London Underground.Piccadilly Line. Drivers View and Commentary.Cockfosters-Northfields
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- Please note there is an error in this video. The circle line does not stop at Earls Court. Thank you to all those who let me know my mistake
Hello and welcome to a new video.
This is a different type of video and is recorded on the front of a 1973 stock Piccadilly Line train with commentary
From Cockfosters to Northfields west bound.
I will film the rest of the Piccadilly line at som point.
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Really enjoyed that. I’ve always wanted a train driver’s view of the journey. Fantastic. I’m watching it in bed with the lights off so I can pretend I’m driving lol.
Great idea! Must try that!
hahahah, thats made me smile. fair play Ali. (im gonna try that too). good on ya pal.
I might as well lol
I like your style. I take it you have the screen fairly close and have headphones of some description? BE the driver. If your missus bothers you, kick her.
No idea why this came up in my feed but it's so cool!
Me too😂
Personally I think the London Underground is one of the most amazing engineering feats. To think it tells us the story of London over the last 170 odd years
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@@mikejess04whats so funny
@@Planck944 it’s night and day in comparison to Russian metro
I certainly like the commentary, it makes all the difference. Thank you for giving us so much information about the technique involved in driving the trains.
You are most welcome glad you enjoyed it
Commentary useful. I often wonder why front lights cant be brighter, to light the way in the tunnels.
@@bobmacdonald6183 apparently most new trains lights are brighter as they are LEDs
@@dalecharmantravels8057The commentary is a big game changer, makes your videos stand out.
Followed on Google Earth having never been to London. Commentary was excellent. Being an ex train driver, the side comments on track layout and technique was invaluable. 👍
This is, by far, one of the best TH-cam recommendations on my feed! I could watch this all day and your commentary, sir, is excellent! Informative and incredibly interesting! Keep up the good work!
Surely enjoying the commentary. Thank you for taking us along on the ride!
Just stumbled across this video.. fascinating… I’m a middle aged man that can’t even drive a car, but, wish i’d tried becoming a train driver. Its cool to see the driver view and commentary 👌
It is very helpful that you provide commentary as you drive, especially in the tunnels. And it's just the right amount, too. I'm from The Netherlands, but my aunt has lived in London when I was a kid in the eighties, and me, my sister and my parents went to visit her twice. As a train and subway lover I was always, and still am very fascinated by the London Underground. So thank you very much for sharing these cab views!
The engineering that went/goes in to these underground systems never ceases to amaze me. London especially given the age
First train vid I’ve watched and was with you the whole way . Really great
Great video, always been fascinated with the London Underground, great insight from a drivers perspective, thank you, keep up the great work, and stay safe.
Really enjoyed the journey along with your commentary. Thanks a lot for taking us along in your cab 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Fascinating. My dad worked on the underground from 1963 - 1993. He was a guard, then a motorman, based at Acton Town on the District Line, and then was a Revenue Inspector when he retired. He sadly passed away 9 months after retiring. When he knew mum and I were going to the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, we'd either get a lift in the cab of the train or meet him for a cuppa in one of the canteens on the line. Such lovely memories.
I am sorry to hear that. It is nice to hear you still have find memories
@@dalecharmantravels8057 Yes, alot. He used to play football for Acton Town until he was 42, we used to go and see them play on a Sunday. Your commentaries are great to follow. I've shared this video with my son who lives in Italy too.
Thank you I appreciate the kind words
Wow, your Dad must have driven the old CO/CP and R Stock trains.
Nobody at Arnot’s Grove station platform.
This is absolutely fascinating. I love videos like this that answer questions you’ve always had but never anyone to ask. Thank you for being so informative. I can’t wait to see more!
I am glad you enjoyed this video. Thank you for the nice comment
I enjoyed that, thanks Dale.
I'm a London black cabbie, and I love all things London travel related. I think it stems from staring at an A-Z for 4 years! Had a nose at the Brompton Road disused station....hiding in plain sight!
Deano 👍🏼
I very much enjoy your Tube cabrides, very informative. Been on the Tube on many holidays, but it's been a while. There's something special about the Tube, the whole system, the trains, the stations, artwork and design, the whole atmosphere. Tube on!
Dale I am so truly grateful for this video.
I live right next to Oakwood station but suffer from fear of being stuck in a tunnel.
Life would be so much easier if I could use the tube - and your explanations from the cab view have finally made me decide to go to the west end on tuesday - its a big deal for someone with claustrophobic issues.
Knowing the reasons trains stop in tunnels has really helped.
