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Britain's NEW high speed train: The AZUMA!
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@Paul_Lucas 5 жыл бұрын
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@massitripreport3272 5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos gone start going my own trip report love your videos so much
@Nopehhhh 5 жыл бұрын
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@StraigtEdgeMember 5 жыл бұрын
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@DanielK473 5 жыл бұрын
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@rohailwasi4539 5 жыл бұрын
Wingin’ It! Paul Lucas you should go to Saudi Arabia to go on the Hemrain train top speed is 300 but they do it at 200 due to the fact if sand turning into glass
@holyflowerpots1400 5 жыл бұрын
Good shout out to Geoff Marshall!
@watson956 5 жыл бұрын
It was a LOL moment for me!
@justindumlao 5 жыл бұрын
@@watson956 that was beautiful
@vanillasplash6198 4 жыл бұрын
Ok
@bethfrazier414 5 жыл бұрын
I agree, train travel is civilized.
@SAFFY7411 5 жыл бұрын
I'm not a big enthusiast when it comes to trains but I found this video quite insightful. Good job.
@AdeleAdkinsfan7 5 жыл бұрын
I work for LNER this was a great video as always Paul! All the first class lounges are getting a refurb this year starting with King's Cross and Leeds then eventually the rest of the lounges across the LNER route.
@mberkturgut 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Preston! Me and my friends will have an Interrail trip in July and we want to spend 4 days in the UK, mainly in Scotland. We love scenic trains and steam railways and plan to take Bo'ness Kinneil, Highland Lines etc. We will start from London and finish with Glasgow to take the coach to Belfast. Do you have any suggestions for us? We are interested in both engineering and management of railways. Thank you very much!
@lewis571 5 жыл бұрын
Ay Preston, is there any settlements being refurbished?
@stevenking9346 4 жыл бұрын
One thing I've noticed with Azuma is the lack locomotives like the CLASSES 43 90 And 91. They probably could make every set that travels between Edinburgh and London 10 coaches may be even 11. You forget how much platform space was taken up by the locomotives and DVTS. Small stations would struggle but majority of the East Coast network could certainly cope. Something for LNER and other 800 operators to think about.
@drbloomer6380 4 жыл бұрын
Berk Turgut I recommend the east lancs steam railway if you fancy something from the early 1900s?
@seansands424 4 жыл бұрын
I think that the old mk 4,s still look modern
@DPTrains 5 жыл бұрын
Cheltenham to Edinburgh is expensive as hell, but I bought a single to Birmingham then a train from Birmingham to Edinburgh with virgin, saved me 40 quid, and was faster than a direct service.
@calebrobinson3144 5 жыл бұрын
British rail for you right there
@peterhendry2154 5 жыл бұрын
People who get visual travel sickness, or have paperwork to read, would love those seats without windows as there's no flash flash from outside in the corner of their field of vision..
@jordanbanko5347 5 жыл бұрын
Good point. I didn't even think about that. I just assumed people who had travel sickness would just not use trains, but I guess some people need that type of transportation.
@itz_g4m3r76 4 жыл бұрын
But there's blinds though
@duncanbhaltaireanraigwilso9627 4 жыл бұрын
Those seats without windows are being replaced with extra luggage storage shortly. I was having a good natter with the guard on Azuma 800104 last week. Apparently the number of complaints about the lack of luggage space has being enormous. There's also talk (neither the guard, nor myself can see it happening) of half of Coach A on the 9 car sets being converted to a luggage compartment.
@itz_g4m3r76 4 жыл бұрын
@@duncanbhaltaireanraigwilso9627 There should be a luggage space in every coach located front and back, I think that would be better like the Class 390 pendolino
@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath 4 жыл бұрын
What about people who get coronavirus?
@jacobrothstein2816 5 жыл бұрын
When I visited the UK last year, I took the Virgin Trains service from Manchester down to London and it was so cool! I'd wanted to travel on one of Britain's railway systems for YEARS and it was quite a treat for me being from the U.S. Now, I have to go back and try out this NEW train soon! Well, sooner rather than later :). Thanks for sharing Paul! Love your videos!
@elijahhmarshall 2 жыл бұрын
You should try the Brightline train in Florida. I've heard nothing but good things about it. Next time i take a trip that way im going to try to ride it.
