A Drivers Eye view from Paignton to Exeter St Davids along the very scenic Devon Sea Wall 

Great views. Thanks so much for posting. We always used to travel from London Paddington to Teignmouth when I wS growing up and we loved going through the five tunnels as we knew then that we were almost there. Thanks so much for naming all the tunnels. Have walked the sea wall many times. Last week was the last time.

I am astounded by how Newton Abbot has changed since I went there in the 70's early 80's. Just 3 plain tracks and not even a single point at the west end now, what a difference. Great video though

Great video. I live in that part of the world and rate the Teignmouth to past Starcross part as the best train journey possible in this country. Travelled it many times but never seen it from the cab. Thank you for posting it.

Having lived in this part of Devon over 50 years, this was very interesting. Thanks for sharing. God bless you..

Went right past our old flat in Dawlish, loved that walk to Dawlish Warren and back we always waved to the train drivers, loved it, just couldn’t cope with the building shaking when the sea hit the sea wall in winter storms! 👍🏻

I don't get why anyone puts thumbs down when you can watch this cab-ride for free? Instead of paying up to £25 on official carbide websites.

Brings back memories of Warships & Westerns and of a cafe that sat beneath the old footbridge on the right as you left Paignton Stn.

I'm glad you've done this. One of my favourite routes I've experienced. From Teignmouth to Star Cross might be the best view you can get on a train in Britain. Top video mate.

I Spent a many years working this area, one of my favs, from maintaining structures, litter clearing between the platforms and that estuary wall railing between Starcross and the yacht club, what a job that was every weekend during the autumn and winter for about 6 months, still have a core which was drill out of the wall, why couldn't Network Rail asked us to do it during the summer 🤣. Suberb video of one of the best train rides in the country. Thanks

How things have changed, i can remember the diamond cross-over outside Paignton that allowed trains to leave either platform onto the up line, and lots of people on the footbridge watching every train departure. Also 4 lines into newton Abott, 4 platforms, a passing line on the up track, and the motorail terminal. Also many more lines in the goods yard opposite the horse racing course, not the few there are now. The empty space says everything about the decline of our railways over the last 40 years :(

Always remember the large signal box between Exeter and Starcross, back in the 1950's ,on the river Exe side.

Very nostalic. This was the latter part of my route from my home in Yorkshire to Agricultural College at Newton Abbott in 1960-61 on, I think, the Sheffield Cutler: a spectacular finale to the journey. Thanks.

My grandparents had a hotel, in the 1930’s , a beautiful Edwardian building, painted green and cream I think with a verandah. Set back from the sea overlooking a grassy area in front of Goodrington sands. My mother remembered a big storm when she was small. She said in the morning all the sand had been washed away just leaving the stones!! Joan

I put on another vid of a train ride and it worked perfectly. I'll always remember this ride as we came from the other direction, from Paddington, as we came out of a tunnel my Mum cried: "the sea, the sea!" It made me a fan of trains, Brunel and of course, the sea. I was 8 at the time.

Lovely videos, and thanks for clarifying regarding the lack of sounds, Totally understandable but yes, it’s lovely to have in cab sounds. Also - we love watching the driver do his stuff too. Most videos catch a 5 second glimpse here and there but it’s great to see extended shots of driving techniques etc

Love this video .Hope more to come.

Magnificent landscape, superb editing - thank you for posting! Theo, Netherlands.

Superb cab ride. 1950s holiday route!

Another great video. Thank you for reviving some childhood memories. No mention of the former station at Kingskerswell, though, between Torre and Newton Abbot, the platforms of which are still very distinct and visible. But nitpicking, I know.

Many years ago in the 80’s with my late wife we were on a cycle tour of the south coast the hills defeated us so we caught the Teignmouth to Exeter all I can remember we got on with our loaded bikes the train was packed with school kids

A real shame about the sound , this has got to be one of,or possibly the best cab ride on the you tube network . Spot on RailMart .

Very nice clear video thank you. That thing corners like it's on rails.

Really enjoyed that. I've been on the sea wall a few times but never 'in the cab' before. Love to do it for real. Thanks for sharing.

Stayed in a hotel for a week opposite Dawlish station in 1967 , all 5 of us mum, dad, brother and sister. Happy days.

Fantastic views, probably the best views in the U.K. thanks for sharing

just after 18:19 the line passes under a footbridge that links to a property overlooking the river estuary near Bishopsteignton. Nearly 60 years ago I had a holiday at that property with my parents and somehow my dad knew that at a certain time each night a mail train from Penzance to London would pass by and we could see the mail being sorted through the windows.

