West Coast Main Line Driver's Eye View: Manchester Airport to Preston

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** I have no idea what happened to the caption at the beginning, the first station is Manchester Airport, not Piccadilly. I'm not reuploading the video just for this so just pretend it's correct **
Although the speeds in this video have been checked for accuracy, they are for guidance only and drivers should always use official documentation to ensure they are aware of all line speeds.
This is Part 1 of this three part video which takes us from Manchester Aiport to Preston, through the heart of Manchester and the delightful Lancashire countryside.
Part 2 will see us through to Carlisle, with a beautiful scenic run through the Lake District and will be coming soon.
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Filmed on board a Class 350/4 EMU
Line Speeds in MPH.

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@toddhunter3137 8 месяцев назад

At first I thought the caption at the start was to indicate what your first station stop will be, then i read your video description. Have used this line many times over the years, nice to see the driver's view for a change. Great video .💯

@simonkalavazides6422 5 лет назад

Superb video as always. Good to see the class 195’s in the video also. Can’t wait to see part 2 of this wonderful journey.

@philipalldred5038 5 лет назад

Superb video, nice to see northern country side as a southerner who loves our country its great to see interesting views. Looking forward to the other two parts. thanks for letting enjoy your videos.

@Shadow78UK 5 лет назад

Brilliant video and great sense of speed throughout, a route I've always wanted to see. Thanks for sharing..Subbed 🖒

@jmac2031 5 лет назад

What a terrific video, looking forward to part 2, thanks for the upload

@robdlaidler 5 лет назад

Please be quick with the rest of the parts. I love watching these sorts of videos as it helps me sleep on an evening. I find them incredibly relaxing

@johncliff5417 4 года назад

Come on part 2. Can't wait. Great video .Thank you. Much enjoyed.

@peterg957 5 лет назад

Absolute Magic... Thank You My Friend...

@ewsclass6679 5 лет назад

Lovely smooth driving mate, keep up the videos

@badfreddytube 5 лет назад

Nice to see what they have done to the line from the drivers PoV

@barbaralcharles 4 года назад

So well-presented. thank you.

@stevies.1975 4 года назад

Manchester Piccadilly Platform 14 has certainly changed. Looked more like Manchester Airport.... LoL!

@exile26c57 5 лет назад

Thanks FourFoot. I watched it all the way through but it's all buzz, whirr, click, ding beep and it didn't even stop in Bolton!!!. Sentimentality is kicking in. The 09.17 to Glasgow which was always Brittania hauled, the balance working around midday which often produced a clan, the evening Ancoats to Kingmoor freight... It's time for my medication.. 'sigh'

@worldted 5 лет назад

Great video! Big thanks from New York.

@amtrakharry 5 лет назад

That was a Excellent VIDEO !!! Very interesting ! Can't wait for part two !!! Thank you for sharing !!! :):):)

@jacobwalker4662 5 лет назад

amtrakharry I can’t tell if you are being sarcastic or not

@amtrakharry 5 лет назад

@@jacobwalker4662 No. I really can't wait for part #2. That was very interesting. I love those cab ride video's...:):):)

@jacobwalker4662 5 лет назад

A bit weird but OK

@rjs198585 5 лет назад

@@jacobwalker4662 You cant expect people to not enjoy your videos mate. You upload them people watch them. Some people are avid train fans and would love to do a job like yours. Just don't come across as ungrateful when somebody shows an interest in your job.

@HenrysAdventures 4 года назад

Brilliant video! Really enjoyed watching, especially thought Farnworth New Tunnel!

@cbcdesign001 4 года назад

These videos are brilliant. It looks like a nice way to earn a living too. I particularly like the fast sections where you really get to stretch the locos legs.

@wiifrank 4 года назад

Cheers Ben, helps a lot for route learning

@ChangesOneTim 5 лет назад

Great filming. Thanks.

@RichardFelstead1949 5 лет назад

I'm looking forward to the next part.

@rubyait 4 года назад

Very enjoyable. Thanks for the vid.