@RowanVeeTee 5 жыл бұрын
Ahaha, the Geoff Marshall Test. Never thought I'd see that in one of your videos! He'd be well chuffed you referenced him!
@WhiteTiger333 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I cheered that, too. I saw the All the Stations video of the Azuma maiden "voyage". They sure are gorgeous trains! This USA fan is totally jealous. :D
@SigisTravelVideos 5 жыл бұрын
Haha
@rollingtroll 5 жыл бұрын
There's some amazing British KZfaqrs out there and Geoff is definitely one of them (along with Vicki, obviously!) so that was a well deserved shout-out!
@Neville60001 4 жыл бұрын
@@WhiteTiger333 , this _Canadian_ fan is jealous too.
@MichaelWilde.pushbikegraddad 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, i live with the East coast Main Line less than 20 yards from my house, l will miss the HST engine noise as it races past, just like l missed the Deltics when they stopped running, (I am showing my age now). Electric trains don't have that chest thump that engine revs of older locos have, you can hear a class 37 from miles away when they run at night. Love the videos, keep up the good work
@davidgrant8824 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, as you know, the trains that the 8oos are replacing were designed as 225kph=140mph. Although they had their speeds limited to 125, it does seem that we ought to have have done better in the last 40 years since they were built. Similar story to the West Country where the 800s have replaced the HST with little improvement in timings for the 5.5 hours to Penzance. BTW, I wouldn't be allowed to say such mildly negative things about the railway on Geoff Marshall's site! Good video as always and, in contradistinction, an unbiased view of travel, warts and all!
@francissmith9443 5 жыл бұрын
Paul Lucas, I love your UK train videos. I'm from the USA, and lived in London 2004-2007 (and read BSc Biomedical Science, intercalating in Craniofacial Science at King's College London). I still visit the UK on a yearly basis. I have travelled all over the UK on trains including Virgin, LNER, GWR, and others. I just went to Dundee on the LNER from London King's Cross, on old Virgin stock. When I was leaving London King's Cross yesterday on the LNER ex-Virgin train stock, I saw the new Azuma train on the next platform. Last week I was on the new Eurostar trainset from London St. Pancras to Rotterdam, and back on Thalys and Eurostar to London. Trains are the best way to travel across the UK and Europe in my experience.
@aidengillag 5 жыл бұрын
The standard seats as you mention are "acceptable" and the legroom is great. However, when comparing to them to previous MK3/MK4 Mallard interior seats, their is a significant difference in how firm and upright they are.
@sthitadhibasu 5 жыл бұрын
The standard class looked more bright and cheerful than the 1st class. As usual, your train trip reports make for pleasurable viewing, Paul.
@businessbuilding1 5 жыл бұрын
What a great video to come home to seeing. Being in Canada where the last evolution for trains took place in the 80s, I am quite envious of the modernization going on in England. Great video Paul!
@ravikantreddy1 5 жыл бұрын
US / Canada are vast nations. Towns are far flung. Laying high-speed track, maintaining the entire length of track and via-ducts and bridges would be a herculean task and very expensive affair, too. Easier to just have two airports at either ends and fly out. Much cheaper and cost effective. No bullet train in the world can yet match 900 kph plane speed. So, why bother? Leave these trains to smaller nations like Japan and European.
@CanImperator 8 ай бұрын
Funnily enough, London and Leeds are about the same distance apart as Montreal and Kingston and VIA only takes 9 minutes longer.
@nenblom 4 жыл бұрын
Me and my parents travel to our native country of Sweden every year from the United States (via SAS). We fly into Copenhagen and then take a 2 hour high speed train up to Båstad, Sweden. Very nice ride and it seems like that train, called Öresundståg, does have a lot of the features that this train has. One great part of the journey is that, a few minutes after pulling out of the airport, the train crosses the mighty Öresundsbridge and tunnel connecting Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. That is always something really neat to see.
@jvohanian 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! I have a love hate relationship with the train reviews. Love, because I love watching them and seeing how nice rail travel is in the UK and the rest of Europe; hate because nothing like that exists here in the US, although with Virgin Trains' plans for Florida and elsewhere, there is a sliver of hope. We'll see.
@silenceseppo7079 4 жыл бұрын
They’ve just started using these from Inverness. Excited to use.
