Trains at: Sheffield, MML, 30/06/18

An excellent morning spent at Sheffield train station situated at the northern end of the Midland Mainline where we see services from East Midlands Trains, Cross Country, Northern, Transpennine Express and freight from DB Cargo UK.
Sheffield station was opened in 1870 by the Midland Railway, the design of the station was put down to the architect John Holloway Sanders. This particular station was the fifth to be built in the city and subsequently the last one at that.
The station wasn't given an easy birth as it was built on what was known as the 'new line'. The reason it was called the new line was because this route would run in between Grimesthorpe Junction and Tapton Junction, the former being on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway and the latter junction located north of Chesterfield. This route replaced what was called the 'old road' which worked its way from Sheffield Wicker to Rotherham which would ultimately connect to London.
Now the controversy came from the Duke of Norfolk who was the land owner where the line would try and pass through. He didn't want the line to be seen as he thought it would be a blight on the landscape, so he insisted that if the line was to go ahead then the designers would need to construct a tunnel which they eventually had to do if they wanted to complete the railway on time. This only remained in place for a number of years as eventually the tunnel was cut out to create a cutting which is now the current approach to the station. But once again this also brought with it another issue, a group known as the Sheffield Corporation put their hat into the ring by raising concerns that the eastern side of the city would be cut off from the centre of the town. So to sort out this issue they then had to install a footbridge leading over the station so that both halfs of the town were connected. That bring still stands to this day and oddly enough it was the bridge I was standing under whilst filming.
The station has gone through so many upgrades during its life with the introduction of newer trains, when the class 45 and 46 diesel locomotives were brought in a new engine shed was built to store them. However this was demolished when these engines were eventually retired. Of course more platforms were built, bay platforms were added to increase capacity. And again when East Midlands Trains started operating services the station was redesigned again to meet the capacity that was inevitably going to come, in turn this also brought the Sheffield Tram System up to modern standards with a tram station adjacent to the main station.
The station is busy all year round with the numbers last year reaching 9.5 million making it one of the busiest stations in Yorkshire.
My next station is going to be Doncaster on the East Coast Mainline.
You can now find me on Facebook through the group Tornado922, there you will find regular updates, videos and photos from all of my goings on throughout 2018.

[@RickyNowis]

Amazing video as always. You were very lucky to get a HST as the first train of the day :-)

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, I was very happy to catch the XC HST at the start of the film

[@jonathanvandijk1818]

Your love for the pacers really makes me laugh mate 😂😂😂. Awesome video as always, and keep up the good work.

[@Tornado922]

Oh yeah I really adore the things!!! I'll be the one with the blowtorch waiting to cut them up haha

[@bigtone3012]

lovelly day for some trainspotting..mind you its allways a good day whilst train spotting...I allways watch your videos as soon as they come out , please keep them coming ... A BIG THUMBS UP FROM ME.

[@Tornado922]

It was a great day out, the weather certainly helped matters :) I'm glad you enjoy watching my films I'll have plenty more to come

[@lordbrit4630]

Your videos make me happy :) thanks man

[@Tornado922]

Well thank you kindly for saying so that really does mean a huge amount to hear that :)

[@blkpig6664]

Watched this at 3am. Great work as always at a lovely station, nice bit of cargo as well. Thx! B.P.

[@Tornado922]

It was my first time here and I will happily be coming back. I'll do a bit more exploring of the station next time so I'm not just standing in one area

[@DKS225]

Another brilliant clip Jarred despite the number of trains that had a large amount of passengers although Summer Saturday services do tend to get a lot of travellers to places like Paignton which is hardly surprising but that pacer set took the cake with it being so crowded you couldn't move if you tried and i was like Bloody hell

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much for saying so, that pacer was just ridiculous, how northern thought that was a good idea was beyond me

[@DKS225]

I hear you on that Jarred they should have lashed a pair of Sprinters together instead of a single Pacer or at the very least have a pair of Pacers lashed together but personally i won't be sad to see the Pacers go from regular service i'm just glad i never rode on them and if i did from the look of them i would not want to they just look uncomfortable to ride on.

