Britain's Unreliable Railways - Transpennine Express Sheffield to Manchester Airport
Strikes and power failures have become the norm for Britain's increasingly unreliable failing rail network as illustrated on a grand scale recently which saw the whole of the South East rail network being brought to a shuddering halt for over 6 hours leaving passengers scrambling for alternatives to reach their destinations on time, especially stressful for time critical appointments such as catching an airplane.
Therefore we were playing russian roulette in our choice to go by train from Sheffield to Manchester Airport to catch our easyjet flight to start our 10 day holiday in Turkey. We allowed plenty of time for the Transpennine Express to screw up, so what could go possible wrong? Find out in our latest video.
Whilst the latest news out of Manchester Piccadilly is even worse! For as I write ALL of the trains have been cancelled replaced with hourly bus services due to a track defect. CANCELLED, CANCELLED, CANCELLED is the message that Britain's rail network passengers increasingly face. This from the country that invented the railways, now offering a substandard near third world unreliable rail services.
The bottom line is that Britain's railways are not reliable, so passengers need to allow enough time to reach their destinations through alternative transports, else suffer the consequences.
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Britain's Unreliable Railways - Transpennine Express to Manchester Airport Nightmare!
Railways UK 2020-Trans-Pennine Express Manchester & Huddersfield
A recent trip to Manchester gave me an opportunity to sample Trans-Pennine Express's new class 68 hauled operation. We sart at Manchester Victoria where i caught one of the loco hauled trains and traveled to Huddersfield. I spent some time there filming TPE services and the local Northern services as well including a class 144 Pacer! And then another 68 hauled working took me back to Man Vic with a couple of finishing shots there. Classes seen on this vid are 68, 144, 150, 153, 185 & 802. If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!
Class 802 Transpennine Express Manchester Victoria to Manchester Airport
802213 1P24 Newcastle to Manchester Airport (06/01/20)
I boarded the 14:10 at Manchester Victoria (00:37) the train had already switched to Electric power just outside of Victoria as it was waiting for a Class 185 to clear the platform, The journey goes out of Victoria Platform 3 past Salford Central (02:37) and over the Ordsall Chord, before Passing through
Deansgate (04:18) and arriving at Manchester Oxford Road platform 4 (05:12) shortly after, then from there it heads to Manchester Piccadilly just down the line (06:55) at Platform 13.
Then the journey continues to Manchester Airport heading out of Piccadilly and down the Styal line passing through
Mauldeth Road (12:46)
Burnage (13:26)
East Didsbury (14:11)
Gatley (15:09)
Heald Green (16:40)
before arriving at Manchester Airport Platform 3A (21:15)
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Transpennine Express 350402, Manchester Piccadilly to Preston (Fast) - 18/01/2019
Filmed on 18/01/2019. For the first time oddly, it is time for a ride on a class 350 Desiro unit between Manchester and Preston (Season 6 Episode 3).
Riding on board Transpennine Express 350402 working 1S51 (10:59) Manchester Airport to Edinburgh running non stop between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston via Warrington Bank Quay. The train was slightly delayed from Manchester Piccadilly due to awaiting a freight train to pass through working 4M23.
The class 350 Desiro units do not have long life for Transpennine Express. The Nova train sets are due to enter service later on of 2019. The class 397's will be taking over on the route linking between Liverpool/Manchester to Edinburgh & Glasgow. The 350's are destine for London NorthWestern Railway to cover for the 350/2's which are due to come off lease to be converted to hydrogen power, to be used for the Windermere branch line.
The class 350/4 have a permitted top speed running of 110 MPH with of course the trains having to slow down for sharp curves along the West Coast Mainline as they don't have the tilting system
A fast and smooth ride to Preston and amazingly made up for lost time after its delay at Manchester.
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NOVA Trains Launch ???? | TransPennine Express
The official NOVA TPE launch event at Liverpool Lime St and York Station.
Called Nova to show a change in modern travel ‘an explosion’ of new energy to be delivered from TPE.
