London to Brighton Speed Run 11/9/05

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Fastest ever train from London Bridge to Brighton recorded by Video 125 cameras on 11th September 2005. Southern Railway ran the train for charity, with 300 passengers on board the class 377 (no 472) EMU. Network Rail held other trains as necessary to give the record breaker green signals all the way. A few of the speed restrictions were eased as well as the grids in Brighton station itself. Driver Peter Mantel had carried out two practice runs and made precise notes as to where to accelerate and where to brake. Accompanied by an Inspector and Video125 cameraman in the cab, this is the entire run shown in real time. Sit back and enjoy the experience. To see the journey in the opposite direction in normal service, go to our website: video125.co.uk and search for Connex Express.

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@wallysmith9162 10 лет назад

It's pretty cool to be sitting on my couch in America and riding the rail in England.

@video125com 9 лет назад

How can something be boring if you don't watch it? If you DID watch it, in spite of being bored, then that is not our fault. You should have stopped watching it so that you did not get bored.

@mnic1234 9 лет назад

video125co Automatic Boredom Protection or ABP for short

@pega17pl 8 лет назад

+video125co Same people being bored when looking into mirror.

@blokeyos4733 6 лет назад

or, play it with 2x speed! more fun than you might think.

@oforid2227 6 лет назад

+video125co what is this supposed to mean

@blokeyos4733 6 лет назад

dont watch it if you dont like it easy

@Scotford_Maconochie 4 года назад

The route from London Bridge to Brighton has changed beyond recognition since the Thameslink programme.

@memediatek 11 месяцев назад

@JMTrainspotting Southern have two routes to Croydon. One is via the East London Line and Norwood Junction which is what Thameslink takes. The other primary route is via Tulse Hill and Selhurst which doesn't call at Clapham Junction.

@bibsteenson 9 лет назад

Was this the last time a Southern train arrived on time!!

@tescolemonbleach2367 6 лет назад

bibsteenson The last time a Southern train arrived -on time-

@AlonsoRules 6 лет назад

the first and only time

@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999 4 года назад

@@tescolemonbleach2367 LMAO

@WCML730 4 года назад

But they do though

@MarkAJAgi 4 года назад

It didn't arrive on time. The driver sad it arrived a few seconds early.

@Robbi496 9 лет назад

Even if the only went 80-85mph, it is fascinating to watch the driver work!

@penelope8557 7 лет назад

Huh? Watch the driver what?

@blueb0g Год назад

@@penelope8557 Work--that thing where you do a job for your employer and they pay you money

@euronick61 7 лет назад

It's not boring .. I love this sort of stuff, especially when I know the route

@HenrysAdventures 5 лет назад

I've been watching this since 2005 when it came on a free DVD with The Railway Magazine, it still enjoy watching it each time!

@klbird 9 лет назад

What fun the Brits have with their Railways!

@onetrain7336 6 лет назад

Ken Bird WOOP

@strafrag1 3 года назад

@@owen1994 Congrats on that!

@BrucexfromxCanada 8 лет назад

Finally, at thre end we see the face of that very happy driver! He has the same type of concentration in motion that I had in the 42 years and some 1 million Km. I had on the raos in my working and driving days. (I was doing industrial electronic field service, but I also did a lot of other driving in Canada and the U.S. Now retired at age 71, I can watch all the rest!.).

@freddymarcel-marcum6831 7 лет назад

Well done.

@guidepost42 10 лет назад

Great video. Totally enjoyable. These guys really know their stuff.

@thisiszaphod 9 лет назад

Kudos to all involved, especially driver Peter Mantel.

@jimholder6656 9 лет назад

Outstanding! What a great ride! What impressive expertise!

@gepaandrade 7 лет назад

Route recording has been made with zoom linked, which prevents the true image speed which the driver sees.

@Cymbelin 8 лет назад

Really enjoyed that...Nostalgic. Made that trip fifty-odd years ago. It's amazing what comes back. I still remember the feel of the seats. Thank you.

@WolfieRich1 6 лет назад

His route knowledge is terrific

@strafrag1 3 года назад

Loved this video. Congrats and thanks for the ride along.

@carelessdriversuk2437 7 лет назад

great onboard footage video 125 :) amazing to see how fast you can get to the coast from central London!

@jimbradley7904 7 лет назад

Despite the title, this video is more interesting that it is exciting. Passengers on that special should all watch this to understand why the run takes the time it does.

