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Train: Northern Class 331111
Service: Liverpool Lime Street ➜ Blackpool North
Headcode: 1N87
Date: 18/02/2026
Route Filmed: Liverpool Lime Street ➜ St Helens Central (continuing to Blackpool North)

Today’s video features a smooth and reliable Northern service operated by Class 331111, working the 1N87 service from Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool North. In this journey, I travelled on the section from Liverpool Lime Street through to St Helens Central, capturing the atmosphere, acceleration, station ambience, and overall experience of one of Northern’s modern electric units.

The Class 331 fleet has transformed regional travel across the North West, offering improved comfort, faster acceleration, quieter running, and better reliability compared to older diesel units. These trains are now a familiar sight on routes linking Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, and Blackpool, providing important connections for commuters, leisure travellers, and railway enthusiasts alike.

Filming begins at Liverpool Lime Street, one of the busiest and most historic stations in the North of England. The station is always full of activity, with services operated by Northern, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, East Midlands Railway, and Merseyrail. You can hear the background announcements, platform activity, and general bustle as passengers prepare for their journeys.

After walking to the platform, Class 331111 arrives ready to form the 1N87 service. Once onboard, the video shows the modern interior, seating layout, lighting, and overall atmosphere inside the train. These units are designed for regional express travel, with wide doors, clear passenger information screens, and smooth ride quality.

Departure from Lime Street is clean and powerful, as the train accelerates through Edge Hill and onto the Chat Moss route. This historic line links Liverpool and Manchester and continues to play a vital role in modern rail operations. The journey toward Huyton passes through busy suburban areas, where Northern services form an essential part of daily travel.

At Huyton, the train briefly stops before continuing toward St Helens Central. This section of the route offers a mix of residential areas, junctions, and mainline running, giving a good variety of scenery and operational interest. St Helens Central itself is an important station on the Liverpool to Wigan and Preston corridor, serving both local and long-distance passengers.

After St Helens Central, the service continues north toward Wigan, Leyland, Preston, and eventually Blackpool North. Minor delays occurred later in the journey, but overall the service maintained good timekeeping. This demonstrates the reliability of Northern’s electric fleet, even during busy periods.

The video captures the departure from St Helens Central as the train continues its run toward Blackpool, with another clear example of the Class 331’s strong acceleration and quiet performance.

This journey highlights how modern electric multiple units have improved travel across the North West, while still running over historic routes that have served communities for generations. Whether you are a regular passenger or a railway enthusiast, services like this remain an important part of the region’s transport network.

Thank you for watching, and I hope you enjoy this look at Northern Class 331111 working a busy interurban service through Merseyside and Lancashire.

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📍 Stops

Liverpool Lime Street 1339
Huyton 1348
St Helens Central 1356
Wigan North Western 1410
Euxton Balshaw Lane 1419 departed at 1421 2 min delay
Leyland 1426 departed at 1428 2 min delay
Preston 1435 departed at 1438 3 min delay
Poulton-le-Fylde 1450 departed at 1453 2 min delay
Blackpool North 1457 arrived at 1458 1 min delay

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⏱ Timestamps

0:00 Start
0:04 Let’s walk to our platform
0:40 Our train Northern Class 331111
1:13 Onboard
1:43 Liverpool Lime Street departure
7:17 Huyton approach
8:34 Huyton arrival
9:33 Huyton departure
14:19 St Helens Central approach
15:36 St Helens Central arrival
16:18 Northern Class 331111 departing St Helens Central service 1N87 to Blackpool North

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