@tig3662 5 жыл бұрын
It's so impressive that the Uk still copes with using railways they invented and built hundreds of years ago. The Uk can't really have 100% fast trains today due to this, but that's pretty impressive that they still manage to keep their trains in order.
@nopeoppeln 5 жыл бұрын
Tig 125mph isn’t really slow but okay..
@TefkrosAirliner 3 жыл бұрын
@@nopeoppeln have you seen the TGV in France?
@nopeoppeln 3 жыл бұрын
@@TefkrosAirliner why you’re replying to a nearly 2 year old comment?
@TefkrosAirliner 3 жыл бұрын
@@nopeoppeln why not?
@ameerali.ouarda 2 жыл бұрын
HS1 have trains going 186mph.
@dananderson9708 5 жыл бұрын
Travelled on the Azuma on Monday and found the seats like you said perfectly acceptable and I’m a bit of a rail enthusiast too and I’ll be sad to see the 91’s and HST’s go. Then again 30-40 years in the future I’ll probably be having the same feelings on the new ones being replaced 😂
@foxylady1048 5 жыл бұрын
I am not a train traveler, but that said I would be very happy to travel on this train. Any way to reduce pollution from the diesel engine that is on its way out is a game changer. Now I know that these new trains also run on diesel because of that having no electric cables. But the engines on these are a lot cleaner.
@nateayi 5 жыл бұрын
My mum helped develop this train. She was the Risk Manager for HRE. I remember when it was just the IEP, before it was the 800. I'd just like to say, thanks mum. You've helped develop British Rail.
@swfc13 5 жыл бұрын
The best train toilet I’ve seen was on the train from Budapest to Bratislava. Spacious and spotless. Compartments were available to book, but we happily fit 7 of us into two unbooked ones. 2 and 1/2 hours journey between capital cities, and all for €9 (£7.30 odd!). England has a long way to go to catch up with European railways. In my opinion, the only option is to nationalise the railways!
@bremCZ 5 жыл бұрын
The Azuma trains are better than most of the intercity trains on the continent.
@tigerbw3361 5 жыл бұрын
The problem England faces is the fact they invented railways, meaning they have more problems upgrading their ancient train lines and what not. Victims of their own innovation.
@bremCZ 5 жыл бұрын
@@tigerbw3361 The ex bloc countries had the same issue and just bit the bullet.
@agent_605 5 жыл бұрын
Why would nationalisation help? After all, Network Rail (who own the track) and LNER (who operate the Azumas) are both nationalised already
@CityWhisperer 5 жыл бұрын
Britain's rail problems aren't related to their trains, but to the infrastructure. You can have a state of the art train, but if the rails are from the 19th century it will limit its possibilities.
@tigerbw3361 5 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Victims of their own innovation.
@scottylawrie 5 жыл бұрын
Rode the Azuma from Leeds to London on Sunday and thought it was great. Spacious, bright and airy. Plenty of power options by the seat and large windows to let in plenty of light. Carriage M First Class is definitely the cabin to go for as it’s a bit more quiet and intimate with less seats than the others. Just a shame no alcohol and an awful menu are served at weekends!
@Ladliju1 5 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful train. Love and respect from India❤️ 🇮🇳
@Odoqx 5 жыл бұрын
Josh Cahill giving Paul some love in his newest Rwandaair video!
@madwomandriver 5 жыл бұрын
Odoq yeah I saw that too!
@doublecontralto818 4 жыл бұрын
From an American subscriber and one of the few LUFC supporters on this side of the pond, that shot of Elland Road just made my day.
@craigwillis3372 5 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your train reviews Paul... I was in the UK last year and took the train from Liverpool Street station to Ipswich and was in First Class and was very impressed. I bought a sandwich and a coffee which were fine and the view from the train was great. It was the furthest I had ever been from London after about 35 visits to London and I felt like I should do more of this. I attended a wedding in Ipswich and then returned to London and went to Paris in 1st Class with Eurostar which was fantastic... great review as always mate...well done !!!
@Davetg01 5 жыл бұрын
The new Azuma is made in the UK. They are put together in their Newton Aycliffe site.
@tigerbw3361 5 жыл бұрын
It's built with British and Japanese technology and designing.
