London Kings Cross to Hull

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The sunshine is cracking the paving stones on this spectacular October day in 2023. Our host is Dave Kildea who drives an immaculate 802303 “Land of Green Ginger” from the iconic Kings Cross Station in our capital city. Dave and Hull trains were most helpful in allowing me to share this journey up the East Coast Main Line as far as Temple Hirst Junction and then Selby and of course we follow it all the way into the station at Hull. Join us on the high speed run - there’s lots to see and talk about.

Addendum

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コメント (21)

@Ebawoaz 6ヶ月前

I’ve just discovered these driver view videos. Absolutely addictive. I watch in stages. Got a wide screen TV great effect. Thanks
@deejaytee5481 6ヶ月前

Another masterpiece, Don, rendered even more interesting thanks to Dave's commentary. I can't help speculating what an amazing archive your works will be for people in 50 or 100 years time. Long may you keep it up and your chosen charities prosper as a result!
@MiguelSucksAtUrbanism 6ヶ月前

Watched it all. I loved this one. Dave and his commentary were amazing. The ECML is also a very beautiful route, and I had never seen it going out of london! Thanks a lot for this amazing video.
@heckelphon 6ヶ月前

Thanks Don for yet another excellent video. What a good day for travel: crystal clear long distance viewing! Thanks also to Dave for making it possible. What a good service that is from Hull to London.
@daviddobson6108 4ヶ月前

Thank you from USA. Another fantastic video from Mr. Coffey. Glorious English sunshine, perfect view of trains, tracks, countryside, excellent commentary, perfect videography, including sound, and helpful route information. Excellent.
@elmar001 6ヶ月前

I took this route last year during a visit to England (from Australia) to visit my uncle in Hull, I really enjoyed looking at the beautiful English countryside. Thank you for bringing back such good memories :)
@SuperLittleTyke 6ヶ月前

I find these driver's eye views very relaxing and I can even use them to fall asleep when I'm overtired. I'm 77 and don't do much travelling by train nowadays! As the train gathers speed and we rush headlong into the future, it seems quite remarkable, even magical, that railways work as well as they do. There is such a lot of infrastructure involved, and even more since the advent of overhead power cables and the gantries to carry them. But perhaps even more impressive than the actual train, it's the signalling system and especially points control that most impress me. At busy junctions there are often many sets of points and every single one has to be set correctly to avoid catastrophe. I suppose modern signalling systems rely to a great extent on computers to ensure the points are set right and the signals, too.
@nerd2814 21日前

Impressive how this speed of 125mph is maintained on Victorian-era routing, and that there's an upgrade to 140 in the works. As much as I bash UK rail for it's shortcomings, you have to commend the 19th century engineers who built this, and the following generations who maintained and upgraded this stuff to support speeds currently sustained today.
@ericpawson 6ヶ月前

Loved this one. Good to hear the driver and great that you spliced in the driver of Mallard!
@user-ql6qe5ni5t 6ヶ月前

Your best production (so far). Excellent video, audio, annotations, and narrative (thanks Dave). A well deserved Congratulations and Thank You from Battle Ground Washington.
@cannedham8630 21日前

Very impressive video. I watched a few months back and never got round to leaving a comment! Dave was fantastic with his knowledge and passion. I do miss the class 43s and the roar of the 91s but i like these Hitachi trains, their acceleration is excellent and their versatility to bring intercity/high speed services on non electrified stations to towns such as Hull is a positive things in my eyes.
@donnagray9579 6ヶ月前

Great demonstration of route knowledge from our driver 👍
@johnlang4198 6ヶ月前

This was a great run to watch. Indeed thanks to David and all at Hull Trains. Merry Christmas and a safe New Year to all my fellow railway folk.
@richardgriffiths5920 6ヶ月前

One of your best and the fastest I've traveled sitting at my computer. How things have changed in rail travel since I left England and I truly marvel at the engineering and design of railway tracks in all of the videos I watch. Thank you Don. Happy New Year and have a great year ahead.
@chrishines6048 6ヶ月前

Another great run to watch. Thanks to David and all at Hull Trains
@cameronclarkhull 6ヶ月前

Thanks don and everyone at Hull trains for this. My usual route to London 😊
@ianclarkson2251 6ヶ月前

Don epic video the best yet, Dave is immense in this vid. his knowledge of the route is brilliant credit to him. Wicked journey from South to North awesome detail ....Cheers IAN
@robertjewell6146 2ヶ月前

Another amazing ride. Thanks so much for the entertainment of a train lover beset by Amtrak.
@georgemaund4964 6ヶ月前

Thank you for another excellent video...great film, the incredible naming of all the level crossings & footpaths, plus the detailed commentary across the bottom....a lot of hard work....much appreciated!
@speedbird2064 6ヶ月前

Absolutely brilliant looking forward to more!