@Maurice-Navel 5 лет назад

Hope to see Part 2 soon!

@petes48 5 лет назад

Brilliant. Living in Dorset it's lovely to see other parts of the country in such close up. Thanks.

@hellyeah513 5 лет назад

Are you by Poole. ?

@TheArkamedBat 2 года назад

@@hellyeah513 Poole LC HAHA!

@railtourfan3366 5 лет назад

Cracking video mate

@JimbobsTransportVideos 4 года назад

I’m taking this train on Friday one of my favourite routes it’s nice to see the drivers view

@phwbooth 5 лет назад

Great stuff! Thanks.

@thomasnorton2679 5 лет назад

Superb film, thumbs up :)

@Vinnyws747 5 лет назад

This video is a joy to watch, living in Bolton it has been far too long since we have seen a Scotland Bound Transpennine Express train going through. I'm looking forward to the day we can board from Bolton in the future. That Bird Strike at Horwich must have left it's mark, pesky feathered creatures lols. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to part 2

@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic7482 5 лет назад

You can board from Bolton now since they launched the new timetable a few days ago. It's pick-up only northbound and set-down only southbound.

@Vinnyws747 5 лет назад

@@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic7482 Thank you for the update, it has been such a hassle changing at Preston and other stations, particularly with Northern Rails unreliability.

@danielmargrie Год назад

wow

@jennytalia226 5 лет назад

Raining in Manchester, now theres a thing !

@squeak25 5 лет назад

Used to do Manchester to Oxenholme a lot, my journeys went from Piccadilly to Wigan via the Eccles to Liverpool line though not via Salford Crescent and that route.

@gb5uq 5 лет назад

Superb video many thanks. Looks like the section through Chorley is due a visit from the weed killer train.

@exile26c57 5 лет назад

You beat me to it!!

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

That's mostly Himalayan Balsam which I believe is a difficult invasive species to get rid of.

@richie18898 4 года назад

Lovely trip something so simple, Great graphics, not like other crap videos you get on youtube cannot wait for part 2

@drummerboy1390 5 лет назад

Great video. Unusual to see rain in Manchester.

@liamg5845 5 лет назад

drummerboy1390 is that sarcasm?

@EinkOLED 5 лет назад

If you're in manchester and it's not raining, then you're in a city that's not manchester.

@TheBrickGuy7939 2 года назад

It always rains in the North lmao.

@LeoMartinDJ 5 лет назад

A nice video that cements my belief that it’s always raining in Manchester!

@travellifewithjobo5740 5 лет назад

Stockport is much wetter than Manchester

@stephenbennett1989 5 лет назад

great video not seen this route on you tube before exelelent

@zaax 5 лет назад

Brilliant thank you

@mikedaly6464 5 лет назад

Excellent!

@MrMondeo2010 5 лет назад

thx for sharing great .

@soundseeker63 5 лет назад

This is a TPE class 350 ? Interesting footage for me as I've not travelled on this line since it was electrified.

@martinhew981 5 лет назад

Excellent

@swanpb1 4 года назад

Thanks. Preston my home town.

@dpjones1 5 лет назад

Nice, used to go through bolton with TPE before the wires on the line went up when they used the 185s even before the 350/4s came on the scene.

@chrisedmundson6673 5 лет назад

Cant understand why it did not stop at Bolton seeing it is the first major town after Manchester

@johnwebster3224 5 лет назад

@@chrisedmundson6673 Too many commuters taking up long distance seats!

@TheArkamedBat 2 года назад

@@johnwebster3224 U have folding seats on Nova 2s and 3s near the driving cab on non-First Class driving carriage for commuters

@mrbluesky2050 5 лет назад

nice one, like that.

