Forget train cab – the vibe is ... for just seven minutes in the UK – but it's seven minutes that are especially thrilling when you have a driver's eye view. Before we reach the tunnel ...

I thought you'd ask more questions,' says driver Tristam. 'Questions? Oh yes, questions. I'm just mesmerised by the view,' I reply. I'm in the cab ... a train's performance not only post-journey ...

I emailed 10 people who make or catalogue cab-ride ... train the same vantage as the driver. (This isn’t true of the high-speed Shinkansen, which partly explains why there are no cab-view ...