Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
 Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 23:55 16 Apr 2024
- Potential new orders for struggling train firm
- Birmingham Airport flights disrupted by incident
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]		 02/06/24 - Summer Timetable starts
17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

On this day
16th Apr (1987)
~ Tulyar arrives at Swanley New Barn Railway (link)
Train RunningCancelled
22:44 Taunton to Bristol Temple Meads
17/04/24 00:45 London Paddington to Reading
Short Run
23:24 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
•
PollsThere are no open or recent polls
•
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
•
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
•
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
•
Train companiesSelect from:
GWR
SWR
XC
Chiltern
TfL
TfW
WMR
Southern
• Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street
April 16, 2024, 23:58:04 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[320] Problems with the Night Riviera sleeper - December 2014 onward...
[117] Proposals for open access services on new routes
[63] New station at Ashley Down, Bristol
[61] BBC Great Coastal Railway Journeys - A Correction
[57] Okehampton
[45] First tour train of season
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Great Western Coffee Shop > Journey by Journey > London to the West > Plymouth to Paddington HST cab ride
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: Plymouth to Paddington HST cab ride  (Read 9016 times)
Zoe
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 746


View Profile
« on: May 30, 2020, 17:08:29 »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv43WftUSiM

Following the cab ride video of the first SuperFast Bristol to Paddington service last month, GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) have now released a cab ride of an HST▸ (High Speed Train) journey from Plymouth to Paddington on the last day in service (18 May 2019).  I will not comment on the journey (so as not to spoil the video for anyone) but will say that if you have the volume high for the engine sounds, you may want to turn it down when in a station since the buzzer is quite high pitched and loud.
« Last Edit: May 30, 2020, 17:31:47 by Zoë » Logged
IndustryInsider
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 10114


View Profile
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2020, 17:24:37 »
Yes, the HST▸ (High Speed Train) has a pretty annoying buzzer sound, especially given loose wiring meant that on some sets you’d get it sounding spuriously on occasions!
Logged
To view my GWML▸ (Great Western Main Line) Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
bobm
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 9827



View Profile
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2020, 20:07:38 »
Wasn’t that why the practice of the driver repeating what they received back to the train manager was introduced?
Logged
Thatcham Crossing
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 793


View Profile
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2020, 09:14:03 »
Had a watch of this....very interesting.

What stood out for me is how well the steepness of the Devon banks stands out - especially the tops at Hemerdon and Dainton. Also how twisty the line actually is between Plymouth and Newton Abbot, and how slow it is (60mph for most of that section).
Logged
IndustryInsider
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 10114


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2020, 13:29:56 »
Good cab video that.  Just the right focal length to give a pretty accurate look at what the driver sees.  So many cab videos go to the widest angle possible which gets plenty of peripheral detail and an impression of speed, but isn't realistic.  I like the rear view camera as well.
Logged
To view my GWML▸ (Great Western Main Line) Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
stuving
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 7162


View Profile
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2020, 14:35:57 »
Quote from: IndustryInsider on June 01, 2020, 13:29:56
Good cab video that.  Just the right focal length to give a pretty accurate look at what the driver sees.  So many cab videos go to the widest angle possible which gets plenty of peripheral detail and an impression of speed, but isn't realistic.  I like the rear view camera as well.

I though the quality of the video was rather poor (over-compressed), most visble on the fiddly details of the OLE▸ (Overhead Line Equipment, more often "OHLE"). Compare this other one of a St Pancras-Derby trip which (for some reason I now forget) I came across, which copes much better.
Logged
IndustryInsider
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 10114


View Profile
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2020, 14:44:57 »
I have to say I can't see too much difference at 1080p.  The Plymouth one is well over twice as long though, so might have had to be compressed slightly more - and was also recorded in less bright conditions.
Logged
To view my GWML▸ (Great Western Main Line) Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of page • Jump to Forum Home Page