All Overground Stations in the Fastest Time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Time for another 'all stations' challenge - this time, to visit the 112 stations on the London Overground. Can I do it in the fastest time possible?
The unofficial time to complete it is 9 hours and 7 minutes, by my reckoning i could do it in between 9-10 hours.
So here's what happens when you spend a day on the #OrangeTrain network.
The ExplorerTicket website which details the Top Times of the unofficial challenges is here: www.explorertic...
*Oyster card unusual activity buzzer goes off at TfL Central*
"That Geoff boy's at it again..."
or Diamond Geezer
xD 🤣🤣
Why did I read "that Geoff boy's at it again" in Rolf's voice in my head?
(Rolf from Ed, Edd n Eddy)
Yup!
HES DONE IT AGAIN
Geoff you should try doing it like a pub crawl but instead of buying a beer you have to get a cup of tea at every station.
I always used the Overground when going to see my Nan who lived near Forest Hill
5:47 My favorite part of the video.
Geoff is asking & answering the important questions haha
"There are some mornings when you wake up and youI wonder how long it would take me get around to all 112 London Overground stations". That is not my experience.
That leader board though: surely there were fewer orange stations back in 2015?
Oh well it will be something to do again on another day!
I guess this will have to be renamed to 2020 edition (or something to that effect)
How much did it cost you to do this challenge?
I love how in the last scene in the background that guy walks up sees the board of cancellations and his arm drops dejectedly. Perfect.
😂😂, that's funny. You can not make that up.
I relate so much
I did not spot that until you pointed it out. Brilliant.
Rail replacement
I never expected to see a man who has visited every single national rail station in the country look so broken
Quite agree.😬 At about 7:40 he looks close to tears. I don't understand the science behind it but, travelling in London seems to be more exhausting than anywhere else.
The london overground is not national rail.
@@PhillipRaymondGoodman Sorry but it is by definition, mostly owned by Network Rail and let by Tfl to a franchise on the condition that it is called the Overground
And the scales have fallen from my eyes. The facade of the overground has been broken in my mind. The London overground is a lie.
Phillip Raymond Goodman lmao
So Battersea Park is basically the Overground equivalent of Olympia
Avery the Cuban-American yes,it is,the only difference,like Geoff said,it’s not on the London Overground map
Edit:And It’s WAY more Limited than Olympia
But at least Kensington (Olympia) is marked as a District Line Tube station (albeit with limited service). Battersea Park isn't marked as a London Overground station even on the map of London's Rail & Tube Services.( www.projectmapping.co.uk/Reviews/Resources/london-rail-and-tube-servig.pdf )
Yes, it's just a convenience reversal point, if things get snarled up getting into Clapham Junction, although their are those early morning scheduled journeys. I've been into Battersea Park on an unscheduled Overground train at least 3 times now, and observed a 4th one going there at Denmark Hill, so it's quite common. Also Battesea Park has the advantage of the bay platform being right next door to the southbound through line out of Victoria, so anybody arriving at Battersea Park wanting Claoham Junction isn't stranded there for long!!
Why are you on all the videos I watch
Technically LO service to/from Battersea Park is a ghost service like the Chiltern service from West Ealing since it's not advertised LO route and they run that to avoid line closure.
Welp, I missed an award in school assembly that day because I ended up late in school because of the goblin line derailment.
It really chose the wrong day to stop working...
That's tough mate, congrats on whatever your award was tho
The award was for never being late from school!?
@@d4v3tm Imagine having perfect attendance and then missing out the day you're supposed get the award for it because of that.
@OutFoxingFoxysOrder It's clearly only a thing for very rural students because I have not a clue what you are talking about.
Besides, I was only 20 minutes late anyway.
I feel for that guy who popped in the background at the end, have fun on buses!
