Wolverhampton to Chester - DRIVER'S EYE VIEW

Let's try this again, re-uploaded due to a few mistakes that were no seen. A real treat to travel on yet another Transport for Wales service, this time we sample the route from Wolverhampton to Chester via Shrewsbury. We shall be travelling on lines built by the GWR.
We cross the boarder at Chirk into Wales before re-entering England north of Wrexham to arrive at Chester. The train will then continue to Holyhead. This fascinating driver's eye view was filmed on board a Class 158 DMU in the summer of 2022 with the trackside shots being filmed around early 2023. As per usual there is narration including the history of the line and captions of the junction names and tunnels, and just as a bonus some have been translated into Welsh.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
1:11 Wolverhampton
18:45 Telford Central
25:32 Wellington
37:04 Shrewsbury
56:17 Gobowen
1:01:47 Chirk
1:07:40 Ruabon
1:14:12 Wrexham General
1:29:33 Chester

[@richardgriffiths5920]

I really enjoy my trips on Transport for Wales trains as they carry their passengers through idyllic country and the speed they maintain is a constant steady pace. The commentary is useful too and the young gentleman concerned has an abundance of knowledge of the local history and dates of when stations were first constructed plus other interesting facts. Very informative indeed and a pleasure to listen to his remarks.

[@MARTINA-gc3tq]

Wow filmed while not on strike….how lucky we are.

[@cutter004]

Watched in full without a power cut thanks for the new upload.

[@stevenewton6360]

Another excellent entertaining and informative presentation, and well done with the Welsh pronunciation, there are some right old tongue twisters there.

[@brettjones5041]

beautiful trip with great rail history mate . thankyou

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

excellent presentation. thank you

[@kevinellis8869]

Really glad to see this one, I lived in Wrexham until 1969 and my grandfather worked at Croes Newydd depot, south of Wrexham station in the triangle. A good summary of all the lines that existed in that area.

[@rickstravelrides]

Fully enjoyable cab ride along the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway line. The sounds of these Perkins 158's are mind-blowing and epic :-)

[@loralloyd4053]

I went to college at dearwen

[@Bigbro28]

Nice trip, and the commentary certainly makes it more interesting.👍

[@mark5439]

Arrrrggghhhhh, was about to go to bed. Guess I'll be going in 90 minutes now :)

[@opencirclefleet]