You don’t know what you’ve done for me mate 🥹
I wish you a good and calm journey to the west end ❤
That is really great to hear. I hope you do manage to get out and enjoy your day. Please let me know how you get on. Best of luck
I wish you well, I suffer to, 😢
@@fran-kittyayers5329have you been able to get on the tube?
Thanks for asking - well was planning to today but there’s been severe delay warnings and signal failures reported so I part bottled. By part I mean I did do a few stops from Cockfosters and will do the west end next week. Seemed like if I’d tried it today when trains were indeed being held it would have done more harm than good 😢
Excellent video, it brings back memories of when I was a young kid, my uncle was a station master at Monument Station, he took me to work one day, I am not sure what the rules were & I was too young to care, all I know is that I loved every minute, I even had a turn in the ticket collectors booth, my day was rewarded with an old square station sign with Monument written across it, I was meant to go with him the next day but I was so exhausted that I over slept, it was just as well as they had a 'One Under' during the day & it would not have been nice for me to see. However, I will always remember that day, I was treated very well by all of the staff & even got to say hello to a few drivers. It was over 50 years ago now but his name was Brian Page (Dix).
Dale this video was very informative. I enjoyed your commentary along the way. I definatley want to see more of these types of videos. Thank you.
You are more than welcome. I do have at least 2 more videos to come some time next month
reallly enjoyed watching this. Thanks for doing a great job getting everyone safely home. We all appreciate it
You are most welcome
Thanks for the video. One of my first ever memories was riding the Piccadilly line South from Manor House in the late '50's. Old red trains with that dark green and wood interiors and the leather loop ceiling straps dancing around as the trains moved. My parents left London in 1962 and i forgot everything until a school trip to the science museum in 1975 which brought everything flooding back. Great to see the drivers eye view and hear your informative commentary. Cheers
Thank you for sharing your memories
I came to London central last month for the first time as a northener and thought the Underground was a brilliant system....so easy, cheap and efficient...
Thanks driver for the guided tour....
You are more than welcome
AdamBaker cheap it is NOT prob the most expensive tickets in the world.
@@johndean4765 Cheap compared to all our other train prices!
I live in Beverley East Yorkshire I find these tube train journeys fascinating always enjoy a trip to the big city 👍
I used to live Edgware and early one morning I was getting tube to go to work as a bus driver, my car had broken down tube driver saw me and realised I was in bus drivers uniform and asked if I wanted cab ride, of course! What a great experience I will never forget he had been a driver for over 35yrs we had a very interesting journey chatting about his experiences, I enjoyed this video have subscribed ❤
Thank you for sharing your memories. Plus welcome to the channel it’s great to have you here
I was mesmerized by this video. Really like the commentary. Thank you so much.
You are most welcome
This is Brilliant 👍 thank you so much for sharing. Fascinating behind the scenes view, with Excellent commentary.
You are most welcome
Yes, I do like the commentary; it is most interesting. Thank you.
Great insight on the London Underground, I remember as a kid I was always a bit paranoid going under the thames between I think Embankment and Waterloo on the bakerloo line, you could actually hear the difference in the sound once it was under the river.
Thank you for sharing
Fascinating and very informative. Thanks for posting 👍🏻
You are most welcome.
I still have 10,000 questions, but that was super interesting. Thank you for your commentary!
You are most welcome
i've really enjoyed this , thanks so much for filming😊
My cousin retired a year or two ago after driving on the Piccadilly line for most of his adult life. It's great to see what his "office" looked like and the views he saw every day. Thanks for a great upload
You are welcome
Many years ago I had the pleasure of spending a wonderful Sunday afternoon with my brother in law in the cab for the entire trip to Cockfosters and back to South Harrow. Experiences you never forget !!
It’s some thing most people will never experience. It is fascinating the first few times of doing it
@@dalecharmantravels8057 I had the privilege of three trips on the Picadilly,enjoyed it so much.
Also sat in on a landing into Sydney Airport years ago,never to be forgotten!!.
Thanks for your videos.
@@richardhunt304 now that would be cool. Maybe one day I will be invited to film in a cockpit
@@dalecharmantravels8057 I'm actually surprised that's allowed. I'm retired from a large transit system in the us. passenger or camera is no go! Been on this line a few times while in London. enjoyed your video
Greetings from Boston! This is exactly what I was looking for to watch today! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
You are most welcome
Transported me back through time, almost fifty years ago, when I would travel Northern & Piccadilly lines mostly. Used L.T. extensively, and my car for out of town travel. Thank you for the memories.
