Drivers Eye View and Commentary, Northfields-T5-Northfields. London Underground, Piccadilly Line
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The video today is another video on the London Underground 1973 stock from Northfields westbound to Heathrow T5 to Northfields eastbound.
With some driver commentary
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Dale Charman Travels.
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Just been watching your video for the first time, thoroughly enjoying it. I enjoy cab rides in train videos, it's even better when there is a commentary like the way you have done. Great job. I have subscribed. I live in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and there is Metro train system, i have a channel which i have filmed the Metro journey. Great job mate.
Thank you. I will subscribe and have a look
@dalecharmantravels8057 Great viewing, I've used the Pic on many occasions as we live in Herts and C/Fosters has got a good car park. Can you tell me what the clicking is when pulling into stations ? Brakes I guess but .....??????
I LIVE THERE
@@dalecharmantravels8057I live there could you tour it? It’s cool
Dale, I live in Peterlee in County Durham that's on the Durham Coast Line that runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough, what's unique about the Tyne and Wear Metro is they share the track on the Durham Coast Line between Pelaw and Sunderland. Kim McGuinness, the new North East Mayor wants to run extend the Metro to serve Washington on part of the old Sunderland to Durham line, and the old Leamside Line.
Nothing you say is useless.
Agree. All information is a gem, l watch for the useful tech stuff and the little asides, you never know when these tips will come in handy!
@@evelynsutton4411 yeah I enjoy it too, it's very informative to have insider information.
Really enjoyed this.
Just one question, how do you cope going from bright sunlight to darkness ?
I love the driver view videos. Finding out the details about how things work behind the scenes is great. Keep up the good work.
Thank you
LOL at the crows who know how to board the train & exit when the chimes ring! Hope you enjoy your time in Australia when you come in a few weeks. We have a vast train network here also, but not as great as the UK lines, nor as busy. Your knowledge of the stations & everything in general is vast. Always a pleasure! Thank you for the (free) rides!
You are most welcome. I hope to visit Australia for a longer time and enjoy some of the train journeys
@@dalecharmantravels8057where abouts in Ausie are you going?
Someone please tell me why I’m not actually surprised that birds can follow instructions better than humans 😂
In the 60's - 80's I lived in one of those houses on the left after leaving Hounslow Central and in to the 70's you would still see 'lost' District Line trains presumably stopped where you mentioned.
Never used to really hear the trains but when maintenance was done in the middle of the night that was really noisy! Luckily only one or two nights every few years. Missed the old red trains when they stopped running.
We would sit in the garden and watch the planes coming in to land. At the time the house was in the middle of two landing flight paths so again the noise was minimal. Saw both Concorde and the Jumbo Jet’s first arrivals in to Heathrow.
Hi There my real Name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of you Class 507, Class 508, Class 313, and Class 314 and that also includes those interesting Class 315 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 507, Class 508, Class 313's Class 314 including the Class 315's maybe you guys can convert them. Including the refurbishment into the Volvo TD102KF Engine Leyland 680 Engine, Volvo B10M Engine, Scania N112 Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner 6LXC Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 507, Class 508, Class 313's, Class 314's and the Class 315's and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages of the Class 313's, Class 314's and that is including those Class 315's
for most of us Class 314 and Class 315 Diesel Train Fans Pretty Please? Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project for all of us out there PLEASE.
I’m new to your channel and find it simply fascinating … Back in the early 60s my Grandma lived around the corner from the Old Vic, and whenever we went to stay with her and would say I’m popping out to play. Little did they know I was running round to Waterloo station and jump on the Underground. If mum had known I’m sure she would have given me a good telling off… I spent hours travelling all over the place and jumped on and off at stations now no longer used. The underground has always fascinated me and I often wished I had been a driver. These days I can only watch videos like yours “or’” secrets of the London Underground. Now in my 70’s you have kind of made my dream come true. Thank you so much for sharing your trips, you’ve made me very happy 👍🍻
I’m glad and thank you for sharing your story
I agree rude comments are uncalled for and not what this channel is about. But for heavens sake if you leave a thumbs down say why you didn’t like it without being rude… Keep up with these fascinating videos Dale because the vast majority of viewers enjoy what you do 👍
Thank you for your driver view videos. Love the commentary along with points of interest
If a signal turned red two seconds before a train running at 45 mph reached it, could it still be stopped before the obstruction?
