Trains at: Stourbridge Junction, 14/12/15

A very wet but enjoyable visit to Stourbridge Junction on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line where we see plenty of services from London Midland.
This was the first time I had seen PPM which I just can't take seriously, it looks absolutely ridiculous.
During the rush hour periods you will find Chiltern Railways services operating here but unfortunately I came here mid afternoon so I just caught no end of 172 DMU'S.
I'm not completely sure I would come back here in all honesty, I'll just have to wait and see.
My next and final station of the year is going to be Clapham Junction. I went filming there last year during the evening rush hour, this time round I will be heading there in the afternoon so you can actually get a clearer picture of everything going on, the station is completely mad which is why I really enjoy it because there's always something happening.
Thanks all very much for watching and I hope you all enjoy it :)

[@mattheweades]

I live in stourbridge and much as it is weird the S'Bridge town is very popular when it came in 700% growth in travellers and its acceleration is great, which is good fit such a small track

[@KasabianFan44]

2:16 the driver should be fired for that!

[@Tornado922]

completely unprofessional behaviour

[@JWRailways]

wait what did he do

[@TheBungle699]

He stuck 2 fingers up

[@stukes4764]

Its_Chris_2003 / Chris Andrews they are driverless trains they are people movers

[@thomascleary83]

@@Tornado922 report him to London midland for that I know London midland change there name but that is not on if I was you would do it back to him

[@zacharylewis-briers5495]

I usually call this line the 'snow hill line'

[@BSRtransport]

10:21 that horn makes me howl, what were they thinking of making that thing

[@Tornado922]

It's just completely tragic

[@CelticGoals]

Great video :), and a great late upload for the hidden insomniac in me 😂😂

[@Tornado922]

Hahaha, I'm glad you liked it

[@hollishorney5090]

I can't help but laugh at what they call a train 😂 xx

[@Tornado922]

Well I don't think it should even come under the category of a train really lol xx

[@hollishorney5090]

Tornado922 lol haha nope xx

[@Tornado922]

It's an abomination lol xx

[@hollishorney5090]

Tornado922 lol 😂 😂 xx

[@Tornado922]

XD xx

[@lordhogg4989]

If you go back there is often a freight train at half elevenish on week days

[@Spudchucker92]

Nice little video. I like the 172 units.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much :)

[@nasfg2329]

The PPM remind me of the double nosed renaults :')

[@Tornado922]

+CartoonSquirrel Yeah I can see the similarity

[@camotech1314]

Reminded me of the Fiat Multipla

[@Robbie31]

thank you for all your videos do enjoy your chat not like some others on here well done look forward to more from you

[@Tornado922]

Thank you very much for saying so it really does mean a lot to hear things like that

[@KTVTransport]

I did warn you about those trains 😂😂 I liked the video man, may think about visiting here myself but only if that driver doesn't flip me off as well! 😂

[@Tornado922]

Not what I was expecting lol, I'm very tempted to report the driver

[@KTVTransport]

I reckon that it's not worth it, he was obviously doing it to annoy you and if he notices that he's been reported then he'll know you bit back. I would just leave it.

[@danielmartin7371]

KTV Videos he did it cuz he was probably too embarrassed been captured on camera sitting in a half bus half train going up and down the line about 10000 times a day lol

[@keiranclarke2955]

The 172s are actually quite nice. I didnt at first but i think they are nice trains.

[@CelticGoals]

Also may I ask what day are you doing clapham junction or has it already been done? Was thinking if it's okay with you obviously I live half an hour away from clapham junction. Thinking maybe I could tag along?

