St Pancras to Derby - 125 mph! 

I am an American and I absolutely love these videos. It is like a little vacation, to the UK, on my computer. Keep up the great work!!

TV style quality video. Professional informative and interesting captions. No in your face “look at Me” presenter reminding us to subscribe/like constantly . Proceeds to charity. Don, you should get RU-vidr of the year! Best video I have seen this year and hope you enjoyed your break from Manchester!

Love your comment about the HST, “Queen of the rails”. Couldn’t agree more.

Have just discovered these videos - very relaxing during the "lockdown"

This video is superb. The video is very informative and it give so much quality, that you stop the video every now and then to show what you have been explaining to the viewers. Thank you for taking you time to show this from your job and to take your time to explain the things during the ride.

Hi, Don. I watch your videos in Canada and I'm always amazed at European trains. They are so quiet and efficient, and so incredibly fast! I think if I have enough money, someday, I'd like to come to England and buy a private coach and attach it any train that would take me, and I would just travel from place to place, meeting people in different communities, and generally having a great time! Well, dream on I guess!

You’ve set the standard for these kinds of videos. I may live 5 time zones away but the clarity of the image and sound with accompanying commentary puts me right in the moment. And I don’t even have to shell out the £100 for the ride!

This is very well edited!! It's a shame in Ireland we have hardly any drivers willing to do as you do. Great video.

This is great video. I am a fan of high speed passenger rail, being in the middle of the United States I have to be satisfied by watching it elsewhere. I have been to the UK several times but I have never traveled on this route. Your commentary is especially informative for us foreigners. I'm looking forward to visiting the UK again, someday. Take care and stay safe.

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant.Without a doubt the best train video on RU-vid. The descriptions as you go along are fascinating and really add to the journey. Many Thanks.Do you have any more of the same type?

Another very informative and interesting ride. I especially like the freeze frame showing infrastructure that otherwise would be missed. I remember looking at flange greasers due to relatively sharp curves on the CSS&SB electric line in my home town (Michigan City, Indiana) back in the early 60's. No solar power back then! Thanks, Don

From the other side of the pond - This is amazing and informative. I love the captions: Where you are, how many miles out, speeds and most informative the explanation of the signal and whistle rules. And a history lesson also. Thank you!!

A fascinating film. Aside from the superb footage I greatly enjoyed the captions detailing the lineside equipment and features. Really well put together and a joy to watch.

I love the information. Some videos have information running along the bottom of the screen, but by the time you've read it, the thing they were describing has passed. Not so with these videos. There's obviously a lot of time and effort put into these videos and it's much appreciated.

I have just watch your video, very informative, I learned a lot. Thank you. I enjoyed the ride.

Another great video, thanks for all the work you put in to them.

Brilliant! I don't think I've seen such an informative cab ride before. I find I'm having to concentrate a little more than usual rather than be lulled by the general passing of the countryside 😀.

Once again, tanks for yet another awesome video.

Fantastic video Don. I love trains. Don't stop.

Just want to say what great films you have created. I also like the little nuggets of information, pointed out on the way.

Hey, first time on your channel: Production is superb, in class of its own. Thanks

Brilliant video! It’s so fascinating to see the driver’s view of this line that I’ve travelled up and down from Sheffield to London many times. The accompanying text you provide gives a great insight into the route and helps me appreciate the work of thh drivers, one of whom is relative (of sorts) of mine.

Fascinating, I watched it from start to finish. The additional information at the bottom of the video was a really nice touch too. Thanks for posting!

Very interesting film. And thanks for the explanations along the route !

Really excellent video! Thank you for sharing your many cab adventures with us.

Don Coffey raises the bar again! This is extremely well done (okay, apart from the spelling mistakes!) and top-notch quality as well. Definitely one of my favourite driver's-eye view uploaders - and I am a great fan of the likes of fourfoot and OldSkidmark, so my standards are high!

Lovely journey; extremely well-produced video; very informative.

Love all the info you provide on this vid, have subscribed :)

Great video as always . Thanks for all time and effort you put in.

Very much enjoyed the video. I was surprised you didn't mention the track remodelling at Derby following major work at the station in 2018. This eliminated the bottleneck to the south of the station where there was conflict between the London lines and the Birmingham lines. Both routes had to merge before reaching / after leaving the platforms, but now they are separated to avoid this. The video shows this new approach very clearly. New track, further track realignment and new signalling also improved approach and through line speeds.

Fantastic insights and commentary, Don. Brilliant video!

Yet another magnificent video, superb! Thank you, Don.