@stephensmith3111 5 жыл бұрын
That was cool, wish we had trains like this on the west side of The Pond. Although for the historical enthusiast, the American Locomotive Co. "Big Boy" No. 4014 articulated 4-8-8-4 has recently been restored to operational status by Union Pacific Railroad.
@quartersense 5 жыл бұрын
I bet environmentalists love that!
@stephensmith3111 5 жыл бұрын
@@quartersense, yes it's a coal gobbling, CO2 and particulate spewing dinosaur. But it's a glorious one. And as the only one in limited usage and likely to remain as such. Also, until the electric grid is weaned away from being supplied by Big Carbon, improved efficiency not withstanding, modern trains just relocate their exhaust stacks to discreet locations. We are gradually tapping some of the output of that big fusion reactor located an average of 149600000 km away, but it is only a minor source at this time. Happy Solstice (15:54 hrs. UTC)!
@beach3girl459 4 жыл бұрын
@@stephensmith3111 Articulated steam locomotives are the only way to go...feel the power and smell the smells. Way to go Union Pacific!
@ProudToBeNoob 5 жыл бұрын
3:14 It may be a small thing for some people, but I really like that seating scheme. I really dislike the aircraft style seating rows you get in many trains (especially here in Germany). I much prefer opposed seating, as it makes the cabin seem more spacious, gives you extra room for luggage, often includes better tables and aligns with the windows, thus avoiding the annoyance of window seats without windows to look out of. I find that particularly annoying, when I paid extra for the pleasure of reserving such a "window" seat. Opposed seating also makes it easier to find and get into seats on busy trains. There is more space to get through and people are less likely to pile their luggage onto the seat next to them (in part because of the space for luggage between opposed seating groups). Having the single seats on one side is an excellent idea and gives you the best of both worlds. Cloth seats are IMO also far superior to the slippery and uncomfortable leather seats you get in first class on German trains.
@hillppari 5 жыл бұрын
Shinkansen seating is nice when you can flip around certain bench rows to be opposed seating or regular one.
@normanmcleod7169 5 жыл бұрын
Paul, your diction and articulation adds so much to your videos...also your speed of delivery...such a pleasure
@geishasha 5 жыл бұрын
Azuma. An average train in Japan. A state of the art train in the UK.....
@michaelscott7166 4 жыл бұрын
We do have the 186mph Eurostar trains. If HS2 doesn't get cancelled then that's going to run at 250mph.
@giantgeoff 4 жыл бұрын
Yes and the last generation of trains being retired are better than the best we have in the United States of Murrica
@butteredtoast8292 4 жыл бұрын
the railway infrastructure is severely different to what Japan have, since the railways were built in Victorian times there isn't much room for much higher speeds to be achieved
@spencerwilton5831 4 жыл бұрын
DriftZ TwoSeven Not to mention the Japanese network was purpose built from scratch post war. They have a much larger population and weren't virtually bankrupt like the U.K.
@glynnwright1699 4 жыл бұрын
@Alex Mercer Because, unlike every other major European participant, the UK paid back what it owed, in full. The UK finished paying just a few years ago.
@thecornells7430 5 жыл бұрын
Quality review. Really calm, detailed , calm and informative. Thanks
@PlanesTrainsFan 4 жыл бұрын
I just rode the Azuma last week, and made a video about it too. It is a great train. However I think I still prefer the HST and Intercity 225. they just feel more like Geoff Marshall quote "Proper trains", "Loco and Carriages " they both stand out where the Azuma just blends in with the other High speed multiple units ex Class 390, class 221
@dsjc_ 5 жыл бұрын
Paul Lucas: Britain’s new high speed train, the Azuma! Shinkansen: That’s cute
@miniena7774 5 жыл бұрын
Lol You’re not funny.
@grahamross6397 5 жыл бұрын
Shinkansen: Takes the first silly-tight bend out of Kings Cross... Ahhhhh, fire, death, etc. Apples to Oranges.
@tigerbw3361 5 жыл бұрын
UK isn't a superpower today, so it doesn't need to have that type of power or speed in its trains.
@1cmman 5 жыл бұрын
It´s clearly more aerodynamic as well as being ligther so it uses less energy a 125 mph. Better looking too.
@MrRamyon74 5 жыл бұрын
I love it that your sponsor actually has a lot to do with the subject you're actually reviewing. Very relevant.
