Rawcliffe - Least Used Station in East Riding of Yorkshire

[@adamfroggett1847]

The resident of the house doesn't like railways because of something you didn't show. The stop board on the Goole end of the platform that says Stop and Whistle before proceeding over the crossing. So used to have an early wake up call at around 6am when the northern ECS train went through for the 0704 back to Leeds. I used to be one of the Leeds 32 conductors that signed it

[@geofftech2]

Adam Froggett that is an excellent bonus fact! thank you Adam 👍

[@gustavgans3760]

That's something you could have expected when moving in to the station building

[@adamfroggett1847]

Owners probably sold it as barely any trains go past you won't have any disturbance, or trains only go past during the day

[@MervynPartin]

Rather like the people who move next to RAF Marham and then write to the newspaper complaining about aircraft noise!

[@tgm9991]

@@MervynPartin or those that move next to motorsports circuits and then take them to court and often somehow win and a curfew and limited noisy days gets imposed on the circuit.

[@adeeyp]

Best co-presenter so far in this series. You can invite FactPhil back!

[@rayosbourn4003]

Adrian Pittaway Single for four years

[@rovaniemipasta]

Adrian Pittaway - Agreed!

[@caw25sha]

As Shakespeare said "verily, the train doth approach".

[@dT6E7hmja4iXjsJw]

Antony and Cleopatra, Act I, Scene 1: [Flourish. Enter ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, her Ladies, the Train, with Eunuchs fanning her] 🚂😂

[@mrbletchereducation8243]

Phil’s chirpy nature is rather infectious!

[@lornajaneadventures]

Another vote to bring Phil back. He’s great

[@howardtaylor3837]

As a kid, I was dumped on that platform many an afternoon while my Dad was in the Railway Inn pub which was next door. I think that’s long since gone like the double track. I think it was demolished for houses. This video brought lots of memories. I rode the line myself back in May 2019. There was only me and another passenger on the 3 car train after Knottingley heading towards Goole. No one got off or on at Whitley Bridge, Snaith or Rawcliffe.

[@volvos60bloke]

Phil's brilliant, a genuine joy to watch

[@mattbell4756]

Phil was a joy in this vid! Love to see him again in more of your vids!

[@TrentValleyRailway]

The titles are fantastic now with the map and matching transitions to the music , very nice

[@DerekHartley]

Is it a new thing then, because this is the first time I noticed it and felt bad that I'd never seen it before. If it's new then that's much better!

[@RHTeebs]

Geoff, you should really bring Phil along more. I really enjoyed seeing him in the video with a folder. As someone who is incredibly well prepared, he has my approval.

[@Nooticus]

Yes!! ^

[@radders261]

Totally agree!

[@katesonanadventure]

As someone who grew up not far from Goole, I loved this video. Phil is a brilliant companion, not only full of facts, but also has a fab presenting style. 0:55 I really need to convince my dad to lease the station offices for our family company. 2:10 (and throughout) The Tall structures in the background are called The salt and Pepper Pots. Theyre both water towers and local landmarks. I *think* theyre listed 9:07 The former station at Airmyn and Rawcliffe was on the Selby-Goole line, as mentioned in the Flanders and Swann song "The slow train" which ran along the Ouse, basically on the opposite side of the River to the also defunct Hull and Barnsley. This went over the Ouse at Barmby on the Marsh (big up BOTM) over a really cool swing bridge. Yep... I'm much nerdier than even I realised

[@philipbrown4290]

Love this comment - someone after my own style! 😝 (Phil from the video) 😃

[@katesonanadventure]

​@@philipbrown4290 I'm full of "interesting" facts lol

[@GreenJimll]

This video has now had more likes in under 24 hours than this station gets passengers in a whole year. :-)

[@acmenipponair]

Well... and when you really think about it: 1.4 passengers a day means, that in reality this station is used by ONE person four days a week for going on the train in the morning and going off in the evening.

[@OneKnifeYeHand]

Or travelling one way only, i.e. to work by train, home by bus or the other way around.

[@rwm2986]

Phil gets 10 out of 10 for his derivation of Riding (according to Chambers Dictionary). You need to go back to Breich to see how it did not become the Pilning of ScotRail.

