Exeter St Davids to Penzance via Dawlish Driver's Eye View

[@dweeb99]

Magnificent video of a mornng run along the coast of England's green and pleasant land. I hang on to these for glimpses of sanity in an ever-maddening world. Many thanks for posting!

[@TruckerGaz]

Finally..... I've been waiting for this cab view run for ages. And now it's arrived.. hurrah

[@richardgriffiths5920]

Me too for the last time I had a proper train ride in Cornwall was way back in 1957 when it took us hours and hours to get to Bristol Temple Meads where we had to spend the night in a waiting room before another train took us to Birmingham, then onto Coventry.

[@andrewholloway231]

I have just finished watching this video. It is brilliant, the scenery, the viaducts, 43251's engine... Thank you very much Ben.... really appreciate this.

[@richardgriffiths5920]

Me too having had my only trip to Cornwall by good old steam train back in 1957.

[@100SteveB]

What a great time of day to do that run. Low sun and the mist patches really added to the atmosphere of this beautiful stretch of line.

[@lesleyhirst3422]

I've also been hoping someone would make this run; it was well worth the wait. Thanks very much!

[@Kivetonandrew]

A brilliant video. Is amazing how twisting and hilly the route is. Cornwall is my favourite county to visit, home of my ancestors.

[@thecolneranger1588]

Beautiful video. The weather conditions give it an ethereal quality.

[@duainesimpson274]

Absolutely wonderful, Just a dream to see it from a view point! Class 43 from Devon into Cornwall.. fantastic 💯💯💯

[@johnledbury8403]

That was good, thank you. I have traveled on that line many times, but seeing it like this was marvelous.

[@martinhew981]

I have worked this line and also the now the West of England line since the early 80's and this video has been a rare treat. How wonderful to see it in such good quality and so recent too. Also congratualtions on filming the Exe estuary and Dawlish with the tide up! and in calm weather. I think i will be watching this many times as one of my all time favorites. Thank you.

[@edwardbarnes2702]

Whow! Just watched this again, its brilliant in that you say the sound recordings are from the engine department, This really adds so much to the journey, that engine sound it doesn’t need any voice commentary. Just excellent. 🤓 Eddie

[@ianpeddle6818]

Fantastic and iconic journey. What an absolute joy and a treat. I’ve waited years for this journey in full. Thank you for posting. Atmospheric weather and stunning scenery. It doesn’t get much better. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@venerablebeade]

love the bit where it goes over the Tamar Bridge- great video- thank you for using the real engine sound as well.

[@iangallaugher3468]

Tide's in! I think this is first I've seen with the estuaries full. And a lovely calm day too. Thanks for this, from the other side of the world.

[@raysmith114]

Awesome journey - one of the best. Thanks Ben

[@Bigbro28]

An outstanding video, maintaining your high standard of excellence 👍. (That's a long flamin' walk along the seafront.)

[@78Alcione]

Nice to watch this great cab view ride thru inland and coastal segments. Beautiful! Thank you.

[@theo-v7t]

Great video! Brought back memories of being sat atop Dawlish Warren’s Langstone Rock or its little brother to the north when Warships were so very common!! ❤

[@Nenlothiel]

Perfect video! Thank you so much.

[@PMH5001]

Terrific! How beautiful England is, and especially Devon and Cornwall. Mesmerising!

[@Trond_travels]

This journey is absolutly lovely, I had to watch it twice.

[@KatharineA0203]

Nobody sits down coming round the estuary at Starcross - just a spectacular view 🤩🤩

[@DavidTurner-r1k]

One of the great railway journeys of the world.

[@nmb46]

Amazing Ben, thanks very much.

[@basingstoke63]

A fantastic video ,Ben . The end of what I believe is the longest rail journey in the ,UK , starting at Aberdeen . Thanks for uploading .

[@mrandsp]

Great quality video coupled with the engine sound and the wonderful scenery - many thanks for posting. Great to see the old semaphore signals at the Penzance end still working!

[@kevinellis8869]

Great trip, it highlights the different weather conditions you have to contend with.

[@trevorpritchard2127]

Loved this video. I live in Dawlish and often train spot along the coastline from Dawlish Warren to Teignmouth . The views are spectacular 👌

[@30041946]

Hello Ben . Another excellent trip. Thank you. Roger

[@Rollin-Rant]

You're video brought back a lot of memories along the route and a lot of changes with the old semaphore signals gone, happy to have seen them at St.Erth Station though, brilliant video 👍.

[@1903bretep]

Thanks Ben, another great run and I think having the audio come from the engine room actually added to the experience despite the lack of AWS etc, just a thought for future videos.

[@pdunderhill]

God's Wonderful Railway, thank you for stirring memories of Redruth to Bristol Temple Meads, and back, on HS125s in the '70s and '80's. A couple of Winter journeys I did wonder if we would get stuck in Dawlish due to the Storms!

[@steamisbest]

Brilliant video, it's such a better view from the cab than being a passenger which i've done many times. Would love to see the reverse working with the shunts into Dawlish Warren and Paignton.

