Peterborough to Birmingham (Landor St)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Its a lovely day in April 2021 and our job is to take empty bogie hoppers from Peterborough to Birmingham which is one leg of our train’s journey. Its a really good run through Stamford, Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Leicester and Nuneaton then right into the heartlands of Birmingham. There is a real mix of main lines and signalling with lots to see and talk about.
Rail map courtesy of www.projectmapping.co.uk
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Truly brilliant! 50 years ago, I knew every inch of this journey, and although so much has clearly changed, it took me right back to my youth. I could name one or two un-named places, and I need to go back over the film to be sure of others, but I was entertained throughout. The references at the foot of the film explained the new signalling system, and ways of doing things. I am truly indebted to the makers of this film. Highly recommended.
That’s much appreciated Tad and just what I’d hoped to achieve. Another video coming soon.
Thank you, Don. Thanks also to the driver and to Freightliner for making the filming possible. This is such a beautiful route. And your written commentary is among your best -- so informative about operational matters. One of the best things about these freight routes is that they let you encounter routes and tracks that a single passenger train would not cover. Happy Christmas!
Watch out for the next one Martin. It’s superb footage from Bedford to Earles.
Personally the start of this reminded me of when coming home from Peterborough and the driver of the 31 thought he'd race the hst leaving from platform 4 at same time,he gave it a really good go....
I know you posted this some time back Don, but it’s a decent run and full of interest. In the distance of a handful of miles, you manage to leave the “race track” ECML with new infrastructure at Werrington Junction, pass over a manned level crossing and then amongst all the “you beaut” modern signalling you get a lower quadrant at Ketton!! Great stuff👍🏻
(Oh, and the the Airfix/Dapol model railway signal box kit inspiration of Oakham)
Watch out for forthcoming videos Andrew. I’ve got loads of this freight footage that Vinny has provided including the trip through that underpass at Werrington Jn towards Peterborough 👍
Excellent video again Don . Will keep looking out for your videos to watch .
Quite a lot of new stuff coming Graham.
And once again, this is a very entertaining video through the beautiful English countryside. I keep getting better at geography only by watching these great videos. I have te admit that England (and partially Wales) are much vaster than I initially thought. Great lessons. Thnx Don.
Glad you enjoyed it Jan. I’ll be passing you out as a driver the rate you’re getting through these videos 😉👍
Glad it’s another freight run 👍
I watched every second of this video and read every word. Loved it all! Thanks for the work that you put into making and uploading these videos.
Many thanks and there will be another soon 👍
Hi Don, I really love to enjoy your train rides direct from your driver's cab. It’s quite amazing, how much effort you’ve put on all these interesting notes, details and information at all. That makes it even more exciting to watch and read it, mostly all without getting bored. And well, afterwards I felt myself by far really relaxed throughout your journey🚂. However, many greetings from Germany, and thank you for such great video trips, made with so much passion.
Thank you. I used to work in Germany at our head office at Bad Camberg near Limburg and loved it there but I’m embarrassed to say I am not able to be bilingual like you are. Thanks for the comments, they are much appreciated.
Thanks for the latest upload. I really appreciate the hard work you must put in to bring these to us. Very informative as always.
Thanks, much appreciated. Yes, to get the footage and then research and edit it, does take a lot of commitment but I enjoy sharing it and of course the revenue goes to charity.
Thank you Don.
I was born and raised Leicester and also worked in Birmingham and Peterborough. However, my first job after leaving school was to work at Empire Stone which you mentioned in your narrative. So you can imagine how familiar all of that was to me.
That’s excellent Bruce. I’d not heard of Empire until researching the video but they produced some fantastic architectural stone. No doubt you know that but it really appeals to me 👍
What a video well worth the wait. Thank you Don your explaining of things is very useful had 3 tots of whisky watching it.
Steady on Robert, at least until I’ve got a tot too 👍🥃
I like that you are supporting charity with your efforts. Thanks for sharing with us - Your view is different from the average passenger.
