Huddersfield Stopper
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- At TransPennine Express we cover the Class 2 stopping Service from Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield service. Join me on this round trip on a gorgeous late September afternoon. A woman loses here phone, you see an unusual A board and we play the Class 185 alignment game at Mossley!!!
Being someone who makes the occasional UA-cam video, I appreciate how time consuming it is. So I just want to say thanks for all the annotation work you put into these Don. They make these cab rides next level fabulous.
Much appreciated Andrew. Getting the footage comes with its own problems of cameras freezing and hanging then as you know, editing and researching takes a long time. I’m glad you appreciate the work involved.
Thanking you Don, any chance of Huddersfield to Sheffield?
It was on the cards before Covid. I can make enquiries again now.
Recently discovered this channel and binge-watched them all! Being not from the UK (I'm from NL) the explanations are very welcome and I admire all the work that goes in these video's. I find them highly entertaining and educating. By now I kind of got to know the area around Manchester. Next time I'm going to visit my sister in Leeds, I also will visit several sites I was shown in these video's. Thank you very much indeed Don!
Cheers John. Let me know when you visit, if I can say hello at some stage, I will 👍
Look forward to this one. Hey Don, just fell in love. I have the Leeds line at the bottom of my garden. Just seen the Midland Pullman for the first time. Beautiful ❤
Yes, it’s superb rolling stock for sure 👍
If the MIA to Redcar (and the one to Cleethorpes?) route via Piccadilly 14 then Victoria then Stalybridge, I am surpised this stopper doesnt do a round robin loop, or doesnt the Piccadilly throat not allow a route across to platform 14 from Ardwick Junction?
You’ve got the nail on the head Malcolm. At one time all those various services came in via Guide Bridge and then reversed at Piccadilly but it caused major congestion around Piccadilly because of them crossing over. Since the Transpennine route is technically Liverpool to Leeds, the decision was made to build the Ordsall Chord and keep them separated. It doesn’t work as well as it should without the cancelled platforms 15 and 16 but it has improved things for services heading out via Stockport. In the forthcoming Manchester Airport to York video we ride that Redcar service and you’ll see us follow that stopper into Huddersfield. It will all make sense when you see it.
Another fantastic video Don. Amazing countryside, captioning and clarity. Thanks you very much.
Glad you liked it Colin 👍
20:07 - Mossley is such a unique sight, practically a station in a roofless tunnel thanks to the tall buildings and embankments to either side.
Thank you, Don, for another informative and beautiful video.
Thanks Ben. That sight will change significantly after electrification but at least we’ve got a record of it 👍
One of the best views through the drivers I have seen; never a dull moment, navy thanjsfir the hours you have invested into this project, thank you, Patrick Northamptonshire
My pleasure Patrick, I’m glad you liked it 👍
I’m so excited when you’ve posted up a video!! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication! So appreciated! Awesome vid 💯💯💯😃
Thanks Duaine. I’ve got more to come 👍
This stopper of yesteryear went something like
Manchester Exchange
Victoria
Miles Platting
Park
Clayton Bridge
Droylsden
Ashton Charlestown
Stalybridge
Mossley
Greenfield
Saddleworth
Diggle
Marsden
Slaithwaite
Golcar
Longwood & Milnsbridge
Huddersfield.
Must of took the best of 2 hours back then all stopping?!
Times change, I guess..!
It did Harry. Some things change for the better and others are a step backwards. The railway was a pitiful state at the end of BR but it has enjoyed a resurgence. It would be nice to see those old stations reopened.
Hello Don: While watching your very pleasant & well done vids, I notice quite a bit of discarded/disused railroad paraphernalia lying about. I can only imagine how many Millions of Dollars/Pounds of scrap metal (rails, plates, fittings, broken couplers, rail shavings, spikes, etc., etc.,) is lying along railroads throughout the US, UK and world!!!
Yes, it’s a fact that there is a lot of scrap but to get these odd pieces apparently costs a lot more than leaving it. They are better at clearing up than they used to be so with time, the railway is getting tidier.
