We painted most of the stanchions from harecastle to longport every Sunday when the power was off lol back in the 80s hard work but fun thanks for the upload 👍
New Irish subscriber here in Manchester U.K. (Living here 21 years) - I usually go home to Ireland on SailRail via Holyhead - Dublin but I just wish there were more direct trains from Manchester Victoria to Holyhead without having to change trains at Crewe or Chester, as Platform 13 at Manchester Piccadilly is a real pain, especially if coming from Shudehill or Market St on Metrolink trams, having to climb all those escalators and stairs with a heavy suitcase, getting tickets and information at the other end then having to come all the way back, then up 2 travelators and down stairs to reach Platform 13 - most of these trains, even if Chester/Crewe bound, don’t even call at Deansgate/Castlefield which means a much more convenient transfer from Metrolink which I’ve written to TfW and Avanti about - the only possible workaround seems to be Northern from Victoria to Chester and Avanti from Chester to Holyhead so that I’ll make my check-in for Irish Ferries or Stena to Dublin in good time
Nice video from my neck of the woods. Just out of interest, why did you wait when the Red turned to Yellow and then Double Yellows just before stoke? Were you too early, perhaps?
Probably didn’t check the aspect until they did in the video. I heard someone rooting through a bag for whatever reason. Probably checking the operating notice or something. Being early would’ve been sorted at the platform as dispatching would be on time with the scheduled departure.
A good video. Reasonably sharp for 1080p and well exposed for the difficult lighting in snow. Would be improved by adding station and infrastructure details on screen. Don Coffey's work is a masterclass, up there with the best in Europe.
