Moreton to Moreton via Moreton-in-Marsh

I took a trip from Moreton (Dorset) to Moreton (Merseyside) via Moreton-in-Marsh. It was quite the endeavour.
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[@AnonymousTrainspotter]

7:15 The custom sounds were anazing😂

[@tgrj9]

what does anazing mean?

[@TrainBrainT]

How about Osterley (Piccadilly line) to Frosterley (Weardale steam railway)? Would make for a pretty varied journey!

[@ccityplanner1217]

Assuming this is done on a Saturday (because the Weardale's weekday timetable doesn't serve Bishop Auckland, this is very easy: Piccadilly line to King's Cross 1W16 12:00 - 14:22 Darlington Bank Top 2D31 :55 - 15:21 Bishop Auckland 16:15 - 17:02 Frosterley. For a bit more bite, I'm going to make an arbitrary rule that we can only pass through stations that contain the letter O. This takes place over a weekend, starting at 5pm on Friday: Osterley - Acton - Sudbury Town on the tube, Sudbury & Harrow Road 2R51 17:37 - 17:47 South Ruislip 114 :55 - 18:04 Ruislip Bus Station U1 :05 - :26 Uxbridge 724 :49 - :58 Denham village, walk to Golf Club 2W58 19:40 - :58 High Wycombe 1T59 20:16 - :25 Princes 2A61 21:08 - :11 Monks Risborough X9 :30 - 21:55 Aylesbury X6 06:00 - 7:17 Milton Keynes Central 1Y15 8:08 - :51 Long Buckby 96 9:13 - 10:09 Rugby 25X 11:20 - 12:13 Coventry 148 :17 - 13:06 Nuneaton 1N51 :16 - :31 Coleshill 1D64 :53 - 14:19 Burton-on-Trent X38 :40 - 15:13 Derby Cock Pit :30 - :36 Spondon 2A31 :55 - 16:26 Nottingham 90 :31 - 17:26 Newark 1F27 17:46 - 18:38 York NX436 4:15 - 5:20 Middlesbrough 2N03 8:32 - :43 Stockton X66 9:40 - 10:14 Darlington Bank Top 2D15 :55 - 11:21 Bishop Auckland 12:15 - 13:02 Frosterley

[@kieranstravels]

10:45 The reason the platforms are so long, are to futureproof - Worcestershire Council wants some of the longer distance XC services to stop at parkway eventually, and in fact, during engineering works, they have before, including the HSTs and 10 car voyagers. Great video as always Nick!

[@stephenreardon2698]

I was going say that. Glad you got in the extra detail

[@NickBadley]

Ahhh of course!

[@kieranstravels]

@@stephenreardon2698 I remember seeing photos of one of the HST sets terminating there. It was the perfect length, barely any room at either end!

[@bacongaming6094]

@@NickBadleyHi! Im from Evesham. The trains are always busy after Oxford which is really annoying.

[@OlanKenny]

Future proofing? On the UK rail network? I didn't think that was allowed

[@westmidlandstransport]

epic video, Nick! those sound recreations were funny AF

[@teecefamilykent]

They where funny!

[@ElijahsTransport]

Yes lol

[@SK19EUC]

Fr lol

[@NickBadley]

Tried my best!

[@skin150263]

Marvellous, indistinguishable from the real thing..

[@chunkyboyjames]

You should do Stratford-upon-Avon to Stratford (London), but without going through central London. (Doable by either arriving on Overground from Willesden Junction or by Greater Anglia from Bishop’s Stortford)

[@Untitled_DevX]

Unless he goes via Stanstead or Cambridge it might be possible still

[@SWTR11]

11:34 there's a point-to-point for a video Nick

[@user-xh3lz9xt4l]

I can think of a few more points to points, such as Ashford to Ashford, Mill Hill to Mill Hill and as you said University to University as well as Stratford to Stratford.

[@AymanTravelTransport]

Mill Hill (Blackburn) to Mills Hill (Greater Manchester) to Mill Hill Broadway (North London) would be epic!

[@Braveplantt]

and mill hill east (northern line)

[@acfbrown1]

Northumberland Park to Northumberland Park will be possible when the Newcastle version eventually opens, only the Metro version exists at the moment.

