DAY 25 - I See the Humber Bridge!

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GLOVESTRAINS: But I am
actually very excited

to be here at Hessle
because I am gonna go

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and have a walk to the bridge.

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Hey, everyone! GLovesTrains 'ere.

And welcome to "Exploring Yorkshire
and the Humber by Train"

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day 25.

I am so used to getting up
at ridiculous o'clock now.

But honestly, like I was just
proper falling asleep.

It's so relaxing
on this train right now.

But anyways, I am off to

Selby, Brough, Ferriby,

Gilberdyke, Broomfleet,

Hessle and Hull.

Now it is a bit of a mishmash

with the order of the stations
that I'm visiting.

But it is because

there are a couple of dodgy stations

along the Selby line.

I am visiting one of them today.

And it just worked out for the best

in order to get that station in,

just...like I say,

go just all over the place.

So yeah, it is a bit random.

But I am very excited for this one.

I'm currently on the first train.

It is 185132.

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Right, I'm at Selby.

Is it past it's Selby date?

Uh, no, I don't think so.

But I am a little bit delayed.

We're about ten minutes delayed
arriving into here.

So I have only got
fifteen minutes at Selby now.

I was gonna have a walk to the park.

I don't think it's too far away

from the station.
I'm not too sure yet

whether I'm gonna
risk that or not though.

Or just stay in the station.

I'll decide at some point
within the next fifteen minutes.

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Selby is a Grade 2 listed station.

It's ran by Transpennine Express.

It's got three platforms.

There's a train in the way
so I can't see the third platform.

But there are three.
(LAUGHS)

It's also served by Hull Trains,

Northern and
London Northeastern Railway.

I can just see ahead of me
walking down this platform

some absolutely massive
plant pots.

I think that's what I'm gonna take away

from being at Selby.

There's also...

some work being done here.
What's it saying 'ere?

"Selby Station Access for All Scheme."

So...they're putting in some lifts

at the minute. I think
there's a café down there as well.

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G: Okay, I have made it to the park

with ease. I'm just gonna do
a little circle around it

and then go back to the station.

But yeah, I've got plenty of time.

I somehow just did my
filming in the station

within like two minutes.
(LAUGHS)

Surprise myself sometimes!

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That changeover turned out to be

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a lot more chill than

I initially expected it to be.

But the next train's coming in now.
It's pretty 158...

795.

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It's a bit brough around 'ere,

but that's because I'm at Brough.

Do you remember back in day 10

when I ended up at Brough
and totally could have

done my filming here then?
But, oh well.

But yeah, I remember...

I had quite a long wait then as well.

I literally, because it was so cold,

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just spent the whole time in that shelter

over on platform 2!

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I do have less of a wait here today though.

It's just over half an hour and

I've got nowhere to go to
outside of the station.

So I'ma just hang around
inside the station.

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Brough is managed by TPE.

You've also got Northern Trains,
of course,

LNER and Hull Trains calling here.

And it's got two platforms.

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It would be great to do
a trainspotting session here,

because there are a lot of trains
that pull into Brough.

And it's really nice to see
Hull Trains as well.

I really would love to one day

have a ride with Hull Trains.

Here within Brough station,

there is a ticket office.
There's a coffee kiosk

over on platform 2.

And there's a long
blue and yellow ramp.

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I'm on the next train. It's pretty 158791.

And so far, I know
I've only been on three,

but the trains down here
have been ridiculously quiet.

Like there's hardly anybody
on this one again.

So I hope the trains stay like this

for the rest of the day.

I'm only on here for like five minutes.

Just down one stop to Ferriby.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 'This is Ferriby.'

G: It's always nicer to hear the older

Northern announcements
on the trains.

I'm now at Ferriby.

And, like the trains being quiet,

this station is really quiet as well.

It looks...
I'm not sure if it's 'cause

there's no people here
apart from me.

But it actually looks really big
in this station.

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Ferriby's a Northern-only station

and it's got two platforms.

It's got a waiting shelter
on either platform.

There's a ticket machine

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on this platform.

I'm guessing it's platform 1?

Cannot see any platform numbers.

But yeah, I think it's platform 1.

We got a post pickup Amazon

thing at the end of the platform as well.

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Right, I have got
a bit of a longer wait here.

About forty, forty-five minutes.
Somat like that.

But I have got planned
to go somewhere here.

So I am gonna set off immediately

to make sure that I can make it
back in time for the next train.

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For some reason, I thought it was
gonna take me ages

to walk to where I've come to.

But it literally took a few minutes.

I mean, I could even see
the flowing water

from being at the top of the footbridge
within the station.

But I have come to have a look
at the Humber Estuary.

And this piece of flowing water
has been created

by the merging of the River Trent

with the River...

"oose," "owse," Ouse.
But anyways,

you can even see over there
the Humber Bridge.

Which hopefully later on today,

I will be getting a closer look at.

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G: Just got off,
it was the same train again,

158791.

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And that has brought me to Gilberdyke.

Which is run by Northern Trains,

it's got two platforms

and Transpennine Express
also call here.

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Gilberdyke's got waiting shelters.

It's got empty plant pots
along the platforms.

It's got a bike rack.

There is a bit of noise...
(LAUGHS)

coming from outside of the station.

There's also a beeping noise
I can hear.

I think that's coming from
within the station though.

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I have got a half an hour wait here

at Gilberdyke now

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before the all-important train

that I have to catch

to dodgy station Broomfleet
comes in.

I am just gonna spend my time
here in the station.

And I'm just basically
gonna cross the platform!

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That wait has gone by super fast.

The next train is here now.

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It's another pretty 158.

784 this time.

