It's a curious coincidence that Darlington was the first station, since Darlington was the destination of the world's first passenger railway for locomotive trains, the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
No Stockton was the destination. The train ran in the other direction. This was Darlington Bank Top opened in 1841. Darlington North Road the original station is now a museum. But still in use for local services.
I live in Henley on Thames and Wargrave is a short drive or just 2 stops away by train. The name derived from Weir-Grove and has nothing to do with war or graves just its proximity to the Thames.
Love watching your videos - and watching you learn more about the UK. I’ve seen a few locations I’ve lived in and it’s great watching an ‘outsider’ give his views. Cheers!
Got Darlington right away, because that's my local station. But that "Virgin Trains East Coast" branding does date the picture quite a lot, because Virgin lost that franchise in 2018.
I got it after just seeing the next train display. York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle .. I do live on the East Coast mainline at Peterborough. The Peterborough football team has the nickname "Posh" ;)
6:55 that's because we don't have roof shingles in the UK, we have tiles. They're thicker and much sturdier than an American roof and generally don't need renewing every 10 years or whatever like the felt and tar ones you have.
@@alloverthemap23 Well it works for you - the USA has plentiful lumber supplies so building houses of wood makes sense. They also cause less damage if they get hit by an earthquake or tornado than a load of bricks and tiles would, plus they're cheaper and quicker to build than houses in Europe.
On number 2, if you ever see houses in brick and flint like that again then you’re probably in one of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, or South East Oxfordshire. It’s a very vernacular architecture.
Obviously the football club helped you out, but for Aston another clue that you were in/near Birmingham is the hexagonal diamond and triangle design on the station sign, which is the logo for "Transport for the West Midlands". It has an orange middle diamond for trains, red for buses, blue for the metro and green for cycles.
Round 1: I recognised Darlington station immediately as that was my closest station as a child, but was 67 yards too far south so I dropped 3 points. That's very annoying. Round 2: I will probably be visiting Wargrave station next month, but I couldn't remember where it was so spent a lot of time searching - I had it a lot further north than it turned out to be but I found it in the end when I saw a sign saying "Wokingham District" as I do know where Wokingham is! Round 3: Another station I've been too, this one almost exactly a year ago so very easy. Round 4: That yellow can only mean Merseyrail, trains to Southport and Liverpool confirm that. Ah, "welcome to Waterloo". 3 yards away. Round 5: Rosyth is a shipbuilding town in Scotland, but it wasn't until I moved and found the road number that I was able to place it. In my head it was on the Clyde not the Forth - wrong side of Scotland! Overall, a perfect score if it wasn't for that really annoying first round!
R1: I hate platform imagery almost as much as I hate being placed on the motorway! 22m off, lucked out to be honest! Never been to Darlington but the matrix sign showing only Durham and Newcastle helped (before I saw "Darlington") R2: Kinda home turf for me, never used the station (in fact never used any on the Henley on Thames line) but know the area well. R3: Used to travel the Cross-City Line daily back when I was a student; I could probably still recite the station announcements... R4: Seeing that yellow is great, but my Liverpool geography ISN'T great. I must've travelled through Waterloo station in 2017, however, but it didn't ring any bells; it was the cycle route sign showing Crosby that helped. R5: Nasty one for me. Not least because I forgot this wasn't No Move and faffed for ages looking at a petrol station. Even when I twigged I could move, I found a bus for Dunfermline, confused that with Dumbarton, and spent ages looking in north-west Glasgow.
I thought i knew the station in the thumbnail & i was right. Darlington station, sometimes referred to as Bank Top to distinguish ir from the smaller North Road station.
You should know the river Thames runs all the way to Gloustershire and many towns declare themselves ‘-on-Thames’ even if not particularly close to what people consider ‘the Thames’. Also, when you eventually make it to the UK, you should visit Henley-on-Thames (close to Wargrave), very idilic town, home to the Henley Regatta, worth a visit!
