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MerlinTransport
United Kingdom
Приєднався 14 тра 2022
Welcome to the MerlinTransport channel! Here, you can watch train and bus spotting videos, at various locations across the UK, with one long form video uploaded at 09:00 on whichever Sundays I can, usually at least twice per month.
Recently, I have been beginning to develop different videos, such as explainers and discussion of various topics within the transport industry, though none of these are complete yet.
If you like these videos, then please subscribe to see more!
NOTE: You can view all my previous shorts on here, however I am not making any new short form vertical content anymore for the foreseeable future and some may have already been unlisted
Recently, I have been beginning to develop different videos, such as explainers and discussion of various topics within the transport industry, though none of these are complete yet.
If you like these videos, then please subscribe to see more!
NOTE: You can view all my previous shorts on here, however I am not making any new short form vertical content anymore for the foreseeable future and some may have already been unlisted
UK Trains at SPEED 2024
Welcome to 2024's roundoff - Trains at Speed! A collection of the fastest, most powerful, and slightly slower, trains I've seen this year, including from videos yet to be released. Enjoy the speed, the thrash, and the thrill of trains rushing up and down the West Coast, East Coast, Chiltern, and Brighton Mainlines, and the best freight, railtour, and RHTTs of the year!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:12 West Coast Mainline
03:18 Chiltern Mainline
06:17 Brighton Mainline
09:22 East Coast Mainline
12:38 Freight, Railtours, RHTTs
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:12 West Coast Mainline
03:18 Chiltern Mainline
06:17 Brighton Mainline
09:22 East Coast Mainline
12:38 Freight, Railtours, RHTTs
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Trains at Hadley Wood
Переглядів 547Місяць тому
Some trains at Hadley Wood, filmed on 29/10/2024 between 11:55 and 14:15. We see most variants of the IET, including LNER 800s and 801s, Hull Trains 802s, and Lumo 803s. We also see plenty of Thameslink 700s and Great Northern 387s and 717s. Other slightly rarer finds included Grand Central 180s and 221s, an LNER IC225 set, and a GBRF RHTT When will I need to say "Filmed by my new camera, sorry...
RUSH HOUR Trains at Gerrards Cross
Переглядів 503Місяць тому
Some trains at Gerrards Cross, filmed on 19/07/2024, between 14:20 and 17:25. We see all the usual 165s and 168s, along with one silver set. We also see a couple freight services, including a 60, and a pair of 66s. Filmed in the peak of the global Crowdstrike IT chaos which is probably the reason for some of the delays (?) Also, filmed on my old camera/phone, so picture quality not quite the sa...
Trains at Burnham
Переглядів 5542 місяці тому
Some trains at Burnham, filmed on 21/08/2024 between 1440 - 1630. We see GWR IETs including 800s and 802s, and 387s too, including a questionable Cardiff Central - London Paddington 387 service. Also seen are many Elizabeth Line 345s, and quite a lot of freight including 59s, 60s, and 66s. I couldn't find many interesting facts about the station, so sorry for the emptiness! Also filmed with my ...
Trains at Manchester Oxford Road
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Some trains at Manchester Oxford Road, filmed between 1240 and 1425. We see most variants of the CAF Civity, including Northern 195s and 331s, TfW 197s, and TPE 397s. Other trains seen include TPE 185s and 802s, some sprinters, a 66, and a 769. Is there a location you want to see on the channel? Submit your suggestion here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX_cqRULCuqJ-Ij2jatx7BKZnw63mEc3bkxYK...
RUSH HOUR Trains at Sudbury Hill Harrow
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Some trains at Sudbury Hill Harrow on the Chiltern Mainline, filmed between 15:27 and 18:17. We see plenty of class 165s and 168s, along with the two evening 68 services to Stourbridge Junction. Sorry about the shakiness, I’m still getting used to my new camera! Is there a location you want to see on the channel? Submit your suggestion here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX_cqRULCuqJ-Ij2jat...
Trains at Gatwick Airport Rail Station
Переглядів 1,2 тис.3 місяці тому
Some Trains at Gatwick Airport, filmed on 20/07/2024 from 1649 - 1757 We see plenty of Electrostars, including Southern 377s, Gatwick Express 387s, and Thameslink 700s. This video was filmed on my phone a couple weeks before first using my new camera. Is there a location you wanna see on the channel? Submit your suggestion here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX_cqRULCuqJ-Ij2jatx7BKZnw63mEc3...
