Exploring North Wales by Train DAY 8 | Llanfairpwll to Holyhead
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- Exploring North Wales by Train DAY 8 (16/06/22). Here I visit: Bodorgan, Llanfairpwll, Ty Croes, Rhosneigr, Valley and Holyhead. Can I pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch? :P
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Those planes you kept hearing were Hawks, flown by the Royal Air Force. They are based at RAF Valley which is nearby.
Have spent a fair bit of time in North Wales, is pretty cool to see them flying through and over the Snowdonia mountains on a clear sunny day!
My 17 year old son would love you he loves going on trains to new stations
Hi miss G. I saw you in Holyhead that day. But was working and couldn't stop.
Yep this is the one that myself has been waiting for on how to pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. If people reads this before watching it. I won't spoil it :p Those steps you saw are to help to get onto the train, there even some in Scotland as well as the platforms are low. As for that track at Valley it doesn't need to much as it was used for Nuclear Traffic but it also used to reverse steam locomotives when charter trains run to Holyhead. Awesome video G
Thank frick that's what the steps were for! 😂 thanks Cyber
Apparently the low platforms at Bodorgan and Tŷ Croes are because it was easier to load cattle and other livestock. They’re only on the Chester-bound platforms because that was the direction most of the livestock went!
The planes are T2 hawks out of RAF valley fighter pilot training base just like top gun!.
I found (and have followed) the vlogs you've produced over the last 2-3 years, more or less chronologically, for a couple of months now. Throughout, I've been very impressed with your evolving creative and editing skills during the last couple of years.... and blimey - what a pro' you're becoming! Also, your fast train panning skills are as good anyone's I know (and I've known a good many who film for a living)!
Having had a stroke (not of the 'lucky' kind) nearly 2 years back, I'm now pretty much housebound, but I can relate some of my own trainspotting days 'oop North' through your varied days out (even though most of the trains were steam driven back then!).
Finally, I have to confess that although I learnt to say Llanfairpwl' as a teenager after visiting Wales, I never lost my 'Londoner' (not quite cockney) accent even to this day; but you say it like you, or your mum/dad (or even your Aunt Miranda?) were born there - I love it!!!
Aww thankyou Pete!
Hi@@GLovesTrains- Au contraire Georgia, no thanks necessary but kind of you all the same. I should've thanked you for your brilliant, energetic, enthusiastic and at times, downright funny vlog presentations that never fail to lift my spirits and cheer me up.
I still can't get over what I suspect is your deliberate(?) mispronunciation of 'livery'. Instead, try saying Liverpool but without the 'pool' bit, and say 'ee' after 'Liver', (i.e. as in 'ee bah gum'), instead!
Fortunately (for you) I've forgotten the phone number of the mispronunciation police, so you can carry on saying 'lievery' and keep making me smile/cringe if you prefer, OR you can practice this new way...
I promise you it'll be easier than learning how to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantisiliogogogough! (which as I said before, you say absolutely brilliantly!). Pete J. x
Love it
That is the valley triangle. It is used to turn steam engines when there is an excursion on the line. It’s also used for the nuclear flask trains.
Between Rhosneigr and Valley, there is an RAF base. Prince William was based there, when he was working on the Search and Rescue.
Wales just gets better and better. What a beautiful place!
The line to the left of valley station is a turn around and loop to let fast trains through
I So love frequentling your videos. I have Great memories of Holyhead station. one of the last times I was on a train hauled by a Class 37. I
Frequenting good word haha
Great vlog once again, 14 mins for the crossing to go up, you no why that is don’t you 😃 the signaller was having a 💩 🤣
Hahaha!
Yay! My favourite place name on earth!
I love saying the full name to my family and my friends at school as it really annoys them.
Hello g visited barmouth by train great scenery
1:59 old building is so nice.
Brilliant video did all the stations in Anglesey recently myself my favourite station was Bodorgan lovely station
im loving all the stations on this line and im loving the scenery briliant vlog
When your at llanfairpwllgwyn....goch you wear your knickers on your head😜
Magnificent g
As a Welsh speaker you said Llanfair PG brilliantly
Aww thanks 😁
The track branching off goes to the triangle, it lets the steam specials turn to point the other way. It doesn’t go to the now disused nuclear power station
I have missed a few in this series. Must go back and watch them. Friends and relations accuse me of being a train nerd. I do enjoy the explorations of the stations and railways generally.
I also enjoy the additional information that lifts this railway vlog above others.
