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Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle cab Ride
£17.95Manchester to Carlisle
We depart from Platform 14 at Manchester Piccadilly on 11th September
2002 for Carlisle. The Virgin Voyager Unit, No. 220023, had not been in
service for long as we pass through the suburbs of Manchester and head
for Bolton. The Line through Bolton has more recently been electrified
so this cab ride represents a period shortly before this great change.
After calling at Bolton’s Platform 4, the service heads for the
West Coast Main Line at Euxton Junction for the next arrival at
Preston’s Platform 3. Twenty minutes later we arrive at Lancaster and
soon afterwards speed past Carnforth and the old steam coaling tower
is to be seen on the left-hand side.
We then progress to Oxenholme and venture up towards Shap summit
(916 feet above sea level) and Penrith before arriving at the
border city of Carlisle.
Approximately 1 hour 55 minutes duration -
Ipswich to Lowestoft Cab Ride
£17.95Ipswich to Lowestoft
All aboard the cab of Anglia Railways 150255 for the 09.19
service from Ipswich to Lowestoft on 20th August 2001.
Soon after departing Ipswich we cross the main line at East
Suffolk junction and join the branch here for Lowestoft. First stop
is Westerfield where a problem occurs with collecting the Electric
Token so the driver progresses a little further long the platform to
obtain a signal and the token obtained.
Progressing along this particularly delightful branch line, we
pass over no less than 51 level crossings and cross over the
famous swing bridge at Oulton Broad.
There is a combination of half barriers, with some full barriers
and just ‘open’ crossings with lights and sirens. We run onto the
single line section to Melton and then Wickham Market and
Saxmundham where a token exchange occurs again.
Darsham and Halesworth and then Beccles and Oulton Broad
South are reached before crossing the swing bridge to join the
line from Norwich from the left and enter Lowestoft.
Approximately 1 hour 34 minutes duration -
Eastleigh Yard to Poole Sidings
£17.95Cab Ride
Eastleigh Yard to Poole Sidings
This DVD was filmed on board a Virgin Voyager ECS working from the EWS yard at Eastleigh Depot on 15th May 2003. Destination was Poole sidings in readiness to begin a cross country service.
Our route takes us through the depot at Eastleigh passing the yard signal box and joining the Botley line with Eastleigh Works on the left to enter Eastleigh Station for a reverse move.
The Voyager then takes the main line through St Denys and Southampton, through the New Forest passing the junction for the Marchwood branch and then through Christchurch, Pokesdown and Bournemouth. The final section is from Bournemouth through to Poole station where a stop is made to allow various passengers trains to pass in the Up direction after which the ECS move continues into the sidings just to the west of Poole station.
Approximately 1 hours 15 minutes duration -
Victoria to Wembley and Wembley to Euston
£17.95Cab Ride
Victoria to Wembley and Wembley
to Euston
Part one is from the cab of Class 66 No. 66065 as it departs from London Victoria for a crew training run to Wembley Yard. The route is via Stewarts Lane, Longhege Junction, Clapham Junction,
Wandsworth Town, Putney, Barnes, Chiswick, New Kew Junction, South Acton, Action Wells Junction Acton Canal Wharf and into Wembley Yard. Part two starts at Willesden Carriage Sidings in the cab of a Class 90 which is top and tailed with a Class 57 to enable a procedure to turn the Virgin Train ready for departure from Euston. The Class 90 leads up to Kensal Green Junction passing Willesden
Low Level Station and joining the North London Line. A change of ends now with a Class 57 leading to Willesden High Level and proceeding to Mitre Bridge Junction where another reversal is made with the Class 90 leading again to take us back to Wembley Yard. The Class 57 now leads to bring us over West London Junction and the fast line into Euston Station’s Platform 1.
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes duration -
Bristol to Swindon Cab Ride
£17.95Wembley Yard to Bristol
This cab ride was filmed from the cab of EWS Class 37
264for a driver training exercise.
We begin from Bristol’s Barton Hill Depot and travel along the
Great Western Main Line to Swindon during which we a number
of different classes en route including, 47s,59s, and HSTs.
The return to Bristol is via Wootton Bassett Junction and
Chipping Sodbury and through the 2-mile long tunnel. We end
our trip at Bristol East Carriage Sidings.
There are occasional picture disturbances as our Traction
Inspector uses his mobile to call various signal boxes.
Approximately 1 hours 42 minutes duration -
Euston to Watford and St Albans cab ride
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Euston to Wolverhampton Cab Ride
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Reading-to-Bournemouth-cab-ride
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Liverpool-Street-to-Norwich-cab-ride
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Ipswich-Harwich-Cambridge-cab-ride
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Birmingham New Street to Swansea Cab Ride
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Dollands Moor to Stewarts Lane Cab Ride
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Wembley Yard to Bristol (via Berks & Hants) Cab Ride
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Norwich to Great Yarmouth and return Cab Ride
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Birmingham New Street to Portsmouth Cab Ride
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