Yes, I’ll be announcing the year’s donation around the end of March.
Excellent viewing again,and good example that we have plenty of green and pleasant land left around our rails!
Looks lovely in the summer doesn’t it Steve.
Thanks again. I'm at the end of the video now, and I have to commend you for making the route easy to follow and your comments interesting and informative. I followed along on Google Maps, and I never got lost ... always had a sense of where the train was in relation to the countryside as a whole.
Glad you enjoyed it KC, there are more videos in the series and I’m constantly working on new content.
I really enjoy these videos. The Class 66 may be noisy but the GM engine sound is one of the best for me. Greetings!!!!
Greetings to you too. Yes, it’s a distinctive sound for sure.
Thoroughly enjoy your videos DC, especially the freight runs.
More soon Chris 👍
Nothing better than a train ride through the wonderful English countryside on a spring day
Agreed Mikkie. Take care.
Great video as always Don.Like the "give it the berries" saying. When I worked on the railways it was "hive it the juice".
Good to see you Richard. I alway say “give it the beans” but Vin reckons Class 66s prefer berries! Look after yourself and keep in touch Richard.
Thanks for sharing this, wonderful video and information, evoking old memories. last travelled part of this route from Peterborough in my trainspotting days in the fifties, then my destination was Rugby which I believe is no longer possible, we have lost so much of our ralways since than, what a shame, we need them more than ever now especially with all the road traffic congestion. thanks again.
Thanks John. I take it you’re an ex-pat? Let me assure you that Rugby is very much on the railway map and we may well get there in one of our videos.
Whilst I didn't get to watch the premiere, I made sure to watch this video tonight: Sausage & Mash for tea and a mug of tea to wash it down with.. :) right time to settle in and watch this freight run! Thanks again for your uploads, Don.
You might need supper too on the next video, it’s a long one 😉
Thank you again Don for another great video,I certainly was born to early, 18 years waiting for my drivers position.ah well.Seasons greetings to you and yours! 🚂🚂🚂
Don’t stop trying Ramon. You never just know.
Another excellent video, thanks Don and Freightliner (and the driver of course)
Thanks Paul. He reads the comments so he’ll see what you said.
If you travel along the line north out of Peterborough you can still see some of the old Midland Railway boundary markers. The track we're on and the next right were the Midland's route to Stamford and Leicester.
There used to be 7 tracks and a level crossing under where the bridge at the 6:10 mark now stands. The furthest left track was interleaved into the next track to go over the long gone level crossing.
Werrington Underpass is now open.
There are 3 manned gated crossings in the Peterborough area - the othervus at Whittlesey.
Good stuff Neil. Very interesting 👍
21:16, even more unusual is Shrewsbury which has both the upper and lower quadrant signals as well as a middle one (technically a lower, but it pivots around the centre), as can be seen on your Chester - Birmingham video
Yes, those were amazing. Still I reckon a lower Quadrant over on the right is probably unique.
Hello Don...another great video.Love watching these, so relaxing and informative..i now preempt the driver sound the horn a second or two before the sign ha ha....
The requirement is “as you pass the board at line speed”. In that case the wise angle camera plays tricks because it looks like you are way past the object (notice how late the AWS sounds after it’s apparently gone under the train). Secondly, if the train is doing 40 in a 50 mph limit, he may hold back a while.
Excellent production in every way, and especially the moving ribbon commentary in plain literate english. Have been over this route as a passenger countless times in the last forty years so to view from front end for once is fabulous. But oh dear, the speed crippling abundance of AHB and private crossings on a route otherwise laid out well for 100mph+ speeds is a shame for the passenger trains. Thanks muchly, again.
The crossings don’t really hamper speed but some would need upgrading for a speed improvement plan. All the best Christopher.