Examples? Sizing the holes in perforated metal seats, when and where to pee, the correct way to pronounce a 58 letter station name, showing holes where you can leave stuff for the seagulls, where to test if your arachnophobia has been alleviated, and, best of all, as evidenced by the discarded item on the platform, that there has apparently been some joining together, hopefully joyously.
Keep up the excellent work.
If you ever get to visit Holyhead again , have a walk on the pier, we camped at the end of the pier , and the fog horn woke us up, hope am not waking you up at 2:45am Thanks for another great vlog G
Haha I didn't even know there was a pier! 😆
Brilliant video as usual G! Looks like some nice places
A joy to watch as usual, lights up the day. Great edited video always finish too soon. Interesting to see stations I've not been through oh apart from that long named one🤣🤣. Roll on your next journey looking forward to it already.
loved the video well done g
Great vlog again G! I was waiting for your knickers song at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Especially since you said the name a bunch of times. I'm still trying to pronounce it after 70 years.😄
Fantastic video as always
Absolutely brilliant as always G. Like sunshine. You are so light, breezy, enthusiastic and with such a good heart and honest soul. Really enjoyed this journey, I went to Valley years ago when I was in the RAF. Looking forward to your next film.
🙋♂Your presentations are always worth seeing and your cheerfulness conjures up sunshine in my heart ... 🤩😘😇
Even tho I’m sick 😷 this still makes me happy and smile 😃 thanks gloves trains 🚂
Well done on mastering the long Llanfairpwll pronunciation G, I wouldn’t be able to do it myself 😂 another brilliante video as always!
Awesome video G Love Trains
Thanks for all your great, high quality videos. Stay safe lovely girl. Love from Toulouse, France!
Well done for learning that wonderful station name off by heart, you know your stuff big time G lovely vblog as ever bring on the next one cheers young lady 👍 🙂
Day 8 of visiting North Wales by train was definitely quality viewing indeed and I’m really impressed you announced that station name the first time around also what fantastic scenery there is along the route between all these stations especially at valley and Holyhead harbour I continue to enjoy watching your Vlogs G care on being awesome keep up the good work and I look forward to day 9 of exploring North Wales by train
Great/amazing vlog and love ❤️ the knickers song @glovestrains plus a fan meet up at york railway museum sometime in the future
At Valley it's a triangle for steam locomotives can turn round when steam specials come to Holyhead and also for servicing were there is road access for example a lorry load of coal for delivery to the locomotive. Hope that will answer ya question. Richard
Very informative vlog G good to see you having a great time i always enjoy seeing your travels 🤗❤
Thanks Stuart!
I recently visited Holyhead for a day out on a very cheap ticket and at all the stops I did look out for you. Alas you were not to be seen, but I live in hope...
The hat on top of Welsh vowels is called a to-bach or a circumflex on English.
Ah thanks!
Well done to you for pronouncing the word great scenery and video this Welsh station's keep getting better love watching them ✅✅👍👍
A brilliant video, nice to see you've been to that station with the long name and been able to pronounce it, I so badly wanna learn how to pronounce it lol. That name of that church was a rather long one I thought lol. And yeah I've thought of Holyhead as Hollywood myself lol.
Keep a good work ypu are doing a good job love u
Awesome. 🙂
that junction goes to a acess point where bufers are, it was used to put nuclear waste out of wylfa on its decomission,
Get on the ferry! 😃
G, you sure put the sunshine into my life with yet another great Video, love the ending day 8 with 8 fingers, wait 9, as always look forward to your next adventure
Hahaha yeah turns out it was 8 after all 😂
Don’t think anyone’s ever filmed my house for TH-cam before. Except me of course. Really enjoying this series. 😊👍🏻
Great video 👍☺️
There are sidings at Valley station to service the nuclear power station at Wylfa. Nuclear fuel used to be loaded here
Great video G.Mixed feelings for me watching because you had a gorgeous long day of unbroken sunshine, and very few passengers on the DMUs,a good amount of character in the request stop stations which is heaven for me but you didn't have time to look at the two best photographic points-The Black and White Victorian Clock Tower outside Holyhead Station and the Menai Straits viewing point about 15 minutes walk from Llanfair.This is a view of both rail and road bridges with Snowdonia as the backdrop.Having said that,it is something you could always pick up on another visit,using the combined bus & rail services of the Freedom of Wales travelpass,you can reach the castle towns of Beaumaris (Anglesey) and Caerarfon from Bangor Bus Station 🙂
Originally the boats for Dublin sailed from the railway station, hence the "unusual" layout. You could step off the train cross the platform and straight onto the ship. Lasted at least until the 1970's. I think they probably moved out when the Ro-Ro car ferries were introduced as there was no room for the car loading ramps.
