Driving The Class 717 Train

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6 жыл бұрын

So whilst at Siemens, they let us have a drive at the Class 717 around the test tack.
See the rest of the day at the Siemens factory/test track here: • The New Siemens Class 717

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@richardavsmith 6 жыл бұрын

Hope you noted down the number so you can eventually go "I drove this one!"

@martw5291 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous, I'm not Jealous. I'm Jealous, Geoff

@andreassummertime 5 жыл бұрын

I'm Jealoustoo.

@Autobus3017 5 жыл бұрын

I AM MEGA JEALOUS!

@grlcuteretreivers7059 4 жыл бұрын

😀😊

@WagDemTails 4 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD So Many Words!

@teescottageguyproductions 4 жыл бұрын

IM SUPER MEGA JEALOUS

@DavidShepheard 4 жыл бұрын

1:30 Siemens lady: "Wouldn't it be cool if would do All The Stations again, with your own train." Geoff: "Don't give me ideas." All The Stations fans: "Doooooo it!"

@ChilternRailPhotography Жыл бұрын

i really hope he does it LOL, he probably wont tho

@transporthub7206 3 жыл бұрын

i love how chilled the Siemens staff is XD

@pjandthecraxfords1559 6 жыл бұрын

This is one advanced hornby set Geoff. Awesome video.

@harveydee9115 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome driving! Can't wait for the ATS documentary later today.

@Tobberz 6 жыл бұрын

Whatwhere

@halcyondaystunes 6 жыл бұрын

Great conversationalist

@uwlodar 6 жыл бұрын

Alexandra Palace looks a lot different. Have they remodelled the station?

@ChilternRailPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

@Free YT Films hahahahaha

@ChilternRailPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

so funny

@madleech 6 жыл бұрын

That was awesome, very jealous! What a great looking train, and love the commentary and German humour from the PR lady.

@andrewholloway231 6 жыл бұрын

Great job there Geoff. The train is really smooth.

@intercity4319 6 жыл бұрын

Did you get to activate the ninja gangway at any point?

@dyl46225 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job Geoff. This train looks awesome.

@mrbrianparker 6 жыл бұрын

What fun! You lucky devil, that's a great train set.

@kylejoel87 6 жыл бұрын

I am so jealous, that is one dream job I would love to do. Well done for smashing it.

@RoamingAdhocrat 6 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell Geoff you are living your best life and it is vicariously excellent to see :D

@lauppfrosch 6 жыл бұрын

Whoohoo 😁 The Queen and Geoff's new video are arriving 👍at the same time 😎

@neilonaniet 6 жыл бұрын

02:24 - if you miss the AWS you'll be in the office getting your arse spanked by your comp manager ...

@harveydee9115 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to watch this!

@someonebald2022 6 жыл бұрын

I think the tour of the whole network in your own train is a good idea.

@MrSammotube 6 жыл бұрын

"Push up a little bit... can you feel it?... I might overshoot a little" - this is why you need the visuals with the sound to avoid ambiguity.

@dream.machine 6 жыл бұрын

This looks so fun! I want to go to the UK now!

@briancarson9309 6 жыл бұрын

You have all the fun Geoff. Good work. BC.

@callumcrowe-haylett2082 5 ай бұрын

Nice train driving Geoff

@gracmora8696 2 жыл бұрын

nice and amzing train you riding

@temslink2000 6 жыл бұрын

Geoff maybe the cab is built to be quieter and the ride built to be smoother so that the air pressure of the Moorgate tunnels does not cause a racket in the cab and the suspension is desgined to cope with said air pressure as the tunnels are more enclosed unlike with thameslink where the tunnels are 2 tracks wide

@EnergiseWrestling 6 жыл бұрын

You get to do the most awesome stuff. Id love to do that!!!!

@FritzRHarun-td3uc 5 жыл бұрын

WOW Geoff that's a PARADISE!

@ec8451 4 жыл бұрын

looks like a big boy train set!

@BEDZILLA 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to drive these, shame I weren't 700 trained!

@jamied674 6 жыл бұрын

Please please do 'I don't even know what we're doing at least once a week every week. It is by far the funniest and most entertaining thing you do so please give us more.

@ReichsFuhrerRareMusic 4 жыл бұрын

You are the one very lucky. I really like everything train UK

@Nooticus 6 жыл бұрын

But Alexandra palace and Welwyn garden city are on the same line and the same service... #LearnYourRailwayGeoff :P

@CTCTraining1 6 жыл бұрын

Cool video, and great idea .. who is going to set-up the kickstarter for “All The Stations 2 - Geoff goes (on his own) loco!” ?

@joewalker643 6 жыл бұрын

the "pathways" (you have to pay a fee to be given time on the route) would be phenomenal. it would have to be a HUGE kickstarter. XD

@cprtrain 6 жыл бұрын

Don't quit your day job. Seriosly, you did well. I enjoyed the clip.

@Mark50x 6 жыл бұрын

Loved the music

@joewalker643 6 жыл бұрын

the AWS is so gentle! most of the time its a horrible horn.

