End of the Line No.9 - Edgware

Time to go the End of the Line again! This time, back to the top of the Tube Map and one of the two branches of the Northern Line, at Edgware. What is out here in Zone 5 in the London Borough of Barnet? And wasn't there a scheme once years ago to extend the line further? Let's find out ...
Jay Foreman of course covers a lot of this as well in his first ever Unfinished London episode: • The unfinished Norther...
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[@JayForeman]

Me again. It’s so sad to see what’s happened to Brockley Hill in the 13 years since we went there to film the first Unfinished London. It’s even sadder to know how unlikely it is that anything will be done about it, since it’s in privately owned limbo.

[@andreaswiesheu2240]

time for a reboot :D

[@jameshart1114]

Had to explain to my brother what the arches were, and how World War Two stopped him taking the tube every day.

[@matthewalbery8827]

Is that the privately owned limbo where nobody will invest because they cant be sure that it wont be nationalised in the future? (controversial)

[@axolotlgamer615]

Hello jay!

[@adamfrankowski2768]

Fly-tippers are a pain in the arse. If - and when - caught, they should be dealt with very severely. Catching them, however, is apparently extremely difficult.

[@JayForeman]

Awesome video Geoff! That fact about bus stop G has blown my mind a little bit. I used that bus station every day for school, so I knew (and still know) every route by heart. But I never realised there was anything special about it. It’s only just occurred to me now that no other bus station in London does it this way, with a single stop for all alighting. That’s my favourite kind of new discovery - one made up of things you didn’t know you already knew.

[@purple_oranges]

is that the guy from map men 😱

[@GoranNewsum]

Snap Jay. I lived round there too, and like you learnt every bus route around Edgware!

[@axolotlgamer615]

@@purple_oranges Yes it is XD

[@mrbma]

@@purple_oranges Yes. Jay Foreman, also famous for his Driving up the A1...also with Geoff Marshall !!!

[@osman732]

The other thing that experienced stop G veterans know is to clear off the bus ASAP. Dawdling will mean the constant stream of buses arriving behind you will quickly block all traffic on the high road.

[@chrisoddy8744]

It's impressive how this video is filmed over ten years after Jay Foreman slapped the same brick wall at Brockley Hill - amazing how time flies!

[@jtsholtod.79]

Thank goodness they didn't have to tear down his grandma's house.

[@Xipheas]

Hardly impressive

[@hanstheexplorer]

Brockley Hill... All that’s left are some stumpy brick things. Elstree South... Which is now a petrol station! And Bushey Heath... Which is now a healthy bush.

[@chrisoddy8744]

@@hanstheexplorer Clue Number 2 - the car boot sale behind the roundabout at Canon's Corner!

[@mrbma]

So has anyone organised a tidy up yet Geoff ???

[@geofftech2]

So, you can report Fly Tipping in Barnet on their website here. It requires a location though, and Brockley Hill station is to the north of the roundabout where Spur Road meets the A41, just to the west of Edgwarebury Park. Website: www.barnet.gov.uk/roads-and-pavements/road-maintenance/street-care-and-cleaning/report-fly-tipping

[@zzzaphod8507]

For those not familiar with the term, fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste (according to the linked website).

[@ajs41]

Thanks for continuing to post fantastic videos Geoff.

[@TheDaveWoods]

Not wanting to defuse your enthusiasm for a Wombles tidy up, but if I followed your narrative correctly and that land is up for sale, it probably means it's private land rather than public and would be a responsibility of the current owner rather than the local council. However as it's up for sale I would expect that the current landowner won't do anything and wait until the new developer purchases it.

[@UnmayoGaming]

I wrote a report in the website. Horrible things humans do these days. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@bishwatntl]

Am I right in thinking that the land now being used for fly-tipping used to be the site of a Sunday market? It's a long time since I've been there, but I used to drive past 2 or 3 times a week.

[@osman732]

I grew up with Edgware privilege: always having a seat on the tube.

