Thank you, Geoff! It was an honour to share my local knowledge. I can't wait for Kintore station to develop more of a unique character, and help transport many people far, magical, and arcane lands such as.. er.. Insch. Anyway! A statue of something to represent our local heritage wouldn't go a miss here, like a statue of cow, for the nearby mart? Or maybe even a commemorative mast to remember to NECR "neep" radio station! Also, sorry Jen, there no coffee here either, yet!...
5:18 I did a bit of internet sleuthing and figured out what it was. The vane on the turbine reads "Rutland Windcharger" and the box below it reads "Whitmore". Searching for the name on the vane and a logo that matches the one on the box lead me to the answer. It is a rail lubricator or "electric trackside applicator". This model is called Accutrack. Quoting Stephen from the comment below: "The device applies a small amount of grease to the inside of the rail on a curve, to lubricate the train wheels against the edge of the rail as it goes round the curve. Old versions used a paddle operated by the train wheel passing."
Great bit of detective work John, thank you! It would be useful to tell people what a rail lubricator does though, rather than repeat the sales blurb: The device applies a small amount of grease to the inside of the rail on a curve, to lubricate the train wheels against the edge of the rail as it goes round the curve. Old versions used a paddle operated by the train wheel passing.
Hi Geoff! Looking forward to welcoming you to Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Ellon and all of the other stations were working on getting connected in North East Scotland!
As someone new to the North East, it's such a shame that the Formartine and Buchan line was lifted. Reminds me of the Fife Coastal railway in that it would be extremely handy today if it hadn't been axed.
Nice episode to wrap it all up. Not sure how you managed to fit into Lewis' jacket, but that was another hilarious swap! Really enjoyed the series Geoff. Thanks so much to you and your guests for a very informative and entertaining watch.
Live in Australia now but my father’s family is from Huntly on the Aberdeen to Inverness line and I went to university in Aberdeen. One thing that many people don’t realise is that the North East of Scotland was one of the worst affected areas in the U.K. by the Beeching cuts and the closures prior to and after that. The only line that wasn’t close was the Aberdeen to Inverness mainline and it was single tracked having been double track it’s whole length previously. The Deeside Railway, the Alford Valley Railway, the Formantine and Buchan lines to Peterhead and Fraserburgh, the Old Meldrum branch, the Banff, Macduff and Turriff junction railway and the Moray Firth coast line were all closed between 1950 and 1968 although freight traffic to Fraserburgh continued to 1979. Peterhead and Fraserburgh are now the largest towns the furthest away from a railway station in the U.K. There’s a campaign in the North East to reopen the lines to Fraserburgh and Peterhead (with a modified route into Peterhead utilising a different, earlier closed line) and the Deeside railway to Banchory and to reopen a number of closed stations like Kintore once was. I think it really needs supporting. Worth a look… www.campaignfornortheastrail.org
Good to see the Inverness to Aberdeen Line getting investment over the last few years. First, the straightening out of the track and a relocated Station at Forres, now Kintore, next it's the new station at Inverness Airport!
Geoff, I'm a lover of trains as well, but not quite as much as you! Nonetheless, I've enjoyed your videos very much over the last several years. For this one, I have a very personal connection. My late paternal grandfather was the last station master at the former Kintore station (and lived not too far from there) before it closed down. I'm thrilled to see that the new station has kept the original benches, and perhaps even that one blue sign that Lewis smacked :)! I'd like to think my grandfather would've been overwhelmed, yet proud and touched with the new station. My parents both enjoyed this video and were impressed. Thank you and keep up the great work!
I most definitely approve of the wooden bench from the old Kintore station as well as the sign. Plus the miniature wind turbine thingy at the end of the platform.
Hey! In my area! :) The blue wooden sign is also apparently one saved from the original station. I was lucky enough to take a "first day" journey from Inverurie to the new Kintore on the day it opened - though not on the first train.
Nice video Geoff and Lewis! I've been up to Aberdeen a few times in the last 6 months for work reasons by train - and am pleased the local area is getting a new station to improve connectivity!
