British trains at High Speed!

Something I've been wanting to do a while, a small compilation of the UK's fastest trains doing what they do best, hit speeds in excess of 100mph! From the tilting Pendolino's of Virgin's West Coast Mainline, to the growling East Coast HST's and continent crossing Class 373 Eurostars, this is a collection of my finest shots of these magnificent pieces of kit going at full pelt through the English countryside from 2013 to 2015.
Apologies for the differing sound and visual quality in some of the shots, in that time I changed cameras.
Locations filmed at include Pewsey, Milton Keynes, Wolverton, Alexandra Palace, Ebbsfleet International, Ashford International, Northwick Park and Princes Risborough.
Enjoy!

[@spookz033]

For everyone asking if the guy walking his dog at 0:33 is trespassing.... no, it is a footpath crossing. You can just make out the crossing deck and the thing holding it in place in the four foot of the right hand track. Perhaps the biggest giveaway is the round "W" sign by the signal, which is a whistle board, instructing train drivers to sound the horn to warn any users of the crossing

[@zanelindsay1267]

How curious to have a designated pedestrian crossing across an apparently busy double-track line ...

[@enzyl6181]

I love seeing the virgin train pass at extremely high speeds for our standards and the Bakerloo line underground train just trundling on behind it😂

[@ObsessedwithTrains]

Enzyl put a timestamp for it edit: nvm found it

[@enzyl6181]

James Paiva really? The picadilly line doesn’t follow the West Coast Main Line and the rolling stock have black parts at the front.

[@enzyl6181]

James Paiva they’re from similar times so i’m not surprised they do.

[@curt3494]

Bless that tube train lol. Giving it all it's got 😂😂

[@JimbobsTransportVideos]

That might be a foot crossing

[@celovity_747]

I love the sound when the eurostar class 373 passes at high speeds

[@videowilliams]

@@owen1994 I heard it as pew pew pew pew pew but it's personal taste ;p

[@rick081956]

Love it, as a Las Vegan, over 2 million of us and zero train service. I have been to Britain often, and trains are part of every trip. Sweet way to ride.

[@Jaxymann]

I went to Vegas for Christmas 2017, and as much as I enjoyed it, the fact such a large tourist destination doesn’t have any rail connections is insane from a European perspective.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@Jaxymann Forget the bullet train and just restore daily service between LV and LA.

[@mementomori1553]

Suggest moving to the uk the trains are a amazing and it is great for train spotting the trains in america are full on shit tip for life :)

[@enzyl6181]

Yes especially as the new Crossrail is in (not full), i rode it and it is really cool

[@jesussavedme6260]

Jesus loves you :)

[@999skipper]

Exciting video. Great watching the spray from the pantographs in the rain.

[@alishasteele7597]

I exquisitely liked and 200,000,0000% loved those Eurostar trains zoomed past!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😊

[@oddities-whatnot]

The blokes in the orange gear working on the track, good job they didnt get the wrong information as to which line the oncoming train was on.

[@olivercope9296]

Good video. Try to play it at x2 speed and it looks like 230 + mph!

[@jesussavedme6260]

Jesus loves you :)

[@Baru_boy]

@@jesussavedme6260 but i don't

[@Desiro360]

Some awesome clips in this video dude, nice one :)

[@Bluu_yes]

Nice to see the good old Class 373 Eurostar again

[@Simulation101YT]

*I was expecting a documentary of British Trains at High Speed*

[@zanelindsay1267]

Jolly good show, very good indeed. Lots of action.

[@AbhinavLHB]

Superb capture !

[@leoharris4356]

This a cool video I’ve never been on high speed train before

[@invalidcrazy7034]

What country do you live in?

[@axtaria01]

Probably America they still uses desiel trains

[@staticz3172]

Who else noticed that trespasser with their dog at the beginning

[@RosyPosyPumpkin]

King Kong me!!! 😵

[@JamiePullenPiano]

Me

[@kiyahicks356]

That was a crossing.