[@johnavery3918]

Def get "Statto" Phil back highly entertaining special co-presenter

[@alantorr4761]

I think Phil was absolutely brilliant! I really hope we see him again Geoff! Great video and the content supplied by Phil was top notch! Thanks Gents!

[@TheKestrel76]

Yes indeed, my favorite unit of measurement. Phil Facts.

[@philcordingley417]

I was in the Goole link at Leeds between 2004 and 2013 and think I picked up less than 10 people in that time. That includes the few months of the lunchtime service (1204 ex Leeds) before the Sept 2004 timetable change when the lunchtime service was cut (rarely anyone on in either direction between Knottingley and Goole).

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Phil Cordingley Taking off the lunchtime return working was absolutely crazy! I did it on the very last day it ran on 11/Dec/2004! Looking at a timetable from the mid 1980s the only trains to start/terminate at Knottingley were the first and last workings. The service was every two hours Leeds-Goole. Shame it’s not like that now with alternate trains starting/terminating at Knottingley.

[@marthaanderson2656]

Phil is a natural news presenter. Awesome fun

[@alexandertodd4347]

Great L.U.S. as always and Phil was an amazing addition, the facts and research were outstanding

[@MichaelEhling]

Nice. More Phil and PhilFacts please.

[@thomasfrederiksendk]

Michael Ehling If there is something we don’t know, he could Phil in the gap.

[@MichaelEhling]

@@thomasfrederiksendk 😂

[@MichaelEhling]

@@thomasfrederiksendk I can hear the announcement, "Phil the gap between our brains and the infrastructure."

[@harrisonborthwick7434]

I’m loving this channel more and more after every video I watch, fantastic Geoff.

[@tomdavies8318]

I feel Geoff always sets up the 'say "hello Phil" joke and is always disappointed when the punchline doesn't come

[@geofftech2]

Tom Davies one of these days, a guest will pander to my setup for a silly joke, yes! 😂

[@copwatchuk4637]

Phil.cool... imagine going down the pub with him..all that knowledge well done guys 😁

[@duranduran20133]

Get Phil back for another least used station loved it

[@RickyNowis]

An amazing documentary about Rawcliffe Station. Your Co host was amazing with all the details and the station history etc... Not far on the Yorkshire Coast Line, there is Arram which is the least used station on that line which only sees 6 services a day with some for Scarborough and some for Sheffield fast services.

[@harrierjames7727]

He's good at Philling us in on the history of the station

[@leosturgeon5931]

Take my like and leave

[@DevinZA]

05:54 the way Phil answered those questions, is, simply amazing.

[@havingalook2]

I just LOVED 7-Page Phil. He is a man after my own heart - I too would have had 7+ sheets - Well done Phil and Geoff. That was such fun in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

[@sambarton5963]

I'm loving PhilFacts being a new unit of measurement! 😂

[@limeyfox]

My Grandfather was the resident engineer for the swing bridges at Goole, Selby and Norwich in the 1970s-80s, fascinating job.

[@Jules_Diplopia]

I love what you said near the start of the video. Because I am not so interested in trains either... it is the railways and infrastructure. Keep on with the great videos.

[@claire5161]

always a good day when a least used station is uploaded

[@slavkopejic3140]

Phil should be in every video, finally some research... Other than Geoff's usual deep dive on aerodynamics of bins in the breeze. Now we can have the best of both worlds! 😜

[@themerryrose]

Best episode ever! Bring back Phil!

[@DavidBromage]

The name Rawcliffe means "red cliff" from the colour of the steeper banks of the River Ouse. From the Old Norse "rauðr" meaning red.

[@iansampson1447]

Ouse actually means river in old norse as well

[@stevetaylor8698]

@@orangeedo Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas ‘raw flesh’.

[@Leoleo-dz2xs]

Another epic upload, so many interesting facts and a lovely station house

[@MrGarymcadam]

Have travelled that line a few times and on several of those trips (usually the evening service from Goole), I've been the only passenger on it all the way through to Knottingley. Hard to imagine now, but it was Goole's very first railway and once carried expresses from Hull to Liverpool.

[@nilo70]

O.K. that , was a Hoot ! Geof , the man is a treasure. CHEERS FROM CALIFORNIA !

