Trains at: York, ECML, 09/02/19

A very enjoyable and windy morning spent at York railway station on the East Coast Mainline where we see plenty of services from London Northeastern Railway, Northern, Transpennine Express, East Midlands Trains and Grand Central.
York has had 3 different stations in its time with the third one being station we all know currently love. The first station in York was built in 1839 by the York and North Midland Railway and was a simple wooden building located in the inner walls of the city. It only lasted for 2 years because in 1841 a second station was constructed which became known as York old Railway Station. Because there was a demand for through trains from Newcastle to London it meant that there was a growing necessity for a new station to be built outside of the city walls.
The current station that we all know and love was built in 1877 and was designed by Thomas Prosser and William Peachey. When it was first opened it had 13 platforms which at the time made it the largest station in the world. In 1909 new platforms were added to ease with the amount of passengers using the station along with the amount of trains coming and going, in 1938 there was a new footbridge installed and the station was completed resignaled.
During the second world war York station was at the centre of an extensive bombing campaign by the Luftwaffe in an attempt to cripple supplies and troops being transported across the country. The station was hit several times and on multiple occasions trains would have to be evacuated if they pulled into the station whilst the bombs were falling. Sadly there was a loss of life during the air raids.
In the later half of the 1980's the track going through and around the station was completely remodelled as part of the resignalling scheme that was taken place shortly before the ECML was electrified. This resulted in a lot of the bay platforms being closed and the track being removed which is why the station now looks like it does, in the middle of the station there was a line running in between the two long platforms under the roof but this was taken up when the electrification arrived.
Last year the station saw roughly 9.8 million passengers use its walk ways and this has been steadily increasing year by year.
My next station is going to be Leeds.
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[@JudsonMatt88]

Great video Jarred, love York, one of my favourite Stations 😊

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, I loved my time here there is always something good to see

[@Ed_Gilbert]

How nice you are going in the horrible winds while we’re all warm inside our homes. 🙂great video!

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@Kwebbel48]

I think we like the same trains, the 68's look gorgeous in these colors! Very nice station love the feeling of the station but it was really windy for you. Have a great week!

[@Tornado922]

I have a real passion for the 68's they look stunning in their new colours :) I'm glad you enjoyed watching this I loved coming here even if the weather wasn't on my side

[@scotlandtrainspotter4223]

That was a spectacular video tornado

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@madtrainspottermacrae6744]

I love York very much

[@brawlstarsmomentsandvideos6530]

Ahhhh lner hst and grand central and East Midlands trains are my favourites :) Also thank you for making this

[@yui4779]

I just ADORE the class 185s. I just wish there line was extended to London kings cross 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@syedhoque8009]

York is roughly halfway between Kings Cross and Edinburgh on the East Coast Mainline yet many LNER services change drivers and restaurant crew at Newcastle. What if LNER changed their crew at York? By the way, I Really love the excellent TPE Livery on the 68s. Today TransPennine’s Newcastle-Liverpool Lime Street services are currently extended to Edinburgh and what if they also stopped at Dunbar and the EMT Meridians make seasonal services to York and Scarborough. Carlisle is actually the real Northern Terminus of the Midland Mainline despite services to and from St. Pancras starting and terminating at Sheffield and Leeds. Northern Rail has really improved their image with their new white Colour scheme from their former colours.

[@chrisatrailway7573]

Awesome video and TPE class 68s do look good can't wait to see them in service👍👍👍

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this :) I cant wait to see the 68's in full service

[@britishairwaysfan6235]

Great video as always, for me the outstanding piece was, of course, the beautiful sight of the pacer at the end. Keep up the great work. T.T.P.F.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, I'm glad that the pacers were a good sight for you ;)

[@patricialockhart2135]

I love York, one of my favourite UK cities. Its sounded really windy that day. Anyway, I enjoyed this video.

