Aldgate - End of the Line Ep.22
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- You didn't think I'd not do the rest of the stations that are Ends of Lines did you? :-)
Welcome to Aldgate! At the end of the Metropolian Line, right in Zone 1 in the City of London, and it's a lovely terminus station ...
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Bonus points if you can tell me the station that the opening shot is at !! 😮
Liverpool St.
can you do elephant and castle on bakerloo line in zones 1/2
Liverpool Street Sub Surface platforms
Liverpool street sub surface
Liverpool Street
Thanks for another video which brings back memories as I used Aldgate for many years,. Also a big thank you for taking time to show the memorial plaque and to remember those who lost their lives in the Aldgate bombing. I was in the train in front of the one which got bombed. Made it to Canary Wharf and I will never forget having to walk back from there to Marylebone- all tubes cancelled . It was a very strange walk through the streets that day. RIP those who lost their lives.
I clicked on this thinking that it was the latest 'only unconnect' before I registered the title! Great to see that there are more episodes of this series, Geoff!
I can remember the time when Aldgate had a much larger 'Minories' bus station. This station was used for many years by Green Line Coach services 720, 721, 722 and 723, and also by some trolleybus routes, notably the very busy 653.
If 'Minories' was larger, would it be 'Majories' 🤔
I quite often travel down to London from the North of England to a client on Mansell Street, and always do my best to get a Metropolitan to Aldgate from Kings Cross rather than a circle line train... I just find it so satisfying being one of the last people to get off at the end of the line
For flat junctions it is rather amazing how many peak services they get through the three sides of the triangle.
It is amazing indeed. I've sometimes wondered if a dive-under line (as between Ken.High-St and Earl's Court) could be managed? I think the distance between Aldgate E and Liverpool St station is a little less, but with modern traction moters maybe the slopes could be a little steeper.
I spent 4 years getting the Aldgate Metropolitan Line train to work and always jumped out at Liverpool Street. Odd now to think that I never once stood on an Aldgate platform even though the name resonates so much in my memory.
Ooh I like this. I did think quite a few ends of the line were missing at the time, so good to catch them up
In B.C. (before Covid), Aldgate was my stop for work. Ah, the memories. Thanks Geoff.
Used to go on the Tube when i worked in London, love the smell of fish!
Hi Geoff I live in Aldgate and I'll tell you why those underpasses were closed. The management of roads and pavements was split between 3 authorities - City of London, Tower Hamlets & GLA (red route)
There were a number of complaints about cleanliness, and also concerns about rough sleeping.
It turned out it was too difficult for the 3 authorities to come to some kind of effective management agreement, so when the old Aldgate gyratory system was closed to make some new pedestrian space they decided to shut them down.
So rather than solving the rough sleeping, let's get rid of the space for them to sleep in. This country is just a horrible place.
@@michaelwincott Dream on - they had to be cleaned out regularly to prevent them getting filthy and smelly and uninhabitable. There are also 5 large hostels within 5 minutes walk of this station.
It looked like they were being filled with polystyrene foam - so could probably be reopened in time. Do you know what happened to Aldgate Barrs, the shopping area linked to Aldgate East?
@@PhilipLinnell Hostels, while a useful stopgap, do not solve the reasons for rough sleeping.
@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xxBut neither does letting people sleep in underpasses.
Those former subways at Aldgate used to lead to a mini shopping mall that closed sometime in the early 2000s!
Did you know back in the day there was a signal box at the Liverpool St end of Aldgate Stn. I used to work there 1974 - 1975 as a Railway Operating Apprentice (ROA) aged 16. On sundays 2 trains each direction were run by District line crews using "CO" stock the red trains.
Across the street from the station entrance is Peters Cafe. A small busy cafe with super breakfast . Excellent coffee
I used to go to college opposite Aldgate East station and would occasionally get off at Aldgate and walk from there if there wasn’t a H&C train available. I would also use that subway that is no more. There used to be a really nice sandwich shop there. Sad to hear it’s gone now. Happy memories.
