Visiting Every Station on the South Eastern Main Line doesn't go to plan...

[@JenOnTheMove]

This is the series that led to me filming the "KZbin is breaking me" video... I am doing _so much better_ now, we're even further into the future - 6 weeks. I'm bringing forward a video that I filmed yesterday to release next week to show how much I've come on... watch this space!

[@BritishTrainspotting]

I'm glad to hear you're doing better! I also really like your new hair colour!

[@camotech1314]

So you're starting to do things for fun ☺️

[@stephenlee5929]

Love the Hair colour. Glad you a feeling good.

[@craigwilliams9110]

Good to hear it. Make videos for fun.

[@darrenbertram7289]

I'm glad you included future Jen - we all struggle and we all need our future selves to pull us through

[@Sim0nTrains]

Great video Jen, I can relate to being 'p***ed off' with myself as there days when making videos you and it doesn't go the way, I remember being at Banstead on the Epsom Downs branch line and I thought, I go back there for 30 minutes but turns out once the train left Banstead the next train wasn't for a hour and was p***ed with myself and sat down and thought why thought f**k it I don't want to do this KZbin anymore but just composed myself but honestly making KZbin videos is hard work and not as easy as it looks, the planning, the research, filming, editing, planning a back-up plan quickly in case things don't go to plan like a train cancellation or a train being delayed. Looking forward to the rest of the series and sorry to hear that you were struggling Jen to the point that it broke you :(

[@michaelmiller641]

I lived in Orpington years ago. This was my station to commute to London, even to grammar school at Camberwell, before commuting to work at London Bridge. I was a volunteer in the 60s helping out, trying to get the Westerham Valley Railway going, alas to no avail in the end. Thanks for that video Jen, and keep up the healthy regime!

[@stmisbehavin662]

Knockholt Station *is* in Greater London, but the road outside the station entrance isn't. So you're basically right either way. You look after you. We want to be watching Jen videos for many years to come! Hugs offered from Canada.

[@JenOnTheMove]

Thankyou! Things really do pick up in the future!

[@CherylSteele-rt8dj]

@stmisbehavin662 Well said. Canadians are lovely people ❤️ 🇨🇦

[@Finnland165]

Amazing video Jen! Knockholt station is in London however the village is in Kent, glad you came to my local line, all the best!

[@Thornaby37]

Jen, you genuinely had me worried for a couple of minutes. But I had a sigh of relief to see happy Jen at the end of the video Please do take care of yourself

[@JenOnTheMove]

This is the video that triggered the "KZbin is breaking me" video... things really have turned a corner since then, which hopefully you'll see in next weeks video which I'm releasing out of order

[@neilwilkins7686]

Another awesome video Jen and I have to say loving the 'future Jen's' new hair colour. So pleased to hear the changes you are making are having a positive impact on you're life. Upwards and onwards Jen.

[@JenOnTheMove]

Future future Jen is doing even better!

[@neilwilkins7686]

@@JenOnTheMove great to hear Jen

[@AlteranAnciote]

Elmstead Woods is a lovely little stop. As you found, there is a cute little garden in the middle island that is looked after by the staff and local community. It's a cute little oasis surrounded by railway lines. XD

[@officialmcdeath]

Thank you for being so transparent about your situation - good to see you very clearly turning a corner - that vibrant blue is back and it speaks volumes! \m/

[@LordRorthorn]

Hi Jen - Glad you are getting yourself sorted. Just wanted to say I enjoy your videos and hope you find the best way forward for you to continue making them. They should be enjoyable for you to make, because that makes them more interesting and fun. Good luck

[@JenOnTheMove]

The last few weeks being back filming after a bit of a break has done wonders!

[@paulharvey9149]

Knowing when you've reached your limits and having the strength to admit - and then do something about it, is a really strong and powerful characteristic, dear Jen. Yeah, so it took you a little while to work out what you were going to do - but that's okay! And yours just redefines blue rinses in all our minds, for sure! So you've done a good thing - every cloud has its silver lining and all that stuff, yeah?!! If people didn't like your videos, they'd not watch them; the fact that people are still watching and supporting what you do tells you they still enjoy them and virtually, they enjoy your company... So please, you just do what's right for you, as you go forward!

