GWR – Gatwick Airport to Reading | 1h28m

GWR – Gatwick Airport to Reading | 1h28m Travel with Great Western Railway from Gatwick Airport to Reading on this full, real-time journey through Surrey and Berkshire. Filmed on Saturday 12 September 2026, aboard the 10:29 GWR service from Gatwick Airport Platform 2, with a scheduled journey time of 1 hour 28 minutes. The service travels north from Gatwick Airport before reversing direction at Redhill, then continues via Reigate, Dorking Deepdene, Guildford, North Camp, Blackwater and Wokingham to Reading. Filmed in 8K 360° on the Insta360 X6 and reframed to 4K, providing an ultra-wide perspective showing both the passing scenery and life inside the train. No commentary. No music. Just the complete journey with natural train and railway sounds. Journey Details Operator: Great Western Railway (GWR) Route: Gatwick Airport → Reading Date filmed: Saturday 12 September 2026 Scheduled departure: 10:29 Departure platform: 2 Scheduled journey time: 1h 28m Actual rolling time: 1h 26m 08s Direction reversal: Redhill Announcements 00:00:00 Gatwick Airport 00:06:31 Redhill – Train Reverses 00:14:50 Reigate 00:23:20 Dorking Deepdene 00:31:27 Gomshall 00:39:38 Chilworth 00:43:18 Shalford 00:48:23 Guildford 01:00:17 North Camp 01:06:25 Blackwater 01:14:15 Wokingham 01:25:20 Reading ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Presented in a true Slow TV format — no background music, no voiceover and no time compression. What you see and hear reflects the genuine passenger experience, exactly as the journey unfolded. My journeys are filmed in 8K 360° using 10-bit i-Log, allowing the view to be carefully reframed in post-production while retaining a wide field of view and high level of detail. The footage is colour graded and reframed to 16:9 for presentation in 4K, using approximately 4.7K of source detail within the selected view. 📷 Camera: Insta360 X6 🎥 Capture: 8K 360° | 10-bit i-Log 📺 Presented in: 4K | With ~4.7K source detail 🔐 Filming & Privacy Notice This video was recorded in a public transport environment. No individual is the subject of this recording, and passengers may appear incidentally as part of the natural setting. As a matter of channel policy, I take additional care where clearly identifiable young children or individuals who may appear vulnerable are captured. Where reasonably practicable and appropriate, faces may be blurred to protect their privacy. Filming is undertaken respectfully and with consideration for passengers, railway staff and the normal operation of the transport network. Credits & Acknowledgements Route maps shown in the information segment are created using publicly available mapping data and are provided for illustrative purposes only. Mapping imagery © Google and respective data providers. Rail operator names, logos and branding featured in this video remain the property of their respective owners and are used solely for identification and informational purposes. Ian Payne Urban Transport is independently produced and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any rail operator or transport authority.