Trainspotter couple are on a record-breaking mission to visit all 2,563 railway stations in Britain this summer
Geoff Marshall, 44, and Vicki Pipe, 34, visit 30 stations every day and have already covered 750 stops
A pair of train buffs are spending their summer on an epic rail journey that will see them become the first people to visit every railway station in Britain.
Geoff Marshall, 44, and Vicki Pipe, 34, are three weeks into the record-breaking odyssey, which will cover 2,563 stations in three months.
The couple began their railway adventure in Penzance, Cornwall - the most southerly station in the country - and have so far visited 750 stations, covering all of southern England and London.
Having visited an average of 30 stations per day, Geoff and Vicki are on track to conclude in August in Thurso, the British mainland's most northernmost town.
In order for a station to count as "visited", the pair have to arrive or leave on a train that's scheduled to stop there, so passing through on a fast train isn't allowed.
The London Underground, Tyne & Wear Metro, Glasgow Subway, heritage railways and stations in Northern Ireland are not included.
Geoff and Vicki, from London, are using National Rail's All Line Rover tickets, which costs £745 and allows unlimited travel for 14 consecutive days, to get around.
In total they will spend over £10,000 on train fares as part of their project.
Geoff's favourite station so far is Coombe Junction Halt near Liskeard, Cornwall, which is the second least used station in Britain with only two scheduled trains per day.
The purpose of the project is to produce an online documentary series and the couple are uploading four videos to their YouTube channel All The Stations per week.
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At the end of the journey, their series of 10-15 minute videos will be edited into a feature length film.
Geoff, a freelance video producer, is a self confessed train buff and twice held the world record for visiting all the tube stations on the London underground in the fastest possible time.
Vicki is taking is taking a sabbatical from her job at the London Transport Museum in order to join the journey.
Geoff said: "One day the question 'how long would it take to visit every train station in Britain?' came up in conversation. I started to think about it and eventually began planning it.
"But it's not just about ticking off every station, we are meeting lots of nice people and visiting interesting places along the way.
"The railway gets some negative attention but it really is brilliant, there's so much to explore and see by train. We want to show people the good bits.
"People who are watching the videos have offered to put us up in their homes as we travel through, which is amazing. We'll be staying with someone from Liverpool who we've never met before."
While Geoff loves all stations, he says that Coombe Junction Halt in Cornwall has been his favourite so far,
He said: "Coombe Junction Halt was a beautiful little station. There were lovely country views with a viaduct and sheep in the backdrop.
"I love all train stations so I can't say I've disliked any, however, any where there are lots of commuters are probably the hardest to love."
Vicki said: "It's been absolutely brilliant, everything and more I could have hoped for.
"I'm learning about and discovering new places as well as meeting so many interesting people. It's amazing."
The ambitious project has been financed by a crowdfunding campaign that raised £38,000, which is going towards train fares, food and accommodation.