@jonjess56 5 лет назад

just after leyland after the bridge you can see my house,,,*laughs*

@stewy14y 5 лет назад

john jessup noob

@sosig1341 8 месяцев назад

I’m coming after you Edit: joking

@Volcano-Man 8 месяцев назад

@jonjess56 Is that the house you built whilst on shift a British Leyland? Joking, but we had neighbours who worked at BL, and put in an appearance every 4th week. The other 3 they would be painting houses, gardening etc; and were clocked on. Evidently with the full knowledge of tbe foremen, managers etc.

@satyam1529 5 лет назад

Nice journey

@TheBrickGuy7939 2 года назад

High speed trains from the WCML are occasionally diverted onto the Manchester To Preston line.

@firstfreeone 2 года назад

Nice ride.

@olipoo3 4 года назад

Wow, 47 mins, no delays! Shocker.

@IndigoSolution 5 лет назад

At about 34:54, I think he hits a bird. You can see it flying into the screen from left to right followed by chuckle of a man driving a multi-ton speed machine.

@creativei3394 4 года назад

well spotted . you are so caring :)

@stevies.1975 4 года назад

I think I would have done too! I know I did when a pigeon hit my roof rack and and exploded into a mass of feathers! 😂😂😂

@drawyrral 4 года назад

@@stevies.1975 Yeah, death is just hilarious.

@russouk 5 лет назад

Nice day for filming apart from rain....camera to far left shows how close to trees ,bushes walls and bridges you reall are...just as well the yplanned ahead when making them lol...top vid,one of ,best ive seen for clarity,theres a few about not many...350`s got APC or manual for neutral zones ? lots of anti derail bits still present on this line nice greens on 100mph stretch you doing mile in 17 secs lol

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

350s have APC Cheers

@daveelliott5855 4 года назад

Love your videos any chance you could do some in the south west 😂😂👍

@drdoolittle5724 5 лет назад

Absolutely brilliant - thank you veru much for taking us along with you. Is there a chance you could incorporate a speedo on-screen one day?

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

Thanks. I'm afraid not, no, unless there's a camera which has that feature built in with GPS.

@drdoolittle5724 5 лет назад

@@beneliastrains that would fox me but if your need went public some company might step up!

@SativaIndica78 4 года назад

Excellent video as usual Ben. Of all the units you've driven, which is your favourite?

@beneliastrains 4 года назад

It's a close competition between 700, 319 and 185 but I think 700s just about win.

@TheArkamedBat 2 года назад

@@beneliastrains We hate seats on 700s here in London

@ashbe2864 5 лет назад

34:50 omg that bird got damn well teleported to heaven xdd

@aro4491 3 года назад

The pigeon forgot to put on its high-vis orange jacket before venturing onto the tracks. Probably missed the safety briefing too. This was an accident waiting to happen.

@schwarzalben88 5 лет назад

It really is time they did something about Platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly Station.

@09weenic 5 лет назад

What would you suggest?

@schwarzalben88 5 лет назад

09weenic I don’t know what the answer is, it reminds me of the diagrams of the original Ludgate Hill Station platforms. It was of course never designed to be used by the number of trains now using it. When I was a Regional Railways Conductor at Sheffield in the early 90’s we had one job which was a Cleethorpes Liverpool Express and the return working,we worked always from Sheffield to Oxford Road and return we never relieved or got relieved at Manchester Piccadilly. Perhaps Manchester Mayfield might be the answer.

@RalphBellairs 5 лет назад

Nice to see the huge pile of bricks that is the Principal Hotel in Manchester city centre. It was still the Refuge building when I worked there in the early 1970s.

@NigelCopy 5 лет назад

My late father worked for the Refuge for about 25 years, retiring in 1978, although he was based in Salisbury and travelled to Manchester only rarely. I stayed in the Principal a few months ago. An impressive building.

@RalphBellairs 5 лет назад

@@NigelCopy It's an incredible building. The inside was even more impressive than the outside. As a post boy, I spent the first couple of months getting lost! It was like an Art Nouveau maze!

@liamg5845 5 лет назад

Probably a silly question but can you end up on the wrong tracks sometimes or does it never happen?

@ForgottenBrass 4 года назад

Compared to continental Europe, almost no graffiti. I am glad.