And I can still hear that beeping,
whatever it is!

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I am at dodgy station Broomfleet.

This station only sees
six upwards trains

and six downwards trains a day.

Which is why
as I mentioned before

I pretty much planned this day

around Broomfleet station.

Immediately on stepping off the train,

the views from the platforms

are really pretty.

I'm sure I'm just
gonna be pretty much

looking outside of the station
during my time here!

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Broomfleet looks a very basic station.

It's got two platforms,

served by Northern Trains.

We've got some basic blue shelters.

There is a level crossing at the end.

(SINGS) ♫ When you're at Broomfleet

♫ You put your knickers
on your head

♫ You put your
knickers on your head

♫ You put your knickers
on your head

♫ When you're at Broomfleet

♫ You put your knickers
on your head

♫ And you shout ♫

(SHOUTS) Squishy boobies!

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All right, I have just crossed the platform

because I've only got
twenty minutes here and...

I did want to make sure

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that I got across for the next train

before the gates
of the level crossing went down.

They have actually just gone down, but

I think that's for
a passing train potentially.

Yeah, it is. There's one coming now.
But also,

think I might need to
take my coat off at some point.

Because the sun's come out and

it is actually really rather warm!

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158844

has brought me back to Gilberdyke.

Where I've got
another half an hour wait.

This is the station of

the half an hour waits,
I think. Isn't it?

But, I mean...

I don't wanna speak too soon

'cause obviously
the day's not over yet.

But I am so happy

that so far,
everything has gone to plan.

Especially with doing that dodgy station.

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I'm finally on the next train.

It's 158791 again.

And I say "finally" because

the half an hour wait at Gilberdyke

actually turned into an hour's wait

as this train was
twenty-five minutes delayed.

But even so,

the day is still absolutely flying by!

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I'm at Hessle. And wow!

I didn't actually know
you could see the Humber Bridge

from the station itself.

But I am actually very excited
to be here at Hessle.

Because I am gonna go
and have a walk to the bridge.

Which is something that

I've been wanting to do
for quite some time now!

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At Hessle, we've got Northern Trains.

We've got these shelters which...

What shape would you call that?
I mean...

Di...Different-shaped shelters,
let's go with that!

We've got information displays

and a very loud road
next to the station.

Oh, and it's got two platforms.

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Well, it's a good job
I'm not in a rush

to get the next train.

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Hessle does see an hourly train service.

I am just gonna take my time
with this walk.

Have a chill,
enjoy my time here.

Like I say, I'm in no rush to...
to get the next train.

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Right, I'm at what I'm calling the start,

because it's where I'm starting from,

of the Humber Bridge.

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Now I am actually gonna be walking

the whole way across it.

The Humber Bridge spans
the Humber Estuary

and it's 1.38 miles long.

Now when it first opened,

it was the longest road suspension bridge
in the world.

I think now it's like the twelfth longest?

But yeah, I...
(OUT OF BREATH)

I'm a little bit out of breath from
climbing those stairs back there.

But I can't wait to walk
the entire length of this bridge.

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Oh, this is an amazing walk!

I'm absolutely loving this.
The views are just spectacular!

But as well as crossing over,
of course, the flowing water,

I have also just crossed a county.

Because Hessle is in
East Riding of Yorkshire

and we are just coming into
Barton-upon-Humber

which is in North Lincolnshire.

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I've yet to go to Barton-upon-Humber.

But obviously, I will be doing that
at some point

within this series.

And when I'm there,
I could now actually potentially

just do a really quick changeover.

Because there's no need for me

to...to go and walk
the Humber Bridge

because I'm doing it now!

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Okay, so I've made it to the end of the bridge now.

It's really loud!
They are like doing some work

over on the...west side,
I think it is?

But I was wondering how long
that would take me actually.

I thought it was gonna take a lot longer!

I did notice that there was a train

pulling into Hessle station

as I stepped onto the bridge,
basically. So...

it ba...is...Let's say
it's took twenty-five minutes.

That is it.

And because it's
twenty-five past two now,

if I set off immediately to go back,

I should actually make it
back to Hessle

in time for the next train
that's pulling in there.

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158784 has brought me

to my final station.

I'm at Hull.

Or its full name,
Hull Paragon Interchange.

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Hull is managed by TPE.

It's also served by
Northern Trains, LNER

and Hull's very own Hull Trains.

And you can connect
for bus and coach services.

It has got seven platforms

and it is by far...

undoubtedly the busiest station
I have been to today.

Because most of the trains
that come down this line

do terminate here at Hull.

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I have found a little waiting room 'ere.

Although I don't need to wait for very long

'cause I am getting outside the station.

There are more benches

down on the platform.

Hull is a staffed station

and there are ticket barriers as well.

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I'm off for a wander.
I'm headed for the Humber.

Something about
that piece of flowing water

I just cannot resist today.

I have noticed as well
walking through the centre of Hull

that it is very Pride-themed.

Which is fabulous to see.

I particularly really loved

those telephone boxes.

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Well, I've had a wonderful day!

Do you know what? I've actually
had this vlog planned for...

I actually can't even tell ya
how many months.

It has been so long.

But basically,
I had to put it off a bit

because I thought it would work best

if I had an overnight stay in Hull

so that I could get back
down the line to film

for the rest of the dodgy stations.

So I am gonna be staying over tonight

so I can get straight back out

really early tomorrow morning.

And I am looking forward to that.

I hope it's gonna be as enjoyable

as today has been.

Thank you very much
for watching, everyone.

Byesie byes!

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Now, it is a bit of a mishmash

the order of the stations
that I'm visting today.

But it is because...Whoa!