Edinburgh to Aberdeen with train driver commentary | In the Driver's Seat

Train driver Ross takes us north as we travel from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, enjoying some stunning scenery and learning some fantastic facts.

[@the801azuma]

Absolutely amazing! Love the time lapse with normal speed bits for landmarks

[@patricialockhart2135]

Great video. I travelled the Dundee to Edinburgh part of the route last. Scotrail wanted £17, LNER was £7.90. No contest.

[@nathansroutelearningvideos463]

Yeah. LNER is definitely recommended to travel with

[@garywoolton1875]

Two tips. If get to Aberdeen, get the number 3 bus to Cove and walk the Cliff edge that the train pretty much follows. Well worth it. 2nd tip travel back to Stonehaven. Bonus Tip there is a wonderful train ticket that allows almost unlimited travel over 4 days. Use this and throw in montrose (and the Bamse walk) and Arbroath. You will not be disappointed, I promise.

[@hairyairey]

Go the whole hog and get the one week train ticket that covers the whole of Scotland! We did that and visited all seven Scottish cities.

[@garywoolton1875]

@@hairyairey same here, loved it. Spirit of Scotland think it is called

[@zakstar]

Amazing

[@eddyharris2372]

I recently got to ride this line as a passenger. I would have loved to have been in the cab, it was amazing.

[@vicsams4431]

I have ridden this complete line, with the driver in the cab. It is a superb railway.

[@ThexMJT]

Loved this route, cousins used to live in inverkeething in one of houses with gardens right back onto the railway. In houses just before the Tunnel into the station.

[@Meeyuh]

God I love the routes that LNER drives on - such beautiful scenery

[@the_stuart115]

What an absolute pleasure to meet Ross on Saturday there.. and what an absolute privilege to see inside of the cab.

[@davidtillson729]

Fantastic footage. Wouldn’t it be great if the passengers could see this on a monitor

[@hairyairey]

That would be a much better use of all the screens on the train!

[@SeanCrabtree]

Thats a great idea

[@jon81crowe]

You must get less jumpers up north 😬👍🏻

[@hairyairey]

@@jon81crowe It's cold up north you definitely need jumpers! 👕 (No emoji for a jumper - says a lot about who decides what goes into an emoji!)

[@JohnTaylor-bf6ll]

Yes, I've heard about the smokies at Arbroath and we will take your train next year when we go round Scotland with a Spirit ticket.

[@NickyMitchell85]

My wife & I and aunts Helen & Sue visited Dunnottar Castle 🏰 in Stonehaven in June that year. Dead 😵 stunning 🤩. As quaint and modest a town Stonehaven is, long point short that town harboured a rather painful 😣 history for me regarding a former friend of mine who repeatedly 🔁 let me down time and time again which I won’t go through. Initially it put me off going back there but that week-long trip up 🆙 there in June 2021 gave me some much-needed closure. And so it all ended well…

[@KeithJones-yq6of]

The team at LNER are fantastic. Thanks once again for a really informative video

[@hairyairey]

The expression "like painting the Forth Bridge" has become part of the English language. Essentially, it takes 5 years to paint and the paint lasted 5 years. Now the paint that's on the bridge will last 20 years, the job is completed and rarely now will you see scaffolding for painting. It looks absolutely beautiful without it. Of course, anyone who now uses that expression should be reminded the job is now finished! As a boss of mine once said, if you argue for your limitations you get to keep them!

[@davidbishop5920]

It would be nice to see this journey in real time as this would give more time to appreciate the wonderful scenery.

[@neilburns8869]

Interesting wee fact: there used to be an old saying in Scotland that if by the time you had finished a job it was time to start again people would say that it was like painting the Forth Bridge!

[@NOELTM]

I really like the drone footage complimenting the cab views. Informative commentary too - thank you!

[@WaveWatcher10]

That was great..viewing from South Australia.. thank you for posting

[@JBFlytography]

"Beautiful town" and "Inverkeithing". Two things that don't go I'm a sentence together 🤣

[@moogmike1]

great video, beautifully narrated.

[@speedbird3806]

i love this series!! please do more!

