Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway - Dalegarth To Ravenglass On River Irt - Cab Ride UK Railway [4k UHD]

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway cab ride in the lake district in the UK. Come and enjoy a nice relaxing ride from Dalegarth For Boot down to the coast at Ravenglass while the sun sets, in stunning 4k 60fps. Running direct with zero stops this is the express train down the valley, a great way to take in the sights and scenes of the lake district.

This journey takes place on the loco River Irt, River Irt was originally built as a tank engine (and named Muriel) by Sir Arthur Heywood in 1894. It is believed she saw service at the munitions factory in Gretna (as 0-8-0T Muriel) before arriving at Ravenglass in 1917. She was rebuilt as a tender engine ( and renamed ) in 1927. 1972 saw her gain the current profile. River Irt is the oldest working 15-inch gauge locomotive in the world but she still hauls heavy trains capably even though she is now over 100 years old.

Ravenglass and Eskdale railway operate throughout the year and run a number of special days too. It is worth visiting as the line is just spectacular, so is the lake district setting and especially the mountains surrounding the railway. Tickets are really good value and there is plenty to do.

https://ravenglass-railway.co.uk/

Enjoy the full Ravenglass collection here:

Ravenglass to Dalegarth On River Mite -    • Ride the Rails: Ravenglass to Dalegar...  
Dalegarth to Ravenglass On River Mite -    • Down The Valley To The Coast - The Ra...  
Ravenglass to Dalegarth On River Mite (Cab Ride) -    • Cab Ride Ravenglass to Dalegarth Full...  
Ravenglass to Dalegarth On River Mite (Dual Cam) -    • Ravenglass And Eskdale Railway Full C...  
Dalegarth to Ravenglass On River Mite (Under the loco) -    • Full Journey From Under A Steam Train...  
Ravenglass to Dalegarth On River Irt (Dual Cam) -    • A Front-Row Journey on the Ravenglass...  

The railway uses the Radio Control Train Order signaling system. Outside Ravenglass station, the line is single track with passing loops at Miteside, Irton Road and Fisherground. Trains operate by radio communication between drivers and at Ravenglass signal box. At passing loops and the terminus station, drivers contact the controller, using "RANDER" reporting numbers (even numbers for up trains, and odd for down), to indicate that the train is within the loop and is clear of the preceding single track. To leave the loop, the driver contacts control to gain authorisation to enter the next single track section. No semaphore signals are used outside Ravenglass station. Points at passing loops are weighted with direction indicators, meaning that no human intervention is required and the points reset themselves automatically after the passage of a train when entering the points from a trailing direction when the points are set for the other rail line.

Elements of the operation were used by British Rail to cut costs on remote lines. What became known as Radio Electronic Token Block signaling shared features with the Ratty, such as centralised control, automatic points at loops, and on-train equipment rather than fixed equipment at remote locations.

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