Lol the guy at 11:30 perfectly dropping his arms in disappointment when you said , "I've got nothing" lol
7:40 Geoff's face when he realizes that that this might take 12 hours, he looks almost broken. IMO, the "problem" with this challenge is that "Overground" seems to be a catch-all term for TfL services that consists of repurposed National rail lines. Unlike the DLR or Underground, expanding the Overground could be as simple as a penstroke by taking over another line with no need for the construction of new infrastructure, for example, the Thameslink London core. [I am aware it is likely WAY more complicated than that in reality]. Anyway, good effort Geoff. Another excellent video
There was talk of taking over ALL suburban services within the Greater London area, but they decided that would complicate things with the main line operators. It seems quite a good idea, like creating a proper S-Bahn network
Elizabeth line does the exact same thing though bar a few tunnels and 1 new station (Woolwich)
Next video: 'So I woke up this morning and wondered if I could cover all 2563 stations in a day'
Well, I woke up some days and just took the train from Hamburg to Salzburg - but only regional. Let me tell ya: it takes minimum 15 hours :D
@@acmenipponair Yes I too just wake up and feel like getting on a cross country regional train for 15 hours
I was working at Norwood Junction ticket office when you passed through on the train
Kenny Thornton litterally moved down here two weeks ago I never tap my oyster so you’ll see me soon 😉
"You can take away our trains, but you can't take away our sense of humour." Nice one Geoff!!😂 (PS, I might have a go at that one soon, you've inspired me!!)
I'm surprised you said you were getting the tube from Upminster to Barking though, c2c would have been quicker, just one stop!!
@@geofftech2 it sounds like your saying chessington instead 7:24
You are absolutely insane, and i love it. What's next all the stations in the UK, oh wait
All the stations in the world 😈
James Atkinson: To be fair, I think it would actually be literally impossible to do properly - at some point there probably would be stations that would open and/or close in the middle of you trying the challenge! If anyone wants to try that out though, feel free 😂
5:30 "What am I doing with my life? I should not have listened to my thoughts in the morning"
You should do All the stations Latvia, Geoff!
Currently only 129 stations served, but one branch with 2 stations (Cesvaine and Gulbene) is served once a year (2020: September, 5th) and one with one station (Aglona)served once a year for a pilgrimage (date unknown). Also, the Madona and Liepāja branches are served only during weekends.
Up for the challenge? :D
I would love to be a fly on the wall when he tells his wife, "im going to spend all day riding trains to nowhere".
All the London buses coming up next?
That’s even harder
Can't imagine how many weeks that would take.
Christopher Luxford see Geoff's video on Londonist about three ladies who have visited every bus stop over five years, I believe th-cam.com/video/79PKxhsDNXk/w-d-xo.html
I feel the tube could be having a comeback, or the lines individually.
It wouldn't be a challenge at all on lines without branches (like the Victoria or Jubilee). The District, on the other hand... And specially because of the Olympia issue.
The Olympia issue is a major problem for the run, I remember Viki said she nearly completed a run, but could not due to Olympia
@@pokemonsuper9 One trick for that would be to do all the stuff that passes through Earls Court during the time that Olympia trains *should* be running. Then, the first time you see something going to Olympia, grab it, but have alternative plans ready. All the apps that are available should help too, taking some of the guesswork out of it. Annoying thing is though, you could be doing *really* well, then discover that the Olympia branch is closed all day. Tricky stuff. I'd love to try it but my health wouldn't let me run, or walk, between stations.
5:47 all the lettered platforms??
All the lettered platforms...
Chingfield? 🤣 Station Road is where I am every day. Imagine how surprised I would have been to see you standing at that bus stop!
Geoff: don't do this
My mind: if I lived in London I would do exactly that
I did this in 1min 14secs
I said them.all as fast as I could 😂😂😂😂😂
All national rail stations? wait no you've done that
All national rail stations in Ireland? wait no you've done that too
Across the USA by train... (it's 3 or 4 days easy.)
@@patricescattolin43 By the time he completed that he would be 80 years old 😂
@@nathanw9770 AllTheStations US doesn't look that big of a project. Sure the distances are bigger but it looks like there are fewer stations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Amtrak_stations
@@patricescattolin43 Amtrak stations sure, but most of the commuter rail stations are part of mainline railways and therefore count too. Those would take ages to do especially since many of the stations are only served at rush hour in one direction, so it would take many days just to do the lines in one city.
He still hasn't done the Isle of Wight stations
Geoff is one of those TH-camrs whos personality and style of video always cheers me up and that's rare!
Nice try... next time you wake up and think... "Can I visit all 112 Overground stations?" turn over and go back to sleep!
I hate to bring it to you Geoff, but there aren't many other people who wake up very early in the morning and think: "I wonder how long it will take to travel to all Overground stations".