Very nice with showing progress from stop to stop with a brief look at the map. Would be nice to always be able to check progress on a map - even goods trains.
You mean a live map Bryan? I wouldn’t know where to start although I know some others do it. I usually add static maps at stations.
Hi, you are doing a lot of videos.
Go 4k. You will gain on quality and videos will last longer.
Camera GoPro is affordable but you need to use matching memory card that will be able to take and record the 4k flow of the data from camera, having memory capacity and speed in mind. Insufficient memory card means that pictures will be lost and video will not run smooth - but will stick. This one stick. I would pay attention, find and solve the cause for it.
I wish you all the best.
Hi. The videos are always held for approval so I will always get your comment. I’ve answered your comment earlier.
Thanks, Don, for your timely reply. Other than experience, is there a way of knowing when the back end of your train is clear of restrictions, platforms, etc.?
For speed restrictions, it’s just experience and knowing how quickly the train will increase speed. Combine that with route knowledge and everything clicks into place. It’s not as easy with longer trains so it’s tougher for Avanti or LNER. Freight trains have the train length indicator discussed in the videos.
After the termination of the ESR before Gorton. There were 'splashes' of clean ballast between the tracks at regular intervals. Marking carriage lengths or random coincidence?
Just a coincidence Andrew. They tend to drop ballast like that just to keep the sleeper ends from walking.
Hi Don; you've captured me there at Slaithwaite station - thank you for your service! - please may I ask the date of recording? Cheers :)
Hi Richard. The file was created on the 16th Sept 22 but I wasn’t working then. I would say it was the 12th, 13th or 14th Sept 22 with some certainty 👍
Thanks once again, Don. The indications of closed stations is great. It may be of interest to know that the stopping train from Manchester Exchange (first stop Ashton Charlestown) to Huddersfield took an hour and twelve minutes in 1953.
Hi Paul. That’s interesting regarding the timing, I often wondered whether we’d improved on things because some of the old sceptics give the impression that it’s slower than it used to be. I find such comments questionable because the 185s don’t exactly push you back in the seat but you can really feel them pulling so it didn’t make sense.
Will this be BST 20:00 on the 5th October?
I hope you do another MML something like from Sheffield to St Pancras in the not too distant future, like on a new Bi-mode train deisel to Market Harborough before switching to electric power to St Pancras, that would be a cool video to watch. Just an idea that is all. 👍
I believe we’ll still be on DST Kevin so yes, BST. Always open to suggestions but it all depends how amenable EMR are. It’s amazing how much the infrastructure has changed from some of the early videos.
Great video, love the bits of information along the track.Always is a magnificent sight when the Pennines come into view! This takes me back when I lived in Huddersfield using this journey to get to work in Cheshire on a weekly basis 35 years ago.Forgot what an excellent trip it is.
It’s a super route Chas. We’ll go over again in the next video but express this time 👍
I do not fully understand how the aqueduct feeds the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, since the canal is to the right of the railway at this location. Does it flow back to the canal under the railway? Or does this aqueduct only carry the overflow from the reservoir, and does the feed line already branch off before the aqueduct?
Yes, it’s not clear at all but the canal crisscrosses from side to side. It’s a wonderful arrangement when you think - a plentiful supply of water right at the top of the chain of locks.
is it usual to go from Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield as i would have thought Manchester Victoria would be a normal route as in trans pennine trains to Leeds?
Yes it is Peter. There is little difference time wise in setting off from Victoria but there would be problems pathing the service.
Don, others have said it and I agree the extra work you put into these is appreciated. I will work on sharing more of my amateur videos on your Facebook page. Thanks, again from Australia. Her Majesty the Queen will be missed.
I’ll watch out for it Geoffrey 👍
Thank you for the video. Interesting to see Stalybridge Platform 3 being used in reverse direction, the new high intensity lights give better vision in the tunnels. Interesting fact about the Stanedge canal tunnel you have to pre-book to go through and are 'escorted' by canal trust staff with it being so tight as their is no towpath. Long before motors, barges had to have men lying on their backs walking them through the tunnel. I was surprised to learn they have four checkpoint landing stages where canal staff telephone control advising they're still on the move!
