Faygate - Least Used Station in West Sussex

It's Number Six in the series of 'Least Used', where the Police show up at the end! Yup, it was time to go Faygate, West Sussex, where Geoff brings a family member along, and there's tea-a-plenty ...
The ORR statistics which you can download to see passengers usage for yourself, is here: dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statist...
My map of Least Used stations can be downloaded here: geofftech.co.uk/downloads.html

[@Trockenshampooleopard]

"You have no style, Mr. Marshall" - I want to hug that lady. And then high-five her. Then hug again, then high-five some more. She's awesome.

[@M1CAE1.]

You know you live a good life when your youtube recommended page is a middle-aged man from Ealing trainspotting with his mum at the least used station in West Sussex xD

[@rjc83x]

Your Mum is a comedy legend 'It's got a script error' And '...to London Bridge in London... obviously.' Best laugh I've had all week

[@sirLegoalex]

Geoff, you may have a tea problem. maybe.

[@ahpadt]

Every time theres a new least used station video, I now feel the compulsion to make a cup of tea.

[@teecefamilykent]

ThatDaddyAlex where was he getting all that tea from?

[@aviator3926]

Yes, agreed.

[@janepearson8710]

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[@janepearson8710]

And at little used stations the facilities do not include toilets.

[@businessbuilding1]

Watching shows like this is a million times better than all the negative crap that is going on in the news right now. People here are all commenting for the love of trains , travel and discovery. Thanks for posting fun and informative videos like this Geoff.

[@PiousMoltar]

When your mum calls you a trainspotter... OUCH

[@nuzhattabassum5589]

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[@julieaylward7033]

There's an idea for a new series Geoff - All the Police STATIONS! Love your mum's scarf.....

[@edwardfriendly8723]

Geoff your mum is absolutely sweet! Everyone should have a mum like this. My mum is like this and they truly are one of the most valuable things in life. Stay safe all! x

[@edwardfriendly8723]

And she's right about the hat.

[@paulneave2041]

Brilliant! Your Mum's a star, she needs her own spin-off show. "Geoff's Mum's Thermos Flask Recipes and Crime Fighting Show".

[@bbdablu]

"You have no style, Mr. Marshall." Haha

[@PikalaxALT]

Your mum's awesome in this video btw.

[@vanillasplash6198]

Cheers!

[@sallylarkin6322]

PikalaxALT yes

[@cowscrazy]

As a Canadian I think it's great to see you live up to the British tea stereotype. I like it !! Drink on my good sir!! Best least used station episode yet!!

[@forevervideouk]

Funny Video! That's my home village. I've lived there for 30 years and thats the first police car I've ever seen there! I need that station! it's a lifeline! Carry on the good work.

[@briancarson9309]

Your Mum is laugh, what a great sport. In some parts of the world, burglary is mealy theft, where as Robbery is theft with violence. Another great video Geoff.

[@bobby8732]

i thought robbery was from a business and burglary was at a home/personal property...🤔

[@aedanjmcghie]

No burglary in Scotland. It's house breaking here.

[@beeble2003]

In English law, burglary is theft, GBH or vandalism committed while trespassing in a building, whereas robbery is theft (and only theft) involving violence or threats against a person. So breaking into somebody's empty house and stealing stuff is burglary, breaking into their garden and stealing stuff is just theft, threatening to punch somebody unless they give you their wallet is robbery and asking to borrow somebody's phone and then running off with it is just theft.

[@kingkarrotyt5277]

Geoffs the person who got me into my fascination in trains, secrets of the underground started my up session with trains

[@voxley19]

Brilliant video Geoff. Sugar Loaf (the least used station in Wales) looks very interesting. It is nowhere near the famous Sugar Loaf mountain at Abergavenny- it is infact near Llandovery on the Heart of Wales line.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

I've been to Faygate twice and on both those occasions I had a good dinner in the pub. Highly recommended.

[@seveneightlp]

Jaffa cakes too! Love those things, thank god I have a British specialty shop in my hometown so I can get them.

[@trevordance5181]

I can remember at Redhill station long before the days of digital information displays on platforms when the platform staff used to put up long thin wooden boards with the station stops pre printed on them for the next departure. Even in those days so few services stopped at Faygate it's name was omitted from these boards, so that when one of the few trains that actually was going to stop at Faygate was due a secondary wooden board was also put up under the main one that read, "Calls also Faygate".

