It's Called Manchester Air - Episode 35, Day 66 - Chester to Liverpool

[@airfoxtrot2006]

Another amazing video! I cant imagine the withdrawal symptons everyone will get once the journey is completed.

[@DylanPlant]

They could always come and do All The Stations Australia :)

[@refsmithy]

Considering the distances involved, and the cost of the Indian Pacific and Ghan, I get the feeling that would be a very expensive endeavour. Would watch the hell out of it though!

[@roberthancock9779]

Dylan Plant now that would be quick🤔

[@louisemason46]

Mark Jones iiii

[@rconnors6469]

Mark Jones in

[@nerd8192]

Hi Geoff & Vicki, I live in Crewe and Volunteer at the Heritage Centre. I didn't realise that no-one had contacted you about visiting the centre, I had assumed that someone would have tried to get in touch, but it seems not! The entrance to the Heritage Centre is about another 5 mins down the road from where Vicki was, the entrance is through Tesco's car park. If you would like to come back some day, please get in touch - I would be happy to pick you up and take you to the centre.The APT is currently being repainted and other exhibits are being restored for the 30th Anniversary of the opening of CHC on 22nd & 23rd July. We'd love to see you.

[@kimifur]

All The Stations I just wanted to make sure you'd seen this! :)

[@scrvlogsvids]

Acton Bridge is weird it is the only station in the north of England to be managed by London Midland. It is also the only station outside of London with the name Acton!

[@mattstrains6133]

thanks Geoff for introducing me to such an amazing company I did work experience there and I really enjoyed it

[@jamesarthur67]

I WANT TO HEAR GEOFFs MUSING IN FULL. I MUST KNOW THE FULL COFFEE/TEA SITUATION IN EVERY STATION!

[@obel15k]

I was disappointed when it kept fading out at the interesting bits. Maybe the full segment will appear on Geoff's channel.

[@jamesarthur67]

adotswan I hope so

[@CoastwayWill]

James Arthur - Ding! Tea counter required

[@malcolmelliott1876]

I have been inspired by ATS and am about to embark on an All the Costas expedition ... However I fear caffeine poisoning might set in around the end of the first week :-)

[@adolflenin4973]

@@malcolmelliott1876 ⛧⛥😅

[@catfish552]

As for where the North/South border is, I believe one Jay Foreman has a video about that.

[@ravimusicuk]

And little did we know how infamous Handforth would become in the future...

[@cephalopod7300]

READ THE TIMETABLE! READ IT AND UNDERSTAND IT!

[@mattmerchant3524]

I got an Avanti train from Crewe to Euston last month - and I swear to god that pipe/pillar at 11:15 was still dripping then. 3 years and no repair works... welcome to the North's railways!!

[@brian9731]

I am relatively recent big fan of Manchester (the city, not any of the football teams). It used to be grim, bloody grim, but these days, it's a wonderful vibrant city.

[@musicgarryj]

Can't believe you went through Goostrey 9:27 and didn't get any shots of the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope!!! :)

[@royblackman8778]

Can I get a bank account there!

[@lcmortensen]

APT - a train that failed because the press got drunk the night before and ended up blaming their hangovers on the tilting.

[@thestargateking]

lcmortensen is that legit

[@andylinton2798]

dan b kind of is. And all the stupid politics in BR at the time. Pity. Does that APT ever run or is it just an exhibit? I recall seeing it on a test run when I were a lad. Very impressive.

[@ericjamieson]

Some people say the tilting mechanism worked too well in that it basically completely cancelled lateral forces. So you're eyes saw you going round a corner but you didn't feel it, and that discrepancy caused nausea for many people. The tilting mechanism on the pendolino is derived from the APT, but it doesn't tilt quite as much, so there is still a small amount of lateral force so you still feel like you're going round a curve.

[@gabri_maybe]

dan b hehe,I Guess The Train Was Always Drunk

[@kuroneco-j4n]

Maybe the Class 390 was 1 degree less drunk!

[@neilburns8869]

Crewe, if I am correct in thinking used to be a major station for changing trains. If I think rightly still is for many directions.

[@cephalopod7300]

Yes, still is. Lots of connections there, making it a station busier and more significant than you'd expect from the size of the town.

[@nightveil4464]

I do enjoy seeing all these quaint English towns :)

[@hesterclapp9717]

Manchester Air - thick, noxious, opaque smog

[@HatterDave]

We've made it to Alderley Edge which is apparently a very posh part of Cheshire. *shows a Waitrose* Britain defined!

