A railway worker is attempting to visit every  station in the UK in six weeks.

Control room train services manager Dave Jones, from Three Bridges near Crawley, will travel across the country in a bid to visit all 2,580 railway stations.

The 34-year-old, who works for Govia Thameslink, expects to visit an average of 62 a day as part of his "Great British Rail Adventure" and his train must stop at each station in order for it to count.

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Dave and two of his colleagues have mapped out the journey by using their railway industry train tracking system and National Rail enquiries to come up with the best route.

His colleagues now have a 6ft by 2ft map of Great Britain and a small image of Dave to move around the map to track his progress.

Dave said: “I'll be sleeping on board wherever I can. I'll be on my own so the thing I'm dreading most is keeping my mental health going.

The Argus: Dave is taking a month's leave from work to undertake this journey

“Some people call me brave. Some people call me bonkers. And some people call me other things which I can't repeat.”

He set off from Three Bridges Station, where he works, on February 19 to start ticking off stations on his list outside his working hours.

However, from Tuesday he is taking just over a month's leave for his mission.

He said: "It's all for charity. I'm splitting the money I raise between Great Ormond Street Hospital and the children's intensive care unit at the Oslo University Hospital.

“I referee Sunday park football and the Oslo hospital saved a friend's life when she was refereeing there on tour.

"She had a nasty freak accident on the pitch that split her spleen. If it hadn't been for the medics, this would have been more of a memorial trip.

“I also want to highlight how great the railways are and encourage people to visit fantastic destinations across the network.”

The Argus: His colleagues will be using a map in the office to track his progress

More information on how to donate can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/stop-at-all-2579-railway-stations-in-the-uk.

Dave said he is most looking forward to the scenic routes of the West Highlands, Cornwall and Wales.

He will be sharing updates on social media including his Instagram account greatbritishrailadventure.

Only two other people, Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe, are known to have visited all the stations in Great Britain.

They completed their tour in 2017 and took a "leisurely" 14 weeks, six days and 22 minutes. There were only 2,563 stations at the time and the pair did not restrict themselves to a time limit.

Geoff Marshall said: “I take my hat off to Dave. He must be mad to try this. Good luck to him.”