No. If a signal goes red in front of you there is every chance you will go through it and become tripped on the train stop. That’s where the air is released from the brakes brining them all on
It’s fascinating to watch these cab rides and the insights from your commentary. Thanks for making the vids.
You are most welcome
A 'useless' piece of info for you... traveling from Hatton X to T2&3 via T4, after leaving T4 the train heads all the way out to the western edge of the airport before heading back to T2&3. A while after leaving T4. If you watch carefully you will notice that the tunnel wall dissapears momentarily as the train it passes through a 'box'. This was apparently constructed for the station of the then proposed T5. T5 came many years later by which time the site had been moved further north.
Mate, as an Aussie coming to London in May-June and intent on getting a selfie at as many underground stations as possible over a seven day period - all i can say is, this is amazing stuff!! More like it please! I just randomly discovered your channel but have already subscribed and will be watching everything you put out! Enjoy your time over here when you come :)
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you enjoy your time in London. Who knows I might be driving your train. 😀
Dont understand why 24 people have left a thumbs down! If you dont like these videos, 1, why you here? 2, just leave! So much hate EVERYWHERE these days!
The thumbs down thing is fine. It’s when they go to effort to just be rude and abusive. Never understood it myself
Wait how can you see the thumbs down?
I agree ,what's so disturbing about this?
How can you see thumbs down?
@@alumpy-acho112There’s an extension you can get for chrome that shows you youtube dislikes.
Very much enjoy having these videos on in the background while I work, thanks for sharing :)
Would you ever do a journey to Wood Green and show the terminal sidings?
It’s not some thing I do often. I’ve not been in Wood Green sidings this year. I will record it at som point
Thank you for the video. I'll miss the 1973 Stock, and the 1972 Stock, I prefer the basic and simple design of them, and they won't require software updates. My other favourite stock is the 1992 Stock, if you sit opposite the windows in the tunnels, or at night, the bend in the window makes it look like you have two heads.
North Eastern Arizona here. Just discovered your channel and I think it’s great! Thank you for the wonderful videos!
Well hello and welcome. It’s great to have you with us
I went from Rayners Lane to Hatton X (via Acton Town) from when Hatton X opened until around 1981. I worked in what was No2 Maintenance Area - which disappeared when Terminal 4 was built. This trip was pure nostalgia - with a few new bits on the T5 branch.
I love this. Please give the driving priority. Skip commenting whenever necessary. I just makes the footage better and loads it with reality!
New subscriber from The Netherlands. I like your video's very much!
A little obervation. You drive, like the cars in the UK on the lefthand side. But did I observe it well that the driver sits like e.g. cars in The Netherlands on the Left Hand side?
i found this video a fascinating look behind the scenes (Or at least from a POV not normally afforded members of the public) at London Underground
These are fantastic cab ride videos and you have an excellent, engaging voice for video. You'd make an excellent voice actor.
Hi from Italy!! I'm always been in love with London and find the tube very fascinating, the history, the train, how it work. I really enjoy your video's, and you're definitely going on the subscribe list of my favourite tube-tuber with Geoff and Jago.
Keep going on with this amazing video!!!
Hi I think the new trains are being built in Goole, I could be wrong. You do a great job, I enjoy your cab videos best. I used to be a bus driver in South Yorkshire and visited Goole regularly. Could you drive the sub surface trains at a push?
You stopped filming at Northfields, but did you continue on, without a break, to Cockfosters?
