Trains and a few rare moves at The Sidings Hotel, York (ECML) 29/08/23

[@mrbig9595]

Nice to to see the d75 from the track renewal train go by on the slow line

[@JenniAdkins]

Thank you for doing thison my birthday appreciate it! 😊

[@Electrarailfan91119]

Thank you and happy birthday

[@Ynot..]

Excellent video from excellent vantage point..👍

[@Electrarailfan91119]

Thank you

[@duainesimpson274]

East coast mail line! Beautiful 🤩

[@patrickcook6130]

I stayed there a number of years ago with some work colleagues, in fact they were erecting the cables for electrification, at the time, a real railway buffs treat.

[@andrewwilkinson3022]

Great to see the Sidings still going strong. Use to go there loads when I was young 👍

[@alanmolyneux5957]

I stayed there a few times in early 2000s. When the Greeks took over and turned it into a burger bar I gave it up.

[@alanwrathall]

I used to stay over weekends with partner, in room nex to tracks,back when owned by Scorch family who built it ,happy times.

[@alanwrathall]

Scotch

[@12crepello]

Anyone know why the LNER 800's run on the rear pan, but GWR run on the front? I've asked this question several times but no one seems to know! Thanks for the video by the way. Stayed at The Sidings in the 80's when the wires were going up and the bridge was being raised to accommodate.

[@calebmumby5803]

Fantastic location that Margam steel was quite a Length

[@Electrarailfan91119]

You don’t actually have to stay there to do some spotting, it’s also a restaurant

[@disclosure837]

Went there about a month ago, it’s great

[@Grid56]

I've stayed here under previous owners and had an afternoon snack visit since. Its less train fan now, less memorabilia around, and the coaches could do with a bit of a refurb, but it's still fun. Just as you can see in vid you are shooting into the sun most of the day.

[@Electrarailfan91119]

There’s actually more memorabilia now

[@neilburns8869]

I get the distinct impression that not as many LNER services run all the way up to Aberdeen now as what used to be the case. You still have some XC services and a regular Scotrail service both from Edinburgh and Glasgow serving the Granite City.

[@Electrarailfan91119]

There aren’t as many now although it was a day before a strike when I filmed this so some were cancelled

[@neilburns8869]

@@Electrarailfan91119 you are right because in the days of Virgin XC, National Express (ECML) and GNER nearly all the services that went to Edinburgh Waverley would continue on up to Aberdeen and only about 20% would terminate at the Scottish capital. However these days it looks as if Aberdeen is only really getting about 30 or 40% of the services with the majority now terminating at Auld Reekie aka Edinburgh - sad really. But fortunately Scotrail offer a pretty decent service for those wanting to go to the Granite City (Aberdeen) or the City of Discovery (Dundee).

[@Electrarailfan91119]

Yes, scotrail do operate more services there now and some parts of the line are single, so if LNER were to operate more services to Aberdeen or Dundee they would be stuck at a few red lights 😂

[@ENCTrainspotting]

Great video👍

[@Electrarailfan91119]

Thank you very much 🙂

[@ENCTrainspotting]

@@Electrarailfan91119 No problem!

[@FastlineFilms]

2:37 Cool!

[@WestYorkshireTrainSpotter]

Anyone know how much it is roughly to stay one night? This is an amazing spot! Just waking up to a hst flying past

[@Electrarailfan91119]

It was about about £120 the last time I stayed there

[@WestYorkshireTrainSpotter]

@@Electrarailfan91119Brill thank you

[@absentmindedjunk]

I want to stay here...

[@Electrarailfan91119]

Yes, I recommend it, it’s really good for spotting and the food is also really nice

[@terrier_productions]

Same

[@davidrice9880]

Morning shots are better when sun is out, to much shadow in afternoons.