[@tonypaul3698]

Hi, if you're interested I'm also a LNER driver and my video, which will be the last one, is my run from Inverness to Edinburgh, it'll be uploaded soon.

[@hornet1068]

That was brilliant, loved every minute of it. The commentary was excellent, as was the camera work. I need to travel this route..

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

Hope we can welcome you on-board soon! ^AB

[@williamgardner982]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway any idea what the saxophone tune is? And where i could get a copy? I like the tune seems like chester young mixed sounds like house music anybody know exactly name? Of this tune thanks

[@paulodealmeida5685]

Wonderful country, great video and commentary.

[@jamessmith6402]

Brilliant wee video 👍 thanks

[@ianhiggon-caswell4225]

Great video and a fantastic driver with great knowledge of the route i miss working on the railway in south wales

[@jackpeers5264]

I love LNER Azumas for how fast they come into stations ❤

[@WaveWatcher10]

Wonderful commentary - thank you

[@noddy508]

Awesome video thanks for sharing, this is definitely on my train journey bucket list :)

[@alisonsimpson125]

Great video & amazing footage I love trains

[@LewisRamsden]

More of these please!

[@roderickmain9697]

Fabulous. Having lived in Burntisland until I was 2 and then made lots of visits back to see Uncles, Aunts and Grandparents, I've just realised I've never traveled further north than Kirkcaldy by train. Must do that sometime. Who knows...might even be back to live up there again soon.

[@danieljulian4676]

Thanks for this. Had the pleasure of this trip (only as far as Arbroath, where I spent a week). It was in March, and there was a bit of foul weather during my stay, but it broke and I was able to enjoy a bus ride and an afternoon up at Dunottar. Fond memories! As a 'Murrican, I love the narration and what I call an accent, though you might disagree. Also, I enjoyed the snappy 'music'. I've also taken the trip from Edinburgh out to the west, to Oban. Both lovely journeys. I'll travel there again any time I get the chance. Love the granite! Second only to malt.

[@OzbeachAndy]

Thanks for the ride Loved it all

[@Kennynwten]

Great stuff i just love it

[@davidgriffiths3713]

I only travel with LNER over scotrail from Stonehaven to Leuchers. I like the Azuma train. Prices are good even 1st class. Now you can order food from your seat in standard class. Excellent.

[@ronaldweir712]

It's the Forth Bridge. The other bridges are Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing.

[@amtrakharry]

Excellent again!!! :):):)

[@jon81crowe]

Great video!

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video.☺️

[@chuckabbate5924]

What magnificent engineering..

[@brianmorrison9168]

Lovely video. My wife and I have a short trip coming up to Edinburgh in the New Year after having been there for the first time in years earlier in the year. I fancied taking a train to see the Forth Bridge, but in the end have booked a day trip to Dundee, so we'll see two famous bridges, as well as another city. What's more, we are going first class on LNER. We are looking forward to the 'trip within a trip' LNER's ability to select exact seats at the time of booking is fantastic ... why can't others offer this ?

[@matthewbull7]

I love these and one day I will explore Scotland with LNER

[@garywoolton1875]

Check out ticket options via Scotrail. There are some excellent value tickets that give almost unlimited travel limited travel over a certain timespan

[@ardalhall2767]

I have and would recommend

[@timw6928]

Awesome 😊👍

[@lnertrainfan1785]

Very nice 👍

[@317Dan]

2:17 nice bit of wrong routing there lmao

[@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460]

COOL!

[@ametrinemoon]

This is my local route, but I am in the country. Not been on an 800 yet!

[@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460]

It’s been along time since you’ve done a video like this

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

Better late than never, eh? :)

[@lincolncityful1]

Good work 👍

[@chuckabbate5924]

Wow that brogue!

[@piccadillyline9765]

What happened at Inverkeithing. Yellow route indicator back to a red ! 2m17s to 2m19 sec. But great video.

[@Raygun-xb2st]

Would be great to see the line from Glasgow-Edinburgh via carstairs but a great video

[@imsbvs]

Will be travelling with Mrs from Aberdeen south - to London Kings Cross (then St Pancras on the very similar trains at 140 mph to the Kent coast). Travelling first class (good price advance tickets with railcard). My gripe is that the two together seats are on the right, so will be wrong side of train to see the coast, there is only one table on the left, all other left side seats are for single travellers.