Hi Geoff, that comment by Lewis about identikit stations did make me chuckle. You can’t help but wonder if maybe they’re missing a trick here by not getting some sort of cross-pollination marketing thing going with Airfix or even IKEA 😂 Always great to learn of a community demand succeeding in getting a station reinstated (albeit obviously much different to the old one) and while it’s obviously sad these things have taken so long to going, at least there does seem a definite shift in attitudes towards reversing the effects of what is usually referred to as “Beeching cuts” (but of course often happened long before and after that as well 🤔). It’s certainly not something I expected to happen, but I am always glad to see it as a continuing trend 😎 By the way, Lewis has a splendid taste in scarves. And yes, I am just saying that because I have a couple in the same style 😜 Cheers Geoff, it really has been a fantastic mini-series. All the cohosts have been brilliant too 👍🍀🍻
presumably the 'spinning thing' is a weather station - measuring local conditions. wind speed and direction (thats why it can rotate). Presumably the "big box" is also gathering humidity/precipitation measures and contains transmission equipment to send the data to a gathering center. it's possibly also gathering cloud data from the amount of solar power it sees? Or that may just be the power source.
@@gabriellord9214 I thought it might be, but every anemometer I can remember seeing has vanes with little cups at the ends rather than a fan-looking turbine.
@@gabriellord9214 It's a wind turbine. It doesn't even look like an anemometer. It's backup power, probably for the stop/go signal that is just out of shot. The big box probably contains a car style battery. I'm not familiar with trains but as I understand it the signal lights are safety critical so 3 sources of power + battery.
It's literally amazing that there's another new station there, me and my best friend was there just before the 2 years of fun started and the line between Aberdeen and inverurie had only just been doubled, and between Aberdeen and Montrose they are called the Aberdeen metro service
nice vid, and good to see a new station at Kintore - I have vague memories of catching Aberdeen to Inverurie train in early 70s.... earliest train memories though were watching old deeside line being dismantled from house window - crane trains ? am convinced was little steam 'shunter' types engine involved...... a nice walk now from Duthie park up to Peterculter = I always thought this line added the "Joint" to Aberdeen Joint Station - but only very recently discovered was the advent of the Denburn section linking line to north
- specifically - the line from the south terminated at Ferryhill / then Guild street , and the line from the North terminated at Waterloo Quay (still a line there that goes to kittybrewster.... think old canal bed ? ) so folk had to transfer via Guild St and Waterloo Quay by horse taxi along the harbour front and hope they made the last train that night
@@billstuart9394 Many connections were missed, as rival companies owned each station/line. Lack of co-operation was rife; the only losers being the poor passengers. A "missed" connection meant a long wait, even more so in those early days.
Lewis really is right when he says that the new stations are a little like lego, the 'new' (2017, I just can't get over it's been 5 years) Forres station looks almost exactly the same as this one Love this series!
It may be on the small side, but Kintore qualifies as a town, not just a mere village. It was granted a charter as a Royal Burgh by King James IV in 1506.
So, the wooden signs and Benches came off the original Kintore station (which was South of the new one) believe they where kept by locals when the old station closed.
The wind turbine (and solar panel) is powering a flange greaser on the Down line. I wish I’d known you were coming, I work in the Network Rail office on Inverurie station and I would have bought you a coffee!
In terms of the opening sequence outside the Union Square shopping centre next to the harbour in Aberdeen, I felt that Geoff's comment that it was windy was somewhat superfluous! As Adam wrote, it seems usually to be windy there, with the breeze coming across the North Sea from the Urals.😀
I went to Inverurie back in 2019 to visit the Brewdog Bar there during the Brewdog AGM weekend. The Bar in town had not opened. So we went to the local Spoons which is named after a Train. I did think then that the distance between Dyce and Inverurie was a long way without a station. Now we know why Dr Beeching again.
Good series overall, nice to see some of the stations that had been closed for decades rebuilt and reopened. But you forgot to check here for the bin bag blowing in the breeze. 😃
It is single all the way to Inverness from Aberdeen but they are looking to upgrade it to double track as well as adding a new station at Inverness airport and a siding at Norboard for timber trains
I've just booked my ticket to Reston for opening day on 23 May- the next re-opening. With the rail sale it's just £5.40 all the way from Cumbria to Reston, each way
The 'wooden' station name sign could be from an old signalbox or chair-back by the looks of it. Either genuine or replica. The miniature wind turbine supplements the solar panel and provides a back up power supply, to the signalling infrastructure (axle counters / track circuits).
