Get a driver's eye view of the journey from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington. This was the first SuperFast service to leave Bristol Temple Meads via Bristol Parkway on the first weekday of the new December 2019 timetable.
@@thepluckfamily I have watched it just sucks that its the Plymouth to Reading route they recorded not the GWR mainline all the way to Paddington. :( was still a great watch though!
While that would be nice, this does look like the official channel of the train operating company (rather than the personal channel of an employee) and so I understand why they don’t, after all it’s extra work for a member of staff to do! Either way it’s nice they uploaded a cab video, seeing we’re not supposed to be on their trains(!)
I note that they are now adding the station names etc to their more recent videos, such as the last HST from Plymouth to Paddington also available on YT
@@dixiedean1955 Well, and don't forget: You can just download the national rail map from their website and there you can see all the stations the train has passed by.
Have a look at Don Coffey's videos. Lots of information, historical and geographic as well as about railway operation. You've got the visuals ok, but it needs what many posters are calling for as well.
I gave this a thumbs down for the propaganda strapline at the top right. Stay at home is costing lives in terms of foregone medical treatment for other conditions and GWR will end up going bust because of the global economic depression. No trains when there's no food.
@Jove Boorse And you are obviously soembody who thinks that diseases like cancer went away just because of covid-1984. As Karel Sikora, one of Britain's leading oncologists pointed out at the weekend, in the month of April you normally get around 30,000 cases of cancer diagnosed in England. This April that figure was just 5,000. Add in all the other diseases not treated, all the elctive surgeries cancelled for 3 months, and you ought to see that there is a public health catstrophe on the way and it is not due to a virus.
@@proudhon100 That health catastrophe is already here, and it IS due to a virus. COVID-19 is the leading cause of death right now, and yet you think other deadly diseases should be a more superior priority than COVID-19? GWR transports health workers, doctors, nurses, scientists, all of them help keep it running because they ride these trains. You ought to see that COVID is the one disease we cannot afford to lose against. You're most likely a Trump supporter, or the supporter of whatever person who believes COVID-19 is fake and that everywhere should reopen. If you ignore your country's orders to stay home and you get COVID, that's your fault, not mine. #stayhomesavelives
Thanks GWR, great video. However you need to put some work into annotating the video - station stops, stations passed through, junction points, geographical points of interest along the way, etc.
Would all you who are having a moan regarding not enough information on the ride be thankfull that GWR have done these. Be thankfull for what you have because as this is a train company they may just stop them as fast as they started them. How many other train companies will do this, me thinks not many.
Most probably the last ever cab ride video along the GWML where the chimney of Didcot A power station is visible (around the 44 min mark) - it was demolished in Feb 2020.
The train arrives at 1148, 4 mins late. The previous train is scheduled to arrive at 1141, so that was late, and may have been held up etc etc. This train should be clear through, but there were delays.
"stay at home and save lives" How about "go out refresh your mind but be careful and safe" That's what I would advice people do to That same jazz is getting a little stale
This is immaculate compared to a ride that starts from Paignton - you can hardly see through the filth! Thank you Mr TrainDriver for this..Stuck in lockdown in Italy luckily I have an exercise bicycle that I hadn't used for 10 years since moving to the hills where I normally walk every day. I watch these videos while pedalling. Some of the Scottish ones are really beautiful. Yesterday I was on a fantastic line in Eskdale which finished in Whitby.
Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Parkway (Stops), Swindon, Didcot Parkway, Cholsey, Goring and Steatley, Pangbourne, Tilehurst, Reading, Twyford, Maidenhead, Taplow, Burnham, Slough, Langley, Iver, West Drayton, Hayes and Harlington, Southall, Hanwell, West Ealing, Ealing Broadway, Acton Main Line, Westbourne Park (tube station on right), Royal Oak (tube station on left).
Haven’t been to Bristol for nearly a year, so had no idea this was gonna be non stop from Parkway! At Swindon I was surprised, Didcot less so but at Reading I was thinking when is he slowing down, he’ll overshoot the platforms by miles!