[@nether_bat]

Stratford to Stratford via Stafford

[@JamesT85Gaming]

What a way to finish of your trip down south. Hope you come back again soon 🙂

[@chrisgironde6669]

Yes better down south

[@NickBadley]

Was a very very fun time! Would love to return!

[@lucyanderson9322]

If you would’ve went from Worcester to Hereford, and then Hereford to Shrewsbury you’d have passed through the control of Moreton on Lugg signal box!

[@leonfinnwoodpeck5596]

Just my guess: I recon the reason the platforms at Worcestershire parkway are so long because the land for the station and the construction of longer platforms was probably quite inexpensive, it is likely a future proofing method in case the area saw big development and cross-country wanted to call longer trains at the platform. I would love to hear an official reason though if someone has one.

[@stanley3647]

Lucky for You, Morton (Derbyshire, on Erewash Valley line) no longer has station. But You still can go through this disused station via Norhern/EMR service from Nottingham to Sheffield

[@geraiswaiya2347]

Reverse Beeching #1 priority

[@davejoey]

Great video as usual Nick! Maybe you could do a Point to Point between Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool Street Station in London

[@geraiswaiya2347]

Via Norwich.

[@paultidd9332]

Well done! I thought we must be in for quite a ride seeing the runtime of the video. With XC I always find it useful having the unreserved coaches to hand: 4 car - Unreserved carriage is F 5 car - Unreserved carriages are B and F 8 car - Unreserved carriages are F and L 9 car - Unreserved carriages are B, F and L 10 car - Unreserved carriages are B, F, H and L

[@caramelldansen2204]

West Allerton to Northallerton? A simple one, but it's the best I can think of 😅

[@jakemorris8903]

You would simply just change somewhere near Manchester

[@caramelldansen2204]

@@jakemorris8903 Oh I was thinking Northern service to Lime Street then the TPe service to Newcastle

[@Midlandstransporthub]

The platforms at Worcestershire Parkway are so long as double voyagers occasionally stop there during engineering works

[@UK_Railways319]

oh hello sean :)

[@Midlandstransporthub]

@@UK_Railways319 Hello Taryn😁

[@TheBritSniper]

Moreton in Merseyside my home town I live literally a 3 minute walk away from the station, used to travel a lot on Merseyrail when I was in my teens (before I owned a car) and my dad worked as a train guard for Merseyrail back in the 90s so have very fond memories of the 507s and 508s!

[@1eatransportnorthwest]

Lovely video nick! I live near there Moreton Mersey

[@SpekerIsHere697]

same!

[@andyt2510]

Going from Birmingham to Weymouth via Worcester last year meant going via Moreton In March and Moreton Dorset - meaning it's a point to point that I've technically done!

[@Clashofclansbro390]

I saw you filming at the station when I was heading to London

[@ThelittleLegogoat-jn7dp]

Why are there so many moreton stations? Great video Nick! Will miss the old merseyrail PEPs . Have a pointless journey suggestion too, Wigan wall gate to Wigan North western . Really like these videos 👍

[@neilbain8736]

I went from Gillingham to Gillingham from Waterloo, not for the fun of it, but just because I wanted a Gillingham, one simple little Gillingham, on the Medway, which cracked the lady up with laughter behind the counter in the library in Gillingham, Wilts, when I said I was lost and was looking for the sea.

[@pontefract_b]

Swinton (Manchester) to Swindon (via Swinton North Yorkshire) is one I've been waiting for

[@pokemonsuper9]

(At Crewe) 67 and MK4s in shot "there's an interesting train I saw while pulling in" *Looks at a 153*

[@christophersanton]

Thanks you for avertising the ridiculous reality of modern trains: window seats without windows.

[@ccityplanner1217]

I film in the quiet carriage, keeping my voice down. Usually though I am not the loudest passenger in there, as somebody else has brought a toddler.

[@mentaldavethefirst]

Three Oaks to Four Oaks to Sevenoaks! Its a pointless journey/point to point, and a maths sum :)

[@BrianLeicester]

I like that idea.