@blob7282 5 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear the driver setting up the reverser in the first 10 seconds :)
@fetchstixRHD 3 жыл бұрын
You can even hear the AWS start up test!
@Jinkies1979 5 жыл бұрын
Great way to start my Wednesday, thanks Paul! Have to admit I almost spit out my coffee at your Geoff Marshall elbow test LOL! Between the two of you I will know my way around pretty well when I do finally get to go to the UK (I am in the PNW in the US). Here is to a great summer! Cannot wait to see what you bring us next. :)
@PatheticTV 5 жыл бұрын
Never know Geoff had that test, I'll make sure to do that wherever I travel!
@deldia 5 жыл бұрын
Your channel is bizarrely entertaining. Obviously some people are directly interested in your reviews but they also seem to be generally watchable for people like me that wouldn’t dream of being able to take some of these journeys.
@martynhorton3853 5 жыл бұрын
Having never been a 1st class passenger i have no comparison of the seats, but the standard one i spent an hour on last week seemed ok to me.
@fukszkimoy6045 5 жыл бұрын
This train is HITACHI in japanese company! Thank you the U.K.!
@jamtart606 5 жыл бұрын
Cheap quality train maker Hitachi?
@PGHammer21A 4 жыл бұрын
@@bearcd5313 - And this is a problem *why*? Besides, if I'm not mistaken, it's manufactured in the UK. Note that the AZUMA was originally chosen by the previous lineholder (Virgin); I'd heard of the AZUMA before.
@jonnya245 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, the standard class seats are really uncomfortable if your tall as they curve in on your back. Interesting to see a cafe in the middle of the train. According to GWR nobody wanted them?😋
@SomeRamdomAhole 5 жыл бұрын
Great report! I love operating these beasts in train simulator between kings cross and Newcastle
@peterfergusson4252 5 жыл бұрын
This is the 3rd Paul Lucas video I've watched this evening : excellent as usual (and as I've come to expect !). Looking forward to my next one :-)
@Freddie.minton3256 5 жыл бұрын
Azuma's are built in Japan and assembled in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. You see them coming up the A1M all the time
@ikkyu-san3436 5 жыл бұрын
azuma🚄❗️ happy congrats from tokyo's trainpal😊❤️ friendship of between UK and Japan🇬🇧🇯🇵❤️❤️
@tig3662 5 жыл бұрын
Japan looked to the UK when they invented railways and now the UK looks to Japan for its modern railway 🙂 Great teamwork between the two nations.
@tigerbw3361 5 жыл бұрын
@@tig3662 Perfectly normal for countries to work together. The UK and Japan have a strong relationship and always have done. We can always work together with different nations.
@lionbill 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul. . . Enjoyed the ride along. Food looked great as did the coaches.
@markm-1976 5 жыл бұрын
Very good vlog on the Azumas. I’m looking forward to a journey on one when they enter service in Edinburgh. Looking at the seats, even the first class ones, they look quite thin. I love the leather seats in first class on the 225s and HSTs that the azumas are replacing. As always, LNER have good food in first class. In the winter there, it was chicken chasseur with crushed new potatoes. I will download the trainpal app. I know about split ticketing and i always find good deals on the west coast route. The Azumas look better than pendolinos which I travel a lot from my home town of Glasgow. Better seat to window pitches. I find pendolinos quite claustrophobic for an intercity train.
@Ulleskelf 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve done two London-Leeds trips on Azumas in standard and have no qualms about the seats.
@awntimestwo7995 5 жыл бұрын
Quality Paul seen alot of lner ads and wanted to try it but this is the next best thing!
@newbeginnings8566 5 жыл бұрын
Lovely train, great service. Coffee and orange juice.. Yuch... Being stuck at 125mph you really can't describe them as 'high speed'. At best you could call then an 'express service' As always you make great videos - thanks
@user-om3ii7xc3w 5 жыл бұрын
Nice shot of where I live passing past the wind turbines at 9:15.. It's weird how you instantly recognise somewhere you know even if it's on the screen for a matter of second.
