Railwatch Part-3 of 3 HST cab ride plus Donny PSB

HST cab ride from Stoke tunnel to Doncaster overlooked by Donny Power Signal Box. Normal operation explained over the ECML showing how driving and Signals work. Febuary 1989 as part Railwatch week. This practice of signalling is the same today but is now along side TPWS, which today monitors train speeds and enforces it if opproaching red signals to fast.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• Railwatch
• HST
• cab
• ride
• ECML
• Doncaster
• PSB

[DeXXRail]

1:33 Was that a PACER? ;o

[logbasher]

@DeXXRail A 142 yes....at Doncaster

[nevwhile]

1:18 - "Edinbraaa"

[logbasher]

Nice Yorkshire accent...at least not the way some Americans ask for it Edin-borrow

[Nightm00ds]

I remember driving hsts - thanks for the memory

[Punk1984Rock]

Thanks for uploading these vids, found them really interesting.

[glynhoyland]

@logbasher lol , im from doncaster , and we dont say edinbraaa , shes the odd one out :D

[matthewrattigan]

@CasFan76 Yes - I love The Eagles aswell as HST's

[matthewrattigan]

@CasFan76 Valentas are the best of the HST engines by far aren't they. It's a bit like Randy Meisner vs timothy B Schmitt - the former being the Valenta and oooozing cool, the latter just an insignificant replacement of the legend that was

[CasFan76]

I have had the privelidge of a cab ride from the X to Donny in the cab of  43117 "Bonnie Prince Charlie" when it was owned by GNER, Valenta!!!!

[chrislyon06]

I wish Sheffield was on an electric line :/