[@RaskoAndDiscoBeerReview]

In Dorset? Yes, it's highly recommended, lovely place, I certainly endorse it. 😁 Cheers #Disco

[@simonlloyd74sl]

Liverpool Lime St hack for you. If you're travelling into Lime Street on National Rail, go through the barriers and there's a passageway next to Boots that leads to a lift that will take you straight to the Wirral line (no barriers either)

[@londonandy9913]

I do like the indicator reservation lights on trains.

[@tylore69]

I nearly couldn’t tell when the sound recreations stopped, also great video

[@alfaa_44]

I literally live in Moreton in marsh it is quite good station I have to say.

[@AymanTravelTransport]

For something more epic, do Prestonpans (Scotland) to Preston (Lancs) to Preston Park (Brighton). Funnily enough, I've done a point-to-point by accident last Saturday, as I've went past Mill Hill Broadway on my way to St Albans and just before returning home from London, I ended up going through Mill Hill (Blackburn) just before my local station. That reminds me, you should also try Mill Hill (Blackburn) to Mills Hill (Greater Manchester) to Mill Hill Broadway (North London).

[@BrianLeicester]

St Albans CIty to St Albans Abbey is a pointless one to add to the list. Brian.

[@grahamwhitworth9454]

An interesting coincidence that the stations at both ends of this journey are on third rail electrified lines, despite being in completely different parts of the country.

[@isaackimpton-goodwill3891]

I was keeping an eye out on your twitter to see if you were doing it as moreton in marsh is my local station and I was hoping to come and see you but never saw anything and missed you

[@nathanw9770]

Glad you finally visited three stations with the same name. It's a shame Moretonhampstead in Devon doesn't have a train station.

[@jjn1lfc731]

Heath High Level to Heath Low Level. Cardiff Queen Street to Glasgow Queen Street Every 'Parkway' as quick as possible

[@lovefive5733]

I really enjoyed watching this video. Thank you for uploading this 😊😊

[@williamcoleman4589]

Well done again for a fascinating journey amongst the TOCs and new trains and stations. Keep up the great journeys.

[@SamsVlogstrainsmore]

Wow that’s a long old journey, nice Job Nick!

[@MCV-eVoRa]

Moreton used to be my local station when I was young! Thank You Nick!

[@mik99D]

Another great video. Well done Nick.

[@dianesullivan3034]

Loved it! Well done

[@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460]

I feel like one of the only Americans to actually have been to Moreton in Marsh. It was a town in the beautiful British countryside that had a train station and that’s why I went

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

that was an epic journey lots of veriety of trains & TOCs brilliant video

[@BrianLeicester]

A point through point to point suggestion... St Pancras Midland Mainline, then through St Pancras Thameslink, then SouthEastern High Speed to St Pancras HighSpeed platforms. It could also count as a Pointless Journey. Of course if you want to really push the boat out (by not using a boat!) you could take the International train through the Tunnel. Brian.

[@warrentimothy2276]

Bentley Yorkshire to Bentley Hampshire!

[@ReecesTrains]

Great video, Nick! That was quite an endeavour! Always enjoy long rides to places with many different trains!

[@yungghost1913]

When you said Stafford my heart went happy cuz that’s my home town

[@1eatransportnorthwest]

Epic nick. You must be exhausted!

[@davidgrainger5378]

If you had changed trains at Oxford rather than Reading you would have had a same platform interchange.

[@FusionGGs]

always love seeing you at worcestershire, please visit the other stations soon!!!

[@adammichael6988]

If you’re ever around Gloucestershire on a weekend possible point to point (slightly pointless journey) would be stonehouse to cam and Dursley. The two are 10 minutes by road (I can’t drive) but your route would be. Option 1 - stonehouse-Gloucester-cam & Dursley Option 2 - stonehouse- Swindon-temple meads/parkway- cam & Dursley Do one one way and come back the other. Would happily come out on a weekend to do this with you

[@Sim0nTrains]

Those sounds at Morton-in-Marsh were brilliant LOL, great video and it felt like the boss of point to point

[@jacobporrett]

Great video Nick. I enjoyed watching.

[@epislog178]

Ahhh another amazing point to point, probably my favourite so far!

