Discovering far too many Acton stations while visiting every station on the Central Line

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[@MercenaryPen]

the real question is whether Jen went via the only Acton station in the north on her way back from this trip to London (specifically Acton bridge)

[@JenOnTheMove]

Afraid not!

[@Sim0nTrains]

Jennyverse.... honestly that is a great word! Shame you didn't go to the bridge at 3:30 would of had a epic view of North Acton Station from there but a good packed Jennyverse video!

[@MrGreatplum]

Excellent stuff, Jen - you must have a good mic as I couldn’t hear much wind noise at all. I’ve never been further west on the central line than Shepherd’s Bush so it’s good to see the 74 different Actons!

[@AddieDirectsTV]

7:00 I was able to take a tour of BBC TC in like 2004. It was neat! Fun fact: I nearly got run over by Amy Lee of Evanescence who was on TOTP that week lol. She was running out of a studio and well…I was on the other side of that door lol.

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

i like Ealing Broadway for its connections & ive used that station loads of times & ive used East Acton a few times & i love White city & Holland Park which are both lovely stations on the Central line & def agree its better to spend a day on the underground in the winter than in the summer as it gets too hot in the summer in the tunnels awesome video

[@matthewbartlett1977]

When you were walking from White City to Shepherd's Bush, the Football Types you encountered were probably going to Loftus Road to see QPR play. The ground is only a 5 to 10 minute walk away down South Africa Road.

[@Andrewjg_89]

Well you be surprised that the Central Line is still struggling and needs a massive upgrade. Including new tube trains, stations that aren’t step-free to be upgraded to be step-free and better improved services. I do like the Central Line and my Nan used to take me on the Central Line into Central Line as she lives in Hainault.

[@markstramtrainbuscapades1729]

I went to Eailng Broadway....well, I suppose it's yesterday now! Caught the Elizabeth Line there to begin playing on buses!

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Great video. I presume this was spur of the moment, because of course You Can't Help Acton on Impulse...

[@grahamcroucher5251]

I incorporate ACTON as one of my quiz night questions... which town in the U.K. is the only one that has an South, East, North and West station, plus another two stations bearing the name of the the town..... I could also add and also has a station some way off also bearing the name (Acton Bridge) Glad you've done a vid on them, just to prove the validity of my question!

[@stephenreardon2698]

Actually their 7 Actons in London; North, South, East, West, Central, Town & Main Line

[@grahamcroucher5251]

@@stephenreardon2698 correct! Forgot about that one, not reading from my question sheet I'm afraid!

[@codsushi]

The heat of the central line has it's advantages. When I was a uni student 20 -odd years ago, I did a load of washing the day before uni and the next morning it was still damp. I had to put damp clothes on! An hour or so on the central line from Bethnal green to Ealing Broadway however, dried them nicely and took the edge off the heat too. Great video as always, Thanks Carl

[@marthaanderson2656]

the hotel just above North Acton is a good choice for near London. Amazingly quiet even though right above the tracks. But you are largely stuck with only one line option for easy return in the evening. It was a miscalculation on my part. Was lucky to attend a taping of QI last year when I was there. It is amazing what lurks behind the walls of the television center.

[@PamelaBane]

Thanks Jen, I hope you had a brolly and raincoat for the eastern extremities!

[@onlycompetitions5083]

I seem to recall TISWAS dancing around Television Centre, singing The Bucket Of Water Song.

[@stephenreardon2698]

TISWAS was filed at the old ATV studios in Birmingham. Sadly gone, though you pass the site on the tram at Paradise Circus

[@highpath4776]

The step discrepency is often a single staircase may have x number of steps, (and thus counted as an effective continuos run) to a short mezzanine where further staircase takes you to the ticket hall, having y number of steps, some signs count the x+y.

[@davidgrainger5378]

At North Acton, you would have seen the remains of the Great Western main line from Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill. A couple of years ago with a couple of friends, I tried to recreate that journey using the parallel Central Line from South Ruislip to North Acton but then had to backtrack to Greenford to do a diversion via West Ealing. A thought for a future video?

