Blackburn to Manchester Victoria via Bolton

[@paulcassidy5183]

Brilliant, my dad used to take me to my grandma's from my home town of Blackburn to Manchester on this route when I was a kid. Always looked forward to the long tunnel! Thanks for this nice video

[@markfowler6330]

I was hoping somebody had done a cab ride of this route. Pleasantly surprised. Nice to see Bromley Cross station again after all these years. My Aunt lived down the road from the station on Darwen Rd. Nat Lofthouse was her next door neighbour from about ‘59 to early 60’s.

[@Malcm59]

My local lines, so very interesting to see - thanks for posting - interesting that Sough tunnel at well over a mile was dug out by manual labour in about the same time that it took a state of the art tunneling machine to re-bore the Farnworth tunnel at 295 yards !

[@Malcm59]

Having said that, at least nobody was injured or perished in the modern day project !👍

[@jimsmethurst6113]

Remember when the train went to Pendleton station? Used this route every weekday for years. Lucky to get a seat sometimes.

[@MrMondeo2010]

thx for the lovely journey from down under hats off.

[@Aehnen_Kohben]

It’s interesting that between Blackburn and Bromley cross it is mostly a single track. I used to commute from Darwen to Manchester and almost every day I’d suffer delays because of the single track.

[@Ashworth-Media]

I have used this service from Blackburn to Manchester and at one time they use to put a single carriage DMU on at rush hour, if you was not at the front of the que you would be packed in like sardines, after the first time I waited and caught the later train.

[@FM60260]

18:23 That is why I think using battery powered trains on rural routes would be better than electrifying the entire area, that bridge is one of the historic bridges that will be demolished if this line is electrified.

[@Rylee.Barnard]

You drove past my Nans house and my aunties house 😊

[@Dude0000]

Approximately 3 min, Blackburn Rovers stadium is on the right, Ewood Park. If Jack Walker lived a few more years, there would be a station there for away supporters.

[@Dude0000]

The bridge at 3:24 takes you down to the stadium and would probably have been the site of the station. Instead, we got Indian owners who destroyed all progress Jack made with the club. Sad.

[@D._7nf]

Aye my home train station...Blackburn I live right next to the depot

[@mentosinmynose]

DionFTW •π• same

[@D._7nf]

@@mentosinmynose nice, I live by king street sidings, next to st Wilfrid's high school

[@mentosinmynose]

DionFTW •π• I go wilfrids I always see the class 150,158 and pacer and 153 coming or departing

[@D._7nf]

@@mentosinmynose cool

[@Dude0000]

DionFTW •π• in one of the homeless shelters?

[@leestaton1697]

the brakes sound like they need some wd40 aplying

[@danielkingham9045]

Thanks,,,I’ve been raring for that route to be loaded up,,,since when was the track from Darwen double tracked up till the last curve to Sough tunnel?and is the track CWR through the tunnel?i didn’t hear much rail rawe as it was back in 1995,,,,thanks again

[@pferry3022]

I like the video but you don't tell me what stations you are passing and what interesting locations

[@danielkingham9045]

Hi Jacqueline,, the journey started at Blackburn,,then continued on to Darwin then through Sough Tunnel then stopped at Entwistle,then over Turton and Entwistle viaduct and Reservoirs to be seen on the left,,,then stopped at Bromley Cross station,,,then „Hall eth wood“station,,over the Long Viadukte and through the Short „Bank House Tunnel“ (i think it’s called)then the route has been elektronische since I was last there,,,,,,I hope your questions were answered

[@Dude0000]

Daniel Kingham it’s Darwen. Darwin’s is in Northern Australia...

[@danamack7405]

? class of DMU please - excellent video ! Dana

[@danielkingham9045]

Hi,,,,,I’ve just observed the vid clip again,,,the last time I road this route,was back in the 90s,,,it looks and Sounds as if not on penny was ever spent on poor old Sough Tunnel,,but I bet that nearly a million or even more was spent on extending the unnecessary passenger loop at Darwin station,,

[@odbear100]

This is the Chorley line from Blackburn to Manchester Vic. So far as i know it runs nowhere near Western Australia.....

[@phillipneal9289]

Darwen not Darwin

[@danielkingham9045]

Phillip Neal ,,,or Darren as the Scots say,,,,I knew a couple of schottisch in Darwen

[@phillipneal9289]

@@danielkingham9045 Aye lad ,there's a fair few of our Scottish cousins in Darwen. Local factories went recruiting up there in the early sixties