Cab Ride - Woking to Redhill 

The North Downs is a lovely line, especially when the sun is shining

Wow, there’s some history right there! I wish there was still Tadpoles now. The 165s don’t have quite the same charm!

Some things need to be done 😄

The kids love it.... secretly, I do too 😉😆

Do you give the train spotters a hoot too ?

Was only a quick passing through! It’s a strange town - I still get confused by the one way system now being two way!

Cheers, the next video should be uploaded the end of the week

@@emmo999 I will be here!! Is that old footage? I was looking for the Shard and didn’t see it?

The Shard is at London Bridge. I haven’t had chance to get to that area for a while, although am due to. This is much further away from central London

@@emmo999 Sorry. I know that. I got it into my ancient head that we were going to London Bridge. That station ain’t nothing!

Clearly the north downs line is looked after, especially with the topiary at Chilworth

@@emmo999 Yes it looks good along there, the same can't be said for a lot of our linsides which are far too heavily overgrown.

It’s not the same priority it once was. With steam engines, there was a high chance of an ember causing a lineside fire. That’s not a risk anymore

Thanks for the feedback

@@emmo999 your very welcome

It’s very pretty along the north downs. I’ve got footage of the line the other direction and this will be uploaded either next or the one after

Come and visit. We have rivers and a canal and the famous Box Hill ‘n Leith Hill. There is even a vineyard to visit. The Chilworth Chicken is something I didn’t know about

They’re not too bad. I’ve heard a lot worse!

It’s a strangity, that Reigate to Guildford has never been electrified. It has always been the domain of DMUs. Reigate itself gets terminators from London, hence electrification getting that far

And the signals are a long way apart. I was taught early on if you don’t ever reach a red you can’t have a SPAD, so once I get a yellow I tend to crawl

This was filmed some time back. Any flats are long gone now, as machines visit the lathe as required

Neither - the speed limit for our machines is 35mph, whereas passenger stock can do faster. So, yes, 35mph is quite leisurely

It’s known as both. The signs at both ends of the tunnel have both names on

I have also checked the Network Rail maps and diagrams, as per this link ibb.co/q5YVB2z

Automatic Half Barrier

Yes, I did passenger trains

@@emmo999 Oh nice, what made you swap and what do you prefer?

On what basis do you make that comment?

It's difficult if you don't have a high end camera with a high dynamic range sensor or HDR video capability and if you're facing into the sun. The best videos are when the sun is behind or to the side. I imagine that as a tamper driver, the owner of this channel is probably mainly focused on work and this is a fun side project that we get to benefit from for free. I'm thankful! That said, a graduated ND filter may possibly help a bit when facing into the sun, but they can look weird because the horizon is rarely straight on a railway, unless you're on the fens!

As you say, Mark, this is merely a hobby. I set the GoPro up on the second man’s side, turn it on and leave it. I’m not out to make professional quality footage, with professional equipment. I’m a train driver who thought that people might enjoy a few cab rides that I hadn’t seen posted elsewhere. I will look into filters, but 99% of the comments left on my videos are favourable so, honestly, it’s not a high priority for me. I quite agree, Mark, the best videos are when the sun is behind, but the nature of railways and the network of lines we have means that I can never guarantee to face any certain direction for long. And with the limited daytime running we do, I can’t guarantee to be able to go back another day any time soon to reshoot it

@@emmo999 I totally understand and agree with you! If I were you, I wouldn't bother with filters. They'll look weird. Stick with what you're doing and if the light is good, it's good. If not, well that's life. It's not like you're charging for it. And FWIW I've paid £20 for cab ride DVDs that are of lower quality than this and been happy because getting can rides of certain routes is super difficult!

The problem is the auto-exposure is reading the frame centre, which is the bright(er) sky. Is it possible to set the meter reading point lower in the frame on the GoPro?