OLD meets NEW!! A day on Merseyrail. BONUS at the end? 4th February 2023

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Жыл бұрын

With the new class 777 units coming into service on the Merseyrail Network, I decided to get a Mersey rail Rover ticket , to make the most of the old class 507 /508 units, and also to try out the new 777.
With just one new unit in service on the Liverpool Central to Kirkby , there was also one running between Kirkdale and Hillside on driver training?? ( I presume).
The locals were certainly getting excited about having new trains!!
A bonus at the end, when I stopped at James Street to get a shot of the rarely used platform 2!
4th February 2023

Пікірлер: 34

@davidowen6977 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful 🌟 Thank you 👍

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks David 👍

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Жыл бұрын

I like the way the old emu meets the newer emu

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Will the new ones last 40 years?

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Жыл бұрын

@@philclarke3203 I think it’s gonna be more than 40 years for the new emus

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 I doubt it, nothing made to last nowadays, and technology will be outdated. Pretty certain I won't be around in 40 years though

@frankrogowski5608 Жыл бұрын

Loved the 507s and 508s.

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

They will be a big part of Mersey Rail history 😀

@MervynPartin Жыл бұрын

Most enjoyable especially with that bonus at the end.

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks.Was a great bonus

@trainrover Жыл бұрын

interesting, one of that pair of introductions is headed by some Metro decal displaying insignia while its other one ain't

@TrainLoverHimu Жыл бұрын

Amazing ❤🚂❤

@craigsibley8161 Жыл бұрын

Very nice 👍👍👍 I like the look of the new 777s...

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig 👍

@butikimbo9595 Жыл бұрын

Well done, get both together as much as you can as the future is 777 stock. Nice captures and lucky to get the MPV plus 230s. Good videos.

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks . The MPV was certainly a bonus 👍

@TrainDriver1953 11 ай бұрын

I like the new 777 unit they are smart

@barrythedieselelectricstea5217 Жыл бұрын

excellent shots 👍

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry 👍

@arthurgrowler5749 Жыл бұрын

Great video Phil Nicely edited Hope to do the same over the next couple of days !!!

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Arthur. It made a good day out.

@arthurgrowler5749 Жыл бұрын

@@philclarke3203 we went this week enjoyed it. Something very different!!! Your right them seats are like hardboard

@tattoo1084 Жыл бұрын

Got your money's worth Phil. Great.👍

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks David, and all for under £6😀👍

@richardswiderski4985 Жыл бұрын

Great video Phil the end and the beginning 😁 a good day for you the 777's looks nice..When do the old stock cease running ?

@philclarke3203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks rick. Not for quite a while yet, I was told.

@rodneymcgovern5984 Жыл бұрын

Merseyrail could do themselves a lot of good by replacing the third rail with overhead wires. They could then upgrade the voltage to 1500V, thus enabling better acceleration and regenerative braking, some thing that can't be done with third rails. The Wirral line would have to feature a dual-voltage system, because there is no space for wires going round the Lime Street Loop and therefore needing to keep the lower voltage and third rail there, but the rest of the system would be a lot better off!

@MervynPartin Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but I have to disagree. To introduce complications like dual voltage would be expensive and unnecessary on a compact system like Merseyrail. The 750V dc system works well as it is and would benefit by an extension of the third rail. Simplicity works much better than complicated and is cheaper.

@Coxswain 5 ай бұрын

And makes better arcs so.

@TrainDriver1953 11 ай бұрын

Can southern region have some of them please