Trains at Southport 20/04/2024

[@RightAwayProductions005]

Uploaded the day before that horrific attack on innocent, defenseless children in Southport and the needless, misinformation-fuelled violence that followed. Scary, really. Regardless, lovely work Starlife! And may those poor souls rest in eternal peace❤

[@Heavyweight37716]

all turned out to be true in the end . . .

[@StaffordRailEnthusiast]

Woah, it's changed a fair bit since I went, mostly the introduction of the 777s.

[@DC87-c9sb]

Amazing video and nice to see the 777s in full swing on merseyrail now. Well done

[@cteasdale1979]

I don't like them 777s

[@Spekerlovesspace427]

How do you like the 777s, I miss the PEPs so much these days. 777s are plain, and just horrible.

[@noahbrock349]

I loathe them. The lights are too bright, the seats are uncomfortable and they are somewhat ugly in appearance.

[@binchen4197]

It's just your guys opinions

[@tomward3656]

You film some superb videos in some great locations. You are giving me some ideas of places to go. All I need is a hotel nearby for some long distance spotting. Thank you.

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thank you! I try to keep my videos fresh. Thankfully the UK still includes so much variety that it’s easy to make something different every time. Have fun! 😃👍🏻

[@OfficialTrainfan56]

Dang these trains videos are epic

[@BritishTrainsRBX]

Another brilliant video again 👏 and yesterday was my birthday, so it's nice to see another trainspotting video from you

[@Trains.and-Games._-]

happy birthday july brother i’m on 16th🔥

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thank you, hope you had a nice birthday

[@RickyNowis]

Gotta love Southport. Lovely spotting session as always. Sorry to hear you had camcorder issues. It happened to me 5 years ago. My flask of tea leaked all over my camcorder which resulted in doing a second take for South Yorkshire. If you walked along Southport pier and on a clear day, you might be able to see Blackpool and glimpse of Blackpool Tower.

[@deaconjohn6838]

Very nice train looks new

[@maimadha]

Great video

[@StarlifeStudios]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@Westrainmine_MC]

Great videos keep up with this you are the best trainspotter 👍😊

[@Westrainmine_MC]

I've seen different trainspotters and they don't look as good as you

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks for your kind comments, I really appreciate it! 😊

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Excellent video my friends awesome

[@Andrewjg_89]

I really do like the new Merseyrail Class 777s as they are so quiet. Very quiet trains.

[@camotech1314]

Those 777s are so sleek and nice 🙂

[@ENCTrainspotting]

Great video as always Ross! 👍

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks again ENC!

[@Broleem9263]

Nice video as always Ross! Keep up that amazing work! But also, Merseyrail always reminds me of the London Underground (District Line) As if it was more modern.

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

Excellent video Ross!! Some great stuff there shame about the camcorder situation! Somehow I dont think that 150 should be running with only 1 tail light working? Nice to see the 507s I didnt realise they were still running honestly! It still is weird seeing a 319 with an engine as well but atleast they arent all just scrapped!

[@calvinliu6304]

Very nice new trains

[@GeneralTrainGuy]

Great video! I got a question Starlife, at 3:30 how you do the information its really good!

[@TrainsAtStations]

Most of the information is on the detailed version of RealTime Trains. It gives you the headcode, actual time of departure, arrival or passing and sometimes even the unit number.

[@GeneralTrainGuy]

@@TrainsAtStations no no like how it is shown is cool

[@PK345Transport]

Nice video

[@thatuktrainguy]

The 769s are very interesting they have they have DC third rail, AC pantograph and diesel thrash. I personally don’t like the design of the 769s or the 319s but the Class 769 is very cool and interesting to me.

[@evanrailvideos]

Hi starlife, Great video as usual, I was just wondering since I recently got the same camera as you own, 1. If you use it freehand or with a tripod. and 2. If you use it freehand has do you keep it so still? when I used it freehand it was very shaky when I zoomed in

[@BritishTrainspotting]

They freehand. As someone who also freehands, it takes a lot of practice and strengthening your arm muscles to maintain a camera still and to pan it smoothly. I've been doing so for half a decade, if that kind of timeframe helps you at all.

[@StarlifeStudios]

I use it freehand as British Trainspotting mentioned above. It takes A LOT of practice to get right. If you watch some of my 2019/2020 videos, It was certainly a learning curve for me too (Cheddington is probably the best example of this!) I highly encourage you to avoid using too much zoom, you can if you feel the need to but trust me when I say that viewers will forgive you for it! When I use the zoom, a comment from a viewer 2 years ago rings in my ears and that is simply: "No need to zoom far.. we saw it." British Trainspotting is absolutely right about the arm strength, it helps a lot but its something you need to be prepared for especially if your expecting a lot of trains e.g. West Coast South. I really hope this helps, the only other thing i mention is that I typically use both hands: one in the strap and the other holding the view finder for maximum stability.

[@BritishTrainspotting]

@@StarlifeStudios Your videos are genuinely so smooth I'd otherwise have thought you used a tripod! Commendable skill. Do you ever find wind or extreme temperatures (cold or heat) make it more difficult for you to hold the camera steady? I do

[@OverSpotterBlackHUS1995]

Nice trains and a nice video! Metro trains on normal train services. How? Can they do long-distance services?

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Harshan! These are Merseyrail metro trains but they have a suburban interior so I guess you could say it's a bit of both! They use the standard railway gauge so they are essentially the same as any other UK train.

[@OverSpotterBlackHUS1995]

@@StarlifeStudios Ah ok! So there is also a lack of toilets, isn't it?

[@poowee-c2v]

the return of class 777s

[@Trainzat]

Very nice video and is it just me or are the 507’s better than the new 777’s

[@Spekerlovesspace427]

507s in better condition especially with the doors

[@TeamasTwiffleton]

Yes, it is just you

[@Westrainmine_MC]

Whyh! A nice job by the way

[@TT_Vids22]

How do you get the information? Is it on an app or a website?

[@TrainsAtStations]

Most of the information is on the detailed version of RealTime Trains. It gives you the headcode, actual time of departure, arrival or passing and sometimes even the unit number.

[@ThatTransportSpotter]

What do you use for your thumbnails?

[@Suliplayz5264]

the timing could not have been worse 💀

[@maoelanaronny]

Kereta yang sangat bagus

[@Heaven1253-0]

Hiya starlife, are you able to trainspot in bexhill if thats possible?

[@TeamasTwiffleton]

You might want to escape Southport mate.

[@TrainSimEnjoyer]

Just to let you know mate there's a guy screen recording your vids and posting them all over his tiktok as if they are his

[@StarlifeStudios]

@@TrainSimEnjoyer Please can you provide a username or a link to this person?

[@TrainSimEnjoyer]

@@StarlifeStudios his name is train_spotting_uk

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thank you for reaching out to me with this. I will always come down as hard as possible on those that believe stealing is acceptable. I have raised this to TikTok as my property and hopefully this will be deleted. Thank you again for being so supportive of my content, I cannot thank you enough.

[@TrainSimEnjoyer]

@StarlifeStudios you are very much welcome starlife, I myself have reported his videos but to no avail, let's hope his account is eventually deleted👍

[@fbl.editz6]

The timing of this video is questionable

[@apexqc04]

Aha! Finally know what you look like 😃

[@freddiebell8466]

Second

[@___Wrench___]

To me this video isn't really special like your other videos because I see these too many times to count