@@andymccabe6712 Yes. The new 'modular' stations are a bit characterless. Some of the platforms on the six stations series seemed to have plywood platforms. Temporary, till they get some money ?! (Don't be surprised if temporary means it will be there till it rots.) Full marks for the railways trying to reverse some of Beeching's abolition of stopping stations, so I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies.
Great Mini-Series Geoff! How about making a sequel called 6 Nations… I frequently travel to Aachen from London on a Eurostar… England, France, Belgium and Germany. I’m sure you easily do as in Aachen we are practically sitting in 3 Nations in one city. 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇳🇱
I don't really understand why they built this station so far from the centre of Kintore. The original station was right in the centre. Cars are clearly still king with station design. Still, better than not having one at all I guess.
Thought just crossed my mind, I am wondering if the miniature wind turbine thingy is actually powering the dot matrix display? Imagine if you could do that at all the bus stops and railway stations around the UK, how environmentally friendly would that be?
The thing with a wind turbine and a solar panel is probaly av device for lubricate the flange on the trains to reduce wear in curves. The wind turbine and the solarpanel is to produce power for the device. In Sweden we have such things and they look exactly like that device in Kintore.
Welcome to our exclusive little club, Lewis! Lifts? Lifts? Luxury! We 'ad to walk down an 'undred metre ramp at my station! Looked like a Death Star trench too!
Nice reference to the old Alford Valley Railway, but one unanswered question: where is the station in relation to the former Aberdeenshire Canal? Do the trains run where barges one floated, or is it off to one side? Now, Reston opens in May. Hardly worth you going home really...
Very pleased to have managed once again to get the very first tickets from Kintore when it opened. Only 11 tickets needed and I will have a ticket from every self service ticket machine and booking office window in the U.K.
Just out of curiosity: When was the old Kintore station shut down? I‘ve got a British Rail Passenger Network map from 1986 where there is nothing between Dyce and Inverurie, so it must have been before that.
Hi Geoff It’s a WHITMORE Electrical rail Lubricant Model no 10 Capacity 90kg Serial no. E 2703 Spreads grease on the rails up to 2 miles the one at KINTORE IS FITTED ON THE DIWN LINE 13 miles 1265yds
I noticed one odd thing. At 3:05 the bolts for the shelter are stainless cap nuts. This is quite unusual. Most of the time, male anchors with plain nuts are used almost everywhere. Sometimes female anchors with standard bolts are used. I prefer them because they are low profile and much more aesthetically pleasing. When they are removed, there is no protruding stud to be cut off. Stainless cap nuts are like triple the price to be installed. Every once in a while, some contractors will use hammered in anchors. These have to be ground or cut off to be removed. Why do I care? I'm a newly retired carpenter desperate for something interesting.
Why did they build this new station so far from Kintore town? Almost 1 km walk to the center. But great video again. A shame this was already the last episode in this series! Tnx!
We need more Stations in the UK 1.For the obvious reason that rail travel is the best 2.So we can have more Geoff new station videos Looking at the map, I was wondering why the station is right at the north of the Towillage..The line seems to be closely parallel to the main street through... to fit in the massive Car park I guess!
It's quite amazing that the UK rail network are adding new stations across the country and in todays technology, it is much easier to build such station. What I don't understand is that the UK weather is not exactly glorious sunshine everyday so why don't they build platform canopies to the length of the platform apart from cost savings? Great video BTW
Thank you, Geoff! It was an honour to share my local knowledge.
I can't wait for Kintore station to develop more of a unique character, and help transport many people far, magical, and arcane lands such as.. er.. Insch.
Anyway! A statue of something to represent our local heritage wouldn't go a miss here, like a statue of cow, for the nearby mart? Or maybe even a commemorative mast to remember to NECR "neep" radio station!
Also, sorry Jen, there no coffee here either, yet!...
Hi Lewis 😁
Hi Tom. =]
Hi Lewis 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@JimBrodie Hi person whose name contains letters not on the keyboard ㊙
@@engineeringvision9507 An umlaut! I'm not sure yet how to access the special letters and characters set on TH-cam,either.
5:18 I did a bit of internet sleuthing and figured out what it was. The vane on the turbine reads "Rutland Windcharger" and the box below it reads "Whitmore". Searching for the name on the vane and a logo that matches the one on the box lead me to the answer.
