Trains at Hitchin (ECML) 21/07/2023

UK Railway trains at Hitchin station, East Coast Mainline, including FAST Express & Regional Passenger and Freight trains in July 2023! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
A Weekday of East Coast services at Hitchin, Central England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Freightliner Class 66s
- 66/5s - Built in 1999/2000
- GBRF Class 66s
- 66/7s - Built in 1998/2016 - Ex-Various
- London North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class 91s & DVTs (InterCity 225)
- 91/1s - Built in 1988/91
- Mk4 Coaches - Built in 1989/92
- Grand Central Adelante Class 180s
- 180/1 - Built in 2000/01
- Great Northern Class 387s
- 387/1 - Built in 2014/15 - AC & DC - Transferred from Thameslink & Great Western Railway
- 387/2 - Built in 2015/16 - AC & DC - Transferred from Gatwick Express
- Thameslink Class 700s
- 700/0 - Built in 2014/18 - AC & DC - Eight Car Units
- 700/1 - Built in 2014/18 - AC & DC - Twelve Car Units
- London North Eastern Railway (LNER) Azuma Class 800s
- 800/1 - Built in 2018 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
- 800/2 - Built in 2018 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- London North Eastern Railway (LNER) Azuma Class 801s
- 801/1 - Built in 2017/20 - Electric Only - Five Car Units
- 801/2 - Built in 2017/20 - Electric Only - Nine Car Units
- Hull Trains Paragon Class 802s
- 802/3 - Built in 2019/20 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- Lumo Class 803s
- 803/0 - Built in 2020/21 - Electric - Five Car Units
Filmed on 21st July 2023, Between 13.45 and 16.15.
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🚄 INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers - e.g. 43032 or 800110 - These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
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Headcodes - e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 - These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
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Set Number - e.g. WB64 or NL04 - These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
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Hello everyone, I’m StarlifeStudios and my passion is to experience and video railway stations across the United Kingdom at both small and large locations, but, with an informative twist! My videos are also designed as a historical reference for the days of the past and to reminisce about the way things were. Join me as I continue to travel and be sure to let me know if you’d like me to video at your favourite or local station.

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

Great video Ross. Nice to catch 3 freight trains and a Tamper unit 👍

[@StarlifeStudios]

Freight on the East Coast is rarer than it should be but I’m glad to have caught these four! Thanks for the kind comments as always Arnold 👍🏻😃

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

@@StarlifeStudios No problem Ross

[@duainesimpson274]

Fantastic video and amazing location! Definitely one of my favourite 😃

[@robertmwamba945]

I saw 700144 with 9S52 from Three Bridges to Cambridge, 700140 with 9J60 from Horsham to Peterborough and 700115 with 9J57 from Peterborough to Horsham when I was at Farringdon that we went home, breaking up from school for the start of the summer holidays!

[@rofimolla5022]

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[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Excellent camera work. A joy to view

[@StarlifeStudios]

Glad you enjoyed it Keith!

[@Sophiebryson510]

Very nice video.

[@thediamonder11]

Nice to see my local station on here. Also, in the description, it says that hitchin's on the GWML when its on the ECML

[@StarlifeStudios]

Glad I could visit your local! I've fixed the description, that's a copy-and-paste error. Thanks thediamonder11 👍

[@adamstrainvideos]

Lovely video Ross! A nice variety of trains seen in this one! I'm considering visiting Hitchin at some point.

[@Countrystephen]

Cool

[@Shadow_x12]

Great video.

[@ENC_Trainspotting]

Great video as always👍

[@camotech1314]

The views are great at this station 😮

[@pokefan-ix7sh]

Hitchin railway station serves the market town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is located approximately 1 mile north east of the town centre and 31 miles 74 chains north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Until the current Stevenage station opened in 1973, many Intercity services stopped at Hitchin. In August 2007 Hitchin was awarded Secure Station status after improvements to station security were made by First Capital Connect, including new lighting, extra CCTV and the installation of automatic ticket gates.

