Freight Trains & Railtours at Speed compilation

Here we go for another Trains at Speed compilation, this time looking at a selection of freight and railtours at speed in the UK. All trains are travelling at least 60mph so sit back and enjoy the video! Operators seen in the video are:
DB Schenker
Freightliner
Royal Mail
GBRf
DRS
Colas Rail
DCR
Network Rail
Selection of diesel railtours
Selection of steam railtours

[@Del-bm]

Lots of freight, thankyou for sharing

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you for watching!

[@restojon1]

What a fantastic video!! I love seeing any loco being given a good old shoeing, your video not only captures that but its quality is superb, the organisation and editing is top notch and the spread of different types/classes is grade A. Thank you for putting this together, you just got yourself a new subscriber.

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@jasminechen7099]

@@ACETrainsUK absolutely fantastic video

[@MPDTransport]

Awesome video

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you!

[@farrelljohnson]

This video has it all. Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@84asrd84boxy]

A cracking video Andrew, thanks for sharing, it's a like, cheers...Bill

[@ACETrainsUK]

+84asrd84boxy Thank you very much Bill, glad you enjoyed it...Andrew

[@jasminechen7099]

This is my favourite freight train video

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you!

[@sammaclennan1875]

those shots were amazing once again

[@Bocky1981]

sam maclennan

[@sammaclennan1875]

Stefan Münzberg ??

[@lordswoodsaint70]

some fantastic footage mate thanks for uploading & sharing

[@ACETrainsUK]

+lordswood saint Thank you! :)

[@robtrow6041]

Thank you for this great video not kidding when I say this its the best one I've seen really great camera work top class buddy

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you for your kind words! :)

[@Del-bm]

Excellent compilation

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you!

[@stuartarnold64]

Very good video. Thanks.

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you!

[@channelnotinuse4078]

7:46 class 325

[@RoadartamFluss]

Great footage. Huge like.

[@DKS225]

Like the last shot with 4464 Bittern dong a cracking pace

[@ACETrainsUK]

+DKS225 Thank you! She was doing 88mph in that last shot! (Ebor Streak railtour where she was passed for 90mph running)

[@jasminechen7099]

​@@ACETrainsUKwow that's amazing

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Wow, certainly fast and furious. Great captures.

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you! :)

[@Bocky1981]

SMILEVIDEOTRAINS

[@gaming4life25]

Man this locomotive is no joke :O

[@johnmoore8016]

Fast movers. Thanks for a very good video.

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you! :)

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

5:27, almost the speed of a standard high speed passenger train.

[@BobaShakeMallow]

That’s because it is going over 100mph

[@N330AA]

Class 90 reliving its past

[@phoenixprime24]

Class 70s at 4:47,5:53,7:25,9:35,10:06,

[@kennethclarke1926]

super shots well done :-)

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you :)

[@lokeshgopaul8323]

Train at 5:25 had epic sound while passing

[@edwardmoran1738]

fairly sure that 1:31 is one of the longest trains in Britain, correct me if i'm wrong

[@ACETrainsUK]

Certainly one of the longest, although I believe the longest is the Network Rail track renewal train.

[@TheCreepingdeath83]

What would that train be carrying?

[@ACETrainsUK]

@@TheCreepingdeath83 that train carries Mini (BMW) cars from the Cowley plant in Oxford.

[@michaelhealey9538]

Very nice variety! :)

[@ACETrainsUK]

+Michael Healey Thank you! :)

[@TheAlien1974]

loving the DCR

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you, DCR trains seem to be a rare sight these days!

[@olikirrage]

the stuff in the "network rail" category is actually ran by colas rail and the Royal mail stuff is ran by DB cago

[@ACETrainsUK]

I separated out the Network Rail and Royal Mail stuff for clarity as they do have the Network Rail and Royal Mail branding on the trains.

[@GreatEasternMainlineSpots]

5:57 what happened to that first rolling stock

[@ACETrainsUK]

That's normal, some cement tanks look like that due to the way they hold the cement.

[@GreatEasternMainlineSpots]

@@ACETrainsUK ok

[@mrorangeaventra4683]

Amazing

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you!

[@wharris302]

some of those trains were hauling ass. nice video

[@ACETrainsUK]

+dennis trident william Thanks! :)

[@Thomas.harding]

The train at 6.50 $seemed happy

[@TDIMAXDIESEL]

wow, realy beautyfull video!

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thanks! :)

[@ShlisaShell]

You must get helluva rush filming these! WOW

[@ShlisaShell]

*a

[@ACETrainsUK]

Yep, it is pretty exciting to be so close to these freights when they rush through :)

[@themightyzanoss8409]

very cool

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you!

[@TommyMcMillan1957queenslie]

Excellent video is one visit cheddington

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thanks. Yep, 3:45 is at Cheddington.