Brilliant, a few changes since I last rode this line in 1979!! On screen commentary useful.

Another lovely video. When I was a kid we went on a school trip to Paignton zoo. Used to go to Newton Abbot with my elder brother ( who was a bit of a dell boy ) to the car auctions. This is a beautiful line, just confirms what a beautiful county Devon is. Thanks again.

I worked the very last morning SWT service from Paignton before it was withdrawn, hybrid 158/159 6 car due to repairs, (last ever was later at night), really miss that route. I did that shunt one day that the 143 is doing but we both had the road. It must have looked strange to the people standing at the crossing seeing two trains leaving at the same time and me racing him. I presume the big herring gull (or one of its mates), still waits by the driver's cab in the up platform to see if you have a bit of a sandwich for it or a chip etc? So funny. When I first drove over the route in 1999, it was still the regulation to blow the horn entering and leaving tunnels. The four nearest Dawlish though are so close to each other that I would blow one (high or low), on entering, then one in between each one and the final one on exit before reaching the longer Parsons tunnel.

Nicely filmed. Liked the map at the start and the comments through the video.

*bird poo's on the train's windscreen* Me: Dirty bird On the other note I love this route, one of my favourite routes in the area

Great colour, well filmed, lovely wide-screen view. Just like being in the cab. Very nice trip thank you

Excellent, really enjoyed that ride, so many memories and so many good times.

Really enjoyed that, a lovely part of the country and very good references for us modellers too...subbed, thanks, Chris

As an ex train driver(Ripple Lane,Norwood, Waterloo, Gillingham) ,I still enjoy going over unfamiliar routes,so thanks for posting!

A very good video, as others have said shame about no sound but it didn't detract from the show, well done

“Oh I do like to be beside the seaside ... “. Thanks for posting a beaut video. 🐨🇦🇺

Without the real sound it is just sad. Look forward to real in-cab sound again!

Excellent 👍👍💕💕👌👌❤️❤️😊😊

Whenever I'm down in Torbay, I will always make that journey ( there and back), even if I have no reason to go into Exeter

Brilliant.I was born in Exmouth and when I was a kid we used to get the ferry across to Starcross and get the train to Dawlish Warren. Great place before it became a 'holiday destination slum'. Thanks for the memory jog.

Saw the photo of DAWLISH, had to watch it!! I lived 30 years in Dawlish ,before moving to Norway. Great to see some familiar places 🥰

Excellent film . It’s a shame to see Newton Abbot as a shadow of its former self . A once great rail centre . What’s also surprising is the lack of crossovers from one line to another .

Excellent video - one of the best.

I was a language student in Torquay in 1992. Will have to go back n visit. Now residing in Suffolk

As the "English Riviera" you'd think Torquay Station would make a bit of effort ,it's an eyesore

I live in Exmouth so seeing this was great!

I've found in the railway Videos, some will be always negative,, why Ill never know, they are absolutely brilliant, Loved this, I watch the railcams along the Dawlish wall, San Remo is my favourite, see some lovely sunrises too, thanks for posting this video, nice to enjoy the views from lower down,, have been a passenger a few times, but even better to see the views from the cab... many thanks

I can remember being in the old cinema next to the crossing at Paignton in the late 70's, my cousin and I would run to the toilet to look out the window when we heard a Class 50 leaving the station, sod whatever film it was, a big filthy unrefurbished Hoover was far more entertaining 😂😂. Its sad to think that all the glory days have now gone, no more real locomotive hauled trains of note, only the odd rail tour, it's just a procession of horrid units. 😫 Even a good old HST has more character than any modern plastic monstrosity.

Wonderful scenic journey,cheer's bob.

Absolutely loved this, many thanks.

beautiful - no more words to describe this.

My father is the chairman of a group by the name of 'Heath Rail Link' on facebook trying to get the disused Newton - Heathfield line back open again, has had a big backing so far, 527 members to date which ain't too bad considering not many people know about this line.

You forgot to mention Brunel's pump house at Star Cross...

Just couldnt believe the amount of white painted houses. Is this a Devon fashion?

Excellent ride especially when the sun came out with blue skies at Dawlish!

Fantastic quality, thanks for sharing it with us. 👍

Well filmed, I have ridden this journey many times and done it by road.....pity you cannot see the castle.