Thank you so much for showing this Don, I used to drive this line when it was manually signalled as far as Nuneaton, 3 things surprised me from those days, firstly the Syston East to South junction line being singled, then the track rationalisation south of Leicester station and the Knighton north junction line taken up to Burton on Trent then thirdly at 1 hour
48 minutes the junction missing at the one time LNW Junction box that avoided Nuneaton station there was also a Midland signalbox at Abbey junction, I believe Saltley powerbox took over from there, one pleasant surprise was to see Melton Mowbrays up distant signal still being a semophore, some lovely memories, thank you again Don.
Glad it brought back memories for you Paul. It’s a shame so much is lost but on the brighter side, most of those locations will get significantly remodelled soon.
Observation, Don, its interesting that the 'R' signals are referred to as 'relating' up your way (perfectly understandable), we call them 'repeater' signals down our way on the western. I never knew the difference existed. So interesting to learn, thanks!
It’s an interesting point but by definition, repeaters repeat the exact aspect but relaters don’t unless it’s green. So if a signal showed red, a repeater would too but a relater would show yellow.
Yes, thank you Don and your collaborators. What struck me was the whole gamut of types of signal on view, the pre-grouping Midland semaphore through to the latest LED types. Surely that old signal will be for the museum or a heritage railway when it comes out. Where was the train from and where was it bound? Unanimous likes I notice, I hope it results in lots of support for your cause.
I would hope so Christopher but its days are numbered on the network. Budgets have pushed the closure of boxes back but they keep going in groups as part of projects. There must be thousands of us fancy it in our back garden!!!
Informative as ever. Sincere thanks to all involved.
Another one on Saturday Mr Lloyd 👍
Another very enjoyable video. Thank you Don.
Much appreciated Brian 👍
An informative and entertaining video as usual. Thanks for posting, Don.
My pleasure Steve. Another one soon 👍
Just another masterpiece from Don... ;-)
Much appreciated Pablo 👍
Really enjoyed this - lots of useful information too. Big thumbs up.
Thanks Paul, much appreciated 👍
Thank you Don for a very interesting and informative journey from East to west. I would love to see the rest of the journey from Birmingham to Bristol I expect that would most interesting. I wait and hope I will see it soon.
Hi Phillip. Good to hear from you. I can’t show you the part to Bristol because it wasn’t recorded but watch out for the next epic journey which is Bedford to Earles. Should be out late January. Have a good Christmas.
Thanks Don. Excellent as always.
Much appreciated David.
Hello Don, I'm very much looking forward to this video, back to heavy-rail! All best from Geelong, Australia.
Wait until you see the next epic too Martin. Take care over there in Oz.
Thank you for another cracking video. Happy New Year to you Don.
Same to you Andy, thanks mate.
Hi Don, fantastic video on a lovely day. @16:45 to the right is the old line of the Stamford and Essendine branch and @16:48 it enters through that large gate to what was the old Stamford East railway station, also @16:54 you get a glimpse of the former goods shed which is now offices. Stamford East station is on Water Street and is a glorious building to this day.
Those goods sheds can tell a story or two! I use The New Adlestrop atlas and this one to research lines and locations. Of course the captions don’t allow me to include all. Glad you liked it Seamus.
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Great video. When we hit Melton Mowbray I realised why you pointed out the pig farm somewhere between Stamford and Oakham. Locally grown!
That’s it Jim. Poor pigs don’t know why they live there.
Awesome! I used to travel on part of this line in the 80's, mainly on class 31/4s and MK2s, and 120DMUs. Proper traction!
Sound idyllic Kate. Glad it took you back.
Another excellent and interesting production
Thanks Martin.
The Airfix model was based on Oakham signal box. Great video thanks Don.
I believe so Tony. Superb!
Great vid. enjoyed very much Appreciate & acknowledge the route learning required. Thks
Much appreciated Brian 👍
Oakham Crossing Signal Box is also the box on which Hornby signal boxes were modelled.
It is indeed. I mention it in the Tunstead to Bedford via Corby video.