You are most welcome
Really interesting. Thanks for posting.
I used to fly for a living, but I found your piece far more interesting - thank you.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for a brilliant video Dale. The commentary was amazing and interesting. Very informative. Thanks Mick.
You are most welcome Mick
Excellent. Very informative commentary. Thanks Dale. More,please!
You are welcome. I do have at least 2 more to come later this month
This is absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Great commentary. I’ve always found the sidings in tunnels fascinating, hidden stations and other facts which we wouldn’t know. 👍
It’s just a shame the old stations don’t come out better on camera
I absolutely love this. Thankyou so much for filming it. And as others have said, the commentary is wonderful. In answer to your thought: yes we do want to know (the signals, the points, “how things work”, everything 😀).
Thank you for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting especially when you explained about people who couldn’t read recognising stations by the colour of the wall tiles! Thank you 😊
You are most welcome
Yes I like the commentary, I especially appreciate the trivia added later (when stations changed names, opened and closed etc).
Thank you
Really enjoyed your commentary, it answered a ton of questions! Excellent viewing.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Had this pop up in my recommendations and would like to thank you for providing this content with excellent commentary, it really made this video stand out. Hope you have a great time abroad in the near future 👍
Thank you I am glad you enjoyed the video
Absolutely love this - thank you so much, and commentary is excellent. Started my working life on the railway in 1979 as a level crossing keeper which I loved - I so wish I had stayed and become a driver.
I am so glad you enjoyed it
Wow! Great video, thanks . Back in the 60s, we used Cockfosters to Turnpike lane and return for years after many Saturday nights out. Saw a video and news that in 2025 there is 94 new trains coming to this line built by Siemans. They are beautiful machines.
They do look very sleek from the outside. Can’t wait to see how comfortable they will be for both the drivers and passengers
Awesome and super informative video! Looking forward to more of these :)
Thank you. I hope to have a new one ready this weekend.
Very interesting and informative. An extremely responsible job. I'd find it very rewarding getting many people from A to B safely and as quickly as is possible.
Thank you
@@dalecharmantravels8057 - I read that on 30 Nov. last year, 4 million passenger journeys were made on the Underground. That's in one day! That's a lot of A to B's ! Well done to you and your colleagues 👏⭐
Thank you. It’s most appreciated
@@dalecharmantravels8057 1995 beat Arsscum in the FA cup on Penalties and smashed the Gooners on station and on the tube train MMMIIILLLLLLLLLLLLWALLLL COYL
It is about 50 years since I last made use of this line, from Bounds Green or Arnos Grove along the Northern section and once only about 35 years ago to Heathrow, but I still remember many of the stations along the line.
A very enjoyable video and the commentary was great.
Thank you I appreciate the comment
Cool!!! This is a really good ideal. I knew a train driver who lived in Swindon, in the stream age. It was amazing and fired the imagination when he told me about going down the old line that was axed.😀
Thank you for this very interesting video! I really like the tube in London, it's so different from the U-Bahn (Underground) here in Berlin, Germany. When I'm in London the next time riding the Piccadilly Line, I will have this video in mind. Greetings from Berlin, Hendrik 😃
Hello Hendrik from Berlin. I am glad you enjoyed this video. There are 2 more videos of the Piccadilly line if you haven’t seen them
Really enjoyed your commentary Dale. I used to be a secondman based at Stratford, in the old BR days of 1979. I wish, I'd had the technology then to be able to make cab rides. In 1985, I spent lots of time photographing the underground network. I loved those 1959 stock trains that ran on the Central line.
Thank you for sharing
I am a London Underground enthusiast as well as a keen amateur photographer; I would love to see the photos you took of the London Underground, I have a certain nostalgia for old Underground trains, I am 50 years old so had the pleasure of travelling on most of my favourite Underground trains, except 3 which were scrapped before I was born.
@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Unfortunately, YT don't allow posting of links. I will upload some to my Flickr account.
@@Jack_Warner Thanks for replying. What I do to get around TH-cam restrictions is by typing what I need to and email it to myself, then copy and paste in the comments section of a TH-cam channel, always works 😊
@@Jack_Warner I also have an archive of 35mm slides of old Underground trains taken during the 60's, 70's, and 80's; if you want we could meet up and let you scan them for free, I have about 170 slides.