End of the Line - the Second Platform.... great to have you back, giving us more little gems like this!
When I drove the route 42 I used to love peeking over the wall onto the platforms. Really illustrates how close to the surface the subsurface lines are below your feet. Great little video Geoff. Looking forward to more "End of the Line" videos in the future. 😊
When Iived in London during my college days, Aldgate was my nearest tube station. This video brings back so many memories ❤
There are still a few end of the underground lines still to do Geoff......
Hammersmith (Circle and Hammersmith & City), Elephant and Castle (Bakerloo), and both ends of the Waterloo and City.
@@luelou8464 think there is another one as well. Will have to check my list.
Also Edgware Road on the Circle plus District Shuttle
And Olympia
Barking
Bank would be a good video on in general
I stumbled upon that view of the station you showed last winter on vacation in London and was mesmerized. Thanks for rekindling a great memory.
Nice detail about a diamond-shaped sign. I have a set of magnets depicting the different London transport signs and one of them is for Shoreditch, it is diamond-shaped as well, but is green and not red-blue
Aldgate bus station was also the terminus for Essexbound greenline coaches.
The bus station at Aldgate Minories was the terminus for Green Line coach services 720. 721, 722 and 723.
This station I have been to. I walked from the Tower of London to Spitalfields and then to Aldgate. I hopped on here with no specific destination as I decided I would randomly get off and see where I ended up.
END OF THE LINE IS BACK! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for continuing this Geoff! I only recently watched the whole series, thoroughly enjoyed it, and thought there were a few which were missed: Aldgate (Metropolitan), Barking (Hammersmith & City), Edgeware Road (District), Elephant & Castle (Bakerloo), Hammersmith (Circle, Hammersmith & City), Kensington (Olympia) (District), Stratford (Jubilee). Plus all the stations (all 2) on the Waterloo & City. I’m guessing car parks won’t be as much a bingo on these ones 😂
It’s also good to hear you’re extending this series to the Overground, the Trams, and CrossElizPurp. Will you also include the London Terminal Stations? So many lines to get to each end of!
The green tiles are lovely.
Great to see that the series has not ended yet and there are more videos to come!
Geoff: We are going to be covering the Overground, Trams and Elizabeth Line.
DLR: Am I a joke to you?!
i like how geoff continued the series with the ones he werent going to do, and the other modes of transport
Those green-teal-blue-ish tiles are exactly like in Pet Shop Boys' music video Dreamland. I know, that video is actually located in the Berlin U-bahn, but it doesn't stop that song now looping in my head for the rest of the day. Thanks 😂
I love this station. Thank you so much for this video!
I used to do point Mtce there, a walkway took you above the track to the imr, walk abit further and there was a long corridor with sliding doors, iir used to be an old cable stoors. Spooky at night as the toilet was at the far end 😂
I wasn't expecting this, generally because he said he wouldn't do interchange termini stops. Very Sneaky Geoff!
I'm on holiday this week staying near the London Underground and decided to finally visit the eight stations at the other end of the Metropolitan line I didn't visit in 2022. You weren't kidding in that episode of The Tube all those years ago it does take a long time to get to Preston Road if you start at Chesham
I decided to carry on and correct my mistakes from 15 months ago to see if I could have still completed if I had started originally. I was at Aldgate only two days ago, so it is surreal seeing you walk the very same platform
Also another tip when doing Tube Challenge. When you run/walk to Aldgate you need the exit with Sports Direct behind you as there are four exits from Aldgate East
I used to work right by Aldgate. Can confirm the Metropolian Line empties out at Liverpool Street. I used to transfer from the Central line to the Metropolian Line if the timing was right (an easy transfer as you basically walk past the Metropolian Line tracks when you come of the Central line), but most of the time I just walked the 10 minutes it takes by foot from Liverpool street to Aldgate!
I loved standing at the top of the steps looking down at the platforms. Sadly this station has no step free access, neither does Aldgate East.
