Brampton Request Stop

There are 146 request stops on the railway network in the whole of Great Britain, and so it's time to go and visit some of them and get out at them for a look around.
This time we're at Brampton in Suffolk, on single track line between Lowestoft and Ipswich, oh .. and it's a VERY rainy day ...
The weather app (you even hear me say it in the video) is called 'Dark Sky' here: itunes.apple.c...
Recorded on Friday 29th December 2017.
Brampton (Suffolk) in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.o...

[@geofftech2]

i am aware of the blurry shots in this video. i am aware of the noisy windy too. the water was collecting at the bottom of the lens, hence SEVERAL blurry shots due to rain water. i think it adds to the ambience! so ... just go with it. okay? :-D

[@samqueralt1761]

what train map app do you use?

[@wierdalien1]

Geoff Marshall bravery.

[@thelabratzz]

was the rainy weather scripted? :x

[@niemand3637]

Nice

[@stevenjlovelace]

I think it's just a PDF of a rail map.

[@BrazenSolar]

This is possibly the most British video I have ever seen?

[@AdriaOliSal]

What a wonderful couple you two are :) I love this videos!

[@ffionthomas590]

My local station, have spent many hours waiting on that platform! You didn't miss much not exploring any further afield

[@GregRobsonUK]

Fantastic. The drama of the "Blair Witch" moment when the phone rings... the split screen phonecall... the chase to catch the train. Who needs the cinema?!

[@billfernie6908]

Am I becoming a Train Nerd as I am watching more and more about trains than I have most of my life - so much information and fun doing it.

[@freeman10000]

Visiting obscure train stations of the United Kingdom is now something exotic and adventurous to me.

[@larshelmin]

It looked so cold I had to stop halfway and go and make me a hot cup of tea to watch til the end!

[@jackstyles509]

Class 37’s and Class 68’s were brought in after an accident a couple of years ago between Class 170 and a tractor. They were never taken out because they were so popular. The Carton Colville transport museum has loads of buses and trams from all over the world. Worth a visit!

[@WolfGratz]

I felt the guard said that "Goodbye" in a sort of "and may god have mercy" sort of way.

[@copiousfool]

Thank you both very much! This has created a huge black hole for me and now I'm stuck watching train videos. I'm didn't even know I was into trains.

[@MichaelNolanUK]

And this is why you didn't do All the Stations in December.

[@geofftech2]

ha ha! VERY. MUCH, yes!

[@firefly2k7uk]

Did you ever consider doing these as supplementary videos on the ' All the Stations' channel?

[@B1GB1RDB4G3L]

I can't stop smiling at these wonderful videos

[@southeasttrainhub]

Nice one Geoff! Back at the beginning of November (4th), me and some friends attempted to travel to all 59 stations (including request stops like Brampton!) on an Anglia Rover. AND COMPLETED IT!! Left Ipswich at 05:10, then went to Cambridge, Norwich, back to Cambridge, then to Ely, back to Norwich, then on to Great Yarmouth (via Reedham) and back via Acle, Sheringham, Lowestoft and Felixstowe; got back at roughly 23:30 absolutely nackered! And yes it was with inspiration from All The Stations that we did it! Search for 'All The Locations, Anglia Stations' on Facebook, click the group and that's what we did!

[@joesos]

is berney arms a request stop?

[@PhatwanSookaOfficial]

@@joesos nope, it's an extremely limited stop with only 1 train going to Great Yarmouth and that's it. so if you can you can get to berney arms but then you walk 2hrs to Great Yarmouth to head back

[@EREJones]

I wish I loved anything as much as Geoff Marshall unironically loves seldom-used or very remote railway stations

[@jeffwiseman3840]

It’s funny for someone from Toronto to see Brampton as this tiny place, because Brampton here is a huge commuter town with about 400,000 people in it. It’s our largest concentration of East Indian population, about a third of the population.

[@peterlang3369]

Oh Oulton Broad South my closest station x Please come back to Brampton in sunshine and will show you delights of the village, will take us about five minutes as nothing really there ! I have often wondered where the station was as can't see it from main road going through village

[@filip9587]

You 2 are so funny that you should do a comedy channel together full of bloopers!! :)

[@SM-Flyers]

I was thinking it would be really fun to see the both of them travel Great Britain stopping at all the rail stations. I wonder if they would consider doing such a thing? They could post all the video adventures to a KZbin channel, maybe all it EveryStation!

[@qwertyTRiG]

Filip Nicola I think they'd do well on Tom Scott's "Citation Needed".

[@MikeWillSee]

Oh yes! A channel dedicated to bloopers and funny moments! I would subscribe to it without a shadow of a doubt!

