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Test Train Driver's Eye View: Derby to Preston

Channel: Ben Elias
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Join us for this Driver's Eye View trip from Derby to Preston Via Burton-on-Trent, Alrewas, Stafford, Crewe Basford Hall, Newton-le-Willows and Wigan North Western. This is the first of my new series of videos recording trips across the North on test trains which Network Rail use to judge the condition of their infrastructure. Filmed on 43274, with test coaches and 43257 trailing on 1Q47 PLPR1 infrastructure monitoring service on 24/10/2023.
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A journey from Derby to Preston is captured in this video, showcasing a test train operated by Network Rail for infrastructure monitoring. The route includes stops at Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Crewe, and Newton-le-Willows, among others. The train consists of units 43274 and 43257, running on the 1Q47 service. The footage provides insight into the condition of the railway infrastructure along this Northbound route.

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  • Platform ID USCKAIxX6Qw
  • Views 216,950
  • Date published 28 Oct 2023 10:02
  • Date added 6 Apr 2026 02:15
  • Recorded 24 Oct 2023
  • Locomotives 2
  • Headcodes 1
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