Great Western Railway | Class 800 - London Paddington to Reading (Non-stop)

[@miahaskurti4539]

How About If The Class 800s Go 186mph?

[@Listenerandlearner870]

Down to Bristol for example it is like HS1 but where the linespeed is mostly less e g down to Devon and Cornwall it feels good but different.

[@RailTripUK]

Totally agree.

[@LewisPassos-gq9yn]

I wonder if it's possible to travel by steam train from Slough to London Paddington.

[@Chetok]

Its only the increase in line speed which makes it a shorter trip. I was regularly doing Padd to Taunton non stop in 94 mins back in the 70's, when line speed west of Reading was at best 90 usually less.

[@RailTripUK]

Ah thats interesting! I presume you did this route on the slam door HSTs and not Networkers?

[@Chetok]

Yes@@RailTripUK

[@Chetok]

@@RailTripUK Ah yes those good old days.

[@MarioStahl1983]

Oh boy!! I wish every train in the UK would go that fast! 😂

[@RailTripUK]

haha! There is Avanti West Coast (formerly Virgin Trains) and Highspeed 1 reaching speeds of 125mph+ so this isn't the only one!

[@MarioStahl1983]

@@RailTripUK Of course, I know! 😊

[@TheRealDorran]

THE HS2 SOUNDS SIMILAR

[@RailTripUK]

Don't they all :P

[@470danadidas]

How fast was the train travelling? 130mph?

[@RailTripUK]

The train reached speeds of 125 mph :)

[@gabrielstravels]

7:09 is West Ealing, not Hanwell. Hanwell is 7:34

[@RailTripUK]

Ah cheers, knew something was off

[@titusperis]

Awesome video of Great western Railway

[@RailTripUK]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@miahaskurti4539]

The Track Noise Is Exciting

[@derisleybrittain]

Excellent 👍💕💕❤️❤️👌👌

[@RailTripUK]

Thanks a ton!

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

Can It Do A Rollercoaster

[@RailTripUK]

I wish lol

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

@@RailTripUK Yes

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

I Want It To Go 1,000,000,000,000,0000,0000,2828282822,7333MPH

[@470danadidas]

Its electrified as far as Bristol Parkway

[@RailTripUK]

Ok, thanks! I’ll remember that :)

[@ajf3202]

So how come trains run through didcot on diesel then

[@RailTripUK]

Some of the GWR trains are the Class 43 HST. They rely solely on diesel power.

[@ajf3202]

@@RailTripUK well i meant the IETs lol. Sorry for not stating that. A few weeks ago I was spotting at Didcot and all the down IETs were on diesel and all the ones not stopping was going through on diesel.

[@RailTripUK]

@@ajf3202 Ah! My bad. I should have known you were talking about the IETs! I'm not entirely sure why they were on diesel power... hmm...

[@randomtrainvideos]

was there a ticket inspector onboard i want to tap in at hayes go to reading then get a nonstop back to paddington😍

[@RailTripUK]

Further down the line yeah

[@randomtrainvideos]

@@RailTripUK ohhh so after reading ?😍

[@RailTripUK]

@@randomtrainvideos about 30 minutes out from Temple Meads yeah ;)

[@travia6688]

How fast is it allowed to go

[@RailTripUK]

It is allowed to reach speeds of 125mph.

[@richardwills-woodward]

@@RailTripUK Although I think they can push 127mph or 128mph but the limiter kicks in then.

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

They are allowed to reach up to 140mph soon.

[@acika8640]

Wow !

[@RailTripUK]

Yup!

[@manusmacgearailt667]

@@RailTripUK 125 mph isn't that impressive when you consider that the intercity 125 has been doing that speed since 1976, you would have expected some increase in the intervening years, not HS2 type speeds but at least 140 mph - why can't network rail get their act together and just retrofit the mainlines with ETCS signalling to enable 140 mph operation?

[@RailTripUK]

@@manusmacgearailt667 yeah! I've been wondering about that! I guess that would have been more efficient too.

[@acika8640]

The 737-8MAX is just not safe anymore. I booked a flight in June and the aircraft said 737-8MAX let’s hope they replace it with a another airplane like 737-800. R.I.P Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines.🙏

[@RailTripUK]

I agree. I would have loved to travel on that sleek and beautiful looking 737, but safety is just not up to par. Hopefully they replace it with a more reliable aircraft. God bless those who died in the crash and also those who are grieving. This is a very sad time in aviation history, and will hopefully be remembered for a very long time.

[@acika8640]

Yup, looked forward to go on that plane never been on one. But some scientists think it was something with the stall sensors or the engines being a bit higher on the wings. SAD :(

[@RailTripUK]

Indeed :(

[@manusmacgearailt667]

@@RailTripUK Remember that if you were to consider the numerous airbus a320 accidents between 1988 and 1995, you would be just as scared of flying on that aircraft, at least in the period immediately following those accidents - and that's not counting the one that stalled and crashed off the coast of Perpignan during a test flight in 2008. Goes to show that aircraft sometimes start off unsafe but eventually grow to become reliable and safe over time.

[@RailTripUK]

That is absolutely true. I guess I didn’t take that into account!

[@lucia201189]

these trains are bad Slow on Diesel Power

[@Billyclark51]

lucia201189 Have you ever driven one?

[@lucia201189]

@@Billyclark51rode on one was slow and uncomfortable

[@Billyclark51]

lucia201189 They are uncomfortable but they’re definitely not slow!!!

[@RailTripUK]

Definitely aren't slow!

[@lucia201189]

@@RailTripUK 115 mph not that quick having said that consider GWR line slow in general far too many stops on there services