@tomasveronesi7322 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul, if you go to Italy you must try our high speed trainservice we are proud of it and of our new "freccia rossa mille''
@user-ei7ed6zy9k 5 жыл бұрын
could you do a video about your travel process? as in what you use to book, how far in advance you book, e ticket or nah? best luggage bag, bundle or no bundle? expedia or airline app, cab or car rental, car rental booking etc
@thomasraden 5 жыл бұрын
Its really a huge difference between train ticket prices in the UK and Sweden/Norway. A trick to get a cheaper ticket in the UK is apparently to split up the ticket halfway to the destination, but then you need to have some extensive knowledge about the UK railway system. It is unfortunate that UK has been split up in so many private railway companies making rail planning a bit more difficult. In Sweden we still have the state owned SJ, which has now won the tender for driving trains at 7 stretches in Norway.
@alexn643 5 жыл бұрын
I think that these trains look very good and modern. Also the livery reminds me of the newer Virgin Trains one
@MercenaryPen 5 жыл бұрын
you should try and collab with Geoff Marshall on a least used station video or something
@rollingtroll 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe let the mapmen plot something out and make sure Vicki has something to explore. It'd be a rather nice 'united' kingdom video that way ;).
@topfuel29channel 5 жыл бұрын
Your doing a good job, more train videos please...
@henrybn14ar 5 жыл бұрын
The designers have not really addressed some of the fundamental problems which go back to the time when mark 3 stock was introduced. 1) Seats misaligned to windows. This is primarily a matter of getting the bay dimension correct in the first place. If this is 1.90 metres there is sufficient legroom for everyone and all the seats can align. 2) The luggage space is in the wrong place. People will not use the large luggage areas as they are not secure. The optimum location for luggage is between seat backs but this means that most of the seating should be in facing pairs as in the mark 1 and mark 2 stock. As soon as the seats are arranged in an airline configuration, this useful luggage space is lost. Given that it is too late to change the fundamental design, the large luggage areas should be fitted with some means of securing cases eg with lockable cables and keys with a coin deposit system. Otherwise people are not going to use them. 3) Space next to sliding door pockets should be used for luggage or toilets or equipment cabinets. 4) The discomfort of the seats is due to insufficient lumbar support. This could easily be remedied by changing the shape of the foam inserts. 5) The vehicles are too long. The end space cannot be used for seating due to the tapered shape, and it cannot be use for entrance vestibules as there would be excessive platform gaps. 6) The vehicles are difficult to get on and off - indeed, hazardous - due to the design of the steps and the large gaps. Retractable steps should have been fitted. The excessive length of the vehicles is probably a factor. 7) The overall design of the trains is ugly, with a flat roof with lumps of equipment spread along the top, giving the trains a horrible skyline, rotten aerodynamics and likely problems with snow and rain. These items should have been faired into the roof, as an stock such as Electrostar series. 8) There is a huge gap between vehicles. This is also terrible both visually and aerodynamically. The space aught to be closed by rubber fairings or extended panels, or the vehicles bodies built out and used for equipment. There is probably quite a lot of equipment which could usefully be relocated here from under the floor or elsewhere.
@peterbrameld696 4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the TrainPal recommendation, a great app
@audigex 4 жыл бұрын
8:40 - why do they never learn they need significantly more luggage storage in standard?
@NekoNeko-tortoiseshell 5 жыл бұрын
鉄道を発明した国で、日本製の電車が活躍していて日本人として誇らしい。
@nasreenakhtar7542 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you and Happy New year 🎉
@michaelmacdonell4834 5 жыл бұрын
TYVM for the TrainPal thingy! As I'm at "that awkward age" it's good to find someone helping to stretch the pennies a bit. TYPO ALERT @ 7:34 -
@hunterowen1957 5 жыл бұрын
70% of the parts were from the UK. Made in Uk factories with both UK and Japan tech and designing. Great team work between the two nations.
@chillstep4life 5 жыл бұрын
The technology is from Japan, and Japan agreed to build some of the components in UK to help UK economy. No Japan = no Azuma. UK has no bullet train experience.
@bradleyharrisYT 5 жыл бұрын
First thought: COOOOL SHIRT
@jerry2357 5 жыл бұрын
I travelled in one in Standard class between Peterborough and Leeds a couple of days ago. My thoughts were: 1. There’s very little difference from the existing Mk 4 coaches. 2. The main improvement is a power socket for every seat. 3. There is less luggage room than in the Mk 4 coaches. That could be an issue when they’re running between London and Edinburgh in the main tourist season, it’s less of a problem when everyone is doing day trips on business.