Well done you for saying 'that' name properly! I wouldn't have a hope! Wales looks lovely in each of your videos, and boy did you get the weather for this one! I have never seen a single-car 153 before, and it's a neat little thing! Ferries to Dublin - G goes on an Irish Rail jaunt one day?!
Well done on saying 'that station'. The airport is RAF Valley btw. Until recently you could fly there from Cardiff Airport. They binned it because they have the engine and coaches sets. Looked like a glorious day, great fun as usual 👍
Thanks for the video G a beautiful part of Wales always wanted to go to Holyhead a bit of a weard station.🚉 some great old stations always love to see a signal box. Well done for pronouncing that amazing station name!!😎🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧💚💙
Thanks Christopher! Whoop 😁
Another great video as always and great to see you back wearing the glasses and have you ever considered doing a vlog on reopened lines ?
at valley its a triangle line used sometimes to turn steam locomotives round
The track that goes off at Valley is the loading point for nuclear flasks that are brought in by road from valley nuclear power station, you can see the loading gantry in your video
I am not a great train enthusiast. I don't know much about trains but I just love watching your videos about all the railway life and, quant stations and little trips out. I also live the smell of railway mixed with wooden planks covered in the protective coat.
Join the club Olga haha!
The branch off at valley goes to a triangle that is used for the loading/unloading of the nuclear flask trains. There’s a big container unloader there, then the locos can run round.
Re. the branch line off of Valley, it's a disused reversing triangle for the Valley Nuclear Electric Facility, when there was more freight on the line!
Great Vid G, if you were wandering, Valley has a Nuclear Electric terminal for Nuclear Flask Trains to and from Crewe. It gets used every so often, but not as regular as the Dungeness Nuclear Power Station (Kent) Flask Trains that run to and from Crewe.
Have a good day G.
The tracks that lead off from valley is where nuclear waste were put on trains from wylfa nuclear power station
The diverting track in Valley was for nuclear flask transport to Sellafield, which ran until a few years ago
Great vlog G! Nice finishing off as the stations on the north Wales coastline. I still can’t pronounce that station name lol. Them stations do have some interesting features. I enjoyed watching as always.
Haha it's really fun to say now!
Excellent video, G! I'm not sure if Heysham Port (back on a different day 8) also lists its ferry departures on any displays at the station (RTT does show the ferries there). These Anglesey stations also seem to have completely different types of shelters and benches to each other!
Haha a good mix of shelters 😂 thanks barrowc
Great video...try doing the central Welsh railway to Llandridod Wells
Awesome video. I must try doing circular walking routes when I have extended waits at stations, brilliant idea. The freight siding at Valley that you mentioned was opened when the Wylfa nuclear power station was decommissioned in 2015. Spent nuclear fuel rods were put into flasks and transported by road to the sidings at Valley. There they were loaded on trains for movement to Cumbria. Some 90,000 fuel rods had to be moved. Each flask held 150 rods. The fllask trains were hauled by DRS Class 68 locos and the last train ran in 2019. Which at the time was the last scheduled freight train on the Nrth Wales route.
Thanks!! You know your stuff 😁
@@GLovesTrains in my 40th year as a professional railwayman, and a life long love of anything railways ensures I have a mind full of loads of useless information lol.
Great Video Again Georgia!
I really struggle myself to pronounce the Llanfair PG Name the supposedly longest Station Name in Great Britain but thanks to your pronunciation of it that's really helpful. Thanks for that G!
And I hope that you are or have really enjoyed Anglesey - Because I agree that the Scenery & Sea are indeed very beautiful to look at
RAF Valley is on Anglesey, so the planes are more than likely Hawk trainers
I never generally comment on vids. But I just want to say that I’ve been a subscriber for a while and I totally love your enthusiasm and your presentation and editing style. You really take people along on your journey. Pun intended xx
Aww thanks Martin!
Great video again Beautiful G
I believe the main use of the sidings at Valley is to transfer fuel to/from nuclear flask trains, with a secondary use of turning steam locomotives. :)
The disused train lines of Wales are by far the most interesting.
Oh and the branch at Valley is a turning loop. Used mostly by steam locos on day trips from Crewe etc 😊👍🏻
Thoroughly enjoyed this one G, well done for saying 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' practice makes perfect (how much though?), watching this made me fell really relaxed, I don't know why, loved the seagull playing 'Wot's in the bin'. Cracking scenery, love the TfW trains. Looking forward to the next one. Stay safe.
It took me 20 days to learn how to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllantisillogogogoch.
I thought it was pronounced Clan fair p g.
