A Whistle Stop Visit to Knaresborough
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- An all-too-brief look at this North Yorkshire station.
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As a long term follower of the greatest Jago on the planet and a London emigrant to the North East proof that there is life beyond the extremities of the tube. 😁
We stayed in Knaresborough recently in a house overlooking the river and the viaduct - it was fun sitting in bed watching the trains rumble past our window over the bridge. So it was lovely to come across your vlog! Thanks
Sometimes the best stories are unplanned and off the cuff..This is a prime example...Nice one, Jago!
What a little gem of a station! Operating semaphore signal is mind-blowing!! 🤯
Great video for all of us who enjoy preserved stations and all the buildings and signals as well.
Famously, the Becket assassins hid out in Knaresborough Castle in 1170, having dispatched the epnoymous Archbishop. I don't think they used the Leeds to Harrogate line to get there, but then I am no historian.
I love how your r minute quick and brief ‘flying visit’ videos are more thoroughly researched and detailed than most A levels :)
It's always good to see you up here in the north Jago. Knaresborough is a really nice town. Priority for electrification though does not mean what it sounds like. Essentially the line might get electrified some time in the next 30 years.... maybe...if we are lucky.
It's over 40 years since I was in Knaresborough and this has just reminded me what a Beautiful little Town it is. I started my Railway Career as a Trainee Signalman 34 Years ago and That Signalbox is the most impressive I have seen.
Knaresborough station is a work of art. At a model railway show a few years ago I saw an OO scale layout called 'The Worlds End' - a superb and accurate model of Knaresborough Station, surroundings, buildings, river gorge, boats, people and viaduct. The layout name came from a local pub which the modeller, Peter Goss, had used artistic license to move to a position next to the station in his diorama. The model is as beautiful as the real thing!
The lines around this part of Yorkshire are interesting.
And on that line there a many viaducts. It must have cost a lot to build. On the line to Harrogate there’s the Kirkstall, the Arthington and the Crimple (although that was technically on another line. Then north of Starbeck is a the Bilton which was on the line from Leeds but on the section to Northallerton which no longer exists.
Then there’s the Bramhope tunnel which is quite long and slopes downward and has an ornate portal at one end complete with a tower.
Thanks for the reminder of this beautiful station which I have not visited for a while.
Thank you for stopping in Knaresborough. I really enjoyed seeing (a few!) fragments of the town. We lived in part of what used to be the castle keep overlooking the River Nidd, with a fine view of the viaduct. Please go back again and explore the town and the castle! Ignore Mother Shipton...
Don't ignore her or she will turn you to stone!
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As a native of Harrogate I've visited Knaresborough many a time, but sadly never by rail. Maybe I'm somewhat biased as a local, but I believe it to be one of the most picturesque villages in the country, and the viaduct makes for some truly iconic photographs.
I liked this too. Lovely architecture that should be preserved, protected and presented on Jago Hazzard videos. You hinted at a more in depth
video on this North Yorkshire gem of Knaresborough. Go for it old chap. I know there are multiples of blokes like me out there who will offer
support to my request. I look forward with baited breath to seeing the fruits of your expanded Knaresborough presentation.
the cinema looks down showing the lovely shelter canopies with the shot panning down the tunnel. I love your video on the underground but the odd ones about other railways and stations around the country are great.
That is railway line I know very well, I often use it to travel to York from Leeds. There’s a little trick I like to do of taking an LNER Azuma London to Harrogate train, from Leeds, and then swapping onto the tailing Northern 170 the rest of the way from Harrogate to York. I particularly enjoy the countryside of this route.
Yes, please do re-visit. Knaresborough and Harrogate are a mere five minutes apart by train. Both are wonderfully scenic towns.
It could almost have been a tale from the (displaced) Tube - there was a slightly wacky proposal to electrify the line with 3rd rail and run D78 trains from the District Line (the ones which became the class 230s)
I lived in Knaresborough from 2009-2013 and used the station, but these were the days before the Class 170s came along, we had Sprinters and Pacers, unsuitable for somewhere like Harrogate. I still ride this line from time to time, when I visit the area, I now live at the other end of the electrified Airedale line with lines onto Carlisle and Morecambe.
As a Yorkshireman, Welcome to Knaresborough. Nice of you to pass this neck of the woods. Not a big town but very interesting and well worth exploring. Yes I'm Nothern but keep on with your London railway tales. Keep me enthralled.
John Metcalf from Knaresborough ('Blind Jack') is an important name in British transport history for his roadbuilding prowess.