@@arch9enius that's a bit rude isn't it I have only travelled as far as reading don't the names of the other stations beyond that to Bristol temple meads.
@@mitchellgiffard1978 Well I've had a guess at some below. Swindon Didcot and Cholsey I know for certain. See also CHrisJ Neale who is just showing off.
Superb journey. Always wanted to see a driver's view as I've travelled the line so many times . Pity there was no information about passing stations and other points of interest such as signalling. Otherwise great video.
Hi Rich. I was viewing this video from Sydney and had no idea through which stations we were passing. I thought it was a "lazy" video in that the person posting the video gave us no information at all. Other videos of British rail journeys give history as well as telling you where you are. This video was just a dump unfortunately. Do you agree ?
@@johnlatham7092this is a Great Western Railway Service to London Paddington, it normally stops at Stations like Bristol Parkway, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads.
The false economy of postponing electrification between Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway (the first stop) is plain to see in the different accelerations as this "bi-mode" Class 800 pulls out of each station: painfully laboured diesel at Temple Meads - effortlessly electric at Parkway.
I think it leaves Bristol sooner than it needs to, it waits at parkway for ages. I think its slow because its pathed that way. These units aren't much slower to 50mph in diesel mode.
And in my part of the world abandoning electrification From Cardiff to Swansea is like throwing My home town under the Bus! hell, it isn't even 40 miles for completeness leaving us with pretty pylons that do nothing effectively making it like a branch line! another broken promise.
An interesting video but - as others have said - it could have been better. I don't mind the absence of a commentary, as so many of them are largely waffle, but it would be helpful to have an indication of where on the journey we are, especially for those among us who don't know the route.
This is just brilliant - thank you. Is there any chance of more cab rides, in particular Penzance to Taunton, and two more covering Taunton to Bristol and to London? Please?
Hi Simon. I was viewing this video from Sydney and had no idea through which stations we were passing. I thought it was a "lazy" video in that the person posting the video gave us no information at all. Other videos of British rail journeys give history as well as telling you where you are. This video was just a dump unfortunately. Do you agree ?
It drew depends what you want the video for John. I have a number of cab ride videos, some of which have the information you refer to. I use them to help me develop train simulator routes and already know anything the sort of commentary you’re after would give me. A straightforward up to date cab view like this is all I need.
Enjoyed watching this route using modern traction ... (Sorry purists!) ... For real "cab view" devotees I too recommend Don Coffey's application to detail and knowledgeable background information in his videos. Seeing the permanent "hashtag" and opening screen I do wonder if this is not just a "clickbait" eventually to raise funds for the NHS? ... if so, hats off! Otherwise there is a long, long way to go to match the DC "gold standard". Thanks all the same> ... AB
Seems to be a very odd assortment of overhead gantry styles - the ones at Bristol Parkway (and periodically - almost randomly thereafter) look to be overengineered and highly visually intrusive.
Yes, they are bleedin' ugly. Structures over-engineering was one of the main reasons for GWML electrification project overspend, which led to the whole thing being 'descoped' and the government losing confidence in the rail industry to do affordable electrification. That in turn led to the bonkers decision to continue ordering new diesel or bi-mode trains - despite a policy of decarbonising transport!
The overhead was originally specified and designed to permit running at 140 mph, which in the end was found to be too ambitious. Unfortunately it was then too late to re-specify it to a lower level. Presumably though, it is something that could be thought about again in the future, particularly if ETCS is installed along the route.
Amazing Video, I'm track surveyor and sometimes my survey team takes poor quality pictures on track due to weather or night time. Track videos helped me many times to recognise and solve my surveying issues. Thanks again
A good question - and according to what I've seen, the first one comparing this phenomenon to other lines in Britain and the mainland. See fx (on YT) ICE 1 Nürnberg - München then forward past the 2 min mark (before, there's the less typical situation of a main station). And I think I could give the answer, but nobody would want to hear it, because it is anything but flattering. But I can give a hint: Look for human conditions like ignorance, group dynamics & the like. Something similar goes for the maker, BTW. Mankind is past 2020 and still hasn't learned to deal with human deficits.