It is a rail lubricator or "electric trackside applicator". This model is called Accutrack. Quoting Stephen from the comment below: "The device applies a small amount of grease to the inside of the rail on a curve, to lubricate the train wheels against the edge of the rail as it goes round the curve. Old versions used a paddle operated by the train wheel passing."
Great bit of detective work John, thank you!
It would be useful to tell people what a rail lubricator does though, rather than repeat the sales blurb:
The device applies a small amount of grease to the inside of the rail on a curve, to lubricate the train wheels against the edge of the rail as it goes round the curve. Old versions used a paddle operated by the train wheel passing.
@@stepheneyles2198 Thank you! I have edited my comment to incorporate your note.
Loved the great remix🎛🎶📺 of the theme music for this mini-series!! 💯👍
What a lovely happy boy - Lewis was a great local guide!
Wonderful little series, Geoff. Thanks for your work as always.
Hi Geoff! Looking forward to welcoming you to Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Ellon and all of the other stations were working on getting connected in North East Scotland!
As someone new to the North East, it's such a shame that the Formartine and Buchan line was lifted. Reminds me of the Fife Coastal railway in that it would be extremely handy today if it hadn't been axed.
After following you for many years Geoff from when I lived in London it’s so good to see you in Aberdeen - my Hometown 👌🏼 great video as always!
Thanks Geoff for covering any new stations opening is good for railways
Nice episode to wrap it all up. Not sure how you managed to fit into Lewis' jacket, but that was another hilarious swap! Really enjoyed the series Geoff. Thanks so much to you and your guests for a very informative and entertaining watch.
Live in Australia now but my father’s family is from Huntly on the Aberdeen to Inverness line and I went to university in Aberdeen. One thing that many people don’t realise is that the North East of Scotland was one of the worst affected areas in the U.K. by the Beeching cuts and the closures prior to and after that. The only line that wasn’t close was the Aberdeen to Inverness mainline and it was single tracked having been double track it’s whole length previously. The Deeside Railway, the Alford Valley Railway, the Formantine and Buchan lines to Peterhead and Fraserburgh, the Old Meldrum branch, the Banff, Macduff and Turriff junction railway and the Moray Firth coast line were all closed between 1950 and 1968 although freight traffic to Fraserburgh continued to 1979. Peterhead and Fraserburgh are now the largest towns the furthest away from a railway station in the U.K. There’s a campaign in the North East to reopen the lines to Fraserburgh and Peterhead (with a modified route into Peterhead utilising a different, earlier closed line) and the Deeside railway to Banchory and to reopen a number of closed stations like Kintore once was. I think it really needs supporting. Worth a look…
www.campaignfornortheastrail.org
Beaching has got a lot to answer for but his dead now
Good to see the Inverness to Aberdeen Line getting investment over the last few years. First, the straightening out of the track and a relocated Station at Forres, now Kintore, next it's the new station at Inverness Airport!
That shot of both of you watching the train arrive at the station would be a great album cover
Do they have albums anymore?
Geoff, I'm a lover of trains as well, but not quite as much as you!
Nonetheless, I've enjoyed your videos very much over the last several years.
For this one, I have a very personal connection.
My late paternal grandfather was the last station master at the former Kintore station (and lived not too far from there) before it closed down. I'm thrilled to see that the new station has kept the original benches, and perhaps even that one blue sign that Lewis smacked :)!
I'd like to think my grandfather would've been overwhelmed, yet proud and touched with the new station.
My parents both enjoyed this video and were impressed.
Thank you and keep up the great work!
Stations are like Lego sets. A good analogy there. I could make a joke about Lego but I don't think I would be able to build on it
I vote for Lewis as the best lad you got for this awesome tour!
Agree! Such an agreeable smile too
I most definitely approve of the wooden bench from the old Kintore station as well as the sign.
Plus the miniature wind turbine thingy at the end of the platform.
Hey! In my area! :) The blue wooden sign is also apparently one saved from the original station. I was lucky enough to take a "first day" journey from Inverurie to the new Kintore on the day it opened - though not on the first train.
Nice video Geoff and Lewis! I've been up to Aberdeen a few times in the last 6 months for work reasons by train - and am pleased the local area is getting a new station to improve connectivity!