You ARE the francis bourgeois of The Wigan, we need some Francis style gopro shots
end of the north wales coast line then. I love the Class 153 Trains
The sidings in Valley are for nuclear flask trains, and a triangle to turn steam locos.
Another fab vlog and a great pronunciation of Llanfair PG! The HST that you saw at Holyhead is I think the set that’s owned by Network Rail and is known as “the Flying Banana” due to its colour! 😆
Yellow 😂
Hey G great vlog this really enjoy it luv ..... Any chance you could vlog up north again please ie Buxton edale and Bakewell please thanku
Trains Station 🚉
Awesome as ever G! One thing you do exceptionally well in comparison to many others, is to get the volume levels balanced between video clips and music. So often the music is way too loud. Looking forward to the next vlog dude. Si.
Yaaaaay it took me a while tbf
I think you was near an RAF base at valley where eurofighter typhoons go sometimes
Only "criticism" of your pronunciation is that you start out brilliantly with the "LL" sound, but then forget about the sound for the rest of the name! 😁 But on the whole, a far better attempt than most. 👏
There was another line on Anglesey which ran to Amlwch, hope I’ve spelled that right. There were proposals some years ago to restore a passenger service to it but that hasn’t happened. When it was open for freight it carried tanks of the highly toxic lead additive for petrol. I used to see them running through Stratford in London. Not sure where they were going to.
Also it was the line for the Bromine plant - lots of lovely healthy Chlorine in, and lots of lovely healthy Bromine out. Isn't chemistry wonderful!
I think I've been to Llanfairpwoll before, when I went on holiday with family in north wales many years ago. But it was before I started trainspotting, before I started visiting stations, and I don't think I did it by train, so it's still on my list to tick off.
A staggered platform isn't too unusual. Frizinghall (between Bradford Forster Square and Shipley) is staggered either side of an overbridge. Carton (between Nottingham and Newark) is staggered either side of a level crossing too. And I'm sure I've been to more.
I believe that, ideally, the platform should always be after the level crossing. So, if space is available, the platforms will be staggered across it.
Had to check but the track at 10:10 that diverts goes to a small depot for freight for the Wylfa nuclear power station. It isnt in use though because the power plant closed in 2015 and the last nuclear flasks of spent fuel were transported from there in September 2019.
Hi did this last november .holyhaed very cold and not a lot open lol x
so as ive said north wales is my fave place in the uk, but Anglesey thats like the cherry on top, so much to see an do there, i really recommend no just doing the train thing here, im not a car guy, dont even drive but sadly unless you have stacks an stacks of time its the best way to do this place but theres so much history here, its such a great place
they do alot of RAF fighter training in that area, thats the planes you was seeing,,,, well done, as English folk, we have to make the most of our short summer
Brilliant series so far but the spider shelter not so brilliant…yack 🕷🕸
The thing that's sometimes on top of the letter Y is officially called 'a little hat' 😉
The track branching off at Valley goes to the nearby nuclear power station & all the loud jets are flying from RAF Valley
A little hat got it haha
Be careful what colour kecks you flash on the main line. You may be (inadvertently) sending out a warning. 😁 Thanks for bringing a smile (and a leer) to my face. Note: Welsh Wigan? That will be Bryn eh
Would love to have heard you sing "Knickers on Your Head" at Llanfair PG
Did I not... cant remember now 😂
@GLovesTrains Unfortunately not!! Would have doubled the length of the video if you had. Love watching you. You go to places that others don't, and that makes your vids so good. Keep it up
Steps to nowhere! oh joy :D I'm on my way hehehe. Thanks G :D
Haha lemme know if it's worth a visit
@@GLovesTrains Yes definitely. But we only have about 5 main railways 😢... But there's lot's of cool places at the end of them 👍😊😁
When I had to go over there with work some time ago we always called it Lllafrair PG - it was just easier.
not related but I do remember someone completing their diary with a call booked into the border area I was asked - " how do you spell the Osw in Oswestry....? " I mean it kinda spells itself doesn't it?
Are the jets military planes on the way to the Mach Loop? If you are near Valley then RAF Valley is close by
Have you ever travelled on the trains in Ireland, both North and South. I think you might enjoy and I would love to listen to your commentary.
You're wonderful. Wales is wonderful. Holyhead Station? Not so much, but it will be NEXT time you go there 😉 Now, what's with LlanfairPG? You're pronouncing the ll as L? I was always told it was [tongue behind your front teeth & blow!] which is how I still pronounce it to this day (not with my knickers on my head!) MORE PLEASE!! 🙏😊