Strange Movements on the Merseyrail Wirral Line - Railway Journey

[@SamsVlogstrainsmore]

Nice vlog Simon. Great to see the class 37 locomotive at Overpool! I need to still do the Chester/Ellesmere Port Branch of Merseyrail! I enjoyed watching as always.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Sam

[@Sim0nTrains]

Depends which day it was as this was the 3rd October but think it ran the next day as well

[@drmadstudio6441]

I was at Hooton that day to see 37610. I only live just down the road from the station, where my great-grandfather worked as a rail labourer. It's extremely rare to see any diesel loco on this part of the Merseyrail network these days. The last time anyone saw a Class 37 working the Wirral line regularly, was back when the Birkenhead Dock Branch was still operational, but that's been closed since 1993. Back in July, a GB Railfreight Class 73 came all the way from Tonbridge in Kent, and it stopped at Hooton. The loco number by the way was 73964 Jeanette. It was being used for long distance driver's training, if my memory serves me right. Funny enough, Merseyrail use to own at least four 73s back in the 1990s. They were mostly used for shunting or engineering duties and were kept at Birkenhead North depot and the former Hall Road depot. By 2002 however, they were withdrawn and later sold off.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Those Merseyrail Class 73s, think they were also used a Rail Head Treatment Trains or Sandite Trains as well if I remember from watching videos? Thanks DrMadStudio

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video Cyber, The Class 37 going through Little Sutton was brilliant and I definitely agree that Little Sutton is a nice station. :)

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Reuben

[@cerievans134]

Brilliant video Simon, I really liked the C2C class 720 at Crewe, loved the pink doors very much indeed, Class 37 amazing and I actually love the livery on the Merseyrail 508, some lovely station buildings also, great work, thank you 👏👏😉

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Ceri

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

its amazing to see Little Sutton again i popped there while i was riding the PEPS around the Merseyrail network one day when i was up North in Sept and Little Sutton is a lovely station and the Ellesmere port line is a lovely line also im loving the class 37 and the MPV train brilliant vlog keep up the awesome work

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Michael

[@PEPEMUFAN]

Brilliant Video Simon along with My Merseyrail PEPs the 507s and 508s in past i have seen past RTC workings with Class 37s in the past with Network Rail testing plus the odd Class 70s and Class 66s when broadly this part of the Mersyrail Network was local to me the Ellesmere Port branch, definitely it up mate👌😉

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks PEP EMU FAN

[@jacobporrett]

Great video Simon

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Jacob

[@RichardBrooke1971]

Thank you for sharing Simon. It was nice to see the class 37 in British Rail livery. 🙂

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Richard

[@Class777]

I love the PEPS! Great video, Sim! You spelled Merseyrail wrong in the title by the way. Thanks.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Lime Street Rides

[@maimadha]

Strange movements were awesome

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks

[@Rail_Focus]

Great video, near my neck of the woods. It really is a shame there isn't a regular service from Ellesmere Port to Helsby. There was a bid to use battery 777s, but that was rejected.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Chris

[@philipbutcher1971]

Hello Simon on this Sunday. Some more news updated about the New Green Park Station. On KZbin there is a Video Released by Reading Council showing the whole station by Drone The station is complete all car parks etc all complete. The council have released details via local and national media stating They and GWR are now in the Commissioning Stages much like they done on The Elizabeth Line doing final Systems Testing. They will then in January Apply to The Office of Road And Rail an opening date. Reading Council have said in the Spring 2023 still no exact date but at least we have a rough time scale. I think that will be in line of the National Rail Timetable Updates that come into effect in March. So we can look out for this.

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks for the info Phillip

[@TicTacTrolleyServiceTico]

A Tractor at Little Sutton?? Now i've seen it all and Carol's Back yay!! #JusticeforCarOlTrains Also Choosing Voyagers over Dogboxes to Crewe is a Sin!! SIN!! Anyway, I've very much enjoyed this vlog and have NOT been giggling every time Little Sutton was mentioned. To Be Honest: 1 Indeed: 2 Class 507 PEPs: 2 Class 508 PEPs: 16 Class 350/2: 10 Gronk: 1 Class 777: 4 Class 390: 2 Class 197: 2 Glorious Class 153 Dogbox Sprinters: 4 Glorious Class 150 Sprinters: 5 Little Sutton: 19 Damn Buses: 3 Class 37: 4 Carol!!: 1 MPV: 1 Class 231: 1 221 Super Voyagers: 1 Voyager over Dogboxes: ETERNAL SIN Class 720/6 Aventra: 2 Class 47: 1 Class 57: 1

[@ManicXD]

You somehow managed to miss 175109 "MrsGLovesTrains" from your list! :)

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Tico

[@clyth41]

What's so funny about little Sutton? I don't get it.? I live in Ellesmere port and you can see my flats where I live in the video from the train platform, great video mate... 🤟🤟

[@Sim0nTrains]

Little Sutton is a inside joke that was started with GLovesTrains, thanks

[@arnoldspottingvideos5652]

Great catch of the MPV and a 37 Sherlock, have a donut 🍩

[@Sim0nTrains]

Thanks Arnold 😅

[@Andrewjg_89]

Has Merseyrail confirmed about when or if they be introducing the Class 777 Metro units to enter service on the Wirral Line, Northern Line and City Line routes. I would like to go to Liverpool and experience it as I never been to Liverpool and never been on the Merseyrail. Great video as always. Also as you saw the c2c Class 720/6 I do think that these will come into service by the end of this year.

[@Class777]

Starting November 16th (apparently but not confirmed) But I can confirm these will all be gone within 15 months

[@ianr]

As stated, the word is they will be in service by the end of the month.

[@Class777]

@@ianr I agree, I sent a email to Merseyrail and they said that too ‘in the autumn’

[@Andrewjg_89]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the information 👍😊

[@Class777]

@@Andrewjg_89 No problem 👍

[@nathanstrainsandroblox5336]

Simon when will the normal ScotRail timetable return?

[@Sim0nTrains]

Sure they were reinstated this week, not sure being honest