@nationwidecoinhunt1176 5 лет назад

What date was this was this that all the trains where delayed and cancelled due to overhead line damage

@roboftherock 5 лет назад

We've all had silly things happen before. Now you've had yours - don't do it again! Only joking! Looking forward to seeing Shap and Beattock in their magnificence - especially if this foul weather continues. There's nothing quite like horizontal rain sweeping over open hillsides!

@Dwaine-ej7nm 4 года назад

Great video what is the alarm going off outside the train and I bet that crow died instantly been hit at 100mph

@borderstrains7985 5 лет назад

Beautiful stuff, what service was this?

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

0710 off the Airport

@martinjh999 5 лет назад

Nice one - Lived most of my life along this line and was hoping to see it from the cab... Did you hit a bird just after Horwich Parkway? Bet that left a mark... :D Also has it always been 100mph or is that just with the new electrified lines and the new trains?

@keka9117 5 лет назад

They upgraded the line speeds once electrification was complete

@GWRProductions-kg9pt 5 лет назад

it's only a wood pigeon

@roboftherock 4 года назад

@@GWRProductions-kg9pt Not exactly an endangered species!

@AndreiTupolev 5 лет назад

It annoys me that the platform number indication on MP349 isn't symmetrical.

@annescholey6546 5 лет назад

Certainly changed a lot in 25yrs

@camotech1314 2 года назад

Never thought these stocky built non aerodynamic Class 350 could even do a hundred. What's the laugh about at 34:52 🤣 and the bubble sound at 39:04?

@seanlayer4409 4 года назад

I'm trying to understand British rail terminology. I've learned that up/down are terms used to describe heading towards (up) or away (down) from a major station. So where I'm confused is that you're calling a line the Down Bolton both heading towards and away from the station. In this video, shouldn't the line before reaching the station be called the Up Bolton and then after passing the station the Down Bolton or am I missing something? Great video by the way, really enjoyed it!

@kfae8959 4 года назад

Sean - the people of Bolton will be delighted to know that you consider it a major city. They may even invite you to invest in their association football team. The city in question is Manchester. We're on the down line passing Bolton on the way to the east coast main line at Wigan.

@seanlayer4409 4 года назад

@@kfae8959 Ah okay I see. It's just confusing when the video text is showing "Down Bolton". Wouldn't the correct terminology be "Down Manchester" then? Thanks for the response!

@kfae8959 4 года назад

That would't be specific. Lines run into and out of Manchester from all directions, and into three stations, all of which enjoy through and terminating services. You may see the point after leaving Oxford Road in this video when we are briefly on the Chat Moss line (the one towards Liverpool via Warrington) before returning to the Bolton? The captions are specifying which line we are on.

@albanomathias9559 5 лет назад

Meu amigo. aos 3:51 em diante, estás a 75 Km/h?, ou é milhas?. Parabéns pelo vídeo e também por compartilhar.

@Maurice-Navel 5 лет назад

mph

@redviper24 5 лет назад

What a excellent video.... can anyone tell me what that sound is (example 0:30) sounds like a siren or something...Thanks

@polyphonyepiphany1909 5 лет назад

Traction motors afaik?

@ReflectingMe2024 5 лет назад

Did anyone else notice the chap in a strange place at 7:42 ? Looks as though he's going to walk straight into the rail bridge.

@tonyp011 4 года назад

why was all the signals flashing even the green ones were ?

@L1amw90 2 года назад

Howcome you didn't stop at Bolton? Was it not a scheduled stop?

@dalechannel 4 года назад

Why does train make that sound it makes when passing through signals?

@cambsy37 5 лет назад

Sorry if misunderstood, knew you had permission, was meaning how do you get the permission and what special conditions did you have to meet? I know how strict TOC’s are with any distractions in the cab, as its safety critical, did they put someone else in cab with you? Thanks

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

I asked my local managers, who asked me to ask the head of ops, who asked me to ask my local managers. The local managers then gave me a list of conditions. I don't need anyone in the cab no, I just stick it on the windscreen and hit record. The company have to have access to the videos if they require them and if any incident takes place during filming the footage is not to be used. That's basically it with a few other little conditions.