[@keiranclarke2955]

Nice video.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@railwayron4053]

You did say northern first time

[@thomasnorton2679]

Great film Jarred, thoroughly enjoyed watching, thumbs up from me as always mate

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much bud :)

[@ukrailfreightclips7217]

Wow brilliant film. I’ve been lucky enough to see TPE 68s on 3 occasions with 2 of them being on TPE testing but I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve to see it. Those 68s look brilliant as well 😃

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, seeing the two TPE 68's stabled here was a great bonus of the day

[@Trainspotter11_]

Another Brilliant Video Here Tornado922! I really Enjoyed this :)

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much bud :)

[@NedsTrains]

Nice video Jarred. I love your especially the NRM it will be better when the novas come through and also the new Azumas and the new northern class 195’s and 395’s civitys.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, I will be coming back here later in the year when the new TPE services are in full swing

[@deanplaystv5068]

Fantastic video as always mate I often travel to York a lot for days out and weekends away with my misses as it"s only an hours train ride from Newcastle and Sunderland which are my two stations also York is one of my favorite places and one of the best places to do train spotting at as it"s got everything to do with trains even the National Railway Museum which i highly recommend you visit and it"s free entry.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you watching this, I have been to the NRM a fair few times and I always enjoy having a walk around and seeing what's going on in the workshop. Last time I was there I think there was a Deltic getting some attention but I cant remember which one it was

[@rhysd2727]

Great video again keep it up

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@evanswoodcentral315]

Brilliant video from a fantastic station, absolutely enjoyable. Shame one of those 68s didn't start up that would have sounded brilliant in the station. I look forward to your next video. Be well and keep safe, regards Gary.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, I loved my time here it's a great station to come to. I would have loved one of the 68's to have started up under the roof

[@DKS225]

Yet another fantastic clip Jarred i highly recommend visiting The NRM with that Observation balcony that is complete with a Train Times Board and a little peak at York's IECC albeit a relay monitor back in 2010 when i visited there plus The Shambles and York Minster. Trouble is with those Pubs being 6ft 1in i tend to whack my head on the beams clearly the 16/17th Century Pub builders didn't have tall people in mind when they designed them ah well it was a nice place to visit .

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much mate I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, I love coming to York there is always something good to see here and there always plenty to do. When I was walking around the city last year there were so many small alley ways with small shops and cafes with a great selection of things on offer for locals and for the tourists

[@eurovisonfm]

Great video Tornado!

[@Tornado922]

thanks very much

[@jacobsadventures]

Nice video Thanks for letting me join you

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much you're more than welcome it was a fun filled day out

[@wiltsrail.enthusiast]

Great video

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@jackstephens7562]

Nice video mate

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much

[@alanmolyneux5957]

Another great video. The good news is that RMT have suspended their Saturday strikes as Northern have finally accepted that getting rid of guards is not a good idea. If you come up to this part of the world on a Saturday now you'll have plenty of opportunity to film pacers before they go!

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed watching this, officially the strikes had been called off on the weekend I was filming however because of the short notice they were forced to run a strike timetable as they couldn't get all of the staff available for a full timetabled service

[@liftylu]

That Glasgow to Plymouth service might be short formed when that was filmed. There is a big possibility in that.

[@blkpig6664]

History, gotta love it. Former King of Stations, amazing! What's the largest today..? Love the look and feel of being on a curve, under the roof just massive. Great film, really liked this one! B.P.

[@Tornado922]

This is one of the most famous stations in the UK and during the summer it is one of the most picturesque to come to. I will be coming back here later in the year when newer services get introduced.

[@blkpig6664]

Top job, thanks again! B.P.

[@paul197290]

Great film there and well done for braving the windy conditions before Storm Erik arrived. Shame there were no Class 37's come through. You would have have got some rip-roaring sounds under the roof. Pacers should start being scrapped this year to make way for the new 195's that will be introduced. As will those 68's running with the the Nova 3 sets.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, once I got into the heart of the station then there was no issue with the weather at all thankfully but it was horrid when I was standing at the far end of the platforms that were the most exposed but sadly that comes with the territory haha. I would have loved to have seen a 37 or a 68 powering up under the roof it would have been an awesome sight to see

[@hughthatlovestrains]

i love yoiurk to

[@mjsdecember1990]

By the end of their journey the people in the pacers spines will be a jigsaw puzzle

[@Tornado922]

Sadly so haha

[@matt-mu2xg]

God York looks stunning also 150120 is ex GWR as well

[@Tornado922]

York is a great station to come to and one that I never get bored at because there is always something happening here

[@RickyNowis]

Excellent film again Jarred. Did anyone order a Pacer? Anyone? 😂

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much :) I thought I got away without seeing any of them but sadly not haha

[@keiranclarke2955]

I'm still hoping to go there in may

[@Tornado922]

I'm sure you will

[@sethgallop9266]

Great vid today if you go to shifnal or derby this year let me know

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much if I do go to those stations I shall let you know

[@dianecooper9932]

@@Tornado922 you Know seth gallop he spelt Sheffield wrong can you tell him to spell it correctly please

[@Owenjedi5000]

Those Pacers should be melted down in to tin cans and some killer battle droids

[@keiranclarke2955]

I hate those bloody 142s. I want them to go now.

