Really clear, stimulating pictures. What an exciting journey. We even had a "Light engine", and a Steam train to boot. I prefer the static captions, which were brief, compared to the scrolling version, when your eyes are drawn away from the action. Train noises were very atmospheric. Excellent.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael. Thats a very early video, they’ve evolved a bit since then.

I like reading the captions, it's tells us about the journey and sometimes the history of the railways. Please keep the captions.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

They all have captions now James, only the very early ones didn’t. More coming soon.

Another enjoyable journey, thank you Don.

@doncoffey5820

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry, much appreciated 👍

I find the captions very interesting and informative. Thank you Don for great videos.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated thanks.

I like the captions. Not too many, very interesting and not on screen longer than required. Brilliant.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mick. More videos soon.

Am loving your cab ride videos, thanks for uploading them all. :)

Enjoyed the run. Thank you, Don.

@doncoffey5820

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry 👍

Another great video! The captions are definitely an improvement!

Nicely made with information in the right places. Good route learning tool.

Excellent video made all the better by your location and informative comment captions. Good for those of us not local to area.

Wonderful video,Great scenery,Thanks don cheers mate bob.

Many thanks, Don for your wonderful cab rides, and for the highly informative captions - they are appreciated. You would have thought that the Leeds to York route would have been electrified long before now... Best wishes to you.

Wow, fast train into York. Quick and smooth. Thanks for the video.

Very addictive to watch. I hope there will be more

Nice and interesting for train fans all over the world. The captions makes an overall plus to the video and much more interesting to follow. Thanks a lot

Thanks for another marvellous video. I like the captions - you haven't done too many, and they are informative.

Great video. I really like the captions as they give very good information about the route.

Thanks for a great ride. Captions very helpful.

What a great trip ! That was very interesting !!!! The picture quality was "excellent"....:):):)

Good ,clear captions, helps no end in understanding where you are in the video. I didn't know it was such a tight squeeze getting out of Leeds to the East, reminded me of Man Pic to Deansgate.

Excellent videos all round, keep up the good work!!!

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Next one tonight ;-)

Excellent, thanks for your efforts with the very helpful captions. Some amazing trackwork at the 125 mph junction!

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I’ll be revisiting that with slight revisions soon.

Most enjoyable and i like the captions. Have visited York a fine station.

Great Video, nice to see this bit of track from a different view from the usual passenger view. Good to some more decent cab ride/route learning videos coming out as well 😀

Another nice one. Thanks Don.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray.

As per, that was a great vid, captions were excellent, saved me constantly looking at google maps/satalite :-) Appreciated.

Great video, much better with captions. Very helpful to those unfamiliar with the area and a great help to any potential visits... :)

Enjoyed the video. Captions are great for giving those of us without local knowledge and idea of where the train actually is.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike.

Another excellent run and yes please for the captions of the stations and junctions. I'm working my way through all your cab rides and thoroughly enjoying them. It's good to get a driver's eye view as we as passengers don't quite get the full picture. I'd love to see a Cumbrian coast cab view.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I think Video 125 might do one of that route. Its a Northern Rail route which I don’t go over.

Watched the reverse of this without the captions and it is definitely more enjoyable with them, the extra information is handy to have :)

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I agree Ian. All the later video’s have captions. The next one showing a run to Crewe should be out on the 8th of this month.

Excellent cab ride video. I like the captions.

Thank you! Always appreciate non-scrolling captions :-)

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried both and although I prefer the still captions, the version installed on my computer doesn’t have a dark shadow and gets lost on bright backgrounds.

Another brill cab ride video! However this is my favourite so far simply because I actually live in York, and often go trainspotting at Bolton Percy/Colton, but I most often go to the car park on the right in the video at Challoners Whin (because it's really local to me!) Also, I think the Captions are a nice idea; it gives people who don't know the area so well some idea where they are. Keep up the great videos!

Great video! I like your captions as I'm not too familiar with the area; it's a good way of "keeping up" with your journey.

Great video. Thank you so much.

Very interesting views across Leeds. Captions are always useful, it helps with following it on a map.

Great video, thanks for the upload

swerve0910 Another great Don Coffey video. You really understand what we want to see. Already recommended your output to the regulars watching the York ROC railcam. Brilliant captions!

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

That’s excellent thank you. I’ll be coming to York several times in the next fortnight. I noticed the camera last time I passed. I’ll be editing the Scarborough to Leeds on the 68/Mk5A set next.

@swerve-ul3ss

4 жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 Hope you'll give us insights about driving the 68. Looking forward to that.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve got to be careful with what I publish as it will upset my boss’s. I’ll do what I can. I tend to post about upcoming videos on my community page.