[@srh28srh28]

This is a good chance to say a long overdue thank you : quite a few years ago now, my phone slid out of my pocket as I jumped up from my seat to get off at Belsize Park. I realised from the platform as the doors closed and the train headed away. I used the help point out of desperation and they were brilliant; after half an hour they said my phone had been handed in at Edgware. So I rode to the End of the Line for the first (and so far, only) time! And I was just in time to catch the last southbound train back. Thank you to everyone who reunited me with that phone!

[@reececollison5101]

When you realise Geoff’s original Secrets of the Underground is 10 years old this year … 😭

[@ThrushCZX]

When I was doing my training, we had to all meet at Edgware station (there’s a whole bunch of rooms, including a classroom, and corridors behind one of those doors you see in the ticket hall just behind the gateline) and one of the trainees called in to say she’d be late - as she went to Edgware Road instead 😄

[@AllTheTrainspotting]

There are pretty much only two ways to know the difference between Edgware and Edgware Road station (and for all other similarly named stations on the Underground): 1. Live in the local area of one of the stations 2. Be a transport enthusiast (or at least have some interest)

[@SanjaySharma-xj5um]

Good on you to bring up the issue regarding fly tipping. It is a real blight on the area.

[@heidirabenau511]

I can't wait for the Straftord, Waterloo and Bank episodes! Those should be fun!

[@DitzyNizzy2009]

As well as Heathrow Terminal 5.

[@heidirabenau511]

@@DitzyNizzy2009 Harrow&Wealdstone will be funny on the WCML

[@ashleyjiscool]

Don’t forget end of the line hayes coming when it opens up

[@bottletopgirl]

@@ashleyjiscool in like 20 years, sure

[@andrewmagnusthegreatesttra1230]

Great upload Geoff Marshall you are a legend ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@jacquelineharrod6386]

Feeling cold and miserable this evening, but this has cheered me up immensely. Thank you.☺️

[@itechcircle9410]

The electrical hum of the 1995 stock adds to the realism and character of Edgware. It would be a crime to edit it out!

[@simonhorn1745]

Great to have you back for 2023 Geoff! I need this!

[@hugsparty]

A typeface nerd comment for you Geoff: The font used on the Edgware roundel is the earlier "Johnston Sans" which was a precursor to the standardised "New Johnston" in 1979 then "Johnston 100" in 2016. As well as the four-terminal W it also has a condensed R

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

The ψorld ωould be a poorer place vvithout such as you sharing your knowledge. Thank you.

[@stephenarbon2227]

The crossed 'W' is also used over the station entrance. Thanks as I knew that London Transport used Gill Sans on its timetables, I always assumed that would have replaced all signage with that typeface as well. While the crossed W is common enough on traditional serif book fonts, presumably to save a tiny amount of space, I can't find it shown on any other sans-serif font.

[@template16]

A couple of thoughts. Used to use Edgware station daily and those pigeons seem to jump on almost every train but always off before the doors close. The reference to Edgware and Edgware Road, reminded me of the time I lived in Finchley and several times you’d hear someone asking for the Finchley Road… it’s miles away!

[@tomhammond3495]

You talking about people getting Edgware Road and Edgware mixed up reminds me of a funny story from about 12 years ago. I was on a train from London Euston to Crewe and about 20 mins into the journey some bloke sitting nearby asked me when the train would be stopping at Liverpool Street. I assumed he was talking about Liverpool Lime Street so told him that it would take around 2.5 hours more and he looked absolutely horrified. Turned out he actually did want to go just a few stops on the tube to Liverpool Street.

[@ki5h0re]

I used to visit this place back in the 80s and 90s. There was an opportunity to move here. Living a few doors away from relatives. I remained in Loughborough. There was a railway line at the back of the garden.

[@chrisambidge6470]

ah, another blast from the past. I've lived in Canada for 57 years now, but grew up in Barnet, and the 107 (and the 34) were the local buses I would use when going further than my short legs would take me.

[@TfL1901]

The 34 is like the best bus!! Which other bus is gonna take you from Edmonton to Walthamstow in 15 mins?!

