Dick Mabbutt Driver's Eye View: Crewe to Derby 

Its been a pleasure seeing a new video updated, I do miss watching them. Great video as always Ben

I’m sorry to say this; but Dick Mabbutt is a really unfortunate name lol. Great video as always, guys!!

Thanks Ben and team. I loved all the hawthorn blossom.

A pleasant and peaceful journey this day. Colorful green trees and fields were passing by. Appreciate the journey today, Ben. And see you on the next! 🇬🇧👍🙂🇺🇸

Great video thank you for sharing. Class 73’s have been very versatile over the years! Was surprised how quiet it was in the cab and had initially thought it must of been operating on 3rd rail , clearly that was not the case.

Excellent this one Ben. Think this is the first 73 cab ride I've had 👍

I guess that they no longer have the Weed Killing Train judging by some of that track along the route. What's also sad was that we have, or did have two great railway towns/city and not one freight train and I think it was 1 passenger...... remember the Uttoxeter line renowned for all the great workings and locos but hey...... progress they say, mmmmmmm!

Enjoyed your video, strange to hear AWS bell, brought back memories of being a fireman on steam on the Western 1950/60’s

Glad I stayed up late for this 😂 Wonderful as always Ben.

Good and interesting. Thank you

Nice work on this one Ben

Awesome video Bo you drive trains through Hinckley Station me and my girlfriend live in Hinckley

another great test train cab video. That Track through Kidsgrove looks like it really badly needs fixing

The one featuring the blue anchor junction and the south bermondsy junction

Nice ride along, faster in a 73 than a 170..!

I am subscribed to you

I used to live in market Harborough now live in Hinckley

*giggles*

I have a question that someone may be able to answer. Upon leaving Crewe the line is single but eventually doubles later on. I wonder why the single section, was it originally so, strange on what I imagine to be a busy line?

Superb.and very interesting. Many thanks.The section between Stoke junction snd N.Staffs junction looks in part as it needs some TLC. Some queries: Does this route see any freight seeing it runs east-west e.g. to/from E.Mids Gateway? Noticing "x 40" signs on the opposite line and wondering if that means this section operates bi directional working Doing a bit of research I see there's no passenger service between Derby and Crewe on a Sunday until @ 3pm the reason being to only require one "late" shift for the signal boxes- but there seems a mix on the line after Stoke of semaphore and colour signalling- so wondering if that means a better Sunday service is in the offing

Nice to see semaphore distant signals

Thanks so much for another nice ride. It seems strange that that section of around 3m from North Stafford Jn to Barthomley Jn should be singled, when obviously the route used to be double. But is that because of concern that the embankment along part of that route would be too expensive to maintain to the full width to support doubling, and the amount of traffic no longer warrants the cost? It did look a little narrower in places than it might originally have been.

Nice video 😊 what happened at Derby, did another driver take over?

I'll come back to this one later, Don put out the exact same route just a few days ago.

I'm looking for the London Bridge to Brighton video from a couple years ago. Do you still have it

A nice video. The weather was perfect: no rain, slightly overcast, not too much sun. A very pleasant route and engine sound. Unfortunately, for me, it was spoiled by the continuous high frequency ringing noise that sounded like a car or house alarm. I tried hard to screen it out without success. At least I can appreciate that I don't have tinnitus.

Crackly, steamy noise!

Is the Stoke lines not used frequently or just poorly maintained, there is more weeds between the running lines than beside. Also the non use of train whistle between 7pm and 6am would be illegal here, the whistle must be used at all times, including departure from a station, express through a platform and at all xings.

This route is the same one Don Coffey put up not long ago. Story perhaps?

Why is the 'Up Stoke' line heading towards Derby?

Just rename the loco after Francis. That way he'll have more dedication to it...

When's the next bus vid dropping?

I remember this unit from this video of a rare appearance in the Merseyrail core: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4M7RH61ZlYU.html

What is the bell noise please?

You forgot to say what country - RU-vid is international 🙂

Still a great video ben, even with my other comments below.😁

They need the weed killer train on the uproad and also clear away the free and vegetation next to the signals as some were hardly visible and at least 2 the driver in no way had 8 seconds clear view. Pathetic how network rail try to save money. The drivers should refuse to take the train on safety grounds.