DAY 24 - A Surprisingly SPECTACULAR Line!

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GLOVESTRAINS: Honestly,
the views out of these windows

are spectacular!

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Hey, everyone!
GLovesTrains 'ere.

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

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day 24.

I am just going
to four stations today.

But in doing that,
it is gonna pretty much

take me the whole day.

I'm off to Scunthorpe, Crowle,

Althorpe and Thorne South.

Now initially, I was gonna do

a really fast changeover
at Doncaster.

However, when I got on this train,

I realised it was
going through to Scunthorpe.

I thought, "You know what?

"I may as well just
stay on to Scunthorpe

"and reverse the order
of the stations."

And in doing that as well,
it means that

there won't be a risk of me

missing that Doncaster connection.

I am on the first train.
It's 185146.

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Oh, I need to wake up now.

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That ride was very relaxing!

But...I am glad that
I decided to change

my plan last minute as well.

Because we are over twenty minutes

arriving into Scunthorpe.

Because we were sitting at Sheffield

for absolutely ages
due to an incident...

on the platform there.

But yeah, I definitely
would not have made

the connection at Doncaster.

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Scunthorpe is run by
Transpennine Express.

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It's got two platforms

and Northern Trains also call here.

I think we were also trailing

the next train that I'm getting on

as we came in to Scunthorpe.

Because it's currently sitting
over on platform 2.

So I'm not gonna risk

going anywhere
outside of the station.

I'm just gonna get myself

over and...pretty much
onto the next train.

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I've just come into
this little waiting room.

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It smells of...

(EXHALES)

..kind of like very mild sweets.

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It is a little chilly outside
so I am just gonna

sit on the train for a little while

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before it sets off from Scunthorpe.

It is 150214.

I thought it might be a 150
going down here.

I did wonder as well
about the little

bits of artwork...
on the livery.

There's like some flowers and stuff.
But it's to represent

the Bentham Line
and its dementia-friendly railway.

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Okay, I did just have
a giggle to myself then.

Because I did just hear
how the train announcements

pronounce this station
completely different

to how I pronounced it before.

So definitely
the Mispronunciation Police

are gonna be out in force
during this vlog.

But yeah, the train said "croal."

And I'm saying "crowlie."
(LAUGHS)

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G: I really do like
these yellow railings

here on platform two.
And beyond those,

there is a bit of flowing water.

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Don't ask me what it is.

It's not that clearly labelled
on the map!

There's also some basic shelters
within the station.

(WIND NOISE)
I was hoping for an information display,

but I don't seem to be able
to see one anywhere.

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Okay, it has started raining
which is not really ideal.

But at least I've got a hood.

I have brought my umbrella as well,

but I don't think I need to
get that out just yet.

"crowlie" or Crowle,
whatever you wanna call it,

it's got two platforms

and it is operated by
Northern Trains.

There is a very limited
TPE service as well.

I think it's just one train

like upwards in the morning

and then one train downwards

in the evening.

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Right, I've got over an hour here.

I really need to put my hood up,
to be honest.

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But I'm gonna go have a walk.

There is something called
Clearwater Lake.

Hopefully, I'll be able to get
some sort of a glimpse of that.

But more importantly,
I wanna try

and find a shop to get a drink.

The only drink I've brought
is in a can.

And I don't really wanna
be walking around

holding a can and a camera

'cause that's a bit of a farce!

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I've made it back with literally

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like two, three minutes to spare.

Didn't realise before
with not being on it but

platform 1 does have bouncy platforms.

And I am wondering
if the next train

I'm going to be getting on
back up the line is

gonna be the same 150 as before.

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Yep, it is 150214.

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Honestly, the views out of these windows

are spectacular!

It's full of...They're full of fields
and flowing water.

Just what I like.

So yeah,
when you're riding down this line,

you literally don't wanna look anywhere

but out of the window.

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(TRAIN DOOR BEEPS)

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(SINGS) ♫ When you're at Althorpe

♫ 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 Althorpe

♫ You put your knickers
on your head

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♫ And you shout ♫

(SHOUTS) Squishy boobies!

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(TRAFFIC NOISE)
I'm at Althorpe. It's pretty windy here.

(WIND NOISE)
It might be because we are very close

to the River Trent.

I'll see in a bit if I can
get a little glimpse of that.

Although I did catch
a beautiful shot of it

on the train down before.

As you can tell, I am doing a back-forth
with these stations because

the Northern services down here
are every two hours.

So it just makes it a bit quicker for me

to visit the stations.

Although when you do have
an even number of stations

you got to go to,
there is inevitably one

that you have to have
the full two-hour wait at.

So I am saving that till last.

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I am just taking shelter
from the wind a little bit.

But Althorpe has got two platforms,

it's served by Northern Trains

and you've also got
that limited TPE service.

There is a ticket machine here.

(TRAFFIC NOISE)
You've got a shelter on either platform.

Both shelters, particuarly that one
on the other platform,

which I can't wait to go in,

do look quite interesting looking.

There are no information screens again.

So I'm gonna just have to
keep an eye on the time.

I'm basically just waiting

for that same train again

to come back down from Scunthorpe.

But it does sit at Scunthorpe

for thereabouts half an hour,

so I have got a decent enough

amount of time here at Althorpe.

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(TRAFFIC NOISE)
Right next to the railway line

is quite a busy road.
But next to that

is this path that you can

walk along.
And it takes you across

the River Trent which...

yeah, absolutely beautiful!

I'ma just have a walk across it
for the fun of it

and then yeah, probably just
head back to the station!

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G: Just got off the final train of the day.

It was 150214 again.

Do you reckon that train just goes

back and forth all day long?
(LAUGHS)

Bit like me! But anyways,

I'm now at Thorne South.

Can't believe I'm at
the final station already!

Like seriously,
where has the time gone at all?

But...my immediate thought is

this is definitely the quieter

of the two Thorne stations, isn't it?
(LAUGHS)

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Great to see at Thorne South

there are information displays.

There's also these silver shelters.

But what's most catching my eye

and what I saw
when I passed this station

earlier on today on the train

are the long yellow and blue ramps.

Which of course
I'm gonna go and have a run down.

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Okay, that's actually quite odd.

So when you come down
the stairs or the ramp

on the other side,
it doesn't actually lead you

straight onto the platform.

It leads you more to like
the outside of the station.

Mean you have to walk
up another ramp

to actually get onto the platform.

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I am just making my way to a park

called Toll Bar Leisure Park.

In doing so,
I am just walking alongside

this piece of flowing water.

Again, I've looked at the map

and it doesn't seem
to be labelled with anything.

Alls I know is that it's connected up

to the Stainforth & Keadby Canal,
I think it's called.

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(AUDIO CLEAR)
Okay, I've just come away from the park

and had a little wander
along the canal.

I think it actually
may have stopped raining now?

Keep the umbrella up,
just in case.

But I certainly would recommend
coming for a ride

on the line between Doncaster
and Scunthorpe.

Like...it's actually taken me
rather by surprise

riding this line today
because the views out the window

genuinely they are
absolutely phenomenal.

It is beautiful along here!

And also, all the Northern services
that I've ridden on,

they have been super quiet.

Like literally, I was like
one of three people

on all of those trains.

So, yeah. I've had
an absolutely wonderful...

I actually...
I literally can't believe it's over.

It's...it's gone so quick, honestly!

Thank you very much
for watching, everyone!

Byesie byes!

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'Cause there are...
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There are two...two-hourly...
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Because the...
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