First REFURBISHED Class 168 at Princes Risborough - BONUS CONTENT
Переглядів 8513 місяці тому
In this little bonus video, we see the first of the 27 168s to have been refurbished (again) reversing at Princes Risborough, filmed between 18:38 and 18:52 on Monday 09/09/24 I'll be back with the usual trains at videos hopefully next week! Suggest the next location for a Trains at video here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX_cqRULCuqJ-Ij2jatx7BKZnw63mEc3bkxYKq8lH4Kdrfaw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Trains at Retford
Переглядів 3524 місяці тому
Some Trains at Retford, filmed on 14/08/2024 from 1335 - 1550 We see plenty of IEPs, including LNER 800s and 801s, Hull Trains 802s, and Lumo 803s. We also see two Grand Central 180s, which for some odd reason, are moving, and LNER IC225s. Down on the low level platforms, we see the usual Northern 195s from Leeds - Lincoln. This is the first video to be uploaded which was filmed on my new camer...
Announcements at Manchester Piccadilly
Переглядів 1 тис.5 місяців тому
Announcements at Manchester Piccadilly. ATOS Anne announcements spanning a 35 minute period for the main concourse (platforms 1 - 12), along with plenty of platform alterations. This took me weeks to make all the graphics and subtitles, but all enjoyable of course! Recorded on 23/10/2023
RUSH HOUR Trains at Bushey
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Some Trains at Bushey, filmed on 17/05/2024 from 16:45 - 17:17 We see plenty of AWC class 390s and LNWR 350s, and London Overground class 710s. We also see the class 730s settling into West Coast Mainline traffic nicely. Along with all that, other less common spots included AWC class 221s, Freightliner 66s and a 57 hauling 92. Chapters: 00:00 1S82 London Euston - Glasgow Central 00:27 2K38 Milt...
Buses at Canning Town Bus Station
Переглядів 2,5 тис.6 місяців тому
Some buses at Canning Town Bus Station. We see a variety of buses from a handful of operators including Go-Ahead and Stagecoach. London buses are fairly young, but there is still plenty to be seen, including 3 generations of the E400, an E200, and plenty of New Routemasters too. Please note that due to the age of the service data, the captions may contain some inaccuracies. Sorry.
Trains at Exeter St Davids
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Some trains at Exeter St Davids We see Great Western Railway 150s, 158s, 166s, 800s, and 802s bound for various destination in the south west, south Wales, and London. We also see South Western Railway 159s to London Waterloo, along with Cross Country Voyagers and Super Voyagers.
Trains at Milton Keynes Central
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Some trains at Milton Keynes Central We see LNWR class 350s and Avanti West Coast class 390s and a variety of freight services, all hauled by class 66s. Due to a landslip between Rugby and Coventry, LNWR services to Birmingham New Street were terminating at Northampton. The delays and business of this line, causing one delayed train to delay all trains, is one of many signs that we need HS2 bui...
RUSH HOUR Trains at Lichfield Trent Valley
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RUSH HOUR Trains at Lichfield Trent Valley
this is a great video your so good at filming them!
Thanks!!
@ No problem, keep it up!
Outstanding video. Keep them coming
@@elvispresley2599 Thanks!!
This is cool, im looking to trainspot here in a few days!
Thanks! Definitely a lot better at rush hour in terms of variety
@merlintransport yeah, might go for the day if I'm bored. Do you know whether the station can be closed if there are no trains?
Not sure, sorry. Weekday is definitely the best with an hourly service each way. If you go on a weekend and can’t get in, Northolt Park and Wembley Stadium are decent alternatives
@merlintransport thanks so much! Might do a mix of all these stations on the day that I go, and defo on a weekday!
Tip: You spell Cheadle Hulme with an L. Btw, I really like your videos. I used them for a train station role play. Look forward for more announcement videos!
Thanks, I’m not exactly local to Manchester! I have plenty of announcement recordings but the videos take quite a while to make so there’s unlikely to be any for a while sadly. Still there’s a lot of trains at to come too
Started watching but it's a bit late will come back to it tomorrow hopefully very good so far
Thanks!! Hope you enjoy the rest
@@merlintransport still haven't got round to it! Actually got a few days off work coming up so should get round to it then...🙂🙃
Are they going to do that to the 165's as well? Bloody things are older now than the class 115's they replaced.
They will get a much lighter refresh in the next few years. It would be uneconomical to give them a major one like the 168s because they are planned to be replaced within 5-10 years (hopefully)
Pretty significant typo at 4:03 - Swap “up” and “down” - the down platform (which I was standing on) remained in original position and the up platform was moved to where the old through lines had been
Do you use a camera or a phone?
