West Coast Main Line Driver's Eye View: Liverpool Lime Street to Preston

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  • @JamesE707
    @JamesE707 Рік тому +1

    Brings back memories, as I left Liverpool a long time ago. I have taken this journey many times from Liverpool to Preston, great to see the ride from the cabin! Thanks for uploading!

  • @christinapusztay2193
    @christinapusztay2193 4 роки тому +7

    Loved this train ride. Nothing like being up front with the driver. Watching this from my lounge in Auckland, New Zealand.

  • @greatbritishentertainmentl5636
    @greatbritishentertainmentl5636 4 роки тому +24

    Brilliant ride if a little scary at 110 mph, but I had my seat belt on sitting on my office chair! lol

  • @ianinvancouverbc
    @ianinvancouverbc 4 роки тому +6

    funny to see trains not stop at all the smaller stations - I took the stopper from Lime St to Wigan NW back in May 2018. I'm from Garswood now living in Vancouver since 1981

  • @swanpb1
    @swanpb1 4 роки тому +6

    Cheers, from Sydney Australia, great video, Preston is my home town. The bridge in front is Fishergate hill, where i use to live just 200 yards away from the station, where in the 1950s I spent many great hours train spotting. lots of good memories Thanks.

  • @HotSpace2007DaveB
    @HotSpace2007DaveB 4 роки тому +21

    That Victorian engineering when you pull out is just beautiful ❤

    • @alanmaycock4976
      @alanmaycock4976 4 роки тому +4

      The 1836 line from Edge Hill to Lime Street was a continuous two track tunnel. You can find photographs and engravings etc on-line, of the process by which the line was widened to four tracks by digging down to the original tunnel to open it out into a vertical cutting or enlarged tunnels. The widening was done in the 1870s. The ‘Rathole’ was built for locomotive shunting, it runs from Lime Street to Brownlow Street in the University precinct, before rejoining the main line.

    • @peterwhitaker4038
      @peterwhitaker4038 4 роки тому +1

      i live near edge hill in liverpool. when i get a bus to the city centre..i always get off to just do the one train stop down that majestic cutting into Liverpool Lime street. the 8th wonder of the world!

  • @JoshyFre2003
    @JoshyFre2003 4 роки тому +41

    That’s me crouched spotting the 397 on departure from Liverpool!

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +5

      I saw you!

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +4

      You have some excellent photography skills, Josh!

    • @JoshyFre2003
      @JoshyFre2003 4 роки тому +2

      @@beneliastrains Thanks Ben, thought I saw someone setting a camera up, was nice to get the 397 and 802 together :)

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +2

      @@JoshyFre2003 Had the 68 come in on time you'd have been able to get all three at once. Not often that opportunity comes around!

    • @JoshyFre2003
      @JoshyFre2003 4 роки тому +1

      @@beneliastrains that’s what I was hoping for! To be tried again next week haha

  • @cutter004
    @cutter004 4 роки тому +13

    Been waiting what seems like months for this sort of cab ride vid. welcome back.

  • @muddydigger9457
    @muddydigger9457 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for another great video.
    I always hanker after the clickety clack of the old unweilded tracks.

  • @sayanchatterjee355
    @sayanchatterjee355 4 роки тому +9

    This is so good. Love the old and tall walls and archways as you roll out of Liverpool Lime Street

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 2 роки тому

      I've always found it a shame that most cities get extravagant, beautiful horizons and skylines as you enter the city, and Liverpool gets dark, damp, cave-like tunnels. Shame, really.

    • @gwrydd
      @gwrydd Рік тому

      @@caramelldansen2204limestreet is an old station the lines were cut through the limestone it’s not like they decided to build great large walls there

  • @a.butler8908
    @a.butler8908 4 роки тому +5

    Hi there !! ... As others have mentioned ...Welcome back!!
    A very interesting cabride ... thankyou.

  • @temphold1
    @temphold1 4 роки тому +6

    Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for making and sharing. Great educational tool and insight into the route I travel on regularly :-)

  • @thetrouserpressguy603
    @thetrouserpressguy603 3 роки тому +3

    Brilliant! Really enjoyed this. I was born and grew up near Carr Mill Dam in St Helens and went back and forth on the train regularly between St Helens and Liverpool when I was a lad. Going over Carr Mill Viaduct reminded me of the time I climbed across on the girders underneath when I was in my teens. I've not travelled that way since electrification and the reintroduction of 4 tracks at Roby and Huyton. It's great to see how it looks now. I would have loved to have been able to see regular long distance trains going through St Helens Central (or Shaw Street as it was then) when I was young. You had to go across town to St Helens Junction if you wanted to see proper locos. It would have been much more interesting than the old 1950s DMUs and the newer Pacers!