Mention of Mile End has reminded me of something I have been wondering for a while... From the eastbound District/H&C platform at Mile End you can see the next eastbound platform of Bow Road station through the tunnel. Are these the only instances on the Underground where you can directly see one platform from another platform at two separate tube stations?
I used to live in the student housing between Aldgate and Tower Hill on Minories and always preferred Aldgate for the architecture, and at that point the Met & Circle lines had newer trains while the District was still running the old stock.
No way! It’s back!!!!
One of the New York equivalent,would be Brooklyn Bridge,IRT,and connections! Also Fulton Street,2,3,4,5,A&C,[IRT/IND],and to top it off,the 42nd Street rabbit warren! In Brooklyn,add Atlantic Ave/Long Island Railroad/IRT! Anyway,that Aldgate really is a New York City transplant,in the heart of London,and the books on London buses,that I read,never mentioned the Minories bus station was also Aldgate! Why,problems they assumed the readers,knew London,and forgot that the books,had far greater distribution! Thanks for an interesting video! Thank you 😇 😊!
I did a scavenger hunt not long ago and one of the challenges was "photograph 3 trains at once at Aldgate". We thought this would be simple enough because there always seemed to be 2 met trains parked and you just need to wait for a circle to show up. Unfortunately when we got there one of the mets pulled away and it looked like another wouldn't arrive for a little while. THANKFULLY 2 circle trains showed up at once, which was really lucky bc we were fully aware they only arrive once every 10 minutes.
Yayyy! Another video! :D
I've never been there but what a lovely station!
Yay, this series is back!
Where's the car park?!
Love this one, thanks Geoff!
I mean, given how many stations are added and things change, there will always be a new episode.
There’s some tiled columns in NY that have curved corners, as in the tiles are molded to curve through 90 degrees from one end to the other.
Hi Geoff, I am not sure if you're aware, but there are 90-minute tours of St. Pancras International this Saturday (6th July). I am not connected, but thought I would mention it. Link on request.
Great news Geoff. Keep them coming mate
Aldgate I think is just OUTSIDE the City of London. It is east of St Botolph’s-without-Aldgate church
You’re going to cover Bank and Waterloo too, I hope! 😂
4:34 wow those must be old seats. I remember them being in a few bus stops and train stations in the late 90's/ early 00's.
so that shooping arcade under the Marsh Centre is now gone?? I used to work near there in 2000/2001 and my late wife used to commute into there upto 2008..... Lot of memories there.
Aldgate bus station- happy days- Green Line coaches into Essex!
What happened to the pedestrian subways under Hammersmith Broadway that linked the Piccadilly line station to the H&C?
he's back today
I'm guessing Geoff had "fletchings" on his "Word of the day" calendar.
I see its got new ticket barriers since my last visit.
A plaque celebrating the Queen unveiling the plaque ... a little reminiscent of Jerome K Jerome's notice in a park in Germany stating 'It is forbidden to throw stones at this notice'
Dont forget waterloo and bank, they're both end of the line stations on the waterloo and city line, their also both in zone 1
Trying to remember (and google) what the 4 fletchings on the direction arrow sign signifies...
Ironic that @2.35 in the immediate background of one of those many sets of stairs at Aldgate, is a wheelchair accessible sign on a carriage door of the train stopped at the platform.
In any event, I always find that junction of the Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and District Line all a bot spooky and weird. Trains just rumble past one another in that mysterious, underground cavern with its concrete columns and apparently aimless movements.
Gonna need a bus station series now.
My version of this tube station is deep underground without the need of Aldgate East. The Circle, District, H&C and the Metropolitan all serve this big interchange deep underground. The Metropolitan terminates there.
Personally I prefer Aldgate West
Nice Bold Platinum
Not a station
i prefer aldgate north
I quite like Aldgate South
I prefer Aldgate East
Great episodes ❤. But I wonder, I cant find Elephant & Castle on Bakerloo line in this series? Thats also a zone 1 station.