@richardgriffiths5920 7 месяцев назад

Don't go to all that extra work as it's obviously Manchester Airport as the captions states.👍

@EricH_1983 6 месяцев назад

RIP pigeon..

@mattstrains6133 5 лет назад

Great video I was wondering when this would come out am I right in saying the MU on the speed limit stands for Multiple Unit or is it something else also even though I've been on this route all my life it's interesting seeing it from a driver's perspective

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

Correct. Multiple unit. Some multiple units can't use these speeds, usually because of their weight.

@markcf83 4 года назад

Is that the Ordsall Curve as seen at Walter Street Junction?

@beneliastrains 4 года назад

Mark O'Neill Yes, at Water St Junction

@vincitveritas3872 4 года назад

Well the wipers are better than on old stock.

@tonyp011 5 лет назад

I know the yellow line on the platforms is for the express or non stopping trains but what is the red line for (I think its red it could be pink )?

@russouk 5 лет назад

IIRC its zone for NO ITEMS to be left blocking platform..like bags wheelchairs etc

@Cal1gula666 3 месяца назад

What does up or down signify?

@AdamWebb1982 5 лет назад

RIP Pigeons

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

Just the one pigeon actually

@Ashworth-Media 5 лет назад

Great video, when are you going to do the Blackpool to east Lancs line Colne or Copy Pit Line?

@whodewawhybot 5 лет назад

@34:51

@pjd83 4 года назад

Brilliant video - this is my route when I go to visit family back home in Scotland so it is great to see it from the drivers view. I’m a little confused over the signals though if someone could explain? Just after Water Street Junction Down Bolton at 19:09 there is a banner off (proceed aspect) signal with an arrow pointing right, but the next signal at 19:20 is a single yellow, and a junction signal pointing east? The next signal is a red. So are the signals from 19:09 sort of “early warnings”?

@TheArkamedBat 2 года назад

They're banner repeaters used to tell driver if next signal is at Danger or not They're installed on places where u can't see clearly signal from about 500 yds (curves, low bridges,etc)

@tonyp011 4 года назад

how do the overhead cables remain rust free ?

@brucewilliams8714 4 года назад

They're copper.

@paulsouthall3096 5 лет назад

when will part 2 be released?

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

When it's ready.

@EM-yk1dw 4 года назад

Pigeon strike at Horwich???

@jwslijm7278 4 года назад

Is it standard practice at Manchester Piccadilly to have about 17 persons between the travellers and the train when this (or any other) train arrives? Also the use of a flyover is not really used on this line from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh. Despite this a good video and the rain?! That is part of life. You can not let the train wait anywhere for the rain to disappear and only than to continue!

@tonyp011 4 года назад

you can hold a train if the weather is far to heavy that the wipers cannot cope as ive heard of trains being held because the rain had been that heavy drivers were reporting poor visibility and that the wipers weren't coping, also a train can be held up at a station or even where there is no station where rain as flooded a line and the water as covered the top of the rails, and you cannot say this is untrue as this as also happened, otherwise health and safety would have a lot to say if there was an accident due to a train being allowed to move in these torrential conditions

@lennonmcdonald3103 5 лет назад

God them 350s sound better than sex!

@paulwhitear4983 5 лет назад

At the start of this video. The train started from platform 14. At 14 mins the train arrives back at Man Piccadilly platform 14 again. But the platform at the beginning the train is under a building. At 14 mins it arrives platform 14 and it looks like a different platform. Are you sure it started at Man Piccadilly. Other than that, enjoyed video.

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

Yes. I addressed this point in the video description. Thanks.

@paulwhitear4983 5 лет назад

@@beneliastrains thanks for replying. My fault I went straight into video without looking at description.

@beneliastrains 5 лет назад

That's alright, we all do it 😁