Southport (Merseyrail) to Southport (Northern) - Pointless Journeys
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- After 1 year of this channel, time to go back to where I started, at Southport! And do a Southport to Southport Pointless Journey
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In the light of recent events, I've noticed this video is getting a sudden spike in views.
For clarification, this video has nothing to do with the recent tragedy that has occurred in Southport. My sincerest condolences go out to anyone who has been affected. ❤
You've only been on TH-cam for a year? Your videos are so well edited!
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Wait what
Started watching when you were in the hundreds and seeing your channel grow to nearly 10,000 in a year as really been awesome to see, great pointless journey and cannot wait to see you reach the 10,000 subscriber Mark
I’ve only recently subscribed. I think your videos are great and I love the pointless journeys, and the fact you come across as yourself and seem so comfortable on camera. Not sure what you’re studying in school (though I’m sure you’ll be quite successful at it) but I truly feel you have a great future doing videos.
Thank you! Hope so!
Could you do Wrexham General to Shrewsbury to Crewe to Wrexham General
Do you meet Geoff Marshall
Happy birthday 🎉
😮only one year young!
Keeping it real and as for the 3+2 seating..🤯
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Happy 1 year anniversary, Nick! Watching a pointless journey is always a peaceful and relaxing way to pass time, there's something very comforting about them. Looking forward to more years on the way.
Keep up the great work, Nick. You are officially a legend of the TH-cam Train world. 🎉
Congrats on the 1 year anniversary mate you always make cracking content and I'm really glad I found you through your pointless journey series keep up the good work
I don't usually sub to a lot of this kind of content but you're different (I subscribed bro keep it up)
Happy anniversary! And may you have many more Pointless Journeys in the years to come!!
Love it ❤❤❤❤
Can't believe it's been a year already, doesn't feel like it's been!
Great video as always mate :)
Hi Nick, your videos are interesting to see! Great concept.
I keep watching yoru videos from Japan!
It shows how around Liverpool the rail network is well connected. It needs to be better like reintroduce the Burcough Curves, Wapping Tunnel, etc.
Southport used to have a train that ran along the pier before it was taken out. Shame really because Southport Pier would attract more tourists if the pier train was still there.
Burscough Junction hasn't been a junction since the 1960s. One obvious development would be to extend the third rail north to BJc and onto a reinstated curve to Burscough Bridge, opening new journey opportunities: is the land/former track bed still available?Another would be third rail all the way to Preston using the south facing bays for recharge/reversal, or with battery being in vogue, use the new 777s on battery to Preston.
Interestingly enough a former colleague who lives in Preston agrees with you. We discussed it many times
Thank you for giving us some fab railway watching. Well done!
I once did Whitby to Scarborough. Went to ticket office to buy ticket and was told that the line was closed down - had to explain that I wanted to go via York and Middlesbrough, got an odd look when the ticket was over £30 and trip took around 4 hours when I could have got the bus in 1 hour for £8. I got the bus back again from Whitby.
My response to such a query would be: I don't like buses.
Happy anniversary! One of these days I'm going to bump into you somewhere on the Merseyrail network. If you ever find yourself pointlessly in Glasgow you'll find an abundance of pointless opportunities between Glasgow Central (High Level) and (Low Level), and Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) and (Low Level) plus several other stations in the city centre where walking is most likely quicker than catching a train.
Happy TH-cam anniversary and thank you for making me smile you bring so much happiness into all our lives with you're positive personality and your love everything railways keep on doing what you do you're doing a brilliant job
Happy anniversary. You might have to wait to your 4th or 5th anniversary to see 777's on all Merseyrail routes.
They are partly on the ormskirk line
Merseyrail feels like a metro and a train at the same time.
That's cus it is
Congratulations on your milestone! I'm reasonably new here but loving your channel - keep up the good work!
Congrats on your first year. I love that you are authentic and humble. Never change. ❤
Hi Nick....congratulations on your 1 year TH-cam milestone. I enjoy your pointless journeys series and how you present your videos.
With regards to Meols Cop pronunciation, like most things there is no real wrong way to pronounce it. However, I grew up in Southport and lived near to Meols cop at one point. I remember it was always pronounced 'Meels' cop. I actually also lived on the Wirral and Meols on the Wirral was always pronounced 'Mells'.
Meols cop in Southport gets its name from the old North Meols, which was actually a separate place from Southport. At that time Southport was known as South Hawes. Hawes is the old name for Sand dunes. I hope this information was helpful. Oh! Did you know, people from Southport are called 'Sandgrounders'.
Look forward to seeing some more of you creations, Nick.
All the best, Mark.
As a former Sandgrounder, I always pronounced it "Meels" as well.
I didn't know the info about Hawes, so thanks for that.
According to Wikipedia: Meols Cop is pronounced Meels, but Meols, Wirral is pronounced Mells.
Just to be different: my family are from Wigan going back a few generations and they always pronounced it Moles - like the animals. As Mark said above, I guess there's really no right and wrong and does it really matter anyway?