@AlbertBolink 10 лет назад

Ik ben geboren op 17/02/1949 en het 1e wat ik wist dat mijn opa ( die bij ons inwoonde ) een ouderwetse HC was. Wat heeft deze man mij veel treinen van binnen en buiten laten zien. En ik kan nog elke dag via youtube van elke treinenvideo genieten!

@thebuffalodude 9 лет назад

Driving a train is intense. I've been operating light rail in Calgary for almost 10 years with out incident. When things go wrong like break downs or accidents that's the true test and experience comes in as an operator. Great video...I hope to visit the U.K one Day!

@hj-mr5gg 9 лет назад

thebuffalodude I want to be a train driver when I'm old enough to get a job :)

@Dkentflyer 8 лет назад

Great video thankyou for sharing and well done to Peter

@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp 8 лет назад

Great Video! Thanks!

@MarkHenstridge 9 лет назад

Could never see that sort of an event happen in my home state "Adelaide" ,South Australia. Well done,far from boring indeed.

@tomtalk24 4 года назад

I see Connex. This must be back when Southern Rail actually ran trains. Brighton man!

@Bluffdemon 10 лет назад

excellent video , thanks for this :-)

@EASYTIGER10 10 лет назад

This was a bit slow wasn't it? I've seen other vids where it was done in about 4 minutes.

@gwr5029 10 лет назад

Those vids were 'speeded' up renditions. This one was done in 'real time'.

@peterdean8009 10 лет назад

Pipper Dickens You know, I do believe easytiger was joking.

@MeesterMichelM 3 года назад

@@gwr5029 Whoosh

@southernrailwayfan67southe78 3 года назад

That’s time lapse

@bluberianfederation5413 3 года назад

Ah yes the hyperdrive Class trains.

@elrjames7799 10 лет назад

I love the Southern Railway: these people are really railway oriented and passenger focused.

@hmahaux 8 лет назад

Great run Well done Peter :)

@nicholasleigh9108 2 года назад

Good to seeing this video again I enjoyed it the first time were I saw this video it was fantastic to watch this video again.

@TheGrumpyEnglishman Год назад

So was it good seeing it again or fantastic?

@IainG81 9 лет назад

Great video, I used to go to Eastbourne every week when at school so I know that stretch of track well. As far as Wivelsfeild anyway.

@falconoilcompany 9 лет назад

Superb, I really enjoyed it.

@Scotford_Maconochie 4 года назад

1953: Four minutes later we're on the platform in Brighton having covered 51 miles faster than sound at an average speed of 765 miles per hour.

@QwertyScream 2 года назад

That was sped up. This is real time

@jackharrison6771 2 года назад

A great video ; and skill from Driver Peter. I'd consider it a pleasure to have my train/s held, to allow this kind of run. Well done also, the to camera operator and 377-472, for pulling her skirt up, and doing it.

@AlfaRomeo128 6 лет назад

so excited to see a driver' view through my northern line south extension to belcombe

@markryan2384 3 года назад

Love watching these 💯💯💯💯👍

@MsStephaniegirl 9 лет назад

TOTALY AWESOME!!

@hathawayalfred6084 9 лет назад

Great work.

@tonyp011 8 лет назад

great run and congratulation to peter

@michaelcook577 3 года назад

I was lucky to be onboard for this run

@ralphdadge302 10 лет назад

great video, love the commentary from the driver,

@donthitmeimwoozy 5 лет назад

Pretty sure he is under instruction to be more verbal with his intentions to avoid any potential mismanagement of the train, given that critical safety systems would have been disengaged or bypassed to allow the overspeeding, good crew.

@WCML730 3 года назад

@@donthitmeimwoozy he's been working on the railway for many years

@andrewholloway231 8 лет назад

I enjoyed that. Superb.

@davidrobins7360 10 лет назад

It's not really that far from London to Brighton (43 miles in a straight line, but obviously slightly further on the train), and at 100mph you're doing a mile every 36 seconds, but I followed the train's progress on a road atlas, and it's still amazing how quickly it seems to eat up the distance. Just shows how fast railway transport could be if trains were non-stop, no red lights, etc. (not to mention the wrong type of snow...).

@VanillaV4 2 года назад

No one cares about miles in britain

@VanillaV4 2 года назад

and not ot mection the wrong type of measurement

@t9warrior Год назад

@@VanillaV4 You sure about that?

@VanillaV4 Год назад

@@t9warrior no

@PEPEMUFAN 10 лет назад

Excellant Video once again 10/10:), fully enjoyed this Drivers Eye View Cab Ride must of been quite an achievement at the time to reach Brighton Train Station for that number of Minutes, is this on Blueray Version at all aswell?:)

@simonal1989 11 лет назад

Fantastic!