……travelled constantly on this line, when staying in London. Loved travelling by the Tube! Many fond memories’………
It is the best line in my opinion 😝
Yes I often commute to London from the North and use the picc line forbLHR T 4. Looking forward to watching this ❤
Dream job, thanks for filming 😊
You are welcome. There is a new video of the pic line out this Saturday
I always like the fact that the Piccadilly is termed as an east-west oriented line, but at Cockfosters the train starts off in a south-easterly direction, and continues for many miles in a more or less southerly direction!
The railway does have some strange things. My ex is a train driver on the main line, she says it is classed as up to London even though she is travelling south to London 🤣🤣
@@dalecharmantravels8057 well I suppose there had to be an overall convention to follow. Even the generally east-west Great Western main line had 'up' to London (and as a Londoner, you always went "up to town").
In the case of the Piccadilly though, with the two western branches and the fact that it wanders about so much geographically (though I know other lines do too - typically the Jubilee! Now, is that northbound-southbound or eastbound-westbound?), it makes sense to have a consistent convention for each line to avoid confusion.
@@CaseyJonesNumber1 i some times get confused if I am going west or east up or down 🤣
On the District Wimbledon to Edgware Road is classed as west to east though technically it's south to north.
@@del4189 that's probably to match it to the Ealing/Richmond to Upminster section, which very definitely is west to east.
From Houston, TX: Thank you for the ride AND the guided tour.
Well hello Houston. It’s great to have you ride along with me
One of the very best cab views I've seen, on my favourite line - thank you!
What can I say I am the number one TH-camr and Pic driver 🤣🤣🤣🤣
They could give you better covering on the seats honestly those awful scratchy itching material is awful
Wear trousers. Problem solved
What scratchy itchy material?
The seating fabric is meant to be hard-wearing to make it last as long as possible. It only causes a sitter itches if they are naked, try wearing trousers before sitting on those seats
Yes, whenever I go nude on the Piccadilly, I end up with a terribly chafed derrière. I think we should sue.
Train 🚆 journeys are fantastic 🚉 , so relaxing 🚄 🚋 I really enjoy a nice train journey.
I loved this!! I’ve been into the underground ever since I was a little girl and my grandad took me to London from the south west. I get so excited just hearing it and I can smell the stations from the screen 😂 like the commentary thanks 🙏🏻
Great commentry......loved this.....like being in the cab with you. My late Dad was a BR Inter-City driver for more than 40 years. Noticed with great interest the hundreds of Cables running through the stations. They were hidden behind the station fascia......you could see them when the train entered each tunnel. Lots of them were probably BT Cables.....and many more for the signals. Amazing they could produce all this well over a hundred years ago.......back breaking work it must have been!!!....... thank you Dale.
You are most welcome. It’s surprising that most of the infrastructure on the railway is still standing after such a long time
Excellent video and informative commentary. Look forward to some more.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Absolutely fascinating! Love the commentary. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. Absolutely loved this - used to live in Barons Court 30 years ago so was great to see it again
You are most welcome
Thanks. In the 1970's I was a guard and then driver on the Central line working out of Shepherds Bush. Brought ba I memories going through the tunnels. Mind you the graphite dust..smelly stuff .. coming from the brakes used to get into the cab. I wonder does it still do that today. Great job though. I used be up early and catch the first train at Perivale to go into depot. Then we' co the checks. Testing the pressures and making sure the SCD was where it should be. Sit and have a cuppa and then mosey on out to start the shift. Hard to think that this was 52 years ago. Makes me tearful. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane.😅😅😅😅
You do still get brake dust in the cabs but I don’t think it’s that bad. I appreciate you sharing your memories
Great video, Dale, the commentary is great. We regularly used to travel from Northfields to Manor House in the 60s to visit my Nan and Grandad. To see it from the drivers cab is a real treat.
I am glad you enjoyed it
great channel thanks for posting and giving us context in the routes. All this gets taken for granted.
It has been over 50 years since I road the London tube. Thank you for an enjoyable ride.
You are most welcome
Over 50 years?; wow that means that you will have traveled on some of my favourite old Underground trains.
Thank you so much Dale. Travelling Heathrow to central London since 1983, initially for work and in recent years, family visits, you've brought me to stations I have long wondered about. As as child in the 1960's, the Hornby train sets planted a seed which to this day provides hours of enjoyment on the rail system. I don't know which I enjoy more , travelling on the trains or just sitting in the stations taking in the atmosphere.
Why choose. You can do both get a train to a nice station then sit there with a coffee. Two birds with one stone as they say
As a current CSA and aspiring train operator, this video was very interesting and helpful. Thank you.
