What a line…5 tunnels, the longest viaduct in the land, largely unspoilt countryside and pretty much no OHLE; even the occasional semaphore. It’s a bit like revisiting the MML from 40 years ago, but with more heavy engineering. Obviously this line’s long-standing status as freight only has helped to maintain its ‘time warp’ feel. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Time marches on. My friends and I saw these HSTs when they were brand new in the late 1970s, however we preferred the loco hauled trains. It seems strange to me that the HST is now due to retire to be replaced by more generic high speed units. I feel old !
Shame about the rather unnerving sideways wiggle on the picture. I imagine the camera's image stabilisation is "fighting" with any sideways movement of the train and is actually making things worse rather than better. But apart from that it's interesting to see this indirect route from Kettering to Leicester.
Right, this was a tough one to watch and shows just how much work the other videos must have to get them to look right. That said, Paul's narration and history make up for it.
Great video but just a slight correction there are still 4 intercity trains a day, two in each direction Monday to Friday (Wednesday is just 2 trains a day 1 in each direction) that call at Corby which is the limited service from Melton Mowbray to London St Pancras. Oh and by the way it’s asfordby not Ashfordby don’t worry many locals get it wrong too 😀.
Did the return DMU journey between Corby and Kettering when Corby station first re-opened. Good to see its been electrified now. Surprised to see a diamond crossing survive at Manton Junction (thought that would be long gone).
I lived in Melton Mowbray in the 70s. You could have mentioned that the section approaching MM is dead straight and level and there were once water troughs here. I have seen photos of the two water towers, one on either side.
Not mentioned, the signal box at Oakham was used by Airfix model kits to model their '00' gauge signal box on as one of their kit designers lived nearby.
Despite the wiggle on the picture, this was an enjoyable video. I enjoyed it. The Harringworth / Welland viaduct is a phenomenal piece of engineering. Great commentary and great in cab banter too. Thank you very much.
I think Rutland is the only county in England which only has just one station. ALL other counties have numerous. I'm not sure about Wales - their counties are irregular in size and nature. Scotland - I think all mainland counties have at least one station.
The Corby bypass that runs alongside is the A43 not the A45 mate. The A43 runs from Stamford to the M40 at Cherwell valley services via Corby, Kettering and Brackley the A45 runs from Birmingham to Thrapston via Coventry, Rugby and Northampton. They do run close to eachother though
Extremely interesting ride to Oakham through the tunnels and over the viaduct. I assume the camera was externally mounted. Would be great to view a repeat done on a fine sunny day.
Thanks for a compelling and interesting video. The editing and filming was superb. Any chance of seeing anymore videos to this remarkable high standard.
Have you used the RUclips image stabiliser? as it's more wobbly than it should be! turn it off if you can. I can't watch with that, it's making me sick, shame the driver didn't use the wipers also!
Good video, apart from the obvious repeating sound loops edited in there. Especially the one where either you or the driver swears! Lol! ;-) Apart from that, thanks for recording!
Great video. I'm one of the signallers on the line, so it's nice to see the line from the drivers perspective. I've enjoyed seeing and signalling the 125's through the patch and will be sad to see them go. Just out of curiosity, when was the video shot? Just wondered if I was at work.
Hello! Glad you liked it! This was filmed in December 2020 before the start of the lockdown 3.0. Which signal box do you operate out of curiosity also? 😇
@@train_paul9478 - If it was December, I may well have been working Ashwell box that day! I'm a relief signaller, so will be covering all the boxes from Frisby through to Uffington along the Leicester to Stamford line.
Thanks for this, which I assume is the video promised in response to my comment on the St Pancras to Nottingham one. Did not the Thames Clyde Express to Glasgow also take this line? Were you on the red ex-Virgin HST or the blue East Midlands one? And what is the point of running non-stop by this circuitous route?
That is correct! I believe the Thames Clyde Express did go to Glasgow St. Enoch until 1966 when the station closed. On a red one at the time of filming. Im not 100% but I can only assume it’s for driver route knowledge and competency in case of issues on the MML
When St Enoch closed the TCE was moved to Glasgow Central. At one time the train stopped at Leicester, Trent, Chesterfield and Sheffield on its way to Leeds. I often caught it at Trent as there was a connection from Nottingham.
