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Climb aboard this ultra-modern TransPennine Express Class 802 Nova 1 for a trip along the ECML! We’ll hit speeds of up to 124 mph with some superb views of the rugged coastline as we speed southwards on a beautiful winter’s day. We reach Berwick-upon-Tweed on tracks originally laid by the North British Railway in 1846, before arriving at our destination close to the banks of the Tyne.

Full description from the producer:

Climb aboard this ultra-modern Class 802 Nova 1 of TransPennine Express for a trip from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle along the East Coast Main Line. We’ll be travelling at speeds of up to 124 mph with some spectacular views of the rugged coastline as we speed our way southwards on a beautiful winter’s day. From Edinburgh to Berwick-upon-Tweed we’ll be travelling on tracks originally laid by the North British Railway in 1846, before following the North Eastern Railway’s alignment through Northumberland to our destination close to the banks of the River Tyne.

The on-screen graphics show the current signal aspects and speed limits along the way, along with the names of stations that we pass through or stop at. There’s full commentary throughout, but as usual, if you prefer, you can opt to silence the narration to sit back and concentrate on the relaxing sounds of the journey.

*The narration-free audio is a separate audio track. To choose the non-narration version, select ‘audio track 2’ from the DVD player’s menu.

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