Vanmanyo
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Went to the pretty interesting station of Sankey for Penketh on Friday. A station which was de facto replaced by the nearby Warrington West in 2019, but still receives a skeleton 4 trains a day service!
Having visited at noon on a Friday, it was pretty desolate. Expect a video soon on the topic 👀
Having visited at noon on a Friday, it was pretty desolate. Expect a video soon on the topic 👀
November 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Went to the pretty interesting station of Sankey for Penketh on Friday. A station which was de facto replaced by the nearby Warrington West in 2019, but still receives a skeleton 4 trains a day service!
Having visited at noon on a Friday, it was pretty desolate. Expect a video soon on the topic 👀
Having visited at noon on a Friday, it was pretty desolate. Expect a video soon on the topic 👀
Different video this week! I used AI to take me on a random adventure across Merseyrail, playing the Random Station Game! Video out now - youtu.be/ifHA7YzvJJQ
The Merseyrail Random AI Station Game!
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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October 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Different video this week! I used AI to take me on a random adventure across Merseyrail, playing the Random Station Game! Video out now - youtu.be/ifHA7YzvJJQ
Hello! My new series on the Manchester Metrolink begins here - where I look at the Zone 1 stops on the Manchester Metrolink. If you're interested in the Metrolink or transport/trams in general then do give this a watch :D
youtu.be/gKVgihbx_fw
youtu.be/gKVgihbx_fw
Secrets of the Manchester Metrolink | Zone 1
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hello! My new series on the Manchester Metrolink begins here - where I look at the Zone 1 stops on the Manchester Metrolink. If you're interested in the Metrolink or transport/trams in general then do give this a watch :D
youtu.be/gKVgihbx_fw
youtu.be/gKVgihbx_fw
NEW SERIES!
I'm exploring the two direct Liverpool - Manchester railway lines; looking at all the stations inbetween and some of the facts which you may not have known about! Episode 1 (Lime St - Liverpool South Parkway) is out NOW! youtu.be/1N80ps2yd08
I'm exploring the two direct Liverpool - Manchester railway lines; looking at all the stations inbetween and some of the facts which you may not have known about! Episode 1 (Lime St - Liverpool South Parkway) is out NOW! youtu.be/1N80ps2yd08
The WORLD'S OLDEST Terminus Station? | Secrets of the Liverpool - Manchester
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
NEW SERIES!
I'm exploring the two direct Liverpool - Manchester railway lines; looking at all the stations inbetween and some of the facts which you may not have known about! Episode 1 (Lime St - Liverpool South Parkway) is out NOW! youtu.be/1N80ps2yd08
I'm exploring the two direct Liverpool - Manchester railway lines; looking at all the stations inbetween and some of the facts which you may not have known about! Episode 1 (Lime St - Liverpool South Parkway) is out NOW! youtu.be/1N80ps2yd08
On this day in...
1066 - The Norman Conquest began
1601- King Louis XIII of France was born
1825 - The first ever train ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Happy birthday to the trains!
1066 - The Norman Conquest began
1601- King Louis XIII of France was born
1825 - The first ever train ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Happy birthday to the trains!
September 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On this day in...
1066 - The Norman Conquest began
1601- King Louis XIII of France was born
1825 - The first ever train ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Happy birthday to the trains!
1066 - The Norman Conquest began
1601- King Louis XIII of France was born
1825 - The first ever train ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Happy birthday to the trains!
I'm sure a lot of my followers have already seen Simon's work but if you haven't already subscribed, why not!!
50 subs to go before reaching 10,000 subscribers.
If you haven't seen SimOnTrains a look. Do check it out and to the people who watch, thank you 👍
youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
If you haven't seen SimOnTrains a look. Do check it out and to the people who watch, thank you 👍
youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
September 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I'm sure a lot of my followers have already seen Simon's work but if you haven't already subscribed, why not!!
Just hit 8,000 subscribers on YouTube! A big achievement which I am so so happy about! Thanks to everyone who's ever watched, liked, commented or subscribed!
I'm celebrating by doing a Q&A so if you have anything you want to ask me, let me know in the comments!!! Thanks again!