Great video, so much improved by your captions.

Brilliant work

Captions, please! They really help with following the route. Thanks for the great videos.

Captions please, these are much appreciated when watching from Sydney. A superb run, pity about the sun!

Great run. It is better with captions.Thanks for posting.

Great journey thankyou. Good informative video

Captions are useful, especially for spotting locations! A grateful Antipodean here.

Excellent video. Keep the captions, adds more interest to the video. Bonus was the steam engine waiting to enter York.

Sweet! A new British rail YT channel! Subscribed!

good video, captions are really useful ( especially if you don't know the road, I'm from Leeds, so done it many times )

love the captions.

Great video, Don. This yank loves the history and geography lessons.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your continued support Thomas. I recognise you as a “regular” now.

@rubyait

4 жыл бұрын

Don Coffey Well, since I discovered how to comment, I can let you know I’m here. My smart tv only showed full screen- or at least that’s all I knew how to do- so I didn’t know how to subscribe, like, and comment. I have been a fan for a couple years. Long enough to have watched many two or three times.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. A new one coming this weekend Thomas.

Back in n the 1970s when I used this route regularly this service was often hauled by class 47 locomotives.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing them off the M1. Long time ago but I would say 1993 maybe.

@michaelmartin4144

5 жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 What traction is this?

Better than the Video125 version where they missed out East Garforth completely. bit ticked off because I live there and love the place. This one is much nicer.

@doncoffey5820

2 жыл бұрын

Have you watched the Manchester Oxford Road to York video Terry. East Garforth looks splendid on a beautiful day.

Superb video. Having travelled that line numerous times while on holiday in York, it's fantastic to see a forward view instead of a side window view. Wouldn't it be good if TPE could fit a forward looking camera and stream the footage out over the trains Wi-Fi so passengers could watch it on their phones or tablets. More captions please so we can appreciate what a train driver actually does do in the cab up front.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

There are forward facing cameras but they are used for incidents and investigations. The videos have evolved and now have more captions in response to feedback. Cheers.

Captions help lot, thanks

@doncoffey5820

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure John.

Ran this video today alongside Realtime Trains display of the same train. The consistency of driving was quite amazing, otherthan that today's train was 5 mins late. Passing the various waypoints on your video was matched by the times on RT. As to whether captions are useful or not, I'd have been struggling to match actual with recorded without them. Please keep them.

@roboftherock

5 жыл бұрын

Supplementary: I think the train you were driving was a late running Middlesborough service. The train I followed was a Scarborough service (also late running). The Scarborough route cannot be accessed from platform 11 at York and there was an ECML service pulling into Platform 5 which the Scarborough service uses. The observations above remain the same.

Very interesting video, including 48151 at Dringhouses. That was a Thursday!

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, might have been Carole. There are often specials at York - nice to see.

Captions? YES! Please also include the maximum speed permitted for that section in a display in the lower right corner.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, maybe. Not sure what my basic software will do.

Superb videos, thank you. Any way of showing what's happening with the controls at the same time, see what the driver does and when?

@doncoffey5820

Жыл бұрын

One of the conditions of filming was not showing how the train is driven. You might find it on SIM or other videos but you’ll never see it in mine, sorry Anthony.

@anthonywilson2651

Жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 thanks Don.

Bit of nostalgia on the left approaching York, one steam loco & was that a pair of 37's?

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it was.

Good video. Please keep the captions, even if it is a lot more work for you to do. Makes it easier to follow along. Thanks.

The stretch from Neville Hill through to York should have been electrified years ago (i.e. at the time of the ECML electrification). Not only would it have allowed for trains to run to the far North VIA Leeds, it would have provided an alternative route if there were problems between Donny and York. Can't understand why it is still wireless?!!!

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I can only agree with you. However, under the forthcoming TransPennine route upgrade, it is scheduled to be done.

Nice! I'm pretty young and wish to be a train driver :)

The river is the Wharfe - with an "e" on the end.

DEFINITELY WITH CAPS PLEASE ALWAYS WITH CAPS!!! ITS A LOT MORE ENTERTAINING AND YOU CAN FOLLOW THE JOURNEY ON THE MAP! GREAT VID BTW. I DO THAT JOURNEY ON THE WAY TO WORK!

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Caps are for titles and shouting, lower case is used to add a narrative.

@rapidprimus

5 жыл бұрын

I was just trying to get your attention :D

Re comment regarding ECML Diversion: l am sure these were the first 125mph switch points ever installed in Britain. They were part of the ECML Diversion scheme that took the through route away from Selby (late 1970s?)