Thank you, Jago - the spontaneity of this video gives it an extra oomph & chimes with those of us who, when finding something new & interesting, can't wait to share it. Excelsior!
George Hudson was the Yerkes of his age.
Was hoping for you to show more of beautiful Knaresborough, with the castle, and lovely walk along the river. Oh well, perhaps another day. 😊
Thanks to this video, Knaresborough will become one of the top tourist attractions in the UK. Great little video. Thanks again Jago.
What a beautiful station!
What a Lovely little country Station - Thanks for sharing Jago 🙂🚂🚂🚂
Even for an unprepared video, this didn’t feel haphazzard.
I love Knaresborough, my other half's parents live there so we often visit from north London. Some great pubs around there too.
Looks like a lovely station. Lets hope they manage to keep the signal box as I can see that will probably become redundant as electrification happens. Its high level of quirk demands preservation.
Lovely flying visit---thank you!
The station, line and landscape would make a beautiful addition to a model railroad. ;-)
Great video Jago. Knaresbrough is my home town. Lovely history and beautiful viaduct.
Thank you Jago that was informative and enjoyable. Like a well represented post card. A snap shot of history well versed .
What a picturesque station and town and a beautiful viaduct. It looks like the sort of place that a model railway club would build to take to exhibition.
No kidding.
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What a fantastic station - would make the perfect subject for a model railway as it has every thing you could want from tunnel, water tower, crossing, signal box etc etc
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A lovely station! And let's hear it for the old semaphore signals - while they're still there.
Another scorcher from the enigma Jago Hazzard
Knaresborough's best known resident was 'Old Mother Shipton'. As a child it was my favourite place in the whole world, back then it even had a zoo, of course I am reminiscing of the 1970's.
Indeed, Old Mother Shipton (Ursula Southeil,1488 - 1561) was a prophetess and a soothsayer. You can visit her cave, which also has a petrifying spring. Turns out many of her predictions were made up after her death, especially in Victorian times.
That area of Yorkshire,sounds like Japan or Switzerland,as tunnels and viaducts,follow one another in a sequence,and then repeat! There are lines in the US,in the Alleghany Mountains and the Rockies,that have similar characteristics,and it does break up the monotony! Interesting line,and definitely deserves more coverage,and how about some more on the North Eastern!! Thank you! Thank you 😇 😊!
It's been many years since I've been to Knaresborough. As part of his job, my dad occasionally had to go across to Harrogate for the day and if it was the School holidays my mum, sister and I would have a day out in Knaresborough. A visit to Mother Shipton's cave to look at the various petrified objects hanging up inside it, lunch in a local cafe, and other assorted touristy stuff.
Not forgetting Blind Jack who built lot of local roads!
@@kirstymackenzie2437i was part of a theatrical production about jack metcalfe. Interesting man. Let's hope the bridge doesn't fall again
A beautiful part of the country. The terrain that caused the building of viaducts and digging of tunnels made me put on my hiking boots. And thanks for mentioning g'great uncle George.
More Yorkshire please!
I love the Harrogate line and grew up next to it !!
Love your work ❤
This was lovely and I'd love to see more of this kind of video :)
Looks like a lovely station - I’m sure it’s a fine town as well!
Thank you! It’s a lovely line. I used to live in York and take that branch to Headingley for the cricket.
Great video, thanks for stopping by there and letting us take a peek.
What a delight, complete with operating two position signalling!
As a Harrogate native, I actively jumped when I saw this video show up in my recommended! I went here as a child several times, particularly for the market, and pass through it frequently visiting university friends in York.
I also learned to drive on some of the surrounding streets, which I can confidently say is... interesting.
Nice little diversion - thank you.
I find the view of the viaduct down the gorge to be one of the most breathtaking in England.
Ive watched your videos for ages now, welcome to my home town of knaresborough
A welcome surprise to see a video from my part of the world.
Its also famous for Mother Shipton's Cave (well), with the high calcium water causing items to "turn" to stone. Mother Shipton's Cave in Knaresborough is England's Oldest Tourist Attraction, open since 1630,
That's the only thing I knew about the town before this video!
What a lovely place.....thanks for going there on our behalf.
The section of line towards York is single track in places and operates with a token system - very 21st Century, but effective and interesting to watch drivers pass the ‘token’, a heavy looking loop, to station staff at the end of the single track section ready for the train in the opposite direction. I wonder if electrification will end this quaint process?
This charming stop.
It’s a very beautiful station!
What a beautiful location. Thanks for sharing it with us.