*Timestamps* 0:00:00 *Intro* 0:00:55 *Route Overview* 0:01:23 *RBS2 Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line* 0:02:17 Crane Street Junction: _PJW Portobello Junction to Wolverhampton Loop merges_* *West Midlands Fare Zone 5* 0:02:48 Wolverhampton (WVH) (Transport for Wales: Cambrian Line; London Northwestern Railway: West Coast Main Line; West Midlands Railway: Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line, Wasall to Wolverhampton Line, Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line/West Coast Main Line; Avanti West Coast: A, B, and C Services; CrossCountry: Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly, Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly; National Express West Midlands: 9, 59, 69; Diamond Bus: 57; Let's Go: 65; Chaserider: 71, Woverhampton Bus Station) 0:05:30 Woverhampton North Junction: _WSJ1 Woverhampton to Shrewsbury Line splits_ 0:05:37 *WSJ1 Woverhampton to Shrewsbury Line* 0:06:17 Stafford Road Junction: _OXC Oxley Chord (connection from RBS3 Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line) merges_ *WSJ2 Woverhampton to Shrewsbury Line* 0:06:19 *Oxley Viaduct* 0:06:26 _Oxley Depot Yard Leads split_ 0:06:30 Oxley Depot 0:06:48 _Connection from Oxley Depot merges_ *Left West Midlands Fare Zones* 0:08:44 Bilbrook (BBK) (SKIPPED) 0:09:23 Codsall (CSL) (SKIPPED) 0:11:54 Albrighton (ALB) (SKIPPED) 0:13:06 Cosford (COS) (SKIPPED) 0:16:05 Shifnal (SFN) (SKIPPED) 0:16:10 *Shifnal Viaduct* 0:17:49 Madeley Junction: _MJI1 Madeley Junction to Ironbridge Line (now closed) splits_ 0:19:00 Telford Central (TFC) (Transport for Wales: Cambrian Line; West Midlands Railway: Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line; Avanti West Coast: B Service; Arriva Midlands North: 4, 5, 5A, 5E, 6) 0:21:44 *Oakengates Tunnel* 0:22:12 Oakengates (OKN) (SKIPPED) 0:25:06 Donnington Junction: _WND Donnington Branch merges_ 0:25:50 Wellington (WLN) (Transport for Wales: Cambrian Line; West Midlands Railway: Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line; Avanti West Coast: B Service; Arriva Midlands North: 4, 4A, 7, 15, 16, X7; Select Bus Services: 101; Chaserider: 100, 102, 103, 104) 0:29:45 Admaston (DEMOLISHED) 0:30:34 _Alscott Siding splits_ 0:31:45 Walcott (DEMOLISHED) 0:33:57 Upton Magna (DEMOLISHED) 0:37:18 Abbey Foregate (DEMOLISHED) 0:37:28 Abbey Foregate Junction: _AFE Abbey Loop (connection to SHL Welsh Marches Line) splits_ 0:38:31 Severn Bridge Junction: _Merge with SHL Welsh Marches Line_ 0:39:03 Shrewsbury (SHR) (Transport for Wales: Shrewsbury to Chester Line, Welsh Marches Line, Heart of Wales Line, Cambrian Line, _Premier Service_; Avanti West Coast: B Service; West Midlands Railway: Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line; Arriva Midlands North: 2, 24, 25, 64, 511, 512, 521, 524, BLU, GRN, PNK, X7; Lakeside Coaches: 501; Tanat Valley Coaches: 576) 0:40:12 Crewe Junction: _Split between WSJ2 Shrewsbury to Chester Line and SYC Shrewsbury and Crewe Line_ 0:40:38 *WSJ2 Shrewsbury to Chester Line* 0:44:58 Leaton (DEMOLISHED) 0:46:10 Oldwoods Halt (DEMOLISHED) 0:48:00 Baschurch (DEMOLISHED) 0:49:04 Stanwardine Halt (DEMOLISHED) 0:50:51 Haughton Halt (DEMOLISHED) 0:52:10 Rednal and West Felton (DEMOLISHED) 0:54:38 Whittington Low Level (DEMOLISHED) 0:56:49 Gobowen Junction: _GNQ1 Oswestry to Gobowen Branch (currently disused) merges_ 0:56:59 Gobowen (GOB) (Transport for Wales: Shrewsbury to Chester Line; Arriva Midlands North: 2, 53; Arriva Wales: W002, W02S) 1:00:24 Weston Rhyn (DEMOLISHED) 1:00:55 Trehowell Halt (DEMOLISHED) 1:01:14 *Chirk Viaduct* 1:01:26 *Chirk Tunnel* 1:01:52 Chirk (CRK) (Transport for Wales: Shrewsbury to Chester Line; Tanat Valley Coaches: 64) 1:03:43 _Brynkinalt Siding splits_ 1:04:57 *Whitehurst Tunnel* 1:05:00 Whitehurst Halt (DEMOLISHED) 1:05:33 *Cefn Mawr Viaduct* 1:06:14 Cefn (DEMOLISHED) 1:06:43 Rhosymedre Halt (DEMOLISHED) 1:08:19 Ruabon (RUA) (Transport for Wales: Shrewsbury to Chester Line; Arriva Midlands North: 2, 2A, 2C; Arriva Wales: 5, S5, W002, W02A, W02C; Lloyds Coaches: T3) 1:10:06 Wynville Halt (DEMOLISHED) 1:11:09 Johnstown and Hafod (DEMOLISHED) 1:12:52 *Ruabon Road Tunnel* 1:14:24 Wrexham South Junction: _Connection to WDB1 Borderlands Line splits_ 1:14:29 Wrexham General (Transport for Wales: Borderlands Line, Shrewsbury to Chester Line, _Premier Service_; Avanti West Coast; C Service; Wrexham Taxis: 17; Arriva Wales: 21, 21E; Pat's Coaches: PC2; Lloyds Coaches: T3) 1:17:56 Rhosrobin Halt (DEMOLISHED) 1:19:39 Gresford (for Llay) Halt (DEMOLISHED) 1:21:10 Rossett (DEMOLISHED) 1:22:38 Pulford (DEMOLISHED) 1:24:07 *Balderton Tunnel* 1:24:21 Balderton (DEMOLISHED) 1:26:21 Saltney (DEMOLISHED) 1:26:39 Saltney Junction: _Merge with CNH3 North Wales Coast Line_ 1:26:49 *CNH3 North Wales Coast Line* 1:28:40 *Northgate Tunnel* 1:29:22 *Windmill Lane Tunnel* 1:29:48 Chester South Junction: _CVS Chester South Junction to Chester North/West Junction (connection to CRR1 Wirral Line) splits_ 1:29:59 *CNH2 North Wales Coast Line* 1:31:17 Chester (CTR) (Transport for Wales: North Wales Coast Line, Shrewsbury to Chester Line, Halton Curve, Chester-Warrington Line; Avanti West Coast: C Services; Merseyrail: Wirral Line Chester Branch; Northern Trains: Mid-Cheshire Line, Calder Valley Line; Arriva Wales: 1, 4, 4S, W01C, W01W, X4; Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire: 1, 1A, 5, 16, 100, 204, X1; Aintree Coachlines: 40, 41, 41B) 1:32:04 *Outro*