No idea way, but Sitting in Strawberry Hill and hearing it get read out as you scan the map is never not exciting. It never gets mentioned (it’s technically just part of Twickenham, which gets lots of mentions due to rugby)
Congrats on the pending arrival - great times ahead for you! Yes. I just have to find a consistent time to do it. Will be easier in the winter for me to do it
Hi from Yorkshire, England. Good touring, but can be better; Could you slow down the clickings on the screen as you're showing us around places ... it causes strobe like effect and triggers epilepsy. It really spoils the video. The rapid clicking, flipping and fast moving doesnt flow well. Please slow down your navigation while on the maps, giving yourself - and especially your viewers - time to see what's there. Thank you.
How thick are you? It says the station is Darlington. It's iconic, ever heard of Stephenson's Rocket? It or a facsimele was on the station for years being a part of the Stockton to Darlington railway.
Bit harsh on an American. Even if he knew about S&D, knowing where it is in another country is not easy. Would you be able to find the Little Big Horn location quickly? That’s a lot of the charm of these videos. Us Brits shouting at the screen saying ‘move left’, or ‘It’s in Devon’ adds to the fun.
Bit harsh calling a guy thick. Specially when you are wrong in your statement. Two old steam engines stood on Darlington Bank Top station for years. Neither of which was Stephenson's Rocket, But replicas of Locomotion Number 1 and the Derwent.
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Bus station in the uk
It's a curious coincidence that Darlington was the first station, since Darlington was the destination of the world's first passenger railway for locomotive trains, the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
No Stockton was the destination. The train ran in the other direction. This was Darlington Bank Top opened in 1841. Darlington North Road the original station is now a museum. But still in use for local services.
@@stephenwaters3515the booking office in Stockton is still there too. Its been cleaned up a bit. Its nowhere near the modern station though.
I thought I recognised it from the thumbnail
Dont think this game really works in railway stations as there are always platform signs with their name.
The Goodfella's you saw advertised on that bus shelter wasn't a movie. Its a brand of pizza.
Called 1st station after a second 😂
I called it from the thumbnail
I called it because I live there
It’s pretty distinctive. Also, fitting that it was the first.
Same bro @@FlyingMontyExpress
I live in Henley on Thames and Wargrave is a short drive or just 2 stops away by train. The name derived from Weir-Grove and has nothing to do with war or graves just its proximity to the Thames.
Love your vids, been binge watching the last few days.
You’re getting better with your UK knowledge, loving it 👍
Thanks for watching!
Love watching your videos - and watching you learn more about the UK. I’ve seen a few locations I’ve lived in and it’s great watching an ‘outsider’ give his views. Cheers!
Thanks for watching!
Got Darlington right away, because that's my local station. But that "Virgin Trains East Coast" branding does date the picture quite a lot, because Virgin lost that franchise in 2018.
I got it after just seeing the next train display. York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle .. I do live on the East Coast mainline at Peterborough.
The Peterborough football team has the nickname "Posh" ;)
Ah Darlington, the OG of OG stations!
6:55 that's because we don't have roof shingles in the UK, we have tiles. They're thicker and much sturdier than an American roof and generally don't need renewing every 10 years or whatever like the felt and tar ones you have.
It seems the more I learn about architecture from UK and Ireland and other parts of the world - we go cheap in the USA on this stuff it seems
@@alloverthemap23 Well it works for you - the USA has plentiful lumber supplies so building houses of wood makes sense. They also cause less damage if they get hit by an earthquake or tornado than a load of bricks and tiles would, plus they're cheaper and quicker to build than houses in Europe.
On number 2, if you ever see houses in brick and flint like that again then you’re probably in one of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, or South East Oxfordshire. It’s a very vernacular architecture.
Obviously the football club helped you out, but for Aston another clue that you were in/near Birmingham is the hexagonal diamond and triangle design on the station sign, which is the logo for "Transport for the West Midlands". It has an orange middle diamond for trains, red for buses, blue for the metro and green for cycles.
Round 1: I recognised Darlington station immediately as that was my closest station as a child, but was 67 yards too far south so I dropped 3 points. That's very annoying.
Round 2: I will probably be visiting Wargrave station next month, but I couldn't remember where it was so spent a lot of time searching - I had it a lot further north than it turned out to be but I found it in the end when I saw a sign saying "Wokingham District" as I do know where Wokingham is!