Loving your videos. I grewu up in Montral Canada and have always been fascinated with the Montral Metro, and trains in general. I have always wanted to visit London. I am 57 years old and so far haven’t had the chance, but riding on your train I get to see London, and ride the rails at the same time. I love to sit and watch for hours. Thank you.
Watched some of your videos recently love the commentary of your journeys I live in west London so have Been on tube many times. Also love things about underground I've not known before I've subscribed
🎉just discovered this channel and loving it. London Underground is most fantastic example of Victorian engineering.
I am glad you are enjoying it
Hi from Durban South Africa. Great to remember the the underground .I left the UK 40 years ago but still have fond memories of travelling on the underground . Watching your excellent video brings it all back to me. looking forward to your next .
That’s good to hear. Thank you for reaching out
A long time ago the sub stations would get their power from Lots Road Chelsea but now it’s supplied by the National Grid
I quite like Hatton Cross, it's a real 1970s time capsule. and I suppose the 73 stock are the only trains it has ever seen.
I love this guy
😊😊
😁😁😁
I caught one of these for the first time last night (probably because I’ve watched TH-cams from @tressteleg1 and @driver667 who are Australian train and tram drivers. Tressteleg1 does Melbourne and Sydney metro trains in the same way as these - no audio commentary though - plus Melbourne trams. Quite nostalgic for the Melbourne trips , having lived there till I retired in 2015. Driver667 does Victorian regional trains and Melbourne suburban trains. The train platforms in London seem quite a bit longer…probably just based on history, and it’d be expensive to buy the real estate to extend them.
One feature of Melbourne transport was the number of level crossings - where the train line crosses the roadway, but the Vic government has removed a large number over the last ten years, either by raising or lowering the railway line.
I enjoy this type of video. Will have to check the central London vids.
Made me laugh when you said about the blackbirds and crows know when to get off the train but adults can't 😂😂
Great video Dale.......enjoyed every minute!
I am glad. I appreciate the comment
The Piccadilly Line was my first experience on the Tube! I took a UK vacation in 2019 and took the Piccadilly line from Terminal 5. As what we Americans call a "rail fan," the Underground is a very different and unique experience. Overall, I loved it and I love these videos.
That’s great to hear thank you
I have a sentimental attachment to the Pic due to my frequent touristic visits. The Liz has largely replaced for me, depending on where I am staying. I know the sleep deprived feeling of getting onto the tube and settled, but dang, some people ARE obliviots and I am chuffed ( and not surprised) to hear crows know better
On the timestamp of 40:59 what is that building on the right??? The big white building. So how do people with special needs and those in wheelchairs use the train???
That’s is a shopping centre the Blenheim center. People can ask for assistance should they need it to get on and off the train. Some stations have level boarding for wheel chairs others may need a ramp. Not all stations are step free so it can be a little more tricky for wheel chair passengers
@@dalecharmantravels8057 That building looks like it has residences. Do the stations have an elevator for wheelchairs???
Above the center there are apartments. Some station have lifts (elevators ).
@@dalecharmantravels8057 Thank you for the help and for letting me know.
Another enjoyable video. Looking forward to the Uxbridge video as lived there for many years and used the tube to go to and from work.
Thank you. There will be a little delay for the Uxbridge video but should be out in the next few weeks
A remarkable insight into the life of a tube driver, it would be difficult to find a better introduction to the Piccadilly Line.
Metro-Cammell build long-lasting and robust machines. Our MTR's M-Trains in Hong Kong were very much based on Underground stocks in the 1970s, which are still going strong nowadays!
No fancy computers. Just good old engineering
Just printed a copy of the route map. Now I can follow along. That is a long run up to Cockfosters.
I've just started watching your videos. I work on the GWR main line and find it interesting to compare the different signalling systems, etc.
Keep 'em coming!
