East Midlands Day Ranger

[@plume...]

3:09 onwards with the footsteps and the sound oud rain crackling around was SO lush!! I could listen to that forever, was so cosy :)

[@ianbolton9309]

Fantastic G every V blog just gets better and better your so talented great presenter thanks for taking us on your midlands ranger 👍🤗

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks Ian 😀

[@carlharris2808]

@@GLovesTrains Hi are you doing Voice overs for Tui holidays now she sounds just like you?

[@barriewillans1250]

Absolutely fantastic. Not sure about the knicker monster but the spider on your head is a touch of genius. Thank you.

[@kristiwanders-o1m]

Wow what a lot of different and beautiful places you went to in a short time! Love your occasional head gear critter! Cute little tunnel, beautiful stations Lovely!! Thanks!!! 😁😁😁

[@MrGreatplum]

“Some might say” that Cromford station is a pretty one… Another year free of the knicker monster 😜

[@markstramtrainbuscapades1729]

You were trapped in a recurring time loop! I love the Derwent Valley Line, one of my favourites! Incidentally, Whatstandwell is the nearest station to the Crich Tramway museum but be warned, the direct walk is up the steppest hill you can climb without the aid of climbing gear & oxygen! Not had an East Midlands Day Ranger in years but I've got all the valid lines in the book and those in Derbyshire can be ridden on more cheaply with a Derbyshire Wayfarer, with buses being thrown in too!

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha! I'll have to have a look at that hill 😂

[@lincolncityful1]

Great watch G, love that canal walk..Did my first East Midlands Day Ranger in 1987 👻

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks 😀

[@JimWood28]

I enjoyed this thanks. I've previously worked for EMR out of Derby, another Derby based company 'Oktal Sydac' making train simulators and before that for Balfour Beatty out of RTC Derby on the engineering trains! Out of that now. Cheers

[@GLovesTrains]

Great stuff, thanks Jim!

[@watsonwatt7984]

Fantastic vlog as always G and loved the music and the effects as well as the spider on the head and curse the knicker monster😀

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks a lot 😀

[@davejoey]

Great video as usual G! I remember Jen visiting Matlock and walking through that very tunnel on the canal

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks! I do watch AsdaOTM's videos, must have forgot that bit 😂

[@jameseldershaw7194]

Always good to see an appearance by the Knicker Monster!

[@craigsutherland3410]

Hi G, the Derby to Matlock line was traditionally used to trial new classes of train, being so close to the Derby Railway Works.

[@PaulGodfrey]

I remember a 150 on the line in the late 1980s with 2 or 3 types of seat in each carriage to see how they worked out.

[@craigsutherland3410]

@PaulGodfrey The line was used for trials of the Class 151, the best DMU British Rail never built. It was also recently used in 2021 for trials with reduced emissions boxes on the Class 170.

[@tomburke5311]

Excellent video! You've inspired me to take a ride on the Derwent Valley line. Thanks.

[@davidhamm7909]

I love that line. Cromford station was immortalised on the cover of Some Might Say by Oasis.

[@GLovesTrains]

Great to hear!

[@JamesTheBell1]

The thing I like most about Halloween - The GLovesTrains seasonal episode.

[@GLovesTrains]

Aw thanks James 😀

[@lespattison704]

I think this vlog is by far the best I have seen. Most entertaining. Thank you from New Zealand

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks a lot 😀

[@KarenLancs]

Very entertaining again. Those knicker monsters are everywhere at this time of year..Take care x

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha indeed! 😂

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Thanks for the video G, definitely my favourite purple and green 😮. Great too see that's the last coal fired power stations loved all the places you visited and Nicker monster strikes again!!🙂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧💚

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks very much 😀

[@MarkGFRex]

I love walking around Whatstandwell, Ambergate and Cromford. My friends and I love to do a train pub crawl between Derby and Matlock, cheap transport and good beers 🍺

[@GLovesTrains]

Awesome!

[@stuartrawson5057]

Fantastic vlog G great to see you travelling around the east midlands enjoying the great British weather

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks Stuart 😀

[@iana6713]

Derby is a nice place - I was there a few years back while visiting the Tramway Museum at Crich and really enjoyed it. You're getting close to 25,000 subscribers. Wow! Plenty of Turbostars up where I am, and they're alright, but I'm used to the old faithful 158s I guess.