Can do without #stayathomesavelives. That's why I'm watching videos, not the TV which is infested with similar propaganda. It would seem there is no escape. I'll pass, thanks.
I’ve never seen such an appalling mish mash of OHLE in a video before. It’s a complete mess compared to the likes of the LNER. Clearly there was no cost control on this project. It’s like several different contractors were involved and each had their own idea of equipment to be used.... Truly awful. But great video still.....
A shame the run was spoilt from Reading up, I guess to slower traffic and not enough line capacity. I would like to have seen Junction names, loops and old stations etc named.
I would love to see more drivers eye videos if possible requested. I'm from the USA and I love watching trains on rails consistent with switches and far destinations. Thanks for sharing. Just giving my opinion.
Hello from the UK, have a look on RU-vid for a gentleman called Don Coffey, he does some excellent videos, also theres Railway Emotions from Switzerland, and Rail Cow Girl from Norway, all excellent videos to watch
We lag far, far behind the likes of Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, China' even Morroco is getting 150mph+ railway system, If i remember Great Britian invented the modern railway system with The Rocket, The Rainhill trails etc, and as for HS2 we will see, political inaction, cost cutting, red tape and the dreaded accounts who have no clue about railways will reduce HS2 to a slightly better service than what we have today.
Couldn't agree more David. I was viewing this video from Sydney and had no idea through which stations we were passing. I thought it was a "lazy" video in that the person posting the video gave us no information at all. Other videos of British rail journeys give history as well as telling you where you are. This video was just a dump unfortunately. Do you agree ?
@@johnlatham7092 The videos from other sources give great details. I especially like the Railcowgirl videos from Norway. great detail and history when appropriate.
Well feel free to correct/ add stuff: 8:29 Would continuing on the right take you to the Lickey incline? 8:51 Even got here with their damn wires.. They caught up with us again! 9:58 Bristol Parkway. Oh jolly look aT this f%*king crowd. 29:53 Where I thing West Coast Railways did their spadding thing? 33:43 Swindon. 45:45 Didcot 48:05 Cholsey 53:48 flyover for the Basingstoke and Berks & Hants lines 53:20 Reading 55:15 or 55:45? The former Gasworks Halt 1:14:08 Junction for the Heathrow Line
I know this is a bit of an odd question but I’d appreciate if someone could answer. After the driver arrives at Paddington, Would he take a 2-3 hour break or just go to the other end of the train and get ready for a return trip to Bristol?
It's a shame that these "Super fast" services ran for such a short time. Started in December 2019 to great fanfare from GWR of 4 trains per hour between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington, including the new "Super fast" services. Then these "Super fast" services got cancelled when Coronavirus and the first lockdown started in March 2020. We assumed the cancellation of these services would be temporary, but they were never brought back!!!
This is a very LAZY video. If you are going to post a railway video please take the time to add the names of the stations through which you pass for goodness sake. As a viewer we have no idea where we are !! Nothing worse that someone just dumping a video onto RU-vid. What a waste of time.
Well that's like being given a present and criticising it. It would have been more polite to make a constructive suggestion regarding adding names rather than being rude.
@@johnlatham7092 Hi John, no offence taken, and none intended its just that I do sympathise with people who post these doing their best and sharing with others. Some comments we see are positively offensive, not yours I hasten to say. All the best.
These long runs of yellow and double yellow, but which ultimately end without the train having to stop, make me feel that one must have been following a ghost train. Where was the time to allow a train ahead to be switched to another route without our train encountering a red?
Great view and strangely mesmerising, loved seeing the four bridges in Purley from a different perspective and the new Reading flyover was awesome. Many thanks.
Only 1 min 15 s. to traverse Box Tunnel ( 1.8 miles long) but a 100 men had to die to make it with candles and explosives. Could have gone around the hill , I suppose
Well that was decidedly dull. Where was all the background information like traction being used, history of the line, stations passed thru etc, etc. You need to learn from Don Coffey.
Ian Huxtable If you mean the noise at the end as it’s approaching the blocks at Paddington, then that’s ATP warning the driver to stop due to the buffers.