I'm celebrating by doing a Q&A so if you have anything you want to ask me, let me know in the comments!!! Thanks again!
August 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Just hit 8,000 subscribers on YouTube! A big achievement which I am so so happy about! Thanks to everyone who's ever watched, liked, commented or subscribed!
I'm celebrating by doing a Q&A so if you have anything you want to ask me, let me know in the comments!!! Thanks again!
I'm celebrating by doing a Q&A so if you have anything you want to ask me, let me know in the comments!!! Thanks again!
Been pretty busy recently including my first ride on a Eurostar 373, a full long-distance run on a refurbished Chiltern 168, my first ever TGV run and my first ICE train (amongst other thigns such as my first time in Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia!)
August 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Been pretty busy recently including my first ride on a Eurostar 373, a full long-distance run on a refurbished Chiltern 168, my first ever TGV run and my first ICE train (amongst other thigns such as my first time in Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia!)
I believe Warwick Parkway station is genuinely one of the best new stations of the past 30 years - plus it has a pretty fascinating history! Join me as I look at this history in a video I made; youtu.be/TuNKMnnOz1U
Britain's BEST New Station!? | The History of Warwick Parkway
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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August 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I believe Warwick Parkway station is genuinely one of the best new stations of the past 30 years - plus it has a pretty fascinating history! Join me as I look at this history in a video I made; youtu.be/TuNKMnnOz1U
Not a bad view... Hope @garethdennis.uk can agree
August 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Not a bad view... Hope @garethdennis.uk can agree
Part two of my 'Secrets of the West Midlands Metro' from The Hawthorns - Wolverhampton is out now!!
youtu.be/izs9gpqpSuE
youtu.be/izs9gpqpSuE
Secrets of the West Midlands Metro (Part 2: The Hawthorns - Wolverhampton)
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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July 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Part two of my 'Secrets of the West Midlands Metro' from The Hawthorns - Wolverhampton is out now!!
youtu.be/izs9gpqpSuE
youtu.be/izs9gpqpSuE
Confirmation then that Chiltern Railways will lease all of the ex TPE CAF mk5a coaches with the first to enter service by April 2026 as 5 car sets to replace MK3 coaches. Will still use class 68s but different specific locos.
July 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Confirmation then that Chiltern Railways will lease all of the ex TPE CAF mk5a coaches with the first to enter service by April 2026 as 5 car sets to replace MK3 coaches. Will still use class 68s but different specific locos.
Hey. Made a video about the West Midlands Metro. Sounds interesting? Watch it now! youtu.be/1zrV65U85Jk
Secrets of the West Midlands Metro (Part 1: Edgbaston Village - The Hawthorns)
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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July 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hey. Made a video about the West Midlands Metro. Sounds interesting? Watch it now! youtu.be/1zrV65U85Jk
I tried to visit every national rail station in London with 'London' in its name!
If this sounds interesting - give it a watch!
youtu.be/JPo4Gj31eYA
If this sounds interesting - give it a watch!
youtu.be/JPo4Gj31eYA
EVERY London station with 'London' in its name!
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July 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I tried to visit every national rail station in London with 'London' in its name!
If this sounds interesting - give it a watch!
youtu.be/JPo4Gj31eYA
If this sounds interesting - give it a watch!
youtu.be/JPo4Gj31eYA
This week I tried to visit every West Midlands Borough in the fastest time possible by public transport only! Do give it a watch: youtu.be/KDrtBqLrrpo
Visiting Every West Midlands Borough by Public Transport
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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July 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This week I tried to visit every West Midlands Borough in the fastest time possible by public transport only! Do give it a watch: youtu.be/KDrtBqLrrpo
Finally caved in to get @garethdennis.uk's book!
July 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Finally caved in to get @garethdennis.uk's book!
I was lucky enough to have the chance to go on Coventry's Very Light Rail test a few weeks ago. I've made a video explaining the system, its history, my thoughts on it and the future of VLR in Coventry and across the UK - youtu.be/Q6Yt4Zu16EI
Coventry's Very Light Rail - the FUTURE of UK transport?
