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Cab Ride Highlights No.3 Dvd ~ Dover Western Docks to Willesden ~ Aberdeen to Inverness ~ Swansea to Swindon ~ Exeter to Bristol
£14.95Highlights from: Railscene No.9, No.16, No.26 & No.34. Part 1 – DOVER WESTERN DOCKS TO WILLESDEN – A Class 47 journey over the Southern’s ex-South Eastern […]
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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 -
Willesden High Level to Clapham Cab Ride
£14.95Willesden Junction to and
from Clapham Junction
A route learning train by North London Railways and filmed
from the cab of No. 313003 using both AC and DC power.
We depart from Willesden High Level Station at 14.57 for Mitre
Bridge Junction and join the branch from the West Coast Main
Line passing the North Pole Maintenance Depot on the left. At
North Pole Junction the pantograph is lowered and power is now
from the third rail system of 750 V. After crossing Battersea
Bridge we have to wait at signals for the Royal Train to pass
hauled by Class 47s 47799 Prince Harry and 47798 Prince William.
We can now proceed to Clapham Junction. Departing Clapham
Junction at 15.27, the train returns to Willesden via the same
route. The Royal Train was passed at Kensington, this time our
service had priority!
Approximately 37 minutes duration