[@Tornado922]

I will be filming there on Monday. Most likely aiming to get there in between 12-1 I'll be taking the London Overground

[@oliem4245]

This needs to be in train sim

[@Tornado922]

I'll get back to you on that XD

[@viccc001]

That Stourbridge town train looks like they literally plonked a bus on rail wheels

[@Tornado922]

God knows what they have done but it is bloody horrible lol

[@bens_supercars]

That Funny London Midland Train I have never seen a Train as weird as this in my whole life

[@Tornado922]

+Virgin Pendolino Fan 390 It's the strangest train I have ever seen running on the British Network

[@KasabianFan44]

BTW I heard that the 139s are actually quite comfortable to ride on... I mean I've never been on one so I can't really say anything about them but that's what I've heard

[@Tornado922]

+KasabianFan44 I've never travelled on one either, I'm purely judging from what I can see on the outside

[@Clowch99]

+KasabianFan44 Whatever you've heard is a lie. They have practically no suspension and the branch line is terribly uneven - I hate it so much

[@nathansrailwayphotography8125]

Great video

[@hstrailways]

To me, 172's are just 377's with Turbostar engines

[@Tornado922]

Yeah I can certainly see the similarities

[@wrightrenowns448kcw7]

And a six speed ZF gearbox which is what a lot of buses have! Very odd but i love them

[@Cpr1234]

and the horns as well. I once watched a horn compilation from ACETrainsUK and the 172 was featured, and its horn sounded a bit like a 377 to me

[@phillipanthony956]

i agree

[@phillipanthony956]

and the stourbridge shuttle is like a tram on tracks

[@moultrinchamszn]

It's horns sound like ducks going mad(the first one)

[@Clowch99]

I travel on the Class 139 (PPM) every day - I wish they would've kept the Class 153, it was so much better

[@Tornado922]

I've never traveled on either so I wouldn't be able to comment

[@liftylu]

I think that 139-1001 runs the local service from style ribs Jimpson to Southbridge town.

[@robertlamb2783]

Parry People Movers lol! They sound like something Sheb Woolley would write a song about! lol

[@Yournotsinginganymore]

That first one 😂😂😭😭😂😂

[@carailphotography]

This is one of my local stations. Feel sorry for me? XD. I did catch a Chiltern 68 set (with a DVT) pulling into Platform 2, then operating the DVT to reverse into the yard (it was a great sight, I didn't get a very good video of it though). Also, if the Worcester - Birmingham via Bromsgrove line is closed, Cross Country diversions are in-place (you see mostly voyagers and turbostars, but there is the odd HST). I think these works are near to completion if not completed now though. I'd love to see a revisit to Wolverhampton though, the major development works are finished so services should be running as normal. This is my (major) station on the WCML

[@Tornado922]

I feel your pain XD I really wasn't impressed with this station if I'm honest there just wasn't much happening here apart from that little box continuously running back and forth. I will be going back to Wolverhampton at some stage but I don't know when that will be

[@alexn643]

When people say pacers are like buses on rails, they should look at 139s!!

[@trainbus-uf5gb]

Trainspotting 123 our profile picture has the same type of train a class 221 Virgin Train super Voyager

[@alexn643]

I know! Mine's just at a different angle. ☺

[@trainbus-uf5gb]

how old are you

[@trainbus-uf5gb]

Trainspotting 123 fine I will not tell you how old I am

[@alexn643]

I don't mind.

[@jacobxnl]

Great Filming Mate! :)

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@jacobxnl]

***** :)

[@GregPalmer1000]

The 139 unit although weird at least you can see out of the front...

[@Tornado922]

They look so bizarre

[@joshrand22videos17]

Cool video

[@Tornado922]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, although personally I wont be coming back here

[@joemercedeschannel196]

16:29 Nice to have a 153 and a 170 at the end of the video

[@carailphotography]

You should go early in the morning or late in the evening. You get Chiltern turbostar and loco hauled services. Also there are freight trains late at night going off to Brierley hill (going straight on on the right curve in the distance). Now aswell, they're gonna start running passenger services to Brierley hill so I think you should consider coming back here because there will be more variation

[@Tornado922]

Should I get the chance I may come back here and try and get the late night services, try and break things up a bit

[@DavidPeacock1972]

Just keep a look out as the thing passes you around the 2:14 time stamp. Keep a close eye on the driver as it passes you.