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I understand that to be the case. You should see the locking pistons on them.

Good quality interesting video. I like the fixed captions which are very useful (not a fan of scrolling text which can take too long to read and is distracting IMO). Wonder if it would be better to zoom in a little as the fish eye distortion was a little excessive and even at low speeds the scenery seems to come rushing past. Sorry to be a bit negative as I enjoyed it very much thank you.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I agree entirely. The problem is that the GoPro only offers limited zooming but yes, there is a “ground rush” effect. I have limited options on the installed software so these captions are a love or hate thing. The general opinion is more towards love so until I get something better or develop a very good BBC voice, I’ll leave them in. I do appreciate the feedback though - good or bad!

I enjoy the captions, lets me know where I am

@rubyait

4 жыл бұрын

TR is with JR every time!

Nice video. I would keep the captions.

19:00 Steam train!!! 🚂

@doncoffey5820

Жыл бұрын

Yes, there was on that one. Luckily I get to see them on my trips to York.

@jezzaqc

Жыл бұрын

It was a surprise and a joy to see! I’m surprised that you didn’t use the image at around 19:19 your thumbnail picture for the video! Also (and obviously) it’s another great video - thank you!

Hey Don. Great ride....just thundering along. A few questions. How are the required speeds indicated to you ? I don’t see any trackside signs.Maybe my Ipad screen is too small. Also, I’ve often wondered where your attention is mainly focused. I imagine it is on the signal lights. I find that I am looking at the points so that I know when you are switching tracks. Not that there is much you can do if the points were wrong so I wondered if you just have to trust and pay attention to the signals. I love the sound of the power unit gaining speed. I imagine night time really focusses you on the signals. Do you watch train videos from other countries. I do..in Japan, Germany, Australia, Norway, Austria and Vietnam, to name a few. One time in Vietnam a train ran into and killed a farmer and three water buffalo as there are no trackside fences. Thanks again for the great videos.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

The speeds are either indicated by signs or by route knowledge (we take intensive exams before being allowed to drive over a route). Sometimes it is the back of a sign on the opposite line. As a driver, you tend to know how to focus your attention, it changes as the situation changes. Of course, the cab warnings as well as visual make you step up your concentration for restrictive signals. I occasionally watch other in cab videos, mainly for comparison.

Excellent. Prefer with captions.

One day in many years to come, this will all be filled in and used as a cycle path.

@doncoffey5820

2 жыл бұрын

I’d like to argue about that but I can’t. It certainly isn’t impossible.

Isn’t Neville Hill where the crash was a while ago? I watched a live feed from down the line as the traffic piled up. Brand new loco too.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Yes thats it. One of the new 800 series bumped the back of and older HST on the way into the depot. They have a strange rule that allows several trains to follow the leader into the depot and apparently the rear driver took his eye off the ball. He’ll be well and truly in the bad books!

@rubyait

4 жыл бұрын

Don Coffey I would think that the operant word in that rule is “follow.”

Tick! Definitely non scrolling captions if possible, thanks Don.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

The majority prefer the scrolling text though. Maybe I’ll find something better at some stage.

Don do you drive further north from York-middlesborough/Newcastle at all?

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t Gary but I have made arrangements to film up there later in the year. Sit tight!

Captions add that little extra to the journey.

Captions ! Please ? Thank you for sharing!!! :):):)

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

The later ones have captions Harry. I’ll be revisiting some of the earlier ones and updating them with captions at some stage. I’m working on other videos at the moment.

On the climb our of Leeds,looks like there was a lot of four tracking judging from the bridges ?

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

No. A bit of forward planning that never came to fruition. All the ARCHED bridges were built with the intention of quadrupling but in fact it never happened. Each of those stone bridges is a work of art in my opinion.

@classicalmick

5 жыл бұрын

Room for HS2 then.........................

Great video! On the 3 junction approach where you said line speeds allow 125 mph, can the 185 reach those speeds?

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

No Jamie. We have a top speed of 100 mph but the new 802s are good for 125 when we get them.

@thevirgintraveller

5 жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 Just out of curiosity, on the run out of Leeds just past Cottingley towards the Morley tunnel, there's a big curve run. What speeds do the trains take the curve at? That's always a fun run coming out of work :)

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

A 185 with 3 engines running gets to 75 just under the M621 and we keep that over Cherwell Viaduct and well into that curve which you will no doubt feel. However, the speed through the platform at Morley (not Moreley is I goofed it in the video!) is 45 so we have to be on the brakes toward the end of the curve.