A lovely video and an historical record. Thanks for sharing :)

ive just got home from dawlish,it looked funny seeing the train go past some on the places we went to to-day 18/08/20 time 18-04

" FIRST CLASS " Is it me, or is this area not magic ? Nice escape in these trouble lockdown times, thanks.

Really enjoyed this. Thank you so much.

Pity it was low tide and no easterly gale blowing - I was looking forward to seeing breakers crash over the train 😀! Memories of my childhood many years ago, both on the train and walking with the dogs along the sea wall. Another commenter observed how run down Torquay station looks,. In my young days, it used to be very attractive, with gardens tended by the station staff, but I guess that nowadays few people travel to Torquay by train, and it's too expensive to employ porters, etc, who can keep the station looking good in their spare time.

Loved the journey thank you :)

Hi there, great trip thankyou. Understand about your restrictions about sound and I hope you can find a solution to that soon. Must say I really appreciate the additional captions and descriptions ... a great improvement. As someone mentioned earlier ... you must have been taking notes from Don Coffey ... in my opinion the "master" of cabrides. Have subscribed and look forward to further trips in your company

Brilliant. I live in Paignton

Very interesting.video and very interesting info given, with a weather certainly good. When there is a very bad weather.fron the south east, in certain place the waves do.not temporaly submerged the railway line ?

Many thanks great vid!

Nice view, thanks for uploading.

St Thomas station was undercover in the 50's and a ride to St David's cost 1 penny

That was great thanks.

This green and pleasant land.

👌👌👌👌

I Bet You Was On A CrossCountry Train?

Driver keeps his eye rock steady.

Music? What music? Enjoyed the view as it reminded me of a holiday in Devon. One thing that driver's eye view videos seem to miss out on is an external view of the train we are to ride on - the view could be at the start or the end of the journey.

Interesting to note all the crossovers, in Victoria (au) many crossovers have been removed so most suburban lines are just two tracks with a crossover at the terminus. When operating the weed poison train to Glen Waverley, the VR would run a light engine (another loco) to put the train back out again. Nowadays the weed spraying is done from Hi-rails which are trucks with rail wheels which can be raised or lowered.

Nice. Missed the cab sounds.

Thanks for doing this.Great journey and well worth the trip.Are you able to redo this some day with train noise ?,Best wishes

The Parson is the large rock which appears to lean against the cliff, I understand. Is The Clerk the smaller one further out to sea which lost its top part a while ago, or is it closer to Dawlish?

Thankyou for this video... enjoyed it very much. Having Google Earth open at the same time helps to cross-reference where 'we' might be on the journey. As a suggestion, would you please indicate the bridges - especially the over-bridges - so we can keep up as the landscape evolves. I think I will have to play this backwards... heading south along the Exe estuary always evokes 'coming home' after an adventure, and by the time I entered the tunnels, I just knew for sure!

what was the miles distance ?

I live just up the road from Paignton station.

Really magical video, nice to get away from it all! What class of train was this filmed aboard? :)

The bit at Dawlish doesn't look like anymore

Another line I know well and have traveled along many, many times. Really great to follow it on my exercise bike today, as I did with your Settle / Carlisle videos. Would love to see a cab ride from Bristol via Weston-S-Mare to Paignton (or Totnes) - pure nostalgia.

Great video, rather similar to the DB Productions of the late 1990s, depicting reinstated railways after German reunification. One observation, would it be possible to include small notifications of the locations of closed stations on the route.

There's a possible way around the recoding audio problem. You need a 'model release' signed by everyone in the cab after they have heard the audio and agreed to deletions. BobUK.

The train has more stops, it’s a shame you missed out lympstpone village and exmouth also the train goes past lympstone and commando

Nice video thanks. Have you made one on the Barnstaple branch. ?

Why dont you do sound?

When was this video shot please? I love South Devon. Have relatives in North Devon, which is equally pleasant but I know it inside out.

Thanks for increasing my knowledge of places in the UK. I had heard of Dawlish, though. Wasn't there a washout of the rail line a few years ago?

RailMart hello in the previous video of the Barton line I said I’ll pass to purchase, but now I’m actually interested to know what your prices are for the videos you put out on RU-vid, so for the Barton line how much would you ask for if you wanted people to use it? Very good quality as always

Watching this video, I can see where your inspiration comes from. Your editing and presentation is similar to that of Don Coffey.

Shout out to my old red car at 14:35 at Newton Abbot station

It's a pity about the cab sound. Good video though!

What was the traction? 143?

I recommend Musique a Grande Vitesse by Michael Nyman as the soundtrack to cab rides.

tbh i only watch these to see parts i recognise