  • @MrAuriga67
    @MrAuriga67 4 роки тому +6

    Excellent upload Ben, thank you for this. Just the right amount of information included !

  • @stephenrice4554
    @stephenrice4554 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video sir , I'm here from Mr Coffey's channel who spoke highly of you . Great video 👍🇬🇧

  • @bb-3653
    @bb-3653 Рік тому

    I love how you can hear the motors !!!! Lovely , must be nice having a sense of audiable acceleration via the motors .

  • @bobmather3615
    @bobmather3615 4 роки тому +2

    a very enjoyable trip, thank you. Did the trip 10/12 years ago, like riding in a bucket! This was certainly an arm chair job.

  • @davidoswald9253
    @davidoswald9253 8 місяців тому

    Super video. I've never had a cab ride out of Lime St. Wonderful architecture.
    Bet these days it wouldn't be built anywhere near as well!!
    Thank you

  • @garybroadhurst3548
    @garybroadhurst3548 11 місяців тому +1

    Wow there's quite a bit of wind noise on those 397s when they get up some speed! Or is there actually a window the driver can open for ventilation?

  • @johnbrown9092
    @johnbrown9092 4 роки тому +7

    Great video. Walked a great deal of that route when I was a Track Engineer for N Rail.

  • @peterg957
    @peterg957 4 роки тому +5

    Great Cab Ride Ben... Thank you my friend...

  • @javierguidounicaud6621
    @javierguidounicaud6621 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful day for this very.nice cab ride. Thank.you for.the info given in ths video.

  • @AmazeTase
    @AmazeTase 4 роки тому +7

    Thanks Ben. Appreciate these cab rides. 😍

  • @robinleigh1660
    @robinleigh1660 4 роки тому +2

    I rode this route once when the new-fangled DMU's had just entered service and you could see where you were going for the first time. Glad to see the mining subsidence dips and kinks near Bryn have been straightened out.

  • @amtrakharry
    @amtrakharry 4 роки тому +4

    That was excellent Ben ! Thank you for sharing it with us ...:):):)

  • @marcelaelias7466
    @marcelaelias7466 4 роки тому +4

    Gracias por subir los vídeos !! Me encantan😊

  • @paulkirkpatrick6371
    @paulkirkpatrick6371 2 роки тому

    A brilliant video from start 2 finish and very informative excellent watching from northern ireland

  • @stevehallam0850
    @stevehallam0850 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks Ben! Good to see you back on UA-cam.

  • @HenrysAdventures
    @HenrysAdventures 4 роки тому +2

    Brilliant video! A nice bit of virtual track bashing for me as I've not yet done Huyton Junction to Springs Branch Junction.

  • @anmolmehta7116
    @anmolmehta7116 4 роки тому +15

    Great cab ride Ben. What are the possibilities of you uploading more such similar videos in the near future?

  • @Bigbro28
    @Bigbro28 4 роки тому +7

    It’s been a while since your last video so it’s great to have you back, Ben 👍. (Nice to see the England flag flying - 8:20.) 🐨🇦🇺

  • @macfin7120
    @macfin7120 4 роки тому +2

    Nice video as usual, weird to see deserted stations at St Helens & Wigan & masked passengers at Preston.

  • @JohnRodgers7390
    @JohnRodgers7390 4 роки тому +1

    Nice to see the departure from Lime Street in the video, thank you, Ben, then thought maybe get more of this up to Glasgow then saw that there was to be a driver change.

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +2

      I will upload a Carlisle to Glasgow video eventually. The rest of the route is covered in other videos on my channel.

    • @markcf83
      @markcf83 4 роки тому

      @@beneliastrains looking forward to seeing the Carlisle to Glasgow bit. Not travelled on that section but I intend to one day

  • @luziapereira6491
    @luziapereira6491 4 роки тому +2

    AMAZING RIDE ! THANKS FOR SHARE IT . GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL .

  • @dream.machine
    @dream.machine 4 роки тому +3

    Awesome video!!! So scenic, love the UK.