[@tinntinn1018]

When I saw the police car on the video I was like what the hell is geoff getting arrested

[@vincentye3869]

Tinntinn 101 If he did, how did he upload the video 🤔

[@EM81YT]

Vincent Ye the police uploaded it

[@alexlear8797]

Brilliant video, wish I’d been aware of this all before you did all the stations. It’s the closest station to my parents house and in the 25 years I lived there before moving out, I used Faygate station... once. Missed the crime wave last year though.

[@btuckervideos4705]

Geoff, I think your mum should have a spin-off series on your channel

[@radioman1170]

Your Mum's great Geoff - she should be featured more!

[@sarahj8231]

As someone who worked on these lines, Faygate was my second last station to sell a ticket from (of the ones I used to go to), and it was a weekly season. My last was Pevensey Bay, which I never managed to break my duck. It does only have a couple of trains a day and is used even less than Faygate. One day someone got on, I almost ran down the train to sell their ticket, but alas, they had a weekly, from Pevensey and Westham.

[@roo.stewart]

Best 'Least Used' video yet! So good!

[@jackschillawski6465]

Very nice Geoff, always look forward to these videos! was nice to meet? (I always struggle to think of the right term for that online with someone you don't know properly) also, the difference between robbery and burglary is that robbery uses physical force and in the presence of the victim (ie robbing someone at gunpoint) while burglary is when someone unlawfully enters a structure and takes something (ie someone breaks into your flat while you are off visiting some little unused railway station)

[@JeffsTagtripp]

Thanks Geoff for an interesting and entertaining episode!:)

[@Clivef213]

As a fan of your videos would love to accompany you one day on a least used station visit :) keep up the good work Geoff always found your videos entertaining

[@benjaminoverton7702]

Only in Faygate.. It's all the Crawley riffraff going somewhere quiet to do their drug deals.

[@benjaminoverton7702]

Atheist Orphan Forest Boys for me -_-

[@benjaminoverton7702]

Atheist Orphan Very possible.. not me though, I'm afraid.

[@Captain_Crusty]

I'm from Crawley and I resent the implic... actually its all true.

[@ianmcclavin]

That's not the reason I moved out of Crawley in 2010 though!

[@aaronthefunnyboi5656]

I live in Crawley not too bad now but can get worse!

[@robshipway2269]

Great Video Geoff as always.

[@argotsambience]

i loved seeing crawley flash up on the train screen in this video! i grew up there!

[@tsangpogorge]

Great to see you in my neck of the woods, surprised to see such a quiet rural station become a crime scene especially since I happen to know it's dead posh around there. Also nice to see your mum supporting your unorthodox career choice!

[@ianmcclavin]

It was nice when we had the Electrostars on the Horsham slows, stopping at Faygate in the peaks, instead of those 700's with their ironing board type seats. Still no through Horsham- Peterborough trains at weekends yet.

[@lorenzohermoso1085]

Ah, Faygate. Brilliant. Was hoping to offer to come along, but I see twas a family trip. Last went a few weeks ago with my little boy (INSET day) which reminds me NO Sunday (or even Saturday) service. Our trip was less eventful, but we did walk to Crawley cresting the Mole/ Arun watershed, and then took the bus home to Horsham after lunch. Gonna look out for your mum.

[@brandongrant6611]

Geoff, love the videos... you need more with Mom she is awesome!

[@paulma15]

Such a classic video, couldn't have planned that better if you had tried to lol. Keep the vids coming bro, u do a great job :)

[@karljoachimgoll]

At least, we know by now, that the train at the beginning has a bathroom.....😊

[@scg7442]

"I want to go to London Bridge, in London..... ObViOuSlY" I laughed so hard I choked on oxygen

[@TylersTrains]

Love it.is nice seeing all these different places

[@minezbot]

Go past hear all the time going to Horsham from Ifield, my train just stopped there just a few hours ago!

[@matthewb6916]

Am I the only one that thinks Geoff occasionally has an uncanny resemblance to Jeremy Renner? Another amazing video, did not expect a police chase! Cheers, Matt

[@matthewb6916]

Hope not, I'd be getting muddled up. Maybe he could wear a different hat..?

