“It’s June. It’s summer. Why is it raining.” - Geoff Marshall, Allotment Investigator, 2021. Substitute the ‘June’ for ‘July’ and it’s exactly what I felt when I was in the UK.

Geoff secretly was a guest at the G7 conference, that’s why he’s in Cornwall

We need an "All the Request Stops" theme song, Geoff!

Love to see the HST's still serving as regional trains.

They’re coming thick and fast now!

I used to live in one the houses you showed from Plymouth Dockyard Station. It was rare that you heard a train, except for some heavy freight. Thick wall and double glazing does a fine job

Living under the railway bridge as you depart westbound from Dockyard Station you really don't notice the trains after a while. Until there are engineering works or a strike when the silence is really strange. I know the eastbound sleeper passing over the bridge towards Plymouth is my cue to turn my bedside light off.

Menheniot has got no station signs, Dockyard no benches, next you'll find a railway station with no track! Oh, no wait, that's what The Whitewicks do!

eyy I was on 150207 and saw him on it the day he recorded this!

I don't remember subscribing to this channel, but I'm not unhappy that I did.

When you come to Scotland, Duncraig Halt is a must! The view and the setting has captured my imagination. Amazing!

When I was 11, we lived in Saltash and I went to school in Plymouth. Used to get the train daily from Saltash to Devonport station. So many memories in this video for me.

Geoff: “You’re live on KZfaq, don’t swear.” Rob: “Hello, KZfaq. I won’t swear.” We need to hear Rob swearing then 😂

Perhaps to an “all the request stops” at least in Cornwall? It’s so concentrated. Like the tube challenge, see how quickly you can get all of them

I grew up in Saltash it was so lovely of you to visit. Loved this!

I live in Saint-Petersburg, and even though we have a "request stop" thing on our suburban railway, drivers usually ignore that and stopping at that station regardless if the requested, because it's a freaking lottery to know if someone requested it or not, and if you miss a request punishment is pretty noticeable in the month paycheck... (At least they do that at summer, at winter they indeed might be fully request stops) We also have one train that don't have exact time in it's schedule for a certain stop, it just says "train departure time not scheduled" in the timetable, though it's not that scary cause departure time for previous stop is stated

Hello Geoff. I love Brunel's Albert Bridge. In 2007, I had been on holiday in Newquay, and used the train to get there (rude not to, considering the line), and, as I was returning home, my brother, who had gone home a day earlier, phoned me from our local pub, where he was helping with a pub quiz. The conversation went like this: BROTHER: What is the name of that Brunel bridge between Devon and Cornwall? ME: What, the one I'm going over at this exact minute? Perfect timing.

There were signs on the platforms at Menheniot last time I went through there..if they're giving the station a lick of paint, my guess is that they're in the process of replacing the FGW signs with GWR ones...

Should have moaned at Rob for lack of signage at Menheniot

When I was at school I spent a couple of years commuting from Dockyard Halt (as it then was) to and from Plymouth. It wasn't a request stop then, mind. I have a season ticket issued in 1966 which was on Great Western Railway ticket stock and was valid in 'First Class or Rail Motor Car'. I am told that it was the last GWR ticket issued at Plymouth, as when it was issued somebody on high noticed and the stock was withdrawn. I had a friend in the Travel Centre at Plymouth who had alerted me to the existance of the ticket, so for the one term I upgraded to First. Glad you were able to experience some Cornish summer weather though, we do like to look after our visitors!

That scene change at 8:00/8:01 was just * chef's kiss *, Geoff! Thanks for another wonderful video and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a good few more station visits this year!

You're brilliant Geoff. Just love your work and videos. It brings back my memories of train travels in UK (mainly Wales) during my stay. Wish I could do same. Cheers from 🇮🇳

Always wanted to visit Menheniot Station and also that hill from the River Tamar to Saltash Station is steep! Wonderful Video

Good to see a Geoff Marshall video starting in / covering your hometown!!

Another superb video Geoff !

Hi Geoff, greetings from NZ. I'm an expat from Plymouth and emigrated with my family to NZ when I was 8 years old. Thanks for covering Dockyard. I used to come here with my dad back in the 80's to watch the HST's going to and from Cornwall. (we used to live about 5 mins down the road) Nothing much has changed, except for it used to be called 'Dockyard Halt'. Just further east of Dockyard there used to be a beautiful stone viaduct that used to carry the Southern Railway to London via Tavistock. The line was closed in the 60's (Beeching) and they demolished the viaduct late 86, early 87 which was a shame. If you head down Pasley St you can still see the remains of the cutting heading into the tunnel, but its mostly filled with rubbish now.