  • @jimkerr9429
    @jimkerr9429 4 роки тому +1

    Cheers again Don. Not managed to ride one of these yet for obvious reasons. But seemed some impressive acceleration at times

  • @pikachu8508
    @pikachu8508 4 роки тому +1

    Nice one Ben. Can't wait for Nova 1 and 3 driver's view and also between Liverpool Lime street and Edinburgh Waverley via Newcastle which takes you to the ECML

  • @lawrence18uk
    @lawrence18uk 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting to note that 2-track section of the WCML between Wigan and Euxton, some original 4-track bits had been narrowed to 2 tracks, others looked like there never were more than 2 tracks...

  • @cordellmorgan8173
    @cordellmorgan8173 11 місяців тому +1

    Very nice 👍

  • @darrenwilliams118
    @darrenwilliams118 4 роки тому

    Cracking vid, nice to see the obligatory red before Wigan hasn't changed.

  • @juliascraftroom266
    @juliascraftroom266 4 роки тому +1

    Great sharing my friend! Big like and a new friend joined you! Wishing you all the best!

  • @brianlawrence7119
    @brianlawrence7119 4 роки тому +2

    great video as always thank for your efforts

  • @ghighlandchieftain4462
    @ghighlandchieftain4462 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome video I love see full journey from Glasgow to liverpool lime street I love 397 and 800 iep and 68 with mk5 class

  • @kriswarren2469
    @kriswarren2469 4 роки тому +1

    At 1:58 on the right hand side there are round white signs with a black triangle. I've seen these in various other videos and have always wondered what they meant. Anyone know?

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +4

      They are 'rear clear' markers. They tell a driver that their train is behind a particular signal (in this case it's the signal giving access to the platforms at Lime Street)

    • @kriswarren2469
      @kriswarren2469 4 роки тому

      @@beneliastrains thank you! Mystery solved!

  • @Quercus_Maximus
    @Quercus_Maximus 4 роки тому +1

    I never tire of these railway history lessons portrayed in UHD. In this video the sound seems better. I can feel bass rumble of the engine. Makes me want to leave my comfortable chair in Southern California to experience the life of a Victorian traveler back in England, where I grew up around smoky steam engines and soot stained collars. .

  • @carolynrowse2285
    @carolynrowse2285 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely ride, thank you.

  • @BuddyClubP1
    @BuddyClubP1 3 роки тому +3

    2:28 Funny wave from the driver there 😂

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  3 роки тому +3

      That was my best mate Paul who is sadly no longer with us.

  • @aidengillag
    @aidengillag 4 роки тому +2

    Great video and brilliant information along the way too. I never knew how speed restrictive this route is! 60mph max for the straight and narrows seems very low. I'm sure their must be reason?

  • @GofaqYusef
    @GofaqYusef 4 роки тому +2

    So do the 397's actually reach 125 mph at any point in their journeys between Liverpool Lime Street/Manchester Airport and Edinburgh Waverley/Glasgow Central, or is it 110 mph as with other non-tilting trains?.

  • @HotAxleBox
    @HotAxleBox 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for uploading.

  • @hughhardy3357
    @hughhardy3357 Рік тому

    Great video.
    If you could show a photo of the train please before departure, it would be even greater!

  • @derplovestravel1777
    @derplovestravel1777 3 роки тому +1

    Please can you do more in the Class 397. Would be lovely to see that
    Thanks ☺️

  • @droge192
    @droge192 4 роки тому +4

    Hey Ben, from your personal perspective, how does the 397 compare to the 350 to operate? Is the acceleration as good as in the 350? Cheers.

    • @TheArkamedBat
      @TheArkamedBat 2 роки тому +1

      Is better. On the 397s is of 0.92m/s2

  • @jamesfriery
    @jamesfriery 4 роки тому

    'Back on track' Good to have you back Ben.

  • @rubyait
    @rubyait 4 роки тому +2

    How did you get a sunny day? I have been into and out of Lime Street and hardly ever see the sky. Beautiful video. Nice to ride with you again!

  • @ryanc4761
    @ryanc4761 4 роки тому +2

    Sweet ride! Thank you 🤠

  • @martinjh999
    @martinjh999 4 роки тому +3

    Nice one! This is my local route from Leyland/Preston to Liverpool - Once past Wigan it does seem a lot faster than the speed limit suggests there!
    29:00 are you running to enhanced 125 mph or the normal speed?