But then again, I love your craziness which is why I always watch your videos.
I always wake up very early in the morning and think that exactly
It might be either or both a nerd thing and a neurodivergent thing tbh
At 11:29 the man in the background, his reaction to find out no trains to and from Upper Holloway to Barking or Gospel oak where Geoff just told the whole reason and travelled for 11 hours and four minutes just makes it sad for him.
U r crazy!!!
But I love it
For science!
We broke Geoff! 🤣🤣
You're completely mad. Do it again. :)
Class 710s *sigh*
What's the record for all the Waterloo and City line stations?
I live in the San Francisco, and I'm disturbed that I understand that joke!
I live in Edinburgh. I'm shocked that I made it!
4 mins?
Note to Grant Shapps: Now that you've put HS2 on the skids, get the East-West railway corridor from Felixstowe built (and electrified) so that the Overground doesn't have to share its routes with freight trains. That just isn't fair to the people who have to run this railway.
You could've easily done it quicker, instead of going to wandsworth road you should've just gone straight towards Willesden and then going back stayed on to Clapham junction, southern takes 10 mins to east Croydon and then 5 min walk or tram to west Croydon.
It does NOT take 5 mins to get from East Croydon to West Croydon from walking 🤣
@@PGATProductions Does cos I've done it
Accident will happen now and again, just when you least expect!
Exhausting but incredible work as always Geoff!
I have never been so excited to see someone at my local station of Enfield Town. Love your videos and good on you for committing to this!
Don't worry. I've been waiting for years.
Aww, I feel so sorry for him at the end :'(
Just want to give him a big hug!
Still waiting for the 710s on the Lea Valley lines. It should only be a few more weeks.
Who is here after the Barking Riverside Extension
The Barking - Gospel Oak line always has some hiccups and trippity trip trips!
11:27 the reaction of the man standing behind when he sees the service is disrupted lmao 😂
Is it weird how happy I get when I see ‘my’ station in your videos (watford junction)? though I don’t envy the 5:15 start!
6:54 is that Southbury station near the old Middlesex University campus at Queensway? Looks familiar. Greetings from Barbados
A bit late for a reply but yes. I lived near there in the 80s. I was a student at Middlesex Poly but at the White Hart Lane campus.
Geoff: "Never do this."
Me: "I really want to do this!"
Or at least add a warning:"Not advised after age 35."
Why do people dislike the video. Geoff was really tied by the end. He clearly cares about his subs. And then people just dislike them. Pls don't dislike video
Loved the editing from 8:44 to 9:20
I felt bad when you said you had nothing at the end! You have an awesome youtube channel which is my total geeky guilty pleasure to watch.. Somehow you turn commuting around London into total happiness, oh and an awesome mrs which is way more than I have!
Really appreciate the amount of time you spend devising and editing videos for our enjoyment. Whether or not you got a good or complete time is mostly irrelevant: the video was still fun.
You're doing this so we can watch you doing it!
Uh huh, and..................................?
@@2H80vids if you watch the whole video, you'd realise why I said what I said. It just moved me to comment.
I love the names of the overground as they have some whacky names you have never heard of before. Needs to come off the tube map as complete chaos
K.james Carters Whacky? Such as what?
I find it a very good service. “Chaos”? Hardly.
J Hearn I always see names like turkey street and it makes me laugh. As someone who lives out of London and visits, I rarely use the ginger lines and it doesn’t resonate in my head where the places are. It does make the map super busy, so (like the trams) I would prefer if they had their own map. We’re looking a bit like the Tokyo subway map now.
But yes when I did have to use it (London fields for example) it was a good service
Had to chuckle at your despondent ending at 11.28 ...….not at you but the guy just behind you. His body language fits your comments rather well!
Awww man! You must have been gutted - non-complete and really low on the leader board. One has to ask maybe the faster times used different routes?
is there anyone else wanting to know just how much this would have cost?
@@geofftech2 Oh so not as expensive as I thought! might try this one day and try and beat your record haha!
As Shakespeare once said, 'the path of true overground train challenge travel video blogging never did run smooth'
I LoVe this Video must have watched it more than ten times by now
This will have a Barking Riverside extension on the London Overground.This will open in December 2021
He'll have to do this again in autumn 2022 when Barking Riverside station opens.