Loved the phone call with Rob, Geoff. Quite liked the Redcar British Steel video with him. Would love to see him on a video again.

Bloody brilliant as always!

Love watching, even though I am from Melbourne Australia. We are under going a train service upgrade with a new under ground route and several stations that pass through the central business district into the suburbs.

Nice video as ever, Geoff- looks lovely around there.

I missed you in the neighborhood! I have the joy of two stations limited service SBF and SBV. I do occasionally take the train home from Dockyard to SBF I love request stopping a HST!

Loved the reveal - what a splendid sight!

There were no signs at Seaton Carew for years. People kept pinching them.

Randomly New Clee was furnished with new signage a few weeks ago.

Great timing Geoff - I just ticked off Coombe Junction Halt last weekend!

A life time ago, when in the actual dockyard, and commanding a red devil ( bicycle ) every effort had to be made to avoid the rail tracks inside the dockyard, once the red devils wheels were in them, only one very painful event would result, and a bollocking for any damage resulting, to the bike.

This takes me back, I was an apprentice who spent about a year helping upgrade this line, with Menheniot being the main base of operations :D

Great one Geoff

I went here on holiday during half term, amazing place!

I am shocked… shocked… that Rob knows the answer to “if this is a request stop” straight away, replies without hesitation… I believe that they didn’t speak previously… or maybe they did??

I'll never forget the first time I crossed the Tamar on that bridge, dawn one Saturday in September 1983. It took my breath away then and still does.

Rob is definitely 100 percent phone a friend material! 👍🏻

Yay, a Geoff video!!!

Nicely done

Transport for Cornwall Service 11 runs hourly from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth if people want to visit Menheniot and take the bus.

I went to uni in Plymouth, but we'd always get the water taxis and ferries across to Cornwall rather than the train. I did drive over the bridge once though (obviously the newer road bridge, not Brunel's)

Another great video! The Heart of Wales line will take a while!

I hope you enjoyed your time in my hometown of Plymouth

I swear this bridge has cursed me! I first saw it on Instagram, then on Twitter, then I got the wrong train which went over there, and now this LOL great vid

I'm glad that you visited Saltash now that the station building renovation is nearly done. It was in a very sorry state before.

It was a pleasure to meet you at Plymouth later in the day

10:30 It would have been even noisier back in the day because the old LSWR line through the city was only about 150m down the road

Geoff, someone updated Wikipedia ... Menheniot is no longer a request stop ... was it you?

Awesome video

Yes, if I lived by the Tamar Valley Line at Dockyard I'd hear the trains going by every two hours. But I live by a different station on a different line and I can hear a Turbo outside right now.

fantastic!!!

Couldn’t help noticing how close to the platform edge at Menheniot the Hitachi train came compared to the Castle set (former HST)!🙀

Proving with every video that it is COOL to be a transport enthusiast.

Geoff you should go undercover wearing high visibles and paint shelter benches in beautiful maquettes!

One of the most bizarre routes I’ve taken down the West county is Liskeard to Looe. Leaving Liskeard you go down and dead end track, driver swaps end and as the train goes back it takes a right turn round a loop that then heads South to Looe. All done in reverse to return to Liskeard. No direct route to Looe.

..... neither steps nor a sheriff....😄 - Great video! (as always)

I've travelled between Liskeard and Plymouth for years and it's only recently that I learnt Menheniot had a station, and that's only because we stopped there. It almost feels like it has appeared out of thin air.

I can't wait for the video your probably going to do on avanti record today

Did my first request stop at Penychain in Wales whilst on holiday :D

Dedication to the cause. Tick. If Menheniot had been a request stop - job done.

4:53 There was a station name on the lamppost immediately at the foot of the bridge - it appears to have been removed.

I think it was to do with the introduction of the 2+4 sets on stopping services and it was decided that request stops werent a good idea due to the braking characteristics of the trains so 'Mainline' request stops were normalised, then a couple of 2+4 services started to call at Dockyard which remains a request stop for the moment, I understand this will be normalised at some stage as well.

Perranwell Station on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth is a request stop, my home stop is Penryn but the whole line is worth seeing

maybe the workers who were repairing the shelter ect at menheniot were replacing the signage from FGW to GWR because dockyard still had FGW signs?