I am glad. I hope you manage to become a train op
I lived 2 years in London and I took the District line most of the time. Thanks for giving us this view and your valuable commentary.
you are most welcome
Thank you for the very interesting video and yes keep the narrative on please as nice to hear about the line and what quirks you use for how remember parts of line. Look forward to next video. Stay safe as it’s crazy world downstairs (that’s what I call it) 😊
It is crazy down there. Especially on a weekend. Bank holiday weekends are worse 🤣
Thank you Dale for this excellent video and your commentary. It has been a few years since I last had a ride on an underground train.
You are most welcome. Hope to see you on the tube again soon
Just discovered your channel Dale, so enjoyable to go on the journey with you, extremely interesting to see the underground bits we don't normally see, your commentary is so laid back and just the right amount of fascinating info without being intrusive, a pleasure to watch, look forward to viewing all of your videos.
Thank you for a very interesting video. I used to live at Barons Court for many years and travel between The West End (fun) and Boston Manor (work) a lot so it's really interesting to see the drivers' view and and hear your commentary on this line.
Enjoyed the commentary as well as the video. It brought back wonderful memories of my trips to London in the early 2000's when i was a chaperone for a small group of high school students. I made yearly trips for about 6 years. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for sharing your memories
Excellent video. Very informative and great commentary. Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. (I have just come across your channel).
I am glad you found me.
I’ve seen a few drivers eye view videos, but with your expert commentary it makes it all the more special! Thank you 🙏
that’s great hear. thank you
I’m subscribed as well now! 😂
It’s about time too 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Really enjoyable and your commentary very informative……thank you…🙏
Great video, commentary does make it. Ive used this line from Oakwood and Cockfosters since the late 60s and ive learnt so much by watching. Thanks 👍🏼
I am glad you enjoyed it
I absolutely love this genre of video!! Thank you Dale! Off to watch the rest 🤗
Hope you enjoy the rest just as much
Fantastic ! I often use the Piccadilly Line when I change onto it from Leicester Square/ Northern Line heading to St Pancras / Kings Cross
It’s finally great to get a drivers view of the journey !
Glad you enjoyed it
Just found your channel. Insights in a line I know well from a passanger's view, informative and relaxing at the same time. And yes, I like the comments 😊
Thank you for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. Loved learning about what everything is. Would happily watch more videos like this.
Thank you. A new one will be out this weekend
Great ride I rode that train 2 years ago I am John from Alabama USA
Hello John from Alabama. Thank you for the comment
Nice video and commentary - thank you. As you entered Northfields you will have seen a series of concrete pillars on the right hand side of the eastbound local line. This used to carry a high level walkway from an alternative entrance leading to the other end of the platforms. As this entrance was probably nearer to South Ealing, it was dismantled in 1942.
I did not know that. Thank you for sharing
So interesting and relaxing
Fantastic video Dale, very interesting commentary. Looking forward to future videos👍
Thank you that’s very kind of you
Your video took me back some 45 years when I used to take the Pic line to school from Manor House to Finsbury Pk.
Thanks
You are most welcome
I’ve been a tube traveller for over 50 years and this is a wonderful video thank you so much, and I’ve been on your line! Many times!
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it
@@dalecharmantravels8057 Thank you for replying, I have to say, which I didn’t in my original comment, I think you folks are often the most unappreciated. It takes a lot skill to do what you do and thank you! A good friend of mine’s dad was a driver and he had a couple of jumpers and he had to retire. I just wrote software and if it went wrong well nobody died. Really interesting channel, always loved trains and the tube.
@@stephenbarrette610 that’s very kind of you to say. Drivers always get so much grief mainly from the press. It’s nice to be appreciated
Wow, that means that you will have travelled on some of my favourite old Underground trains.
Amazing video and excellent commentary thanks for sharing
You are most welcome
Excellent video. It’s so interesting. I don’t go to London very often, I like going on the tube when I’m there. Love reading about the disused stations.
Thank you. I would love to get to film the disused stations one day
Nice video, great commentary. Brings back memories…-retired from LUL a few years ago.
I hope they are good memories
Very interesting. We were on this line briefly recently. I was visiting London to pick up a car. I live in Northumberland. All in all a great day out. Thank you for this.
You are welcome
Great video, turnpike lane was my local station back in the 80s. The trains went right under the house
Could you feel it rumble under your feet?
@dalecharmantravels8057 yes I could, and it was what got me interested in the tube
Loved the commentary and learning about the line. 👏👏
Glad you liked it
Great commentary, takes me back to the 70's the last time I travelled by underground.
Thank you