Lime St has to be one of the most imposing station approaches in the UK. The cutting from Edge Hill is a masterful piece of engineering.
@Vikkin1218
4 жыл бұрын
It does look stunning, do we know why the speed restriction?
@wilsonator2008
4 жыл бұрын
Wanting to go to Liverpool after all the Coronavirus stuff dies down and look at the merseyrail network, not been to Liverpool in 2 years or so currently so saving up for the train journey over there.
@GuyKenward
4 жыл бұрын
Josh Wilson its really good here there is a bridge outside of speke great for vids and photos
@kevinkibble8342
4 жыл бұрын
It's very similar to the northern approach to Sheffield, with all the tunnels and trenches.
@richardheade7778
5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are superb, thank you for sharing them with us all. I also like the non music, please just leave the audio sounds in as I love to hear the flange squeal and other associated noises, it's all part of the railway experience.
@johnwrigjt8658
4 жыл бұрын
You made me home sick. This was the last rail journey I had as a 15year old headed for a new life in Canada. Thankyou John G.
@rc4716
3 жыл бұрын
The approach to Lime Street must be the 8th Wonder of the World!
@ashleytardivel8216
2 жыл бұрын
As a person who works on the railway I do take for granted how beautiful some of the areas we get to see are
@kjmusicalmarshall
3 жыл бұрын
My parents live in Runcorn and I am currently in Bournemouth. I haven't been to Runcorn for a year due to the pandemic, but this makes me feel like I'm home in Runcorn whilst being at home in Bournemouth. It's truly marvellous. Thankyou so much :-)
@benbisley
6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, the complex engineering work on the approach to Lime Street.
@KrotowX
6 жыл бұрын
Sure. those tunnels for 4 trains are enormous.
@KrotowX
4 жыл бұрын
@북극곰 UK
@bulwinkle
4 жыл бұрын
@S R T you have heard of Google, right?
@luziapereira6491
6 жыл бұрын
Wow ! As a Beatles fan you can imagine how I feel watching these images . Very emotional for me that never could to visit there . I loved it , the names of stations and others informations . Thank you so much .
@kriswarren2469
6 жыл бұрын
Well said...too many unappreciative people who think they can just demand things
@paulanderson79
5 жыл бұрын
I am in complete agreement. KZitem seems to host a lot of unpleasant individuals.
@geoffupton
5 жыл бұрын
well i personally think you did very well with this 😊 these people on youtube who dont appreciate good work need their heads looking at! at least us folks who appreciate your work give you credit for it! 😊👍🏻
@Drone3774
5 жыл бұрын
paulanderson79 welcome to the internet 😂😂
@gb5uq
6 жыл бұрын
Great video many thanks. Incredible Edge Hill section, those Victorian engineers were amazing.
@zulkiflijamil4033
5 жыл бұрын
In my past experience as a student in UK, i always have high regards and respect for the then British Railway ( in the 1980s ). I wish i can travel to the UK. Thank you for your excellent videos.
@motormouser
4 жыл бұрын
Great video,always loved the journey into LimeSt. My Dad was a driver in Liverpool and i got to ride in the cab as a kid a few times on this route :)
@jps1179
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, brought tears to my eyes. I first did this trip in 1955 from Liverpool to London Euston and return to visit my aunt. The last time was in 1979. It's amazing how the original track has been upgraded to high speed. The original engineers knew what they were doing. Still the same mould and mildew in the Edge Hill cutting and Lime Street Station as I remember from years ago!
@DogSerious
5 жыл бұрын
I love watching these videos at double speed setting!
@rogerredding5269
4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos even better with no stupid music or people talking in the background just the sounds in the cab of a train going about it's everyday 😂 business I love it well done, many thanks for sharing these wonderful scenic railway journeys from the drivers eye view? Very best wishes Roger.
@iaspex1289
6 жыл бұрын
Do this trip on a daily basis, Liverpool's my home city. Thanks for uploading this
@edwardtsoukalidis2071
5 жыл бұрын
Often wondered what you did after leaving Eastern Suburb’s RL Club. Great work; good, clear vision. Hope to see more of your work.
@gordonburns8731
5 жыл бұрын
I love these real-time videos... so absolutely cathartic.
@hugebartlett1884
5 жыл бұрын
Watching these films always makes me feel that humanity has disappeared,hardly a soul to be seen,even working by the tracks. Great way to travel,beautiful countryside,relaxing atmosphere,and there in half an hour!