[@Alexbaker965]

Same I’ve been on one from Liverpool to Widnes and it was so shitty

[@keiranclarke2955]

5:24 Dont get me wrong i love the HSTS as they are legendary but whats wrong with the voyagers. They are amazing. Obviously each to their own but as you know from my commentary in one of my videos i love the voyagers.

[@ClaretBlueTrainspotter]

Great video. Did you ever consider doing the national rail museum?

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, I dare say I will be coming back here later in the year under slightly better weather conditions and I will probably film in the NRM as I do enjoy going around there

[@tylerwalmsley4490]

Tornado922 When are you going to Preston. Can you do it in a year time becuase I may be going then

[@yui4779]

Have you watched any vids from my friend TobyTherailwayboy765 ? Also I thought virgin trains lost the railway in June 2019

[@edjhunmangubat7587]

wait i think that is my dads birthday.

[@Tornado922]

Only you would know.......

[@EastMidlandsRailwayFan]

wow a great video but under 1 condition why was there an East Midlands Trains meridian at york which contains a no real service

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much, every Saturday EMT operate a service to York via Doncaster from St Pancras

[@Alexbaker965]

Wait East Midlands trains were do they come in from??

[@RickyNowis]

London ST Pancras International. A weekend only service to York via Doncaster & Sheffield. During the summer timetable, a weekly East Midlands Trains service will run to Scarborough.

[@elliottjones9781]

What app do use to find out what train it will be?

[@Tornado922]

RealTimeTrains

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

U forgot to see Grand Central in today's video.

[@Tornado922]

It's not the end of the world

[@Alexbaker965]

Is this station worth me coming to I live near liverpool

[@alanmolyneux5957]

There is a half hourly TPE service between Liverpool and York which takes approx. 2 hours. It's a nice station and you've also got the superb National Railway Museum which is easy to get to if you exit the station at the west end away from the main entrance. If you get bored with trains there are also some superb real ale pubs.

[@Alexbaker965]

I don’t drink alcohol

[@Alexbaker965]

2 hours I could get to London in that amount of time

[@jacksonhughes6409]

What stations in London do you need a sticker badge to trainspot

[@Tornado922]

All of them

[@jacksonhughes6409]

O

[@jacksonhughes6409]

Thanks for reply

[@johnmatthews8172]

What about Vergin east coast

[@Tornado922]

VTEC no longer exist, they are now LNER

[@DavidPeacock1972]

Did you see Don Coffey??? ;-)

[@Tornado922]

I don't believe so ;P

[@aidanmoskos1779]

Do you know York Minster

[@Alexbaker965]

No

[@aidanmoskos1779]

York Minster is the largest Cathedral In nothern Europe a place where the Queen of England and other royals have where ship a Cathedral is so big it requires its own police force and more than 300 keys

[@ukrailfreightclips7217]

And the nicest even though my brother replicated one of the statues which was naked I think when my brother was 5

[@aidanmoskos1779]

Do you know the bell in York Minster Great Peter

[@ukrailfreightclips7217]

I don’t know anything about it to be honest apart from the fact it’s a cathedral and it makes York a city and it’s got a stunning walk

[@TrainsBoatsPlanes]

Great video. I've subbed your channel and would appreciate same. Thanks.

[@Tornado922]

Thanks very much for subscribing to my channel it is greatly appreciated

[@neilmarktaylor4386]

Do people look at you funny as you seam to be talking to yourself

[@Tornado922]

I do get that sometimes but then I usually take it in my stride and make it a part of the film, most of the time people either wave or smile if they think they are on camera. The fun part is when the windows on the trains are slightly tinted which means that they can see quite clearly out into the world but I cant see them