[@Shalott63]

I have this idea that when TfL saw Geoff's comments about the crossed W at West Brompton being unique they couldn't resist the temptation to stick another one in at some random place on the Underground to see how long it took Geoff to notice ... :D

[@martinhowe1422]

There is another one on the outside station fascia announcing Edgware Station (3:40).

[@seanmcerlean]

Another area I know well Geoff as a relative lived in Stanmore. Edgware was my first posting as an LU driver on the 59 & 72 stock (1990) Stanmore has a depot that was/is covered by Neasden based drivers which was my 3rd posting. Loving the series & yes a shame about the fly tipping.

[@nicholaskelly1958]

I have a friend who worked in the Oxfam Shop in Edgware. Who once took me down into the cellar which is in the tunnels under the road for the Northern Heights extension

[@martyonline1957]

The pedant in me really wants to say, if you want to find (the) Edgware Road, leave the station, turn left and walk for about 5 mins to Burnt Oak Broadway the A5 Edgware Road, a lovely long straight road that goes all the way down to Marble Arch, A bit of yer actual Roman Road. It marks the boundary between Barnet, Harrow, Brent, Camden and Westminster on it's way. I'm sure I've seen a video where one of the noble explorers finds the point there's a cross roads, where each corner is in a different borough, Barnet Brent, Camden & Westminster ? Also on that 5 min walk to Burnt Oak Broadway, cross the road and there's a rather fine salt beef restaurant and takeaway. The amount of times I've driven up and down that road from Wealdstone to Whetstone. And in the words of the mighty Lt Columbo.... Just one more thing.....I used to own a retired TX4 Fairway black cab, and sitting at the lights in EDGWARE was asked can you take me to EDGWARE ROAD.... err no guv, the lights not on.... happy times

[@princessdaisy6]

the n16 bus 😍

[@francis_n]

Geoff Marshall putting Colindale on the map!! I grew up in Hendon and Colindale. Colindale was my closest station for many years when I lived up in North London. So weird to see him there in such an understated part of London.

[@GoranNewsum]

Worth mentioning the Police Box when you look out the left hand side of a southbound train between Colindale and Hendon Central. It's not there anymore, got removed quite some years ago, but I remember enjoying spotting it when travelling on the tube!

[@camenbert5837]

Just after it left, some Daleks arrived looking cross..

[@davidmiller6728]

ah back to my childhood and teenage years. I worked in the supermarket next to the station (Macfisheries anyone remember that) and regularly took to the tube into London to visit the sights. I lived on the back of the old original line though I think I narrowly missed seeing the last freight trains in the early 60s. Highlight of the week was buying the footy results paper outside the station on a Saturday night. No Internet. Such memories.

[@geofftech2]

David, a lovely memory sir! I can also remember Saturday afternoons and going into Dixons/Currys to watch the football results come in on the TV's that they'd set to teletext mode. Also pre-internet !!!

[@gritintheoyster]

Another great video Geoff. Colindale station has seen huge growth in the last couple of years as all the local high rises which have come on stream have added commuters. I have Edgware privilege and always get a seat at the start of the line but they all pile in now at Colindale. Also - you could have referenced again Jeff Lock's excellent "Beyond The End Of The Line" book which I bought after your Uxbridge video. I tried out Walk 26 - "Edgware to Mill Hill East" along the old railway trackbed last week (well some of it was through muddy fields) but it's a well observed and well directed walk.

[@cgimovieman]

Geoff, I worked in television producing for 18 years, about half of which or more was shooting in the field. We very frequently had audio issues like you mentioned. We did have a dedicated audio tech with us along with a camera person, and our audio tech could very slightly compensate for noise, modulating it out with his equipment. But honestly, a bad audio environment is just that. We constantly were waiting for planes flying over outdoors, and indoors when conducting interviews the faint noise from air conditioning or heating would be audible on our mics. If it were a short interview, we would even have the cooling/heating briefly shut off because of this. It’s far less noticeable for the viewer though if it’s constant. If noises start and stop on the other hand, it draws attention to itself. I was never a specialized audio tech, but I do remember our techs telling us that there was little they could do to fix it after the fact. So overall for your purposes, I think it’s fine. You’re in different environments and it’s assumed there will be noises. What I might suggest though if you can’t avoid noises and don’t want them, is to get the shots you need without you talking, record some good ambient noise to add to the shot later, and then just use VO for your talking over the shot.