@MerrickWells
4 жыл бұрын
Used to live overlooking the line at Mossley Hill, great to see the Edge Hill cutting and entry to Lime Street from driver's eye view
@rubyait
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Ben. I would think that Lime Street would be the favorite destination for any train buffs.
@dream.machine
6 жыл бұрын
YES! I've been waiting for a driver's eye video for months now from you! Awesome videos! Look forward maybe to doing some of my own in the future.
@TheXboxGamer32
Жыл бұрын
I love train rides! I once went to Liverpool on a train. This video makes me nostalgic of that!
@HAZ2B
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing description
@LJones20110501
4 жыл бұрын
Rather apt that I have admonished you today (20/05/2020) about music on your 'Sutton to Selhurst' video from 2016, then up pops this one ! There is nothing 'half arsed' about the audio on this video, Ben, you are back to your usual excellent self.
@stevies.1975
5 жыл бұрын
Loved the arrival into Lime Street under the arch!
@steves5172
5 жыл бұрын
A really good quality video without music - thank you! Like many people who have commented I can recall the Crewe - Lime Street journey from many years ago and it is great to see it 'from the front'.
@defaultmesh
4 жыл бұрын
Finally arrived at Liverpool Lime Street. Thank you Mr. Train Driver for the pleasant ride.
@andrewkendall8035
Жыл бұрын
I see at 19mins 12s into the video as you pass the track workers the second one trips over & something like PPE flies onto the up line rail - A near miss accident! I passed train driver aptitude test twice but sadly could never get in to my dream job despite trying many times! Shows I'm sharp to notice this moment & what being a driver is all about - Good concentration & observation! Not easy to get shortlisted as so many apply for this awesome career! PS I knew Weaver Junction was a very fast set of points (used to me 70mph) but I see now 100mph for a Pendalino.. Mind boggling fast piece of engineering! Just sad most of the rest of the line into Liverpool is a slow 80mph! A bit stupid really if they can brilliantly engineer those points to 100mph but not the rest of the line upto Liverpool Parkway!
@roykemp4941
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video , many thanks for uploading, enjoyed it.
@geoffupton
5 жыл бұрын
brilliant work, anyone who says otherwise didnt watch it! its nice to see (and hear!) the views and hear the sounds the driver gets when driving!
@paulziolo9241
5 жыл бұрын
I must’ve done this trip thousands upon thousands of times - but never from the cab POV. Wonderful - and thanks everso for the upload. AND for gettingb id of a silly muzak track.
@heatherbennett506
5 жыл бұрын
phew. Thank you for the ride through the beautiful English countryside. Living in Australia I miss it
@calopes68
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic trip and video! You English railroadmen built long ago the railroad system (now completely degraded) of my state of São Paulo - Brazil: Santos - Jundiaí; Sorocabana, Noroeste, Cia Paulista, Mogiana...
@Mike.o.s.b
5 жыл бұрын
A brilliant video. Thank you very much for posting it on KZitem
@richardcochrane1966
2 жыл бұрын
Remember once travelling down from Scotland to Hereford and stopping (on coach) at an under renovation Crewe to use their "facilities" - down into the main area - no trains, NO RAILS, literally deathly quiet - eerie as hell....
@flowerking3848
6 жыл бұрын
fantastic video. thank you from france.in october i would have a great pleasure to see this wonderful arrival at lime street during my next stay in liverpool ( google traduction) tres belle video.merci depuis la france.en octobre,j 'aurais le plaisir de voir cette impressionante arrivée a lime street lors de mon prochain sejour a liverpool
@SuperSivla
6 жыл бұрын
so relaxing to watch this, while in bed. I just wish there there was a full length london to scotland video, they are great to fall to sleep watching to see how far i can get (there is absolutely nothing boring about these videos, i love them. In fact i would have loved to have been a train driver, but it just never happened for one reason or another.
@vincentm614
5 жыл бұрын
Im American and when I think of Liverpool I think of The Beatles. The guy who wrote "A Hard Day's Night" screenplay also wrote a television teleplay about Lime Street in Liverpool. Lime Street must be a major artery in Central Liverpool.