@robertkeech9480 3 года назад

i can't imagine the joy for the people that have partied throughout the night.

@heronimousbrapson863 5 лет назад

Even at the beginning of the 20th century, British trains were travelling this fast. When my Grandfather emigrated from England to Canada, he was appalled how slow Canadian trains generally were by comparison, although by the 1930's many mainline trains were travelling this fast. Sadly, they don't run this fast any more and most of the passenger service is gone now anyway.

@MalcolmMarshall57 8 лет назад

made a nice change to see it from the driver's point of view use to do that regularly in 04/05

@kimvibk9242 5 лет назад

Great video, thanks! Now I am going to transcribe the driver's notes and see if I can recreate the run in Train Simulator...!

@markheelis 2 года назад

Did you ever manage to do it?

@kimvibk9242 2 года назад

@@markheelis I tried, failed and moved on. But maybe it is time for a rerun...

@philipstanbridge6535 3 месяца назад

The driver manager in the cab with Peter is Roger Norfolk. He later starred as the driver of Flying Scotsman in the footplate film made on the Severn Valley Railway. He didn’t reach 100 mph on that occasion.

@trevorwright6165 Год назад

great ride thank you and well done to you

@trainmaniacstudios8216 8 лет назад

Its a shame this was taken a couple of months after the last 411's and 205's had been withdrawn. it would've made this video so much cooler. Apart from a nice video :)

@alechocolate1790 7 лет назад

Adorei! Espero um dia poder fazer uma viagem dessa. top

@valtrus901 10 лет назад

Beautiful run.......

@mikecimerian6913 10 лет назад

Love the ride. If you want to see an airplane on tracks, the TGV speed record is quite wild.

@_Rhort 4 года назад

Master level driver!

@beagle7622 3 года назад

Makes me want to get on an Aeroplane this afternoon, oh well will have to wait a while due to the virus. I have an attachment to the UK due to my family but I love the place I have been there a few times from Australia.

@mikeangelo6667 6 лет назад

Love it!

@Salmagundiii 9 лет назад

Cool video. Too bad there weren't HD camcorders back then. I was following along on google maps - I hadn't realized such a long tunnel would be necessary to (I believe) cross under the North Downs.

@merledoughty5787 Год назад

Waching this video I turned on the closed caption thing well what a laugh. I am from New Zealand and we have travelled that line a few times from Eastbourne, it would have been interesting if this could have been captioned by you guys showing the stations you go through. I thought that CLayton Tunnel had a home on top of it instead of the turret castle things. Anywa I enjoyed spending time watching this video so there are 5 tunnels on that line what is the longest? I remember that viaduct but again missed the name, I think it crosses the river Ouse. Agaian many thanks and we look forward to returning to the UK later this year and of course our trips up to London or across to Brighton

@dfcvda 10 лет назад

very cool. Love to see a London to Lewes.

@Mortimer50145 Год назад

I wonder if train companies nowadays would be happy to show the driver operating the controls, or whether "for safety and security reasons" the only footage allowed would be from an unmanned camera showing only the track ahead and not the driver and his controls. I get the impression that Don Coffey's excellent videos have to comply with this restriction.

@video125com Год назад

not at all. If the train company has authorised the filming then the driver can be filmed. This is an essential part of a driver’s eye view.

@benkay8295 3 года назад

How London Bridge has changed!!

@tonygore6056 7 лет назад

very good 😀😁 thanks ✔✔✔✔

@Passengervehicles 8 лет назад

Very nice !

@PointyTailofSatan Год назад

Sadly, a number of people on the platforms were deafened by the train's sonic boom.

@video125com 10 лет назад

Hear hear.

@Tinsby 7 лет назад

Thanks a lot I really enjoyed this cab ride puts me in mind of the Amtrak Metroliners I worked with years ago. They used overhead catenary 11.000 VAC 25 cycle, unlike your third rail. I have to say i was surprised to see 3rd rail in use for such long stretches, I mistakenly think of it only being used by subways in the US. Cheers and thanks for the ride... Peter, doesn't that alerter drive you mad? We had the same thing.

@akarouge 6 лет назад

Southern England uses either third rail or no electrification at all. It's too costly to upgrade. Also, the alerter is called AWS

@infinitebrafit6282 4 года назад

Ene kidoshino and DSD because he was above the speed limit

@petermantell1958 2 года назад

Aws (advanced warning system) we call it, you do get used to it!