[@javierguidounicaud6621]

Thank you for this video and for all infos given. Nice cab ride and very interesting for its presentation. Pity that the weather was not perfect during this ride.. What does mean "down passenger" (DP) seen at a signal ?

[@tram6214]

Great Drivers eye view hope to see more in the future maybe do the Cambrian lines from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli .

[@captainjohn787]

Pretty loud cab (apparently they didn't insulate this one), but nice ride nonetheless. Thanks for posting the journey.

[@MarktheMole]

Excellent video, thank you. Perhaps a camera with a higher definition would give better clarity, especially at speed, and an improved stabiliser? These are not expensive. And maybe a rag for the driver to wipe the windscreen at 80mph, when the flies get too thick??!

[@mikerobinson6420]

Rednal not Rendal. There was a WW2 airfield there too. And a box and loop?

[@dieseldave3879]

🚂👍

[@andrewwade2022]

Really enjoyed this. With my pedant's hat on, it's border, not boarder. 😋

[@sarahjoyholden7856]

You mentioned the Shrewsbury to Pwllheli spilts at Machynlleth. I will be getting this train next week, from Shrewsbury which carriage must i sit. First two carriages or last two

[@tonyskinner1643]

Depends on where you get on as the train reverses at Shrewsbury. It's best to ask or go by indications. You will be advised if you are in the wrong section at the ticket check stage, so you can move then or wait til arrival when you normally have adequate time

[@paulharper5316]

You can tell your on tfw track by the amount of vegitation .

[@sarahjoyholden7856]

Gobowen is my home station or as Google likes to spell it Gabowen

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

Yes, enjoyed it . Beeching closing down Stations etc got some stick, and STILL does, BUT, we Working class were getting our own mode of Transport i.e. Honda 50s , and just forgot BR so it was costing us, taxpayers Millions to keep some little Station in Wales open, prob. used by 30 folk a week. !!!!!!!!!

[@harryelliott4310]

Tranport For Wales Class 158

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