@Mortimer50145
5 жыл бұрын
Lime Street is a busy A road (main road) in Liverpool city centre. It is probably best known as the name of Liverpool's main railway station. goo.gl/maps/5oJdgnFQEKPXJdmh9 is the station front; spin road 90 degrees left or right to see the street. The big red logo on the front of the station (two parallel horizontal lines intersected by a zig-zag line) was the logo of the nationalised company British Rail which ran UK's railways from 1947 to the early 90s when the system was privatised; the old BR logo continues to be used, now by National Rail, the company that owns the track, signalling and most of the stations. Thinking of the Beatles, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby_(statue) is a bronze statue in Stanley Street, a small insignificant street in the city centre, to the fictitious character. I hadn't realised until I looked it up on Wikipedia that was designed and made by the entertainer Tommy Steele.
@PaulL42654
6 жыл бұрын
You're alive! Great video
@cmdrmunster5879
5 жыл бұрын
My dad used to be a driver/fireman in the steam days. He worked for LMS, out of the Sutton Oak Sheds. Wish I could have been a train driver :)
@drummingriffin
6 жыл бұрын
"It's not perfect. Bite me". OK, arm, leg or arse? lol. Great video mate, just keep 'em coming. Cheers.
@kevintucker8564
2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding balance
@SDMSAUDI
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, great ! Seeing the Freightliner 66 whizz past made me think; when you first started driving, especially with fast closing speeds, is there a tendency to flinch as you 'meet' each other? I did just watching !
@MetalFan10101
3 жыл бұрын
I do the same when my girlfriend overtakes parked cars!
@arthurrytis6010
3 жыл бұрын
I normally flinched going through Linslade tunnel on the down fast. Especially with an 86 !
@HenrysAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Another great video!
@MattWillisVideoProductions2023
6 жыл бұрын
They are YOUR videos so you can do what you like to them for the publics entertainment. They have no right to judge or be critical or even demand that you do this/do that to them just to please their pathetic opinions. End of the day its also your job as well! So they can button it! As an agency rail worker I love watching your videos. Gives me more of an insight to lines I have worked on or on those that I hope to work on in the future. Keep em coming and ignore the haters!
@daicymru5527
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see the approach to Lime St. from the drivers cab. However deoes anyone remember the Royal Scots steam engines pulling the express trains uphill out of Lime St with a tank engine at the rear to give them some push?
@Cydonius1
5 жыл бұрын
while watching these train videos and see a small little village in the countryside with a brick house close to the tracks, I say to myself "I wish I was living right there in that nice house"" :D
@nanba25
4 жыл бұрын
It's always this impression of 19th century England when you come to the final miles (after 29:37), vaguely menacing, a kind of Piranese subterranean architecture, a perfect setting for a mean plot…
@ds1868
4 жыл бұрын
Let alone one of the finest pieces of engineering anywhere in the world.
@greatbritishentertainmentl5636
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice trip into Liverpool Lime Street station
@paulwhitear4983
6 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Nice to know where we were going, as I live in the south.
@malcolm06768962
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for the upload
@lousherwood8227
4 жыл бұрын
The oddity, for me as an American rail fan, is in the high speed sections, seeing full length ties, where several transit systems, and Amtrak's NE Corridor, there's a movement to using half ties in concrete bases. The rationale is that it stands up to higher speeds better, is quieter, plus lasts longer.
@brucewilliams8714
4 жыл бұрын
No, Ben, I won't bite you. I prefer your cab chat to music, even if I can't decipher it. A great trip. On a visit to UK, I stayed at the nearby Adelphi.
@AndreiTupolev
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant view going over the Runcorn Bridge!
@danamack7405
5 жыл бұрын
Hi! Love your videos and I hope you may do some more - do you think you might be able to ? Best regards, Dana.
@ChrisGJ700
5 жыл бұрын
A Desiro 350/360(?) class EMU, I'm guessing, going off of that distinctive "car alarm" whine which can occasionally be heard, which I believe is produced by the units' AC traction motors.
@neilcrawford8303
4 жыл бұрын
It's a class 350. You can see the corridor connection to the left of the camera. 360s run out of London Liverpool Street out to Essex and beyond. They also operated the Heathrow Connect commuter services from Paddington.
@markcf83
4 жыл бұрын
Class 350 probably a London Midland one.
@RWL2012
2 жыл бұрын
it's a 350. would've been nice if he had put that in the title or description but yeah
@onpeppy4596
5 жыл бұрын
i' m glad i found your channel thx
@jamesfrench2454
6 жыл бұрын
That's quite the tumble from the maintenance worker at 19:09 hope they pulled out of that ok!