[@Tornado922]

completely unprofessional behaviour from that driver

[@danielmartin4516]

I serpose they've built that little branch line so that kids can have a little ride on it insted of paying alot of money on a long distance journey cuz some kids do mown when travelling on a long distance train

[@Tornado922]

It's built as fully fledged branch line which actually gets a lot of usage running from Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction

[@samwaddingham8615]

I didnt know that branch line was the shortest in the whole of europe

[@Tornado922]

Did some research before I filmed here

[@joshrand22videos17]

Oh I see well which is ur best station that u have been to My favourite video that u did was when u went to Clapham junction that station is interesting

[@Tornado922]

It depends really as I have a few good stations, Leighton buzzard is one of them because it's my home town. Although Doncaster is equally as good because of the variety of trains that you see during the course of the day. I always go to Clapham Junction at the end of each year. I'll be doing the same this year

[@camotech1314]

That thing looks so awful, like somebody took a Fiat Multipla enlarged it and stuck a couple of bogeys on it.

[@mrderpington7345]

a duck is trespassing on the railway, oh wait it's a train ... I think

[@Spudchucker92]

Noddy horn on those PPM's....couldn't help but laugh.

[@Tornado922]

It's so sad lol

[@MIRaill]

I would like to see steam on that tiny branch one day. Maybe the 14XX

[@Tornado922]

Well I think back in the old days they would have had a steam train running along that little route

[@wheelix5797]

100 miles

[@FJx36]

Please come to this station again Jarred?

[@Djblive]

That first departure of the PPM he's deffo giving you the V's! Certainly should be given a warning by LM for that, completely unprofessional & uncalled for.

[@Tornado922]

He will be reported

[@Djblive]

+Tornado922 I may have pointed it out to them too ;-)

[@beranlowe3971]

merry christmas!!

[@Tornado922]

Merry Christmas

[@ScouseTrainspotter1999]

the horn on the ppm haha

[@Tornado922]

It's so sad lol

[@ScouseTrainspotter1999]

It wants to die i think

[@shelbyYT-jx5wz]

1:37 i wonder what the shortest in the world is?

[@Tornado922]

I wouldn't know

[@joshrand22videos17]

Bye talk to u soon that really small train in this video is really strange

[@goldenboat9106]

139s are basically modern pacers

[@goldenboat9106]

+Golden Boat910 And their horns sound like ducks.

[@goldenboat9106]

+Golden Boat910 And they look like ducks. Wait, are they ducks?

[@joshphillips9999]

I preferred the class 153 did the stourbrige jown to stpurbride jcn

[@Tornado922]

I would much prefer that aswell

[@admanbrooks5759]

its not a train driver in the class 139 its a tram driver

[@Kieron91]

I'm not sure what's worse that 139 unit or pacers

[@Tornado922]

It's a close call

[@keiranclarke2955]

The 142 stupid idiots are the worst than the PPM 139. I hate the PPM too. IDK which other trains I hate. Do you know what else tornado? Not overly keen on the 153s but they're ok. In order to avoid the 139 I will walk to the town rather than get on it.

[@nathansrailwayphotography8125]

@@keiranclarke2955 I prefer pacers than 139s

[@keiranclarke2955]

@@nathansrailwayphotography8125 no worries mate each to their own

[@DavidPeacock1972]

By the way you need to look at this video again mate. The guy who is driving the parry people mover gives you two fingers! I would report this guy for completely unprofessional behaviour!

[@Tornado922]

I've seen it and I will report him for misconduct

[@bahnspotterEU]

Which do you prefer though, Pacer or Parry People Mover?

[@shelbyYT-jx5wz]

a ppm

[@Tornado922]

Erm.....its gotta be the pacer in all honesty

[@bahnspotterEU]

+Tornado922 Well that's something you never expected to say. :P

[@Tornado922]

Highspeedline01 I feel sick saying it :P

[@jacobiscool144]

pacer..... why did I say this

[@djk2509]

That thing shouldent be on the rails it's more like a car I bet that don't reach 30pmh

[@hanlouise4582]

what even was that sound at 1:00 😂

[@Tornado922]

I wouldn't like to think haha

[@BSRtransport]

It was the horn on the 139 😂😂 very strange units

[@markjackson9885]

Is there only one train to Stourbridge town

[@Tornado922]

Yep

[@C.S-Transport]

the stupid train is a london midland Bobblecar

[@joshrand22videos17]

Ok cool

[@Kwebbel48]

weird yeah sure weird lol Lovely like you say it(sarcastic one), it is even not the category tram don't know what to say about it.....but little cuty is too much (still laughing)

[@Tornado922]

It's very cute but so weird to look at lol

[@jhbur558]

If I was a train driver, i would beg not to drive those toy tin wagon 139s

[@renownlover5156]

What's your opinion of the 172s?