[@andrewwilson6240]

The closest station to Crich is Whatstandwell

[@robineasby5328]

Brilliant vlog G. You don't have to be into trains to enjoy your channel. They are pure fun and entertaining with interesting information thrown in. Oh yes, and occasionally spooky ! Thank you for posting.

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha thanks appreciate that!

[@markeaston7353]

What a hoot - love it!!! I actually wondered who was opening the video until I saw that customary swagger.

[@nickbarker7321]

Derby River Gardens is a dangerous place after dark, you were very lucky

[@KirbyONeilDJSpeed]

Another good Glog mm Vlog soz , that looked like a lot of fun, thanking you , hope you had as much fun as it looked, and as always hope you had a good journey back home, take Care G

[@GLovesTrains]

I did thanks was a nice journey back 😀

[@timelordvictorious]

I have to admit I don’t get the love of Morden trains but I enjoy your enthusiasm and passion for the trains

[@MarkShesrer78]

Fantastic video first time watching and subscribed to the channel

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks very much 😀

[@williamcarrington61]

Well done "G", happy to see you had some Sunshine at Nottingham, Best Wishes from William.

[@simonhorn1745]

Great day out G! I had a few loose bowel movements after the scary knicker monster! 👻

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha thanks!

[@ElijahsTransport]

Great video G! Recently went around this area and passed Burton Joyce! Looks nice! So is turbostar central! Seriously so many 170s at Nottingham

[@GLovesTrains]

I know right! 😂

[@TDlovestrains]

Fantastic video G. From now on ill call Nottingham station turbo-star central 😂. Burton joyce is a wonderful little village 😀

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha thanks 😀

[@trainglen22]

Love the music, G. Glad that you had a great day riding trains and a coach on your Day Ranger ticket.

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks 😀

[@Bobbyprice-u6w]

Love watching your channel again makes me when I’m feeling down. I watch your channels and you just make me giggle when you put your pants on your head. Keep up the good work.🫶💜

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha thanks! 😀

[@Bobbyprice-u6w]

@ u are welcome 🫶💜

[@Paco_Gaepedores]

Incredible vlog woohoo ❤ Love from New York City 🇺🇸 ❤️

[@GLovesTrains]

Love to New York!

[@richardandrews5972]

What a wonderful video G loves train remembering your routes First train 7, 24 from Derby get off at What'sstandwell you walk to Cromford station then you get off at Beeston then down to east midlands parkway off to Leicester then a rail coach to Grantham then to Nottingham then Burton Joyce the River Trent looks lovely then finally you go to Tootbury and Hatton. yes keep the lovely videos coming G

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks very much 😀

[@Stevenspielburger]

You came to Leicester! You could have popped in for a cup of tea!

[@ReecesTrains]

Great vlog, G! I enjoyed this! I sense spooky vibes with halloween only being a week away! I saw you got to ride a Former ScotRail 170 in the beginning there which was nice to see! I've also got to say I like the 158 EMR interior! Gotta try them out soon! Out of the Turbostars, I of course prefer my ScotRail 170/4's that were built 2004-2005!

[@GLovesTrains]

Ah was that Scotrail.. the one with the purple seats.. I did wonder!

[@ReecesTrains]

@@GLovesTrains Yep! Some of the EMR 170/4's came from ScotRail before their interior was updated to ScotRail's current look. Some of them also came from Southern and were converted from 171's.

[@ALANSHEPPARD77]

The usual great video,really look forward to your weekly videos

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks!

[@Sim0nTrains]

That was a brilliant video G. Damn that Knicker Monster but that EMR Rover is good but like you said, it's not cheap.

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks Cyber, yeah not the cheapest but I enjoyed it 😁

[@jakewynn]

I hate the first gen turbostars. I feel like this is just cross country giving them a bad rep (like they have done with the voyagers), but the acceleration on them in painful imo. Nice that you ended at Tutbury and Hatton, the closest station to my work! The chap in the signal box is lovely!