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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June 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I was lucky enough to have the chance to go on Coventry's Very Light Rail test a few weeks ago. I've made a video explaining the system, its history, my thoughts on it and the future of VLR in Coventry and across the UK - youtu.be/Q6Yt4Zu16EI
Thameslink & Great Northern has gone through a lot of change recently - I'm making a two part series on their history since 2014!
Part one is out now: youtu.be/vgADXA5ZsL4
Part one is out now: youtu.be/vgADXA5ZsL4
The History of Thameslink & Great Northern | Part One 2014-2018 (Thameslink Franchises #4)
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June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thameslink & Great Northern has gone through a lot of change recently - I'm making a two part series on their history since 2014!
Part one is out now: youtu.be/vgADXA5ZsL4
Part one is out now: youtu.be/vgADXA5ZsL4
So SWR is now nationalised! (I know I'm a bit late!)
Here's some pics of the day before nationalisation when First MTR still ran the trains!
Do check out my video on nationalisation here: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
Here's some pics of the day before nationalisation when First MTR still ran the trains!
Do check out my video on nationalisation here: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
May 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
So SWR is now nationalised! (I know I'm a bit late!)
Here's some pics of the day before nationalisation when First MTR still ran the trains!
Do check out my video on nationalisation here: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
Here's some pics of the day before nationalisation when First MTR still ran the trains!
Do check out my video on nationalisation here: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
On Sunday the 25 May South Western Railway was nationalised! I've made a video on the nationalisation and what I believe it could entail (Such as GBR) as well as exploring the SWR network for one last time before nationalisation (filmed Saturday 24 May).
Do give it a watch: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
Do give it a watch: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
May 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On Sunday the 25 May South Western Railway was nationalised! I've made a video on the nationalisation and what I believe it could entail (Such as GBR) as well as exploring the SWR network for one last time before nationalisation (filmed Saturday 24 May).
Do give it a watch: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
Do give it a watch: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew
Seems as though this week is the first week that every diagram on the Borderlands line is ran by a class 230! Last week most were but there were still the odd 197 diagram. Since yesterday every service has been a 230! Great to see TFW managing to get the units reliable enough to run all diagrams now
May 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Seems as though this week is the first week that every diagram on the Borderlands line is ran by a class 230! Last week most were but there were still the odd 197 diagram. Since yesterday every service has been a 230! Great to see TFW managing to get the units reliable enough to run all diagrams now
Anyone remember First Capital Connect? If you are interested in them - I made a video!
youtu.be/oqwTKd7YJ_k?...
youtu.be/oqwTKd7YJ_k?...
The History of First Capital Connect - Part One 2006-2011
YouTube video by Vanmanyo
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April 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Anyone remember First Capital Connect? If you are interested in them - I made a video!
youtu.be/oqwTKd7YJ_k?...
youtu.be/oqwTKd7YJ_k?...
Arriva submits new service from Newcastle - Brighton;
The proposed service would call at: Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Birmingham New Street, Warwick Parkway, Banbury, Oxford, Reading, Wokingham, Guildford, Redhill... (1/2)
The proposed service would call at: Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Birmingham New Street, Warwick Parkway, Banbury, Oxford, Reading, Wokingham, Guildford, Redhill... (1/2)
April 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Arriva submits new service from Newcastle - Brighton;
The proposed service would call at: Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Birmingham New Street, Warwick Parkway, Banbury, Oxford, Reading, Wokingham, Guildford, Redhill... (1/2)
The proposed service would call at: Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Birmingham New Street, Warwick Parkway, Banbury, Oxford, Reading, Wokingham, Guildford, Redhill... (1/2)
Finally ticked off the Princes Risborough - Aylesbury line which was the last bit of Chiltern I haven't been on yet! Can now say I've completed the whole Chiltern route 🫡
April 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Finally ticked off the Princes Risborough - Aylesbury line which was the last bit of Chiltern I haven't been on yet! Can now say I've completed the whole Chiltern route 🫡
Real-time trains "Know Your Train" feature now on WMR giving us this cute little 139 drawing!
April 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Real-time trains "Know Your Train" feature now on WMR giving us this cute little 139 drawing!