Waving to Rob from Levin NZ....... In New Plymouth,, there are both Tamar St/Rd and Saltash St..took me a while to find out the significance of the names...

Dockyard is technically a request stop but in practical terms it isn't. We really made use of Dockyard Station during Pub Exploring because there's a train into Plymouth a couple of minutes past 11pm so when they ring for last orders at the Herbert, you know to go for the train. I also have a friend who lives in that area so I used to get the train from Saltash to Dockyard, and the journey is quicker and cheaper than the bus. You don't need to request it. The train always stops there. Maybe if it was late at night and the train was empty, they'd play the "request stop" card, but other than that it will usually stop. It's just easier that way. Not all trains stop only on request, some have it as a mandatory stop and those are usually the ones serving the Dockyard workers who use the station, as indeed I did when I went to Goschen College. The station is actually super convenient to use, you've just got to time it right.

Short formed HSTs (255 Castle class) are not permitted to perform the request stop procedure. I'm guessing that because there are so many of this traction operating on the route to Penzance they decided to omit Menheniot from the list of request stops.

Fantastic opening shot! Love Saltash and the bridge. Great to see there is a surviving Brunel shelter at Menheniot too 👍 Love that 6 trains a day is an upgrade 😀 Love that area and looking forward to another jaunt to Plymouth 🤓 Cheers Geoff, great video as ever 👍🍻🍀

Geoff, I thought you were pretty clued up on railways but I do think you need to brush up on your knowledge of stations outside London ! The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash has always been single track since I K Brunel built it. Apart from this, nice video !

The Cornwall Main line was Single track until 1932-3. Cantonment (non token signalling) was made illegal after a collision of trains between Menheniot and St Germans since a train proceeded due to a misunderstanding between a train driver and station staff. I think this happened in 1873 but may be wrong

Be happy. Rain is good. Here in the EU things are getting very dry.

I waved to Rob. Hello Rob.

Rain? Cornish sunshine. Wait till you get to North Devon...It rains here 8 days out of 7

omg u were in my hometown of plymouth!

Do not try to board or leave the train when the doors are closing the next station is **** this is a great western railway service to **** face coverings must be worn while traveling with us and please maintain and respect social distancing wherever possible

Although Dockyard is said to be a request stop two -coach trains always seem to stop there. St. Germans is also a little used station. Believe it or not all signalling in Cornwall is still semaphore...

The practice of 19th century railroads to bypass the center of villages to save money has now come back to haunt them. If you need a car to go to the station, you can use the car to go direct to your destination rather then using the train. Brunell of course always preferred the flattest route for his lines, so this may be the reason as well. Either way, it has led to people giving up trains for private cars.

Wikipedia article has been updated, by me, go ahead and check Menheniot it now says that it is no longer a request stop

Are you looking into the Tavistock line? It may be reopening. Also the plympton station that closed

Nice video enjoy it

Nice 👍

Menheniot railway station 🚉 in Cornwall has class 43s use the station 🚉 until December 2023. Class 43s will be withdrawn from the operator Great Western Railway 🚃 by December 2023 with a revised train 🚊 timetable is a 24 hour train 🚊 timetable. 😃

Yep I have got off there by accident after being asleep thinking it was liskard

10 years in the Navy at Devonport. Never used that train once. 🤣

Nice one, will you come up to Sheffield to do Darnall, it is the least used station in South Yorkshire, if you come, could I be your companion as a local

I had a Games teacher called Mr Menheniot; I had no idea it was a place.

Sore you at Plymouth lovely video

Hi Geoff, Looked at RTT for Menheniot and it turns out there is still a train every morning to London Paddington it stops at 07:34 in the morning.

Was expecting Geoff to be on that record breaking attempt that left Euston Station this morning

Menheniot station reminds me of twenty years ago, when I worked in Truro and commuted down by train from Plymouth every day.

So what’s the difference between a “halt” and a request stop? In my teens I used to catch the train to/ from aldrington halt ( Hove, East Sussex) and remember being told to “signal my intent”

I wonder if there are trains with push buttons like on a bus in the UK.They exist in trains serving small branchlines in Germany. The dot matrix display inside even shows "stop" like on a bus when someone has pressed the button..

We need all the stations music on amazon music and all of the members say.... ALL THE STATIONS!!

I saw the word Menheniot and thought "is this a place in Middle Earth?"

Hi Geoff, I love your videos. Will you be adding an up to date request stop map?