[@trash80media]

Single TfW dogboxes are used on the Crewe-Shrewsbury service, i took it a few weeks ago, great fun

[@JayJourneys_1]

Pointless journey, Smethwick galton bridge to Smethwick rolf street

[@chrisg6086]

There still is a lovely sweet shop in The Old Market Way Arcade in Moreton-in-Marsh - you must have walked straight past it!

[@user-tl4cr8wo9w]

brilliant video as always nick I saw you in crewe when you were recording so thought id stay away

[@SouthWestRailEnthusiast]

Great video! Really enjoyed watching this. I went from the South west to Liverpool not that long ago. I went from Whitchurch Hampshire to Liverpool Lime Street via London

[@AutoUnder]

Point to point via point! Great video Nick

[@brianmitchell4556]

Charing Cross Glasgow to Charing Cross London, without using the East or West Coast Mainlines south of Carlisle and Berwick Upon Tweed. Could pave the way for some spectacular route planning!

[@LumoTransport]

Video Idea! Pointless Journeys: Wimbledon to South Wimbledon Tube by rail only. (You would have to either go to Waterloo and into central london or via southern from Clapham Junction to Balham taking prob an hour either way for a station 5 bus stops away

[@ccityplanner1217]

My two pinches of salt: ¦ headnote: Moreton Dorn station serves a campsite, so my accommodation is to pack a tent. 1W54 Moreton Dorn 9:39 - 11:17 Winchester 1M42 :34 - 12:38 Oxford 1W02 :45 - 13:18 Moreton-in-Marsh 1W02 Moreton-in-Marsh 13:19 - 14:44 Hereford 1W60 15:00 - :57 Shrewsbury 1D15 16:25 - 17:02 Wrx General 2F90 :45 - 18:45 Bidston 2W47 :55 - :59 Moreton-on-the-Wirral

[@richardhuss]

There are in fact *three* stations in the UK named "University", which would make for a particularly lengthy point to point to point (including a ferry).

[@60_Degrees_North]

Excellent video Nick. Much appreciated. Plus it's a comment to help with the algorithm 😊

[@eleanorheptinstall3499]

Here is a truly epic journey for you Tyndrum Upper to Tyndrum Lower 😂

[@brianmitchell4556]

Upper Tyndrum

[@felixheidecker8912]

Very creative sound effects Nick😂

[@SuliPlayz5264]

how about whyteleafe to upper warlingham, as they are a 2 minute walk from each other yet are on two different branches

[@rpmillam]

Worked at both slept at one

[@Nicolaizans]

Another great video by Nick and It didn't disappoint Another video local to me! Probably one of the longest point to Point on the channel?

[@myonlydemandisbacktowork8759]

4:20 lovely Avanti West cancelled 5/6 train from London to Liverpool/Manchester/even Glasgow!!! today and the service i got on was absolutely rammed 😢

[@IBLRG]

Excellent video, we look forward to you travelling on the Brigg Line and it's unique passenger service in future, when you do Gainsborough Central to Gainsborough Lea Road

[@nicolasmenezesboechat7374]

You should do Lye (West Midlands) to Wye (Kent) via Rye (East Sussex)! Would be an intresting journey.

[@gb9727]

Now go from Hammersmith to Hammersmith via the Hammersmith on the midland railway

[@fervent2896]

Honeybourne is my local station and I transfer at Worcestershire Parkway quite regularly. They're building 10,000 houses nearby so in the next 10 years it's going to be a much busier station, so my guess is they made the station really long to futureproof it and allow it to accommodate more train carriages.

[@robinhayhurst5943]

You do like the 'back of a seat' shot!

[@thomas-xj1hs]

Excellent; thanks

[@CallistoTrains]

Chichester (West Sussex) to Chichester (Tyne and Wear) and Blythe Bridge to Blyth Bebside would be a good idea after the Northumberland Line opens.