Really enjoyed watching your second video of the Piccadilly line 😊
I was a young lad in the early 60s and often using a red (buses) or twin rover quite often went using the Piccadilly and District lines to Hounslow West which I believe was slightly relocated for the Heathrow extension. Also remember the two car trains on the Northern City line with their depot at Drayton Park. The NC platforms at Finsbury Park are now the west/southbound platforms for the Piccadilly and Victoria lines.
That’s long before my time. Thank you for sharing
Is all track switching automatic?
It’s all run by the signal system or the signal operator. In the depots the points are still done manually
Love your videos, just started watching them. Really enjoy the little tech bits which enhances the viewing.
As always enjoyed traveling with you off to ook at very latested postings
Just found your channel Dale! Love it! Keep those vids coming mate!!
Hi I really enjoy your videos giving the insight of a tube driver. My question is why are there gaps in the live rail and the centre line
Hi Dale! Awesome video. Question for you, why do you recommend to change for the T4 or T5 service at Hatton Cross instead of the T2/3 stop? All the T4 and T5 trains stop at T2/3 right? Thanks from a curious American!
The T4 trains run from Hatton Cross to T4 then round to T 2/3. So they have to change at Hatton Cross ( or before ) to get on a T4 train. As for T5 we advise people to change at Hatton Cross as it can be quicker than going via T4 to change at T2-3. I hope that makes sense. If you are able to look at the tube map on line I think it will make more sense
You could get a tube from hounslow to Southend in the 50s and the old hounslow station was what is now the hounslow bus station
Please do more of these! I went to London for the first time in 2018 and enjoyed travelling on the Underground
I do have a few more coming up soon. All on the Picadilly line
It was like an ant colony when the passengers were getting off at T5😂😂😂
Your headlights are not too powerful, are they. Your bosses need to clean da place up. I know, I know, I like to bitch and moan, but it's downright dirty.
Yes it could do with a spring clean
I'm new to this channel, & enjoying the videos. I always wondered what the blue numbered signs meant. I assume as the new stock is different in coach lengths(motor coaches longer than the trailers) & number or carriages(9 instead of 6) the distance between each sign will have to change & increase in number?
Yes I assume they will change the count up markers for the new trains. They are there to tell us when we have left what’s known as station limits
Dale hi. I dont think the information you give is useless, I think it is interesting. So when you travel do you leave your car at Hounslow and take the train to your terminal at Heathrow?
I have left my car at the depot at Oakwood before. At the moment I just catch the train in to London then the tube to the airport
I always loved the tube, visited London many times... Flew in from Switzerland, now living in the USA and still remembery times in London... Thank you for all you tube videos, makes me so happy and you help me to live one of my childhood dreams, drive a train, or even better a tube on London...
All the best to you and thank you again for your videos, really enjoyed them!!!
You are most welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it
I'm from New York City and for a short while worked for The New York City Transit Authority as a Station Agent. I've always been fascinated with Subway or Metros or Tubes. It's all the same with differing geographic names. Your video is highly informative and in 2010 I had the pleasure to ride that very line from Heathrow into the Center City. I also took the Jubilee Line north to St John's Wood to see The Beatles Abby Rd Studio. I noticed you did have some 4 track express service and your trains seem to run frequently. London has generally a cleaner system than New Yorks but New York has 24 hour service. 😳 How do working class people there get home after a night at the pub!! ??😂 ..😊..I enjoyed watching!!
Thank you for the comment. We do do run 24 hours on some lines ( Piccadilly been one of them ) but only on a Friday and Saturday night
Look forward to you showing us the new trains and to hear your review.
I've got the Video 125 DVD of the Piccadilly Line from Rayners Lane to Cockfosters and Acton Town to Heathrow Terminals 4 & 123. Good to go the other way through the tunnels!
Glad you enjoyed it
Twickenham Station is on the South Western Railway Line between London Waterloo and Windsor and Eton Riverside
And they go directly
Watched a few of these cab ride videos over the years and something which still surprises me is how pitch black it is in the tunnels. Do the train headlights just not show on camera or is it really this dark? There are times when you can see absolutely nothing i.e. no track, tunnel walls...anything. Feels like you're almost driving blind at times.