[@Twitchi]

I like Phil

[@Sim0nTrains]

Brilliant Video, That is a lot of research from Phil! And I like the strip light at the bringing coming out from your head apart, made me chuckle.

[@sambaker3254]

Liking the new intro Geoff.

[@antonydicesare4632]

Another excellent video, phil and his facts are brilliant

[@bbrauer5]

Got to have him back as a co-presenter

[@Ed-ws1xe]

Best companion in this series yet!

[@davidclements7141]

Enjoyed watching the short film, cheers.

[@martinjolly8351]

Great - loved Clipboard Phil; a new double act!!

[@almostthere3733]

Hey Geoff ... love your channels! Does Phil have his own channel? Can't get enough of Yorkshire PhilFacts! Hopefully you can collaborate again with Phil real soon!

[@maplady572]

Loved this. FactPhil was indeed very well informed. That footpath did look rather tedious! 😂

[@pwhitewick]

Ah, we like Phil. 18 Phil Facts Long!

[@christopherbrown3695]

Excellent episode. At the WATERCRESS Line, a lovely preserved steam railway a new housing estate has been built next to Alresford station and residents have successfully lobbied for all steam whistles to be silent from 7pm.

[@nettiejackson9246]

Wow, excellent video you made my home town look mildly interesting! enjoyed every minute 🚞

[@adambradley3674]

A new Geoff video on my birthday! Made my evening! 🥰

[@topmark99]

Phil needs to be in more videos. Great banter

[@DarkWaveDuo]

I live near Rawcliffe and have always lived in East Yorkshire. My dad is known as the “train man” of the area as he wrote the lost railways of Holderness book, restored 2 steam trains at Dairycoates and does Talks etc. Excellent video guys and if you ever want to know about anything give us a shout…

[@Dean256]

Loving the new graphic.

[@metropod]

I found the place on Google street view... the image is 11 years old and you can still see the other platform.

[@Traingenix]

I love coming to explore this station when I go on my yearly trip to Rawcliffe. I've only ever seen one person get off a train here in the last couple of years!!

[@coasterb1]

Very comical, thanks for the smile!

[@HighlandMike325]

I lived and worked in Goole up til 3 years ago, now living in the Scottish highlands. The detail in this video is amazing. The line itself sees more freight than passengers.

[@anthonymcloughlin4205]

Brilliant co-presenter,

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Geoff is the rare teacher who has to tell his star pupil that their essay is actually *too* long xD

[@sabinebogensperger1928]

Brilliant, loved it! Interesting nugget about the origins of the Ridings.

[@tonylancaster8704]

The city of York was not in any of the riddings as all the boundarys were on the outskirts of the city

[@davidhorton2209]

i was there when rawcliffe signal box was de commissioned in 1986 the line was single track then

[@djrich]

Absolutely gutted! You were in my home town and I missed you! I would have brought you tea!

[@terencedoherty3645]

It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Goole. It lies on the banks of the River Aire just north of the M62 and on the A614 road. Rawcliffe, along with nearby Airmyn, was the location of one of the first reliable reports of the practice of warping in agriculture in the 1730s.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"just left platform zero at Doncaster" Me: Visiting All Platform Zeros flashbacks

[@LKBRICKS1993]

The video was very interesting I learned a lot.. Your videos are always very exciting to watch

[@thebookreviewlibrary7911]

I was at Doncaster, you stood exactly were I stood,I live in Sheffield like Phil and I want you to Darnell next time

[@CheekyBandit]

He should arrive there on the 52/52a bus.and try to find the station with no form of cartography.

[@thebookreviewlibrary7911]

Roy I went by car it is on a back road

[@johnbouttell5827]

As Phil said, Yorkshire was divided into three ridings and the Ainsty of York. The term 'riding' is a Viking word and derives from Threthingr meaning a third. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed, edited by John Simpson & Edmund Weiner, Clarendon Press, 1989

[@highpath4776]

And Ainsty means ?

[@pedanticradiator]

@@highpath4776 according to wikipedia it means one man path and is named after a nearby cliff.