@andypardy3212 6 жыл бұрын

Joe Walker modern units have a ‘Ding’

@bb-3653 3 жыл бұрын

I think the modern ones have a similar sound. Like an alarm or something.

@TheArkamedBat 3 жыл бұрын

Horn is caution/reduce speed/danger Ding is clear

@joewalker643 3 жыл бұрын

I'm well aware of what the AWS does and sounds like. (I'm a qualified driver) it's just very different to the desiro units i drive, the horn is a very harsh and quite loud electronic beep compared to the gentle tone on this unit.

@Paco_Gaepedores Ай бұрын

What an accomplishment woohoo 💪❤

@vanillasplash6198 6 жыл бұрын

Geoff you make a sick train driver

@HenrysAdventures 5 жыл бұрын

When you hire your diesel locomotive which stops at every station, can you pull a few carriages so we can ride the train? :)

@petemarr824 6 жыл бұрын

Geoff, would you ever think of applying to be a train driver?

@vincentcalvelli6452 6 жыл бұрын

Good job Geoff

@PinderProductions 6 жыл бұрын

Haha, that looks like fun.

@ObsessedwithTrains 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is literally the Sam Chui of the UK railway network

@flippert0 3 жыл бұрын

Uh, is that a compliment? Not so sure.

@OneTrackMinded 4 ай бұрын

@@flippert0 lmao

@TheTransportHub17 6 жыл бұрын

Great driving Geoff, you should become a train driver.

@FromClaphamJunction 6 жыл бұрын

Do you reckon it would be more fun than being the KZfaq star that he is?

@TheTransportHub17 6 жыл бұрын

From Clapham Junction No he's better being the best KZfaqr he is.

@roseharvey2664 5 жыл бұрын

@@FromClaphamJunction you surely mean KZfaq Tube star.

@FromClaphamJunction 5 жыл бұрын

Here here

@FromClaphamJunction 5 жыл бұрын

@@roseharvey2664 Now that's the answer and the best for all

@Natureandfunwithlogieandgem 11 ай бұрын

You will be an excellent freight train driver.

@petermauderli 6 жыл бұрын

Happy for you

@djk2509 5 жыл бұрын

He really got to do that lucky they trust him to have a go big up Geoff

@Ulleskelf 6 жыл бұрын

You lucky lucky bastard!

@thisisjmx 6 жыл бұрын

SHE HAD AN AMAZING IDEA. DO ALL THE STATIONS AGAIN WITH YOUR OWN TRAIN!

@mikerobinson700 6 жыл бұрын

If you are getting a Diesel to visit All The Stations again, please let it be a Class 37 - must be quite a few coming up around now fresh off active service.

@Trains-of-Europe 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a Great Northern class 717 in Viersen Germany on transport and i filmed it too and it looked great!!

@SirDominic 6 жыл бұрын

what did the new ninja door look like from the inside? i wanted to see that :( all the stations in ones own train does sound like a fantastic idea!

@jrfesmithniceguy 6 жыл бұрын

Fom all the stations, to where's the station?

@KarlKornel 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe re-do All the Stations with a rented Pacer. I hear there are going to be a lot of them available soon!

@MarcTrowsdale 4 жыл бұрын

Last time I was there it was a active RAF base.. feeling old now 😔

@Basset86Trains09 3 жыл бұрын

You can be a GTR driver and record yourself driving the 717s, also you can do a drivers eye view.

@fromyorkshire9727 6 жыл бұрын

I think it has already been said but: let's buy Geoff his own train! I am more than happy to donate a pound. If we (his subscribers) all do the he would have £ 68,314. Surely that will be enough for a 144, with the NRM looking to preserve one maybe he could keep it there.

@multiplio2924 6 жыл бұрын

Man... what I would give to be able to do that... I've only driven an 08 which isn't quite the same

@finnboden3890 6 жыл бұрын

Wow so cool

@FromClaphamJunction 6 жыл бұрын

Great opportunity

@parthapratimmukherjee1061 6 жыл бұрын

u rock...man👍👍👍👍👍👍

@stlelevators 6 жыл бұрын

I would love to do that!

@CopenhagenRailProductions 6 жыл бұрын

i've heard that the first 717 unit should enter service in August this year...

@lv5272 6 жыл бұрын

You drive just like i do. Except i am a train driver in Holland haha. Those trains look like the new Dutch SNG NS trains.

@maglorian 6 жыл бұрын

L V just want to say: thanks for your hard work, making the NS work! It’s really appreciated!

@eilidhmm 6 жыл бұрын

There are new trains that are actually related to the SNGs coming to the UK, the Class 195 and 331 for Northern are both made by CAF, like the SNG.

@Robdc89 6 жыл бұрын

Wish southern rail would get new trains to replace the class 313 and class 455 units, the class 313 was built back in the 70s

@lv5272 6 жыл бұрын

maglorian Bedankt man! Ik waardeer het.

