This was my local underground station, from when I was a child. With the red CO/CP stock and the silver R stock. Long before D78s and now S Stock. I was actually on the special from Upminster Depot to Upney, with Met No: 1 and L44. Not sure when they knocked down the station buildings on the Up Main platform, which stood in front of the goods shed, featured in this video. The footbridge used to extend to the Up Main platform too. Nice to see the station with two booking office windows open, and the ticket collector seated in his booth. I remember the florist too. Sadly, not captured on film, is the cottage-like taxi kiosk just out of frame, with leaded light windows. Back in the day, buses turned around here, with a Sundays only bus going onto St Georges Hospital. Hornchurch also has an LTSR built Station Hotel.
I remember when we moved to Feltham in 1984, my aunt lived in Hornchurch and we travelled from Richmond on the district line to visit her every Sunday for 2 years until she moved to Feltham in 1986. Long journey!!
For a few years after his retirement my grandfather had a part-time job in Richmond and to get there (from Ilford) he took a bus to Barking and then went by direct train. This way he got a seat, to could travel in a more relaxed way.
@@CitytransportInfoplus that wasn’t a bad idea!! I was 5 years old when we started travelling to Hornchurch on the District line in 1984. My sister was 3 years old. You can imagine the trouble my Mum and Dad had keeping us quiet on a journey across London, especially back then when there wasn’t the entertainment there is today!!
Yes, I too miss those days.... for instance the CO stock with the lovely high backed comfy seats, the CP stock trailers with distinctive half moon shaped decorative glass on the seat backs or divisions to split them into separate seating areas for 1st and 3rd class plus smoking / non-smoking....
Sorry, I have no 1990's footage from Dagenham Heathway. Yet to come (LU subsurface railway routes) are Moor Park, Tower Hill and Barking. But for the latter I need to wait until the new Class 710 trains are in service.
I read the push button door procedure was still in use until as recently as 2000 I thought it was earlier because I use to press the door buttons but that had ceased by the time I started Junior school in 1997 I'm sure.
I do not remember the dates but what I do recall is that for a number of years the doors opened at all stations in the summer and especially at suburban above ground stations the passengers had to push the buttons in the winter. I was told that blind people complained that they could not see the buttons to open the doors and it was also found that relying on passengers to press buttons added seconds to station stop dwell times and especially at busy times even if only 2-4 seconds per station it all soon added up - by changing to the train diver always opening the doors it was possible to run a few extra trains in the rush hours.
BR chose to eliminate their stopping services for most of the Fenchurch Street stations in London once steam was withdrawn; not that there were many by that point (2 a day in 1958). Think the presence of the catenary had something to do with it.
For many years the entire route was owned by BR, and also used the same signalling system as the LMS installed on the shared Bakerloo Line / North London Electrics route to Watford Junction / Croxley Green / Rickmansworth (LMS). Even though most stations were largely served by London Transport's trains BR still managed the stations and ticket offices. BR Steam and (later) diesel trains could also use the tracks which were electrified for London Transport's trains, and sometimes this is what happened. Goods trains were also able to use all four tracks although unfortunately the businesses which had private goods yards eventually closed them as freight was switched to the roads.
@@gandalf7292 Not so much poaching, more an agreement that LT would operate the stopping services. The stations remained in LMS and then BR ownership for some years afterwards.
Wish BR had more stopping services. Just me being sentimental. I realise there would be no point as it would merely duplicate LU services in many cases.
Its hard to say... there was good and there was bad. We did not have the same technologies, but we did not miss anything because were too busy living our lives as they were. We all had a concern that 'one day' in the future we were probably going to have a big war with the Soviet Union and that it would include nuclear weapons that would wipe most of us out ... and then, suddenly, to our utter, utter astonishment in 1989 the Berlin wall was allowed to be opened and in what seemed like overnight everything changed.
Forever missing the D Stocks! Been on those trains since I was young.
This was my local underground station, from when I was a child. With the red CO/CP stock and the silver R stock. Long before D78s and now S Stock. I was actually on the special from Upminster Depot to Upney, with Met No: 1 and L44. Not sure when they knocked down the station buildings on the Up Main platform, which stood in front of the goods shed, featured in this video. The footbridge used to extend to the Up Main platform too. Nice to see the station with two booking office windows open, and the ticket collector seated in his booth. I remember the florist too. Sadly, not captured on film, is the cottage-like taxi kiosk just out of frame, with leaded light windows. Back in the day, buses turned around here, with a Sundays only bus going onto St Georges Hospital. Hornchurch also has an LTSR built Station Hotel.