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First train arrived built by Hitachi back in July. Free Wi-Fi and complimentary films, TV programmes, magazines, and more available onboard with Exstream. As well as plug sockets and USB points at every pair of seats. Each train has more capacity than current.
Real-time passenger information system in every coach.
Storage for bicycles with electronic seat reservations system. Green (seat free), yellow (seat partially reserved) and red (seat fully reserved)
These trains will double the number of seats for TransPennine passengers on intercity services between major cities across the North.
NOVA1 - 19 five carriage sets for operation between Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh. With 342 seats - 24 being first class. 5 toilets one being universal, space for 4 bicycles and bimodal power.
NOVA 2 - 12 five-carriage fizzy electric trains to operate between Manchester Airport and Liverpool to Glasgow and Edinburgh via Preston with 286 seats 22 in first class. 60 per cent of seats arranged in a bay around a table. 4 toilets one being universal. All standard class seats will align perfectly with the windows and up to 4 bicycle storage.
NOVA 3 - 13 sets of five-car carriages hauled by Class 68 locomotives Will operate between - Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York, Scarborough and Middlesbrough. 287 seats with 30 being first class. Like the Nova 2 it has four toilets on-board, three standard and one universal access toilet and storage for up to four bicycles.
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Transpennine Express Class 397 Nova 2 arrives at Manchester airport
A class 397 arriving for the 08:10 service to Edinburgh this was the very first service
Transpennine express class 397 arrives at Manchester Airport
Nova 2
Transpennine Express 802 201 arrives into York with a Newcastle to Manchester Airport
Transpennine Express class 802 201 seen arriving into York Railway Station working IP24 the 11:43 Newcastle to Manchester Airport service and will be calling at: Leeds, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly & Manchester Airport on Thursday 16 of January 2020
Transpennine Express Class 802 arrives at Manchester Piccadilly
Nova 1 Late running 13:20 service to Manchester Airport
TransPennine Express - York to Liverpool Lime Street
A brand new drivers eye view. Filmed from the cab of a Class 185 DMU from York to Liverpool Lime Street.
This fascinating line will allow us to travel over some of the oldest railways in the country including the Leeds & Selby and Liverpool & Manchester Railways. We also witness the stunning views of the Pennines between Leeds and Manchester.
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First Transpennine Express Train 185137 departs Leeds Station, England
First Transpennine Express 185 class train number 185137 departing Leeds station in west Yorkshire, England, on its 11:36 service to Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester Victoria to Manchester Airport FULL JOURNEY tp express
This journey cost a mild £6.50 for me and my friend. Very cheap and a great journey. If first class is not full, you can sit in first class for no extra cost as no one asks for tickets.
Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria - First TransPennine Express Class 185 20-01-13
With a statue of the late Prime Minister Harold Wilson positioned in the square outside, we find ourselves at the magnificent station of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. Built in 1847 as a joint venture between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal Company, the station was designed in a classical Corinthian standard by James Pigott Pritchett and became one of the most architecturally renowned stations in the United Kingdom. In 1968 it was bought by the Huddersfield council to protect it from possible demolition which had been proposed by the British Railways board, similar to situations that happened at Birmingham New Street and London Euston.
Inside the station, a majority of the track-work has been stripped down to modern demand and services being made up predominately of passenger workings, whereas the station was formerly a major hub for goods traffic crossing the Pennines, a majority of which was lost during the construction of the Motorway systems in the 1970s. Underneath the mighty train-shed, what was formerly Platform 1 has now become the Platform 2 bay platform for trains from Sheffield via Penistone and the latter part of the Woodhead, whilst what was formerly the westbound through road has now become Platform 1.
1. Starting off is First TransPennine Express owned 185141 and 185153, seen departing with a service to Manchester Airport. Today, units dominate Huddersfield, the last locomotive hauled express services being in 1991 when the use of Class 47's and MkII coaches was replaced by the Class 158 Regional Express units. But even before 1991 units held sway on all of the commuter services, since Class 101 DMU's replaced the Fairburn Tank engines on the Leeds Outer Suburban services, they by extension have now been replaced by the Class 144 and 142 Pacer Units.
