Exploring Greater Anglia - Is it Great at Chesterford?

[@AndrewRobinson-b8y]

Found this very interesting. Look forward to more

[@Thornaby37]

Excellent video, Sarah, and very informative as always 👍

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent video as always 👍

[@tonybubb4945]

I was born and raised in Essex and we always considered ourselves as part of East Anglia. Great video, keep it up

[@Andrewjg_89]

I agree as well. I also live in Essex and grew up in Norfolk when I was a young child.

[@Andrewjg_89]

Great Chesterford station also serves Saffron Walden as well I think. I haven’t been to Saffron Walden and Great Chesterford.

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video Sarah, those stations do look nice, CrossCountry did call at Audley End on the Birmingham to Stanstead Airport service before that virus wrecked havoc. Also don't even get me started on CrossCountry train formations lol.

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

Sarah behind your left shoulder, in the view of you at the London End of the Up Platform, you can see a brick building with white weatherboards on the roof, in the station car park. This is the original waiting shelter for Platform 3 (the branch line to Bartlow Junction). I have actually walked the trackbed from Ashdon to Bartlow Junction, when the Signalbox at Bartlow Junction was still there. You could climb the Signalbox. Done it ! The second footbridge, is the older one.

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

im loving all the stations which all look like lovely stations brilliant vlog

[@LyntreeTown20132]

Great Informative video Sarah subscribed and liked x

[@stephendavies6949]

Hi Sarah. That short Stanstead to B'ham NS train reminded me of the even shorter one (2 carriages) from Norwich to Liverpool Lime St. Outrageous!

[@Ratty_Rex]

Another great exploration. :)

[@TransportVloggerIan]

16:28 I often wonder if there is such a thing as a level crossing radar and if there is, I bet you have one Sarah :)

[@sarahwiththetrains]

I would love for level crossing radar to be real! I do always peruse Google maps to check for level crossings in the area so an automatic radar system would be a great help!

[@fhwolthuis]

Great video, Sarah 😃

[@simonjerryncf1987]

Went to Audley End House earlier in the year, highly recommended.

[@PaulGibson-f7x]

I love the rabbit , great film too

[@robertsmith4830]

Just before the class 720s were introduced by Greater Anglia, they had a consultation period and one of the points I raised was about the lack of padding in the seats! Although, to be fair, I actually find them to be quite comfortable on my daily commute. I find the seats on the class 745 much more uncomfortable, simply because the seat backs are so tall (at least for me).

[@ianr]

Great video Sarah! Ditto my comments elsewhere. 🙂👍

[@ianhelps3749]

There used to be a Ciba-Geigy chemical works at Great Chesterford. I had a job interview there in the 1980s. Back then the train ftom Cambridge was a rattling Class 105. Ciba Geigy had a private siding for delivery of chemical raw materials. Anyway I didn’t get the job. I guess the works closed as I didn't see any sign of it in your film.

[@Pesmog]

Isn't that the site that is now Huntsman chemicals? Its quite a way north of the village and is really closer to Duxford village than Chesterford. The site did used to have its own sidings, the route of which can still be seen on google earth. 👍

[@ianhelps3749]

@Pesmog looking at Google Maps you're probably right. I thought the site was closer to Great Chesterford, but it's a long time ago and my memory could be playing tricks.

[@QALibrary]

Hi Sarah, Your start and end stations have wonderful names - wonder how and why they got that name

[@alanshelly7068]

The x country 170s are full by the time they get to Peterborough 😊

[@Sim0nTrains]

Like Tony the Tiger would say.... They're gr-r-eat.... Stations and really enjoyed the video

[@TheFrogfather1]

Railway magnate who was a bit dodgy? That's a first!

[@fussyboy2000]

i think there's a problem with your microphone as there's a horrible background hum on the quiet shots.

[@jgcracknell]

15000V DC does that!

[@sarahwiththetrains]

@fussyboy2000 Unfortunately it's the overhead lines rather than the mic. It's really annoying but not a lot I can about it I'm afraid ☹️

[@Mikeper94]

It might be worth just sticking a high pass filter on the audio in your editing software just to take the super low wobbing sound out. It's pretty unnerving listening with big speakers.