[@ardalhall2767]

I would love to know what song this is it's so catchy

[@williamgardner982]

Anyone know the name of the saxophone tune with chester young addition i would love to find out what tune and where to get it?

[@exploringlondon8616]

Nice 💖💖💖

[@JanetTurner-ff6zk]

It would be worth normal speed, and you can't see Dunottar castle from the train. The tidal basin at Montrose at low tide is great for birdwatching from the Scottish Wildlife Trust.👍

[@webrarian]

Excellent narration but the balance with the music is so bad it spoils it for me.

[@barryprice9962]

Why @ Inverkeithing did the signal go from a yellow with a route indicator and go back on the driver then green ?????

[@oldtechnobodycaresabout]

@southeasternrailway should do a video like this!

[@Bigbro28]

Excellent, but I’d like to see the full trip at normal speed.

[@RodCurrin]

You really could have left all the Forth bridge footage at real time speed. :)

[@user-yg6ng1cu4u]

What stations does it stop at?

[@trainswithmark]

My local line! Up towards Aberdeen my home town! Do you think you would be able to do a video of the return? Even if it's just a sped up with a bit of music!

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

Hi Mark. We can certainly look into it for our second series of this!

[@trainswithmark]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway that would be grand! Thank you!

[@williamgardner982]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway i would like to know what the saxophone tune is? and where i can get a copy catchy tune

[@melodyyu88]

The last bridge was forth rail bridge

[@JohnSmith-zx3ch]

The linespeed through Leuchars is 60mph in this (down) direction, not 75mph as stated. Somebody want to tell Ross? 😄

[@samstravelvlogsinthenorthe9818]

Love this lner when and what's the next one of these

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

Our final one of the series will be Inverness to Edinburgh! If you have suggestions for future journeys you'd like to see in Series 2, do let us know!

[@samstravelvlogsinthenorthe9818]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway well I would like to see the route from abberdeen or Glasgow to london kings cross if u could

[@tonypaul3698]

Hi, just to confirm it is my run from Inverness to Edinburgh via Perth, I sign from London to Inverness and Aberdeen, the Edinburgh to Inverness part of the route is the best.

[@samstravelvlogsinthenorthe9818]

@@tonypaul3698 ok

[@smogmonster1876]

Lovely video spoilt by the speed. PLEASE SLOW DOWN.

[@trevor2007a]

What is the song playing

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

Routes I work!! (Not for LNER mind you) Please tell me there's an Edinburgh - Inverness video like this in the offing? Edinburgh - Aberdeen is a gorgeous route . . . But nothing beats the highland mainline!

[@tonypaul3698]

Hi, yes there is, I'm the LNER driver who did the Inverness to Edinburgh run and video, it should be up soon.

[@puffcandy]

Imagine a Scotsman saying that! The Forth Railway Bridge, Its the Forth Bridge

[@corbinthetransportspotter4261]

Here give me a lot of tones

[@cj39011]

Hi LNER do you know what music is used in the series of these videos? Thanks

[@williamgardner982]

Have you found out what the tune is? It's a saxophone tune with chester young remix but i still don't know the name of the tune?

[@wesh420]

@@williamgardner982 still wondering did u find it

[@andyc3088]

Between Arbroath and Montrose the train was going the wrong way as the sea should have be on the right of the train and not the left hand side

[@barboror]

I want to do this route using a all line rail rover. plan A is to Caledonian Sleeper Euston to Aberdeen Then come back on the Zuma.With a senior Rail card £356. Well spent

[@717007]

It's The Forth Bridge, NOT The Forth Railway Bridge - end of viewing at this point

[@hendryde-lux4287]

Ahhh the Splendorous Dreich of Aiberdeen.........I need a Rowie

[@Bruce-1956]

The Forth Bridge no railway about it.

[@carlwooding8365]

Better in a Hst or Class 91

[@m140i_james]

Not really. You Wouldn't get there in a class 91.