[@Ragatha-aviation-doll]

Lots of freight

[@patrylec1510]

11:25 class 37? :D ma favourite

[@ACETrainsUK]

Yep, that's a class 37 (or class 97 as Network Rail calls it)

[@limaalfacharlie5801]

Wow, this is great video. Thank you ;) Do you maybe know what is the highest speed at which freight trains operate in UK?

[@ACETrainsUK]

Thank you :) Most freight trains travel at 60-75mph (100-120km/h) but the mail trains operate at up to 100mph (160Km/h).

[@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853]

Quicker resource than other modes of transport!😊

[@lenouveauvillageois3182]

Cool!

[@ACETrainsUK]

Merci! :)

[@rat_king-]

6:02 why are some of them bent inwards? drainage?

[@ACETrainsUK]

These are designed so that wagons can load and unload under their own pressure. However, they're being phased out in the UK in favour of more modern, standard designs.

[@rat_king-]

@@ACETrainsUK but.... its a custom vehicle... so they try to give it a worse design... They do know standardards can trade up in quality not just.. muh simple repeated. design. right? how does worse but more of them =better?

[@paname514]

Great video but unfortunately too many polluting Diesels in the UK.

[@ACETrainsUK]

True, more freight needs to be moved by electric trains but unfortunately, the Government scrapped the 'Electric Spine' project, meaning that it will still be mainly 66s and 70s for now!

[@trainsimgamer0342]

@@ACETrainsUK but isn't the Midland Mainline Electrification to Corby part of the Electric Spine.

[@ACETrainsUK]

@@trainsimgamer0342 Nope, that's part of the Midland Mainline electrification project. The electric spine was supposed to go from Southampton to Nuneaton via Reading, Banbury and Coventry with options to electrify the East-West rail link when open but that's all been scrapped by the government now.

[@aviation747]

Cool

[@jackwier7327]

The U.K likes unit freights

[@Mark_Kenneth]

what station was u at 1:34 please

[@ACETrainsUK]

+Mark Attlesey That's Eastleigh, between Southampton and Basingstoke :)

[@Mark_Kenneth]

kool thankyou might have pay a visit one day

[@kianthetrainspotter7777]

12:31 what station is that?

[@ACETrainsUK]

That's Tackley station in Oxfordshire.

[@kianthetrainspotter7777]

@@ACETrainsUK thank you

[@kubawisniewski1444]

What is the maximum speed of freight trains in GB?

[@ACETrainsUK]

75mph /120kph is the maximum but the red post trains can reach 100mph/160kph

[@josephinebennington7247]

How does a driver know that he/she can run at these top speeds? Before setting off from the yard, by direct cab communication, something signals tell him/her?

[@ACETrainsUK]

They usually have a train ID code (e.g. 4M65), and the first number of the code normally tells them how fast they can go (3 = 90mph, 4 = 75mph, 6 = 60mph, 7 = 45mph, 8 = 30mph).

[@josephinebennington7247]

Thanks for that. At what type invitation does the driver get a Line Clear Ahead to accelerate to his maximum?

[@ACETrainsUK]

@@josephinebennington7247 it will usually be determined by the colour signals (green for full speed and amber for reduced speed) and the speed limit on each section of track as shown by signs.

[@Thomas.harding]

What are the purpose of the trailers at 3.57 what would they carry?

[@ACETrainsUK]

These are designed to carry pretty much any kind of bulk goods. The one in the video was carrying bottled water to/from Coventry and London, but other trains can carry paper or auto parts.

[@Thomas.harding]

ACETrainsUK much appreciated!

[@trainsimgamer0342]

What station at 11:17 is it?

[@ACETrainsUK]

That's Hanborough station on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Worcester

[@danielmartin4516]

At 11:44 I bet the driver nearly came out of his seat then he was bouncing all over the place

[@ACETrainsUK]

They probably did! :)

[@JaredRouse8465]

What does DCR stand for?

[@ACETrainsUK]

Devon & Cornwall Railways I believe

[@terry141186]

Last one was bittern doing 90mph wasn’t it?

[@ACETrainsUK]

Yep, doing around 88mph past that point!

[@philippemeirsschaut3981]

station 1:02,8:01,10:55,

[@ACETrainsUK]

+Philippe Meirsschaut 1.02 - Cholsey station, Oxfordshire, UK 8.01 - Harlington station, Bedfordshire, UK 10.55 - Tamworth station, Staffordshire, UK

[@nicholalaw1533]

Great 👄👄👄

[@joeyjamison5772]

The special effects were pretty good, but the plot's kind of weak.

[@minusjos]

Not effects. Go down to somewhere like Watford junction and then tell me what you think.

[@simonjohnhinton1938]

a bit disappointed because there was no Thomas lol

[@ACETrainsUK]

Lol, I'm not sure I've ever seen Thomas at speed before :)

[@simonjohnhinton1938]

ACETrainsUK in nice blue livery with a smiley face to brighten the early morning commute!

[@TransportCambs]

66559 Had it's tail lights on!

[@ACETrainsUK]

The train probably doesn't know which way its going ;)

[@TransportCambs]

lol