What a great little mini series this has been.
Geoff, sitting in a Waiting Shelter: “Are there Waiting Shelters?”
This really made me chuckle 😂
It's not a waiting shelter unless there is an empty can or bottle of cheap cider or the faint smell of piss
Are there Waiting Shelters with seats?
Hi Geoff, that comment by Lewis about identikit stations did make me chuckle. You can’t help but wonder if maybe they’re missing a trick here by not getting some sort of cross-pollination marketing thing going with Airfix or even IKEA 😂
Always great to learn of a community demand succeeding in getting a station reinstated (albeit obviously much different to the old one) and while it’s obviously sad these things have taken so long to going, at least there does seem a definite shift in attitudes towards reversing the effects of what is usually referred to as “Beeching cuts” (but of course often happened long before and after that as well 🤔). It’s certainly not something I expected to happen, but I am always glad to see it as a continuing trend 😎
By the way, Lewis has a splendid taste in scarves. And yes, I am just saying that because I have a couple in the same style 😜
Cheers Geoff, it really has been a fantastic mini-series. All the cohosts have been brilliant too 👍🍀🍻
Great series Geoff! Really enjoyed it 👍🏻😀
presumably the 'spinning thing' is a weather station - measuring local conditions. wind speed and direction (thats why it can rotate). Presumably the "big box" is also gathering humidity/precipitation measures and contains transmission equipment to send the data to a gathering center. it's possibly also gathering cloud data from the amount of solar power it sees? Or that may just be the power source.
Spinning thing is also known as an "anemometer" - wind speed measurer yep 🍃🍃🍃
@@gabriellord9214 I thought it might be, but every anemometer I can remember seeing has vanes with little cups at the ends rather than a fan-looking turbine.
@@ZGryphon yep , I agree
@@ZGryphon Ah, OK! I might be wrong then. I wonder if it is just a generator then?
@@gabriellord9214 It's a wind turbine. It doesn't even look like an anemometer. It's backup power, probably for the stop/go signal that is just out of shot. The big box probably contains a car style battery. I'm not familiar with trains but as I understand it the signal lights are safety critical so 3 sources of power + battery.
It's literally amazing that there's another new station there, me and my best friend was there just before the 2 years of fun started and the line between Aberdeen and inverurie had only just been doubled, and between Aberdeen and Montrose they are called the Aberdeen metro service
nice vid, and good to see a new station at Kintore - I have vague memories of catching Aberdeen to Inverurie train in early 70s....
earliest train memories though were watching old deeside line being dismantled from house window - crane trains ? am convinced was little steam 'shunter' types engine involved...... a nice walk now from Duthie park up to Peterculter = I always thought this line added the "Joint" to Aberdeen Joint Station - but only very recently discovered was the advent of the Denburn section linking line to north
- specifically - the line from the south terminated at Ferryhill / then Guild street , and the line from the North terminated at Waterloo Quay (still a line there that goes to kittybrewster.... think old canal bed ? ) so folk had to transfer via Guild St and Waterloo Quay by horse taxi along the harbour front and hope they made the last train that night
@@billstuart9394 Many connections were missed, as rival companies owned each station/line. Lack of co-operation was rife; the only losers being the poor passengers. A "missed" connection meant a long wait, even more so in those early days.
Great video, greetings from Argentina!! I love the railway and the trains
In Aberdeen it's terrific, space age luxury, that the rail and bus stations and a major shopping mall are all together under one roof
Lewis really is right when he says that the new stations are a little like lego, the 'new' (2017, I just can't get over it's been 5 years) Forres station looks almost exactly the same as this one
Love this series!
It may be on the small side, but Kintore qualifies as a town, not just a mere village. It was granted a charter as a Royal Burgh by King James IV in 1506.
This has been a great series! Keep up the great work Geoff!
I've done so much work up in this part of the world, it's great fun to see it on camera again. Good stuff Geoff, loved the whole series!
So, the wooden signs and Benches came off the original Kintore station (which was South of the new one) believe they where kept by locals when the old station closed.
Dalcross for Inverness Airport will shortly be the next Identikit station on this line, doing the groundwork already.
Nice to see Lewis again as I really enjoyed the Platform zero videos.
Very informative video this one, so much information packed in.