@johnfromengland2620 Год назад

The Long Island Railroad uses 3rd rail.

@memediatek 11 месяцев назад

@@infinitebrafit6282dsd isn't about being above the speed limit. It's a check to make sure the driver is awake

@7APT7 4 года назад

may be 6 years old but still worth watch, 👍LIKED👍 and 🔔 Subscribed 🔔

@grahambrown5013 4 года назад

It amazes me that some bonehead watches this for 40 minutes and then decides that they don't like it.

@NSE465 4 года назад

Ikr. Why did they bother? I personally enjoyed it. 40 mins of lockdown well spent

@MatthewK421 4 года назад

Starting to watch it now, I highly doubt I won’t like it

@Jesuis-qe8ql 4 года назад

saludos desde mexico, bien recorrido del tren

@nigelkthomas9501 7 лет назад

Be nice if all London - Brighton trains were this spot on!

@donthitmeimwoozy 5 лет назад

377 really is a performer.

@yamahonkawazuki 5 лет назад

handled it like a true professional

@anthonyglee1710 3 года назад

The Victorian’s really knew how to build our railways, quite incredible considering it was sweat and graft.

@eswnl1 Год назад

They invented everything and other countries came along and found a way of doing it better.

@iman2341 6 лет назад

Is it just me or does the railway look in a lot better shape now than it did 12 years ago. A lot of new stations, structures and trains and just generally cleaner.

@dawnslater1065 6 лет назад

Much nicer ride going through the countryside as opposed to the light rail traveling through the cities.

@chittagong1234 10 лет назад

Fantastic...

@tonygore6056 7 лет назад

very nice ✔✔😀 thanks

@hostile177 10 лет назад

Well that was fun.

@dannyharris2471 10 лет назад

i did notice that the driver didnt sound the horn at the whistle boards? and the the TPWS overspeed grids were deactivated at brighton platform 5? surely against the rules?

@video125com 10 лет назад

Normallly yes, but this was an exceptional occasion. Firstly the experienced driver had practiced the approach purposely on more than one occasion and secondly he had a DSM on board keeping an eye on things.

@TheAdrew1967 10 лет назад

video125co He should still have sounded the horn at the whistle board "that was a public crossing". Sorry I had a bit of a laugh to myself when you said he was an experienced driver and that he had practiced the approach on more than one occasion. I had the joy of being a driver at Selhurst Depot in the late eighties and drove this route many many times on both 319 and heritage stock. It was nice to see that the route had not changed to much and the video was well put together enjoyed it very much thanks for the trip down memory lane, hope you do some more!!

@video125com 10 лет назад

That would have been either a youtube problem or your computer. At least we can understand what you meant. Thanks for explanation. Hopefully it will correct itself.

@jakebutt3296 10 лет назад

lovely to see a speed run. would be nice to see a bullied pacific doing that speed

@soundseeker63 4 года назад

Watching, it all looks totally serene and uneventful. The driver's commentary really makes it! You forget how much there is involved in driving a train! The speed doesn't seem like anything special but I supposed considering SR still uses power and signalling equipment tech that dates back to the 1920s its not bad!

@ds1868 3 года назад

Speed is restricted by the third rail. The shoes which pick up the power begin to lose adhesion from around 105mph. So 100mph is the maximum allowed.

@Goodchappy 10 лет назад

I enjoyed this. I felt like I was there. Last time I traveled by train on that route it took a few hours due to signalling problems :-(

@wbgriffin60 10 лет назад

Thanks for posting; I really enjoyed it. I do have a question though: MPH, not KPH? Isn't that unusual in Great Britain?

@davidrobins7360 10 лет назад

No, MPH is standard for Great Britain; KPH is used in continental Europe.

@wbgriffin60 10 лет назад

Thanks David.

@video125com 8 лет назад

There is a big caption at the end of the video: 36 mins 56 secs.

@Arbiter50productions 7 лет назад

video125co there was 377 472 and 377 474

@mikeangelo6667 6 лет назад

A new record!

@roncasey8015 10 лет назад

Excellent speed run! Maintenance on the 3rd or Contact rail must keep track gang very busy at those speeds. Track voltage 600V or 750V? Are the normal speeds for 2014 in the 90 mph range?

@video125com 10 лет назад

We BELIEVE that 100 is the normal maximum but some speeds (in the lower speed range such as 60 mph) nearer London were eased by up to 10 MPH (not KMH).