It’s not as dark as the camera shows. That or maybe I am just used to being in the dark
Having been on that and other Underground lines and USA systems (NYC, LIRR, MTA, BART, Metro, etc etc). it’s fun to see the running and signaling similarities and differences. Thank you. 😀
You are welcome
Thanks so much Dave. At 25:45 it was great to see the points move.
When the new trains arrive in 2025, will the platform lengths be extended to accommodate them?
Not to my knowledge. What will happen is we will stop further forward and some of the train doors won’t open
Here's a question - once you have stopped the train, what is to stop it moving while the doors are open? Do the brakes stay on? I know some stations have a bit of a gradient so I just wondered...
Yes the brakes would stay on. When you let go of the handle it acts like a cars handbrake. Also the train won’t move with doors open unless it has been over ridden for some reason
What are the whistle boards for? Normally on other parts of the rail network it seems to be for level crossings but obviously there aren't many on the Underground and I didn't see you passing any
For us it’s about visibility for track workers. So they tend to be more where the train can’t easily be seen. Saying that since they have cut down most of the trees visibility has improved
Great videos, Dale. What are the flashing lights in the cab that we see reflected while the train is in the tunnel, for example starting at 32:21?
It looks like it’s the light off the camera. It could be the light that flashes when the digital voice announcer is making a announcement
I absolutely love these videos. As a life-long train nerd this scratches an itch that I've had for my whole life!
speedbird logos on the columns at hatton cross
its 3 glass tubes not pipes at Barons Court and Hounslow West they used to be filled with Mercury but as Mercury is deemed hazardous they are now painted with a paint that is conductive once broken as you say it causes the signals in front to stay at danger and tripping the train if it doesn't stop.
Thank you for that. I’m not sure why I called them pipes 🤣🤣
It's probably worth mentioning that the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line was never originally intended for Piccadilly Line trains. Instead District Line trains initially used it exclusively. The newly extended Piccadilly Line was originally planned to end at Northfields, hence the quadruple tracks to there from Acton Town, with just District line trains continuing to Hounslow West. In the event, Piccadilly Line trains started running to Hounslow West from March 1933. The District Line services to Hounslow West were gradually reduced in the 1950s and eventually the service ran during the peak hours only by the1960s. The last District Line services to Hounslow West ran 9th October 1964.
Hounslow West station when first built, consisted of three terminal platforms at the rear of the station building and connected with staircases to the street level station building. The extension firstly to Hatton Cross, then later to Heathrow itself re-sited the platforms in a cut cover section immediately north of the terminal platforms. For this to come into use a new metal clad covered walkway came into use to serve the new platforms. Following this the tracks were removed from the three (now disused) terminal open-air platforms, which were then, together with the stairwells that served them, demolished but still retaining the street level station building. The area occupied by the old terminal platforms was then infilled in to form a station car park.
Thank you for that. It was all a little before my time. I appreciate you sharing the history with me
Brilliant content, I am a driver from Sydney , Australia and I enjoyed your point of view . I especially appreciate the commentary which is quite uncommon for this type of channel . looking forward to more of the same . Thank you
You are most welcome. I am glad you enjoyed the video
Definitely change at Hatton Cross because you can always then walk upstairs and get a free bus
I didn’t know the bus was free from Hatton Cross. You learn some thing new every day
What a lovely ride! Thank you!
Thanks for doing this line Dale.
I went on it from Russell Square to Heathrow No 3 in 2012 just before the Olympics and so enjoyed going on the tube train.
I was supposed to be picked up to and from the airport but my travel agency didn't book it right but the airport staff said my hotel was on this line and I enjoyed the train trip and all this has brought back those memories .
Much different than our Australian Rail system specially with signaling in NSW where I'm from.