    • @traindriverdan
      @traindriverdan 4 роки тому +2

      The EPS speeds are only for tilting trains, so only the Pendolinos and not the 397s

    • @TheArkamedBat
      @TheArkamedBat 2 роки тому +1

      @@traindriverdan And Super Voyagers

  • @avpmobi
    @avpmobi 3 роки тому +1

    Line speed of 60 appears low on Up St Helens for the track. Any reason?

    • @derplovestravel1777
      @derplovestravel1777 3 роки тому

      Someone didn't like trains going zoom

    • @TheArkamedBat
      @TheArkamedBat 2 роки тому +1

      Is for infraestructure reasons

    • @derplovestravel1777
      @derplovestravel1777 2 роки тому

      @@TheArkamedBat I'm assuming the tracks or the ground beneath it are slightly unstable for faster trains, cause otherwise I see no reason for there to be a slow speed limit

  • @alanmaycock4976
    @alanmaycock4976 4 роки тому +1

    Another lovely vid. Do many of these services get routed through St.Helens Junction and the Lawton curves, or is that strictly diversionary for engineering works etc.

  • @stuartrooksby2561
    @stuartrooksby2561 2 роки тому

    Last train I took from Liverpool to Preston was from Exchange Stn via Ormskirk direct, no break. That's how old I am!

  • @TLGvideos
    @TLGvideos Рік тому

    This is great!
    My commute is Eccleston Park to Liverpool Lime St, but I also go the opposite direction from time to time, as far as Wigan. Seeing everything from your view is awesome, the cutting from Eccleston Park to Thatto Heath is really deep, can't really see much as a passenger, and it's great to be able to see the approach to Lime St. from Edge Hill.
    Can i ask, what does the likes of Up chat moss, and down fast/down main mean?
    Thanks.

    • @craighughes4885
      @craighughes4885 Рік тому +1

      Watching this has made me realise that there must have been a road at some point that went Sinclair Avenue over the railway and onto now where Prescot Primary school field is. Can see the old bridge at 10:19

    • @TLGvideos
      @TLGvideos Рік тому

      @@craighughes4885 yeah, you can see where it has been removed if you look on Google Earth. The remains are at the end of a garden on Sinclair, , then at the edge of the school field. 👍🏻🌎

  • @michaelvyse9728
    @michaelvyse9728 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for this. I was also wondering about the low speed limits on the St. Helens line, but you’ve already answered another person’s query on the same question.

  • @jmw5233
    @jmw5233 4 роки тому

    At 29.05 is that where Whitley Crossing used to be? I think it is, but much has changed since I spotted trains there in the 60s so I could easily be wrong.

  • @allanralston7014
    @allanralston7014 4 роки тому +8

    Good to see this oft overlooked route through St. Helens Ben, but why is it only 60mph? The alignment and sight lines look good enough for higher speeds, the prolonged 30 around St. Helens Central seems a bit extreme too, are there still mining subsidence issues? Great video BTW!

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +5

      Cheers Allan. I'm not sure of the reason for the low speeds on the St Helens line. I agree it could be a fair bit faster - even 75 would be okay. The Chat Moss linespeeds were increased when the line was electrified so it would have been nice if they'd done the same here.

  • @jorgrisch6280
    @jorgrisch6280 4 роки тому +3

    Absolut sensationell 👍😀 Weiter so ☀️

  • @bangerbangerbro
    @bangerbangerbro 3 роки тому +1

    This reminded me just how fast 70MPH actually is. Riding in a car all the time made me forget.

  • @hamshackleton
    @hamshackleton 4 роки тому +4

    Shows what I know - I thought you'd have to go to Bank Quay and reverse! Didn't know that link existed!

  • @laszlovigh2513
    @laszlovigh2513 4 роки тому +1

    Very good video! 👍👍🚆🚆

  • @sheep8128
    @sheep8128 4 роки тому +1

    Sorry, does anyone know how powerful the 397s are? I want to calculate their top speed.