Thanks Don, as brilliant as ever and well worth the wait. I have watched a lot of videos on SmileVideoTrains (SVT) channel and seen the MML from a passenger perspective (on board trains and on stations) - this is a perfect complement. As I commented on SVT a couple of weeks ago - Marples and Beeching must be spinning in their graves with all the railway upgrade/expansion work taking place!

I find it hard to work out why I loved this so much. The front view we all can’t see? The historical romance of trains? The beautiful scenery? The lack of annoying music? The quality of the very informative notes? I think all. I’m hooked! Many thanks.

ASnother excellent video - great resolution and cationing - thanks Don and your helpers. The track and ballast conditions look remarkably pristine for most of the journey.

Thanks for this Don, everything much appreciated been a long long time since I last viewed.

Stunning, thank you for posting, really interesting facts and figures along the way.

Most interesting added information throughout, very helpful to an NZ viewer. Kudos to yourself for presenting a quality piece of work and a shout-out to the driver for keeping the screen clean as this is by no means the norm! Salutary to realise that the train was travelling at pretty well the all-out speed of an earlier 4.2 XJ6 Jaguar - I know; I used to drive one. Frankly, I'd feel much safer in the train!

I love this video,I have now watched it about six times, I just love sitting on the sofa and travel for miles without leaving home.I also love all the information and learning all about trains! Love you Don! Happy New Year!

VERY enjoyable! Fantastic video quality. Big thanks from New York.

Thank you for a brilliant video! With the comments along the route it lifted it well beyond lots of other front window videos.

Awesome video enjoyed every bit of it especially with the information running along bottom of screen :) sometimes i can get bored when just looking at a track and trees so it makes it much more interesting for me does all the info thanks

A brilliant video and many thanks for unraveling so many of the mysteries of the railway industry. I've learnt much!

A most enjoyable film, thank you for all information and related images. Travelled on that journey many times in the 70’s/80’s so brought back many memories.

What a great upload. Love the information on the screen. Great quality filming. Must have been a lot of hard work for you. Thanks so much.

I thoroughly enjoyed every single minute. Thankyou for taking the time to film, edit and upload. I love the way you stop the film so we can see what you have described and I also like the way you describe what we will see before we get to it.

Fantastic edited video! best one I've seen in a while thank you for spending time editing different information about the route much appreciated.

An hour and a half of pure entertainment Don, so informative. I saved it for Saturday night to watch it through in one go.

Thank you for this. It's fascinating.

Hello Don from Pennsylvania. I’m taking advantage of the lockdown to catch up on lots of older videos. Thank you for this fine video. I always enjoy the historical perspective you provide as well as the operational information about the railway you are riding along. Always the very best. Thanks again. Stay well. CAS.

This is the best cab ride video I have ever seen. Loved the comments. I subscribed immediately. Thanks for your hard work.

Thanks for yet another great video Don I have travelled this line many a time and your video was very informative yet again

I find this so calming...thank you uploader.

This is an excellent and very informative video. I don't think I have seen a better on for information!

Well thank you! Lovely commentary, full of interest, and many familiar spots along the way.

A Canadian here. I was born and grew up in the UK, and as a young adult used to live her the Leagrave (Luton) Beds station. In those slow steam train days, the train from St. Pancras to Bedford would slooooooow down through Leagrave and I have memories of actual jumping off late-night trains that weren’t supposed to actually stop there. Mind you, I’m not sure what I would have done if it sped on through! I’m 93 now, and I thoroughly enjoyed your video, and I followed along with Google Earth. My how things have changed! Stay well. John, Ontario, Canada

I just recently found your videos, and I want to say I much appreciate the various sorts of information you provide along the way. The mix of technical stuff and the historical is just fine. I follow along in my copy of Trackatlas of Mainland Britain (which of course shows the attitude of Brits toward the rest of Europe: this is the mainland, and over there is the rest of them). I look forward to hours of enjoyment with these cab rides.

A most instructive video. There's a hypnotic quality about it that's restful, reassuring and relaxing. The subtitles added were a thoughtful bonus. Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you what a fantastic journey the quality is the best and the fascinating insights and information on the journey added so much to the experience. As a massive fan of cab ride videos this ranks amount the very best 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Just watched and enjoyed this video again during our lock-down period. I like the rolling informative captions which explain interesting features en-route. The skills and experience needed to be a train driver are also explained. I've gained an even greater respect for all drivers from these videos.

Don that was a brilliant video. Information top class as usual. It must take a lot of your time, but it is really appreciated. THANK YOU.

Watching from California during lockdown.Love this video.Been a fan of England and trains for a long time.We don't have trains like this in the USA.Thank you for taking me out on a ride in my mind! May you and all your viewers stay safe and healthy.

