British Rail-Class 37 Cab Ride Acton Yard to Dudding Hill Junction 1995

A cab ride upload now, taken back in September 1995. Road learning the Forders Binliner run gave me the chance to bring my camera along with me. We see the route from Acton Yard to Dudding Hill Junction/Cricklewood Curve from the cab of 37 372. We take the freight only line from Acton Wells Junction and see one of London's lost railways, complete with signal boxes, semaphore signalling and no AWS! If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!

[@ianjones4116]

Been in the 2nd man's seat a few times myself. Once in the other seat too !! Nice vid Soi. 👍😎

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you.... i was road learning the route this day, so i took my vid cam along......

[@robd2184]

Super that, nice pair of Dutch 37s, always like that livery

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, they looked good and thrashed well that day.

[@Robotnik]

Wrought this Route as an Shunter until recently at the Aggregate Works. Loved it and that it is so unique now!

[@annescholey6546]

Acton Wells #1 box is my sole London-based cabin pictured in 1997 from a pre Virgin Brighton to Preston Scot.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

It's still there!

[@robertbutlin3708]

You may have actually also seen the Victoria Signalling Centre which is actually at Clapham Junction. That said it’s not really a cabin.

[@dodgydruid]

Weird seeing the old signal box at Neasden Junc and the partially cut crossing there which was reinstated when the whole line got a spruce up. One of the few lines I haven't travelled in London, closest I ever got was with me uncle in his 33 handing over his train at Kensington Olympia and once he run round and hooked up his return wagons would explain why "Southern men" weren't allowed on the big regions lol

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

In later years they 'escaped' and got to places like Brent Yard....or later still like Hither Green crews that made Westbury, Leicester and Newmarket!

[@HentisRail]

Cannot go wrong with a pair of 37's :)

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

No, always good fun with a pair of them! Lots more thrash than the booked class 58.....

[@iainmaturin8460]

Fantastic vid Soi, Were does the left hand spur at neasden go to?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

That was the connection to the Chiltern line from Marylebone, the Wembly to South Ruislip branch as you connected after the junction where the line to Harrow on the Hill had already branched off......

[@roberthill6216]

37372, is that now the donor for the new build class 23 baby deltic?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I believe it is...... I recall the No 1 end had a very noisy Traction Motor Blower back then.....

[@tonyjones9442]

Love the 37s. Is that line still there?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, it is a vital freigt link to this day. And still with signal boxes and semaphores! Used to be a passenger line but trams killed off the passenger service in the early 20th century.

[@annescholey6546]

Lovely Midland heritage with Neasden and Dudding Hill boxes. 33002 was a regular there on her way to Willesden on ECC tanks.

[@tonyjones9442]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus just been watching a film of the varsity line. What a peculiar idea to cut a line between two international university city's/town. Beeching must have fiddled the figures on this one.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

@@tonyjones9442 That was one he didn't recommend for closure.....it was a Barbra Castle closure......The middle bit survived for school traffic luckily.....

[@tonyjones9442]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus so much harm done by politicians of the 60s. From closing railways to destroying Victorian buildings. I was wondering do you like model railways??

[@andrewcrisp9700]

Can you remember the drivers name.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

yes!