2. To the north of the station is what was formerly known as St George's Warehouse, fitted with a water powered hoist that would lift trucks to the 3rd floor to allow for easier loading for road vehicles. Since the late 1980s the warehouse has been proposed for redevelopment into flats, but much like Manchester Mayfield station, a decision has yet to be reached.
3. Once the duty of Farnley Junction LMS Jubilee's, the Class 185's are now the latest in a long line of traction that has hauled the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle TransPennine service, here represented by a First TransPennine Express owned Class 185. The final steam working being hauled by rebuilt Jubilee 45735 'Comet' and Stanier Royal Scot Class 46126 'Royal Army Service Corps' in September 1963.
4. Another commoner in the TransPennine realm of units are the Class 170 Turbostars that were traded for Class 158s in 2006 by Southwest Trains. Here, 170305 and 170308 are seen departing with a Hull to Manchester Piccadilly working.
5. Our final shot at Huddersfield shows the arrival of TransPennine Express owned 185127, working a Scarborough to Liverpool Lime Street service, diverted via Manchester Victoria due to electrification work at Deansgate, a promising sign of future sustainable rail travel.
6. After a 684 Yard journey under Huddersfield, we emerge west of the town and begin to make our way up what was once 'The Long Drag', truly an ordeal for steam engine drivers who had to battle this treacherous incline. Shortly afterwards we emerge on Longwood Viaduct, just west of the site of the former station at Longwood and Milnsbridge, one of three stations axed by Beeching in the mid-1960s, the other two being Golcar and Slaithwaite although the latter reopened in 1982.
7. After passing through Standedge Tunnel, we emerge on the opposite side of the Pennines and begin the long descent towards Stalybridge.
8. As darkness falls, we arrive at Stalybridge, located 8.5 miles east of Manchester Victoria. Following a £1.5m overhaul, the station platforms were refurbished and the shelters on the westbound platform were improved, followed by the finishing touch of a new entrance in 2008.
9. After diverging beyond Ashton-Under-Lyne, we join the Calverdale line just east of Manchester Victoria as we make the final approach into the station. Built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1844, the station was in fact one of two Manchester stations, the other being Manchester Exchange which was opened in 1884 by the London and North Western Railway.
Both stations, located less than a mile from each other, were physically connected by some of their platforms until Exchange station closed in 1969, the site of which is now used to stable Northern Rail DMU's. Between 1992 and 1996, the station was rebuilt by Regional Railways to incorporate the Manchester Arena, which has made the station into the almost subsurface station it is today.
10. And finally, 185127 makes a brisk departure into the Manchester night-time with the short journey to Liverpool Lime Street ahead.
Enjoy!!
Transpennine Express - Meadowhall To Manchester Piccadilly
Full journey from Meadowhall to Manchester Piccadilly onboard a First Transpennine Express 185 running the 09:01 Transpennine Express service to Manchester Airport.
Stops Featured: Sheffield, Stockport, and Manchester Piccadilly
Filmed On 2nd September 2016
Transpennine Express 802 201 arrives into Leeds with a Manchester Airport to Newcastle service
Transpennine Express class 802 201 seen arriving into Leeds Railway Station working 1P31 the 15:10 Manchester Airport to Newcastle service and will be calling at: York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham & Newcastle on Thursday 16 of January 2020
British Rail Class 185 First Transpennine Express Train - Manchester Airport
British Rail Class 185 First Transpennine Express train number 185113 arriving at Manchester airport in England.
Class 802's - Trans-Pennine Express - Manchester Victoria - 17.10.2019
Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport aboard a Transpennine Express Class 350
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A trip on the Styal Line aboard a TP Class 350 Desiro EMU non stop service. Filmed aboard 350405. Landmarks and points of interest along the way captioned.
Transpennine Express 802210 At Leeds From Manchester Airport To Newcastle
Transpennine Express 802210
Transpennine Express Train 185150 arriving at Leeds Station, England
First Transpennine Express 185 class train number 185150 arriving at Leeds station in west Yorkshire, England, on its 11:06 service from Manchester airport to York station.