[@jacobporrett]

Good video Jen. I enjoyed watching.

[@highpath4776]

The car problem from Shepherds Bush via White City to the A40 and Acton.Willesden land is caused by one set of newish traffic lights into the BBC studio extention (site of White City Stadium) and the A40/M40 traffic lights , they each let about two vehicles move north. Time it right early mornings and its not too bad , but does seem worse since Westfield came into play , sundays are now no-go

[@Rail_Focus]

Made the mistake of using the Central line rather than Overground to get back from Old Oak Common, it feels sooo slow compared to the Elizabeth Line.

[@RainhamRailEnthusiast]

All very nice really, but as you say not the best line in the summer

[@RichardFelstead1949]

As always another great video Jen.Jago (Tom/Tim?) did a video on the Actons awhile ago.

[@Roblilley999]

94 steps, 15 floors

[@SteamboatWilley]

Cat! And yes I well remember Live & Kicking, and Going Live before that. And yes I can't understand why anyone would want to drive in London when the public transport is so good The London Underground is a delightful mix of Victorian Grandeur, quaint branch line stations, 1920s art deco and ultra modernism.

[@tomdg13]

Did you catch the bit near White City where the trains go from running on the right to running on the left via an otherwise pointless flyover?

[@tinplategeektoo]

I guess it is only fitting that when visiting the Acton's the tube line was acton up ... gets 🧥 and 🍁🍁🍁

[@TransportVloggerIan]

7:13 Yup, welcome to my world

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Wow Ealing Broadway station has changed. Thats massively different to when I used to work there only 5 years ago. Edit: the middle platform at North Acton (and White City) is used to terminate a number of services per hour (used to be 3 each) to keep up frequencies through the central section.

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Guessing you were at White City around 10am for services terminating there from the West to head into the depot underneath the Westfield centre. The lines are the wrong way there because the original terminus used to have an underground turnback loop.

[@surreygoldprospector576]

They built an extra platform at North Acton when some trains that used to reverse at White City went on to North Acton, when the area was redeveloped in the 1990s. I remember when it was just factories round there.

[@highpath4776]

@@surreygoldprospector576 Thanks , didnt know that, was in East London at the time and West London stuff passed me by

[@surreygoldprospector576]

@@highpath4776 East London had bigger factories, and docks and cranes and stuff! It used to fascinate me whenever I ventured beyond the city. :o)

[@ElijahsTransport]

Amazing video Jen! Great content!

[@fredstrainandbusvids.]

Love North Acton, as a kid - every time I stay at a hotel in London it’s always at north acton

[@airfoxtrot2006]

Great video Jen 😊

[@michellebell5092]

You should try the All seven Actons challenge. It’s quite a puzzle, especially doing it entirely by train

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Excellent video Jen very exciting to watch.

[@alexdavis5766]

I’m now deaf and I have that theme tune in my head! Thanks

[@QALibrary]

Jen back - woop woop

[@highpath4776]

West Acton houses used to be Middle Class affordable , they are not now. West Acton also nearly closer to bits of South Ealing than South Ealing Pic is

[@highpath4776]

Somehow TfL ended up with Central Line trains out of service (motor issues after each flashover), and Pic Line Trains not in service (insufficient trained drivers)

[@londonandy9913]

I go to Television Centre to see them record Qi.

[@harryelliott4310]

Central Line 1992 Tube Stock

[@MercenaryPen]

Walked past a costa? Who are you and what did you do to the real Jen?

[@JenOnTheMove]

It's possible to have too much coffee!

[@highpath4776]

@@JenOnTheMove They have just brought out a Cinnamon Bun Flavour one. Oddly went into a coffee shop to order one and couldnt see it on the display board, then worked out I was in Starbucks

[@rfc25]

I rate the hair very nice

[@TatraT3SUCS]

can you please drive with a tram in london

[@alanreader4815]

lol wrong march 2239 hee hee Friday.