@iaspex1289
6 жыл бұрын
Face first, that's gotta hurt!
@martynd
6 жыл бұрын
Could of been worse, the helmet came off as well and bounced off the rail.
@roboftherock
6 жыл бұрын
Nope. helmet didn't come off. Looked like some rubbish, but helmet stayed put - as it had to.
@RogerDiotte
5 жыл бұрын
Good Catch!
@oddities-whatnot
2 жыл бұрын
I must admit, the journey from Crewe to Liverpool is a bit random, not sure how many people do that but great video all the same. Nice weather for it.
@David330ify
6 жыл бұрын
Great video. Really enjoyed.
@camotech1314
2 жыл бұрын
Whoaaaaaa Nelly this is fast 😮
@brianligat8901
4 жыл бұрын
We are now arriving at Crewe. For passengers wishing to change for Wolverhampton... there is a Sports Direct opposite the station.
@ELAviation
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video mate. Lovely work 👌🏽
@EM-yk1dw
6 жыл бұрын
Crewe looks like an overgrown gardens nowadays. If I had to travel by train to Liverpool I would much rather be on a Desiro than one of those tilting mobile sewers.
@pritamkoli
4 жыл бұрын
Five star coverage
@SuperSivla
6 жыл бұрын
Liverpool Lime street to Crewe change platform for London Midland train to London Euston. took over 5 hours. I only had to wait 10 minutes even after changing platform, thats how slow the London Midland train was. Now I just get the Virgin train out of Lime street and get there without changing within 2 hours.
@gfgfgf466
6 жыл бұрын
Those 350's have good acceleration. Straight up to 110 in the blink of an eye!
@DanielMartin-fm8lg
5 жыл бұрын
350 are only limited to 100 the 110 speed limit was only for pendolinos when passing through Crewe then going up to 125
@neilcrawford8303
4 жыл бұрын
@@DanielMartin-fm8lg Class 350s have a limit of 110mph Class 350/1s were modified under 'Project 110' around 2012, while classes 350/3 & 350/4 were delivered with 110mph capabilities.
@RWL2012
2 жыл бұрын
@@neilcrawford8303 even 350/2s were later modified for 110
@DanaMackstormdog94
6 жыл бұрын
Love the video btw !!!! Best regards again, Dana.
@soundseeker63
6 жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of track and OHL work has been done outside Lime St. since I was last there!
@r0g3r5m1th
4 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful ride
@trainmanbob
6 жыл бұрын
Simply a great video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Bob
@oscarwylder
5 жыл бұрын
Another bellter Thank you.
@Samm69
3 жыл бұрын
Sad to see the APT sat there
@AndreiTupolev
6 жыл бұрын
I like the looping of the soundtrack leaving Liv Sth Pkwy. You could make a good dance beat out of that
@Welshy98
5 жыл бұрын
Great to see it from the front! Being a guard i only ever get to see it going backwards lol
@philnewton3096
5 жыл бұрын
Long may you atay on the train
@Tangobaldy
4 жыл бұрын
playback at 2x speed. much more entertaining.
@peterwhitaker4038
3 жыл бұрын
the approach into Liverpool Lime Street from Edge hill is almost Biblical and Gothic. i live in liverpool and use the train into Lime street just to look up and think of the hard work and deaths that created this. of course i m alone surrounded by youngsters who have music plugs in their ears and haven't got a clue about anything around them except where the nearest McDonald's is!
@barryrowlings83
3 жыл бұрын
Going over Runcorn Viaduct makes me feel ill
@TIMBOWERMAN
3 жыл бұрын
32:01, are you opening a Pepsi/Coke/J2O bottle Ben? It always intrigues me seeing the throat of Liverpool Lime Street to Edge Hill in both directions. I remember being told that it was done by pick and shovel, I claimed that because that throat was dug in 1850, well since the Industrial Revolution that some steam machinery was used. Have you driven Class 390 (The Pendolino)?
@vincitveritas3872
5 жыл бұрын
85mph junction onto Liverpool line. Nice😀👍
@rocketdyneF1
5 жыл бұрын
19:12 The railway engineer stacking it.
@martinparry1510
5 жыл бұрын
If you play in slowmo you will clearly see hes just having an afternoon nap.