Thanks for the mini-series, great to see how the network is growing and look forward to more of your videos.
I like Lewis's shemagh! What a cool colour.
Great wee series Geoff!
An excellent set of videos, and some fantastic guests… if only the architecture and ambience of the new stations could match!
Great to see you up in my area. Hopefully we will have another station for you soon. Dalcross is due to open in December.
This was a fantastic series, thanks for sharing!
This is the last episode of ‘Six Stations’ which feels sad but I’m happy in the knowledge there will be more episodes that’ll be more fun!
The wind turbine (and solar panel) is powering a flange greaser on the Down line. I wish I’d known you were coming, I work in the Network Rail office on Inverurie station and I would have bought you a coffee!
awesome video im loving the HST and i enjoyed watching this series hopefully there will be more when more new stations open in the future
As a NE Scotland Resident love this video haven't been to Kintore yet must go have a look! ps. it is never not windy 😂😂
In terms of the opening sequence outside the Union Square shopping centre next to the harbour in Aberdeen, I felt that Geoff's comment that it was windy was somewhat superfluous! As Adam wrote, it seems usually to be windy there, with the breeze coming across the North Sea from the Urals.😀
Loved the mini-series. That tune is so catchy!
It's been great watching this series, I hoppe you manage to come up with similer content in the future.
Really enjoyed this six programme set.
Well done Geoff.
Loved this series Geoff, If you're ever down the Heart of Wales line again, give me shout. Ben.
My grandmother used to catch the train from Aberdeen to Alford back in the 20th century. She lived in the village of Glenkindie on Donside.
I went to Inverurie back in 2019 to visit the Brewdog Bar there during the Brewdog AGM weekend. The Bar in town had not opened. So we went to the local Spoons which is named after a Train. I did think then that the distance between Dyce and Inverurie was a long way without a station. Now we know why Dr Beeching again.
I’m so happy to see Geoff ending with a reference to a hand drawn map.
Very good & well done for reaching all of your 6 Stations!!! 🙂🚂🚂🚂
Quality HST spot! Fab series. Thanks, Geoff. :)
There's a small railway museum on the old Buchan line at Maud. It's only open about 4 days per year. We came across it open by chance once.
I've enjoyed the "Six Stations" series, especially the intro and outro music.
Is it Geoff singing "Six Stations" on it,through a voicebox thing?
@@geofftech2 Thanks,just watched his video about his developing mobile phone-controlled laser displays on his TH-cam page. Good stuff!
Good series overall, nice to see some of the stations that had been closed for decades rebuilt and reopened. But you forgot to check here for the bin bag blowing in the breeze. 😃
I fear they are all contained now, guessing from the brief shot. 😳😢
Inverurie also a rare place in that the towns football team was named after the rail work - Inverurie Loco Works FC.
I've enjoyed every episode of this series. :) Also I'd likethat lego set lol XD
That was a very interesting set of 6 videos. Love the title. Good work.
very good 6 station visit,now you have met the local,s,i think the locals should visit you in london town.
Really enjoyed this series...
It is single all the way to Inverness from Aberdeen but they are looking to upgrade it to double track as well as adding a new station at Inverness airport and a siding at Norboard for timber trains
Do the locals still complain about there not being enough car spaces in the car park?
Cheers Geoff. I really enjoyed that mini-series.
Did you just go back to Robroyston?! THIS LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME!!
exactly
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Great Series😀
Looking forward to the Reading Green Park one...when it (finally) opens...
I've just booked my ticket to Reston for opening day on 23 May- the next re-opening. With the rail sale it's just £5.40 all the way from Cumbria to Reston, each way
Enjoyed this Series, Geoff. To the Trains!
Every new station seems to be made out of Lego and have a lot of wind. LOL Essential ingredients clearly!
Nice video as usual Geoff. Well done!
Brilliant little series!
Been a brilliant series and this episode was no exception!
Your very cool and you have good videos
Great video mate!
Anemometer - measures wind velocity, both speed and direction.
It cries out for a dot matrix display to give us its readings!
It's a horrendous location, right beside a bridge with hills/slopes surrounding
The 'wooden' station name sign could be from an old signalbox or chair-back by the looks of it. Either genuine or replica. The miniature wind turbine supplements the solar panel and provides a back up power supply, to the signalling infrastructure (axle counters / track circuits).