You are most welcome. It does seem people from Australia do enjoy the underground
No amount of colour information is too small. Those who know the area might think it’s too much, but, we of the colonies cannot get enough.
I was 35years with NZ railways and we STILL use a lot of your equipment. Great posts, keep them coming. 😊. 👍
I am glad you are enjoying these videos
Do Tube drivers wave at each other when they pass, like bus drivers? 😁
Some do some don’t
I wonder if there's a way to give your gopro a fighting chance in low light conditions without also being a distraction. mini Infrared spotlight perhaps? Not sure what would actually work. As is its still very interesting - it's crazy how far you can see the next signal from in some of these long, straight tunnels, there's almost an illusion of it being much closer than it really is and it's like that monty python bit where sir lancelot is running towards that one castle.
Very entertaining!
Just took a quick look at specs and it seems most gopros filter out infrared. Damn. That's that idea scuttled. I doubt a flood fill light would meet safety regs for the operator either,so that's me outta ideas besides somehow managing to afford a night vis adapter of some sort which honestly i just assume are ridiculous expensive.
I have tried to change the frame rate to see if that helps the light. To be fair there is not that much to look at in the tunnels any way. Just dust and grime
I have no idea how i ended up on this video, but really enjoyed it, thanks for explaining those things that i've always wondered about when on a tube train :)
Well I am glad you did end up in the video. I am glad you enjoyed it
Dale, I appreciate your commentary, landmark identifications and your planespotting comments!!
That’s great to hear thank you
Why is there a signal that is always red between Hatton Cross and Terminals 2/3?
It’s to slow the train down for the next signal (routing signal ) just before the points on the approach to terminal 2/3
alot of the British Airways training has moved from cranebank to the technical blocks including the flight simulator, I used to work with BA and heathrow Airport. this was before the covid pandemic, I think now cranebznk is closed down. one of my last work duties at Heathrow before I changed job was working in the emergency shafts so I might have seen you go past in your train.
it was fun working at Heathrow, I got go into places where passengers and most staff weren't allowed to go. wouldn't trade those memories for anything, good times
Thank you for sharing. The BA building looks like it’s about to fall down. Shame to see it like that
@dalecharmantravels8057 when T5 was built, BA operation moved about and the I.t. was contracted out so cranebank was no longer needed. the new site where the sim are at Heathrow is amazing, when you walk in there is massive glass walls and it looks like massive cathedral of flight simulator. also I think they moved some the air crew training to the technical blocks aswell which made it hard keep the lads minds on the job
You mention that the 'NOT IN USE' sign at Hounslow East (and at all other stations) is for the new trains, yet it is beyond the mirror/camera screens - do the new trains have onboard cameras or will all the infrastructure have to be moved?
The new trains will have in cad cctv so no need to use the station monitors/mirrors
@@dalecharmantravels8057 thanks - that explains it.
When the new trains come into service will they be automated never mind you just answered my question
Glad I could help 😝
Surprised you do not use the whistle
at Turnham Green to wake-up those
with ear-phones on.
At Turnham Green it is used on the east bound due to poor visibility. In the west as the track is pretty straight it is not needed. Saying that we will always use it if some one is too close to the edge
If you love trains nothing is useless
What's the purpose of sounding the whistle when you see the whistle sign?
The whistle boards were erected in places with poor visibility. They have cut down some trees in places so in some cases it’s no longer an issue. However if there is a board saying whistle then whistle we must. ( between 7-7)
I love driver's eye videos, your's are a new discovery for me.
A little tip, for when you arrive at Heathrow terminal 5, to terminate. Before releasing the doors, switch off the saloon lights, putting the train into darkness, so people know they have to leave the train. On the Tyne and Wear Metro, if a train reaches St. James, and is not returning round the coastal loop in service, but heading back ECS to Manors, to then go up the Manors ECS line to the depot, the drivers put the saloon lights out, before releasing the doors. Similarly, on Merseyrail, if a train is going out of service at Liverpool Central, and the train is heading back ECS to Kirkdale depot, the driver puts the lights out on the passenger accomodation, before the doors get opened. Just a little idea for you.