[@ametrinemoon]

@@m140i_james Electrification is planned I gather

[@Guard_Amos]

By eck. Ross could be a TV presenter

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

He's really good, isn't he?!

[@williamgardner982]

Any ideas the name of the tune and where i could get a copy? Thanks usually the videos show name of the music?

[@dixiedean1955]

Could we have it normal speed as well please

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

We do have some real-time drivers cab journeys on our channel Dixie - just sadly without Ross's amazing narration.

[@dixiedean1955]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway Indeed you do, and Ross's commentary is great, but could you consider adding a real time version of any trip you haven't currently posted in real time, as 1000s of us out here enjoy them very much, this being one of them.

[@irishsixtysixfanGbrf66739]

Where you would spell pairc we add a h after the p giving phairc giving it the pronunciation as fark and on the bhaile as ballya pronunciation Newton would be bhaile nu

[@Rowan66109]

what

[@irishsixtysixfanGbrf66739]

Scottish gailege isn't too far off the irish gailege we have Neilstown which is bhaile neil in irish and you have Neilston in Glasgow which is baile Neil

[@wrrail4428]

Great video, but please can you remove the irritating music that you have on these videos. If you must have it then please lower the volume, I find I am turning the sound down for the music and then up to hear the commentary. It is shame because the video and commentary are fantastic!!

[@backwheelbob46rr]

I definitely chose the wrong career on the railway,

[@ianhenderson4560]

Do I spy a wrong route set and corrected at 02:18? ;-)

[@ianhenderson4560]

Great video, don't get me wrong!

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

Nope - the transition is just because the service was waiting there for a while in the original!

[@ryanevans3260]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway On the approach to the station, the signal is showing a yellow with a route indicator to the left and then is quickly put back to red. After the transition, it is showing green with no route indicator. It does look as though the wrong route was set but it was sorted before the train set of from the station :)

[@Transport-UK]

It certainly does look like the signal went from yellow with route indicator to red as the train was approaching the signal (while the train was moving and before the edit in the video).

[@DesiroDriver]

Those change in aspect’s, with the signal going back on the driver in-between indeed looked like a wrong route to me.

[@timbarnes2259]

Forth Bridge.. They recently stripped decades of paint from the bridge as to apply a long lasting paint.. The bridge is over engineered + will endure century's of use..

[@jackpeers5264]

In the background

[@fatwalletboy2]

That music isnt annoying in the slightest.....did you get it off The Inbetweeners.

[@tomkent4656]

Pity about the dirty windows!

[@drmal]

Isn't the aerial shot at 7:20 showing the train going in the wrong direction?

[@joyoumay]

You slow down on the Forth Bridge not go fast.

[@freddiesmith1162]

Great video, great commentary dreadful music!

[@petercollingwood4108]

The mask 😂

[@mrsmack8377]

What train class is this??

[@greendayforever2k9]

Class 800 Bi mode.

[@TheArkamedBat]

Shitty 800 Azuma

[@Cactuspowerhousey]

Do the Azumas tilt?

[@TheArkamedBat]

Do you see wheels clearly? If you see them,no tilting. If you can't see it bc of some tilting equipment,is a tilting The Azumas don't have tilting

[@Rowan66109]

no

[@gordonwalton9426]

@

[@alangibb9785]

3 dislikes? WHY

[@LondonNorthEasternRailway]

Some people have no taste.

[@alangibb9785]

@@LondonNorthEasternRailway Coming from Dundee myself & having family living in Australia. I will send this link to them. They will love it like i did. Keep them rolling thank you.

[@ice401557]

I like the video but I think the music is way too loud to the speech.

[@robtyman4281]

Nice video. Could lose that soundtrack though.

[@kevinbaird7277]

Was it just me or was their a distinct lack of paying passengers on these platforms, oh well, trains are far too expensive, monstrously expensive, unless one books four weeks in advance and are willing to travel on Tuesday morning at 11:12 and be back within 4 hours, then it's just expensive.

[@roderickscott7429]

a 60 minute video would have done this journey justice.

[@RE-mm3nw]

Educate your drivers, it is The Forth Bridge & not The Forth Railway Bridge.

[@siobhanoshea9979]

Then they ballsed it up by privatisation