@@garybroadhurst3548 Hi Gary, that's interesting. I am familiar with the Wigan accent so when I imagined hearing the pronunciation in that particular dialect, it made sense to me👍🏼
Thanks
brilliant pointless journey and congratulations on your 1 year anniversary keep up the awesome work
bless your heart , you have done good buddy
Wow only a year! I love your videos n wish you every success for the future. Here's to many more fun but pointless journeys! Congratulations!
You’ve really found a successful niche with these videos!!
Your videos are great. The pointless journies are my favourite
Just discovered this channel. Will go through and watch the previous videos now.
Your appreciation of your success is lovely to see!
Happy 1 year of videos, I'm not here since the beginning but, yes... I really enjoy your videos and your concepts.
Your videos are always a pleasure to watch!
Great vid Nick!
A tip for 769s is that at one end of the train there's an ex first class bit with massive seats and 2 +1 seating!
I’m old enough to remember - and quite like - Scotrail 150s being 3 plus 2 transverse seating. Before they were to Wales.
Congrats on the year. Not long subscribed but your videos are always entertaining and really well edited!
I just subscribed. Congratulations on one year of awesome rail content. Here's to more ! I wouldn't say these Pointless Journeys really are pointless, though. It's more about exploring the interchanges between different rail systems/companies.
Congrats on 1 year on TH-cam 🎉 It’s a great channel you have built up - looking forward to more videos in the future
2:11 you could done it through Burscough junction and Burscough bridge, where you get off at junction then walk to bridge and round, 3:49 you didn't need to go to wigan from bridge, you could go straight to southport from there
Well done for the year, carry on the good journey.
I’m thinking of going to all Merseyrail stations in one day I have planned it and to take pictures with the signs
Well done Nick and thank you for so many enjoyable pointless journeys
Thought of you today when I nearly ended up on a macro pointless journey. Lift issue had me come up from London Kings Cross then immediately transfer to the London Euston train. Thankfully to get off almost immediately, but I'm weirdly tempted now!
Happy 1 year anniversary for your channel. Many more to come.
7 months ago you were at 1,000 subs, now you're almost at 10,000 subs already
I think your videos are marvellous!
Hi Nick! Congratulations on 1 year of videos! looking forward to many more!
Happy one year anniversary keep up the good work.
At least Northern's 769s are still in service, unlike GWRs and TfWs 769s which are now at the Long Marston retirement home for bewildered rolling stock.
I agree about the 3+2 seating. They reduce standing room and passenger flow due to the narrow aisle so increasing station dwell times at busy stations like Piccadilly.
A good example was the difference between the SWT/R 455s and Southern's. Southern's (now scrapped) 455s had 3+2 seats and were cramped with poor passenger flow, plus the centre seat was often left vacant. The SWT/R units are 2+2 plus with less seats and more standing room at the vestibule area to aid flow. The station dwell times are impressive. The suburban lines out of Waterloo (via Wimbledon) can manage a train frequency of 3 minutes on the UKs busiest network.
Hey Nick! I live in Burscough and well done for correcting the pronunciation. Glad you could stop by.
Ps I say Meols Cop not Meals Cop.
Great job Nick. You're a legend!
Fingers crossed we'll see more Northern services on the Merseyrail network if they remove the buffers at Ormskirk.
Fantastic video Nick! Congrats on 1 year.
8:06 3+2 is common on small planes like the A220. If you want full airline style then 3-3
Keep up the good work, I do enjoy the journey
Another good video Nick, as a matter of interest, what do your friends at Uni. think about your pointless journeys?
Meols cop (meals cop) like a good meal
Brilliant video Nick and happy 1 year anniversary on TH-cam, I enjoy your videos and look forward to many more from you. Also I'd like my EMR Class 156's back lol.
Love the videos if your in Wigan again would love to buy you a coffee
I really enjoy you videos!
I thought you'd go Southport to Sandhills, Sandhills to Kirkby, Kirkby to Wigan Wallgate, Wigan Wallgate to Southport to be honest. Though, it looks more interesting the way you did it
With the bonus of the rail replacement bus service between Kirkby and Rainford (until Headbolt Lane is opened)
You could have done Southport - Sandhills, Sandhills - Kirkby on Merseyrail. Then Kirkby to Wigan Wallgate, and Wigan Wallgate to Southport on Northern Rail.
Here’s to many more years. Well done, buddy.
Happy YT Anniversary Nick!
I used to make "pointless" journeys around Ormskirk, Burscough Junction & Burscough Bridge when working for BR in the 1960's! Didn't seem pointless at the time but looking back - what was the point of it all!
“i’m not really in the mood for getting wet” 👀👀 oi oi
Great videos on your channel - keep going. Have you ever considered a triple whammy, all three West Hampstead stations? Maybe this has been suggested, but, ...