Round 3: Another station I've been too, this one almost exactly a year ago so very easy.
Round 4: That yellow can only mean Merseyrail, trains to Southport and Liverpool confirm that. Ah, "welcome to Waterloo". 3 yards away.
Round 5: Rosyth is a shipbuilding town in Scotland, but it wasn't until I moved and found the road number that I was able to place it. In my head it was on the Clyde not the Forth - wrong side of Scotland!
Overall, a perfect score if it wasn't for that really annoying first round!
R1: I hate platform imagery almost as much as I hate being placed on the motorway! 22m off, lucked out to be honest! Never been to Darlington but the matrix sign showing only Durham and Newcastle helped (before I saw "Darlington")
R2: Kinda home turf for me, never used the station (in fact never used any on the Henley on Thames line) but know the area well.
R3: Used to travel the Cross-City Line daily back when I was a student; I could probably still recite the station announcements...
R4: Seeing that yellow is great, but my Liverpool geography ISN'T great. I must've travelled through Waterloo station in 2017, however, but it didn't ring any bells; it was the cycle route sign showing Crosby that helped.
R5: Nasty one for me. Not least because I forgot this wasn't No Move and faffed for ages looking at a petrol station. Even when I twigged I could move, I found a bus for Dunfermline, confused that with Dumbarton, and spent ages looking in north-west Glasgow.
I'd definitely watch any football related games. Some historical locations or tourist attractions would be good too.
Football related games coming soon!
I thought i knew the station in the thumbnail & i was right. Darlington station, sometimes referred to as Bank Top to distinguish ir from the smaller North Road station.
Wargrave is a few miles up the road from me and I use it regularly.
You should know the river Thames runs all the way to Gloustershire and many towns declare themselves ‘-on-Thames’ even if not particularly close to what people consider ‘the Thames’.
Also, when you eventually make it to the UK, you should visit Henley-on-Thames (close to Wargrave), very idilic town, home to the Henley Regatta, worth a visit!
I love these videos. As a Brit who lives in America it’s always interesting to see it the other way round.
You could try the search panel. it's far easier!
We have slate, tile or thatched roofs. Slate and tile will last over 50 years. Thatch only 20ish years.
That's great - wish that were more commonplace here in the states (slate and tile). The older wealthier homes in the east coast of the US have slate
No idea way, but Sitting in Strawberry Hill and hearing it get read out as you scan the map is never not exciting. It never gets mentioned (it’s technically just part of Twickenham, which gets lots of mentions due to rugby)
I got Round 4 in 13 seconds :D That's where I grew up
Darlo!
When you did your Scottish accent you actually got the pronunciation correct. It’s Ro Si Th. Basically,
How about that...
Good game
Thanks
I’ll play along with you, got a baby due in the next six weeks so don’t have much time! Would you announce it in a video?
Congrats on the pending arrival - great times ahead for you! Yes. I just have to find a consistent time to do it. Will be easier in the winter for me to do it
Hi from Yorkshire, England.
Good touring, but can be better;
Could you slow down the clickings on the screen as you're showing us around places ... it causes strobe like effect and triggers epilepsy.
It really spoils the video.
The rapid clicking, flipping and fast moving doesnt flow well. Please slow down your navigation while on the maps, giving yourself - and especially your viewers - time to see what's there.
Thank you.
Railway station.
How thick are you? It says the station is Darlington. It's iconic, ever heard of Stephenson's Rocket? It or a facsimele was on the station for years being a part of the Stockton to Darlington railway.
Bit harsh on an American. Even if he knew about S&D, knowing where it is in another country is not easy. Would you be able to find the Little Big Horn location quickly? That’s a lot of the charm of these videos. Us Brits shouting at the screen saying ‘move left’, or ‘It’s in Devon’ adds to the fun.
No need to be rude. He's not from the UK, so he won't be as familiar with places.
Bit harsh calling a guy thick. Specially when you are wrong in your statement. Two old steam engines stood on Darlington Bank Top station for years. Neither of which was Stephenson's Rocket, But replicas of Locomotion Number 1 and the Derwent.
I'm pretty thick but not as much as other Americans.