Thank you! I was quite a busy lad back in the day. Aircraft came later, and recently uploading to TH-cam has given me the impetus to go out and start filming again, especially handy in getting some of the BR classes that are in their twilight years. Plenty more still to come from the past as well as newer footage.
Used to work in Haringey Park Jtn signalbox in late 70's,so great watching your video.In those days you could stop a freight train and get a lift to Barking (if you missed your passenger train when getting relieved).Of course in BR days lots of practices that today never be allowed!
Yes, it was a different railway back then. I signed the road along here in the 1990s, all freight workings to Dagenham ARC and Purfleet, or perhaps Leyton ballast hole.....
Yet another winning video . Many thanks for posting. The old stadium exit half way along the platforms at Harringay can still be see in the vid nice. There was 3 disused stations in this vid st Annes Rd (the booking office at road level was a sweet shop for years) hornsey rd and juction road . as it is so near to tuffnel park stn on lul there was talk of putting that one back. Just rememberd back in the 70's Mon to Fri the last train into barking went back to criclwood dept as ECS. I used to get a lift back to leytonstone on that after a night in the spotted dog PH nr barking station. oh happy days
Oh! I've been in there in the past, a983 time when i left school. I was still only 17 but i'm tall and looked older than i was! This line backed onto my rear garden so i grew up with trains which probably explains all these vids on TH-cam!
They look like catch points to me. They were used a lot in the days of unfitted freight trains, if wagons broke away and rolled back down an incline they would be de-railed rather than crashing into the train behind. It wasn't a good time to be a freight guard if that happened!!!!
I though a lot had been refurbished although its been a while since i travelled over the line. when i was growing up with this line at the bottom of my garden, the service went to Kentish Town and not Gospel Oak. That bit from Junction Road Junction to Gospel Oak was freight only back then......
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus In June, Bombardier won the contract to build 45 new stock trains for London Overground, eight of which are to serve Gospel Oak to Barking for post-electrification in four carriage formation.
@@mitchellgiffard1978 As i recall, they arrived late didn't they? And the DMU's in use were being sent to the West Midlands even though there were no replacements..... But supposedy a whole lot better than 'bad old British Rail'......
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Guards and station staff were committed to keeping things moving. Half the people alighting were out before the train stopped!
@@borderlands6606 Station staff? Apart from Barking and Gospel Oak, there were no station staff! You might have the odd booking clerk on early turn but that was about it! I agree though that the passengers got off quicker, especially as the doors were flung open before the trian had stopped and some were away down the platform before the train had come to a halt, just like in my vid here th-cam.com/video/gornakFpBCM/w-d-xo.html-enjoy!
Wouldn’t part of the overall increase also come from the fact that trains have to wait for the terminating platforms as a result of the 4tph service too? In this video the GPO platform is already clear and there’s no wait but in a number of [more recent] videos/journeys there’s a wait before a train gets in to let the preceding one leave
@@djtrainspotter No, all St Pancras drivers at this time but it was Old Oak Depot that supplied the DMU's, Pancras drivers signed the road there in order to work ECS.
Your collection of recordings are quite frankly astonishing!
Thank you! I was quite a busy lad back in the day. Aircraft came later, and recently uploading to TH-cam has given me the impetus to go out and start filming again, especially handy in getting some of the BR classes that are in their twilight years. Plenty more still to come from the past as well as newer footage.
Used to work in Haringey Park Jtn signalbox in late 70's,so great watching your video.In those days you could stop a freight train and get a lift to Barking (if you missed your passenger train when getting relieved).Of course in BR days lots of practices that today never be allowed!
Yes, it was a different railway back then. I signed the road along here in the 1990s, all freight workings to Dagenham ARC and Purfleet, or perhaps Leyton ballast hole.....
Brilliant! I've loved every minute of this set! Thanks as always 👍
My pleasure, i aim to please....
Harringay GL is a world away from what it was.
Brilliant video - really enjoy seeing all your uploads.
Thank you, this series of vids gives you a flavour of how run down, backwater route it was....
Thoroughly enjoyed that journey Soi... Thank you for sharing your videos. All the best... Andy.
Keep viewing Andy, i have lots more to upload!
What a good recording. Thanks an bunch again. These sind brilliant Memories to me.
My pleasure......
Yet another winning video . Many thanks for posting. The old stadium exit half way along the platforms at Harringay can still be see in the vid nice. There was 3 disused stations in this vid st Annes Rd (the booking office at road level was a sweet shop for years) hornsey rd and juction road . as it is so near to tuffnel park stn on lul there was talk of putting that one back. Just rememberd back in the 70's Mon to Fri the last train into barking went back to criclwood dept as ECS. I used to get a lift back to leytonstone on that after a night in the spotted dog PH nr barking station. oh happy days
Oh! I've been in there in the past, a983 time when i left school. I was still only 17 but i'm tall and looked older than i was! This line backed onto my rear garden so i grew up with trains which probably explains all these vids on TH-cam!
Liking the old-fashioned Expansion Switch at 1:40 !
They look like catch points to me. They were used a lot in the days of unfitted freight trains, if wagons broke away and rolled back down an incline they would be de-railed rather than crashing into the train behind. It wasn't a good time to be a freight guard if that happened!!!!
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Yup, I am sure you're right. I don't know the gradients there but it figures.
i was nearly 2 when this was filmed
A bit of a history lesson for you then.....the line has improved no end since then happily!
This is Stuart, I was 8.
Excellent!, 😊👍
Thanks.....
Some of the stations still look the same to this day coming from barking via Gospel oak.
I though a lot had been refurbished although its been a while since i travelled over the line. when i was growing up with this line at the bottom of my garden, the service went to Kentish Town and not Gospel Oak. That bit from Junction Road Junction to Gospel Oak was freight only back then......
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus In June, Bombardier won the contract to build 45 new stock trains for London Overground, eight of which are to serve Gospel Oak to Barking for post-electrification in four carriage formation.
@@mitchellgiffard1978 As i recall, they arrived late didn't they? And the DMU's in use were being sent to the West Midlands even though there were no replacements..... But supposedy a whole lot better than 'bad old British Rail'......
Catching an Overground train today from Barking to Gospel Oak is scheduled to take longer (35:00) than it took to watch these three videos (33:32).
And the 117's were about 30 years old when this vid was made! Why is it new trains and todays railway takes longer to get anywhere?.....
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus I noticed that the station dwell times seem longer now on this line, especially since the Aventras arrived.
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Guards and station staff were committed to keeping things moving. Half the people alighting were out before the train stopped!
@@borderlands6606 Station staff? Apart from Barking and Gospel Oak, there were no station staff! You might have the odd booking clerk on early turn but that was about it! I agree though that the passengers got off quicker, especially as the doors were flung open before the trian had stopped and some were away down the platform before the train had come to a halt, just like in my vid here th-cam.com/video/gornakFpBCM/w-d-xo.html-enjoy!
Wouldn’t part of the overall increase also come from the fact that trains have to wait for the terminating platforms as a result of the 4tph service too? In this video the GPO platform is already clear and there’s no wait but in a number of [more recent] videos/journeys there’s a wait before a train gets in to let the preceding one leave
Blimey! Is there anything she didn't drive in your vids lol ooof !
This was a trip out with an ex Cricklewood driver who was at St Pancras. The Barking line work and drivers ended up there after CW shut.
@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Aha, yeah i thought Old Oak drivers done them around this time too? Cant remember, too many beers in 5 yeers lol
@@djtrainspotter No, all St Pancras drivers at this time but it was Old Oak Depot that supplied the DMU's, Pancras drivers signed the road there in order to work ECS.