[@JOWETT99]

Great video. I have been asking for this area and you have delivered

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, I do try and get round to as many places as I can

[@britishairwaysfan6235]

YET ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO. It was great to see the PACERS. T.T.P.F.

[@Tornado922]

I knew you'd be pleased by the pacers making their return to my channel ;)

[@Kwebbel48]

And yeah first look the bus :( lol. When i saw the picture of your video i thought he could not change it....But it is a great video. Love the station.

[@Tornado922]

I've been avoiding them for so long now hahaha, they were going to catch up with me eventually lol

[@JacobsTransportHub]

Love you new video keep the good work up and FIM on my 18 birthday

[@itsonlybabak8188]

I do like watching your train ride videos and you know that VTEC can now operate new Azuma trains on the ECML.

[@ipoopevrydayokjkjjk4179]

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[@itsonlybabak8188]

Keep up the good work and you might be able to catch the new GWR Class 387’s on the Great Western Main Line when you film from Cardiff Central to London Paddington. 😉😀👍

[@itsonlybabak8188]

Great video, Yeah I don’t like those Northern Pacers look like buses, they really need to remove them and put some new Northern trains because those pacers make a hell of a racket, I really like it when you say U-Turn it’s like your face is turning around lol and can you please do a train ride on Virgin Trains West Coast from London Euston to Chester. 😊😉😀😄👍👋

[@itsonlybabak8188]

I would also recommend for you to film at the stations between Edinburgh Waverley and Newcastle Central on the ECML and to do some train and plane spotting at the same time at Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Airport.

[@peterblake4577]

enjoyed the video...well done..

[@Tornado922]

Thank you very much for saying so :)

[@miguelhortal-martinez1266]

great vido well done have a nice weekeend

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, I had a great weekend thanks I hope yours was equally as good

[@Trainspotter11_]

Another Fantastic Video :)

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@ethanelliott2812]

Brilliant video very enjoyable

[@Tornado922]

Thank you for saying so

[@alextrainspotterhd6444]

Seems like a busy station Sheffield , I must go there myself

[@Tornado922]

It's a great station to go to, although if you want to catch more of a variety then it's probably best to go to the northern end of the station instead of staying at the bottom like I did

[@levichalcraftgames8896]

Wow Sheffield is an amazing station. I think that the LNER livery will stay the same but just different branding

[@Tornado922]

Sheffield is a great station to come to

[@iaspex1289]

Great video Jarred as always!

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this :)

[@iaspex1289]

Thanks for replying :D

[@swagmaster4209]

Another excellent video!

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much :)

[@LucyMichela]

Great video dude, but something that I've been doing recently, and I think you'd benefit from both for video entertainment enhancing, and for enjoying stations more, is try different vantage points throughout the video. I normally film at one spot for 15 minutes, then another for 15 more and so on. It really changes the experience, and is great for stations like this one, where there's different bay platforms either end of the station. Still enjoyed the video though :)

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much mate I'm glad you enjoyed watching this. It was a great station to come to. I know what you mean about getting different vantage points from the station. It's something I have been thinking about for a while now. Instead of just filming from one spot

[@LucyMichela]

I'd advise it for your next trip, gives you a chance to see how it goes for you.

[@rafethetrainspotter]

very cool video jerred

[@Tornado922]

Thanks for saying so

[@mraiq4223]

Why are the XC trains that are supposed to Glasgow go to Motherwell instead?

[@Tornado922]

I'm not sure as to why it was only running to Motherwell

[@DSAAviation]

Tornado922 Probably engineering works that day

[@johnnyboy3949]

6:50 welcome to the north and northern. Would you ever see a sight like that down in the south east? Never.

[@Tornado922]

It amazes me when you see things like that

[@alanmolyneux5957]

Good video. EMT HST'S to/from St Pancras tend to serve Nottingham rather than Sheffield during the day. There used to be evening trains to Sheffield, at least one of which continued to Leeds, that were HST'S, but don't know if that is still the case?

