Rush Hour Trains at: London Kings Cross, ECML, 09/06/23
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มิ.ย. 2023
- A very enjoyable evening session spent at London Kings Cross on the East Coast Mainline where we see plenty of services from Thameslink, Great Northern, London Northeastern Railway, Grand Central and Hull Trains.
Kings Cross has a huge and varied history behind it but I won't go into absolutely everything as there really is far to much to tell, and lets be honest you're not going to want to res through everything on here. Although I could be wrong. Either way let's get started.
The station was built and opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1852 and served as their London terminus, this was the fifth station to be built in London.
The stations named derived from a nearby building which was called Kings Cross building. This was a monument to the former King of England King George IV.
The actual design of the station really hadn't changed all that much abeilt with small changes having to be made to accommodate bigger trains and everything else that you would expect of a station serving the nation's capital. The design of the station came by the hands of several people including: Lewis Cubitt who was the brother of Thomas Cubitt whom designed the Bloomsbury, Belgravia and Osborne House. Sir William Cubitt who was the chief architect of Crystal Palace.
The main features of the station included two brick arched train sheds covering the platforms, there would be a brick structure at the end of the station which would reflect the archways throughout the station, there was a large clock tower reaching 34 metres in height. The inspiration for this impressive structure came from the Moscow Riding Academy.
When the station was opened it was officialy the biggest in the country. When it was first built it had one departure and one arrival Platfrom with space in between the two for a carriage sidings.
The station started gaining much more attention when the following stations were built: Holloway Road, Wood Green and Severn Sisters Road which is now known as simply Severn Sisters. These were opened in order of date, 1850, 1859 and 1861.
When the Midland Railway began operating there services from Leicester via Hitchin and Bedford they used Kings Cross as their London terminus which meant that platform 2 had to be lenthened and platform 3 was built to help with the growing traffic.
In 1866 the Metropolitan Railway made a connection to the line which then meant that the London, Chatham and Dover Railway could reach the station. The result of this caused a new suburban station to be built at Herne Hill.
As I'm sure many of you are aware there was actually a line that went around and under Kings Cross station and the tunnel entrance of this can still be seen opposite the end of Platform 1. This was known as the Kings Cross Mainline Local Station and was opened in 1875 and was followed 3 years later by the Metropolitan Railway making a further connection in 1878. In 1893 a further two platforms were built to cater for the growing demand, these are the current platforms 5 and 6. Because of the size of the station a new iron footbridge was built to connect all the platforms together. Because at the time there wasn't much in the way of long distance trains it meant that by 1880 almost half of the traffic that was serving the station was for suburban use. A rather interesting feature of the station is the Gas Works Tunnel that you see quite clearly in front of the station which has a rather sharp incline. This hadn't seen any real attention since it was first built and was all most forgot about which meant it was the sight of countless bottlenecks. Especially with freight traffic trying to get past the station. Inevitably an accident did happen between a light engine and a coal train which was caused by combination of signal man error and poor weather conditions.
When the LNER took ownership of the station from 1923 to 1948 there were an all manner of changes being made to the station to try and simply make life somewhat easier for everyone. These included adding toilets and dressing rooms beneath what is now platform 8. The lines going through the Gas Works Tunnel were redesgined and signalling greatly improved which would make things so much easier for managing the growing number of trains.
Now we think that overcrowding these days is bad. I think we have it easy when you look at what Kings Cross went through during WW2. Because of where the line travelled it meant that it became a major player in the transportation of civilian and troop traffic. Because there wasn't enough trains to cover the demand it meant that people were being crammed onto suburban and regional express trains with an average 2000 people per train!!!!
My next rush hour film will be from Linslade on the West Coast Mainline.
You can now find me on Facebook through the group Tornado922, there you will find regular updates, videos and photos from all of my goings on throughout 2023. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
London King’s Cross is a beautiful station thanks for going there again!
Thanks for watching!
@@Tornado922 your welcome!
If they don't terminate there, there will be one heck of a mess down the far end!
Might take some explaining to do!
Great videos mate
Who's cleaning that up??
Nice video as always. I’ve never seen a 10-car Hull Trains service before!
They've been running a 10 car train quite a lot lately from what I have seen
I agree with you on that livery its stunning
It really is
Couldn't agree more about 91110 and 91111's liveries. Stunning and a great tribute to our war heroes that fought for Britain in WWII.
I just hope those locos will be preserved along with the liveries
Great vid as ever from one of my favourite stations on my favourite line! I got to ride the Trainbow last week. I must’ve got some weird looks cos I got well giddy as it pulled in!
As long as your happy then that's all that matters
As always, great work! Looking forward to watching the Manchester video next!
Thank you very much!
Very Nice. Congrats for this Rail compilation. I subscribe on your channel. Greetings from Italy.
Brilliant video as always.
Thank you kindly
The 801s buddy from Alan in Lowestoft buddy
CLASS MATE!!!
Thank you kindly!
Great video 👍
Thanks very much
Another excellent video. Agree 91110 livery is great.
Thanks very much
Love the old livery on the 225 set's buddy
They really have done a tremendous job with it
Great video
Thanks very much
16:48 love it mate 🤘
@ 27:13 Tornado922: That is without doubt the best if not THE best livery ever on a locomotive in the UK
Class 91111: Am I a joke to you?
91111 really is a beautiful livery
91111 is a tremendous livery make no mistake, but for me personally 91110 is my personal favourite
@@Tornado922 i love the name plate of 91110
@@Tornado922 No problem, was just joking around, I love both 91110 and 91111, I couldn’t give an asnwer if I had to really pick 1 of them
nice video
Thanks very much
I love King’s Cross.
It is a great station to come to
Great vid mate ❤❤
Thank you very much!