@@johnhopkinson695 That must have been after the route via Edwalton had also closed. I remember boarding the TCE at Nottingham on one occasion, to go to Sheffield, the train of BR Mk 1 coaches still with side corridors being hauled by a 'Peak' diesel. It was a very slow way to get from London to Glasgow, so I assume most passengers boarded or alighted at intermediate stations, as in the case of the 'Waverley'.
@@grahamwhitworth9454 Between 1964-67 I caught every week a train from Nottingham to Chesterfield in the late afternoon. In the early days it came in via Edwalton. We were all surprised when it came in via Trent (we surmised a blockage on the Manton line). The engine ran round and off we headed for Trowell. Thereafter it was always via Trent. BR was well-pleased as the train added a Leicester stop.
At the end of the journey at Leicester the driver had failed to clean the window, so became the dirtiest driver on all my trips, so soon could become impossible to see ahead and then he may actually use the wiper blade, though again he may not and drive blind
Enjoyable video - except for the drivers inane chatting - it would be far better without this. It adds absolutely nothing. I don't need to know about the TKMax store in Corby!
2021 as dull as it may be so far, is made better with your uploads. Great viewing!
Thank you very much for you kind words. Plenty more to come for the future 👍🏻
can you ask the driver to clean the windscreen.... ? Plus the trains suspension must be broken!!!
Those glass canopies at Kettering! Fabulous!😊
Thanks great video of one my favourite lines
cool video! great view of the Corby tunnel
its all fenced off now sadly
What a line…5 tunnels, the longest viaduct in the land, largely unspoilt countryside and pretty much no OHLE; even the occasional semaphore. It’s a bit like revisiting the MML from 40 years ago, but with more heavy engineering. Obviously this line’s long-standing status as freight only has helped to maintain its ‘time warp’ feel. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Was this filmed in wibbly wobbly mode? 😂
One train was called The Thames-Clyde Express. It was usually hauled by a Thompson B1 and occasionally a Gresley A3.
Time marches on. My friends and I saw these HSTs when they were brand new in the late 1970s, however we preferred the loco hauled trains. It seems strange to me that the HST is now due to retire to be replaced by more generic high speed units. I feel old !
Thanks for the trip great train jurney any more to come.
Plenty more to come 👍🏻
Shame about the rather unnerving sideways wiggle on the picture. I imagine the camera's image stabilisation is "fighting" with any sideways movement of the train and is actually making things worse rather than better.
But apart from that it's interesting to see this indirect route from Kettering to Leicester.
Right, this was a tough one to watch and shows just how much work the other videos must have to get them to look right. That said, Paul's narration and history make up for it.
Great video but just a slight correction there are still 4 intercity trains a day, two in each direction Monday to Friday (Wednesday is just 2 trains a day 1 in each direction) that call at Corby which is the limited service from Melton Mowbray to London St Pancras. Oh and by the way it’s asfordby not Ashfordby don’t worry many locals get it wrong too 😀.
Did the return DMU journey between Corby and Kettering when Corby station first re-opened. Good to see its been electrified now. Surprised to see a diamond crossing survive at Manton Junction (thought that would be long gone).
The kettering sidings were always over grown in the 60s played down there but all so long ago housing has replaced all that now
I lived in Melton Mowbray in the 70s. You could have mentioned that the section approaching MM is dead straight and level and there were once water troughs here. I have seen photos of the two water towers, one on either side.
Not mentioned, the signal box at Oakham was used by Airfix model kits to model their '00' gauge signal box on as one of their kit designers lived nearby.
Despite the wiggle on the picture, this was an enjoyable video. I enjoyed it. The Harringworth / Welland viaduct is a phenomenal piece of engineering. Great commentary and great in cab banter too. Thank you very much.
Note the Seaton line which runs underneath the viaduct
I think Rutland is the only county in England which only has just one station. ALL other counties have numerous.
I'm not sure about Wales - their counties are irregular in size and nature.
Scotland - I think all mainland counties have at least one station.
The Corby bypass that runs alongside is the A43 not the A45 mate. The A43 runs from Stamford to the M40 at Cherwell valley services via Corby, Kettering and Brackley the A45 runs from Birmingham to Thrapston via Coventry, Rugby and Northampton. They do run close to eachother though
At one time the A14 went on to Felixstowe. The A14 between Cambridge and Felixstowe was known as the A45 until 1993
Sorry - at one time the A45 went on to Felixstowe!!!