This is the best ever episode. It really warmth my heart.

[@Nige031077]

This video is so awesome and you two lovely people are looking so cute together. Keep up the excellent work. Highly recommended viewing. ☺

[@Nlogax]

Good stuff..I feel cold and shivery just from watching that !

[@Tealoafy]

You two have become my favourite folk on KZbin. So entertaining.

[@veganryan]

Classic "that's what she said" at 5:00

[@MatthewTaylor16]

I prescribe, love. Oh no... xD

[@martinthomsonmuse]

I am honestly so happy that someone else picked up on that haha

[@gibbo9089]

One of your all time classic videos - love it!

[@peteryoung1902]

It really looked as you made the best of the weather and enjoyed yourselves.

[@pbsimons1]

For heaven's sake, Marshall. As a Cumbrian, I was quite excited to see you doing a video from Brampton. Alas, no. You're just toying with my heart, dammit. In protest, I shan't be watching this one. (Only joking! I could never miss the content you post!)

[@geofftech2]

is Brampton in Cumbria less rainy? tell me "yes", and i'll be there ...

[@pbsimons1]

Even the local swimming baths don't look as wet as it was in Suffolk! I'll bring a flask of tea (or coffee, if applicable in this confounded age of your varied beverage choices).

[@MrGreatplum]

Cumbria is perhaps the most rainy place in England!

[@PiousMoltar]

And East Anglia is the least rainy. So... nah.

[@ianmcclavin]

Geoff Marshall Just remembered there's a THIRD Brampton station, not far from this one. I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it, on the narrow guage Bure Valley Railway, accessible from Hoveton and Wroxham, on the Sheringham line.

[@barvdw]

The thrill of catching a train you thought you'd miss! I got a non-existing connection at Derby to Matlock, yesterday, got the 6.52 pm train (who left a couple of minutes late) from the train from York that arrived 6.54. Even if I didn't need to make it, it feels great if you can.

[@Nooticus]

Great video! I'd love more videos in this new request stop series! Start with Pleasington near Preston. You can easily do that one in a daytrip from London and it's quite quaint!

[@ianmcclavin]

My Aunt and uncle moved to Oulton Broad in 1978 from London, they lived quite close to Oulton Broad North Station, but the first time I visited there, we arrived from Ipswich at the South station, on what is now the disused platform. Ipswich - Lowestoft was double-track throughout then, also one platform at Beecles was closed for many years. The passing loop there was reinstated after much lobbying. PS I've been to the Transport Museum at Carlton Colville several times, well worth a visit .

[@GlennBroadway]

My favourite KZbin video of the year.

[@HenrysAdventures]

That Beccles footbridge seams to be the longest footbridge ever! Oh and next time I see a phone box, I'm going to ring it!

[@AndreiTupolev]

You two are so much more entertaining than Portillo.

[@traintrambus]

A wonderful mad video of train travel. Strangely engrossing.

[@RUOKH]

SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT - pure English madness; this makes me so proud to be English. Thank you both. Next time you visit Doleham, let me know and you can come round for Tea.

[@amandaehrlich3990]

You two are adorable!

[@stuartthegrant]

You certainly picked a nice day for it!

[@michaelwatson113]

You two are wonderful. Happy new year.

[@markcastro78]

I'm on a train to work...watching a video about trains, lol

[@laurencetaylor5046]

Well that was strangely comforting to watch. I've been to this station many times actually, my girlfriend uses to live just up the road. Wish I'd known about the phone booth trick then. The only other thing I could have recommended was to walk up the road a little bit and see the cows (not exactly thrilling, but you're already grasping at straws)

[@BristolRE]

Loved this (as I do all your videos), but i personally love a wet rainy day. Keep these videos coming!

[@kristianbarford]

You two are bloody adorable. You're as ridiculous as I am, hence being single. "Do you fancy going to have a look at the Tees Transporter Bridge?" Why? "Because it's there" It's -4c and blowing a gale. "I hate you"

[@Lukemccarthy2011]

I thought this video was gonna be boring. BUT THEN HE MENTIONED THE GEOCACHE. Oh, boy lets go find some plastic container which is miles off its GPS location and has a watered down log book. BUT OH BOY THE FUN. :-)

[@canarynet]

Interesting fact Jeff. My grandfather was the gatekeeper at Holton

[@canarynet]

Geoff # sorry

[@TheCaptainLion]

I use to walk that trip between Oulton Broad North and Oulton Broad South before when I use to live in Lowestoft a few years ago.