[@mudchute4dlr]

walked past the costa? im unsubscribing bad joke didn't laugh

[@stephenreardon2698]

I'm a bit older than you Jen. For me Television Centre was the Blue Peter Garden & Record Breakers

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Roy Castle tap dancing. Yes!

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

I used North Acton daily a very, very long time ago, but the whole area is now transformed. East Acton by contrast is frozen in time.

[@Thornaby37]

Totally agree that the Underground is best avoided in summer due to the unbearable heat

[@ElliotP-Motorways-Plotagon]

Yeah I agree with you it is very hot in summer times🏖️

[@CJonestheSteam72]

Jen no is so young.... Swap shop

[@arthurvasey]

Best title for this video should have been Acton Stations or Stand By For Acton!

[@officialmcdeath]

Acton, Baby! \m/

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video Jen, there's too many acton stations indeed lol. Thanks for singing a certain song from a certain disnety movie about cold things to remind me of the obsessions with it lol. I've still not been to White City yet, I'd love to go there sometime.

[@highpath4776]

Walking from White City is a good choice as it takes you past the old depot and generating :(sub?) station of the Central Line. Alas the white city (exhibition lands etc) have been subsumed into Westfield West.

[@jamesblair18]

It’s not all about the coffee 😂

[@DeKat-84]

It kind of is, though! 😉😜❤

[@jamesblair18]

@@DeKat-84 I won't tell a lie, each time Jen gets a coffee, icecream or fish and chips, there is a chain reaction!

[@JenOnTheMove]

@@jamesblair18This is the kind of influencing I can get behind 🤣

[@CherylSteele-rt8dj]

This is great Jen! Wish I could buy you a house in Acton - then move it to the side of a canal! 😅. Costalot though. Thank you for this video. Take care. X

[@SamSitar]

looks like East Acton is confused.

[@stephenreardon2698]

1:00 Jen states she has no connection with Ealing Broadway, whilst making a connection at Ealing Broadway

[@torspedia]

If you think the number of Acton stations is bad, wait till you find out about all the stations in Ealing proper! 😉

[@alanreader4815]

She said walking into a prett's lol

[@stephenreardon2698]

Between filming this episode & transmitting it (in March) Jen indulged us with a little slice of Devon

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

Entertaining and informative as always, Jen

[@danielrice9201]

Loved that shoe live and kicking

[@officialmcdeath]

But you have Acton at home \m/

[@mudchute4dlr]

i believe north acton had three platforms as it's a minor interchange between the two branches of the central line. i could be very wrong though

[@doughunt9621]

The line used to only have two platforms, the two southernmost tracks. Beside the Central Line on the north side was a line built by the GWR to link the main track from Old Oak Common towards Greenford, the junction was just east of the Central Line junction. The reason was to provide a route for milk traffic to a dairy near White City. So through North Acton there were 2 Central Line tracks, then 2 tracks for milk traffic, then 2 lines for Birmingham to Paddington traffic. By the time I used the line from 1964 to 1971the milk traffic had ceased and the two lines from North Acton to White City were disused. Eventually the lines were lifted, allowing the third Central Line track to be laid. The cenral platform is now mainly used for terminating trains in either direction.

[@MontytheHorse]

I feel Acton has more stations than some other cities in the UK!

[@Andrewjg_89]

Geoff Marshall has visited all 7 stations in Acton. I think he said that Acton Central or Acton Town is his favourite.

[@DeKat-84]

Another fab video. Great vibe, even though the weather didn't look that great. We all need a visit to the Jennyverse every now and then! Where can I book my ticket? 😁😊💞💕

[@rosiefay7283]

Thank you, Jen, for reminding me why the Central Line is no longer the best line for Tottenham Court Road or Bond St.

[@dazzlingdaz187]

I still prefer tube to Elizabeth though.

[@katrinabryce]

Or Oxford Circus. You can probably get to Oxford Circus quicker from the Hanover Sq exist of Bond St Liz Line than from any of the platforms in actual Oxford Circus station.