I miss the D78 stock so much...
FlyingTrains 1 Me too.
Great video mate really enjoyed watching it. Great shots of the underground trains
Thanks:-)
citytransportinfo your very welcome mate.
looking at the D stock trains hurt. I miss them
I remember when we moved to Feltham in 1984, my aunt lived in Hornchurch and we travelled from Richmond on the district line to visit her every Sunday for 2 years until she moved to Feltham in 1986. Long journey!!
For a few years after his retirement my grandfather had a part-time job in Richmond and to get there (from Ilford) he took a bus to Barking and then went by direct train. This way he got a seat, to could travel in a more relaxed way.
@@CitytransportInfoplus that wasn’t a bad idea!! I was 5 years old when we started travelling to Hornchurch on the District line in 1984. My sister was 3 years old. You can imagine the trouble my Mum and Dad had keeping us quiet on a journey across London, especially back then when there wasn’t the entertainment there is today!!
Shame that these trains aren't around anymore, I travelled on them ever since my childhood.
Good old footage there,mate. 1990 is my birth year. D stock in their original livery and C2C using the slam door EMUs.
It was NSE back then.
This was uploaded on my birthday
Miss the good old days of old LU rolling stock...
Yes, I too miss those days.... for instance the CO stock with the lovely high backed comfy seats, the CP stock trailers with distinctive half moon shaped decorative glass on the seat backs or divisions to split them into separate seating areas for 1st and 3rd class plus smoking / non-smoking....
I liked this video cause of D stock
Sean Lecca Me too :)
amazing
3:02 it looks a bit weird seeing a LU locomotive hauling BR carriages
It is indeed however it appears to have been common practice during any special events...
Could you do Dagenham Heathway next?
Sorry, I have no 1990's footage from Dagenham Heathway.
Yet to come (LU subsurface railway routes) are Moor Park, Tower Hill and Barking. But for the latter I need to wait until the new Class 710 trains are in service.
@@CitytransportInfoplus I can deal with Barking I live near there too!
I live in the borough of barking and dagenham
@@tundetheepic8631 me too I live in dagenham East area!
I read the push button door procedure was still in use until as recently as 2000 I thought it was earlier because I use to press the door buttons but that had ceased by the time I started Junior school in 1997 I'm sure.
I do not remember the dates but what I do recall is that for a number of years the doors opened at all stations in the summer and especially at suburban above ground stations the passengers had to push the buttons in the winter.
I was told that blind people complained that they could not see the buttons to open the doors and it was also found that relying on passengers to press buttons added seconds to station stop dwell times and especially at busy times even if only 2-4 seconds per station it all soon added up - by changing to the train diver always opening the doors it was possible to run a few extra trains in the rush hours.
But D stock has removed in 2017
So there's no D stock in 2018
Why are a lot of train stations near the underground one closed ?
BR chose to eliminate their stopping services for most of the Fenchurch Street stations in London once steam was withdrawn; not that there were many by that point (2 a day in 1958). Think the presence of the catenary had something to do with it.
Silent Hunter I see, maybe the underground took their part of passenger and profit
For many years the entire route was owned by BR, and also used the same signalling system as the LMS installed on the shared Bakerloo Line / North London Electrics route to Watford Junction / Croxley Green / Rickmansworth (LMS).
Even though most stations were largely served by London Transport's trains BR still managed the stations and ticket offices. BR Steam and (later) diesel trains could also use the tracks which were electrified for London Transport's trains, and sometimes this is what happened. Goods trains were also able to use all four tracks although unfortunately the businesses which had private goods yards eventually closed them as freight was switched to the roads.
citytransportinfo thanks a lot
@@gandalf7292 Not so much poaching, more an agreement that LT would operate the stopping services. The stations remained in LMS and then BR ownership for some years afterwards.
Wish BR had more stopping services. Just me being sentimental. I realise there would be no point as it would merely duplicate LU services in many cases.
What were the 1980s like?
Its hard to say... there was good and there was bad. We did not have the same technologies, but we did not miss anything because were too busy living our lives as they were.
We all had a concern that 'one day' in the future we were probably going to have a big war with the Soviet Union and that it would include nuclear weapons that would wipe most of us out ... and then, suddenly, to our utter, utter astonishment in 1989 the Berlin wall was allowed to be opened and in what seemed like overnight everything changed.
Brilliant.
Does anybody know if the old coal shed is still there?
Hell no! It's a residential home now.
First
Rhys Roberts that's annoying kid...