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Visiting Every Last Station
The Intrepid Man Behind 'Every Last Station' Visits Every Last Station On The Heart of Wales Line
At the end of February early March, Stuart from Every Last Station visited the Heart of Wales Line with the ultimate goal to visit every station, edging closer to his quest to visit Every Last Station in Britain.
His mission started in January 2018 and is simple; visit EVERY station in England, Wales and Scotland. Some would think this is a simple albeit long task BUT Stuart has some very specific rules for a station to count as being visited, which makes his aim even more challenging:
- Board or alight at every station. NO hoping off and on the train.
- A photo must be taken of the station.
All we can say is the itinerary he sent us must have involved some serious planning. Over the space of 6 days Stuart managed to visit every station on the Heart of Wales Line including Sugar Loaf, which was this year's winner in his Twitter champions league #MostLikedLeastUsed station in Britain. This interactive map shows you more information about the stations we were up against.
So why do it you might ask? For Stuart visiting stations is a way of visiting places and given that there are many lines where the next train doesn't arrive for hours there is plenty of opportunity to explore the surroundings.
When we met up with Stuart on his 3rd day travelling the line he had visited 2,470 stations with 106 stations to go. On this particular day Stuart was fortunate to be on the same train which was hosting TV presenter Sean Fletcher who was filming for ITV Wales Coast and Country (you can find out more about this here). He introduced himself and seized the opportunity to be interviewed about his challenge. We really hope he made the 'final cut'.
Stuart's final station will be in Scotland but the date is top secret so if you want to keep up to date follow his journey on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Community Rail Officer, Richard greeted Stuart at Llangynllo railway station which was his final alight on the Heart of Wales Line. It was an absolute pleasure to meet Stuart and we would like to take this opportunity to thank him for visiting not only the stations on our line but on all lines across Britain. He's taken on an immense challenge which has not been made easy with the disruptions to service as a result of Covid, however his perseverance is a true testament to sustainable travel and tourism. We even received our very own memento of his travels and some exclusive tickets...I wonder where they would take us?
And what will be his next challenge? Well, we're not allowed to tell you BUT what we do know is that it will be a big one and will hopefully raise a lot of money for Samaritans, a charity close to his heart. See why by reading his very moving blog 'Hey, you alright pal?'
Want to see Stuarts photographic journey of the Heart of Wales Line? Check it out here along with all his other blogs including 'Top 5 Stations in Wales' and 'Dolau Photo Collection'.