[@pgw1977]

A wonderful journey! Thank you Ben. 😃

[@ridefast0]

Excellent video thanks. Must be a proper climb from Newton Abbot up to Dainton tunnel, judging by the amount of revving! Great to see these magnificent vehicles re-purposed and still going!

[@GaryCheater]

Great video, love the coast routes 😊

[@Fenestra_M]

I like this video I have played it through several times even at slow speed- really good.Long overdue not available until fairly recently. I do not know if there is a video Pasddington or Waterloo to Exter. If there is I will play that-but- thanks for this one !!

[@WalterKuhn-pb2rd]

Fantastic trip, thank you!

[@alanmusicman3385]

So good to get a decent HD view of this maximally scenic route. It always feels to me that the waterside sections to Newton Abbot are saying to the remaining sections into Plymouth "Ha! Follow That!" and the remaining sections shrug and just say "Nah, not even gonna try".

[@revjohnoliver]

Outstanding video, beautiful ride.

[@letrainavapeur]

A very interesting run, the light at the first start of the run was particularly nice.

[@tact86]

Great Video, Thanks. Would love to see more like this.

[@markmason5523]

Great video …Thank you…

[@Going-Full-Circle]

This is a beautiful train line to travel on.

[@leplessis8179]

Walked over the Tamar road bridge last weekend - spectacular views of the railway!

[@vinniesuperstar8923]

amazes me how Cornwall, and Penzance in particular gets such an intense service. Great video, I don't think I've ever seen the route in that direction.

[@marksamuel130]

Gods Wonderful Railway in all its splendor

[@malcolmelliott1876]

Wonderful viedo.. thanks Ben

[@nineoneten]

That is a seriously beautiful route, the view crossing the Tamar into Cornwall is outstanding. Used to travel to Cornwall on holiday trains back in the 80's and spend the holiday running up and down the main line and the branches on a rover ticket. One of those videos that are good at 0.5x speed with the sound off. A shame to rush them !

[@ramonwilliams5721]

A great video, never been into Cornwall, was born in North Devon, and finished up in Worcestershire. kind regards

[@firestarteronyoutube5542]

YES! THANK YOU!!!

[@jessicamorgan3073]

Thanks Ban and Colas. The light was fantastic

[@ETRuT1]

Brilliant, on a beautiful day! Thank you.

[@geraldmartin2729]

I like the way the captions line up exactly with the picture.

[@oliverbaylis7773]

Looking forward to this one, bravo!😊

[@johnsumner1667]

Thank you for posting this. I was going to ask if a video like this would be possible

[@Phil3756]

Wonderful video of two wonderful counties with everything sea, countryside, viaducts and still a little of the semaphore signalling, it must take some time putting up all the locations/speeds so Thank you for taking the time with both video and captions. The red car on the A30 after st Erth at 2h.09m have been doing some speed with you able to do 75mph and they flew past you. Very nice to reminisce of times past by the sea wall, and holidays in Cornwall mainly with family, but would try and get a day free to see the 37's on china clay at Lostwithal. If you do request tallies of routes would very much like to see the WCML Trent valley, and via Tamworth high level, please.

[@fouloleron2002]

Absolutely superb.

[@ChangesOneTim]

Well done Ben - you made Exeter-Plymouth in 50min; must be some 25yr since any non-stop runs were in the passenger timetable. And...you must have been one of the first (if not THE first) to be checked down at the new Grampound Road signal CL5883 1:51:50 since it was added earlier this year. By the way, at 2:11:03 is Treleigh (pronounced TreLAY) R/G footpath crossing. Thanks as ever for the ride 😀

[@richardkennell6428]

Seriously addictive! Many thanks Richard

[@AndreiTupolev]

@@ChangesOneTim there were some non-stop runs in the up direction on summer Saturdays before the end of HST operation, but there didn't seem to have been any in the down direction, so this might well be a contender for 'fastest run for quite a while'

[@nicklittle8780]

@@AndreiTupolev Not like the days of the Golden Hind and Cornish Riviera expresses, eh?

[@44662dc]

I really enjoyed that Ben. You did get checked a number of times only to see the signal step up. Still good to see the old G.W. semaphores around ,but for how long

[@andrewjohnson582]

Walked along that sea wall at teignmouth on a day out,brings back memories, great video

[@davecroad6277]

Traveld on that line many times really scenic line always nice to travel on

[@tristcm9633]

Wonderful video! Nice to have been caught at EXD 😂

[@ianinvancouverbc]

Had in laws in Dawlish and Torquay made this trek a few times, stunningly beautiful

[@the1gip]

Oh my goodness it's so pretty!

[@GordonShuffell]

Fantastic your best video yet?

[@billydoidge7661]

saw myself on the platform in Truro lol

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

great journey, thank you

[@Spookieham]

Cheers - saw the house my wife grew up in during the run past the dockyard. Long since sold and we now live on the other side of the world.