[@JenOnTheMove]

After this series I took a break from filming for a few weeks and came back refreshed and I've really been enjoying it again! (For context, this was filmed at the beginning of July)

[@IowaTrainGay]

The Southeastern Mainline is so cool! And so is Charring Cross! I've always wondered if someone could run steam trips out of there! 🥰🥰🥰 Also love the Future Jen segment and your update. Glad you're doing better and doing things to fuel your body. Looking forward to seeing what comes to your Channel next!

[@JenOnTheMove]

Sometimes you need that wakeup call to make changes!

[@rikufryderyk]

Rlly well made video! Loved seeing some London stations again ❤️

[@JenOnTheMove]

Thankyou!

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

the gardens at Elmstead Woods looks reallly nice & i wouldnt mind checking it out one day & im loving Knuckholt & Orpington is a nice area but not keen on the station brilliant vlog

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video Jen, I did ride this route back in 2006 to Tonbridge from London Bridge (and you deffo don't want it to be falling down lol).

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Orpington is my local station - which I agree is not the most edifying, particularly in the rush hour. As, for Dunton Green: the Westerham branch closed to passengers in 1961 and I remember once travelling on the line with my parents sometime in the 1950's. The last train from Westerham to Dunton Green, was I believe around 19.23, taking around 10 mins for the 4.5 miles. Today, the last bus from Westerham to Sevenoaks, the nearest large town, is, believe it or not, at 16.28! That's progress!

[@lapiswake6583]

Thank you for realising the problem and making the hard decision to change. I love your videos, but they're more enjoyable when I know you're enjoying making them yourself

[@JenOnTheMove]

Things have really taken a positive change following this series!

[@MrGreatplum]

Kudos for knowing when to stop, Jen… Much of the old line to Westerham from Dunton Woods is now under the M25. Westerham is worth a visit one day - very pretty and 3 national trust properties within about 10 minutes!

[@CherylSteele-rt8dj]

It was lovely to be in that London again, Jen. Thank you. Really enjoyable. X

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Re that odd Blackfriars station: Jago Hazzard made a rather informative video on that a few years back, also Geoff did one revolving around (the actual) Blackfriars station and Thameslink also mentioning this odd Blackfriars station, if I remember correctly. And AJ Omega also did a video on the Thameslink stations in London, not sure though he mentioned the odd Blackfriars station. (I have a playlist with several videos on that, however I have three versions of that, so I can't actually share it, sadly....)

[@jmaybankjackson]

6:21 Knockholt gets busy during peaks but thats due to people parking there instead of places like Sevenoaks to get the cheaper Oyster fares

[@Lenbot7]

I live over in hither green, I'm happy to say that the station has started being renovated

[@robhines4537]

I saw you first on Geoff Marshall Lego train video. Brilliant video Jen

[@JenOnTheMove]

Thankyou!

[@jmaybankjackson]

I used to work at Waterloo East on the gateline and both SE and LU staff called it no mans land. One member on LU told me the reason for the strange set up there was when Southwark was opened, there was going to be a street level entrance there but the local residents managed to get it blocked. I was told when that restriction ends and will need to be fought again but I cannot remember now

[@JenOnTheMove]

The whole arrangement there just seems odd!

[@terrymoore9388]

Take care Jen and look after yourself. Great video

[@davejoey]

Great video as usual Jen! I think the camera collapsed at the end in sympathy!

[@martinjolly8351]

Looking forward to the rest of the stations on "my" line. Would have loved to have bumped in to you! You do keep us entertained, so glad you've turned the corner again, its tough sometimes.

[@QALibrary]

not sure if there is still a train service but a few years ago there was an all-station stopping service from Weymouth to London

[@customtransport2777]

Probably one of the most attractive outdoor stations in London for that lovely garden setup, I was recommended to visit Elmstead Woods by another train geek

[@JenOnTheMove]

I didn't expect it to be so nice, I loved it!