[@SamsVlogstrainsmore]

Great vlog G. I did the East Midlands Day Ranger last year and I did manage to visit a fair few places except the line towards Lincoln via Newark Castle. Happy Halloween 🎃

[@GLovesTrains]

Happy Halloween Sam 😀

[@birdsbodger]

Great video, love the Halloween Octopus on your head 😂. Always amazed how you fit so much into one day!

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha thanks!!

[@paul-88E]

G - you are getting really good at these vlogs! I enjoyed this one with the extra Halloween bits - very creative. The knicker monster - well that's just the washing basket in our house, assuming the girls manage to actually get them in the basket. The 170's are comfortable trains when they're not rammed!

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha!! Cheers Paul 😀

[@dennisgoulding6185]

Wonderful video again well done 👍👍✅✅

[@Anonymoususer_8823]

This is so funny. Happy Halloween GLoves. Keep up the good work with your amazing videos 😄

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks a lot 😀

[@horsehollerer]

Another great watch. Many thanks!

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks!!

[@James-Power82]

Great vlog G, the ranger and rover tickets are a great way to see different places.

[@GLovesTrains]

Indeed thanks!

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

i really enjoyed watching this as always i pit stopped & Derby & Leicester on my way home from Leeds last year & both are great for trainspotting & id love to do them both again in the future including Leicester which id love to visit one day ie visit the city & id love to do Peterborough one day as it looks like an awesome station to film trains & same for Grantham & i def love to spend a week on the EMR network in the future as i dont get to travel with EMR very much & is an operator that i keep neglecting maby an idea for next year & im loving all the other stations too brilliant vlog keep up the awesome work

[@Echoes1910]

Great video G, my local station is Market Harborough and I’ll have to spend a day visiting a few stations in my region, I don’t often thinking about exploring locally.

[@GLovesTrains]

Sometimes the most beautiful places are so close by 😀

[@FlickedMikeLit]

I was your Driver from Nottingham to Burton Joyce and back to Tutbury! Also from Blythe Bridge a few days ago!

[@GLovesTrains]

I missed getting the honk on camera this time 😂

[@kevg707]

Such a shame that so many lines are lesser of yesteryear can imagine what that line was like in the steam days..ive yet to do these stations of my visiting every station watching this i cant wait.. Thanks G

[@davidhamm7909]

If you have the Train Sim World video game (you can pick up the base game for free at the moment on PC, Xbox and PS4/5), you can buy the Derwent Valley line in the steam era from Ambergate all the way to Buxton and Chinley. It’s one of their better routes and really gives you a feel of how it must have been. If you don’t feel like learning to drive the steam trains, you can ride as a passenger and get off and walk around the stations.

[@kevg707]

@@davidhamm7909 Thanks David will look into that

[@StuBobsGhost]

Glad you had a great time in my neck of the woods.

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks!

[@MontytheHorse]

Had the pleasure of travelling on EMR Meridians between Sheffield and Leicester and back recently. So, it was nice to see you on one as it reminded me of a nice weekend away. Great vid, G. 😊

[@GLovesTrains]

Nice one! 😀

[@andywillis2650]

Great video G, when you said Burton Joyce, i thought that was 2 people you were meeting up with, lol !! :)

[@GLovesTrains]

Lol!!

[@anthonygiglio9860]

Fantastic Video G I Enjoyed It 😊

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks 😀

[@ERIF2003]

I am a student at Derby and absolutely love it. The beauty of it is amazing and I honestly love walking around the centre in the early morning because its such a beautiful city.

[@GLovesTrains]

Amazing! I definitely wanna come see it in the daylight 😀

[@maidbloke]

Getting more creative - love it!

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video G, nice to see you've been having an adventure around my region and even been down to my local station of Leicester. I've still not done the East Midlands day ranger yet. And that knicker monster causing trouble down these parts as well lol. 🤣

[@GLovesTrains]

Haha thanks Reuben 😀

[@regularguy3665]

So much familiarity with this vid. Although I’ve never caught the train at Burton Joyce, I’m often walk my dog nearby and along the path next to the line. I also have family there and for many years drove a bus route through the village. Also Matt Horne’s home town. Recently my wife had the misfortune of travelling to Derby from St Pancras after her train from Kings X to Grantham got cancelled. I ended up fetching the car from Grantham the next day after getting the train from Carlton to Notts then transferring to a Grantham service. Took the aforementioned dog with me and she had a lovely time 😂 When I was a kid my dad worked for British Rail and as such we had family rail passes. Several times per year we’d depart Beeston (local station for us) and go London, Skegvegas, Edinburgh and even a couple of times into France. A reciprocating deal with SNCF saw us pay only port fees. Some trips were from Derby because we could park the car at my Dads work (BREL for those in the know). I’m desperate to take my daughter interrailing but the wife is having none of it. She may come home to a note on the kitchen counter one day though. Whatstandwell lays claim to Ellen MacArthur. Worth a visit on that basis.