A few interesting anecdotes to throw in here as this is the closest line to my house. Early in the video we pass Helpston and 'Maxey' LC's that have 6 running lines, which I believe is only matched by Exeter and the gate-to-gate distance at Helpston is almost 80yds, making it the largest in the UK. This is also one of the very few locations where flashing green signals still remain as the line was signalled for 140mph use, but that was never adopted and it remains limited to 125mph.
Further along you pass through Narborough and the signal box was almost demolished by a derailed Leicester-bound mineral wagon train in the early 1970's. Some trucks rode up onto the platform and the lever frame suffered substantial damage. If you look closely at the brickwork, evidence of the rebuild is still very visible (I noticed it last night when a Black 5 with load 10 went through). Because the wagons were across the crossing, the road was blocked for days and it's about a 4 mile diversion to get around it!
Also worth a mention is that slightly past Narborough is Croft Quarry sidings, which are about to be remodelled as the already enormous hole (over 600' deep) is about to be made significantly bigger and many of the pre-fab tunnel lining sections under the channel were produced here.
Excellent stuff, I love reading these nuggets of info.
Leicester MR station used to have a trainshed roof, but due to the smoke from steam engines it became very dark and was removed in the late 1970's. The Station used to have four Signal Boxes - the West Box on Platform 1 & 2 and the East Box on platform 3 & 4, London Road Junction Signal Box at the South end and Leicester North Signal Box at the North end. There was a very busy Motive Power Dept. with its own Signal Box, a round house with a Turn Table and a separate 6oft. Turn Table for visiting Locomotives. The Running Shed Forman always wore a black Bowler hat as his Badge of Office.
What I wouldn’t give for the same video but recorded in say 1965. That would keep us quiet wouldn’t it Michael.
This is awesome - - thanks for sharing 👍
Only watched to just after Leicester but a wonderfully informative journey!! Thank you will watch the rest at a later date - dinner has arrived>
Enjoy dinner David!
The inimitable Mr Berridge in his shorts filming on Oakham platform. Way to go Brian.
Haha, was he there? Regards to you both 👍
Thank you again for another video.
Thanks Pete, much appreciated.
A great driver's eye view of my local line, but may I add one or two corrections. Firstly, the 'loops' between Oakham and Langham are not loops - they are the Up and Down Goods Lines as they a controlled by two boxes. It's only a loop if it's managed by one box. Secondly, unless the rules & terminology has recently been changed, the prefix 'R' for some two aspect cautionary signals stands for Repeater, not 'relating.'
Don’t know whether I’m dealing with a knowledgeable person or an industry expert but the thing is Tim, I can’t see why there is a distinction depending on who controls it. The fact that it leaves then rejoins the main line is sufficient that it qualifies for a loop in that it is a facility to annex a train. Regarding the R suffix (or occasionally shown as a prefix) it definitely doesn’t stand for repeater. A repeater does just that - repeats the aspect faithfully. Used in the definition of a relating signal, it doesn’t unless the stop signal is showing green. If the stop signal is showing red, the relating signal shows yellow. I’ve got it in a book somewhere and it was discussed on a signal sighting course I attended as a driver manager.
All the very best for Christmas and the New Year Don😊
Same to you Terry, thank you 👍🎉😉
excellent a video featuring my patch of Britain may I point out a minor error though as you pass Uffington (midland railway) signal box the line which used to go overhead was the Stamford (east) to Wansford line the Stamford to Essendine line only comes alongside as you reach the houses on the edge of Stamford the complex of flats on the right hand side was the site of the old east station. The line closed in the mid 1920's but the track bed is amazingly largely intact !
You are right Edwin, but I don’t know which map I referred to get that info because I don’t know the area. Thanks for pointing that out. I can see it now when I find a suitable map.
the service frequency for passenger trains is one an hour (if they run) there was a proposal a while back to up that to 40 minute intervals BUT suddenly freightliner started running loads of "driver training" light engine runs to make sure they didn't lose their freight paths and to scupper those plans !