Thanks Bill. Because the tunnel only has 4 adits (passages) to the adjacent escape tunnel, I’ve done quite a bit of studying about the canal, it’s interesting isn’t it 👍
Hello Don your video about the something on the line video is now "unavailable and withdrawn " have you barred me? I've been a great fan for several years. Thanks.
It’s coming back I promise. I had a very polite request to remove some of the detail surrounding the Gilberdyke Crossing incident. It wasn’t an instruction or a demand but I’ve agreed to do it. It will reappear on UA-cam soon.
Different perspective on a stopper train. Thanks for the new video
Yes, it’s all go on the stoppers.
Love these videos... you help me to live out my childhood dream (which I still possess) to be a train driver 🥲
That’s exactly what I wanted to achieve. Before I went to the railway I was full of questions and my aim was to take you with me and fill in some of those blanks. Delighted you felt that 👍
Looking forward to this as always. Keep up the good work!
Hope it lives up to your expectations Andy. It’s a colourful and bright day.
This route passes below my house at 40:00. Annoyingly as its cut through the rock, i have all the noise and none of the spectacle!
You need a long drill and an endoscope 😉
Have you done a video since the wires have gone up on the stalybridge triangle to manchester.
I’ve definitely filmed it but I keep threatening to do a TRU 2 video. Time is my enemy thanks to decorating ALL of the bedrooms!!!
Don is truly the king of driver's eye view videos!! Thanks once again for a great educational production.
Thanks for the positive feedback Alan 👍
Huddersfield Stopper (except Guide Bridge....boooo)
Guide bridge gets a good service without us calling 😉
I do like the bits of railway operational information you include like what a signal means or why a particular thing is done the way it is. I often find these cab ride videos very relaxing. There's a large segment of the "ASMR" community on UA-cam who watch these for relaxation purposes too and it helps them to go to sleep. That's a good thing not a criticism LOL, I think it's kind of the same way people fall asleep on trains! Oh just thought it would be worth pointing out at 52:01 there appears to be a forgotten upper third that just says "Name". I'm curious as to what it was supposed to have said? 😃
Thanks for the feedback Keffa. I am quite capable of nodding off watching the videos but thankfully less so while driving! As for that stray captain, I haven’t got a clue what it’s there for, I sometimes shift something by dragging it along the timeline to get the timing right but it seems that one escaped despite me supposedly checking it. I’m glad to report that nothing of note is missing 🙄👍
Another so clear and informative video on an iconic line. PS, what was the ghost image of a crossover at Slaithwaite station?.
The sun was shining into the cab. It’s something reflecting back but not sure what!
Great route taken, Don. There are no end of tunnels that make the video for great watching. The 185s are really up to it, and keep good time. As usual, Don, another pearler and extremely well described along the way. Many thanks, mate
Good to hear from you Frank. It’s is a cracking route and remarkable considering what it does. I’ll be on a faster service in the next video so we can make some comparisons.
Which train sim is this? Graphics look so amazingly realistic!
Nothing simulated on the Don Coffey channel, only the real McCoy 😉
Love the cab view videos Don.
Had the pleasure not long ago of chatting to the driver in the Knowsley waste train video at Southport station. I mentioned your UA-cam videos and he said he knew you. He was with another driver on route learning on a DB Cargo class 66 ready for the RHTT season. Both of them were great ambassadors for the railway, especially when a father walked up to them with his two boys and they took the time to chat with them.
Hi Neil. Lee told me he’d been talking to you. He’s a rally nice guy and very approachable if anyone sees him about.
Thank you again Don for a very interesting video, I learn a lot about railway technology watching your vireos. On another subject I often wonder how DB get away running class 66 with EWS as a named company with NO DB in signage on the locomotive.