[@alangad2007]

Lovely Video About East Midlands Day Ranger GLove

[@stevewareing8525]

Great video "G" It might just be me but your panning shot when you were stood in the vestibule of the meridian 222022 looked like you were on the set of some Star Trek Franchise 🤔The toilet would deffo double for a Turbo Lift. 😉🤣👍.

[@Camberwell86]

Love Cromford. That station building appears on the cover of Oasis' "Some Might Say" single. :)

[@burtonupontrentrailwaystod8589]

Good video Burton on Trent and Willington are the only two EMR stations served by Cross Country 😊

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Whatstandwell. The old platform just through the bridge hole has a drinking fountain in it.

[@RailPhotoAnthology]

G you are so funny - love the knicker monster bits 🤣 Great vlog♥

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks!!

[@chrisfay1150]

Cromford was used for the Some Might Say cover

[@walterfillingham]

The first train you were on,, a class 170, actually looked like it has the old ScotRail interior livery..good fun video and great mix of stations and trains, thank you 😊

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks!

[@michaelbruchas6663]

The Haunted G episode! Beware The KnickerMonster!

[@adam70023]

Nice to see you visit my home city of Leicester

[@ChrisWhiteAroundTheGround]

Intro was bonkers and I loved it. 😂

[@GLovesTrains]

Great! 😀

[@Thunderer0872]

Probably way before you were born? yeah in 1995 so yes before you and your Knickers Opoer... Oasis did a sleave cover at Cromford for their single Some Might say' CD and Vinyl was a good tune too. Gloves trains keep up the good work G x

[@stephenc6648]

Fun video! I think I was at Leicester Station on the same morning but going in the opposite direction. I was a bit disappointed that you caught the replacement bus to Grantham instead of just changing at Sleaford. Maybe it would have taken too long.

[@GLovesTrains]

Maybe, I was cutting it fine with the time tbf 😂

[@transportguy1k635]

Nice vid G! You should pay a visit to heritage steam railways via mainline stations such as these. Loughborough for the Great Central Railway Kidderminster for the Severn Valley Railway Cheltenham Spa for the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Manchester Piccadilly then tram to Bury for the East Lancashire Railway Peterborough for the Nene Valley Railway Sheringham for the North Norfolk Railway East Grinstead for the Bluebell Railway Alton for the Mid Hants Railway Duffeld for the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Matlock for Peak Rail Didcot Parkway for Didcot Railway Centre Grosmont for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Keighley for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Porthmadog for the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways And many more! 😊

[@davidgrainger5378]

A couple of your trains had ex London Midland green moquette on the seats

[@Thornaby37]

Another action packed Day Ranger 👍 I wonder, has the Knicker Monster moved to Turbostar Central ?😂😂😂

[@GLovesTrains]

Hahah maybe its their new home!

[@andrewduffin9216]

With EMR getting their 810's soon, I wonder whether it would pay to redeploy the 222's on busy routes like Liverpool to Norwich? Maybe Cross Country could get a few to supplement their 170's (although they aren't compatible with the Voyagers unfortunately)

[@Kulla1berg]

Happy Halloween to you Nice to see you in my brother’s favourite place in UK, yes even if he is a Swede is favourite team is the Rams

[@GLovesTrains]

Happy Halloween!

[@MartySulls]

I think I saw the knicker monster on the LTS line last Friday. lol

[@jacobporrett]

Did you have an add on to the normal East Midlands Day Ranger because it doesn't go as far as Peterborough on the normal one? Thank you for sharing.

[@GLovesTrains]

It is valid to Peterborough 👍

[@ynda777]

Love the music on this one!

