 Hello, thank you for joining me. I'm in Erlum today. I've found some semaphore signals now. As you can see we're actually standing on a road not a railway line But there's a sign there says the station. That's exactly where we go. I'm going to Erlum Railway station And you can see also it says Erlum there and that is the station approach road up there But we're not going to walk along the station approach road We're going to go a much more exciting way. I've discovered something really quite exciting and just to start it off Someone has made a pump truck out of wood and metal and put it onto a little narrow-gauge track So that's really like that. I think it's really cool and It kind of introduces where we're going both the semaphore signals and the pump truck. We're going here The station park now this is a really cool little linear park that takes us up to the railway station If you have a look up there you can actually see the station park all of that is with nails So someone's hammered a load of nails in to make letters, which I think is quite cool. So so we go up here We're going to see some quite exciting things on our way to Erlum station and Erlum station itself is going to be very exciting. So let's walk up the path and see what we find So if you're wondering where the railway is It's just over there behind that building runs across there now I'm not entirely sure exactly how it works out But I know at some point Erlum station has been recited to a higher level So what we'll see in a minute, we should be able to see where I think possibly the original railway station was But let's first enjoy more of the walk down this path. It kind of goes up and down a bit Clinging on to the edge of the bank I think this is one of the most exciting approaches to a railway station we've ever discovered I've just seen something rather amusing head in the tree has a bird's nest now Nothing that unusual about a bird's nest look at this one The net the net the nest sorry It's made of barbed wire and the bird. It's made of metal. I think that's really cool And if you look there's secateurs and he's giving like a piece of metal to the secateurs To feed the babies. So what I'll do I'll get a clearer picture and I'll post that in Now So I've just seen the picture so you can see it better because it's hard for the camera to pick it up I think that's a really cool little piece of art It's another metal bird on the tree up there see that that bird's made out of metal I like that someone some artistic person has had quite a cool idea and they've kind of put their art together I'm not sure To East Midlands Railways class 158. It's probably on a Liverpool to Norwich Services. Yeah, someone with their artwork has kind of put together Some of the art that forms this part So I think the original railway a bit lower To see where the park will come to that in a minute how it kind of goes out to where Below the bridge is that must have been the original railways. I understand at some point Erlen station was Recited to a higher level. I'm not sure the exact reason for that is so anyone who knows Wants to comment You're welcome to do so now This is getting more exciting Because as we come down here Going back to the railway thing. You can see they've kind of made a railway themed path with a turntable, but Look at this It's like it's some cool little fairy tale house in reality that someone's made here, and I'm not sure is that me But to me that looks like the front of a steam locomotive Don't think anyone's at home No one seems to come into the door Sort of on the artwork of the station, I think that is really cool. Oh look it's kind of like you can see inside Nice fire and candles So yeah, that is so cool. I like that little part that's Something just completely different. I've never been to a railway station that has a heart like that before that is you know That I'd say that is unique and I think we are possibly standing on the original railway track because if you look there That appears to be a bridge abutment. I might be completely wrong So if I am then you know do correct me, but that's the current railway So yeah, I'm not entirely sure on that one, but That is so funny that there's a little fairy tale cottage on the way to a railway station Here's like a turntable There's like another door there and there's a window. It's like that's like another funny house. So, um, right Let's go up the steps. Let's face this. I was going to face out of a rake in a space rake in a yeah rake in a space That's cool We need more railway stations with parks like this. Oh look you can see inside the house or It's an idea Tromploi of the interior Right, let's go up the stairs and let's go and find Erlen railway station if you're enjoying this video, we've got more interesting things to see as we go up these steps There's actually like a little Some of you who watch my videos regularly will know I like lookout towels, especially when we go to like Well, it's not lookout towel Level with the road We can look down Clearly see the turntable and the railway themed path. We can see where we've come from We've come all down See what a small area. I'm pretty much a one-in-one slope It just kind of shows you that you can pretty much have a park Anywhere you want really. There's not really anywhere. You can't do something Exciting and arty and have like a a nice cool park. Right. We're now heading towards the railway Station and it's a really really nice railway station Well, we're going to see any trains pass through we should do But before that We come to something even more