Pavan on Trains

St Columb Road ✅ Station 1859 of 2596 ✅ Cornwall ✅ Thank you Cornwall for everything, in under 4 days navigating tricky request stops and limited service stations, St Columb Road in the baking hot sun completes what’s in my opinion England’s most beautiful county @GWRHelp

Wilmslow ✅ Station 1888 of 2599 ✅ Quite a busy station with hourly direct services to London Euston as well as long-distance Transport for Wales services; for a town of just over 26k people, it’s very well served @northernassist

Handforth ✅ Station 1887 of 2599 ✅ I am loving the eclectic mixture of station signage here, honestly the best thing about Handforth! I love it so much! Even got Welsh, Irish, Greek, etc. @northernassist

Styal ✅ Station 1886 of 2599 ✅ After returning to Manchester from Ireland, I decided to go on a bit of an explore south of the airport! Styal suffers from low usage because of its hourly service and proximity to Handforth. It’s home to Quarry Bank and a prison @northernassist

Oranmore ✅ Station 3 of 147 ✅ This will be the last station of the trip as I went mainly to see my friend but my first experience on @IrishRail has been positive and I look forward to returning to Ireland for more! I can’t recommend the castle enough, so beautiful!

Galway Ceannt ✅ Station 2 of 147 ✅ Looking amazing after its refurbishment and expansion to 5 platforms to serve the 4th largest city in Ireland @IrishRail

Athenry ✅ Station 1 of 147 ✅ And whilst I am in Ireland, in County Galway, I officially launch the visit all the stations challenge here too! A beautiful little town to visit @IrishRail

Hornbeam Park ✅ Station 1885 of 2599 ✅ Leeds to York via Harrogate ✅ Staggered platforms here and serves the southern suburbs of Harrogate! And now here’s hoping for 3 points away with Sutton United @northernassist

Weeton ✅ Station 1884 of 2599 ✅ The station is actually in a tiny village called Huby and is over a mile out of Weeton itself. I stumbled across a rare chocolate brown sheep as I went on a bit of a walk here! Trains been cut down to hourly here this weekend @northernassist

Pannal ✅ Station 1883 of 2599 ✅ Back up the Harrogate Line to get 3 final stations on the way to the football! There’s a Co-Op on the doorstep of the station so it’s as convenient as it gets! Quiet today but usually a busy commuter station @northernassist

Chathill ✅ Station 1882 of 2599 ✅ Northumberland ✅ Northern’s northernmost station on the network & one I’ve been seeking out for a long time! After several failed attempts, I got there in the end & despite freezing weather, rewarded with a beautiful sunset @northernassist

Bedlington ✅ Station 1881 of 2599 ✅ Northumberland Line ✅ So much so that Bedlington station isn’t even in Bedlington! It’s in a village apparently known as Bedlington station! It was the last Northumberland Line station to open! @northernassist

4 years on from visiting Acklington, I decided to revisit the station today but this time actually managed to finally get a train out! Least-used station in Northumberland! What a beautiful place @northernassist

Northumberland Park (T&W) ✅ Station 1880 of 2599 ✅ Returning to Newcastle to pick off the last 2 stations that opened on the Northumberland Line since I was last in the North East! This one is very conveniently connected to the Metro and useful interchange @northernassist

Goole ✅ Station 1878 of 2598 ✅ It’s an interesting town home to the UK’s most inland port, it’s got a very sorta old school industrial town vibe! Future idea for @Hull_Trains could be to route a few tpd after Donny through Goole towards Hull! @northernassist

Saltmarshe ✅ Station 1877 of 2598 ✅ Another least-used station and it’s not even in Saltmarshe village, it’s in Laxton! 16tpd here and usage figures of 1,566 for 2024/25! No one got off here & it was an incredible walk from Broomfleet; so glad to have done it! @northernassist

As a result of the track defect towards Hull and several cancellations, the only way I could physically fit Saltmarshe and Eastrington on the same day and make my advance train home is to go on a 8.5-mile walk between Broomfleet and Saltmarshe, 2hrs 28 in total and lovely walk!

Broomfleet ✅ Station 1876 of 2598 ✅ There goes the first awkward station! It gets 11 tpd altogether and quite a long walk from Broomfleet village itself! 1,300 entries and exits in 2024/25 sums up the full picture for this deserted station! @northernassist

Brough ✅ Station 1875 of 2598 ✅ Very much a brief visit as I’d to quickly cross platform to get to an awkward station. There was a track defect meaning most trains to Hull were cancelled which partially threw my plan out of the window but heroically rescued it @northernassist