[@mikeburke7028]

Orpington is also the terminus for the Southeastern service from Victoria via Brixton, Herne Hill and Penge East.

[@philgray8811]

Knockholt sounds like one of those stations where the company opted to build it nearer to the railway than the location it serves.

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

So glad you’re doing better. I heartily approve of the hair choice.

[@JenOnTheMove]

Thankyou :)

[@Nathan_A_RF]

Well, at Knockholt station you were in London, but at the entrance you were in Kent! You can also still travel along the old line from Dunton Green to Westerham - in a car along the M25! Loving the graphics of the little maps. What software do you use to make those?

[@Andrewjg_89]

Elmstead Woods is quite a nice small station that you can see trains coming in and out of the tunnels. And Southeastern are soon to replace the Class 465 and Class 466 Networkers with new trains but they should keep some for the Bromley North branch line.

[@gary3561]

I bet the Bromley north branch was fun 😂 i grea up dosn that way loved going on the train to visit my nan. It was previously named knockholt pound

[@GeorgeSimmstrains]

I hope you feel better now after your latest video thanks for the 68 and 66 my kind of thing

[@robertwilloughby8050]

There was a nasty little fire onboard - I think, I could be wrong - one of the last 4-SUB's in the early 80's. A complete twonk left a smouldering butt end at their seat and it set it on fire. Although everyone was safe - the evacuation was top-notch - the carriage was really badly damaged. And to tie it in with your vid, Jen, it happened at Waterloo East.

[@Anonymoususer_8823]

Oh dear I do feel your pain and frustration Jen. 😢

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

On your map, you have indicated some station names in a bigger font size (talking esp. about those ALONG the line), hence them being highlighted. Is that being the terminal stations? Or is that the stations being served by (semi-)fast trains? Or would both be the same actually? (If you can answer that.)

[@PaulYoudell]

I developed a very slight walking addiction during the pandemic. I will not get the train somewhere unless I have walked there first, So when a colleague had a wedding in Norwich this year I had to walk there from Greenwich. (I did it in stages, over about a year),

[@JenOnTheMove]

Sounds like you may enjoy Wanderer ( wandrer.earth/ ) - it hooks into your Strava account and keeps track of what streets in an area you've walked along, with a goal to walk every street!

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Future Jen is spot on, and also has excellent hair colour!! Nice to see you around my neck of the woods - don't hesitate to give me a shout next time you're in Kent, I'll see if I can bring along a cuppa (or a Costa!) for you xD

[@stevelang3171]

nice hair! (not so much the blue one.) love your stuff, please keep it up.

[@AngusJones]

Can't wait for the next part to this!

[@archiebald4717]

Brilliant!

[@mikeray3993]

Hey Jen. Just found your great channel. do you have any plans to do the London Waterloo to Portsmouth line? I live roughly halfway between the two. Lived here all my life.

[@rosiefay7283]

4:27 It's nice that London Bridge now has lifts as well as escalators. And that the lifts are labelled with the numbers of the platforms they serve. Is this also true of the escalators? Last time I was there, the escalators were not numbered, so you didn't know which platform an escalator served unless you went up it!

[@topmandog1]

have you seen blackpool transport has changed there timetable starting sept 1st, all trams between 9am and 7pm will go to blackpool north with after 7pm no trams will due to ulluminations traffic and before 9am , t1,t2,t3 will run like before

[@JenOnTheMove]

It just sounds like a ridiculous timetable!

[@topmandog1]

@@JenOnTheMove they did a big tell us your problems and ideas thing over the last month and this is the changes theyve made

[@daveherbert6215]

The mahoota station, London Bridge, completely rebuilt!! BADLY. No toilets inside the barriers, the gap between the train and the Platform is vast despite being newly rebuilt. Plenty of shops inside and outside the barriers so you can shop til you drop while waiting for your cancelled train, no seats so you have to occupy yourself you can shop. London Bridge is not a train station it is a shopping mall 😢

[@1trebor2024]

Yeah! You are in my area. Hope to bump into you and say hi 👋

[@JenOnTheMove]

I'm afraid I'm not there any more, the whole series was filmed over 2 days back at the beginning of July!