Interesting question Phillip. I know when I was at Northern and they re branded them, they had teams at every possible location to remove the old branding. I don’t know if freight franchises work differently or if DB still hold the EWS name in the legal jargon.
The longevity of the Woodhead infrastructure is a reminder of how things should be done, none of the 'damage by winds' that the ECML has been subject to, perhaps this is why the GWR stuff looks horrible but is built to last? Great video again.
The Woodhead stuff is different because it was designed for 1500v dc so it has a much bigger contact wire. The GWR has Series 1 OLE which is designed for speeds up to 140mph. Apparently, conventional OLE becomes unreliable at such high speeds as the pantograph tends to bounce off it.
Hi Don struggling to watch this video the artifacts are off putting. The picture is very pixilated not sure if its me.
It’s not you Nigel. It will settle in a few days. Try watching it after the weekend 👍
These are awesome. Just got my dad into Train Simulator, so will forward him this channel too!
My work here is done! Thanks for the feedback, more soon.
Pedantically, The M60 went over the wires, as they were there first.
Not sure what you’re alluding to Robert. The wires were modified dramatically to get under the motorway without dropping the track bed.
@@doncoffey5820, The railway was electrified by 1955 but the M60 didn't open until MUCH later (possibly as late as 2000
So, the wires don't go under the motorway. It goes over the wires!
I did say pedantically!
Those really are fancy *masts*. I wonder why they couldn't just hang the wires from the underside of the bridge.
Once again a huge thank-you the quality is superb. A couple points Don if you can answer ? First Buxton is a decent little town but only a hourly service to Manchester do you think that this may become a half hourly service with one train becoming a 'fast' say only stopping at H/G rove and S/port and second is your duty set in stone in as much if you are on a meal/rest break can your duty supervisor change your second part of your 'turn' ?
I live up near Buxton and in fact started driving up there 👍. Until Covid there were two trains per hour to Buxton and they were well patronised. I think that one ran through to Preston but I might be imagining that! So far patronage hasn’t recovered enough to run it again but fingers crossed it will. Our jobs are quite well laid out and mostly we stick to them. There are times we swap about within our booked hours. We also have spare turns which cover holidays etc and we can be marked up to virtually anything on those days as long as it’s within the booked hours and it includes all the legal breaks.
Hi I love your videos, also do you ever see people waving at East Garforth / Garforth because it could be me
Yes I do and yes I think you are probably in the new Hull video.
You didn't mention the unique OHLE supports still used on this section up to Guide Bridge.. originally part of the, now gone, Woodhead route, they have stood the test of time, albeit not the prettiest. How far will the new wires go?.. just to Stalybridge?
I didn’t in this video but I have in others 👍
A great video, Don. Have hospitalized with Covid 19 for three months. A lot of catching up to do. Cheers buddy!
Sorry to hear it Martin and delighted the videos bring some relief. Get well soon buddy.
Fantastic work Don, your videos are of such a high standard
Much appreciated Seamus 👍
1:06:12 I reckon they'll just use the half gantry supported on the right hand side of view, there's quite a few places on the Manchester to Preston line where they've had to do that because of issues putting a post in on one specific side. I'm more interested in Standedge tunnel, is it gonna get an overhead conductor rail like the seven tunnel and crossrail have, or are they going to attempt to thread cables through it?
The issue with Mossley isn’t which side to add the structures, it’s how close the contact wire is to the houses. As for Standedge, I think they’ll drop the deck and put wires through but that’s my opinion and it might not be correct.
Don, every time I watch your videos I am amazed that most, if not all, of these lines where constructed using pick, shovel and a lot of blood and sweat. Would these "naves" work 24/7? Again, excellent videos! Do you shoot your videos on trips you are driving? At 16:05, did the lady find her bag? I remember being in a similar situation in Calgary, Canada. I left my camera on board a LRT train. I had to wait for the train to make its return trip to get my camera back.
