Avanti West Coast diverts in the West Midlands & The Return of a Pacer Train.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- Avanti West Coast services were diverted in July as they were going via the West Midlands instead of the Trent Valley Line as this video focus on the former Grand Junction Railway between Hamstead and Aston. Catching Class 350 Desiros and diverted Trent Valley Line services.
Also on the day Locomotive Services Limited were running a certain type of train that making it Mainline return.... the Train that never dies, the Class 142 Pacer Train as that was working Eastleigh Arlington to Crewe HS and that is planned to be captured at Walsall Station.
Also there rail replacement bus in this video as well as this video starts and end at Rugeley Town.
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The train that never died has returned to the main line. Excellent video Simon 👍
he put this up about 2 months ago and now its a repeat
How much do you spend apprx £-wise, doing these ?
Thank you Joellightrailway2362
Happy birthday by the way🎉
Thank you
Great video Simon!
In a previous comment I mentioned being a Mancuniun the 142 brings back a lot of memories.
I think the Trent Valley works were because they installed a bridge for HS2 to go under the line at Lichfield. 🙂👍
Thanks Ian R. The new bridge at Lichfield was part of it but also noticed they did some things at Rugeley TV as well, one thing I forgot to put in the video was some of the photos I took at Rugeley TV of the works as there was a crane on the down fast. Think there was work at Colwich Junction as well but they also used the chance to remove platform 3 at Lichfield Trent Valley as well and put in a temporary footbridge.
Finally, the much beloved pacers #BLOVEDPACERS... join the movement
Brilliant video Cyber, lovely to see the Avanti West Coast diverts on the line through Perry Bar. Nice to see the train that never dies make an appearance as well. :)
Thanks Reuben
Great video
Thank you
Very enjoyable video, Simon. I expect these days of diversions must be fun for the signallers!
Lots of good stuff to see apart from the bus on rails 😜
Great video Simon, regards Mike.
Thank you Mike
I’m loving the choice of music
Thanj you
Great video! Love it when Trains get diverted as it feels like a novelty to see more trains that usually wouldn’t be on that route, Other diverted routes include Transpennine express diverting through Calder valley, LNER diverting Azuma’s on the Hadrians wall line onto Carlisle and Through haymarket and Onto Edinburgh and Avanti Diverting Services through central Manchester to avoid Warrington and Wigan. Happy birthday by the way!
Thank you, I do love seeing trains being diverted as well. used to remember the LNER/VTEC/East Coast Trains Diverts at Carlisle when you saw Class 91s (being dragged by Class 67s) and HSTs on the West Coast Main Line, The Class 91s were dragged along the Hadrians Wall Line to Carlisle and they ran electric to Edinburgh via the WCML, Thank you for the birthday wishes as well
@@Sim0nTrains oh yes I remember the 67’s dragging the 91’s at Carlisle!
Very good video Simon. Lots of diverted trains which is awesome. Nice to catch Orion 321334, class 142 Pacer bus (the train that never dies 😲😱) and 390121 'Opportunity'. Thank you for showing
Thanks Arnold
im loving all the stations and awesome shots of the diverted Avanti stuff including Opportunity 390121 & nice catch on the 321 dusty bin and the orange livery on the pacer looks amazing and brilliant catch on that one brilliant vlog
Thanks Michael
Brilliant video Simon! Loved seeing the Pacer in its new livery!
Thanks Sarah
I’m was on diverted WCML trains the week before- 15th July I travelled from Euston to Crewe ( to go to Crewe Odean) and 18th July i had travelled up to Manchester ( to visit Patricroft and Rose Hill Marple. ) Incidentally i was in the Birmingham area yesterday, to visit Sutton Coldfield station and then commence a journey from Four Oaks to Three Oaks to Sevenoaks (in Kent)
Is no one else going to mention that car at 0:53 ? 🤣🤣 Did it end up on the pavement 😳
Think it ended up on the pavement as it was heading back to their house as there were houses with driveways but the pavements is wide being honest
@@Sim0nTrains ahh, makes sense now 😀
The class 323 has the best sounding acceleration and deceleration on the UK network. Another great and informative video, thanks
That goes to the class 465, same sound as the 323 but much louder
Thanks RainhamRailEnthusiast
The return of the Immortal British Leyland Pacer goose lord!! Still an excellent vlog with diverts and of course. The best team in West Mids. VILLAA!!
COUNTS WITH TICO
To Be Honest: 8
Rushi Town: 1
Damn Replacement bus: 2
Damn Replacement Bus Music: 2
350/1 Desiro: 2
Goose Train Music: 1
350/3 Desiro: 2
Maccies Coffee: 2
IMMORTAL LEYLAND PACERS: 6
O Fortuna: 4
66 Sheds: 1
Shed Thrash: 1
Damn Bus: 5
390 Pendolinos: 8
390121 "Opportunity": 1
350/2 Desiro: 5
AVFC (Best team in West Mids): 2
Villa Park: 1
WMT 323s: 4
323 Thrash: 10
TicoSprinter Reference: 1
321 Dusty Bins: 1
68 ANIMALS: 3
ANIMAL THRASH: GOAT
Tones: 2
Thanks Tico
The only reason pacers were withdrawn was the toilet. Just because they weren’t wheelchair accessible they had to. Got to be pc and inclusive these days; as much can be.