@@andymccabe6712 Yes. The new 'modular' stations are a bit characterless. Some of the platforms on the six stations series seemed to have plywood platforms. Temporary, till they get some money ?! (Don't be surprised if temporary means it will be there till it rots.) Full marks for the railways trying to reverse some of Beeching's abolition of stopping stations, so I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies.
Great Mini-Series Geoff! How about making a sequel called 6 Nations… I frequently travel to Aachen from London on a Eurostar… England, France, Belgium and Germany. I’m sure you easily do as in Aachen we are practically sitting in 3 Nations in one city. 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇳🇱
I don't really understand why they built this station so far from the centre of Kintore. The original station was right in the centre. Cars are clearly still king with station design. Still, better than not having one at all I guess.
Were there printed timetables?
Thought just crossed my mind, I am wondering if the miniature wind turbine thingy is actually powering the dot matrix display?
Imagine if you could do that at all the bus stops and railway stations around the UK, how environmentally friendly would that be?
The thing with a wind turbine and a solar panel is probaly av device for lubricate the flange on the trains to reduce wear in curves. The wind turbine and the solarpanel is to produce power for the device. In Sweden we have such things and they look exactly like that device in Kintore.
It looks like a Whitmore Accutrack.
This series terminates here. Thank you for watching with us.
Welcome to our exclusive little club, Lewis! Lifts? Lifts? Luxury! We 'ad to walk down an 'undred metre ramp at my station! Looked like a Death Star trench too!
Nice reference to the old Alford Valley Railway, but one unanswered question: where is the station in relation to the former Aberdeenshire Canal? Do the trains run where barges one floated, or is it off to one side? Now, Reston opens in May. Hardly worth you going home really...
My mum used to work near the Alford station in Lincolnshire ("Oll-ford") before it was closed
Very pleased to have managed once again to get the very first tickets from Kintore when it opened. Only 11 tickets needed and I will have a ticket from every self service ticket machine and booking office window in the U.K.
This is almost surreal to watch as an Aberdonian who moved to London
That spinny solar panel thingy could be an anemometer that measures windspeed. But i could be wrong
Looks like a directional wind turbine tbh
Just out of curiosity: When was the old Kintore station shut down? I‘ve got a British Rail Passenger Network map from 1986 where there is nothing between Dyce and Inverurie, so it must have been before that.
You are looking at a "mini wind turbine" to supply power to the solar panel? and other power outlets - when the sun "don't shine". Yes/No??
Hi Geoff
It’s a WHITMORE Electrical rail Lubricant
Model no 10
Capacity 90kg
Serial no. E 2703
Spreads grease on the rails up to 2 miles the one at KINTORE IS FITTED ON THE DIWN LINE 13 miles 1265yds
Any body notice at 1:48 in top left the three cctv cameras? Anyone know why three?
I noticed one odd thing. At 3:05 the bolts for the shelter are stainless cap nuts. This is quite unusual. Most of the time, male anchors with plain nuts are used almost everywhere. Sometimes female anchors with standard bolts are used. I prefer them because they are low profile and much more aesthetically pleasing. When they are removed, there is no protruding stud to be cut off. Stainless cap nuts are like triple the price to be installed. Every once in a while, some contractors will use hammered in anchors. These have to be ground or cut off to be removed. Why do I care? I'm a newly retired carpenter desperate for something interesting.
Enough parking for when the Low Emission Zone goes Live in Aberdeen to make it a park and ride?
Why did they build this new station so far from Kintore town? Almost 1 km walk to the center. But great video again. A shame this was already the last episode in this series! Tnx!
Will you be back on this line in December for the new Inverness Airport/Dalcross station ?
Well done! It goes without saying that
We need more Stations in the UK
1.For the obvious reason that rail travel is the best
2.So we can have more Geoff new station videos
Looking at the map, I was wondering why the station is right at the north of the Towillage..The line seems to be closely parallel to the main street through... to fit in the massive Car park I guess!
love the content Geoff!
Very enjoyable series. Where next?..
It's quite amazing that the UK rail network are adding new stations across the country and in todays technology, it is much easier to build such station. What I don't understand is that the UK weather is not exactly glorious sunshine everyday so why don't they build platform canopies to the length of the platform apart from cost savings? Great video BTW