Honks whistle. Along the way, ill cross some stunning landscapes and meet people whose lives have been transformed by the Great British railway. I wanted to bring us down this slimyjetty here cos i wanted to show off Portsmouth Harbour station. As you come in, you feel like youre on land, but actually, its an old pier. And this used to function as a Freight Boat Pier in the mid 1800s. Im starting my Rail Adventure on englands southern coastline, passing through london, the midlands, into the yorkshire dales, then crossing scotland up through the highlands, and hopefully making it to thurso, the most northerly Railway Station in the uk. Sometimes find hermit crabs. There isnt a hermit crab in this one though. Tannoy please buy a ticket before getting on to a train. | as luck would have it, i happened to be wearing the specific badge to the train were travelling on. 166210. I actually used to get this train to see my parents when i used to live in portsmouth. So, yeah, im really excited.
I wanted to bring us down this slimyjetty here cos i wanted to show off Portsmouth Harbour station. As you come in, you feel like youre on land, but actually, its an old pier. And this used to function as a freight boat pier in the mid 1800s. Im starting my rail adventure on englands southern coastline, passing through london, the midlands, into the yorkshire dales, then crossing scotland up
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