Geoff do you remember the subway from Stratford station that led into the shopping centre ?
You should do all the bus stations in London!
1:23 🌉New series: Best Station from Zone 1-8 🚇🎟️
Living in Whitechapel, the fact that you cannot change between the District and Metropolitan Lines can be really frustrating, especially as they are within feet of each other. When the Hammersmith Line has problems it can be really difficult to go towards Liverpool Street from Aldgate East, even on good days it can take up to 20 minutes. It is a shame they cannot open an underground walkway between the two Aldgates, or move the Metropolitan termination to Whitechapel, where there is space.
One of the few ends of the line stations without a surface car park.
MORE END OF THE LINE 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi Geoff! Video idea: how circle line services work
Will Bank or Waterloo feature next as either end of the Waterloo and City Line?
End of the line for the River Bus service too??
After dusting off my old spreadsheet and updating it I see only eight entries left unmarked:
Bank (Waterloo & City)
Barking (Hammersmith & City)
Edgeware Road (Circle / District)
Elephant & Castle (Bakerloo)
Hammersmith (Hammersmith & City / Circle)
Kensington Olympia (District)
Stratford (Jubilee)
Waterloo (Waterloo & City)
This is only the underground termini not yet done.
Yes, Thank you
Can you also do Abbey Wood as well please😂😂 Thank you Geoff
would it be better if those 2 stations were joined to be 1 station plus the bus station sorta like hammersmith
I'm wondering if Geoff is still making End of the Line Tube Stations because we still have Barking (H&C), West Ruislip, Stratford, Hammersmith (H&C and Circle), Edgware Road (District and Circle), Elephant & Castle and Kensington Olympia to go.
I just saw the vid of West Ruislip, no we did that 😄. I also forgot the Waterloo & City line destinations at Bank and of course Waterloo he hasn't done yet.
Are Hainault and Woodford not at the end of the line? (Hainault terminators and the Hainault Shuttle)
Aldgate makes a great appearance in the novel Rogue Male.
Was there not a subway outside the Aldgate East gateline post 2014?
My late dad's favourite joke.
Posh Man - Excuse me my good man. Is this Aldgate East?
LT Guard - Nah mate. It's aull gate aaat. 🤣
I don't think I've ever used Aldgate station, though I have been through, and have used Aldgate East.
Every 10 minutes! You could hear me scream, when at 5 minutes at Old Street on the Northern Line, trying to get to Bank for the W&C 😱
I have probably missed something, but doesn’t the district line pass to the south? I have not been through for a very long time.
Can you do a video on the reasoning and works needed to split the Metropolitan and the creation of the H&C?
Aldgate station figures prominently in one of the Sherlock Holmes stories: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans. In this story, a junior clerk at Woolwich Arsenal, Cadogan West is found dead one morning, his body lying next to the tracks just outside of Aldgate , and eventually Holmes deduces that the clerk was killed and his body was placed on top of a train carriage, and was thrown off the train as it is jostled by the points
Yes I have just read that story. What a connection- Sir Arthur & Geoff almost as good as Holmes & Watson.
Lovely weather on the day of filming
right near my house literally XD wish id have known!
Another strange quirk is Roding Valley at the end of the Central Line 😅
I really don't like how since the Hammersmith and City line was formed off of the Metropolitan line, the District and Metropolitan lines don't have any stations linked together anymore
Can you do Olympia and then the DLR next?
Full Four Fletching must have taken a while to say properly 😂
The word fletching does not get enough recognition in general use
I know right !! 😅
Norman Stanley Fletcher. Name the program ?
Berlin U Bahn tile colours like at Alexanderplatz U5 & U8 :)
Are you going to do Baker Street Geoff?
Do the trains have to come in at a slow pace? In NYC, if I understand it correctly, stations like that have to be entered at like walking speed. If there is a run out or tail tracks (?) they can enter at full speed.
That's because the pigeons commute between Liverpool St and Aldgate on the train