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Edward Mason
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Registrace 28. 07. 2013
Videos uploaded on an infrequent basis due to busy schedule. I do have a life off the rails! Thanks for watching!
🇨🇦 Business Class on Via Rail - Toronto to London, ON
One final video from Canada!
I got The Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto (I'm not making a video about that! I didn't film anything and I was enjoying relaxing too much!) and I needed to get back to London, ON again, so back onto a Corridor service I went, and this time in Business Class.
This service is an interesting one, it's the first southbound service for 4 hours but it only has four coaches, and skips some stops that all other services serve.
Sorry this is a rather short video, but seeing as I already did this journey, I thought I would just focus on the business class experience here.
Thanks for Watching!
I got The Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto (I'm not making a video about that! I didn't film anything and I was enjoying relaxing too much!) and I needed to get back to London, ON again, so back onto a Corridor service I went, and this time in Business Class.
This service is an interesting one, it's the first southbound service for 4 hours but it only has four coaches, and skips some stops that all other services serve.
Sorry this is a rather short video, but seeing as I already did this journey, I thought I would just focus on the business class experience here.
Thanks for Watching!
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🇨🇦 Taking the Vancouver SkyTrain over the SkyBridge! (FRONT SEAT)
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Vancouver! A quick little video showing the rather scenic journey the SkyTrain takes between Scott Road and Columbia on the Expo line. Enjoy!
🇨🇦 Taking VIA Rail from Toronto to London, ON
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I'm in Canada! And after exploring Toronto I needed to get to London, ON. Obviously this meant I had a chance to try out VIA Rail in Economy Class. This is the first of a few trips on VIA, I'm not sure if I'll film the rest but I might! Enjoy!
Hunting For The Final Class 507 PEP Trains in Merseyside!
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Back on 12th April 2024, I took a trip to Merseyrail to try and find (and ride!) all of the last Class 507 PEP units before their withdrawal later this year. The PEP units are rapidly going away from the Merseyrail network, and I almost certainly won't have another chance to go before the end of their lives! I hope you enjoy this video showing the 507s at the end of their lives and ending with ...
DB Cargo / Royal Mail Class 325s Pass Stafford
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Whilst hanging around at Stafford station in an evening, I saw some 325s passing through on their way towards Willesden. This is the first time I've seen these in the wild!
NEW - Avanti West Coast 805005 at Stafford
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Whilst waiting for a train to Birmingham at Stafford, 805005 decided to make an appearance on testing runs. Seen here in the amazing AWC Livery, the train switches power modes from OHLE to Diesel before continuing onwards towards Oxley C.M.D
2023 Roundup
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Another year, another roundup. 2023 has been a great year for travel, although due to a new job I've been slowing down a bit towards the end of the year. Nevertheless, I've been to lots of great places, and look forward to what next year brings. Happy New Year, and see you in 2024.
Eurovision Train - Merseyrail 777013 Departs Lime Street
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Whilst in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago visiting Headbolt Lane, my secondary objective was to find Merseyrail's 777013, which has a full livery for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! I was in Liverpool in May for Eurovision, but sadly in the two hours I had to search for this unit, it was out of service (despite being out and about before AND after! 😤) So, when I was up recently, I took the ch...
A walk around Headbolt Lane - Britain's Newest Station!
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Saturday, 7th October On a day trip to Liverpool, I visited Headbolt Lane and filmed this one take video to show you around. I hope you enjoy!
Swedish Level Crossing 🇸🇪
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Whilst out and about I came across this Swedish Level Crossing, so I thought I'd film it in action. The crossing works in a very similar manner to Belgian level crossings, where a white light at the bottom flashes periodically to show that the crossing is in working order, then two red lights flash alternately to show a train is coming. The interesting thing about this crossing is that, althoug...
Swedish Trains! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
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I'm on holiday in Stockholm, and seeing as this freight train was at Älvsjö whilst I was there, I thought I'd film it leaving. It stood for a little while, so I got some footage of some other trains in the meantime, including some SJ X2000 trains and SL Pendeltåg services. Enjoy!
NEW! WMR 730020 Passes Hamstead
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Whilst waiting around at Hamstead, 730020 passed through on testing runs. Apologies for the less than ideal video, framing, it caught me slightly unawares! 😆
XC HST (43303 & 43239) Depart Derby
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On Tuesday 22nd August, I took a ride to Bristol on CrossCountry's soon to be withdrawn HSTs (both ways). Here's a video of my return set leaving Derby, marking the first, and almost certainly last trip on an XC HST for me.
