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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มี.ค. 2020
- A cab ride aboard a Southern Class 455 from East Croydon to London Bridge (via Crystal Palace and Tulse Hill)
Please note that at times the sound is muted, due to safety critical conversation between the cab crew. Apologies for this - I hope it doesn't detract too much from the video - เกม
This brings back memories... Leaving Platform 2 at East Croydon with signal at end of platform showing a GREEN aspect one day in the 1980's with a 12-car morning commuter train (06:17) from Bognor Regis to Victoria... I found to my horror that the signal that hides behind that damned bridge at Windmill Bridge Junction... was set for Norwood Jn & frigging London Bridge!... I was doing 60mph, which was the line speed & there was no way that I was going to be able to stop at said signal & if I'd dumped the brake... I'd probably have ended up being "gapped" across the junction... I therefore brought my train to a controlled stop at the next signal... where a very interesting conversation took place with the signalman to either... go to Norwood Jn, change ends (walking past my adoring public) go back to East Croydon (walking past my adoring public... again) & set sail for Vic... or go to Vic via Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill & Streatham Hill... a route fortunately I knew... This is the route we took... arriving at Vic just a tad late.... Now happily retired after more than 40 years service, the last 30 completely non-electrified... carry on with the good work... BTW... Selhurst Depot was always known as the Turkey Farm... the drivers there always had their noses in the trough, Gobbling....
Enjoy hearing these type of stories, though not funny at the time
A great video today. They are always enjoyable. See you on the next! 😊😊
Thank you for upload was my commuting route between Norwood junction & west norwood
Sorry for no sound. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible due to the conversation between crew on this particular journey. Where possible, I do try to have original sounds
So East Dulwich is further north than North Dulwich. Very British.
And West Dulwich on the line between Herne Hill and Beckenham Junction is actually south of both of the above stations...
@@geoffbarry9540 West Norwood is north of South Norwood (Norwood Junction). The compass goes haywire in South London.
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This is great - are you going to do route learning / videos about driver or conductor diagrams and schedule cards
ColchesterBusGuy I record whatever opportunity arises. Unfortunately, most of my work is night time, so very little to see. If I get out in day time, I try and record. Apologies for the volume fade outs, this is to avoid identifying train crew with safety critical dialogue
My next video will be similar, but the other way around. London Bridge to Crystal Palace (via Tulse Hill)
Was this a semi-fast? There's no stopping at Palace, Gipsy nor West Norwood.
I was told this was a scheduled working, but rarely happens because of engineering works. But it’s not an area I have my knowledge of service patterns to know for sure
3:47 Thameslink train going towards West Croydon - interesting!
Were they on diversion that day?
Kek A I hadn’t noticed that! It’s definitely heading for West Croydon - not sure why though!
No... The signalman simply dropped a bollock.. I should really have have twigged, as a Gatwick-Vic passed me on the up fast just before Windmill bridge Jn... And it was via Crystal Palace, West Norwood & Streatham Hill, coming out on the up slow at Balham... Nobody's perfect... We all make mistakes... but that was a proper job... Retired now 18 months
@@emmo999 if you were going to London Bridge, you would have gone via west Norwood, Tulse Hill & Peckham Rye... It's my memory that's faulty, not your video... Mind you it was over 30 years ago... The old brain cells start dying off when you're in your 60's...
Please upload more regularly
Antz I’m definitely going to try. It can be awkward getting daylight video (I’m usually out at night so nothing to see)
Very nice. What about a return journey? And that too in similar weather conditions?
Anmol Mehta I have the return journey filmed. As you might guess, the sun was quite low so there are places the footage is blinded by the sun. I’ll upload that next
Just run the footage backwards. Easy.
why was thameslink train at platform 4 at tulse hill?
I can’t answer that, as I have no idea. Maybe a last minute platform alteration?
Thanks for this. Great video.
John Hopkinson Thank you! The next upload is currently being edited and should be posted in the next few days
What service was this as I was surprised it did not stop at C Palace?
John Hopkinson As I understand it, it was scheduled Sunday working - East Croydon to London Bridge. But looking now at RTT, it appears this Sunday they go via Streatham
Wish the sound was there. Pretty annoying it keeps fading in and out.
Unfortunately, that was necessary due to some conversation between the crew
Question: was this route learning or a diverted service
This is a weekend scheduled service. I believe it often doesn’t run though, as it’s often affected by weekend engineering works
@@emmo999 ok I was just wondering because it does provide some good links
Indeed it does. Would be nice if more trains made these links, but I guess it’s weekend only? Not sure to be honest!
There was engineering works affected this service for the last two weekends but they could’ve diverted it via Norbury and Tulse Hill
After I killed the sound it was a nice film
11:51 I'm sure that is a sealed tunnel on the right. WHERE DID IT GO?
There is no sealed tunnel there??
@@emmo999 I'm sure I remember seeing it, years ago there were massive boards, like they were covering up an entrance and I think the train went over a set of points leading to it. All removed now though.
No, nothing special about the tunnel, nothing closed off or abandoned. As you exit at the southern end, there is a junction immediately before the Crystal Palace platforms which diverges into what are now the LOROL platforms and on to Sydenham station etc, but that's all.
@@geoffbarry9540 Thanks for confirming. I thought maybe I was missing something 😂
@@geoffbarry9540Then it must have been an old wall collapse or something because I definitely remember seeing a large void then months later boards were put up in front of it. I used to pass it everyday on the way to college.
How poor is the signal strength at 3.50 minutes with the sun on it!!
A nice video but the sound cutting out did spoil it a bit.
I apologise for that. I will try and re-record it at some point without the sound gaps
I think I keep going deaf! Please tell me it's the film- I'm getting worried!
Due to the content of the conversation between train crew, it was unfortunately necessary to mute the sound at times. I try to avoid it, but on this occasion it was the only option
I shall have to stop comments on cab views. Just all too different from 40 years ago.
And in 40 years these films will, again, be lamented
I ilke journey but not thesound going on and off
On this particular journey, it was unfortunately unavoidable
I cannot see how a recording of a cab conversation can affect the safety of anything. Seems like a lame excise for some idle chatter. Spoils a nice video.
Depends what the cab conversation is. Sometimes members of staff say things that shouldn’t be made public. Sometimes it’s conversations with the signaller that might be sensitive.
If in doubt, I cut it out. Simple as. Better to err on the side of caution
@@emmo999 I bet they were just swearing a lot and slagging off management.