[@Tornado922]

I like them. They are very comfortable to travel on

[@samwaddingham8615]

also those 172 units look similar to the 350s they have

[@Tornado922]

I must admit I can see the resemblence

[@lewis4171]

+Sam Waddingham they look more like 377s, 375s etc (But with diesel engines in them)

[@samwaddingham8615]

Trainy 55 that's also true

[@pav9850]

That's worse than the train that sounds like a messed up f1 car, or a pacer

[@Tornado922]

I'm not keen on them

[@liftylu]

How do you know that?

[@mrderpington7345]

not Perri movers duck trains

[@wrightrenowns448kcw7]

2.35 is that the horn!!?? Wtaf

[@Tornado922]

It's absolutely tragic lol

[@chell308]

doesnt look possible but i wonder how you could couple both 139001/002

[@Tornado922]

I'm sure there must be a way in which you could do it. Not that I would want to lol

[@trainbus-uf5gb]

tornado922 awesome video mate

[@agoogleuser8170]

Did you end up reporting this man for sticking his two fingers up?

[@Tornado922]

I took no further action in the end

[@renownlover5156]

And wtf is with the horn on them 139s it sounds ridiculous

[@Tornado922]

It's terrible lol

[@harveyplayz9250]

Plz can you try and do Warwick

[@Tornado922]

I will try next year

[@mjsdecember1990]

Weird pairing at the end

[@Tornado922]

I've seen that pairing a couple of times before

[@markjackson9885]

What is a class 172 339

[@Tornado922]

The class 172 is the DMU that London Midland used, now they are known as West Midlands Trains

[@pav9850]

Have you got Facebook or something, add my gaming/KZbin Facebook Pro Tune Pav, just lemme know when it is you so I can keep track of when you are at nearby stations

[@joshrand22videos17]

Why

[@Tornado922]

I just didn't find the station very enjoyable to film at, plus there were only two types of trains seen during the entirety of the film which were the 172 and 139. I wouldn't have minded if there was a bit more variety seen here

[@markjackson9885]

Can you do Harwich town

[@Tornado922]

It's somewhere I can look at in the future

[@markjackson9885]

Can you do Newark Northgate please

[@Tornado922]

I try and get there once every year, there are films on my channel from my previous visits if you wish to look at them

[@jacobiscool144]

Wtf is that duck doing on the track? Get back in yer pond lad! Oh.. Wait... It is just a Pom Pom Machine

[@Tornado922]

I don't even think it's worthy of the title of train, it's just completely tragic to look at and I dare say travel on. Even if it's only 5 minutes

[@markjackson9885]

Can you do London Liverpool Street

[@Tornado922]

I'm sure I can get that done later this year

[@markjackson9885]

Can you do Cambridge

[@Tornado922]

I'm sure I can go there again this year

[@markjackson9885]

Ok

[@mrderpington7345]

where's the logic in duck trains

[@Tornado922]

there isn't any

[@David330ify]

Not one of your best Tornado.

[@Tornado922]

Fair enough. I appreciate the honesty

[@markjackson9885]

Can you do Stansted airport please

[@Tornado922]

I'm not to sure if they allow train spotting at Stansted but I can ask and I'll get back to you

[@markjackson9885]

Ok

[@mrderpington7345]

bubble trains

[@adamavison08]

People movers are better than pacers

[@tr-8r750]

Pacers are better more seats. And a toilet.

[@KasabianFan44]

The number of seats doesn't really matter in this case; the capacity on the PPM is enough to handle the number of passengers that use the branch. Also, why would you have a toilet on a train that has a maximum capacity of 55 people and takes 3 minutes to run end-to-end? Kinda pointless if you ask me :D PPMs are still way better than Pacers IMO :)

[@someonesomeone9152]

It depends on there use a 139 let's say on Leeds to York line would be over crowded but in this instance a tiny line they are perfect and the pacers are good for the longer routes and they are faster