[@AndrewG1989]

Brent Cross West station on the Midland Main Line is to open later this week that Thameslink trains will mainly serve the new station. I haven’t been to Hitchin before.

[@FJx36]

14:20 a rare Class 225 8 coach

[@apexqc04]

The class 700, a face only a Siemens employee could love.

[@InactiveAccount718]

Amazing Train video!

[@tripwire3992]

Colourful train liveries are always nice to see

[@Filip-Trainspotter]

Because you might spot the new class 810 EMR

[@miquelneutrons]

nice video! can you go to King's Langley next?

[@JoshuaCooper-wn9kc]

Can you do you Banbury please I live there I can show you round

[@StarlifeStudios]

Hi Joshua, I plan to visit Banbury early next year. Hopefully the 68s are still around!

[@psw267shorts2]

Great video can you do Stevenage soon i live there

[@maimadha]

Starlife has been to Stevenage

[@benGBRf]

What a great intro Ross 😉

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Ben, you might be a bit bias!😁 I wasnt expecting it on the fasts to be honest!

[@benGBRf]

@@StarlifeStudios always expect the unexpected with GB 😂

[@StarlifeStudios]

Random question for you. On Monday, is there any chance of 5Q68 running or anything WTT from Derby Litchurch Lane? Thanks 😊

[@benGBRf]

@StarlifeStudios just seen this apologies. How did you get on in the end? Is there anything else you need to know?

[@StarlifeStudios]

@@benGBRf I had planned that nothing ran anyway and that was the case! It was a Bank Holiday which I don’t think Alstom work at any of their depots. Thanks though.

[@Haz_1401]

Good video, you should go to Heworth it gets loads of action from the tyne and wear metro and national rail.

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks for the suggestion! I hadn't considered Heworth but I have considered it and I will definately attempt this in 2024. I love the idea of the Tyne and Wear metro and it will be even more appealing when the Class 555s enter service.

[@boby4k.x696]

come to letchworth

[@girlygal1988lmi]

I literally had the weirdest Thameslink to Sutton Surrey from st Alban's it came into the station and it opens it's doors closed departed for 1 sec stopped opened the doors tha closed them the left at like 50_60mph at London st pancras

[@Filip-Trainspotter]

Can you do Nottingham next please

[@Shadow_x12]

Starlife has been to Nottingham

[@Filip-Trainspotter]

This year i meen

[@hornbytrainsets]

This is stupid but it's always annoyed me that the Azuma carriages are 10ft longer than the Mk4 ones because even though they go the same speed, now the doors / bogies don't pass with the same frequency and it feels a touch slower, idk I just hate it lmfao

[@Ro99]

How come GN have GX-liveries and GW-liveries that they haven’t repainted?

[@GTRRailwaysTrainspotter]

On lease

[@StarlifeStudios]

The Gatwick Express units are on long term loan from Gatwick Express but since GX and GN are part of the same Franchise, its technically not a lease or a cascade. The GWR units - 387173 and 387174 are on long term lease to Great Northern whilst the 387 fleet are fitted with ETCS In Cab Signalling. Hope this helps!

[@Ro99]

Ah thanks that makes sense. Is that why some white trains have blue but others have green doors?

[@AdventuresByRail377]

387 172 is also with GN.

[@davinhuffaker4670]

Wait a minute, i thought the 700 was third rail only, not both like the 395 or 387

[@StarlifeStudios]

Class 700s operate all Thameslink services. They are all Third Rail (DC) and Overhead 25kV (DC). They swap power sources within the Thameslink core between Farringdon and City Thameslink. Thanks for watching :)

[@InactiveAccount718]

Where will your video be at tomorrow?

[@user-sq4xm7bw2q]

hey when is trains at speed 2023 gonna happen?

[@InactiveAccount718]

Hi

[@610legobuildgamerchannel]

2

[@gaborhadi626]

😢

[@yuwinx]

Hitchin sucks

[@PK345Transport]

Cool