Thanks Edwin. They don’t normally let crew training get in the way of passenger trains, they would make them do it through the night if necessary.
Don -Can I just say happy New year to you .x love the video's ofcthectrain journeys x Chris x
Sorry silly phone x
Haha, makes me feel human Chris. Take care.
Thank you another great video
Much appreciated Ian 👍
Cheers Don great video once again
Much appreciated Phil. 👍
Lucky you riding on the freight locomotive from Peterborough to Birmingham and going through the heart of The Midlands. As Peterborough isn’t too far from the East Midlands.
On the Liverpool Docks Branch, you'll certainly know when a class 66 is approaching with either the Biomass to Drax Power Station (GBRF) or containers from Seaforth Container Terminal to either Mossend, East Midlands Gateway, Hams Hall or Lawley Street in Birmingham (DB Cargo, GBRF or Freightliner). With the 1:30 gradient from Derby Road, under the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to Bootle Junction (Where the line connects with the Merseyrail's Southport Line) and the 1:60 gradient to the Former Walton & Anfield station, the 66 is full power as the load would by over 2000 tonnes or more.
I didn’t realise they were that steep Joel. Yes as you say, that will test even the mighty 66s 👍
You missed the other Stamford station (site passed around the 17:00 mark. This was the Stamford and Essendine station that was eventually leased to the GNR in the 1890s and later the LNER. The Sibson extension of this railway crossed the line to Leicester at Uffington opened in 1867 and was closed by the LNER in 1929 after 50 odd years of poor receipts. Their Stamford station li gered on until 1957 before being closed and all services transferred to the Midland Railway station until the line to Essindine was closed in 1959. The station goods yard remained in use until 1963.
When I’m researching I’ve got several maps open but unless I stop the footage I can’t fit everything in. It’s inevitable that some things can’t go in. I appreciated the info though, I could read stuff like that all day.
Don, thanks for explaining how the driver gets back home.
Oakham signal box may look familiar to railway modellers. It's design was used by Airfix for there plastic kit signal box.
I didn’t know until making the film then it’s been pointed out several times.
Great video and view Don 🚂👍🏻
Cheers Mike. All the best.
Is this the same Freightliner that makes Semi Trucks in the US? The engine sounds amazing. 🤗
No, I know the one you mean though as I used to be in the truck industry. The engine is explained more in one of the other videos but it’s a big General Motors row stroke diesel making 3300 HP.
A fantastic video as usual. Now the only thing I can wish for is night time videos !
The trouble is, the cameras are not good in poor light. You can see it in tunnels where it looks proper gloomy in the videos but in reality we can see a lot better. The Twilight to Manchester video is about the best you’ll get until GoPro get their night vision sorted out.
Thanks for another great in cab view. I was particularly interested in this one as I used to go down to Washwood Heath Sidings and watch the trains go through. That was before HS2 commandeered all the land around there and now you can't get anywhere near the tracks and its becoming unrecognisable. I did half expect a caption with some comment about the Metro Cammell works as it went past though.
In my motor industry days, I helped with the development of the braking system on MCW Metrorider midi buses. The Class 156s we’re all lined up outside brand new.
while i know what you mean by "make sure its facing the right way on arrival" it still made me laugh.... I hope its facing the right way when it gets there, we don't want it coming in sideways i suppose! haha
Aye, in the Hindlow to Crewe video, there is a much shorter way than trailing round Manchester but they would have to run round on the main line at Stockport.
At the Whistle board I should suggest not just a squirt but the full Eye-oohe-ya but then that's back in the old days.
There’s various takes on it Julian. The official way according to TPE working instructions is two to three seconds on the low tone as you pass the board at line speed. However, there is a union recommendation of using both tones but I’ve never had the reasoning explained to me. In some cases, we can see there’s nobody at the crossing so a pip satisfies the requirement. We are supposed to use the horn between 06:00 and 0:00 and in some cases there is a whistle board right by a bedroom window so unless I can see somebody at a crossing, I only pip briefly if it’s early or late.