The.view from Knaresborough Bridge, i think is one of the best in the country. ❤.I would recommend a stop off at Hammerton to see the unique signal box and Poppleton for the original railway plants nursery. Finally, Bramhope tunnel north portal, which has a memorial to it, of the same design, in the town Otley.
That Ilkley-Otley Line onto Harrogate/Knaresborough would have been useful to me a few years back,
I have a photo of my friends, taken at the station on a trip I planned as a 14 year old 55 years ago. The station building has changed very little in that time, though now minus the staff, as noted.
A very nice town, well worth visiting.
Quite lovely!
Beautiful British light.
there's a stunning OO gauge model called "The World's End" that's an accurate depiction of Knaresborough station, viaduct included. Tours to some exhibition and frequently wins best in show at them when it does!
Always a good tale if Hudson is involved.
Hudson was an MP for Sunderland, and I worked in what had been his house, Tavistock House, in the Town Centre, for a few years. An even greater rogue than Yerkes.
@@trevorelliston1 typical tory.
Thanks for sharing that.
Lovely little town... lots of interesting things to see and do.
You timed that well Knaresborough Viaduct features on the current series of Great British Railway Journeys April 4th episode on BBC 2. A nice little extra bit of information to add to that programme.
There were other signal boxes that were built onto the ends of housing terraces. The NER built many stone and brick signal boxes.
Great video Jago. Thanks
Yarm-on-Tees is a smaller version of Knaresborough in Yorkshire with a viaduct over the river and a small pretty cobble stone High Street. Unfortunately the station (Eaglescliffe on the map you show) is just an unattended platform now and I suspect the miniature castle has gone. You should meet some Yorkshire people too, they don't all bite.
I hope you went for a wander round the town, it's a nice place
Great to see semaphore signals still working; although I appreciate that the people who have to work with them may not always agree!
Come back for Knaresborough bed race, it's quite the event!
Lovelyvideojago.keep'em coming😊
Well, why not be tempted to video Knaresborough which is a nice station in nice surroundings. The town is worth an explore and then there's the viaduct over the spectacular gorge, while up above it there are interesting walks along paths on disused railway lines from Harrogate and Starbeck with various triangular walk-and-train options.
Nice little short there , thanks, I'd guess you were short of time as you'd spent far tooooo long in Betty's tea rooms, they were wonderful last time I visited.
Having got this far Oop north , I'd guess you are traveling on, looking forward to seeing the next cinematographical masterpiece Jay go go go.
The former Royal station at Wolferton Norfolk, also had (has) its signal box attached to the end of a row of houses
What a lovely little station. The tunnel right next to the platform reminds a little bit of Cinque Terre in Italy, but with fewer tourists.
Beautiful
MY HOMETOWN!
very glad theres a tom scott and now a jago hazzard video in my favourite town.
-burger40
Suddenly I fancy a trip to Yorkshire.
Lovely wee station, went to visit the castle, great views of the viaduct.
Thank you for sharing such a gem 💎, i didn't even know this existed
If you haven't done already, a George Hudson bio along the lines of your Yerks (and Watney?) vids would be good.
Its nice to see you paying a visit "up north" rather than displaying the various attributes of the underground/overground that is London. I hope you make a speedy return visit to your viewers up in darkest Yorkshire as the railways here are quite extensive. A great many of our stations have a story to tell.
Interesting detail about the signal box. And the water tower is neat as well. But I do wonder if people would throw things in from the overpass alongside of it.
Sir, you have outdone yourself!
It’s a beautiful station, in a lovely town.
lovely station, fantastic that it still survives, when you return you may wish to walk alongside the river Nid and visit Mother Shipton's cave. Its just a lovely walk.
Oh and if going to Harrogate their bus system will be well worth looking at. Hmm, maybe thats why you went oop Norf? Pantograph charging will be coming to London soon...
Brilliant Jago. You should come to Rugby
The signal box also (allegedly) had the First Lady Signaller to work on the network!
Great little video! Been on my to-do list for a while, Knaresborough has....
Great video done as ever JAGO
At last. A scoundrel who isn't Yerkes!
I've always liked Knareborough but anytime I've gone to Harrogate, it's always been by bike along the B1224 through Wetherby and Spofforth which is flat, pleasant and fast. It's a shame that line got closed.
Another transport fact about Knaresborough is that the Blind Jack's pub is named after the fascinating and inspiring John Metcalf, a Knaresborough man who is claimed to be the first professional road builder in modern Britain.
I can very seldom remember the name Knaresborough- I photographed it in the 80s but was usually at a loss to say where the photos were taken.
Fair play, you southerner! :D