[@still_guns]

Foot crossing

[@Danny94James]

it's a pedestrain crossing to get to the other side, notice how she waits for the train to pass... wtf would you think somebody's just casually walking their dog on the track.. lol

[@RailwayPakistan]

Best video and very high speed British trains.... Enjoyed

[@rockyracoon3233]

Even the diesels are pretty fast!

[@RailwayPakistan]

@@rockyracoon3233 ok dear.

[@agnesholingue994]

Awesome vid!👍👌💚🚄

[@saishprabhudesai3998]

Track is so clean

[@bgbstrm2352]

Several years I was going from one town to the other (cannot remember where and when) in England. There were three different companies running the same route. One company had "regular" trains, one had old cars that looked like something from the 30's/40's, and then there was the familiar red/yellow Virgin trains. Modern, luxury, newspaper etc. Guess which one I choose... 😉😄 Same route, same price...

[@tahmin3756]

0:33 the man and the dog just causally walking on the Tracks 😢

[@UjjawalKashyap]

Stunning videos!

[@marcusnash2001]

a trick: you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.

[@andresking6220]

@Marcus Nash Yea, I've been watching on Flixzone for since november myself :D

[@SpeedSetSims]

When your zoomed in it makes the train looks slower, just a tip

[@SaucyULTRA]

Thecraftersmine676 same here

[@orebundu8626]

Beneath the

[@funkymonkeypimps]

Not trespassing, that’s a pedestrian crossing point!

[@lesleymalli7585]

Thecraftersmine676 ooooooo, Mjmjjjjjj

[@Danny94James]

it's a Pendolino not a Pacer!

[@garyk7427]

Very Nice Vid!!

[@CoreyKinley]

Wow awesome

[@mralwaysbored9496]

The Eurostar flying by sounds like an indycar race.

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@trainlover7093]

Great video

[@STEVEHARLEY1956]

Great video...Steve.~

[@tenuio]

Hi

[@tenuio]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@DBZRailfan]

VERY NICE VIDEO

[@chell308]

on first eurostar clip that is the c2c rainham station behind the train

[@ac10372]

Ahhaha the guy crossing the high speed tracks makes me laugh

[@ChangesOneTim]

There is a public footpath level crossing, all legit.

[@AndrewG1989]

This is why the UK loves its high speed trains. And is now getting HS2 which is to be completed before 2030.

[@sanjsharma195]

1:53 & 7:00 EMT VP185 scream is the highlight for me in this vid...nothing else comes close (after the Valenta HST) and sadly never will.

[@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial]

Yeah, the VP185's are getting scrapped soon. But I have good news for you! 43058 and 43046 are going to Locomotive Services and being painted in Blue Pullman livery!

[@D445Scilla]

Nice video

[@ChimpManZ1264]

I'll be interested to see you get some of the new Hitatchi trains in 2017

[@MIRaill]

High speed banter

[@owenchuarbx]

+ChimpManZ1264 I dislike those 'Shinkansens'

[@SaucyULTRA]

ChimpManZ1264 same

[@f14xtomcat72]

Aventanario r u mad

[@jensonmoore636]

Most Of The Virgain Trains Are Called The 390 Pendolino.

[@beatrizmf9965]

3:18 underground vs. class 220 voyager

[@zaharakhan4254]

Lol

[@ben.taylor]

1:05 Ashford International 👌 Also that poor old lad at 0:34 - he was just trying to get home in time for tea and got the attention of a trespasser :(

[@tescotrain]

That's a foot crossing. (probably)

[@channelnotinuse4078]

Cool

[@akoska]

I think that is an amazing thing to travel by supertrains.

[@tenuio]

The good

[@prthepro]

omg the tilt

[@uneven3977]

I live near a railway crossing and a I see the big GWR class 800 a lot

[@lisahendrix6610]

Why do British trains look like caterpillars? It's so cute lol

[@insertnamehere3357]

?

[@armaankapadia3567]

Lisa Hendrix UK is a small country and cramped that’s why

[@ckildegaard]

I'm curious if there's any reason for the differences in the use of train horns between the UK and North America. Is it simply because Brits are more aware of trains and are more likely to be careful? If this was the U.S., most of them would be blasting their horns through these stations.