Love your freight train videos !😍👏👏you went past Broosby which I work; at the college
Much appreciated Dumitru 👍
Hi Don .Thank you for the early "Christmas Gift" sorry I don't have anything to give you.
Well that was another smashing video ! I feel as I have taken a History & Geography class. These are my two favorite subjects.
Take care and may you and your Family have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...:):):)
Good to see you Harry. Next vid coming soon. Seasons greetings to you and yours 👍
Landor street used to be Saltley diesel depot where I started my footplate career back in 1977. Used to do a lot of banking on nights back then, All gone now😔
It did, yes I had a little read about it. I wish I could see it as it was.
That was an education don thank you 👏👏
Much appreciated 👍
when did they remove the freeman's bridge straight into parcel force,did freeman's pay for it ,it was their bridge,they payed p/f to look after it,when p/f was demolished contractors said not our job then when it was pointed out freeman's own it. they were very very grateful when it was made known to them. i worked for parcel force for 18yrs .
I don’t know because I didn’t sign the route. I can tell you most things around the Manchester area but that’s off my patch. Maybe somebody else can comment?
Always fascinating, cheers. One wonders if France or Germany or Belgium has a similar utter legend making cabrides ;)
Naw, definitely not Steve 😉. Seriously, glad you liked it.
awesome film
Glad you liked it Nik 👍
Looking good Don 😁😁
Sorry to disabuse you Don but Vale of Mowbray Pies come from Leeming Bar, which is in the Vale of Mowbray, in North Yorkshire. Excellent vid though, I'm enjoying it.
Seen your following comment - all good Bill.
Melton Mowbray apart from the pies and cheese is also the training centre for the Royal Army Vetinary Corps.
Nice one Andy. Good info.
Why did you not film from Kennett? As people would see what a bottleneck Ely North Junction is and places like Whittlesea with Semaphores and Gated Crossing. Apart from that a lovely video. Thank you as always.
Because our driver joined it at Peterborough. It’s the nature of freight that it utilises several drivers on a longer route.
Interesting film. Will you be using the Werrington Junction dive-under off the ECML any time soon? A film of that would be fantastic. Cheers!
I don’t think it is the current portfolio Christopher but you never know what might pop up.
Thanks Don; wonderful as always and so respectful to those who work on the railways. You say that the train takes a long journey so as ‘to make sure it’s facing the right way …’ Two questions … firstly if it were allowed to be the wrong way round, would it have taken a different route? and secondly, how can containers be the wrong way round?
Good question that is probably better answered by watching the Hindlow to Crewe video. There are sometimes occasions where an alternative route might turn out to be shorter but it arrives at a location where the entire train is facing north when it needs to be heading south. That means they have to run round it and there may not be suitable facilities to do it. A driver can’t safely walk quarter mile on a live running line. In our case, it could just be pathing and the loops can be used to either let other trains pass or slow it down if it’s heading for a major bottleneck like Leicester when there are lots of other trains about. We saw how our train delayed a Class 1 express.
Nice vid, thanks! At 1:18:45 , I was wondering why there was an AWS warning for a green signal? I'm pretty sure the ramp was for a signal and not for a speed warning board. Maybe the signal had just stepped up to green?
Well spotted. There is a magnet but if you watch carefully, there’s a 25 mph warning board tucked in the bushes on the left. They blend into the undergrowth quite nicely.
It was a lovely day for a train ride.🙂
Thanks Donna. Wait until you see the next video.
Brilliant, Don
When do we get the, laden, eastbound leg ? !
Chris
Haha, well it’s a question of opportunity Christopher. I can promise you loads more freight footage but they run all over the place. As Forest Gump would say, you never quite know what you’re gonna get!
Well done don nice to video
Top vid Don...good to see the open pig farm where they get space and fresh air,unlike some ive seen..Don the junction we passed to cement works is that the line out of site?..as no cross over from our line I could see.