[@geofftech2]

Michael! what a great response - thank you. Yes, i guess somewhere in that waiting room there must have been a piece of electrical equipment (or a fan?) that i just didn't spot. Normall it's only ever happened before if i'm standing under High Voltage power lines (and the railway has a few of those!) and you deffo get interference. Happens on all mics i've had, no matter what make, and whether they're powered or not. but mainly .. yes, i am "out and about" in changing enviroments, and i think it's just accepted isn't it? this one though just seemed more noticeable than normal, and really annoyed me! thanks for your splendid reply, and for taking the time to type. :: thumbs-up ::

[@cgimovieman]

@@geofftech2 No worries, Geoff. I’ve liked your channel for a long time. Very interesting being that I’m into trains and public transport, the U.K., and history. I live in the states, and rarely get a chance to cross the pond (even having done so about a dozen times now), so I can sort of visit vicariously there through channels like yours. I’m around your same age too (I think), so that makes it slight more relatable as well. Keep up the great work!

[@rynabuns]

one post-processing thing that might be possible is Audacity's noise removal feature - it's free and definitely worth trying!

[@richardashley9108]

Great videos. I work in post production sound, and we use Izotope RX10 for cleaning up stuff. Amazing results but pricey. Lots of other plugins around now though. Keep up the good work!

[@dailleursstraits]

@@rynabuns I agree and think it may be able to be dealt with in post-processing. Since it's an electrical hum, it'll be constant in frequency (and amplitude unless you do a moving shot). So if you recorded a bit of the hum by itself (no talking) then maybe you could overlay this on the clip and invert one of the audio tracks, which may work? Although there's probably lots of limitations to this - e.g. may have to be mono, environmental noise etc.

[@hotmailemail1128]

I used to live in Edgware many years ago so this is very interesting because I never loitered long enough to really notice the station. Many thanks. 😊

[@cafsixtieslover]

I lived in Edgware for 30 years and they used to hold a car boot sale by those old brick arches - that ground was treacherously uneven. I used to use the tube from Edgware but eventually found it was far quicker to commute from Mill Hill Broadway and a lot easier to park.

[@dxlicata]

I’m a regular at Edgware, and I’ll be honest I never stopped to appreciate how lovely the roof is 😆

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Always worth looking up, beit on your commute; in the City, say, both for the architecture; or with some chips by the seaside for the seagulls.

[@andrewhotston983]

Geoff Marshall - the gold standard of KZbin videos!

[@RJC1142]

Really happy you stuck with the Roman numerals for the copyright date, Geoff. It looked fantastic last year with all the doubles, and it still looks great this year. (Fantastic work, this was a great episode.)

[@geofftech2]

Thanks Rebecca. Very kind!

[@QuantumScratcher]

MMXXIII

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

There's definitely something to be said for Roman numeral couplets, even moreso the symmetry of the year 2000, but I must admit that I do miss long ones like MCMLXXXVIII.

[@marcelwiszowaty1751]

I got used to Roman numerals because I went to a grammar school where were learned Latin. Subsequently my artistic leanings had me producing homemade greetings cards using photographic images, particularly at Christmas. I always use Roman numerals on the back to denote the year, so last year was particularly pleasing! Unfortunately I won't be around for the next double double.

[@explorewithlorenzo9940]

Hello Geoff, I got your London Underground book for Christmas. I started reading it the other day. It’s a brilliant book! I love the book! I really enjoy reading it! I love your content Geoff! I really appreciate how much effort you put into your videos! Great content Geoff! :D

[@malcolmkinnon8436]

Was waiting for this one as that is where I was born and grew up and for many years daily commuted from there into central London.