[@OlafProt]

3:22 winning shot!

[@hesterclapp9717]

What is that dog walker at 0:27 doing trespassing?!

[@rtransport4013]

Foot crossing

[@getrekt1048]

5:21👌🏼

[@malcolmgeorge1180]

I thought the Pendolino's sounded quietly smooth speed

[@56independent42]

2:32 haha tha contrast - slow underground train, against a faster train.

[@wildearth3992]

France have the best train network in Europe.

[@birdyedits4051]

Uk and France are great on their trains, but uk has a lot of loud trains in London and they need to calm them down a little.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

UK rail network is so out of date compared to so many other countries, our trains are usually running late and are much slower then other countries

[@clivedavies4103]

I saw the trespasser

[@rankedcitizen]

Clive Davies it was a foot path

[@variouxical4897]

0:34 Did you see the Man crossing?

[@jeanjones718]

severe penalties if you do that in NZ.... Trains roaring past at 80km/hr can be...messy.,,,,,

[@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial]

it was a nearby foot crossing

[@ufx808]

👍

[@erikamendez6501]

can someone tell me how is that place called where the london underground appeared

[@birdyedits4051]

Probably Harrow & Wealdstone

[@paulaallen7837]

wow

[@RLupdbqu]

The first train is a intercity 125

[@RLupdbqu]

The third is a pendilino

[@gerrymckenna4878]

Aside from the trains two extremely worrying incidents @0:35 a man and his dog trespassing across what is obviously a busy and high speed route and @7:12 track workers seemingly oblivious to the high speed 300 odd tons less than 4 feet away from them!!

[@spookz033]

0:35 is not trespassing. It's a public footpath crossing. That's why there is the sign with a "W" on, it is a whistle board which instructs the train drivers to sound the horn to warn any crossing users

[@domingoblackwood9116]

Eurostar is a fast long train and virgin should be on the high speed manline

[@RLupdbqu]

The fourth is the euro star

[@slaycattrains]

behind the fgw hst is a person trespassing on the railway

[@voidjavelin23]

Look closely man theres that dude literlly walking on a footpath crossing and u can see the W sign wich means trains must blow horns

[@slaycattrains]

don't be mean to me i didn't notice that.

[@simonwood2931]

very fast

[@RLupdbqu]

Very good clips

[@RLupdbqu]

The second one is an Mouradian

[@RLupdbqu]

The 5th one is the same as the second

[@amjkodaz]

0:36 ummmmmmmmm NO

[@tescotrain]

there is a foot crossing.

[@tenuio]

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@lebronaldo]

I would like to know the max speed of these trains

[@bucephalus00]

I believe the eurostars do 140mph and all the others are allowed up to 125. There might have been a class 87 in there that can only do 110

[@misahohimeima1981]

Chris Lea-Alex close enough, the Eurostar’s past Ebbsfleet run at 160/180 whilst the javelins run at 140.

[@griffany]

The Virgin Train Go fast and pass fast the Bakerloo Line Underground train pass behind it😂

[@billteralt3878]

Į thought thats The russian train meme thing

[@TAZVP]

Wow there are a lot of euro stars which are not British they are French made by the SNCF and there a some Italian made trains to woooow

[@DenserPlanet]

0:48 what is that sound ?

[@alegsb3943]

The sound of the rails vibrating

[@leightonandkaycee]

How much mph are they going?

[@voidjavelin23]

they can atleast go 125 mph

[@ThatSolidworksGuyVC]

They actually go that fast on a main line?

[@pieswick]

Lol.

[@SaucyULTRA]

Chalky Whyte lol

[@dvidclapperton]

Fast? The Dutch and South korea run proper intercity trains at a true high speed. The speed a pendolino and inter city 125 are moving that are classed as high sped would only be classed as a commuter or even suburban train in many other countries.

[@invalidcrazy7034]

What about our Class 373's and our Class 395's

[@dvidclapperton]

+Invalid Crazy But still travelling slower in the UK than in the Netherlands.