You're getting through all the challenges Geoff. The Queen ought to give you a Knighthood for this one. But what are we going to watch when there are none left? Mmmmm............Sir Geoff Marshall................sounds alright!
I did the overground challenge using your route and I got as far as Romford 99 stations and by the way I am only 11 years old…… seriously
love your passion for trains!
Hi Geoff. They are just finishing off building a new grade-separated BRT busway in my city (Winnipeg). I'm inspired to do the same kind of all-station-challenge like you do for the new system in my city :-) I want to be the first person in my city to set a record. There are only about 14 stations total though when it opens in April. Our local transit service just posted a drive-thru ride of the new line a few days ago (still under construction). th-cam.com/video/z0abUzzTUqM/w-d-xo.html
your broken demeanor punctuated with cheery upbeat music could fit in a Black Mirror episode
geoff do me a vidio of you and race the tube race the bakerloo line padington to oxford circus and charing cross to warwich avenue
if you thought all the stations and london underground challenge were nuts,check this out!
th-cam.com/video/E3mydRGaUkI/w-d-xo.html
Geoff aged about 30 years, began contemplating his life choices, and finally entered full blown depression by 7:40
Poor man you look worn out . Why do it to yourself, glad you do though very addictive watching your content
How comes Highams park was missed at 6:32 ?
uhhhhh another episode of watching geoff suffer! how sadlarious is it that it had to be the LAST TRAIN to be cancelled omg
The time should change if Elizabeth Line changes are complete.
5:57 What, no Terry's Chocolate Orange or Jaffa Cakes? You monster!
hello im at north Greenwich cause there some mornings where I wonder how long it would take me to visit all of the cable car stations
I thought us lot on the Liverpool St overground lines were promised the new class 7XX trains by the end of 2019. Where are they?
redwest Still being tested probably.
@@PeteS_1994 testing finished I think. Now Driver training
Is maze hill a overground?
London Overground Class 315s Are Nice Trains! :)
7:04 Geoff is tired. He is counting on his fingers.
Ahh geoff good to see you down my old childhood area Balham.
I spent many hours waiting on the overground or underground platforms back in the 1960's
Marc in Bletchley Towers
Great video Geoff! Did you know there is a new platform 0 being built at Leeds?
I would genuinely want to know how much the whole trip costed.
@@geofftech2 that is expensive af
You should do a video naming all tube network stations including Overground!
So basically, Battersea Park is the Overground equivalent of Kensington Olympia.
Have you tried doing the Tube Challenge? I had a go a couple of weeks ago but there was massive delays on the Bakerloo Line so I had to scrap it half-way though.
@@ajs41 Cool. Unfortunately, I am not a Londoner, so I can't do it. But I would like to if I had the time. I once did that "How-long-does-it-take-to-get-to-all-stations-thing" at the tram network of my local town, but honestly one cant compare that to London
@@pixoontube2912 Interesting. Thanks for the reply. I'm not a Londoner, I live in Staffordshire, but I visit London every now and then. It's very expensive of course having to stay in a hotel in the London area so I can't do it that often.
Do this in other countries. The ultimate one is NYC. the world record holder did in like 22 hours
Counted Wood Street at 74 and Chingford at 75, missing out Highams Park!
I thought Geoff was going to cry at one point.
At some points he definitely looked like a broken man. But he did it all for us
Geoff died for our trains.
Really good video
Ive walked from Euston to Harrow once-3.5 hours
Tbh im not really into trains and what not but for some reason I find Geoff's channel interesting esw
How long until *Visting all airports in the world in the fastest time possible* comes out?
Geoff I love your videos
This starts as a normal ‘All the stations’ trip, but turns to a ‘Man vs Wild’ episode as we progress through the video..
Someone give that man a hug!! Brilliant as always Geoff 👍
It's the first really scary video from Geoff. I was sitting on the edge of my seat constantly asking myself the question "Will he make it? Will he perservere to the end?" Well, he did. A sigh of relief. Next challenge sould be either All the Bus Stops in the Greater London Area, or All the Airports in the EU
Me and my old man tried to do all the pre-May 2015 Overground network in as fast a time as possible, we ended up one station short, ironically with our closest station, West Croydon. We bailed for time reasons