video Geoff and Vicki... so sad not to have been able to make it :-( Love it at 3:38 when Vicki say's you mean............

[@DanLoudShirts]

Ahh, a great evening it was. Apart from ATS being the obvious highlight was the guy who did a synthesised looping of Axel F on his cheap 1980s keyboard.

[@cemerson]

That'll be Seb Lee-Delisle

[@martinjolly8351]

Very impressive. Good work!

[@robburgess4556]

I've not been to the Uk and will probably never ride the trains there but I love Vicki & Geoff

[@grantwarner9642]

sort of thing you watch and enjoy on a wet evening in Makarora. Thanks xx

[@sreevesfrancois]

Dalreoch is in Scotland btw NOT Wales (North Clyde Line Glasgow Queen Street to Balloch/Helensburgh Central)

[@Camberwell86]

Owwww my face I just spent 17 minutes grinning 😁 this is not natural I might be stuck like this forever 😁

[@denelson83]

0:25 - As a _Sailor Moon_ fan, I recognize that gesture you two are making.

[@ilovetrainsscr]

You didn't put Hull with the 35 stations with 4 letters! For shame. (jk)

[@seany84uk]

Imagine all the stations pre beeching axe...........

[@SouthDunedain]

My claim to fame: I’ve been getting the 17.20 Crewe to Cardiff Central - luckily just for the first couple of stops! - regularly over the last few weeks... So sadly (?) I already knew that it was 50 stations!

[@SteveMorton]

Brilliant, love the humour in what some might think is quite a dull challenge

[@jonathandriver3415]

Sounds like it should be made into a tv series. Great fun

[@waresy81]

Brilliant, well done guys

[@perman17]

Fun video, but Dalreoch and Bridgeton are in Scotland [/nerd], Glad to see more content from ATS!

[@geek9642]

So seeing as "all the heritage railway stations" was at the top of the list are you going to do "all the heritage railways and castles" at some point.... Please do!

[@AnthonyFrancisJones]

Another with 19 letters? Perhaps somewhere on the network should be named 'Vicki & Geoff junction' after the great work they have done promoting the railways?

[@richeyrich234]

Stations where you change the 1st letter to get another station name which wasn’t on there is Alton/Olton.

[@GadgBoy313]

19 letter station: Birmingham New Street. Hilarious video too! I shouted out my local station name too which is Fratton.

[@Cpr1234]

so you live near portsmouth. Just looked on google maps :)

[@markdavies7727]

Which is also close to Cosham / Bosham.

[@vicsams4431]

A station used to exist with 19 letters ! Highams Park & Hale End was the original name of the station next to Chingford. Before it was shortened to Highams Park. Hope that helps.

[@markc8956]

Dalreoch is just outside Dumbarton (pass through it going to Glasgow) and Bridgeton is I think in the East End of Glasgow - creepy area!

[@DC4444]

Five Auckland train stations in a row with the same number of characters. Pukekohe, Papakura, Takanini, Te Mahia, Manurewa. Each has 8 characters including spaces.

[@CP-ne5nf]

There is a 19 letter station in Northern Ireland: Great Victoria Street (if that counts :p)

[@Hi-by2pt]

Loved this show

[@mattdeany1]

Thanks, a very funny set!

[@theladbrown9117]

One word, BRILLIANT,

[@erspearson]

Horley morley, that was excellent! I should have gone :-/

[@bimmingham]

I've actually been to Lee; just not gotten out of the train. Is it on the SE route with New Eltham?

[@gibbo9089]

Great video by the way. Wish it was longer. Maybe plans to do another routine sometime soon. I know you are busy with other jobs and things.

[@timc1703]

Great video/talk. Did you ever get an answer to the Heart of Wales line problem?

[@Trevor_Austin]

I enjoyed that. Thanks.

[@TheLucyblades]

Enjoyed this a lot 😊

[@jemspicer6262]

10:41 what if you sit on the same train all day? Does that count as not changing?

[@natehill8069]

14 hours is the longest trip on British Rail? That does put it in perspective, I think Amtrak's longest is on the order of 50 hours, and that isn't even all the way across the country, just the Zephyr between Chicago and (almost) San Francisco (no trains cross the bay, you have to do the last couple of miles by bus); and the Lake Shore Limited for 37 more hours between Boston and Chicago.

[@parjacpar3077]

Thanks for posting this as i was unable to attend even tho i would like to of gone Keep up the great work looking forward to #AllTheCastles lol

[@alfieontransport]

Have you guys ever thought about doing the Tyne and wear metro? , I live next to the network , its amazing!

[@WhiteTiger333]

That was delightful!

[@feedtheflameforfacts]

Loved this! You guys were fantastic! One plea for subtitles! It's so hard to hear some things that are said, particularly audience shout outs.

[@BrightonandHoveActually]

If you were to rename Shoreham-by- Sea so that you included the name of the river, you would get Shoreham-by-Sea-on-Adur (or Shoreham-on-Adur-by-Sea). Either way it would be 19 letters. Alternatively, you could ask Network Rail to build a branch line to Cottonshopeburnfoot in Northumberland.

[@stephenpalcso42]

Have just read that IBM is closing from 9th December 2018. At least I managed to stop there in the summer.

[@bombe_de_terre]

The gentlemen at 2:05 was genuinely disappointed.

[@BTRailwayProductions]

Nice. Seeing as if it feels like you haven’t Uploaded in what seems like ages (Even though it’s Only been 2 Weeks lol) it’s great to see a new video by you guys. Currently still Watching 👍

[@DerekHartley]

Aside from the 5 in the last two weeks that Geoff has uploaded on his channel.

[@tomfisher6845]

Stourbridge Junction has 19 letters

[@TheChrisD]

Now you have completed a 19 letter station with Leixlip Louisa Bridge!

[@sam2131]

Worcestershire Parkway x Reston (new station in Scotland) = BERWICKSHIRE PARKWAY (19 letters). A plausible suggestion!

[@jandieken8354]

Changing the letters of station names sounds a bit like a poem to me 😂👌🏼

[@TheColinSlack1]

Loved it, so funny, just my sense of humour .

[@kge85]

I don’t get the longest sequence of stations with names in increasing character length. It doesn’t work for the York, Leeds, Batley, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road, one. At least not in one uninterrupted journey to just those stations. You’d have to stop at lots more stations between like Mirfield, Deighton, Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Etc etc etc or change trains a few times...

[@jameswhite8612]

Surely hull should be on the 4 letter station list

[@Cpr1234]

Hull's full station name is Hull Paragon

[@iancarrington9629]

Change the first letter for another station: Drigg & Brigg. And you guys just keep on getting better!

[@jemspicer6262]

19 letter railway station ~ Geoff and Vicki Castle

[@jandieken8354]

"Horley/Morley" , I'll always remember that 😂

[@mrtnsnp]

6:10 So Scotland has no Hope.

[@johnmasters504]

no

[@villageorganist]

Enjoyed this greatly. I suspect however I heard you say the name of a London Overground station (Hoxton). Wasn’t that bending the rules slightly?