Hi Richard. The Navvies worked 12 hours Monday to Saturday but we’re forbidden to work on the “Sabbath”. Most of the ones on Transpennine on a 185 are driven and filmed by me. Scarborough, Newcastle and Middlesbrough were driven by my colleagues Steve Hill and Aron Moran and filmed by me. The lady with the phone didn’t get it back. If you listen carefully you can hear the woman sitting opposite saying “I’ll let you know if I find it”. She’d actually got it and when she left the train she was waving it at the conductor and shouting “I didn’t buy a ticket”. She and the bloke she was with were drunk in the afternoon so not much you can say. Society is full of them I’m afraid.
Hi Don just wanted to know how long that tunnel is on the way to Huddersfield, is it the longest in Europe it is absolutely awesome and another train came in the tunnel at the same time.
The length of every tunnel is shown in the videos. That one is 3 miles and 66 yards. It’s the third longest in the U.K., Severn being first and Totley second. I’m sure there are much longer in Europe.
So sad to see the remains of Guide Bridge where I spent many happy holidays waiting for class 76's and upsetting the sparrows that lived in the trash bins.
At least it’s still there Andy but no, nothing like it was.
Brilliant, your best one yet - though I probably would say that as I'm from Huddersfield! It sounds like you're a big fan of the 185's and their power - I think they are probably the most suitable trains the Standedge route has ever seen... By comparison I always get the impression that the 802s are a bit under-powered when running in diesel mode.
I’m very fond of the 185s and they’re superb on the stoppers because they go well and they are very predictable when braking. Some of my colleagues are quite scathing about the 802s but one often leaves Huddersfield just ahead of the stopper and they look fairly spritely to me. They don’t give the impression of speed but they should know.
Is there any reason why you could not have train speed and line speed limit in one of the bottom two corners? Thanks for a great video
My software doesn’t allow it. Even so, speed can only be recorded by being connected to the internet and under the rules of filming, I’m not allowed to do that.
I looked up the class 185 and read that they are diesel hydraulic, I wondered why when the train was running under the wires, then at 10:15 it became clear!, but I do see electrification is on its way.
Hi Françoise. Yes it is a diesel but diesel mechanical transmission. We are working towards electrification 👍
This is a general question. Why is there such an amount of old rail between the running rails. Is this old rail that has been replaced by new ribbon rail and if so, is the rail line going to remove it? Also why are there short lengths of rail where there is only a straight running rail line?
There’s a limit to what I can add in the captions so I tend to cover different subjects. What happens to the rail is featured elsewhere but basically, they leave the new and used rail in the “4 foot” because it’s easy to access and slew into position. The short pieces are ready for collection as scrap. They have a machine that literally snaps it like a stick over your knee. They then load it into wagons for recycling.
I didn't realise that the Pennines were an oblique rectangle. Thanks for the diagram
Limited software William. You should see what I use for the Trossachs!
Is there any point on the line where it is not subsidised. It looks like the whole railroad is a free for all grab your cash from taxpayers. Especially in Scotland.
Where do railroads make a living. I know USA and Japan make a living.
Is this trip a taxpayer pleasure ride for example?
It’s largely privatised Ray so all the passenger routes are let out and the freight operate as hauliers just like trucking companies. The track, stations and infrastructure are held by Network Rail and the operators pay an access fee then pay everything else from ticket sales or freight charges. There are subsidies paid by the government but I don’t begin to understand it all.
Ha! I saw the cleaner we saw in real life. 🤩
Just finished the entire trip. Was wondering Don; is the electrification of the Huddersfield line all the way into Huddersfield and on through Leeds? And what a ridiculously powerful acceleration those 185s have. Man!
Have a good one, Don! 🍀
That’s him Michel! Yes, the wires will go all the way as long as the coming financial statement from the government doesn’t pause it.
Nice one Don. Actually makes me appreciate what a good job DTG did with their NTP route for Train Sim World, albeit earlier era and from Man Vic rather than Picc. I'll have to dust off the MetCam 101 for an all stations run later!
I don’t do the sims Vern. I suspect they use my footage on a lot of them so they will share similarities. It would be interesting to ride the 101 and see how it compares.
