Trains at Carnforth & Lancaster, WCML | 24/01/20

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How times have changed. I decided to stop and do some filming on my journey back south at Carnforth and while connecting at Lancaster I managed to catch a few shots as well. I went mainly to see some of Transpennine's new class 397's in action which I did manage. With those running around and Northerns new 195's on services to Barrow & Windermere services in the north west seem to have reached the standard expected in 2020. Check out the 350 in London North Western livery which will be heading to them in a very short time. Also at Lancaster and electric class 331 on a test run.
TRAINS INCLUDED:
Avanti West Coast Pendolino's & Voyagers, Transpennine 185's & 397's (& LNWR Livery 350), Northern 158's, 156, 331 & 195's and a Freightliner Class 90 light loco.
Another thing that has gone almost back in time is the temporary use of 185's on the scottish services for TPX. They used to operate the services back before they introduced 350's but for a while they were quite rare at the north end of the WCML. Now they're filling in the gaps as the 397's get introduced.
In some of the shots at Carnforth you may hear a beeping, it was coming from an electric meter on the platform. Quite irritating so I did try and move away from it.
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[@thebritishrailwayphotograp8691]

Fantastic video, love the 397s.

[@NDVC.]

*Nice video. Thank you for Sharing. Love from Vietnam*

[@MeesterMichelM]

Wow. That Avanti 221 was really pretty!

[@joefothergill6303]

Great variety in this video

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Nice video great camera work as usual bye for now Philip

[@owenchuarbx]

Nice shots you got there!

[@Wirralspotter]

Omg those point sounds

[@srgntsylveon2919]

They both look like nice stations, might give them a visit

[@rajbahadurverma6762]

Very Nice Video

[@AndreiTupolev]

Terrific spot for watching Pendolinos at speed (While having a cup of tea with Celia Johnson in the buffet).

[@bxcsf9408]

Its Celia Drumond

[@richardchapman8690]

AndreiTupolev Another good spot is just a little further down the line at Hest Bank at the level crossing, it's the only point on the WCML that you see the West Coast!

[@rahmahmihat6570]

hello gaiss hello capten becaful driving train good job ...

[@JimbobsTransportVideos]

Love the novas great trains I’m going to greenfield in the Manchester to Huddersfield line to spot em I’m quiet excited also great video keep it up

[@SquirrelKnight50]

Glad northern is back in public ownership

[@AndreiTupolev]

A Voyager in white with Avanti branding at the end there? That looks quite good actually, better than the Avanti livery on Pendolinos which is messy and not very distinctive. But still nowhere near as much of a mess as the ghastly Londonorthwestenrailway

[@GoZombies]

9:32 what service is that?

[@sapphirejunction8993]

See that all the Pendolino's have been stripped of their Virgin vinyls...top video

[@drdoolittle5724]

Really really god, thanks for showing us. One small question, would you ever be able to keep a small clock running on screen so we can work out gaps between trains because when a branch line joins from Barrow and then a high speed rockets down from Shap you think 'crikey'? ( But obviously it will be safe! )

[@johngardner5636]

h bethune I suspect the editing will not allow that to happen.

[@RealMeggy]

I saw avanti west coast 221 101 at Albrighton I got it on video it on my channel

[@BVEfan]

I believe this was filmed 5 days before Northern Rail had their franchise stripped and then renationalised by the Government yesterday. It will soon be called Northern Trains when their new franchise starts on 1st March after next month.

[@agent_605]

Simon Chalker There isn’t a new franchise starting on the 1st of March, that’s just when the OLR take over from Arriva, until then it’s still privatised. No branding change will take place

[@BVEfan]

@@agent_605 okay, fine then. I hope you're right about that.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Would seem a sensible thing to split it up into two; it's really far too big to manage effectively

[@Cactus732]

AndreiTupolev They tried that initially after privatization with Northern Spirit and First North Western. It doesn’t really work since a lot of Northerns services cross the boundaries of where the franchise was divided.

[@benrussell-gough1201]

Just how long does it take to repaint a train anyway? The 390s have mostly been plain white for months and it must be a bit embarrassing for Avanti to see half a 10-car formation of c;ass 22x in their colours and half still in VWC's red, cross-hatch and white!

[@urbanviii6557]

In some of the video, you don't see any wires touching the overhead power source. Where does the energy come from?

[@TrainPlaneHub]

On the curved platforms towards Leeds & Barrow there is no power lines. The trains themselves are the power source. Diesel trains.

[@tonyp011]

whats with the red and white tape on the platform at Carnforth?

[@TrainPlaneHub]

There was some lose concrete so it was just to keep people off of it. And I honestly don't know. I'm still waiting to see more Avanti trains too.

[@Cactus732]

Still seems a bit odd that Northern bought diesel units instead of bi-modes when almost all of the services they’re used on are under the wires for some portion

[@agent_605]

Bi mode wasn’t really a thing on UK railways when they ordered the 195 units, at least on regional services, so to reduce potential issues entering service they went for a full diesel

[@AndreiTupolev]

They're probably much more expensive and complex (look how long it's taking the get the bi-mode 319 conversions into service (still waiting))

[@tonyp011]

when are these old Virgin trains going to have the new name AVANTI and its colours put on them

[@helpyfazbearsmlgairhorn800]

it depends because they probably dont have time to paint them because they have to keep them in service

[@davidellis279]

Whilst Northern have failed miserably, they have been using old fashioned Paccers and other old worn out rolling stock and now the new trains are coming on stream they've lost the franchise, what nobody has realised is that part of the problem was that Railtrack which is owned by the Government played their part in Northerns downfall with their complete incompetence in completing track works on time causing chaos to the timetables but Northern copped for all the flack when some off the time it wasn't their fault. I'm not trying to excuse the failure of Northern but it wasn't all their fault.

[@brianwilder5878]

Totally agree with your comments,and as we all know the Pacers where a short stop gap BUT 30 ODD years yet again government lack of investment in the Northern Powerhouse

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Aren’t modern trains boring?

[@stephenduncan3605]

Give me an Intercity executive class 86 and 87 any day along with a blue one!

[@helpyfazbearsmlgairhorn800]

no

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Brandon Noonan not too you 😂😂👍

[@helpyfazbearsmlgairhorn800]

@@ronniebiggs4026 modern trains are useful

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Brandon Noonan agree with you there 👍😳🤔