  • @tonyp011
    @tonyp011 4 роки тому

    the line between Wigan North Western and Preston wasn't it a 3 track system in the 70s? as I am sure back then I saw a 3 track system from Wigan upto where the track goes in to a 4 track system at the Euxton Junction, and eventually opening up in to a 6 track system at the Skew Bridge Junction and eventually more tracks for entering Preston Station well thats what I seem to remember, although I dont remember Euxton

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому

      It certainly appears that it was 4 track up until the line was electrified in the 70s

  • @northwesttrainspotter319
    @northwesttrainspotter319 2 місяці тому

    do 397s follow EPS limits or are they only capable of 110 i am unaware

  • @ufx808
    @ufx808 4 роки тому +1

    Great video, thank you.

  • @markheelis
    @markheelis 4 роки тому +5

    Another good video. You know, with Don Coffey having his problems and saying he will likely stop making videos, there is an opportunity for you to improve even more by going into similar levels of detail as he does.

    • @derplovestravel1777
      @derplovestravel1777 3 роки тому +2

      Why is he not makin videos anymore

    • @558vulcanxh
      @558vulcanxh 2 роки тому +1

      Great video , with unobtrusive captions, just how it should be done Thank You.😊👍

  • @MAX0056
    @MAX0056 7 місяців тому

    Great video nice quality

  • @soundseeker63
    @soundseeker63 4 роки тому +1

    Superb footage. I'm interested to know how the 397s compare with other EMUs such as the 350 or 802 from a driver's perspective.
    I certainly find 350s to be more comfortable from a passanger's perspective than 8xx classes but have not yet traveled on a 397.

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +6

      Most drivers would prefer to have the 350s back. Personally I hated 350s because of the cramped cab and their poor acceleration beyond 50mph.
      397s are comfortable and fast but do have a few flaws which will hopefully be sorted in due course

    • @pikachu8508
      @pikachu8508 4 роки тому +1

      @@beneliastrains Yeah but what about other trains in TPE's fleet? 185s, Nova 1s and Nova 3s?
      Btw the passenger seats in Nova 2 isn't comfortable as 350s, but at least they are not ironing boards like those in GTR's 717s. That's the reason why I don't like some of those modern trains, especially 345s, 378s and 710s in London with longitudinal seating layout which reduce number of seats for more standing room.

  • @CraigG91
    @CraigG91 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely love those trains best out there and sound amazing. Are they easier to drive than the 350. Will definitely trying one to Liverpool as I always get one to Glasgow from Carlisle. Great video

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +1

      They're harder to drive than 350s because there's no speed set function. We have to maintain the train speed manually for long distances.

    • @CraigG91
      @CraigG91 4 роки тому +1

      @@beneliastrains That a shame hopefully they can get a software update to include this. It definitely a feature that should of come with the train as with the distance used by them is long

  • @kieranharvey4576
    @kieranharvey4576 4 роки тому +1

    Wish my employer let me use a go pro in the cab, great videos.

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +2

      It may be worth asking them! Sadly mine don't anymore so this was my last video for the foreseeable future.

    • @kieranharvey4576
      @kieranharvey4576 4 роки тому +1

      @Ben Elias They are extremely strict with it, can't even have smart watches etc. That's a shame! Seems to be the way most companies are going with the rules 😕

    • @bangerbangerbro
      @bangerbangerbro 3 роки тому

      @@beneliastrains Honestly it amazes me that they did allow it in the first place.

  • @SativaIndica78
    @SativaIndica78 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic Ben thanks for this. Shame about the wind noise at higher speeds!. How does the 397 compare with the class 700?

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +3

      Thankfully the wind noise has been solved on most units, this is one of the ones which hasn't been done I suspect.
      700s also had bad wind noise when they were new. I preferred 700s in many ways but the routes I drive these on make it a much more enjoyable experience.

    • @SativaIndica78
      @SativaIndica78 4 роки тому +3

      Ben Elias interesting thanks. It must be nice to sign the routes you drive with all the lovely scenery and changing gradients. Stating the obvious but it must take a lot of concentration with no speed set going via shap and beattock. Keep up the good work Ben!

  • @dlevoy
    @dlevoy 2 роки тому

    great video … thanks for sharing

  • @nigelcox9245
    @nigelcox9245 Рік тому

    Are you doing some more train journeys drivers eye view on UA-cam

  • @paulrostron1
    @paulrostron1 4 роки тому +4

    02:29 that loco driver looks familiar?

  • @howardwilkinson2573
    @howardwilkinson2573 4 роки тому

    Excellent picture quality

  • @train4905
    @train4905 2 роки тому

    I really enjoyed that.thanku

  • @billmmckelvie5188
    @billmmckelvie5188 4 роки тому

    Excellent video, at certain junctions and stations there looks to be creamed coloured sensors spaced about 20 to 30 yards apart and 3ft high, what are they please?

