Kingfisher Railscene Cab Rides from the 1980s & 1990s

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A two-disc DVD programme covering the whole south-bound journey of the Virgin Trains Record Run attempt which departed from Glasgow Central station at 12.37 on 22nd September 2006.

Achieved in 3 hours 55 minutes 27 seconds, the Pendolino non-stop run was the fastest run south-bound from Glasgow to London Euston. The previous record along the 401 mile route was set by the Advanced Passenger Train in 1981.

The special run of the 9 coach Pendolino was arranged by Virgin Trains in conjunction with Railway Magazine and was fully booked with over 400 passengers, raising some £30,000 fro the Virgin Unite charity, Heaven's Angels.

Running time: 240-mins

The DVD has the full background to the run starting at Polmadie depot where the set was prepared the week before to make certain that the attempt was a complete success. We see the crew prepare for the run at Glasgow Central station and the naming of the Pendolino set No. 390047 as Heaven's Angels by Railway Magazines's editor, Nick Pigott.

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1. Cab Ride 32: Paddington-Bristol May '90 (90-mins) (Ref: KFCR32D)

2. Cab Ride 5: Euston - Liverpool May '85 (180-mins) (Ref: KFCR05D)

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Part 1 – Railscene No.10

BENTINCK TO RATCLIFFE POWER STATION – The Coal Run, freight working on the LMR.

Part 2 – Railscene No.14

CARDIFF TO BIRMINGHAM – Aboard a DMU in good weather with part of the journey pure Great Western, there were still semaphore signals to be seen.

Part 3 – Railscene No.17

CARLISLE TO GLASGOW – A ride on No. 86250 from the Border city, the steepest gradient was 1:69 with ten miles in excess of 1:88.

Part 4 – Railscene No.22

BRIGHTON TO VICTORIA – The journey was scheduled to run 51 miles in 51 minutes.

Please note there is commentary in the Cab Highlights series and cab conversations which are not always audible above locomotive sounds.

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Recorded from the cab of Class 50 No. 50 022 on 16th.April 1985 on the 09:25 Paddington to Penzance train from Exeter St.Davids to Plymouth.

At the time of the run, Exeter St.Davids was in the process of being resignalled. The East end works had been completed some ten weeks previously and during the preceding weekend the West end semaphore signals had been stripped of their arms. The replacement colour light signals were operative but the track layout they were to control had not alltered. Flagmen were used to control traffic movements and we departed past a red signal.

The train was booked to depart Exeter at 12:22 and arrive at Plymouth at 13:29. However, the 06:28 HST from Bradford was running late and it was arranged for us to stop at Newton Abbott to make a connection with this train. Our Plymouth arrival was at 13:40.

Please note: There is no commentary other the cab conversations which are not always audible above the sound of the train.

Other cab rides of this route include:

1987 HST West/Far West (stock code VI944D)

2002 Class 67 (on a postal train) (stock code CP139D)

2005 London (Waterloo) to Plymouth aboard a Class 159 (stock code TF203D)

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This cab ride gives a Driver's view of the famous West Coast Main Line over its southern stretch, from Euston in London to Liverpool Lime Street via the Trent Valley cutoff and Weaver Junction. The journey took place on Thursday 30th.May 1985 which was four days before Crewe station closed for a period of seven weeks for tracklayout remodelling. The programme is therefore a record of "old" Crewe. Live commentary is provided by Inspector Peter Crawley who travelled in the cab with us.

Please note: There is no commentary other the cab conversations which are not always audible above the sound of the train.

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1. Cab Ride 32: Paddington-Bristol May '90 (90-mins) (Ref: KFCR32D)

2. Glasgow to London 'Record Run' Cab Ride (2006) (Ref: KF220D)

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Riding aboard a Class 207 No.1310 this cab ride was recorded on 24th.June 1985. After departing from Tonbridge Wells we pass through Tonbridge Wells West station and Groombridge Station before finally arriving at Eridge Station. Also there are shots inside Birchden Jct and Grove Junction signal boxes including an explanation of operating the signalling. This cab ride also includes shots taken of the train from thelineside as well as the view from the Cab.

Please note: There is no commentary other the cab conversations which are not always audible above the sound of the train.

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This cab ride was recorded from the cab of Class 47 47517 "Andrew Carnegie" of Inverness Shed on 23rd.September 1985 on the 15:35 from King's Cross to York.

The train was the only locomotive hauled passenger train scheduled in the 1985-86 East Coast Main Line timetables and it ceased on 28th.September 1985. The journey is particularly poignant as it shows the progess being made on the electrification of the line at the time. Very few wires and masts were in place so this Cab Ride has quite unobstructed views of the infrastructure. As we pass through Peterborough we see the depot handling electrification works.

We thank Traction Inspector: J Matron. Drivers: H Coultish (Doncaster), D.Austin (Doncaster) and Guard D.Hodson and the crews concerned for their help and informative commentary on route.