@@loco-loc0 I used to use my iPhone SE 2 until the summer when I got a Panasonic HC-VX1EBK. So this video was camera
Excellent video 👍
@arnoldspottingvideos5269 Thanks Arnold!!
Can you try and take another video of it please? Don't delete this one.
Yeah. I might one day do some kinda vlog thing, but i don’t live close to Glasgow so could be a while
Great Video :)
@@theuktrainspotter1147 Thanks!!
They keep refurbishing those things instead of replacing them with newer stuff, they really wanna run them into the ground lol
@@WildWildWeasel I do agree that they don’t need to be refurbished so frequently, though it is nice. I think the reason they didn’t do the 165s was because they want to replace them soon so refurbishing them would be uneconomical. The oldest 168s are a little under 30 years old so they don’t need replacing yet, but the 165s definitely do.
Nice! Been through Gatwick quite a few times; the electrostar motors never get old!
Yeah they’re lovely to listen to
Very nice video! keep it up!
Thanks!
I'm a massive fan of the electrostars and I do love their motor sounds when they arrive and depart
I like them too. I also like that they’re quite quiet inside which is great for the long distance journeys, even if the seats on some of them are questionable
This is a bit of a filler video while I work on my usual content. Should be back to normal next week! UPDATE: 168001 and 168106 are both at Crewe at the moment. 168003 has not yet entered service though there are some planned test runs over the next few days
Updates on this thread: www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-168-refurbishment-discussion-and-updates.272254/page-3
003 is now back in service as of Monday
1:42 that train is adorable😆 also love the new camera
Those trains are now northern trains
I'm going to Manchester to see some this week.
@@merlintransport Are there ever videos with freight trains?
@@merlintransport Do you only film in England?
@TrainTV79 yes there is freight stuff in some of my ‘Trains at’ videos. Bushey and Milton Keynes Central have quite a lot of freight. Also yes I do only film in England. I plan to make other UK content, and my only non-UK content would be comparisons to UK transport. I just don’t have the time
love the thumbnail! Great job bro, it's impossible for you to disappoint any of us :)
@@Aldacamore thanks!
Amazing video, really good transitions!👏😁
@@rebeccaconnerr thanks
Nice! I use Harrow bus mostly
Cool!
Lots of honk jump scares in this one😂😂❤️
Yeah lol
Great video again! You should defo make one on the HS2🔥
Thanks Rebecca! I’ve been putting off HS2 and others for quite a while now, but it will happen
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The train or the video?
@@merlintransport All
Thanks for enjoying
It went to northern
@@LewstersTrainspotting Ok is it a Train Subway or a Train??? And is it in the UK?
Love the video Merlin!!!❤️❤️
Thanks!
Very Nice Merlin
Thank you
A4
Nice
Does anyone know what that railtour was?
What do you think is the worst enemy?
God help us
She’s flipping fast boi
Gets faster outside London
We have a few more now, bringing them back from being scrapped and withdrawn, we have Northampton’s 18400 and 18401 now! The one in this video is withdrawn due to a major fault sadly
Do you know what the fault was?
@@merlintransport something to do with coolant I believe
Ah i see. I guess that spare parts aren’t exactly common for them anymore
Correct
Very Nice Merlin
Thanks
these electric buses are invading coventry
It’s sad to see the older ones go.
yeah
@@merlintransportThe Diesel Buses have been transferred to the parent company National Express West Midlands where they have initially been running in Birmingham and the West Midlands area in Coventry Blue with maroon National Express West Midlands fabalon red stickers covering the NX Coventry name over and even some running with NX Coventry branding still showing, but they are now slowly being revinled in the latest Grey Livery with a red stripe and National Express West Midlands branding supposedly ousting some of the older buses running int the main West Midlands area
Nice. * adds item to to do list *
they also have grey livery blue strip in coventry
Im pretty sure thats where the tunnel was repaired after a bomb made it collapse in ww2
Yes that makes more sense. I didn’t get the chance to go back in the other direction.
Agreed
Loads of these in Scotland, fife in particular. . I work fitting windows to buses and coaches.
I might try to get up there sometime! That sounds like a good job tbh.
@@merlintransport psv glass and glazing. Nationwide company 😃
no thare not i see them all the time. stop posting cringe
It was my first time in the area and I was surprised that so many were still around, especially for a large company like stagecoach. I saw another few that day but this was first and a bit surprising.
when you first hear the 1996 TS breaking why does it sound like the 1995 TS?
I don’t actually know, but I see what you mean! I would assume it’s to do with the fact they are very similar trains and have very similar specs and motors.
Noice
Thanks!