Great video as always Don. As a Canadian viewer originally from Lancashire I would love to see a MU stopper Preston via Burnley through to York.
It was arranged Steve but covid wrecked numerous plans. Fingers crossed we can arrange it again.
I can surely say the 185s are a sure upgrade from the previous 142/150/158 examples used in the past!
Yes, I agree Oliver. I know I’d be quite pleased if they were on my local line.
I have a question, which may seem silly but not being an engine driver, do you apply the brake test or is it automatic, then you switch it off?
No, it’s a manual operation Christopher. I usually do a “running brake test” leaving the platform but that isn’t mandatory. The requirement is “at a suitable speed to assess brake performance” and that might mean various speeds depending on conditions. Those freight guys depend on it and recently there have been some dangerous runaways because the brakes have not been properly set and in one case the running brake test was not done properly.
to don coffey i enjoyed this video very much it looked like I was driving the train From paul chapman at London uk 🇬🇧
and sadly my dad died on August the 24th of this year 😢
Glad you liked it Paul and I’m very sad to hear about your dad mate.
The Class 185 Desiros are the best.
I think so but I’m biased 😉
As usual, beautiful country-side. Great video. Feel like I'm, there in person.
I feel like I’ve achieved something Francis 👍
Good Morning Don. Thanks for a really great video of one of my favourite routes. The service is a bit more frequent that it used to be. I once got stranded at Greenfield and had to take the bus back into Manchester! Think it was a class 110 that took me up the line. Much appreciated, thank you very much!
Hi David. Greenfield seems really popular now. I worked a service that stopped there at 18:22 this evening and what seemed like a veritable crowd got off.
Happiness is … crossing the country on a train on a beautiful sunny day. Thanks for this one. 🐨🇦🇺
Thanks Martin 👍
I get this train fairly often from Mossley to Huddersfield just for something to do. Get off at Huddersfield, go and get some cheesy chips, mooch about for a while and jump on the train back. Kills a few hours and gives me a change of scenery for not much money. Fascinating to get this different view of a familiar route.
Be sure to say hello if you see me Paul 👍
Very enjoyable video. I used to travel this route when I was attending MRI.
Glad you liked it 👍
Five star coverage
Much Appreciated Pritam.
Once electrification is complete, the Huddersfield line won't look the same again 👎
Progress the Ogress Joel.
Thank you for a fantastic viewing of this route. Really enjoyed everything.
My pleasure Alan, thank you 👍
13:39 fur Elise
It was Lewis, yes 👍
Thanks for awakening childhood memories with your video.
I was born in Milnsbridge in 1946 and lived there for 18 years on Manchester Road, from 1957 to 1961 I attended Crow Lane Secondary school which was at the side of the railway embankment just after the end of the Milnsbridge viaduct, it can be seen briefly on the right on the return journey.
Being so close to a railway line there were a lot of train spotters in the school and if your classroom overlooked the railway and it was known a special train was going to pass the teacher let us go to the window the get the number.
Swimming lessons involved a trek to Longwood and a trolleybus to Huddersfield, for a change we would sometimes catch the train to Milnsbridge station, we also stood on Cuckoo Bridge near Paddock to get train numbers.
Oh Mike, I bet you saw some sights to behold, I can only imagine. Thanks for the excellent feedback 👍
@@doncoffey5820 Cheers, I forgot to say that at night you could always tell that there was a bad smog outside due to the percussion caps going off across the valley.
Another excellent video Don, I really enjoy watching these, also the captions are very interesting.
Glad you like them Daryl 👍
Looking forward to seeing this, but I will have to watch it a day later as the video resolution for premiers in Ireland is terrible. So it is better to wait a day or so.
I can only agree. They leave me crystal clear but UA-cam struggles with motion. As you say, they settle after a few days when they are fully buffered.
Absolutely 💯..a must watch. 👏
Thanks Malcolm.
Don, any idea why we STILL have no trains stopping at Ashton on Sundays?