@billydonaldson6483 3 жыл бұрын
Most of the main lines have a max speed of 125mph. The geometry of the tracks wouldn’t cater for higher speeds. The 61 mile long HS1 links London to the Channel Tunnel, it also has a 140mph commuter train from Kent to London. The shorter distances between most stations on the commuter routes wouldn’t benefit much from higher speeds. More trains would be more beneficial.
@RR-us2kp 3 жыл бұрын
True. Faster trains would be pointless when they have to run on old tracks shared with slow commuters.
@danielg2923 5 жыл бұрын
I see Arsenal Stadium, i upvote!
@Itsgonnabeok1325 5 жыл бұрын
“Passed the Geoff Marshall test...” 🤣
@EinkOLED 5 жыл бұрын
He didn't perform the build quality test.
@Snafu320 5 жыл бұрын
I've been up and down the EC on VTEC and LNER countless times for the past 4 years. 5th July will be my last time before I move to the US, I would love to get the Azuma.
@mattydred72 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Paul. The Azuma is hot. Good for LNER. Glad to see the UK is willing to promote high-speed rail. Looks first class all the way.
@captainsinclair7954 4 жыл бұрын
I haven’t been to Great Britain before, so that’s a “haven’t tried” on the standard class seats
@garymcpheat1139 5 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Looks a really nice train. Well done Paul.
@darrenjames2273 5 жыл бұрын
Another great video Paul. Keep them coming. More train Videos please they are the best, better then the plane ones. I like trains more then planes.. Love them both but trains are my fav... Keep up the great work.
@jakehardiman7837 5 жыл бұрын
Nice work as ever, Paul! I've travelled fairly extensively on the GWR Class 800s and I've found them to be a noticeable step down in comfort compared to the HSTs they've replaced (although the legroom is more generous in comparison); that said I've tended to see more positive comments regarding the seats on the LNER Azuma so I look forward to finding out for myself in the near future when I return to uni in Leeds. Got to agree on how smart the red and white paint scheme is, somewhat reminiscent of the German ICEs which I'm also a big fan of!
@Rockingham76 5 жыл бұрын
I find the seats pretty uncomfortable, particularly compared to what they're replacing. They do seem to be much quieter though and offer a more pleasant experience overall.
@profmargins 4 жыл бұрын
thee seats are harder because of fire hazards
@robgraham5697 5 жыл бұрын
I do wish Canada would start using more trains. Unfortunately we've got the American love of cars.
@gwarlow 5 жыл бұрын
Rob Graham I agree. There is the question of city to city distances, which is greater (Montreal - Toronto for example) than most of its Great Britain/European counterparts. Shame we can't find an affordable solution though, as I really enjoy train travel. Another great video, Paul!
@julesmo323 4 жыл бұрын
Canada has 4 people per sq. Km. compared to 274 per sq. Km for the UK and you want a transit system like the UK? Sorry mate, but the math and economics do not support such a strain to your economy.
@jeffreyadams648 4 жыл бұрын
But Canadians are not capable of big projects. The last one was the trans Canada railway which made confederation possible. Since then, Canadians think small, really small. A high speed train from Toronto to Montreal is essential. But.....we are so small minded we’d never do it. Pathetic, really.
@mrm7058 4 жыл бұрын
@@julesmo323 I don't think the "4 people per sq. km" matter that much, because they are not evenly distributed. When I look at a map of Canada, I see cities like Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec. Close and large enough to make a good rail service between those cities reasonable.
@TefkrosAirliner 4 жыл бұрын
Great video Paul but I genuinely do believe the 125 is both more comfortable in first and standard class and more quiet while in the cabin. However, glad to see LNER have kept the bar carriage, unlike Great Western
@mixmam1 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Paul. I think First Class on the Azumas is the biggest downgrade from the old trains, which used plush leather for their first class seats, whereas Azumas just use the same hard material as standard, albeit a larger seat. Though having travelled a couple of times on the Azumas, I'm less skeptical as I was, though it's devastating to see HSTs and 225s go!
@camdizzle 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul, I was just wondering if you could include the songs and the artists of the songs in the video description. It would help me and others find the music that you use!