@peterdean8009 10 лет назад

In answer to your other question: 750V DC.

@daveb0789 10 лет назад

The normal maximum line speed is 90 mph on this route. Track voltages are in the 750-850 DC region to support these power hungry trains. This unit was especially current 'delimited' so full power was available at all times.

@dinshawmuncherjee5123 4 года назад

Good going, but you do recall that that Great Britain held the speed record in 1938 when the Pacific A4 'Mallard' hauling 7 coaches, clocked 125 mph Official record, but touched 126!! and that too under STEAM!! Those Glorious days of British Rail

@the_once-and-future_king. 2 года назад

That steam record still stands.

@memediatek 11 месяцев назад

Remember this is a third rail route, and the train has better performance overall compared to steam thanks to higher acceleration and braking

@BNforever2009 10 лет назад

good video!!!

@petermiddleton7323 10 лет назад

Out-dated? Please explain your point. Has there been a faster run or what?

@Hrodn 4 года назад

Strangely mesmerising.

@brianbrown826 3 года назад

2021, first time I've seen this. Very interesting to watch. We are lucky our forefathers had the sense to build the railways, I suspect there was some opposition but look what we have now. People these days moaning about HS2 but once it's done and grows in, it'll be fine.

@lohphat 8 лет назад

Beautiful edifice at 34:36 -- pity the passengers have no idea about it.

@kk-transport 9 лет назад

this is good

@eliottjeary1492 8 лет назад

where do they offically start off from station wise

@akarouge 6 лет назад

London Bridge.

@anairivera5979 6 лет назад

Dejen siempre la cámara hacia el frente pues hay un paisaje muy bonito y uno se lo pierde

@amelierenoncule 8 лет назад

As youngsters in Ireland, we always loved it when the trains passed by at a leisurely rate, as it provided us a great chance to bounce a few ripe tomatoes off some of the pork-pie-faced blokes who stuck their mugs out the window/door openings. Mon Dieu, what fun. ESPECIALLY if they were holding a pint a' bitters that they then dropped! Ho-Ho-Ho!...as Monsieur Santa would say.

@ucoldplay2 10 лет назад

What i like about this video is the cooperation between the driver/engineer and the person behind about speedrestrictions. It is like a rallydriver and the co-pilot. I would however like to see in the screen the name of the station the train driving through. Was it a diesel- or 3rd railtrain? Most important; lots of footage of what is (and was) in front of the train. Most excellent video. If you consider that in normal service, it takes about 1 hour to reach Brighton.

@CheesyGiant 10 лет назад

It's a 377 Electrostar, which is a 3rd rail train. It is the main train used throughout the Southern network, hence I see it a lot.

@daveb0789 10 лет назад

There was no 'co-pilot' The driver was doing the commentary while driving for the camera man lol.

@daveb0789 10 лет назад

TDRREVENGE 1) I don't believe the driver managed (they don't have inspectors) was giving any driving advice. He was however keeping an eye on the timings throughout the journey. Oh and by the way I drive this type of train at up to 100 mph every day.

@daveb0789 10 лет назад

You are right he was an 'inspector' but I meant to write is that they are called 'driver managers'. I didn't see your meridian comment - I think to be honest 100 mph is already pushing it on this route. I don't sign the London to Brighton line but other TS2014 are quite good - unfortunately it's the trains that are simulated - just not quite like the real thing. For example the simulated electrostar accelerates too quick and doesn't brake as well as the real one.

@grantos3000 10 лет назад

TDR REVENGE TS2014 is pretty accurate to be honest for this route - (well it would be if they weeded the entire track and took all the graffiti/rubbish away!). Not sure how simulator handling is different to real thing though as I have only ever driven trains on the simulator :-(. Simulator seems alot noisier than the real thing aswell, but apart from that, the placement of stations/track etc seems to be fairly spot on.

@Sam-ht5dk 6 лет назад

I hate that they zoom in, so the train looks like it's going at about half the speed because you can see right t the edges where the environment is moving fast

@mikeangelo6667 6 лет назад

At least there is no horrendous fish-eye effect when zooming in.

@slyfoxie55 5 лет назад

Can you tell me what the pings mean?

@raflaughter3474 4 года назад

The pings are the Automatic Warning System or AWS. It gives the driver an indication of the signal they are approaching. If the signal is Green (Go) then the ping sounds. If the signal is displaying Yellows (Caution) or Red (Stop) then a warning tone sounds which must be acknowledged by the driver. If the driver fails to acknowledge the warning then the brakes are applied automatically.