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Riding Britain's NEWEST High Speed Train - The East Midlands Railway Class 810 "Aurora"!

OM the Rails

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Earlier this week, EMR finally introduced their newest intercity train after a 3.5 year delay - these 125mph "Aurora" units really impressed me, though they do have their flaws. Join me as I take you for a look at the Midland Main Line's fleet of the future, enjoy!

Journey details:
Date of travel - December 2025
Operator - East Midlands Railway (EMR)
Train type - Class 810 "Aurora"
Class of travel - First
Origin - Sheffield
Destination - London St Pancras International
Price - £86.25/€98.74/$115.03 (see video for details)
Journey time - 2 hours, 15 minutes
Distance - 166 miles

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Sheffield Station & One Small Problem!
03:05 Arrival of the Aurora, Boarding & Route Information
06:18 Departure & First Class Service
08:07 First Class Interior
09:35 Diesel Mode on the Midland Main Line
11:57 Leicester & Power Switch
13:25 Walkthrough
15:13 Electric Mode on the Midland Main Line
16:23 Journey Summary, Conclusions & Pricing
17:20 Arrival into London & Outro - Thanks for Watching!

20 Comments

@onatics 9 months ago

Note: Hitachi interiors could be very good if operators paid for it.

@noahhughes501 9 months ago

Something I never see people say is how the lighting on the meridians is probably the best in the UK, it’s warm and soft on the eyes, I’ll miss it

@azuma892 9 months ago

Finally an Aurora trip report from Sheffield that didn't ignore the new Rails station shop!

@vitalinlet 9 months ago

Unbelievable that this line is not yet electrified. Years and years of a lack of investment by inept government.

@dougy0761 8 months ago

So yet another train is introduced that are less comfortable than predecessor’s. The original 125 train from 50 years ago was by far the most comfortable train I have travelled on in the UK in both First and Standard classes. In recent years I have have travelled on the equivalent of “Inter-City/Long Distance” trains in both France and Italy and I have to say that found both to be far more comfortable and better value than what we in the UK are asked to put up with.

@WLTEEnthusiast7014 9 months ago

2:44 flashback to the time your transpennie express service from Liverpool lime street got cancelled

@l3v1ckUK 2 months ago

Here we are in July
That aged like fine milk. Emergency timetable in place due to poor reliability.

@sirenity8839 8 months ago (edited)

I like the front design of the class 800 a bit more

@WaltZindy 9 months ago

My first time seeing train switch power when running it's quite cool!

@kieranstravels 9 months ago

They seem like good units overall!

@curlyrobin342 9 months ago (edited)

Having now rode both the voygar and the Hitachi trains in the south west.

My god remind me to bring my own pillow next time if it's a Hitachi

@mattval6293 9 months ago

2:49 hahahaha 😂😂🤣🤣😅🤣

@KempSimon 9 months ago

The First Class customer lounges along the Midland Main Line between London and Sheffield were closed TEMPORARILY due to the Covid-19 lockdown which began in March, 2020. That's what passengers were told. The closures were not intended to be permanent. The lounges were required for train crew who had to practice social distancing in order to avoid catching the virus. As soon as the pandemic was over, the First Class customer lounges would open again. That's what they told us!

@telemachus53 5 months ago

It seems as if seats are getiing less and less comfortable. Anyone who has been on a heritage line (not light rail) can testify to the wonderful plush comfort of the seats.

@johnlaw3323 9 months ago

Great vlog many thanks for making and sharing.

@grangetowncardiff6935 5 months ago

What a marvellous 1st Class dining experience!

@Rickysatyr 9 months ago

No one beats Richard bransons class 390 train best all round tilts round corners better comfortable ride and seats amazing and top speed of 160mph yet limited on uk rails to 125mph and still going strong 💪

@johnkeepin7527 9 months ago

A comprehensive review, and good to hear that they seem to be more comfortable at speed than the newer 80x ones on the GWML. That said, I’m one of many with half a million miles experience of the old Mark 3 stock, and a little bit on Mark 4s. There is plenty of published info about that and why it is - but they were a hard act to follow.

@andrewreynolds4949 8 months ago

Market Harborough wasn’t rebuilt to accommodate electrification; it was actually rebuilt to eliminate the reverse curves through the platforms, which restricted speed and made dispatching difficult