I enjoyed the video. Plenty of action!
Thank you, that is true as they were also not disable access friendly (As you mentioned) which is why they had to be couple to a unit which had a disable access toilet towards the end of their lives, however this Pacer has been fitted with a different toilet tank system so it can be on the main line.
Ah so there was a blockade on my birthday 23rd. Good video Simon.
Thanks Alan
Very interesting video some interesting historical information as well as plenty of action from trains and buses! and the star of the show the Class 142 Pacer Train!!!
Thank you
Pacer is like a great grandpa to nation rail
I remember you being at Perry Barr last year. Last time i went to Tame Bridge Parkway it stopped at Witton. On a Aston Villa match day (last season).
Still in a good state being honest
Nice video, to be honest.
Indeed, Thank you
Nice vlog of the WCMl diverts in the West Midlands Simon. You definitely got some variety while filming. Honestly who ever writes Aston timetable on divert days is mad as there’s a train like every 30 seconds and quite often trains have to wait at red signals to get through the station. Great to see the train that never dies the pacer too. I enjoyed watching as always.
Thanks Sam
One approves of the music for the buses hahahaha
It was funny music
First I’ve ever even heard of varamis rail as a toc interesting
Do like diverts any excuse to get out and go and see them out of there comfort zone and the train that never dies returns. Great video overall Simon 👍🏻
Really like seeing trains in different places and diverts are one of my favourites things on the rail network, Thanks Jack.
As usual an outstanding video. Always enjoy your videos!!
Thank you
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The information on the video is a little outdated, it's August 22nd not July so the closure was over a month ago , might want to correct that information just in case people get confused.
I can see where your coming from but the information is for context or part of the story on why I'm heading to these stations, yes I could had added 'during the time of filming this video' or maybe added a date when it was filmed etc. But honestly most information on TH-cam ends up being outdated
Trust me, nobody who had to suffer journeys of over an hour on a pacer for year after year, they have no romantic attachment at all. If a preserved railway put one in front of me I would think of asking for my money back. Only the cravens units were worse.
Wonder what LSG will use the Pacer for? I enjoyed watching Simon.
That is the big question. There is 'plans' but they still in secret at the moment. Thanks Jacob
Nah, the trains at plat 3 tend to wait at walsall for about 10 minutes
They do after they terminate
Nice to see a Pacer train still knocking about on the railways. I do think that GWR will soon be replacing their Pacer trains with new trains or trains being cascaded from other train operators.
GWR removed their Pacers ether in 2020 or 2021 as trains got cascaded, The Class 387s entered service to cascade most of the Class 165/166 to the Bristol area to move the Sprinters down to Devon or Cornwall
Bus veg!
OK 😂
No not the pacers.......arghhhhhhhhh
How funny the dreaded pacer
not going to lie I’m a busman and I just feel bad for the pacerboys
Is that Greater Manchester PTE livery on the Pacer?
Sure is.. Wow not seen that livery in years, brings back childhood memories.. Must be for preservation…
It is the Greater Manchester PTE livery, 142007 is also be in a GMPTE Grey and Red Livery but that's still in Eastleigh at the moment as Locomotive Services Limited acquired a few Pacers
Realtimetrains and Google Maps say that there running as normal......
Google maps? That's a new one
caught the pacer a bit further down the line th-cam.com/video/3sjy8nxO27c/w-d-xo.html, saying it was a stop-gap idea of mating a Leyland national bus and a wagon chassis, it didn't half hang on as a stop-gap, also feel sorry for the pacer driver Eastleigh to Crewe on a nodding donkey takes some doing
Thank you. The Pacers did have a very good working life.
The freight trains seem rather short. I used to them being around 1500 meters long in Australia. What is the issue with the pacer units?
The Pacers were finally retired from the UK Network in 2021, People didn't like them as they bounced around as it was a bus body on a freight wagon, But this Pacer Train was the first one to return to the main line since they were all withdrawn. As for the freight trains we have a very restrictive loading gauge and have smaller locomotives, which in turn leads to less power being available and hence shorter trains. even know the HOBC (High Output Ballast Cleaner) Train is the longest one that runs in the UK. But I have seen Freightliner running longer trains with a Class 66 Diesel in the middle (Nearly had that on film once, seen it but didn't record it)
seems daft you put this up before simon your getting boring putting same crap up
Seems daft? I be happy to give you a insight on why there two videos of the same Pacer Train passing Walsall.
1) The other video was published on the 18th July 2023, the same day that Pacer passed Walsall as the reason that 26 second video was published is what they call on TH-cam as 'Trending' I knew if I put that short video up on the day it moved it would get notice on TH-cam as it be a hot topic and anything I see that is hot topic gets uploaded on the day or the day after.
2) So the same video is in the vlog which is 17 Minutes and 59 seconds longer than the clip I posted a month ago and content get reused all the time. Like the footage you seen in this video of the stations I visited will get used in the 'Trains at' videos. There one content creator who I watch had admitted that he used the same clip he filmed in 11 different videos.
There is always a strategy and a reason when a video is published to try and win the click of the viewer... So thank you for the engagement and know you know the reason why there are two videos
Don’t like his content. Don’t watch his videos then. Simples.
@@Andrewjg_89 fu