[@tob19]

*Eurostar:* PEW PEW PP-PEW PEW PEW PEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[@ben.taylor]

pla ke ke ke ke ke ket

[@banterlad1514]

Is there a foot crossing there? Or is that man just taking his dog across the line?

[@spookz033]

Foot crossing

[@0zwarrior]

Duplicated...

[@futurepilot6749]

How many speed train in england

[@futurepilot6749]

But i think that not high speed

[@0zwarrior]

Does anyone know the livery of the mk3s behind the cl67/68s?

[@JRobbo13]

Chiltern Railways

[@0zwarrior]

Thanks Robbo. Kind of you to answer after so long! LOL.

[@elliotdarlington2928]

Chiltern rail

[@kieltigs6463MPG]

saw that tgv eurostar The France is good to UK They Want to Give the eurostar

[@tenuio]

Hi

[@n1thmusic229]

0:28 I think we have evidence of trespass, somebody could get fined £1000 for that if we knew who that was, might be a crossing though, can't really see from that far, tell me what station was that then I can check This video is good though

[@spookz033]

It's a crossing, you can just make out the thing in the 4 foot which holds the crossing deck in place, and there is also the round "W" sign which is a whistle board, where drivers will sound the horn to warn any crossing users

[@confusedwolf7157]

British trains: fast speed (on time) really? Contradiction. Still laughing......

[@lynneorr6849]

Has anyone seen the video where there is a uerostar class that has been abandoned on the side of the track and the GOVERNMENT haven't done anything about it 😒 R. I. P

[@lynneorr6849]

It's a class 373

[@lynneorr6849]

And concidering the fact that this video was 5 years ago the class 373 uerostar would have still operated back then

[@lynneorr6849]

The redon it went off the track was because it wasn't safe for the train to be on the tracks and that is because every year the track changes. The uerostars wheels were not suitible for the track therefore, it was left on the side of the track

[@lynneorr6849]

The government never even used the thing for spare parts🤷‍♂️

[@tescotrain]

It's in France, and it's gone now

[@georgemonk3045]

At 34 seconds why was someone on the track

[@agent_605]

It was a level crossing

[@georgemonk3045]

Oh ok

[@ikbenhet7836]

0:27 SUICIDE IS BADASS!!!

[@nathantzhang]

Ik BenHet that’s a pedestrian foot crossing, and the person waited for the train to pass then crossed. who would just walk their dog on live rails

[@digital_shitfest]

0:32 £1000 penalty for you tresspasser

[@crownjulesgaming542]

Admiral DuGalle it’s a Foot crossing

[@andrewtse7273]

Only 300kph can be regarded as high speed.

[@ashleyjiscool]

No

[@hesterclapp9717]

It's depressing that half of these are diesel powered

[@thegeforce6625]

Nothing wrong with diesel power

[@ashishinfra4850]

Indian railways

[@Emersson09]

#Vingintrains

[@hilldoggydogg635]

NEVER ZOOM IN WHEN FILMING TRAINS. IT MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ALL GOING THE SAME SLOW SPEED,

[@ben.taylor]

It focuses on them even more though

[@america692]

You don't decide what he does...

[@Pranjight-rc9jh]

India train 18 best

[@drifton6147]

No they are not learn you facts

[@myobboy9973]

To show off the train speed more clearly another time, you need to try using the natural human eye focal length. Your telephoto settings make the trains look like they nearly stopped. Through a 2000mm telephoto one can amost "stop" a fighter jet in a mach 0.9 aproach.

[@gregcavarra4807]

They look so slow, use a wide angle lens for realism.

[@marvinwatkins8889]

Keep your dog and yourself off the metals, mate!

[@ben.taylor]

That's a foot crossing

[@gregsd]

Stop zooming! Or at least zoom back when the train is near...

[@SindelCentral]

Our trains need to be more futuristic cause they be looking trashy

[@larrybxl5406]

all slow speeds compared with TGV

[@voidjavelin23]

except for eurostar service

[@jimtuite3451]

These need captions or commentary... just random footage is poor by RM's standars - worst thing he's ever posted