[@1trebor2024]

@JenOnTheMove darn maybe next time!

[@stevesretroloft]

I'm glad you know where you're going. The 1st few minutes confused me!

[@JenOnTheMove]

You give me too much credit! Google Maps is my personal assistant 🤣

[@MPsNewswatch]

Knockholt is right on the border of London and Kent. The southern end of the platforms is where the border is.

[@robhines4537]

When I drove the 402 bus route from T. Wells to Bromley, the London boundary was Knockholt Three Horseshoes pub, the ULEZ zone is Pratts Bottom.

[@markburgess6801]

Ooh Jen you have to come and ride on my trains at last

[@jameswright7284]

Honestly had no clue that 376s did Sevenoaks runs thought it was mostly 465/66 and the occasional 707s

[@Eunos]

Welcome to the South East, you will be please to know we are Voyager free in this part of the country. ;D

[@JenOnTheMove]

Always a bonus!

[@Rail_Focus]

Not a Class 68 fan? I thought you like CATs 😉

[@stephenbagwell8275]

The view of the River Thames is better from a train between Cannon Street and London Bridge

[@TravelSoGood]

There can't be many people who have taken a train from Charing Cross to Waterloo East!

[@JenOnTheMove]

Ironically I don't think I was the only person to get off the train!

[@jacksebsmith]

People use Waterloo East to Charing Cross all the time. Charing Cross serves the West-End and Waterloo doesn't so provides an important connection from those travelling in from the South West who are going to the West-End. It's also free to use with your ticket to Waterloo where as using the tube to make the same journey you would have to pay.

[@CJonestheSteam72]

What ticket did you manage to pick up that allowed you to do the back and forth between stations?

[@fussyboy2000]

Probably an all-Zones travelcard. Or just tapping in and out contactless and relying on the daily cap to bite. There's a 3-day Kent Rover available.

[@JenOnTheMove]

Contactless cap within zones, plus a boundary ticket for the couple of stations outside of it. Hopped onto a Kent Rover for the next day, but my trip was unexpectedly cut short so I only got one days use out of it, annoyingly!

[@TheGuyChesterNewton17]

I live in Dartford lol😂

[@alexisdespland4939]

is canon strett after canons as in guns and wrsr or cannons as in church hirarchy.

[@tinplategeektoo]

Neither - it is a corruption of the original street name of "Candlewick Street" where candle makers were the predominate industry. The name Cannon Street is recorded in the late 1600's by Samuel Pepys so the name change happened some time before that.

[@DarrenChilvers]

Pratts bottom twinned with crinkly bottom home of Mr Blobby

[@marthaanderson2656]

I suspect you and I are much alike. Carbs and fat are comfort food but they really make me feel bad. Menopause is a bitch and becoming so calorie efficient is just not helping to keep me in a good way. I love your new hair and I hope you continue to discover the pleasure in your every day wanderings. If we get to come for the ride, great, but if not, just knowing you are getting along well is good enough

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

Hopefully your doing well enough for Ashley Down next month ?

[@JenOnTheMove]

Possibly, have got a holiday planned so I just hope it doesn't clash with that!

[@Toffeeabi81]

I look your new hair colour jen. Can what to watch that video.

[@class387productions3]

Can you please do south western railway Hampton court branch

[@JenOnTheMove]

I'll make it there eventually!

[@jappedut9009]

Have ever been insulted on your journeys ?

[@JenOnTheMove]

I overhear some things occasionally, but I'm so often focussed on what I'm doing that it goes in one ear and out the other

[@GodAtum]

I'm confused why you went trhough the underground at Waterloo East and paid extra. You can just exit the station normally.

[@martinjolly8351]

No cost on contactless

[@JenOnTheMove]

Taking the path of least resistance, I had a long day ahead of me!

[@harryelliott4310]

Trains Station 🚉