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much for saying so :) I think I have seen a few EMT HST's running out of Sheffield during the afternoon but I have a feeling that may have been down to the meridians not being available for some slots

[@Lauren-dz9fq]

Tornado922 speaking of Nottingham, would you by any chance go there one day?

[@robhorne3048]

Do you still have plans to build your outdoor model railway or has it been shelved for the moment?

[@Tornado922]

It's still in the process of being built :) I'm just waiting on a shed to be removed from the patio then it's all but done. Track laying will only take about an hour or so. So hopefully by the end of next month it will be up and running and there will be videos to follow. It's not going to be anything amazing, Just a simply layout to see how it goes. I may then add to it and make it bigger.

[@Iwan_89C]

fabulous video! please could you start counting how many wagons freight trains have in your videos.

[@Tornado922]

Thank you for saying so I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, counting various wagons is something I don't do and wont be doing I'm afraid. You will have to count them yourself unfortunately

[@Iwan_89C]

Tornado922 ok!

[@chrisatrailway7573]

I have enjoyed the video and I think Cross Country need more HSTs for how far Cross Country goes

[@Tornado922]

I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, I agree I think it would make far more sense for XC to have a bigger fleet of HST's

[@midlandsspotting5963]

Hi, What's your advice for being allowed to film on stations?

[@Tornado922]

It really does depend on what station you want to go to when you go out filming. As a rule of thumb I usually make the station staff aware of what my intentions are before I start filming. That would be your best bet

[@southerntrains.3773]

Brilliant

[@Tornado922]

I'm glad you think so :)

[@ukrailspotter21]

People always take this northern service from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly and that's why is very busy service because I feel sorry that this train have 2 coaches and plus it a pacer unit 😞😞😤😔😢

[@Tornado922]

Putting a pacer on this working was one of the worst things I had seen that day. The train wasn't built for that sort of journey let alone handle that many passengers

[@terminatorrc1]

Did u say Motherwell Scotland?

[@Tornado922]

Yes

[@thefoodchallenger3982]

Hey man I have found another station you could visit. BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL

[@Tornado922]

I've looked at going there in the past but I don't think it's a station I would go to when I go to Birmingham Moor Street

[@orangeflavouredbanana7770]

6:08. I got on that train

[@Tornado922]

How did you find the journey?

[@orangeflavouredbanana7770]

Tornado922 good thanks

[@madtrainspottermacrae6744]

I call that overcrowding

[@BSRtransport]

142040 with a wedgex, poor sods on that

[@Tornado922]

It was just astonishing to see Northern put it on that service

[@Crewecabking]

Nice

[@Tornado922]

Thanks

[@adammoorby99]

Lol TPE train to cleethorpes late running 😆 shock horror lol

[@DSAAviation]

Adam Games TPE trains to Cleethorpes always run late at Sheffield because of the Northern Pacers between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

[@Iwan_89C]

also could you start counting coaches on trains

[@Tornado922]

Again this is something I very rarely do

[@NorthWestElectrics]

Pacer!

[@Tornado922]

Horrid things

[@easygo1477]

It was a very hot day I bet you were sweating

[@Tornado922]

I may have been a bit warm that day

[@nathanbrown6780]

Northern rail to Manchester Piccadilly only one put a other one it’s stupid tornado922

[@Tornado922]

It was an incredible move by Northern to have a pacer on such a busy service. Absolutely ridiculous

[@keiranclarke2955]

Oh yes the merdians RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCKKKKKKK

[@keiranclarke2955]

Do like meridian's tornado

[@Tornado922]

Yes I do

[@keiranclarke2955]

I love them.

[@Crewecabking]

Why are class 144’s so chubby

[@iaspex1289]

Cuz they're like me xD

[@Crewecabking]

iAspex oh come on your not chubby

[@iaspex1289]

We're not gay :P (it wouldn't matter if we were)

[@rafethetrainspotter]

worst pacers in sheffield

[@kevingraham3161]

pacers worse anywhere