@bb-3653 3 жыл бұрын

I love how cute the throttle looks lol. Its like plastic toy hahah

@sethgallop9266 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait

@MikeWillSee 6 жыл бұрын

OH YES DO THE WHOLE NETWORK IN YOUR OWN TRAIN I WOULD DEFINITELY WATCH THAT!!!!

@intercity1255 4 жыл бұрын

I want a try! were can i try this?

@ThatBusDriverKane 6 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky wish I could drive trains in real life

@janroslaniec4341 2 жыл бұрын

When I have a bad day then I need to watch your videos, it's the best way to forget bad things and smile just like you ;P

@callumb2008 6 жыл бұрын

How do you get to drive that. I want to try but I don’t know how

@goneutt 6 жыл бұрын

The electronic interference... I used to get that when phones were still 2G CDMA. Are they still using that antiquated system for something?

@TravelJackJourneys158 6 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your video Geoff I play train simulator on my computer

@universaltrainsstudio8534 5 жыл бұрын

Hello it's Sunday the 23rd of September, were at Hampton Court, and we're going to all the castles. XD new series 😀

@ronleitch7788 6 жыл бұрын

You certainly thoroughly enjoyed that, Geoff, didn’t you?

@melbournerailfan2985 3 жыл бұрын

How did you manage this, I wanna do this

@buzzukfiftythree 6 жыл бұрын

So jealous!

@Psevdonim123 3 жыл бұрын

Lady: "You can rent it and do "All The Stations" on a train!" Network Rail: **commits suicide**

@joeturner1597 6 жыл бұрын

The entire network? Some bloody Route Card.

@user-mc9gy7mr7z 3 жыл бұрын

Oh it is test track... I thought u would drive the northern city line

@tob19 5 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh so jealous HOOWWW

@The3Sees 6 жыл бұрын

Have you ever rode the units you've driven once they were delivered?

@SamSitar 6 жыл бұрын

he should ride them.

@koppadasao 6 жыл бұрын

I've got it on Train Simutaltor

@ludwigtails 6 жыл бұрын

I’m jealous of u mate

@LSM_Lover 6 жыл бұрын

Cool Video! I loved it, quick question: Do the London Underground Trains work like EMU?

@ianmurray250 6 жыл бұрын

Basically yes, depends what you're asking but yes they are small wheeled, small height, lower top speed EMU's with electric current supplied by two extra rails. Geared for low speed because faster is not needed and there is a lack of space for suspension.

@LSM_Lover 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's it. Thanks! Like an EMU that when the power is applied all the cars move in the forward direction.

@ianmurray250 6 жыл бұрын

Also electric power is picked up by one coach and can be wired to the motors of other coaches, all driven from one cab

@LSM_Lover 6 жыл бұрын

Alright, Cool!

@andybray9791 3 жыл бұрын

Was it coz they saw ur videos 🤩?

@joeturner1597 6 жыл бұрын

Coasting not cruising. And was the vigilance system isolated?

@ooff6351 4 жыл бұрын

Did you give the horn a go ??

@dfyl 6 жыл бұрын

You should have shown how the train looks from outside

@thelastfps9635 6 жыл бұрын

What’s AWS

@transportfromolly 6 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@johnbonner258 6 жыл бұрын

Where is this track?

@kaicrump4055 6 жыл бұрын

do 717's have the same traction as the other desiro city's

@AnatolyDyatolov 4 жыл бұрын

They do

@kelvinhechangze3016 6 жыл бұрын

Are you a metro staff？ Or how can you drive the test train？

@Maximevete 6 жыл бұрын

Add the link to the other video

@michaelphilip7601 6 жыл бұрын

You should go to America to a little town called Cass located in west Virginia Pocahontas county

@antonisangelopoulos8970 4 жыл бұрын

Next for a class 800 test drive

@TheWkc19 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet

@jammerlaan 6 жыл бұрын

Forward for braking and backwards for traction feels weird to me. The rolling stock I drive all has it the other way around. But nice driving!

@erkinalp 6 жыл бұрын

It is a dead-man measure. Otherwise you would be applying full power when you passed out. This way, you stop if you pass out and get hung on it.

@peteru18 4 жыл бұрын

That is actually the standard in all of Japanese one-handle-control stock. After almost a year in Japan seeing anything that has throttle forwards and brake backwards feels weird.

@jammerlaan 4 жыл бұрын

@@erkinalp if that was the case it would probably be done everywhere since everything is very safety focused (there are loads of other deadman systems though). Also pulling everything towards you would be easier when you run from the cab incase of an emergency.

@jammerlaan 4 жыл бұрын

@@peteru18 pushing something to go forward and pulling to slow down seems more logical in my brain. But might be because I'm used to it.

@peteru18 4 жыл бұрын

@@jammerlaan of course I can't argue with that logic. Then again a lot may be down to the size of the controller and the number of positions. Amusingly enough even in two-handle systems in Japan where the handle is linear the same brake forwards power backwards applies. However in two-handle systems where the movement is circular (rotating handles) the movement of your arm to do the twist is actually usually brake backwards power forwards.