[@davebinsweden]

That was an epic! Great entertainment

[@pacerchaser9434]

Excellent video as always!! Tuna and cucumber a good choice IMO 🤣

[@thetflthree]

Great video! ~ Daniel

[@EuroDC1990]

Have you considered doing "pwynt i bwynt" - Point to point but in Welsh? You could do Pen-y-bont to Pen-y-bont or perhaps more fittingly Porth to Borth

[@grapejuice116]

Fun fact about Moreton-in-marsh, theres a few abandond trains at the fire training center, it even has an old virgin train stored there, it does look cool, i saw it on a video but i never found it sadly but hey, the more you know, awesome noises and video by the way :)

[@caramelldansen2204]

Isn't that where a 508 still lives?

[@stephenreardon2698]

Why not do the Death in Paradise special. Southport to Southend as per Kris Marshall's character DI Humphrey Goodman when trying to get to his first wedding's stag do, after he misread the instructions. Otherwise all the Actons would be interesting, with eight to go for (7 in London & 1 in the North West).

[@hamishhortic9739]

i love this video , very inspiring, you could do charing cross in London to Charing Cross in Glasgow

[@Nooticus]

Really excellent video! An impressive number of changes though im sure you could do it with 1 or 2 less

[@nerd8192]

Crewe is home to me. The 153's are often used on the Heart of Wales Line, can you imagine sitting on that basically all day to get from Crewe to Swansea?!

[@paulharvey9149]

Railway platforms always used to be really long, Nick - it's only been over the past 40 years that BR and its successors have been cutting them back and (often) leaving an outer end to return to nature...! If I'm not mistaken, they cater for all the train types that provide the services along line - or could do so in future; with a handful of places including Crewe, Preston and Carlisle having special dispensations for Caledonian Sleeper services, as these are in fact longer that any of their platforms, between London and Carstairs / Edinburgh Waverley! Small stations served only by local services may just be 3 - 8 cars long, depending on their age; Worcestershire Parkway on the other hand is likely to be looking ahead to when Cross Country eventually ditch the Voyager, and hopefully replace it with something less cramped! If you ever make it to Scotland's Parliamentary service between Dundee and Carnoustie, take a good look at Barry Links station, which doesn't just have closed platform sections stretching off to near-infinity; it also has extra-wide footbridges that allowed soldiers to march across them in their formations!! n Yet today it is served on weekdays only by one train in each direction - usually a 2-car class 158 or a 3-car class 170! And go to Perth, whose platform 4 is the longest in Scotland - long enough for trains of 23 Mk 1 coaches, no less! Perth must also be a contender for the most underused large stations too, with 7 of its original 9 platforms still in use - part of the two north-facing bays still visible, but long-since converted into a DMU servicing facility!

[@KennySC]

I knew this would be fun point to point as soon as I saw the title.

[@EdwardMason9000]

A point to point idea, and a journey that I've done myself (for actual travel purposes too!) is to go from Narberth (Pembrokeshire) to Narborough (Leicestershire), which is one of my locals!

[@ShrewsTrains]

The 153 would probably be the service that runs crewe to shrewsbury and back. Usually pulls into platform 7 of shrewsbury before returning back.

[@Londonmidland319lover]

How about Seaford to Sleaford (Lincolnshire). From down south to Up north in Lincolnshire

[@JeSuisRene]

Watching this video as soon as I come back to my house, after it took me 8 hours to get from Liverpool to London 😂😭

[@RealGestumblindi]

A more extreme version of this would be to take a trip from Brest in France to Brest in Belarus via Břest in the Czech Republic...

[@rb16b.]

thanks for shopping at tesco

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video Nick, filming a video in the quiet coach? I'm not sure it would go down well lol. I deffo think you make good IET sounds as well. Also you went for tuna and cucumber for a sandwich? Tuna and sweetcorn is the way forward for me and sandwiches and has always been that way.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Funny you should do this! I was thinking of doing similar; Ravenglass - Ravensthorpe - Ravensbourne! 😜

[@paulcawley6330]

Berney Arms to Portsmouth Arms would be a challenge

[@Razer_-fe9mo]

You're a great voice actor!

[@caitlinmcclare1271]

Love it Nick. Have you done the Worcestershire Parkway Pointless yes??

[@katrinabryce]

Yes, 6 months ago on this channel. I don't think I can put the link here, but search for "Worcestershire Parkway High Level to Low Level"