@bulwinkle
4 жыл бұрын
Drivers operate the trains, engineers design them.
@josephkarl2061
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. All the info you add to your videos makes the experience that much more enjoyable, especially to someone like me who lives in New Zealand, and couldn't practically experience this any other way. The half-arsed efforts you have used to mute the audio worked very well, I think and **IN MY OPINION** (just trying to avoid the trolls there), works much better than adding music. People like Goeff Marshall do cab rides with all music, and again, *in my opinion* it's akin to buying a Kinder Surprise and finding there's no toy inside - the chocolate was nice, but you're missing something essential.... If I may, I would make one polite request - At places like Hartford Junction (9:08), it would be interesting for me to know which other railway lines the train is merging with. A quick Google search landed nothing of any immediate relevance, and as I have said, I live on the other side of the world and can't easily go to these places and find out. I fully realise that may be too much extra work, and you have every right to ignore me, but I thought I would at least politely ask. Many thanks for well-made, informative video.
@beneliastrains
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Joseph, thanks for your comments. I appreciate people don't want to listen to music when watching these videos - I am much the same, it's just a lot less effort to overlay music than it is to do as I've done here which is why people (including myself) do it/have done it in the past. I see your point about diverging junctions and in future videos I will see what I can do with regards to adding this information.
@josephkarl2061
6 жыл бұрын
@@beneliastrains Many thanks for the reply. I absolutely appreciate how much extra effort is required to silence the audio, and at least from my perspective, it is greatly appreciated. Again, many thanks for your efforts. Joseph.
@colbrazier
6 жыл бұрын
That seems to be a branch off the Stockport - Chester line
@mm-el1bi
4 жыл бұрын
I’m amazed they were able to make the ground perfectly flat in to Liverpool, but they can’t get the stairs and the handrail on the escalators going at the same speed.
@FabianEason
6 жыл бұрын
The sectional appendix is out of date (pdf version) is still showing as that platform at Lime St as out of use, last updated 9th April 18.
@craigymarsh941
4 жыл бұрын
you should do a drivers eye view video from London liverpool street to shenfield on a class 345 train on the Great eastern mainline on the stopper
@deaustin4018
5 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many people are here to see how close their sims are to real world. I gotta admit, mine's pretty darn close (though I like to drive a 50s era Pannier just to see what it was like for the driver when I was a kid)
@onetothetwothreetothefour465
4 жыл бұрын
I think this is a great video
@philnewton3096
5 жыл бұрын
29:222 just behind trees on the left is 1st station in world - sandstone steps for passengers still visable in cutting from sharp st and what was memphis st. off tunnel rd
@bazza945
2 жыл бұрын
Second viewing, thanks Ben.
@marcraetchii6805
6 жыл бұрын
It would have been great to see you current speed as well as speed limits in your videos. I am planning to become a train driver and it would provide me with an overview of how you are using brake at stations.
@mountainrover
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love these cab views, especially at the junctions where the perspective is completely different to that from a side window. A little question - where does the line from Manchester converge - was it Edge Hill Jn?
@extrude22
4 жыл бұрын
mountainrover There are 2 separate lines between Liverpool and Manchester. They both converge just before Liverpool South Parkway Station.
@robertcoleman4861
4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid,thanks ben cheer's bob.
@Idklolbruh-g2k
3 жыл бұрын
Put it at 2x guys... ITS LIKE TRAIN TO BUSAN MOVIE!!!!
@harveyjohndrew907
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! It's been a long time, nice to see a new video. Is there more coming?
@beneliastrains
6 жыл бұрын
There will be!
@harveyjohndrew907
6 жыл бұрын
I'll look forward to them
@peckelhaze6934
6 жыл бұрын
Great video. Have subscribed.
@phwbooth
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@yougoslavia
3 жыл бұрын
Me on my way to burger king.
@alanmaycock4976
5 жыл бұрын
Great stuff.
@sw01ller
6 жыл бұрын
I’ll be signing part of this route in a few months. Don’t suppose you have one going the other way 😜
@danamack7405
5 жыл бұрын
Hi!!! Never received a reply so I will try again! :))) Will you be able to film more of your wonderful train cab ride videos ? Best regards, and hope to hear from your soon !!!! Dana.
@beneliastrains
5 жыл бұрын
Yes Dana, I've been consistently uploading a video a year for the last 3 years. I will be uploading more, more regularly, soon.
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