[@walneygirl]

North of Manchester they have Booth's, which makes Waitrose look positively shabby

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

I love how you include snippets of Geofftech's 20 minute talk, as well as keeping the lense-cleaning bit, and also (nearly every time) how Geoff can't start or continue talking because of the PA's. :))

[@Dazalton]

Ive just discovered this series after folllowing Geoff. Loving the series and its great to watch chilling over a beer! Northwich station is very different now, as the roof collapsed a couple of years ago! That made the news too!

[@tomstech4390]

3:01 When you say what time it is and the people around you MUST check their watch/phone to double check they're within a few minutes of yours. And its Emma from mapway you see a few seconds later.

[@ZambiblasianOgre]

I love the way the Class 323 sounds when accelerating.

[@TheOrangeAngle]

If you use Reddit, feel free to check out the unofficial AllTheStations subreddit at reddit.com/r/AllTheStations!

[@TheOrangeAngle]

TopTechTips thanks, since it's not part of official ATS media i want to make myself clear that it's not run by them.

[@antonpixel]

Great to see Navigation Road again; the station by home, until I moved to London. Strange to see some old Thameslink trains at Manchester Air(port)

[@clivegoodwin1954]

Loved the APT through a bush thorough a bird through a tree 😂🤣

[@hughbreidenbach]

5 mins later... 10 mins later... priceless. Geoff and Vicky are lovely, and their humour is just spot on. I missed all of this while it was happening, I'm rather enjoying the binge watch.

[@ts.railways9293]

That’s my local station (navigation road I live about 10 mins walk away) I met you at kings cross and we got a photo together, I’m a huge fan and it was great to meet you and so glad you have visited my local station

[@EinkOLED]

Welcome to the north, what London railway would of looked liked in the 1970's.

[@ed_menno]

fewer Waitrose north of Manchester / Leeds but then there are Booth's, the Waitrose of the North.

[@zawtowers]

Navigation Road has been single platform train, single platform tram since Manchester Metrolink opened in 1992. Birkbeck went that way with London Tramlink in 2000. I've visited both :)

[@tommcglone2867]

I live on the Metrolink

[@SimonHeartfield]

Missed my home town out, Sandbach - not a lot to see near the station though in any case as the town centre is some distance away.

[@LeeRender1980]

The Destination kit on the Class 319 Northern units is TrainFX and the reason why 'Manchester Air' was shown is due to the version of the station names used on the system - There's a long name which would show Manchester Airport and then a Short version 'Manchester Air' - they'll be a number of these quirks as you travel around the Northern network where TrainFX kit is installed class 15x too

[@MrAuriga67]

What happened to the Thomas the Tank engine annoucement ?????

[@robbybobbyhobbies]

Somewhere in Chester station is a little Penguin key ring I bought from the zoo on a school trip, circa 1980, and lost before I got on the chartered train back to Lincoln. If anyone finds it, let me know.

[@sirrliv]

Woo! Pacer shot! Am I the only rail enthusiast in the world who actually really rather likes Pacers? Also, a shame y'all didn't have time to check out Chester. That's where I was based on that Study Abroad I mentioned a video or two ago. Nice little city, very pretty. Gorgeous cathedral, nice high street, the river is lovely, and I got a real kick out of using the city wall as a short cut to the shops.

[@parrais]

Just discovered this series and loving it! I used to live in the flats behind Chester station at 0:56

[@carolstott5337]

Can we have Geoffs musings as a bonus video? Or maybe as a series

[@markiangooley]

When I flew into Manchester I needed to get to Birmingham so... I waited a few hours and caught the very cheap bus to Heathrow (stops in Birmingham) because the train was too expensive. Shocked at how good the bus was...

[@spoorus]

Suppose you hear it all the time.... You are such a lovely couple. Who would not want to experience what you show us.

[@edbridges1164]

I don't think was the APT Vicki found I think that Might have been the EWS/DB Locomotive Dump that they have around Crewe ETD one of the Class 90s has been there so long it has grown roots! Literally it has a Tree Growing out of it! LoL!

[@richardinglis1203]

I went to Crewe on the train. The APT is at the Crewe heritage centre and it is a 15-20 minute walk from the station, right next to a huge tesco. I can understand it isn't easy to find, but it is worth it if you can find it

[@mattdeany1]

I still remember reading a class book in English at school, "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen," by Alan Garner, based around the Edge in Cheshire. Fantastic children's fantasy book, with a great wizard! I'm feeling nostalgic. :)

[@Finley_Stuff]

Viki: Who are we? Geoff: points at self Viki points at Viki and Geoff

[@flibblesan]

I can't wait for them to visit Huddesfield. I hope they have time to meet Felix!