@@alastairhopkins245 A14 is constantly being mucked about with 😂
Fab video and a route I haven't travelled on as yet. Why is the 20mph speed limit in force for such a distance after Harringworth?
Extremely interesting ride to Oakham through the tunnels and over the viaduct. I assume the camera was externally mounted. Would be great to view a repeat done on a fine sunny day.
Fantastic :-)
Thanks for a compelling and interesting video. The editing and filming was superb. Any chance of seeing anymore videos to this remarkable high standard.
Your very welcome my friend and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Oh yes plenty more videos for the future 🤞🏻
Have you used the RUclips image stabiliser? as it's more wobbly than it should be! turn it off if you can. I can't watch with that, it's making me sick, shame the driver didn't use the wipers also!
This driver must have x-ray eyes as he has not cleaned the window for miles and perhaps will not at all
Oops! The name sounds as if it has an "h" but it is Asfordby not Ashfordby.
Good video, apart from the obvious repeating sound loops edited in there. Especially the one where either you or the driver swears! Lol! ;-) Apart from that, thanks for recording!
The Corby link road is the A43 not A45
Great video. I'm one of the signallers on the line, so it's nice to see the line from the drivers perspective. I've enjoyed seeing and signalling the 125's through the patch and will be sad to see them go.
Just out of curiosity, when was the video shot? Just wondered if I was at work.
Hello! Glad you liked it! This was filmed in December 2020 before the start of the lockdown 3.0. Which signal box do you operate out of curiosity also? 😇
@@train_paul9478 - If it was December, I may well have been working Ashwell box that day! I'm a relief signaller, so will be covering all the boxes from Frisby through to Uffington along the Leicester to Stamford line.
Why is the line speed so low after the Welland Viaduct?
Forgive me for asking but what chance of seeing the cab views in HD? 🐨🇦🇺
It is HD; you may have to adjust to this via the wheel just below the picture.
Thanks for this, which I assume is the video promised in response to my comment on the St Pancras to Nottingham one. Did not the Thames Clyde Express to Glasgow also take this line? Were you on the red ex-Virgin HST or the blue East Midlands one? And what is the point of running non-stop by this circuitous route?
That is correct! I believe the Thames Clyde Express did go to Glasgow St. Enoch until 1966 when the station closed. On a red one at the time of filming. Im not 100% but I can only assume it’s for driver route knowledge and competency in case of issues on the MML
@@train_paul9478 Many thanks for answering all my questions!
When St Enoch closed the TCE was moved to Glasgow Central. At one time the train stopped at Leicester, Trent, Chesterfield and Sheffield on its way to Leeds. I often caught it at Trent as there was a connection from Nottingham.
@@johnhopkinson695 That must have been after the route via Edwalton had also closed. I remember boarding the TCE at Nottingham on one occasion, to go to Sheffield, the train of BR Mk 1 coaches still with side corridors being hauled by a 'Peak' diesel. It was a very slow way to get from London to Glasgow, so I assume most passengers boarded or alighted at intermediate stations, as in the case of the 'Waverley'.
@@grahamwhitworth9454 Between 1964-67 I caught every week a train from Nottingham to Chesterfield in the late afternoon. In the early days it came in via Edwalton. We were all surprised when it came in via Trent (we surmised a blockage on the Manton line). The engine ran round and off we headed for Trowell. Thereafter it was always via Trent. BR was well-pleased as the train added a Leicester stop.
What's the reason for the 20mph speed restriction off the viaduct?
cows on the line
Hi, what is the once per day EMR route along the Manston Line?
The 0925 from Corby to Derby. The return is the 1627 from Derby to Kettering.
At the end of the journey at Leicester the driver had failed to clean the window, so became the dirtiest driver on all my trips, so soon could become impossible to see ahead and then he may actually use the wiper blade, though again he may not and drive blind
Enjoyable video - except for the drivers inane chatting - it would be far better without this. It adds absolutely nothing. I don't need to know about the TKMax store in Corby!
Try rebuild it for 1.4 million things were a lot cheaper then. £12,000 pound its a steal.