  • @TheArkamedBat
    @TheArkamedBat 3 роки тому +1

    Drivers must wear face covers while in the driving cab?

  • @wolfmancool
    @wolfmancool 4 роки тому +5

    Top effort to get this video out today.

  • @danielfrusco1520
    @danielfrusco1520 4 роки тому +1

    the date 10/07/2020??

  • @fatwalletboy2
    @fatwalletboy2 3 роки тому +1

    I thought it was via earlstown then Golborne...

  • @robertcoleman4861
    @robertcoleman4861 4 роки тому

    Nice scenic journey thanks ben cheer's bob.

  • @nigelkthomas9501
    @nigelkthomas9501 4 роки тому

    I’ve always wondered about the single track tunnels on the left immediately as you leave Lime Street station.

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +2

      Nothing interesting! It's known as the rat hole and joins back up with the other lines about 200yds from the station

  • @AlexanderKenyon
    @AlexanderKenyon 4 роки тому

    Intresting pathing onto the Down Slow at Balshaw Lane, is it for your route knowledge, like the mid afternoon liverpool off of Preston, going via Golborne Jcn

    • @beneliastrains
      @beneliastrains  4 роки тому +1

      I'm not actually sure why we go on the slows. I don't think it's for route knowledge, no, as we don't need to sign the slows separately.

    • @AlexanderKenyon
      @AlexanderKenyon 4 роки тому

      Ben Elias definatly some intresting Pathing

  • @jwslijm7278
    @jwslijm7278 4 роки тому

    You mean filmed today!? Thumbs up!

  • @tonyp011
    @tonyp011 4 роки тому

    what does the EPS stand for?, i remember as an 8yr old being taken to a boarding school in the lake district, and our journey started at EARLESTOWN and we changed at Preston, but I cant remember which junction our train came out to join the main WCML to Preston, as I dont think the station at Newton-Le-Willows was open back in 1970 otherwise my Parents would have started our journey there as the station there now is only at the back of the house where I use to live as the trains from that station go on to Crewe, Warrington and London from both Liverpool & Manchester seeing that station comes just before the station at EARLESTOWN coming from Manchester that is otherwise its the other way round coming from Liverpool as the train branches off to the left to Crewe etc not long after the EARLESTOWN station,

    • @GaryNumeroUno
      @GaryNumeroUno 4 роки тому +1

      'Enhanced Permissible Speed' Tony. For trains fitted with tilting capability.

    • @barryrowlings83
      @barryrowlings83 3 роки тому

      Odd that you wouldn't have gone from NLW unless the train didn't stop there as it was opened in the 19th Century. There is a junction a few miles past NLW which connects to the WCML, I'm sure it is called Lowton or Parkside junction after the 2 stations that used to be there. I don't think the western Spur is used any more but the eastern spur was rennovated in the early 2010s for trains via Wigan to Manchester and Manchester Airport.

  • @phwbooth
    @phwbooth 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent. Thanks.

  • @EM-yk1dw
    @EM-yk1dw 4 роки тому +2

    Great film but shocking how the lineside has got into such a bad state. I have a cab ride film from 1988 out of Liverpool to St Helens and it was very different then.

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 2 роки тому +2

      Do you mean you own a cassette with it on? Which is it, if so?
      Also, would you consider uploading it if it isn't available elsewhere?

    • @EM-yk1dw
      @EM-yk1dw 2 роки тому +1

      @@caramelldansen2204 It’s on dvd

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 2 роки тому +1

      @@EM-yk1dw I see. I suppose the same applies, if you're willing! :)

  • @thomasmann9216
    @thomasmann9216 4 роки тому +1

    Nice trip.

  • @mikemidulster
    @mikemidulster 4 роки тому +1

    @ 35:21 RailCam subscribers might notice something in a garden on the right :)

  • @railfangig6699
    @railfangig6699 4 роки тому

    This route was our back yard for Wigan and Warrington train crews, not driven it for quite a few years prior to electrification- not too sure about those single aspect signals 👎.

  • @rodneycooperLMSCoach
    @rodneycooperLMSCoach 4 роки тому

    Superb video.

  • @sidney001
    @sidney001 4 роки тому

    What are we riding ?