390121 "Opportunity" Departs Nuneaton
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Since 390121 was wrapped in its special livery, I have seen it no less than 5 times but been unable to get a photo or video of it. However I was finally successful, as whilst I was heading home from Liverpool (the long way round!) I saw it in the platforms at Manchester Piccadilly, and rode it down to Nuneaton.
Classic Traction on the WCML and a Visit to Crewe Heritage Centre
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Classic Traction on the WCML and a Visit to Crewe Heritage Centre
Berlin & (Briefly) Poland Rail Adventure
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Berlin & (Briefly) Poland Rail Adventure
NEW West Midlands Railway Class 730/0 Trains at Stafford
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NEW West Midlands Railway Class 730/0 Trains at Stafford
390119 "Progress" Passes Rugeley Trent Valley
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390119 "Progress" Passes Rugeley Trent Valley
East Midlands Railway Adelante 180109 Departs Leicester
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East Midlands Railway Adelante 180109 Departs Leicester
Super Voyager! 221144 at South Wigston
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Super Voyager! 221144 at South Wigston
Aren’t the new trains running from Windsor to Toronto? And doesn’t that include London
you know; as sad as it is I haven’t been able to go back home for a couple of years, sometimes i just want to watch a skytrain ride
@@Lily-fo2xo Glad I could oblige! 😀
I did one of those but only for a really short journey - Oakville to Toronto Union station. I'm sure the staff must've been puzzled as to why I wasn't travelling on the much more frequent GO Transit trains! But was comfortable enough. Hope you're enjoying the rest of your visit!
@@mattingham83 Oh, I am! 😀
I saw that this video was recorded on 12th April! I was there in Liverpool the exact same day for the exact same reason… to spot 507s while I had the chance. I took 507029 to New Brighton too, as did I take 507007 to Ellesmere Port and back, but my main goal was to see 507001! The fact that 507001 was there and I never saw it just saddens me, as it was my main goal. Hopefully I will be back to see 507001 soon… that is if they’re still here.
It was a good day for it, the Aintree races helped with PEP hunting!
Excellent 👍
Very nice
Oh wonderful same interior as the pendolinos apparently the PIS screen with the announcements is blue did you see this?
Afraid not!
yes it is blue with yellowish text, and it has a new announcer
@@WiktorHasiec the Annonuncer is Tanya Rich
yes@@SWTROfficial
Looks like you've had a good year. I hope 2024 is goof for you. :)
And the same to you! Probably going to be a slower year next year for me but there are some exciting things in the planning stage!
Not sure about the livery and the sound compared to the 323. Very nice catch though!
Is there any chance of them entering service
They will be soon, but first the 3 Coach 730/0 trains (meant for the Cross City line) will go onto the Euston lines in order to replace the Class 319s.
Im in this video, its weird seeing myself on somebody else channel 😉
I think i got caught in the background of a few people's! 😆
Why have they got a big ugly black hoarding blocking the view down the track?
I've heard a few people ask this also 🤔
@@teamquirky4908 : Network Rail have no taste in architecture.
From what I heard it's so that if two trains are approaching one another at the same time, it's so the headlights don't dazzle the opposing driver. More of a potential issue now with the LEDs on the 777s.
@@EdwardMason9000 : People always underestimate the brightness of LED lightbulbs, & it's leading to a world that is intolerably bright. The shower room in my flat has 4 lightbulbs & if I get up to go to the loo in the middle of the night it hurts my eyes.
Squeeeeaaaaak...
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Yet in places like Cambridge they have a guided busway that goes much further & carries more passengers without having to run on rails 😁
That's true, however the Guided Busway in Cambridge was built on top of an old railway line alignment. In terms of passenger count it depends on which system you're talking about. the Metro carries more, the service frequency is almost the same and you can get almost double the amount of people on a tram as on a double decker bus. If we're talking about the Stourbridge shuttle, then yes, a guided Busway would take more people, but then you wouldn't need the Busway at all. The railway line has been there for years, why replace it when it functions perfectly well?
@@EdwardMason9000 indeed. There's a lady who manages the industrial estate I work on & she wants to reopen a now overgrown disused railway through it, just for these things. In the local paper it actually provided a photo of a 139 to show people what she wanted. It begs the question: who would run it? Moreover, a 139 wouldn't provide enough capacity at shift times so it needs to be a double deck bus! I'm fairly certain the Stourbridge route used to be a cravens DMU before sprinters arrived on the Kidderminster line. I'm still wandering why it wasn't paved & turned into a bus route. Cheers!