[@deltic1964]

Excellent Ben

[@jwslijm7278]

Oh this is a huge one! See it when i have time. Plymouth - London i have seen om the last day of 1 certain operation. So to Penzance is the final nail in the coffin. Hope it does not dissapoint.

[@trevstreasurehunts9701]

Any news on the bus yet

[@beneliastrains]

It's been scrapped, years of sitting on grass took its toll on the chassis. Other bus projects in the pipeline though, we now have a few with some videos hopefully coming soon. The buses under restoration aren't mine so I am not in control of how long it takes.

[@allsearpw3829]

Nice one Ben saved me a ticket price as the ride passed the sea is not as long as I thought .😉👍

[@K1W1fly]

"I.K. Brunel, Engineer, 1959" - The Royal Albert Bridge is spectacular!

[@AndreiTupolev]

1859!

[@nicklittle8780]

@@AndreiTupolev My all-time favorite railway bridge! I grew up a ten minute walk from the Devon end and never fail to wonder at the incredible engineering. Great pubs underneath the bridge on both sides of the river!

[@jacobsmith385]

I’ve never seen the exe so full!

[@markcf83]

Must've been not long after all that heavy rain down there.

[@neilcharlton456]

you cross the Tamar bridge and you think it's not far now. 90 miles later you arrive in Penzance ! Cornwall is a very long county !

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Would be great if more videos like this then can do a full UK train cab journey from Thurso to Penzance.

[@RichardD-f6p]

Nice video and best view I've seen going over the Royal Albert Bridge. One question- what does a measurement train measure?

[@dizstruxshon1012]

Track geometry: Uses transducers and accelerometers to measure the up and down movement of the train and the shape and movement of the rail head Track faults: Uses a Plain Line Pattern Recognition (PLPR) system to detect faulty track components with lasers and cameras Data collection: Can collect around 10 terabytes of data for every 440 miles traveled.

[@RichardD-f6p]

@dizstruxshon1012 Interesting. Thanks for the detailed answer

[@andrewjohnson582]

Bridge over the Tamar bearly looks wide enough for a train! No wonder it's single line only and it's "nice" to see the A38 on the right of it still going strong 200 miles away considering I live just off it in Birmingham 😂

[@kernow9324]

I hadn't realised how many single track sections there were.

[@philipperry1304]

I'll watch it Monday

[@BIGV710]

wow so it was you who went past my house just after laira loco shed i thought i heard a HST after lipson junction on right next to tracks it was on friday 18 oct

[@mrbluesky2050]

Nicely, more so since I spent last April on a weekly Cornish ranger up and down Plymouth to Penzance and all the branches, ( St.Ive's, Falmouth Docks, Newquay, Looe and Gunnislake. )

[@david-stewart]

Excellent

[@mikecarroll6358]

Beautiful trip. Ex pats will be homesick.

[@nicklittle8780]

Dead right! Not been into Cornwall many times since moving Stateside in '95.

[@britannia55]

About to go past my home on the left right just before St Thomas station

[@ianstevenson9844]

Great to see how things have changed down here since the signalling upgrade. Typical Cornish weather!

[@nicklittle8780]

Where are the signals controlled from now? I remember the installation of color light signals in Plymouth.

[@TheCornishtrainspotter]

Great video! What did you think of the south coast ?

[@beneliastrains]

Lovely down there, I want to go again in my own time at some point!

[@Harryvolting]

Wonderful, but difficult though it was I had to jump off at Newton Abbot.. chores and cheers Ben.

[@iangarbutt7451]

Fantastic memories of my trip to St Ives... my starting point was Farnham.... on to Woking, then change at St David's 🧡🚄🧡

[@suzukidaniel1396]

They say it always rains in Penzance and low & behold I can see wet weather approaching Penzance

[@Frostie3672]

My favourite route to drive in train sim classic & with the HST enhancement pack from Armstrong powerhouse the HST sounds are spot on to the real thing as well.

[@ACELog]

Great to see Dawlish at 10:02 ! Never seen Driver's Eye View of it before! Often watch the live webcams, though. They're a useful check on what weather is on it's way to London!

[@altern8tive]

📷 Dave spotting - 13:17

[@beneliastrains]

Well done 😁

[@radekgmyrek7244]

Super film

[@agordonforme6797]

How many drivers. Where do you stay on long trips

[@johnkeepin7527]

It was interesting to watch the footage. Not much change in the layout between Exeter & Totnes since the early 1980s. I’m one of the people who worked on the Exeter Panel Signal Box project then, when it was brand new. No sign of any electrification yet though! When it was designed, it was done in a way that would have been compatible with it - things like maximum cable length, types of relays used, types of track circuits (they were normal then, before axle counters became popular here) and so on. As it is, it’s likely that much of it will be obsolete by the time the OLE is extended that far west.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Water looks slightly worryingly high in the Exe estuary, I have to say. Next subject for fears of flooding? 😰

[@aellis6264]

Excellent video Ben. Do the loops and platforms lines ever get scanned by the NMT?

[@paulchapman1175]

to ben elias very good video from paul chapman at London uk 🇬🇧