[@dazshewring4358]

you should try a west midlands day ranger , im from nuneaton and have one every week, crewe is THE place to see locomotives with LSL its worth a visit and i love the pendalinos , i saved over 200 pound yesturday after i totalled up my journey , plus go to birmingham moor street and get on a class 68 to leamington spa with mk3s and a dvt class 821 , or catch a class 67 from crewe to shrewsbury with mk4s and a dvt class 822. so much to do tbh

[@MartinPiper6502]

Such a pretty cottage station

[@geoffbrookes4594]

One of your best ever….love the special effects. Shame it’s becoming a 5 day week railway, they excel at running rail replacement buses rather than trains. A railway out of control. 🚂🚴‍♂️👣🇺🇦

[@antonysmith9173]

Damn G if l had known you were in Derby(my home town) l could? have seen you. 😊

[@Andrewjg_89]

Happy Halloween GLovesTrains. I have heard that East Midlands is cursed but it’s really not that cursed and there are so many places to visit. Which isn’t even that scary at all. But still Happy Halloween. 😊

[@GLovesTrains]

Happy Halloween!

[@stephenpinder9567]

Scary one Gloves.......SCARY GOOD that is

[@GLovesTrains]

GOOD MWHAAHHA 😀

[@bryansmith1920]

Whatstandwell Station is definitely a Railway Children looking Station, I expected to see Bernard Cribbins step out and ask to see your ticket, 😂😂😂

[@TransportVloggerIan]

We will catch that elusive monster one day.........one day

[@GLovesTrains]

One day!

[@dcw127]

I live in the East Midlands, near Wellingborough!

[@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller]

Now then, as you're exploring "our neck of the woods" you'll have to let me know when you get brave and venture up the Robin hood line (Nottingham - Worksop). A hot brew and biscuits will be ready for you. Also, that building on the opposite platform at Cromford is famous for being used on the album sleeve for What's the story morning glory by Oasis back in 1995.

[@GLovesTrains]

Robin Hood Line - i wanna go just for the name of it 😀

[@Welshy1717]

Thank god you went on Saturday...... EMR was a nightmare on the Friday, I had a little ride to East Midlands Parkway. And all trains to Nottingham was being cancelled due to Signal failure at Loughborough. 06:30 mins ...... there it is, I was there the day before you 🤣 the power station, thats what I wanted to see. You didnt walk down to Redhill Marina then.

[@RocketLauncha1]

Every time I've been to Peterborough, something's always went wrong. It really is a cursed station

[@hymek7017]

Hi G - Thanks for the fabulous and entertaining vlog. Were you by any chance filming on a weekday? If so, your EMR day ranger ticket isn't valid until after 09:00 which could explain why it didn't work at the barrier. It may also not be valid on the XC service you used. Now that is scary - penalty fares are no joke! From National Rail website: The East Midlands Day Ranger ticket is valid for unlimited travel on local trains in the East Midlands area after 09:00 on Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

[@GLovesTrains]

And like I said at the very start - its a Saturday so no time restrictions..

[@Jonathan_55018]

Thank goodness you avoid the monster live to travel another day That building at cromford did appear on a oasis album cover

[@GLovesTrains]

Yes I was speaking to a lovely person there and they were telling me about that 😀

[@teecefamilykent]

Brilliant video G lol lol.

[@GLovesTrains]

Cheers!

[@stevebeal73]

GroundhogLoves Trains? (I loved this vlog!)

[@GLovesTrains]

Cheers lol!

[@eddywilko]

Pure genius!!!!

[@JJGadventures]

Welcome to my home town Derby

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks 😀

[@JJGadventures]

@@GLovesTrains your welcome

[@alanshelly7068]

Awesome video g from Alan in Lowestoft ❤😊

[@GLovesTrains]

Thanks Alan 😀

[@alanshelly7068]

@GLovesTrains your welcome

[@furonguy42]

Not to alarm you, but during your walk from Whatstandwell and on the first 158, I think some really big spiders jumped on your head! 😆 Joke's on me though; when you said "I'm off to say hello to Burton Joyce", I completely misheard/misunderstood and thought you were visiting some people named Bert & Joyce.

[@GLovesTrains]

A spider where?!?!?!? 😂

[@paulmalley4829]

There's a new staggered platform at Derriaghy. There are 39 steps up to it, but no flowing water, unfortunately.