Every Sunday the line is closed for engineering Andrew. They are putting the wires up and so on. We get diverted via Calder Valley or Guide Bridge.
Wonderful video! Thank you very much!
Glad you liked it 👍
Another great video, thanks so much for taking the time and effort and of course the Drivers and rail companies for their participation too.
That one was filmed and driven by me John but I must thank my Standards Director for allowing it 👍
Very interesting video thank you again for showing more video’s
My pleasure Raymond, more soon.
Reminds me of when I play TSW or TSW2 as this exact route is on the transpennine (it’s the old class green & white trains though)
I’ve never seen it Nat but I know some of the sims are very realistic.
@@doncoffey5820 it’s 50-50 mr Coffey it’s cartoony but the scenarios are Awsome would love to work in rail but I’ve had some bad experience applying for jobs because of metal illness and learning difficulties
I always think there's some weird-looking features around the tunnels as we leave Huddersfield. Where the Penistone line curves away; if you saw that on a model railway, you'd say it looked kind of fake - same at Paddock tunnel. I can't find much online about Paddock tunnel but it's got that look about it - might have some stories to tell.
Thanks for another few hours of great entertainment Don; it's a lovely journey, in either direction, but you see so much more from the front seat.😁👍
It was, yes.
That tunnel looks like a Blue Peter papier-mâché model in that cutting. It seem such a lot of effort wasted.
That's a beautiful skew arch at 24:30 and another at 40:05
Watch out for the next video John. I name all the parts in the beautiful skew bridge at Greenfield 👍
That should say "van" not "can"!
Excellent video.
Thanks Peter, much appreciated 👍
Don thank you so much a fabulous ride. Paul in Kent
Thanks Paul 👍
Great vid Don, cheers! Fantastic to see my local line from the drivers seat 👍
Is it you that does the videos, they’re very good 👍
Another great video - thank you! My late railway-mad dad would have loved these. I appreciate the time and effort it takes for you to film, produce and upload these videos - I know from the cycling videos on my own channel how long this takes!
Glad you enjoyed it Bev. Your dad sounds like somebody I would have liked chatting with. Send me a link to your channel pls.
Don’t bother - I’ve subscribed!
Such a beautiful country on such a beautiful day. Yet the green sign at Slowitt shows how deep depression can be. Thanks for all you do to raise awareness and provide support, Don.
Thanks Chris. Everything but our stoppers hurtle through there at up to 85 mph and it is a hotspot unfortunately. Supporting the Samaritans is the basis of this channel and the beauty is, all the followers need to do is put up with the adverts. Thanks for your support.
Great video mate hope you're well. All the best, Will
All good Will. I keep watching your vids too
@@doncoffey5820 that's made my day mate thankyou, all the best
So what was the music number at Stalybridge all about?
Really got no idea. It was coming from one of those industrial units at the side of the railway. I presume they make emergency sirens and we’re having a play???
Thort the Huddersfield stopper used to come from man Vic
It did until Transpennine Express took it over from Northern (although Northern did run some Huddersfield Piccadilly service during the transition period).
Another great video! I always enjoy a trip on this line and seeing the Huddersfield Narrow Canal from the train.
Amazing isn’t it Henry. I never grow tired of driving that route.
Another highlight I’m sure - will have to watch later
It’s not until next week but fit it in when you can Chris 👍
Another really good video. Thank you Don.
My pleasure Peter, thanks for following 👍
This should be good stuff as always Don!
I hope you like it Jarrod 👍
Salutări din România🙋🙋
Bună ziua din Anglia și vă mulțumim că v-ați alăturat nouă.
In the Netherlands this would be called a tour around the church.
Thanks Chiel. We sometimes say round the houses or round robin 👍
Is there a TPE stopping service from Huddersfield to Leeds?
There is Joel and you will see it soon after I next work it 👍
Well, thanks for letting me know👍
How do passengers cross the line at Slaithwaite?
Currently they go to the road underneath but in the forthcoming Transpennine Route Upgrade, the platforms will be aligned and there will be a subway.