[@JheoFaul66709]

My favourite and local line, love the East Suffolk Line. Great video :)

[@catherinekilgour2563]

I love geocaching too. Back in the mid 90s when I was living in London I got myself a underground map poster and tried picking up/buying tube tickets with each of the station names on them. The idea was I would stick them all over my poster. I was so sad next time went back to see the tickets were no longer a thing. Didn't get any where near as many as I wanted as I ended up moving to a location where I no longer had to take the tube to work.

[@linny17111988]

This was my local station where i grew up ( you would have to trudge 40mins across fields to get there). You should come back on a sunny day and explore, it really is a very pretty place and there is a little footpath that runs from the station to westhall that has a standing stone that someones erected there, all very mysterious 😅

[@scrofulaeggula]

Whenever I arrived at Norwich (to go to the airport) I always pictured Alan Partridge there, advertising his biography. "All you commuters, with your computers!"

[@servertoaster]

10:10 That's like Winsford, where both Northbound and Southbound trains arrive at the same time, either xx:07 or xx:08, except at 1pm where Northbound is 13:07 and southbound is 13:10.

[@dansoper]

Just re-watched this while at Brampton, which is sadly not (currently) a request stop. Thankfully it was less wet. Apart from that it’s about the same, though it seems to have recently had the lighting refurbished. I’ve been ticking off some stations on the line (apparently today is its 163rd birthday) while on holiday in the area, and was going to try the quick change at Beccles, but now I’ve seen this video I’m glad I didn’t!

[@4svennie]

I saw 'Brampton request stop' and thought it was Brampton, Cumbria which I believe is in itself a request stop. Though it is called Brampton Station it is actually two miles out and along some country roads away from Brampton itself and closer to the village of Milton which is only a fifth of the distance away. Brampton Station has quite a long platform on both sides but only a shelter on one side and a large shed on the other with an old wrought iron walk way bridge going over at one end. If you ever want to visit an interesting station, come to Wetheral station. It is in the small village of Wetheral just outside Carlisle to the east north east and as the train leaves the station heading east towards Newcastle, it goes straight onto a railway viaduct. If you get off the train on the north side you can walk along the walkway over the viaduct of cross the wrought iron walk way bridge to the south platform and exit the station and walk the steps to the base of the viaduct and watch and listen to the trains as they come over. Worth a little visit up north I should think.

[@PlanesTrainsFan]

3:05 " This better be worth it Marshall" lol

[@Clipbrd]

Very Cute.... I live in Brampton, Ontario, Canada... :))

[@David_Owsnett]

You guys look like you had so much fun.

[@nicolek4076]

I went to Oulton Broad once. It rained, then, too.

[@corgiGY]

I actually live in the house opposite Oulton Broad South station. You can see my roof on the right hand side of the shots from the platform.

[@dansmith4601]

I like the new intro - 1 second without music where it just says Request Stops

[@markharrigan7075]

No answer at Brampton. Something fun about calling the middle of nowhere.

[@Taylor1997]

Mark Harrigan Makes me wish more public phone box numbers were publicly available.

[@rdfbitoffunyoutub100]

I have been through Brampton more than I care to mention. It's a request stop but it does get a lot of commuter traffic, college kids and the occasional horse rider thanks to the pastures next to the station. Btw; Suffolk gets less rainfall than London (on average).

[@gerobsnell4170]

EMWTK if the horse catches the train...

[@karljoachimgoll]

.....through the cold wind and rain..... - you are my heros 🥶

[@andrewholloway231]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[@vololibero8330]

As far as doing a series on vsiting all the heritage lines which would be a great idea as there is so much history involved as well as all the volounteer work (and would make excellent video material), it might also be an idea to do an "All the Summer Specials" series. That is going on all the Summer excursions like the "Cathedrals Express" for example. There is a rumour of the intent to restore the APT-P to enable it too to do Summer Specials in the future. Now that would be amazing if they were able to pull it off.

[@davehamilton-smith9460]

This is about the most British day out I've ever seen.

[@buksi6342]

I was doing a least used station in Finland on the same day.

[@oliverdots]

Spent many a summer on the Oulton Broads. great vid!!

[@vincitveritas3872]

The long haired gaurd on last train is great had chat few years ago when train delayed by hour and ten minutes. Credit to Greater Anglia

[@johnbouttell5827]

It reminds me of summer holidays in Bognor

[@radioman1170]

You two make me laugh so much - have a great 2018!

[@mark1973lowestoftNSMGUK]

Geoff I live very very near the transport museum. A true fact is the BBC recorded an opening sequence for Jonathan Creek episode 'No Trace Of Tracy' at Brampton station/level crossing.