Excellent documentary. Very informative. Well done!

Excellent screen footage and love the scrolling info ,which adds another dimension.Will look out for any future videos you produce!

Really glad to find these videos,allowing me glimpses of parts of England I would otherwise never see.

Excellent captions (have to be the best yet on all the cab videos I have seen). Well played!

Thank you Mr Cofey because that was brilliant, i watched it and was hooked on it like i was the driver. The information was very much welcomed and so interesting , the power from start of is amazing and looks smooth. I appreciate all the Imformation regading Bridges and Track Greasing because this never gets a mention. Thank you ever so much.

Hello Don, a brilliant video both informative and well presented, many thanks!

First timer here, watching March 2020 in UK lockdown. What lovely video to watch, really relaxing and informative, subbed & coming back for more.

I'm from Australia, love your rail network and love your video, very informative...........

Superb video and great information, as always. The time and effort you put in to your videos is much appreciated.

I love all the tidbits of information and history you put into this video.

A very informative video. in my army days I trave led a lot by train. in my young days I lived along side the Southend Victoria---Liverpool Street line (in steam and electric days. I lived in Nottingham in the 60s. Traveled to Edinburgh a few times. Some of your videos bring back great memories. I'm in my early 80s now. Thanks again for your efforts.

I just watched the whole journey, with coffee and music, this was amazing. Thank you.

Another superb cab ride with added historical facts and technical detail. Many thanks Don.

I always find your vids very interesting and informative ✅

An excellent and informative video. May I confess, I watched it at double speed. None the less for that! Well done.

Smashing video and a great way to spend 90 minutes during lockdown. I particularly liked the snippets of information during the journey. Well done and thanks.

Absolutely First Class Don - thanks for the memories (new and old)

Brilliant, just Brilliant, thank you for sharing

Hello Thank you for this post, as a Rail-Road enthusiast I enjoy this soo much, and a lot of info in it, I´m locked in my home here in Spain, hope you and relatives are protected from the Covid19,.... today is on April 3, 2020, thank you again I will watch more of your vids,. good luck and God bless all.

The most amazing video I’ve ever seen in it’s entirety. Loved every second

A really enjoyable video and the descriptions of the various places and information really made for an enjoyable experience. The countryside was truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this gem with everyone. It was really great that the railway cooperated in helping to make this a super video.

Thank you for the really informative video. I operate out of St Pancras as a on Board cleaner via kettering and onto Corby. I can fully understand why this line is loved stunning views. and great video.

Fascinating video as usual thank you

Magnificent video. Priceless insight into train operation and amazing detail that helps those inexperienced - such as me - get a taste of the sheer scope of what is involved in operating a railway system. Wonderful, absolutely loved it!

Fantastic vid, thanks. I commute from Kettering to St Pancras frequently and it’s nice to now know so much about the route. Awesome stuff.

great video! very well edited! great job!

Brilliant video with lots of information that only a railway man would know.

Well another excellent trip Don. Keep em coming.

Just wonderful! Thank you so much for posting this. I watched over and over again to see where the Nicky Line departed to the left just north of Harpenden - the only clue now seems to be the extra arch on the road bridge (?). So much fascinating extra detail. Again, thank you so much :)

Always great to find quality content like this on RU-vid :-) I enjoyed it a lot, having lived in Wigston as a boy, and even worked on Kilby Bridge farm for a bit. When I took the train from Leicester to see chums in London in the early '70s it was often headed by a Class 55, oh yeah.

Wonderful and great video. Outside the station is a great hotel and great Italian restaurant. Loads of model railway exhibitions along this line this x

Beautiful ride! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Nice and fast; well annotated. Thanks for all the diligent subtitling! :-)

I've watched quite a few train video's in my time but this was one of the best I've ever seen. I learnt more about what a train driver has to look out for, and about the track, then any of the others. So a big THANK YOU for recording this.

Thank you Don Coffey, for a most enjoyable journey. I have had to watch this twice - just in case I missed anything the first time through when reading the informative and interesting captions!

nice Video thanks for your good work

Great video and commentary, I worked on the East Coast main line electrification back in the eighties (best job ever) so it was nice to have a drivers eye view of the different equipment in use now. Also the "solar powered flange greaser" did it for me, got to try and work that into a conversation!

Excellent video, informative commentary and now I've found the channel I'll be watching more of your vids, keep it up.

Great train video! No annoying panning and zooming, just fine camera work. The comments and location names add greatly to this footage, keep up the good work! Cheerio from the USA!