This is part 1 of a trip from Rugby to Wembley (via Northampton) on board a Class 66 (4L57). Note: This is a personal video and not to be used as an official route learning guide. Follow @Freightdriver82 for more…
Funny this should pop up as it’s my patch as a Signal Tech, in fact I was maintaining the first two sets of points (NR404 and NR403) passed over in this video only last night
I was a relief signalman based at Dumbarton Box on the Glasgow North Electrics and when trainee drivers would visit, the most often asked question was, "How do you know that I have passed a signal at danger", I would point out to them about how the track circuits worked but it did make me wonder why they wanted to know that.
Great sound powering up in Crick Tunnel (although drivers may not think so after a few hours at the wheel, of course; I've seen a video of an Irish Rail driver on an 071 class wearing ear defenders! (No need to worry about hearing AWS signals, of course.)
Nice video thank you for the ride! Did not appreciate just how extensive the DIRFT site was. Would like to find a track plan for there one day. Looking forward to part 2.
01:36 - Still miss the sight of the Birdcage bridge (or the Girder Bridge) as I knew it. Use to watch trains going under there as a kid on the right hand side where the road to the PSB was.
One word of advice put in description that this is uncontrolled and not for route learning one RU-vidr had to pull some videos as they had not done this
I always say that these are my personal videos. They were taken with permission but are in no way used for, or by my employer. Or indeed any other company. Anyone, or any company who even thought of using these for such a purpose clearly doesn't have any care when it comes to safety standards. It should be self evident and need no explanation to anyone attempting to do so. I wouldn't expect anyone, or any employer to even consider using these for such a purpose. There are strict plans in place for route learning, and RU-vid certainly isn't part of that plan... But, I do completely agree and understand your point.
At the start of the video at Rugby, it looks like there’s some old platforms on the left hand side. Are these the old midland counties Platforms. Good video by the way
Yes, that was a schoolboy error... Added an additional caption in error, no detail was due to be put on it... Unfortunately, I can't remove it unless I delete the video and re-upload it! I was waiting for that to be pointed out! lol!
Hi I enjoyed watching this esp as i grew up in Hillmorton and used to see all trains passing by. Where does part 2 go on towards? I'm looking forward to seeing it.
@@Freightdriver82 Yep.. I am very familiar with that problem.. I would have left it in as well, if nothing else it made me laugh.. in a good way! Great video.. :) Looking forward to Pt.2.. better go and check if I have subscribed, if not I will do so now.. :)
its the noise of the DSD pedal (Drivers Safety Device). The vigilance alarm sounds when a direction is selected on the reverser. it also sounds on a regular basis throughout the journey which requires to be reset by releasing and depressing your foot again within a few seconds.
Ah right! Thanks for that. Now I know that hopefully I'll get my chance to get on the rails soon.. nothing happening up in the north east job wise at the moment.
One thing that must be a little exasperating is travelling from junction station to junction station and getting stopped at both. You went from a dead stand at Rugby to a dead stand at Northampton. Not good for freight train competitiveness with lorries.
I took over the train at Rugby. Usually it would get a run straight to Wembley from there, and at Night, even straight back to Ipswich. The only constraint during the day is fitting in between passenger services, which ironically tend to hold us up and slow us down when they stop at stations!
Old siding... Years ago there was a spur from I think either Northampton or rugby to Nuneaton like a Coventry avoiding line.. or the new piece of track works are spurs, sidings and access to Northampton EMD
It is... its a Class 66... 12 cylinder EMD 710 two-stroke diesel as its power unit. (3300 hp power output (2460kw) with 3000 hp (2240kw) power to rail).