[@pedanticradiator]

Actually Yorkshire was divided into the 3 Ridings, the Ainsty of York and the county corporates of the City of York and the Town (now City) of Kingston upon Hull or Hullshire. The Ridings were further subdivided into wapentakes which were like the hundreds found in many other English counties. There were also other areas known as shires such as Richmondshire (now a district council), Craven (also now a district but smaller than the original area), (North)Allertonshire which was actually a wapentake and Hallamshire. The village of Craike near Easingwold was until 1844 part of County Durham and known as Craikshire

[@irisgardener4141]

I had never heard of Darnall until today when I spent all day working (from home) on a project there. Then this pops up. Please go there next!

[@sclamen]

In Canadian English, electoral districts are called "ridings" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_(country_subdivision)#Canada

[@airspotters3487]

Enjoyed that. You inspired me to do my own video on Gatwick yesterday. Not to your standard but I had a go got nearly 80 views.

[@casanovalenny]

Not too far from me that from ifield

[@jasonpegelow500]

So I live in Oakham....least used station in Rutland, and my parents now live in Rawcliffe....leat used station in East Riding of Yorkshire!

[@isaactimmins8959]

no your wrong its the most used station in Rutland,

[@2H80vids]

@@isaactimmins8959 Oakham has several claims to fame/factoids: longest platform in Rutland, station nearest to a dog manicurist in Rutland and, possibly most surprising, the station in Rutland nearest to the moon.

[@backblaise1255]

Yorkshire Day (1st Aug) was created by the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1974 in protest at the Government's re-ordering of the country boundaries and the 'abolition' of the Ridings. It made it's first public declaration at York (I think at Micklegate Bar). York was technically independent of the Ridings. Lincolnshire was also split into thirds, but they were called Parts, suggesting a possible language difference, and the Parts of Lindsey was divided into Ridings. Nobody in Lincolnshire seemed to be bothered when they were abolished.

[@highpath4776]

Since Lincolnshire is more land and few people other than the main towns that does not surprise me.

[@norbitonflyer5625]

@@highpath4776 Lincolnshire was very much bothered by the 1974 reforms, but its biggest objection was the loss of a tenth of its territory (but a third of its population) to the artificial Humberside. Even though Humberside no longer exists, that area is still not part of the administrative county, and is lumped in with the Yorkshire Region, whilst the rest of the county is in the East Midlands. The names of the three Lincolnshire "Parts" survive in the names of some of its District Councils - East and West Lindsey, North and South Kesteven, South Holland. (Incidentally, Lindsey's three Ridings were North, South and West)

[@radioman1170]

Still awaiting for you to do Staffordshire's "Least Used" - offer of tea and transport available!

[@edwilson5416]

Yes he doesn't seem to be in any rush to visit Stoke on Trent 🤔

[@daniel-blackman]

Make FactPhil a permanent addition to the Series, you can add all his facts about a station in Post, perhaps with some Voice Over.

[@reecelucasfilms]

Geoff, heres a suggestion for request stops. 'Arram Station' it's Inbetween Beverley and Hutton Cranswick

[@davesayswords]

As someone who lives on that line (at the end of it in one direction lol) I thought that Arram got around six services a day?

[@spydalog]

I can't help feeling you missed out on calling this least riding of Yorkshire 🤣

[@nigelkthomas9501]

SpydaLog Brilliant! 😆 But it’s still Humberside to me!

[@CharlieFlemingOriginal]

@@nigelkthomas9501 Where are you from to call it the vulgar "Humberside"? actually nobody at all in my family or anyone I know says it. Are you from Lincolnshire by any chance?

[@fabe24]

Charlie Fleming us lot from north lincolnshire hate the word humberside as much as you lot do

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Charlie Fleming No. I’m from West Yorkshire, or if you prefer, the west riding of Yorkshire; but no-one says that any more. A riding it three so there’s always one missing. East Yorkshire was that one. I’ve always grown up with it as Humberside. The airport is still call Humberside isn’t it?

[@norbitonflyer5625]

@@nigelkthomas9501 The missing Riding was the South one. The 1974 changes split the West Riding into West and South Yorkshire, and renamed the East Riding (and a bit of Lincolnshire) as Humberside. Although it's a bit more complicated than that because the more rural parts of the West Riding were added to North Yorkshire and Humberside - Goole and Rawcliffe were originally in the West Riding.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

With no station signs on the main road indicating that the station is there - are we surprised that it is so little used! Geoff, who do we contact to complain about the missing signage?