I honestly can’t believe it’s been a year since your channel have started! I’m loving this! Southport to Southport! Former EMR I see! We’re nearly at 10K!
Not long now!
Happy 1 Year on TH-cam Nick!
The error of going to Wigan from burscough is amazing, but lobe the vid anyway
Let's gooooo! Merseyrail videooooo! Happy channel birthday!
congratulations for the 1 year
Plenty of pointless journeys in Birmingham area. Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street are only about 1/4 mile apart but you can get between them via Smethwick Galton Bridge or via Droitwich or via Leamington Spa. And for the first two you can throw in a trip on the parallel West Midland Metro.
Given that you walked between stations at Burscough and Wigan ... you should find an excuse to do the same at Warrington on the same journey and go for the hat-trick
Next pointless journey idea: Southend Central to Southend Victoria
Route as follows:
C2C to Upminster
Overground to Romford
Elizabeth Line to Shenfield
GA to Southend Victoria
Congrats for surviving a year on TH-cam 🎉 😅 Woah
8:02 on the class 333s it’s the same it really isn’t a nice plan especially on commuter trains
Would love you do a pointless journey between Windsor & Eton Central to Windsor & Eton Riverside and also a Pointless Journey between Reading and Reading Southern.
Reading to Reading would be
-> Basingstoke
-> Brockwood
-> Ash Vale
-> Ascot
-> Reading
Windsor to Windsor is very similar
-> Reading
-> Basingstoke
-> Brockwood
-> Ash Vale
-> Ascot
-> Staines
-> Windsor
or alternatively Weybridge instead of Ascot
Or alternatively alternatively for either of them, make your way to Paddington, take the Bakerloo Line to Waterloo, and go back out.
Or, if you want to get from Paddington to Waterloo using only trains, and not going via Basingstoke:
-> Stratford
-> Clapham Junction
-> Waterloo
or
-> Stratford
-> Canonbury
-> New Cross
-> Waterloo East
@@katrinabryce You could go via Guilford and Redhill as well.
@@joshuaritchie3836 That would take you back to Reading Southern though. The only reason the Blackwater Valley line is GWR rather than South Western is because part of it isn't electrified and the GWR depot has diesel trains for other lines.
@@katrinabryce It could of been Southern.
@@joshuaritchie3836 Yes, but where is the nearest depot to the Redhill/Gatwick end of the line? The nearest depot to the Reading end is between Reading and Reading West.
Congrats on 1year on this channel I’ve subbed to you since 2k
Fantastic Video Nick Got 2 Pointless Journeys you can do Eg Hunts Cross Merseyrail to Hunts Cross Northern and Manchester Piccadilly platforms 14 and. 13 to Manchester Piccadilly platforms 1-10 ❤
Got a pointless journey, bidston to Chester on merseyrail then to shotton and back to bidston 👍🏻
Just do it earlier in the day, cus afternoon/evening services from Bidston are very limited (they even stopped them for a big cus of a lack of trains for TfW 😭) As a former resident of Neston... It was awful. And no the buses will not save you, they run infrequently during the day, not in the afternoons. So if you do this, for the love of all that is holy, do so in the mornings not the evenings
Wooo! Happy 1 year of TH-cam :)
Wow, you only have been doing this a year! You have done well. Congrats.
Happy one year anniversary Nick!
You've truly inspiring me to enjoy looking at Trainlines, and it's even better since for this pointless Journey is in the Merseyside since it's my Childhood home. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧
Sandhills was built for cross platform change.
The Drivers know there is a good chance people will be changing, but leave despite this.
Happy birthday one year old 🎉😂
Lovely video as usual nick
Would love to see a Lichfield Trent valley west coast platform - Lichfield Trent valley cross city line platform
Happy 1 year of your awesome blogs
Love your channel very much! When you coming to Edinburgh to ride the new tram to Newhaven line? ❤️
Watch this space 😉
Haha!! You’re amazing!!🙂
Southport mentioned W
live just up the line from Burscough and have made that journey between stations many a time, was seeing places i recognised haha
A year already. A year of great content. Just a question, would you review the class 730s when they come into service later this year
Well done and Happy anniversary
How about Southend Victoria to Southend Central in Essex?
Would be cool if you made a sleeper train video, as and when you can afford it! The Caledonian or night riviera would definitely be cool to see!
Congratulations on the anniversary.
I used to commute on 319s between Sydenham Hill and Blackfriars or St Pancras International - a Mon-Fri peak hour service. Every seat was taken and the train was invariably full and standing too.
I’ve an idea for a pointless journey, trying to visit stations featuring the Cardinal Compass Points
Happy anniversary 🎉 Best video yet as it started and ended in Southport my original home town being born and living/working there for the first 30 years of my life. And living near Meols Cop Railway Station I can safely say it is pronounced ‘meals’ Cop, as in dinners! Also, in Southport we would say more ‘burs-cer’ for Burscough. Here’s to your next year.
And Meols (Wirral) is, as you correctly said, pronounced 'mells'.