[@passiveaggressive6175]

Don’t you mean Jeremy Kyle😂😂

[@praiserdusty]

This was the absolute best video you've ever made

[@Boyracer2983]

Aww, you mum is lovely ❤, love this video 👍

[@jipsstanley]

Geoff Marshall what is the name of the song when the title is shown.

[@soepil]

I will never be able to put my Carharrt hat on again without thinking "slightly to the left or slightly to the right ..." :) Love these videos.

[@AlonsoRules]

Speaking of those timetable books, I have an Amtrak one that I got when I was in America. When I come to London eventually, I will be getting as many as I can.

[@HenrysAdventures]

I've never seen clocks in a cage like you found at Doleham and Faygate but when traveling on a train from Dublin Heuston I noticed some of the signals are in a cage like that.

[@glynwelshkarelian3489]

I grew up in Crawley but moved away. I try and visit Faygate once a year; getting a ticket for the 12.15(?), eating and drinking in the great Holmebush Inn next door, then going for a really good bluebell walk to the Frog & Nightgown (closed, but possibly reopen this year) then on to Little Haven, Horsham, or to the Cherry Tree (if open) for a bus back to Crawley (if the stop's still there!).

[@jackreevesvlogsandblogs2498]

Hi Geoff, you can still order a big book of timetables from Middleton Press. Alternatively, you can download a zip file from the network rail site which contains all of the timetables. Hope this helps!

[@WouterWeggelaar]

no way about those kids! what are the odds! also, I like your mum. especially at the end of the video :-) seems like a strong lady!

[@Hound00med]

It's cool to see sorta my local line :p .. I used to live in Horsham, so Faygate is a memory for me :p

[@ChrisColtrane]

MUM BROUGHT DRINKS :D

[@JohnTalbot-k6xi]

Simply Great Story... you tell it well (!!)

[@2wfit]

Love these videos, so enjoyable!

[@kmcat]

It's now news when Southen aren't on strike

[@DanLoudShirts]

Wow! Got that one edited and up quickly! Even a little bit of Police, Camera, Action action in the middle. Very good as always. Where's next then?

[@Perrygallo]

Your mum bringing the biscuits is the sweetest thing. Thank God for mothers eh

[@LeeRender1980]

You answered your own question about the 37x units - all end doors, unless there's a unit fault, are to be opened. The exception is unless it's booked to operate with a 'closed' / locked out unit. The exception is when it's a ARL 387 unit where the front end door is just an emergency exit. And oh heck the help point connected to NRES call centre urgh. And wow capturing a police chase as it happened and having the video used as evidence, talk about right place right time...at least used station!

[@ramblingman66]

Did they catch those kids 🤔, another intriguing watch 👏👏

[@roystonrich9278]

When I went to school in Horsham we used to have pupils who came by train from Crawley. Apparently an unfortunate boy was sometimes pushed out of the train at Faygate minus trousers and prevented from getting back on. Slam door carriages in those days.

[@spencerchilvers7756]

Hey Geoff. Come and Travel on the "Heart of Wales Line" here in Mid Wales! You can get off at Sugar Loaf Train Station (The least used in the UK?) You literally have to put your hand out to signal the train to stop!

[@rriccopena]

I love these videos! Thanks a lot.

[@66secularist]

Please come to Australia and visit some of our stations. Start with the Hunter Valley for barely used stations.

[@NickPapison]

Your mum is great! she should be in more videos she's hilarious

[@sparklyballs2]

Used to get a train from Ifield to Faygate every weekday in the school holidays to do a summer job smashing up cast iron baths at the scrap yard that used to be at faygate. The owner was a friend of my grandads because they were both in the same business.

[@mrender666]

In Scotland, our timetables would be in two parts (if physical ones still exist). A small leaflet for the Trans Pennine Express service, and a THICK book for everything else!

[@thegeneralissimo470]

I have that exact thermos but with a plain metal body. Brilliant.

[@rareairvideos3070]

Tea, Jaffa Cakes, Admonishment that you are "just" putting your hat on... priceless Mum!

[@vanillasplash6198]

Oh my goodness I had that exact map as a kid! (British Rail 91-92 map) Never thought I'd see it again! (PS: Love your intro song)

[@cocazade7703]

ah my favourite least used station because of your lovely mum ❤️

[@thomasweston9216]

Perhaps you should check out Warnham station on the Horsham to Dorking line. This has few passengers as well. You might be interested to know that Faygate is on the Branch line from Horsham to Victoria, the main line from Horsham goes through Dorking.