Note: there is no commentary other than cab conversations which are not always audible above locomotive sounds.

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This cab ride was recorded aboard an HST, power car no. 43 054, on the 10:20 St.Pancras to Sheffield on 28th.May 1986. The train was semi-fast an dthe preceeding 10:15 to Nottingham was running with only one power car, thus delaying the 10:20. Despite this the train recovered all lost time and arrived at Sheffield on time.

Our driver was Roger Hague and the traction inspector, Alan Newman.

Note: there is no commentary other than cab conversations which are not always audible above locomotive sounds.

Click here for a 1971 view of the route (it has changed a lot). Also see "Midland Main Line" for a 21st.Century view of the route!

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This cab ride was recorded on 30th.September 1986 over the cross country route from Portsmouth to Cardiff via Bristol Temple Meads. As such it traverses ex-LSWR metals from Portsmouth to Salisbury and ex-GWR metals thereon.

Locomotives were Class 33s, 33 050 to Bristol and 33 010 to Cardiff. We were accompanied by Inspectors John Berriman and Dennis Flood, by Jeremy de Souza from Waterloo Public Affairs and our drivers were Dennis Smith and Jim Evans.

Please note there is no commentary other than cab conversations which are not always audible above the sounds of the train.

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A cab ride aboard Class 47 No. 47608 on 6th.October 1986 as we take the 13:45 cross-London Inter-City train from Dover to Liverpool Lime Street.

We start at Dover Western Docks and our driver is John Hilton. Traction Inspector Derek Bourne of Ashford accompanies us throughout the journey.

We traverse the old SER main line with driver Gerry Richardson taking over at Bromley South. We go around London via Kensington Olympia to the LMR electric main line at Willesden where locomotives are changed.

Note: there is no commentary other than cab conversations which are not always audible above locomotive sounds.

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This Cab Ride was recorded aboard Class 33 No. 33 111 on 24th September 1985, hauling an 8TC on the 13.19 from Bournemouth to Weymouth (11.35 ex Waterloo). This was recorded just before electrification commenced on the Weymouth Line.

We are grateful to John Marchant of B.R. Public Affairs, Waterloo, for arranging this cabride and to Inspector George Harrison and all the crews concerned.

Weather conditions were generally good and clear.

Please note: there is no commentary other than cab conversations which are not always audible above the locomotive sounds.

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On 6th May 1987. just before the introduction of the new BR timetables which heralded the Sprinter takeover of Trans-Pennine services over the North Wales line, we travelled in the cab of 47476 from Crewe to Holyhead at the head of the 09:48 train. This train started from Crewe, and the locomotive and coaches formed the return service at 13:15 from Holyhead to Euston. From Crewe to Chester, John Adams accompanied us and Rod Leith, from Chester, was our Traction Inspector throughout the Journey. Vincent Williams of Holyhead depot was our driver.

We would lilie to thank all the above and also Geoff Hughes of BR Midlands Region Public Affairs department for organising this cab ride. Programme originated on 3/4 High Band Tape and edited to 1" The timetable was as follows:

• CREWE (Platform 6)......dep. 09.48

• Chester......................dep. 10.13

• Flint..............................dep. 10.28

• Prestatyn......................dep, 10.44

• Rhyl..............................dep. 10.52

• Conway Bay.................dep. 11.06

• Llandudno Junction......dep. 11.16

• Bangor.....,....................dep. 11.36

• HOLYHEAD..................arr. 12.08

Approximate running time 2 hours 15 minutes

PLEASE NOTE: 1) Cab rides have no commentary but original cab conversations are heard. By their nature background noises intrude and picture colours vary in intensity. No warranties are either given or implied by the producers. 2) a few minutes are omitted due to battery changes.

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A combination of two cabrides (Cab Ride 14 Waterloo to Salisbury and Cab Ride 36 Salisbury to Exeter ) on one DVD.

We take a cab ride along the old London & South Western route out of Waterloo Station in South London for the South West. Our journey takes us eventually to Exeter, but the first section is to Salisbury and the one-time changeover point for locomotives operating "The Atlantic Coast Express".

The locomotive used on the service to Salisbury was Class 50 No.50033 "Glorious" which departed at 11.15 on 25th.July 1990 with driver D.Libby in charge along with Traction Inspector P.Gammon.

The second section of this DVD Cab Ride was filmed on 5th.August 1987 on the 10.37 Salisbury to Exeter service which had left Waterloo at 09.10. Driver Alkf Trapnall from Exeter and Inpector Alfred Cooke from Salisbury were in the cab.

Please note: There is no commentary other the cab conversations which are not always audible above the sound of the train.

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Filmed by/when: Jeremy English
Narrated by: No commentary other than cab conversations.
First published on DVD: 1998; 2007 on DVD
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
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Running Time: 193-mins (3hr 13min)

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