Hi skraggie Thanks for a wonderful selection of cab ride videos. This particular video and the others you have uploaded are absolutely outstanding (probably some of the the best on RU-vid) and I'll tell you why. A securely mounted camera on the driver's side of the cab with very little wobble or vibration. The lighting, with an overcast sky, is good with no glare, shadow or reflection. A clean windscreen. No or very little bug splatter. Excellent audio including on-train announcements. Once again thanks for some great videos and I hope you intend to upload more.
These units do 110mph when on the fast line, they were originally 100mph, but there was project 110, which increased their speed to 100mph, they are Siemens Desiro 350, originally only some of them could 110mph but I think they all can do 110mph now.
Fantastic video, from Roade Junction upwards is really interesting, very exhilarating ride. Many thanks, you do a wonderful job as do all our train drivers.
I got to the Red on the Euston Approaches then my time ran out on the Exercycle at the Gym. Curse those pesky Signallers! I could have made it Right Time into the platform 😏😉 Always loved the new Euston since the day it opened.
Skraggie. I'm guessing you are a West Midlands Trains driver (formerly London Midland). Your videos are easily the best cab views I have seen in a quite a while. Please tell me you are planning to release videos of the Rugby to Crewe and Birmingham to Liverpool Lime Street routes.
It is a habit the driver has of resetting the vigilance at every signal. due to driving units that for a while the vigilance did not always sound but still applied the brakes
10:44 that a light house /....lol 350 warbling motors sounds ..reminds me of 1950`s ufo sounds lol also is it normal practice up slow from Northampton,then up fast later on?...
Not a Light house, a water tower for the troughs that used to replenish steam trains going north, back in the day. The troughs were laid in the 4 foot and a scoop was lowered from the loco to gather up water.
Scrap steel; UK railways are littered with the stuff and whoever is running the show apparently has no interest in sending crews out to collect the rail for recycling.
The Euston-Watford lines were built in 1914-1921 & for many years known as the 'new lines'. They were always electrified so the lack of headroom required to clear steam & smoke allowed the tunnels to be built with a small bore. They were later shared with LT's Bakerloo line.
Great video. Can you or anyone else explain the purpose of the regularly spaced posts along either side of the line at 14:12? I have noticed these a few times and see that they are positioned by crossovers.
The flyover at Bletchley is gone now. Replaced with an ugly box. Strange how only 2 tracks go to Northampton not all 4. I guess the other 2 go to brom?? I bet it's a pain driving the stopper as all those stations between London and Bletchley lol.
The original railway was 2 lines only and totally bypassed Northampton, which just a wee collection of villages in the 1840's. The line was 4 tracked and the 'new line' to Northampton added in the 1880's. The new and old lines join up again just South of Rugby.
with black dash in?...they are repeater signs...repeats the signal ahead if its obscured....if round corner for example...and they are either on or off......ahhh the square ones are Sighting Distance Device for signals they are used when placing signals to see from a distance if place for the signal is suitable\visible etc
@@kriswarren2469 They were 1/4 mile markers, used so trackworkers could visualise how much sighting distance they had, they needed enough sighting to allow all staff to get off track and be in a place of safety well before a train passed, used in the days when staff could be on track at the same time as trains....not so much now.
its electronic version of dead mans switch...if you notice train passes over a sloped box in track,every mile,and then you hear the tone. its AWS and driver has to aknowledge signal or train stops.
If these rumours are confirmed, this means that all 4 class 350 subclasses call all run at 110mph (although the class 350/4s are operated by TransPennine Express, Not London Midland)
I would have thought so because of the 125mph Pendelinos and Voyagers would get held up by the slower 75 & 90mph class 86 and class 90/92 electric locomotives would cause conflicts which would make the trains late.
Yes. The journey on this line really is that dull. This is of course no criticism to the excellent quality of this vid though. BTW, at 52:00, is that the Chiltern Main Line crossing over your line or is that a little further back?
I have to disagree with you about this journey being dull. Most cab rides played back at standard speed seem this way. This line is busier with activity & things to see than most. 52.00 is the Chiltern line. It passes over the WCML at an angle. Due to the way that the northbound WCML is actually heading slightly south at this point, the end over the fast lines which is further away from the tunnels is actually heading towards London.