exciting Just see in the shape this isn't it, but this is also exciting in the shape of buffers There's like another station park sign. So it's pretty much new open to commemorate the visit of Her Majesty's Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester to Erlen station on the 8th of May 2019 It's less than a year old but like I said about the nails see how it's made out of nails I think that is really cool really like that But getting more exciting We have a good train and it's steam hauled as a steam locomotive with some wagons When we go to Eastern Europe we quite often find Pimp locals but in this country you don't see so many of them That's because a lot of them are at heritage railways and I would rather see them out working But this is just such a nice Example of a little heritage display. I think this is you know I'd like to think one day the local could go off and run again And they could bring another industrial local here. Let's just have a look at the wagons. We've got this one This is like one that would have carried molten slag. You can see How it's kind of gone off up there, but this would have actually chipped if I'd been standing here I'd have been literally burned away There's a tanker Then there's a typical, you know, five-bank wagon and then here's the loco Now to me it looks like a peck-it loco It's an 040 so it's only got four wheels Number 2027 so I assume that's its works number It's called Erlen If anyone knows a bit more wants to tell me You know you're welcome to comment So really nice to see steam A peck-it loco So very nice If anyone knows where she was before she came here Because I'm getting the impression she probably has only been here since May last year If you do know what to comment and tell me Then again, you know, please do comment and tell me I'd love to hear more information Right now let's go to the station itself It's a lovely old station building It's built by the Cheshire Alliance Committee in the 1870s This station opened But what they've done looks to me Like they've made it into a pub So I can go and have a pint Because I have got a bit of time Admittedly I only came to this railway station For the sake of coming to this railway station I've actually been into Erlen There's a lot of information there About the history Which of you come here You can read in your own time Here's the railway station here That's half free And there's a train to Liverpool, 1606 I need to be on the one We're going to Look at this What a great railway station To have such a nice Outdoor area That's going to look inside as well But I'm just going to spend all Some of the evening sitting here for a pint Can we get in? Must be great Look at these Stationary engines They're really cool, look at that I really like that So this is, to me Like a perfect railway station We need more railway stations With cafes and railway themed cafes Like that And if you just have a look across the platform There is a rather nice mural You can see a big mural Of the bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal If you get on the train go that way Half over it Let's have a look up here So let's just have a look up here There's an old single box It's a children's play area And it's called Platform 9 and 3 quarters And there's a steam loco It's called James And if you have a look In there there's some more semaphore signals There's also some mile posts There's a signal lever In semaphore signals themselves And here is a signal box Which again I think is really nice To see a preserved signal box So let's just have a look at the front Of the railway station And I think it's time That we went in And I got a pine I love having a pine at a railway station I don't like to pine anywhere else You can't beat it So let's just go in And see what's inside So this must be the entrance If not it's round I can't get in that way I think the main entrance Is on the platform So we're going to go around there And there And let's go and find our way To actually have to walk on to the platform To Go to this pub Which is quite cool I'd love to spend, if I knew a steam train was coming here I'd just come in and spend all evening Drinking till it arrives Let's get this done Let's get a windy house Let's get inside There's some more interesting Mystery Museum Mystery Museum for admission Be even better Time to let you have a look around That's a gradient post Let's go up there And see what we find What a brilliant railway station Winnie the Pooh railway station Like this So we're kind of up in the loft now And there's more railway armour It's very nice I really really like this railway station We need to hear It says this is the Cheshire lines committee Winnie the Pooh Even more interesting What an interesting railway station I'm going to go back downstairs now Have a pint This is a perfect railway station We need more railway stations like this So from upstairs at Erlen railway station Thank you very much for watching Goodbye It's not quite the end of the video I noticed this here is called a loft It's very kindly selected There's even more Look at this, it's actually created like The side of the train And you can sit inside And you can look out the window While you're having a meal In here, there's another room And it's just really nicely themed So yeah, top marks To friends of Erlen station Who I believe created this museum So as I said, thank you very much for watching Feel free to like, subscribe Comment etc And if you're out in Greater Manchester or Liverpool Do come and visit Erlen station It's a really great railway station