[@leonb2637]

I bet the sign got taken down as so worn and unreadable or it is hanging in someones house or a pub.

[@jillmoorhouse8888]

I live in Rawcliffe Bridge and enjoyed going to Goole on the train when i was young

[@ywilty]

One of your best vids.

[@kieran4550ify]

What a brilliant co-presenter! I’m not just saying that because he’s a fellow Sheffielder

[@k6kaysix675]

It is somewhat of a surprise with the flooding and Covid that this route is even back open rather than just terminating the services at Knottingley! Weirdly I've always thought a couple of Sunday only services would be nice as there is a decent car boot sale and market at Whitley Bridge on Sundays!

[@highpath4776]

Wasnt the problem with Sunday services (a) voluntary overtime from train crew, and (b) no signallers avalible on a number of the routes. That might change with the DfT change to contracts rather than franchises (dont hold your breath).

[@jamiehawker7345]

A good video Geoff

[@Jamesbaby286]

Something about walking towards Fact Phil as he walked backwards at 6:00 gave the whole thing a much more menacing and interrogation feel

[@adrianhazell4944]

LOVE Phil!!!!!! He was SUPERB!! Well done Geoff!!!!!!

[@joshhawley6675]

Rawcliffe is on my route to Leeds, glasshoughton has a huge straight on the platform, you can see the train atleast 5 minutes before its due

[@owenjones2263]

Can't fault you on getting my county name right when no one ever does!

[@CharlieFlemingOriginal]

Are you referring to that awful splodge that from 1974 to 1996 was called *a bit of sick is forming at the back of my throat* "Humberside" *shudder* or with my accent "umber-sahd"

[@thepietrain7083]

After Geoff has done all least used stations: Least Used Stations In North South Eastern Derby Mountains Served By Diesel Trains

[@jimclennett2827]

Impressive stuff when the passenger stats are still on the shelter wall for the high angle shots. Very snazzy.

[@saltspringrailway3683]

Traveled on that motorway nearby many times through the 80's and 90's. I believe both platforms were being used in the early 80's. Watched the slow decay of the disused platform as the years rolled by.

[@olliedrake3140]

Been waiting for this one!

[@Trains_At_York]

I love the new opening with the music.

[@zoefroon4269]

It seems England is having our weather in South Africa. We are having rain and cold and you guys are having warm weather. Enjoy the warm weather.

[@MA9494AM]

So Riding is connected to Fjärding as in Fjärdingsman... a Härad/Hundered is divided in four and every quarter and later every Socken/Parish had a deputy (fjärdingsman) to the Länsman/Sheriff. The title Fjärdingsman was fully replaced by Poliskonstapel in 1954. Länsman became Landsfiskal in 1918 and its role was filled by Prosecutors, District Police Commissioner and Bailiffs in 1965

[@highpath4776]

So it this where the cricket position of Third Man arises from too ?

[@norbitonflyer5625]

Like "Thriding" for one of three parts, the Norse word "Fjärding" has also passed into modern English as the name for one of four parts, as in the name for our smallest pre-decimal coin, the farthing (one quarter of an old penny).

[@highpath4776]

@@norbitonflyer5625 was there a coin that was a third of a penny. I am aware of half farthings, and the 3d coin is a quarter of a shilling ( as a 20th of a pound and another common currency name that must have a history ) . How much was a groat? 4 crowns to a pound too.

[@BarneyLeith]

Rawcliffe = "red cliff or bank" from Old Scandinavian (according to my Dictionary of English Place Names).

[@fazelazar0752]

Finally someone else from Sheffield, can I maybe do south Yorkshire with you

[@BP_0114]

jesus, darnall thats near my college, always rough coming out of darnall station

[@IanRutson]

I do like a companion with a folder 👌

[@SK_3PT1]

a plastic one to protect the papers from the rain

[@geofftech2]

you're just saying that because he's also from Yorkshire.

[@IanRutson]

@@geofftech2 From Yorkshire ✅ Has stats ✅ Has folder ✅

[@highpath4776]

@@IanRutson Because geoff normally travels with a map = a folding companion.