@Robin-yf6yl 5 жыл бұрын
It’s pretty much just generic vlogging music - easy to find online
@businessbuilding1 5 жыл бұрын
Shazam is really good at finding these tunes
@frankymey0815 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul - you have great videos - greeting from Germany - Colone - Köln Thank you
@clintonbrown8037 5 жыл бұрын
Paul, I really appreciate the updates your giving us. Making the decision to Wingit was a brilliant idea. Thanks again. Regards, Clinton.
@alexstrains903 5 жыл бұрын
9:24... passing through Sandy! My local station!
@Beastlysimmer_uk 5 жыл бұрын
I still believe that LNER is the best operator in the passenger U.K.
@Roblilley999 5 жыл бұрын
HI Paul, just found your videos from a certain elbow obsessed person. These new trains are nice, I've not been on one, but have the 800s on GWR network
@rollingtroll 5 жыл бұрын
I now wonder if you mean Elbow the band or elbow the bodypart. In either case I wonder who this person is :D.
@rollingtroll 5 жыл бұрын
Oh wait. The Geoff Marshall elbow. Sorry. I need more coffee.
@johndunne294 5 жыл бұрын
Great video. I had the opportunity to travel on it from Peterborough to Grantham 3 weeks ago and I was very impressed- so much so I found myself taking a couple of photos of the interior. I wish all trains were like this.
@grigzie 5 жыл бұрын
The “Geoff Marshall Test” amused me! Also, the Azuma’s top operating speed is the same as the InterCity 225’s at 140mph. It’s just that the signalling needs upgrading, as planed by NetworkRail.
@kiyoaki3910 5 жыл бұрын
It’s really nice and cool new train! How did you feel Japanese made new train cars? I want you to visit to Tokyo or Osaka some day and take our special bullet train! Max speed is over 300km/h Can you understand it? And also our bullet trains are safety first...don’t forget it!
@vikingfortiesfaeroes 4 жыл бұрын
...I already forgot it
@sthembisomthembu395 4 жыл бұрын
What to understand here
@williamthebutcherssonprodu227 5 жыл бұрын
I’m gonna miss the old slam door stock where you have to open the door you self
@utube0portal 5 жыл бұрын
Why they're shit and cause delays?
@paultidd9332 5 жыл бұрын
Leeds is my home railway station! Good to see you visiting Leeds!! The LNER First Class lounge at Leeds has just been refurbished this last week! I travelled on the first public service Azuma to leave Leeds a few weeks ago, they are lovely though the seats are a little ‘ironing board-ish’ in comfort!!
@eilidhmm 5 жыл бұрын
The reason the electronic locks exist is generally in accessible toilets where people may not have the motor skills to turn a handle - you'll still find them in the accessible toilets on the Class 800s.
@beach3girl459 4 жыл бұрын
Sleek, modern and I'm sure comfortable...I miss the old clickety-clack and josteling of the older version...
@jameswhite8612 4 жыл бұрын
Sleek and modern but have seats are extremely hard and standard class seats are bolt upright and first class doesn't recline as much as the HST or mark 4
@1BarnetTE. 4 жыл бұрын
The seats are rock hard like sitting on a concrete wall
@TechRyze 5 жыл бұрын
125MPH is high speed? 🤔 I guess the trains are faster than the service and signalling. Great progress for England. PS: TrainPal installed. Cheers for the heads up!
@iman2341 5 жыл бұрын
High speed is defined as 200km/h + on upgraded lines. The 800s are actually capable of 140mph with minor modification.
@tomasveronesi7322 5 жыл бұрын
@@iman2341 In Italy the average speed in high speed trains is 275/300 kph
@truthnolies8662 5 жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna lie the uk are taking the piss like how’s the fastest train going towards the north from London goes up to 125mph that’s dead man get the high speed trains and stop trying to waste people’s time ASAP
@nayanmalig 5 жыл бұрын
@@tomasveronesi7322 Italy does not waste funds on a military to bomb and decimate third world nations
@iman2341 5 жыл бұрын
tomàs veronesi The average is not that speed, even the TGVs don’t average those speeds. And the Italians have a very nice new build network whereas we have tried to get by with our existing network.
@christinehodge3608 4 жыл бұрын
Very clean and fresh looking, l like the train very much
@TravelwithRam 5 жыл бұрын
Nice Video, enjoyed it thoroughly.
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