[@ALINATOR101]

The first time greater Anglia has ever had a thumbs up...

[@alanalan1406]

What a wheeze. No, really. What a wheeze, Geoff! Methinks a few trips to the gym would help instead of faffing around on trains ;-) Another great video, well done guys

[@joshmorris5580]

My God lowesoft when it's sunny is one of the best places I've ever been

[@nelliebellie5291]

Do all the stops between Norwich and Cambridge please Edit: The Breakland line including Spooner Row and Eccles Road and Harling Roaf

[@pritbhachu]

I live in Brampton, ON, Canada. When i saw this I thought u came 2 🇨🇦😁

[@jamesrice21]

"this better be worth it, Marshall" quote of the day

[@kierangallagher491]

The phone box at Brampton no longer works :(

[@samhopkins3566]

You should do Lakenheath, least used station in Suffolk!

[@scowy1978]

Yanks don't do trains.

[@mart24x7]

Ahh yes my part of the world. Nice too see you here :)

[@gordonmcmillan883]

Ah, the glamourous life of You Tube celebrities ....

[@liamblyth8248]

when you were at beccles you were just round the corner from my house, i can't believe i missed you

[@differentmoonshinemusic4310]

I'm just watching you sitting in a train, whilst I'm sitting in a train. Trainseption !!!!!!!!!!

[@nnmmnmmnmnnm]

Looks like one of you had more fun than the other - and the other ones' fun was ironic fun. Maybe you could have knocked on one of the cottage doors and asked a random stranger for a cup of tea; they might recognise you from the telly.

[@ben.x]

All The Request Stops.

[@Keithbarber]

A class 158 dmu or its modern day replacement IS A PROPER TRAIN, they may not have the soul or character of older trains, but their still PROPER trains

[@marthaanderson2656]

this sounds like a great project. I had posted before, what had happened in a community to create a request stop;

[@Crastin134]

Love these videos 👍🏻

[@JBS319]

You'll probably be not happy to hear that the 37s are due to come off the Cumbrian Coast Line this month

[@AndreiTupolev]

You can bet that phone will have been ringing non-stop now. I wonder if anyone's answered yet?

[@joesos]

When it said they have 0 mins i was like gogogogogogogo

[@stadt-undstraenbahntv4321]

You bought tea at the Station and germans drinking coffee 😂

[@PlanesTrainsFan]

5:18 there's a perfect thumbnail right there .

[@midnight_styx]

Attention Please. Don’t turn captions at 8:13

[@LisaMarli]

Crazy kids. It does look completely silly. More hot tea!

[@Alex__Butcher]

Best place to find a red phonebox. Next to the start/finish line at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit.

[@joshholloway4799]

It would be cool if you did a video on greater anglia's bittern and Gainsborough lines as they are popular for the class 37's. I have been on those trai s loads of times as I live In Loddon. If you do do this video I would love ❤❤❤to be in it

[@norbitonflyer5625]

I get confused by the Gainsborough Line, as it doesn't go to Gainsborough Central or Gainsborough Lea Road

[@CBTstreams]

I've been to Norwich, pretty decent down there, UEA is a good Uni in my opinion

[@kieran4550ify]

We needed Bob to turn up with umbrellas!

[@overthecounterbeanie]

Is it weird that my heart was thumping when Geoff called the telephone box and one didn't know if Viki was going to pick up or not?

[@jharris947]

I think you need to get out more. :-)

[@kianjsr]

Question, how do you get trains to stop at request stops if you're on the train? Edit: Follow up question, do you have to pay to call phone boxes?

[@2259Ben]

A) The train has to be scheduled to stop, but assuming it is you just ask the guard when you board. (Give them enough time to alert the driver). B) Calls to a phone box are normally no different than an average landline. Standard operator and geographical charges apply.

[@geofftech2]

you tell the guard, and interestingly .. the driver assume that a stop IS always being made, UNLESS the guard notifies them by giving a couple of buzzes. i'd of thought it would have been the other way round ... "buzz to stop", but it's not.

[@ianmcclavin]

Geoff Marshall Easier not to apply the brakes fully at the last minute than having to slam them on I suppose. Also if the guard hears the buzzes but sees someone hailing the train from the platform, he (or she) would already be travelling at reduced speed and still be able to make the stop. As a bus driver, I'm comparing this scenario with my own, where the opposite applies.

[@richardmartin7780]

Geoff, If you come to West Wales to do a request stop can I suggest Lamphey? You're in a good location to explore Carew and Pembroke Castles. Might be able to do a taxi service for you if you do. Rich.