[@VictoriaPichel]

LOVING your mum! she should be featured more often. She's great!

[@amirdawoodbhai]

On all British Electrostars (except classes 357,376 & 378) you can walk the entire length of the train even if the consist is formed of multiple units. The cabs are designed with extra sets of doors which fold inwards to form corridors when operating in multiples.

[@ianstransporthistorystuff8175]

Back in my day ( shows age now lol ) in the early 80s you could get these maps from most station ticket office and I used to have one on my bedroom wall and somewhere at my parents I have one from 1981/82 that still had the March & Spalding line and other lines and stations that closed after 1982 .and all my years living in Crawley I've never got of at Faygate but always gone past on the train.

[@timfireblade]

Happy memories, I used to take the door slammer down to Billingshurst (also a short platform).

[@ManicEngine]

Bless you, Geoff's Mum :)

[@dereham1]

Geoff, your mother is a lovely lady - I liked her "You have no style, Mr Marshall" comment.

[@geniusinexile7449]

Love the crime drama at the end of this video!

[@pickles501]

You can walk through all Coaches on a 377

[@businessbuilding1]

Southern Trainspotting yes

[@Lemonaitor]

Southern Trainspotting drat, beat me to it! On Southern I think the 319s are the only ones you can't.

[@AndyCreepy27]

Lemonaitor Southern don't have any 319s now, all went to Thameslink a few years ago. However they do have Class 455s and 313s that have no corridor connections between units, and they also operate Class 171s which don't have a corridor connection either.

[@AndyCreepy27]

Jack Pourgourides Within the train they do, however if two 313s were coupled together then you can't walk from one unit to the next, as the cab end doors are only to be used for emergency access.

[@AndyCreepy27]

Jack Pourgourides Don't worry, looking back at my original comment I didn't make it that clear 😊

[@tomelvin255]

Greater Anglia I think still do paper timetables, I last picked one up from Stowmarket train station however that was about a year ago.....

[@juansdf1]

Your mum is so adorable!!

[@altamashsarwar2608]

Great video.

[@HarryNTrainspotting]

Yes you can walk through the train. It has connectors at each cab which lets you do this, some trains dont have this though

[@diametrica24]

You should do the least-used station in North Charleston. Oh wait... it's also the most-used. Combo video!

[@Leock]

Omg Geoff the timing for that was immaculate

[@TheNordicYeti]

great video- again :)

[@mat2090]

Do you use an external microphone on this video ? Great audio

[@paulwhitear4983]

Great video. A robbery is from the person, a burglary is from home, or shop. or any building

[@nakisg]

A big like for this video in honour of your lovely mum

[@CityWhisperer]

Long time since I last saw a 3x2 train configuration

[@driverdoozer]

Night Riviera... so which Devon/Cornwall station are you doing?

[@dcarbs2979]

Looks pretty busy for a least used station. Having worked at Gatwick for some years, I'm familiar with the area. I'd have thought Aldrington would have been less used. (I only used it for the Jaguar dealership). That and Lancing both have shorter platforms, only catering for 4 coaches.

[@SiVlog1989]

On a 377 you can walk all the way through, even through the interconnecting doors by the cabs :)

[@marcussheen]

Yep, you can walk through all the coaches on these trains which is a nice touch, particularly when the train splits en-route. Does anyone know why the older trains have two styles of seats? Geoff was sat on the 5-wide uncomfortable 'ironing board' seats as I call them, whereas I always head towards the end coaches which have more comfortable coach-style seats.

[@cowscrazy]

Ever been to Skipton Station? I curious how busy that station is. Its the closest station to where some family of mine is.

[@channel64_thename]

Can I still purchase the GWR timetable and the SWR Free timetable booklet?

[@kaicollins6130]

Geoff, could you have a look at least used station in Northamptonshire? Thanks

[@01276]

Geoff, you can still get Quail maps which show the whole network

[@pklongutoobe]

You have to take a trip to Devon and do some of the stations there. I'm thinking Chapelton is probably the least used and Lympstone Commando the most unusual (you would have to get permission from the base).

[@Littlet1ts]

I work on platforms and split 377’s and i open the interconnecting doors between units we also tell people what part of the train to sit in for that station.