Midland Mainline

Drivers Eye View

London to Sheffield - The Midland mainline begins appropriately at the ultimate statement of Victorian railway optimism and pride – St. Pancras Station in London.

Filmed from the cab of a High Speed Train, the first 50 miles are under the wires of Thameslink as far as Bedford.

Then Sharnbrook, Desborough and Kibworth summits follow in quick succession, these banks infamous in steam days.

Nowadays the first stop is Leicester – a distance of 100 miles!

A change of scene as we head north from Derby through the delightful Peak district stopping at Chesterfield and terminating at Sheffield.