@Tornado922 Yor welcome ❤
Hi Tornado922. Great rush hour film at London Kings Cross. Loved the 2-tone from 91110 at 34:39. Extra information for you: for future reference, it is actually called 'Bradford Forster Square', rather than 'Foster'. Looking forward to the next rush hour film at Linslade. Kind regards, Chris.
Thanks very much Chris and thanks for the extra information
No problem, mate.
Ace ❤
Thank you kindly
What’s going on with the Grand Central Voyager?
My favourite livery is LNER. Simple and stylish. After that I place Trans Pennine.
Simple and stylish does work I agree
Love your fabulous video but prefer platform ⁹
So do i
Hull trains 802 look nicer to be, although i would probably pick the transpenine given the option.
Hi pal. Was wondering what the situation was with spotting at KX. Are the staff ok with it? Great video btw.
As long as you go to the contractors office and let them know what you intend to do when they are perfectly fine with it
u were on platform 4/5 platoform 11 is where that great northen train was
One day I'll get it lol
I think train in white look more presentable
An intercity livery on an 800 would look good I think
I believe you're right, all of them in red& white are boring
The Intercity livery just seems to work on everything
Will u be going to the keighley worth valley desil gala this weekend
Sadly I couldn't attend it
You are filming some great videos lately keep it up
That's very kind of you to say, thank you
Stood on platform 8 in the mid 70’s. 31’s, 47’s, deltics, first gen DMUS, the occasional peak. Too sterile now
It's time like these I wish I was alive back then to really appreciate it all
Excellent video. Really enjoyed it. 😀
Thank you kindly!
Excellent rush hour film, just sad all the larger than life buildings are closing in on KX.
Thanks very much, there has been a lot of work done to the surrounding area of the station and I can't help but feel it's slowly losing it's charm and character as a result
I come here legit all the time. I love kings cross
It is a great station to come to
I always thought LNER had only 801s?
No, the LNER Azumas contain 800s and 802s, as well as 801s.
No lumo services?
They don't run during the evening peak it would seem, atleast not from London anyway
Did the 365s retire?
no they are still around they are seen up in Scotland working for scotrail doing the Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh waverley services
I mean yes they did retire from the ECML
Where are the lupo train s
Can't wait for you to mention the Cleethorpes service to kings cross when it begins haha
Well I'll be sure to mention it when it does
Never been to Kings Cross before but it does look like a good station to go to! I don't know if either my social anxiety or bank account would approve though 😂
If you do ever get the chance to come here I can highly recommend it, just take out a small loan and you'll be fine 😂
@@Tornado922 I think I'll need more than a small loan to get there from Oxenholme 🤣
Always enjoy the KGX video! Still planning one for MAN?
I think we can safely say that I have haha, KGX is a great station to come to. Although some extra variety in traction here wouldn't go a miss
Hey Jared for your next video, could you visit London Paddington and London Euston please 🙏
I will be getting both stations done eventually
The lner azumas are either class 800 or 801 lner don't have any 802,s
He just made a little mistake my friend. I wouldn't take it personally its just one of those things. Don't you worry.
Great entertaining commentary as always Tornado922, excepting the beautiful 'Inter-City' 225 set, what an unrelievedly soulless, sterile and dull place 'The Cross' has become filled with identical plastic trainsets--those awful 'Azumas' with their ironing board seats and rattly interiors. King's Cross used to have character, mildly perilous for those of a nervous nature, always noisy, busy and careworn--I appreciate things and times change but seeing 'The Cross' completely devoid of life is such a shame, this was where the A4's, Thompsons, Deltics, 47's, HST's, the odd 89 would arrive and head out full of noise and purpose--just always busy, parcel trolleys littering platform 1, Whilst having the terminal being very clean and tidy--great to see no foliage hiding the tracks!--I think a bit of the soul and character of King's Cross has been taken away. A shame that our railways are now filled with "Identikit" plastic trains, odd looking locomotives, neglected track vegetation--is that progress? Let's head back to Linslade, chat with the sheep and look out for rogue pigeons! 🙂
Thank you kindly! I do have to agree that Kings Cross has changed a lot over the years, even when it was just 91s and HSTs coming in and out there was something special about the place, but sadly things are changing and not always for the better. The trains that occupy our rail network this day and age don't really have any character to them unlike their predecessors. Even the slower regional commuter trains have now changed for the worse, you would have 317s, 365s, 321s. Now it's just purely 387s and 700s coming and going. I've seen many great films of 'The Cross' back when clag would hang in the air, there would be plenty of noise right from the word go and you had such a great variety in traction coming in and out. Linslade will be covered again sometime soon where the sheep will be spoken to and the pigeons get their 15 minutes of fame
@@Tornado922 Thanks for your reply--'The Cross' back along was always busy 24-7, along with it's characters too, when I go through nowadays yes it is much cleaner & safer yes, but too sterile & lacking character. One time I was waiting to board the 8 am 'Aberdonian' as I used to catch either the sleeper or daytime HST to Aberdeen from Kings Cross to visit my grandparents, and this lady sat next to me and started chatting to me, fair enough no worries, but as I got up to board my train she propositioned me! Needless to say I had to decline her offer but the station was filled with real characters as well as proper trains--always busy there! Keep up the fantastic work, love the banter--just a real pity there is so much undergrowth & weeds everywhere! Even station staff were one of a kind, but a few were genuinely in harmony and pride, the drivers back then a good laugh, I know things change of course, but for the better? My 'gplden age' for train travel was the 1980's & 1990's when BR really worked hard for their Inter-City brand before being sold off, remember the "Inter City Shuttle" services? dirt cheap tickets and great trains! Happy days! 😁
windy day ?
LNER = Iron board seats 👎👎
That station can be a wind trap at the best of times. I recently travelled on an LNER service and I found it to be perfectly comfortable