I dont get how anyone can like these piles of shit we need the 323's back 😔
Reminds me of the experimental 4-wheel AC Cars three or two coach railbuses tried out on the Watford-St,Albans branch in the 1950s, They did not ride well.
Very nice shot of opportunity Edward :)
Great capture
The wheel has a crack.
What is the buzzer? I always assumed it was AWS, but why would you need signals for a single train on a single track?
I think it might be the Vigilance pedal. Beeps every so often to make sure the driver is paying attention!
They did another pacer..
sounds like a flat spot.
There is one of the blue prototype versions of these railcars sitting in the maintenance department siding at Highley Station on the Severn Valley Railway. I don't know if it has been purchased as a permanent way gang vehicle or is there to be restored (has a few smashed windows) and go on display in the museum there.
i'm curious about what the class 139 is, is it just a railbus? a literal railbus?
I think it would be classed as a Railcar, it's not a Diesel Multiple Unit as such. It uses a flywheel to produce movement but also has a small LPG engine on board too.
Pacer 2.0
Such a shame Parry’s who designed and built these have gone into liquidation.
I didn't know about that. Agreed, it is a shame, but not surprising. Nobody bought them except Pre Metro Operations (they run the shuttle on behalf of LM/WMR), and that was for a very specific service that worked with the concept. There would be very few other places in the UK where it would work, especially when you consider the incline on the Stourbridge branch allows for regenerative charging of the flywheel so the 139 uses very little LPG.
@@EdwardMason9000 there was a suggestion about 20 years ago for them to be installed for a park and ride at King’s Lynn, it came to nothing. They would be great for places without infrastructure like parts of Africa etc
Hmm lovely wheel flat 🤔
This thing looks like a bus
I go to that station quite often, and I've seen those trains a few times before, nice work!
This used to be run with a 1400 class powered auto train. Putting one back on the route would be an upgrade.
Love the colours on the train!!
Yes, it sounds to me it has square wheels.
Nice video mate. Looks like you had fun.
The title cd be a poem by t s eliot
It sounds like steamengine 😂😂
Gordon Bennett, the old GWR must be turning in its grave, what a sad state this country is.
Tbh I think what tfl coukd with charing cross to have the julbliee line use it again reconnect it to the line then extend that section and rejoin it to the line further down building new stations or reconnect old stations
Whilst useful, I think TfL get more money from letting folks film down there! It has been proposed, but there isn't really an alignment that would make sense and if the Northern Line proves anything, the last thing TfL wants to do is create another line with two central branches.
@@EdwardMason9000 How much does it cost to film down there? Surely it couldn't be more than a lot more people using TLF services compared to a small number of people filming (not too sure on their profit margins though - couldn't imagine them being significant). Edit: thought you meant filming from enthusiasts not studios
@@AlchemistOfNirnroot Well I don't know how much it would cost, but there isn't the justification of running a train service down that spur as the station is already served by two other lines, and Westminster station is less than a 10 minutes walk away where you can connect onto the Jubilee line.
@@EdwardMason9000 That makes sense.
1:02 Amazing Sounds!!!
Don't want to disappoint but aventras tend to sound really quiet from the inside, as in , you barely hear the motors from inside..I'd argue however, these do seem to sound louder than the current aventras, so who knows how loud they will actually be inside hopefully they can be heard.
@@bb-3653 im hoping Aswell because these sound amazing
@WCML 730 from outside yeah, aventras generally are really quiet on the inside to a boring extend . Motor sounds imo are just the trains soul . But from the outside, these motors sound a bit louder than the rest so far
@@bb-3653 they sound quite nice, im hoping that they sound nice inside Aswell, they look comfy inside
@@WCML730 indeed
This system has been advertised by the manufacturer for years, as being able to operate like a railway in the region and like a tramway through the city. So, how many more decades should probably go by, to extend the line these ridiculous few meters into the centre of Sturbridge, so that passengers do not have to interchange before ? It's a shame in traffic policy for councillors and operator equally, being responsible and incompetent !
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It's a mixture of a Desrio & Electrostar
It does sound like a class 350 doesent it.
In case you couldn’t tell they were probably referring to the front end gangway
Should they have retained Charing Cross as a turn back station?
Oh no, pacers all over again
Excellent
Slowly but surely, they're a-comin'
Nice captures
Thanks! Although it's only a short video, I wanted to show that I actually went there!
@@EdwardMason9000 Fair enough mate 👍