[@leqin]

So yer telling me it took 20 minutes to make the journey between Goostrey and Holmes Chapel - I can believe that Geoff can go on about tea and providors of tea like beverages for a lot longer than 20 minutes... on a clear day you can see those 2 stations from each other - the journey takes about 3 minutes - on a slow day. Great video as usual.

[@andrewholloway231]

Superb video. Vicki's plea of 'but I want to see more art' was really sweet. Nope, you've got a train to catch. :-)

[@brendansheehy802]

Hopefully you'll get time to sample coffee and more at The Coffee Station at Hebden Bridge.

[@scheuner]

Really love how beautiful and well kept many of the British stations are. Here in Germany, especially smaller stations (like my local one) are in very bad shape with destroyed shelters, graffiti, vomit and pee all over the place. On newer stations, they don't even install benches anymore, because they would be destroyed after a few days anyway...

[@johnburns4017]

Scheuner That is not my experience of Germany. It is a very clean country and much cleaner than the UK.

[@adolflenin4973]

@@johnburns4017 Don't lie..

[@johnburns4017]

@@adolflenin4973 I write: _"That is not my experience of Germany. It is a very clean country and much cleaner than the UK."_

[@adolflenin4973]

@@johnburns4017 Stop dreaming..

[@666Pixs]

yes please come back to the Crewe Heritage Centre i work there i would love to meet you both open Saturday and sunday im from Liverpool

[@niklaspilot]

For North/South-Divide check out: MAP MEN by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones as well as the Park Bench by Tom Scott and Matt Gray.

[@AllTheStations]

yup, we tweeted it several times.!

[@irl_zulu]

Thanks for stopping at Handforth, my grandmothers local station!

[@SALTOWNPRODUCTIONS2]

Brief glimpses of the Northwich end of the Middlewich line just before Northwich Station. Let's hope Geoff will be able to visit a new Middlewich Station before too long.

[@LeoStarrenburg]

Perfect editing !

[@kirstyharrison1825]

I live a few towns over thank for this local video

[@neilkenny3660]

Crewe Station silly trivia. Presuming Vickie left via the main entrance and hence would have exited on the bridge.But what many don't realise is that its actually two bridges; you start on bridge 80 but once you pass the horse landing (downward sloping road) you're actually up on bridge 80A which cross the Manchester and Liverpool Independent lines. So the bridges number plate is different at either end.

[@paultrussy]

Surprised you didn't spot the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank! Or did I blink as you zoomed past?! 😁

[@hughmnyks]

Did Manchester Airport - Piccadilly - Airport in October 18. Fine journey, but I have never so many railway staff before in my life, anywhere! The ticketing system was complicated and we had to be shown how to buy a ticket from a machine - oh, no, can't do that. You'll have to join that queue, I'm afraid... VERY NICE PEOPLE, though!!

[@peteryoung1902]

Another great video. Living in the south "The North" starts at Watford gap

[@trevorbaker2225]

It is Geoff "Sir Humphrey" Marshall (10:00).

[@carterp2858]

Yes the best city in the world. CHESTER! And you went through Delamere one of the prettiest places ever.

[@rklammer]

9 and 3/4 earings! Love it Vicki!

[@patrickkillen8569]

If you go to Kirkby there is a freight line on the Kirkby to Manchester going to the Knowsley freight terminal

[@johnburns4017]

Patrick killen That freight branch will be off Merseyrail 3rd rail if Skelmesdale is put on Merseyrail, as proposed. Most likely they will use Merseyrail battery trains to Skem.

[@russellsawyer2742]

Vicky you are so diplomatic!

[@Roblilley999]

One of the classic North/South divide ways was How many Gregg sausage rolls you got for £1.00 - used to be 2 in the south but 3 in the north

[@torspedia]

sudo apt install advanced-passenger-trains 😉

[@wintrwunderland]

sudo apt-get remove advanced-passenger-trains sudo apt-get autoremove cat > apt-plaque.txt R.I.P Advanced Passenger Train (APT) 1972-1986 _Ctrl + D_

[@n4thb4dc0]

Such a shame that it never worked out but other high speed trains were developed from the project

[@michaellee8410]

Hi Geoff and Vicki, Once again a great video. Unfortunately raining all day. 9 3/4 again. Geoff, its Railway station - we are not in the USA.

[@israelitebiblicalchanting1009]

From London. Used to go to a boarding school down the road from Delamere Station

[@matthewfield2958]

Milton Keynes Central has a Costa, albeit on the plaza near the entrance but that is close enough.

[@thomasmann9216]

In Manchester, you should have done an urban explore with Martin Zero and Curbexuk. And, I cannot believe you were in Alderley and didn't go to the Edge! You might have seen the Wizard.