Really good but could do with some commentary. The GWR is of huge historic interest as well as a view of railway future. We could do with understanding a bit of both on the video if possible.
Technically quite a decent video. BUT, given this was produced by the Train Operating Company primarily as a publicity exercise, it leaves much to be desired. 80+ years ago , the original Great Western Railway(and others such as the LNER) produced route booklets for passengers which detailed the stations and interesting highlights in the journey. I've watched rail cab videos from all over the globe where simple captions pop up naming stations as they are passed. And many also give details of junctions and geographical, infrastructure and architectural features. It's not difficult, or even hugely time consuming to enhance the video in this manner and is likely to generate future passengers who will more than recoup the small cost involved. Wake up, GWR (New)!! Your predecessors were light years ahead of you in promoting their services.
Er, sadly the flying cucumbers will be with us for at least 25 years per the maintenance contract with Hitachi so expensively drawn up by Whitehall. That said, I'll bet they will get a thorough interior refresh including new seats sooner rather than later!
Burning Wang I do this journey every Thursday and back every Friday and have been doing so since 2016 and it’s always been the same! Slow after Reading!
I did mancheter piccadlly to penzance once overnight ! it was a long ass journey and got to penzance at like 11 am ..from a start of early aftenoon in manchester! had a 2 hr wait at bristol parkway to catch the overnight sleeper from paddington to penzance lol .... to say i was not fresh as a daisy after a night sleeping under a table as we did't book a bunk / sleeper ws an understatement! was in the 90s though to go to a family wedding! ......i didn't think you get jet lag on a train lol ...although things have prob improved now ! ;) luckily i now live in Bristol 20 odd yrs later so not as far to travel to penzance or even london paddington thank god!..Also did bristol temple meads to edinburgh and that didn't take half as long ...set off early morning about 8 am and changed at birmingham was in Edinburgh by tea time! ..also did it straight through with cross country ..i gotta admit both were 1 st class and x country needs to up thier game as we noticed a marked diffence between them and virgin 1 st class on the change at birmingham ....x country after what we paid was pretty poor service and not good compaired to what we got on virgin at the time ....and charged the same for a ticket be it straight through or change ...and the journey back was awful as it was a sunday straight through with x contry so very little 1 st class service ect and didnt even get a decent meal ect after what we paid for a return ...i would never get x country again if i could avoid it! but there again we are stuck with the the train companies that provide the long distance journey and where they they can operate sadly ..mind you back in the day of BR i would of got a curled up sandwich in 1st class ....oh hang on i did with x country! lol ;)
Having viewed the entire run I have to repeat my previous comment that an all round good video really needs the information to make the experience an all round pleasurable and informative view, I was totally lost from beginning to end as to where we were, and the various indications to the driver other than the aws warnings, thanks for the ride.
Couldn't agree more Norman. I was viewing this video from Sydney and had no idea through which stations we were passing. I thought it was a "lazy" video in that the person posting the video gave us no information at all. Other videos of British rail journeys give history as well as telling you where you are. This video was just a dump unfortunately. Do you agree ?
i live in Bristol more nearer to bristol parkway than Temple Meads so i havent been down that end for a while when was the extra track at lawrence hill station reinstated? as it only used to be the 2 tracks through the station and looking at the video they have put the other 2 tracks back on the other side of the station with no platforms as a straight run through bypassing the station ? i suppose its to stop congestion going into Temple Meads on that line so local trains that stop at lawrence hill dont have to wait if there is a mainline x country train coming through ect tbh it does make sense but why the hell they lifted the extra track / line in the 1st place is a mystery suppose traffic wasn't as much then and prob the cuts BR made in the past too contributed to it ...yet yrs later its cost network rail so many millions to re instate it ! ..so many axed lines / branches ar now fighting to get funds off the goverment to get back into operation ect ...beaching has a lot to answer for !
Lovely as a cab ride is, this catenary is just hideous. I'm sorry, but it pretty much ruins it for me. There are much subtler, slimmer and more elegant solutions.