There has been proposals that when we terminate we then the lights in and off several times then depart with out checking. ( flash and dash) the unions rightly don’t like that as the last thing you want is some one getting taken in to the sidings for every ones safety. They also don’t like us turning lights off as passengers may panic or get injured if the can’t see.
@dalecharmantravels8057 very good point dale. Understand that metro is different to London underground, so different rules in place! BTW good videos you have!
@dalecharmantravels8057 forgot to say, on metro, even though the driver switches off the lights, they still have to check the train anyway.
Wow this brought back many memories! I used to travel from South East London to Heathrow most weekends in the early 2000s with my nephew who was a toddler at the time (He turned 24 today!) - Always got the Picc from Green Park to Heathrow, so nice to see the journey from a different perspective! Don't get to do it these days as I now live in Edinburgh! - Felt the same excitement watching this as I did back then getting closer to Heathrow, with the planes getting lower and closer! Thanks and keep up the good work ;)
Thank you for sharing your memories
isnt max line speed also 50mph as it can do 50mph from rayners lane to Eastcote
So on the pic line and the pic trains it’s a max of 45mph. The pic line shares the track between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge with the Met Line. The met line trains can travel at the higher speed but we can’t.
so clearly you're also an avgeek
Where the train is just going to the siding and reversing, I don't really see the need to check that everyone got off. If you met someone while changing ends, you could just tell them that they better get off at the next stop. Yes, rules are rules, but I question the need for the rule.
They use safety as a reason. Especially if it’s drunk customers.
There are so many reasons for this. Access to sidings is typically, as at Heathrow, controlled by shunt signals and the routes involved are not guaranteed to be signalled to the gold standard required for passenger train movements. There have also been a number of serious incidents involving passengers staying on board. At Liverpool Street a man once realised his error in staying on board as the train went into the siding, attempted to use the interconnecting doors between the carriages to get off, slipped, fell and was killed. Then with the Olympics it was felt it would be a good idea to save time and get rid of this requirement. Then one day at Queen's Park a kid stayed on board as the train went into the North Shed, used the interconnecting doors to slip off the train and headed off up the tracks, after a ball I believe. Fortunately he was spotted by the driver. They tried preventing people from getting through the gaps between carriages by fitting barriers which massively impeded the evacuation of a Central line train when it started smoking during the Notting Hill Carnival. All of which leads of course onto the next point that frankly passengers want to get where they're going and do not want to be stuck up a tunnel not going anywhere for 20 minutes or so. And what if there's service disruption and the train really needs to stay where it is for an hour or two, or maybe even be left there over night? Only Sylvia's missed her stop. It's not really ideal. Now I'm sure you would be perfectly polite and understanding in that situation, even if you did have an interview to go to or an exam to take. Or a flight to catch ... But as dale says your average drunk on a Friday night, eh, not so much. Would you fancy being the driver trapped on a train up a siding and confronted with an big irate bruiser who wants to know when the **** this train is going to take him to the airport. There have been assaults in the past.
not raining 😁, in London., we don´t want to wait for that
This was a very relaxing video. I might as well share that I've been snuggled up against the cold with a warm blanket and a foster-care baby roo joey I've been taking care of for a few weeks. He approves just as much as I do (well, he tried to lick my phone, at least!)
Hope ya see some roos out there on your trip down under.
Sorry if i missed it but why did you detrain at t5 the first time if you went peepee🚽 the second time ?
So when we first arrive at T5 we de train. Then in to the sidings and on to the opposite platform. That’s when I went to use the toilet.
If you had a free choice of driving any route on the underground, which would you go for and why?
I think I would stay on the Piccadilly line. It has the tunnel section for when it’s raining and the out side to enjoy the summer days
hello dale how are you doing mate?