Yes thats it Russell, as we’ve seen in many of these branches to freight facilities, it only had an exit to the east. In some cases I mention that trains are routed to get them facing the right direction. Without a crossover, a train for that cement works would need to approach from the west then push backing the siding. It would also need to depart to the east. It sounds ridiculous but a crossover would need points, locks and signals which would often result in costs to prohibitive to have a rail link.
You mentioned the proliferation of roller bearing axle boxes, or journals. Do NR have automated hot bearing detectors? Here in North America they tend to place them about every 25 miles.
That’s it Brian. Yes, the comments were in relation to passing over hot axle box detectors. We have them quite frequently and the signaller can even tell which wheel it was.
We were always told the "R" after the signal number was a repeater.
By definition, that’s incorrect Bob. It doesn’t repeat the aspect, it relates to it. Co acting signals repeat and banners repeat a proceed aspect but when a signal with a relating distant shows red, it’s relater shows yellow.
Why is the train put in the freight loop when no passenger train overtakes it?
It says in the captions Stanley but basically they’ll put it through to let something pass, but other times it can be to intentionally slow it down. The trains are timetabled but they give them catch up time if they get delayed. If they don’t use it they will arrive at a busy location like Leicester when it is full of trains. The loops help regulate progress.
Another most enjoyable and informative video. May i politely ask Why is foliage/ bushes allowed to grow and make the p/w look so unloved. Particularly around Leicester Station especially southern side? It is dreadful on most lines,I've noticed recently!
Of course Christopher. Network Rail have a rolling program of defoliation but it isn’t popular with the neighbours and there are strict regulations on what chemicals can be used on weeds. At one time they would work during the running of trains but these days the line needs shutting so it’s all a fine balance.
It seems a very fuel inefficient route just to arrive facing the correct direction or are shorter routes already full?
It does but it’s all about scheduling (pathing) and if there is a quick and more direct route it could be impossible to work it into the timetable.
Thanks great educational & enjoyable. From Wendover watcher 'Chiltern line'
Thanks Keith, I like Wendover vids too.
I always thought Kennet (Higham) was supplied from Mountsorrel with granite. Are the wagons going to Bristol for another duty or returning for a flow from there to Kennet, if so what?
Your videos are quite superb, so much information and detail.
You’re not the first to ask but I don’t know and neither does the driver. It’s the same for me. If my job is York to Manchester, I don’t always know the origin.
Nice video!
Trying to learn from the sounds, but also asking for my more realistic sim drives... what's the preferred notch (and brake) use on a 66?
It did sound like start in 4-5, then on to 6-8 until the speed limit where obviously flip-flop use whichever maintains this speed.
Short term needs aside I prefer to avoid above 75% to conserve the engine (prime mover) and the additional effort is minimal, but the 66 has a fairly different config iirc (judging by Amps).
I don’t drive them András but I think it’s very dependent on the load. If you watch the Hindlow to Crewe video, it needs full power to leave Peak Forest but it doesn’t take much power at all with the empty Peterborough to Birmingham video.
Great video Don! One question- on the approach to Stamford Tunnel and station, what are the succession of electronic warnings for ?
The driver had the window open and in the cutting he can’t hear the DSD so he resets it frequently to avoid a brake application.
Any chance of getting the other parts to see full run. I in the great western area so would like to see some of this area if possible
I can’t promise it Dene because it’s way off our patch. I’ve got some westbury footage but with no sound so it would only normally get used if I’ve got nothing else.
The gentle toot "W" given by the train sounds very genteel ,almost apologetic, compared to the cacophony of bells / horns etc used by freight in the USA. Mind you the right of way over there is largely unprotected / unfenced .Quite a difference.
Yes, we holiday in Florida covid permitting and the trains certainly make themselves known. As you say, over there you have the right to roam but here the railways are all fenced off.
Looking forward to this one 🙂
Watch out for the next one David. Bedford to Earles via Toton.