[@kevincox4429]

Lots of well looked after stations in Scotland Aberdour for example.

[@neilburns8869]

Vicki is someone who is after my own heart. She thinks exactly along the same sort of lines as I would, as she goes in search of the APT.

[@RJSRdg]

Alderley Edge used to be a great place to watch Woodford Air Show.

[@123Luke456]

Two costas in York Station, one in the old signal box

[@luiguillermorevillagutierr6784]

Hello Geoffa Vicky love the way you love trains just like me

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

What happened to days 57 to 65? Where is the North Wales line? The last episode claims to be Porthmadoc to Chester and the last thing we see is you leaving Llandudno Junction. What Happened to Colwyn Bay to Chester?

[@waverleyrocker]

Are you going to go to the railway museum in York? it seem apt.

[@Mortimer50145]

Did Vicki find the Platform 9 3/4 sign in the white-on-orange sign, in the style of a 1960s BR sign?

[@willj8119]

Alderney edge being posh is a understatement it’s beautiful and fully of rich people I don’t live far from it

[@AlexanderKenyon]

The boards say Manchester Air because that’s what only fits on the destination board at the front of the train

[@actua99]

I wonder why they didn't call it Manchest. Air....

[@AlexanderKenyon]

or Mcr Airport

[@DavidShepheard]

How about Airy ManAirface?

[@yeswap57]

Hi Geoff & Vicki....It sounds like the announcement's on the trains where ever you are, South or North of the country, are done by the same person. is this so?could you track down the woman that makes them? My local station is Bromley south...Yay

[@JasonCliftJones]

2:03 - I know that's "all the dialects", but it sounds like "all the Daleks" ;)

[@jonathancook4022]

Manchester Air (port) train platforms are BLOOMIN' confising! There are 2 platform numbers on one platform! Confused the heck out of me last time I was there!

[@maplady572]

Jonathan Cook me too!! I was very confused there recently - and flipping long platforms too!

[@VisitingPiddlyStations]

You need to do Clifton, Greater Manchester. One train a day each way!

[@villevirtanen00]

Great acceleration sounds on the Class 323s

[@OlanKenny]

There's a Costa at Swansea station, Geoff

[@Bcp123]

we all love Handforth

[@juulvlog]

Another lovely video! Keep it up :)

[@tonyp011]

Vicki the apt train is outside Crewe station at the heritage centre you could have got a taxi outside the station to Tesco's and there you would have got to the heritage centre and the apt train and you would have been able to board the apt as its open to the public

[@berkshirekatie8069]

I travelled through Manchester airport on the 10/7 yes the clocks are wrong I Left Piccadilly at 12:05 and wondered for a moment why the clock was 03: something. For a while I thought I missed my flight.

[@EuanTodd]

the only intresting thing in current times of scunthorpe is that the foundry (not so) shopping centre marks the geographic north south divide. you won't have much fun if you have to stay for a bit in scunthorpe as their is bugger all to do apart from go to the cinema (their is also around 4 pound worlds/lands)

[@maplady572]

Really enjoyed this video! cheers!

[@gobears6487]

Ha! Love the wacky bonus footage on this one! 😃👍

[@maxbuskirk5302]

I hope to god they do a video of the Stockport - Stalybridge train on Friday

[@JeSuisRene]

7:25 Handforth Parish Council?

[@janet3528]

Yes you went past Gatley...were I lived until I moved to Holland ......

[@Finbob]

i know this is late but the reason why it said Manchester Air is because on some dot matrix's they shorten the names like sometimes on when i got to Liverpool it says "Manchester Ox Rd" on the dot matrix at my station

[@simongreene1]

Geoff - you've been rumbled!! Goostrey to Holmes Chapel is not 15 mins!!! Oh - the art of a film-maker !!!!! (Great serices by the way)

[@mattpotter8725]

Surely you've been to Birmingham New Street a fair number of times? Or do you mean you actually got out and hung around there for a while waiting for a connecting train? I guess there are many lines into Birmingham New Street that don't terminate there and carry on through and out the other side?

[@JBLewis]

We're going to get an uncut bonus video of the coffee and tea shop musings, right???

[@limeyfox]

You can tell you're in the North at 11:11 because the train is wearing a flatcap.

[@kriss_b]

it's very weird seeing you guys travel on my local lines it's going to be very weird when you visit wigan

[@K1W1fly]

Arriving in Styal!

[@Cloudrak]

Have you been on 319364? It sounds EPIC!!

[@SamSitar]

moving the picture was fun.

[@transitcaptain]

Pace yourself, Pacers! Sprint, Sprinters!