@thevirgintraveller

5 жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 I do feel the speed around the curve and am impressee that they take it so well. Thanks for the insight Dan you're doing a great job with this channel. Keep up the good work!

Why didn't you have to slow for the 30mph temp limit?

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

The restriction is signed 30/100. The 30 only applies to freight. We (Class 1) continue at 100 along with Class 2, 5 and 0 trains.

In any train vid from Europe or Britain, it's odd to see buildings butted right up against the track. (I mean homes and businesses, not grain elevators or signal boxes). I live near Dallas, which is the very antithesis of "historic," and there was plenty of room when the rail lines went in.

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

In a lot of cases, they evolved together but now they are squeezed in all over the place.

Howlongdoesitaketogettoyork Happy Christmas AndHappynewyear

@doncoffey5820

2 жыл бұрын

About an hour and twenty minutes from Manchester to York.

Cîte vagoane de călători care merg pe linie?🛤🛤🛤🛤🛤🚦🚦🚦🚦

I prefer captions as I can tell , via this map www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php?lat=50.61206&lng=-2.46006 ,the actual location/s. I'm from Australia and have learnt a lot of UK geography from the map as well as videos like yours. Please keep them coming.

Why are some of the stations empty? No pax

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe the stopper just passed but Church Fenton and Ulleskelf are often quiet.

Leeds could really do with some more Eastern approach tracks.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, when you compare the Western approach, you can see it is a proper bottleneck with no easy solution. We sometimes wait quite a while for a path.

The similar units that operate where I live certainly don,t reach the speeds that they do here ! I think they are limited to 70 mph by track conditions.

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

We get up to 125 on the next video Peter. I’m working on St Pancras to Derby - out soon.

@petermitchell7479

5 жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 The 185 series you have there are very similar mechanically to our V-locity trains we have here. They also have the Cummins QSK19 engine so plenty of power.

12:40 Class 66 says... I will give you a race ..But I need a head start because I have a slower maximum speed.. Class 66 loses race

Always better with captions, didn't see a captions of where the line to the left went just before entering York. Watched your York to Leeds without captions, didn't enjoy as much.

@rwm2986

5 жыл бұрын

Looking at Google Maps/Satellite, it appears that the line to the left leads to a freight yard and then rejoins the WCML (which does a big sweeping LH curve out of York station.

@jamesatkinson3037

5 жыл бұрын

its a station avoiding line. It also leads to freight sidings.

@neil_drysdale

5 жыл бұрын

@@rwm2986 ECML!

@neil_drysdale

5 жыл бұрын

Freight Lines through to York Yard North and Sidings before joining the ECML again and going on the 'Racetrack' to Darlington.

When is this line going to be electrified?

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, at the moment that isn’t certain. We’re waiting for an announcement.

Scintillating.

@doncoffey5820

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a fair old accolade. Thank you.

How come it keeps making that noise in the cab Dosent it get so annoying listening to it

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Which particular noise?

@jackssstaylor7438

5 жыл бұрын

The beeping noise in the cab it kept going off I don’t mean the horn I mean the other beeping noise

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm. I’m afraid those are normal noises Jack. If you ever ride in a train cab you’ll have to get used to those.

@jackssstaylor7438

5 жыл бұрын

Why do they go off is they a reason

@doncoffey5820

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are various audible warnings that apply to signals or vigilance. Don’t forget that in thick fog or snow a driver may not be able to see the signals until he is virtually passing them.

It’s high time the through roads were reinstated at Cross Gates! You could easily have 100mph running through there, maybe even more!

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they will at some stage Nigel but you could do that on the current alignment. We do 90 towards Leeds no problem but at the moment it is 80 until just after the platform in the York direction.

@nigelkthomas9501

4 жыл бұрын

Don Coffey Let’s hope so! When a local service is sent ahead of an express it’s really annoying having to follow it, sometimes all the way to Church Fenton, unless it’s a Selby stopper which obviously bears right Micklefield. If Cross Gates had through roads it could be timetabled in to do that. Local goes five minutes ahead and the express zips past at full whack!

@doncoffey5820

4 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! ;-) I seem to get behind the stopper every time but to be fair, since December, there is some slack so even after following, I arrive at Selby on time - mostly!!!

i prefer with captions please don

@doncoffey5820

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s a really early video John. The later ones have evolved and all have captions.

@johnsmith-ie6in

2 жыл бұрын

@@doncoffey5820 thank you

Leeds: 6 tracks one side. 2 tracks the other (but only for a few hundred meters) This needs fixing.....

@doncoffey5820

3 жыл бұрын

It is a major bottleneck but very difficult to fix. Luckily, most services depart to the west but yes, it does cause problems.