Cross Country Driver Training Simulator at Derby 8th August 2016

Here's some footage of my visit to the Cross Country Driver Training Simulater at Derby on the 8th August 2016. It was a totally amazing experience, I hope you enjoy the film as much as I enjoyed the day. Thanks for watching, please like, comment and subscribe - enjoy!

[@leonbergersaurus]

Brilliant film, really pleased you have shared it, it's a fascinating insight into train driving👍👍👍

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks :)

[@cracklejackson9420]

Fascinating video Cam, bet you loved it and felt very lucky to be there - thanks for sharing👍

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks :) really was a great experience :) glad you enjoyed it :)

[@morganroberts5635]

I went here on the 12th August. Really was a great experience!

[@RailView_YT]

That's great!!!!!!!!! :) Really is an incredible experience :)

[@hstrailways]

How did you get to do this? I'd love to have a go! :D

[@RailView_YT]

It's a pretty sad story, I went train spotting to tamworth with my dad and we witnessed a suicide in June. Cross country got in touch with us and told us they were going to do something very special it was such a kind thing to do as I've always wanted to be a driver, I know how lucky I am and that's why I wanted to share the footage.

[@hstrailways]

Oh ;( Sorry you had to witness that. It's great footage and I hope you had fun on the simulator :P

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks for your kind comments :)

[@cracklejackson9420]

I did,
very sad circumstances how the day came about, but so glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@blob7282]

Lovely stuff, do you know if crosscountry have a HST simulator at Derby or just the voyager? I'm going on a visit there on the 4th

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks very much :) When I was there it was just the Voyager simulator. Enjoy your visit there :)
Cameron

[@southweststeamscenes7668]

great to see from the other side .. sad the circumstances , but goes show good can come from not so good ,,, hope achieve your ambition ...

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks! thats so true still hoping to achieve it :)

[@shaddersshadwell4941]

As a fan of train simulators it ain’t as easy as it looks. It’ll be 10 times more difficult in that simulator and as for the real thing!

[@RailView_YT]

Having played TS & TSW you're definitely not wrong there lol, it's certainly very different and more challenging in the real thing. It was an amazing experience to go on it and one I certainly won't forget! :)
Cameron

[@TERRYBARTLETTRAILMAN28]

Brilliant video driving a Cross Country Voyager on a train simulator

[@RailView_YT]

Thanks, really was amazing!!!!!!!!!! :)

[@alexwiddowson3756]

Neville Sloper is the Derby-based driver in this video.

[@RailView_YT]

Certainly is! Nev is certainly a legend :)

[@alexwiddowson3756]

@@RailView_YT Now retired from 5th August 2019.

[@callumriley4109]

Was this in a actual voyager train

[@incubus_the_man]

would you guys let people off the street pay for time in the sim?

[@transparentlemon]

How did you get to do that? Can I do it? 😂

[@noodle7515]

His family witnessed a suicide and they reached out to him