[@hyttennis]

I grew up here regularly using the Colindale and Edgware stations back in the 80s. So much nostalgia!

[@LeeSmith-cf1vo]

Taking about the bus stop, I immediatly thought of Orpington station, who h is similar in that it has a single alighting only stop with boarding at a bunch of nearby stops. But I've been totting up and I think it's "only" about 12 that stop there. I think they are: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R9, R10, B14, 51 and 358. But that's from memory and possibly out of date. Of course some of these buses are, shall we say, infrequent (mostly looking at the R5 and R10 there). Actually, now that i think about it, every single one of those buses also stops outside the Maxwell, which also has the 61 and 208 as well, and it's a regular stop. Maybe a contender for the most where you can board?

[@allenwilliams1306]

Historically, Edgware stop G is equalled by the bus stop that used to exist outside Marks & Spencer on North End at West Croydon, after the first bus station was opened. This was, moreover, not “alighting only”, so it was an absolute nightmare to get on the bus you wanted. London Transport routes were: 190, 166, 405, 409, 411, 414, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 109, 59, 197, 133, 68, 12, 54, 159, & 57A (though not all ran every day, but, then, neither do your 20 at Edgware). This is purely from memory, and I may have missed some. At the other end of North End, the stops were split between two locations, but not by M&S!

[@robertlalor8090]

Absolutely brilliant Geoff. Thanks for sharing.

[@greathairyfool]

A great start to the new year. Thank you Geoff

[@yuvrajpatel7308]

Love the videos man. I never get bored with this stuff- you make my day every time!! 😊

[@jasonholmes1096]

Another great episode. Always enjoy the detail you provide when you visit these locations. You've provided some inspiration when I've visited from Australia

[@jonathanscripps917]

I've been wondering what was next and here you are with a brilliant 1st video of 2023. Thanks Geoff, I love what you do sir 🙏👍☀️

[@florianb81]

Happy new Year Geoff. May your travels be safe and fun.

[@Deqoid_123]

I love this series, keep up the good work

[@jeremyrogers1247]

Excellent video packed with tidbits of information not widely known. Interesting that the alighting bus stop at Edgware Bus Station is served by the most number of bus routes in London. I thought of another distinction Edgware bus station has. It is the the terminus of route 113, the only daytime bus route in London that runs from zone 5 to zone 1 (Marble Arch). Though not long ago it ran a bit further to Oxford Circus. Over the years suburb to central London routes have been progressively curtailed, so the 113 must be the only daytime one I can think of, aside from the 18 which runs from Sudbury to Euston.

[@JimTheRevelator]

Jeremy - Stops R & S on Orpington High Street equal the alighting stop at Edgware Bus Station in regards to the total amount of bus routes served (20). Suburb to Central London/Zone 1 day routes; at present there is also the 25 (Ilford to City Thameslink), 53 (Plumstead to Lambeth North), 468 (South Croydon to Elephant & Castle) and X68 (West Croydon to Russell Square, although this only operates during Monday to Friday peak hours).

[@jeremyrogers1247]

@@JimTheRevelator Interesting, yes the stops in Orpington served by many bus routes may in part due to the numerous R prefixed routes that stop there, amongst others. The R routes were the local Roundabout routes launched in 1986, as Orpington was the first area in Greater London to use mini buses. There are other suburb to central London routes as you mentioned but these originate from travel card zone 4 rather than 5 as in the case of Edgware. It’s a pity that these routes terminate on the edge of zone 1 whereas the 53 for example used to run on to Oxford Circus, the 25 used to go to Victoria.

[@tapemaj]

Geoff wishing You a Happy New Year !! Love your Vlogs .. and increases my knowledge too . Good wishes from Tooting Broadway 😊

[@HuggyBob62]

Regarding frequently used bus stops, the winners are probably going to be drop-off points only. Boarding buses takes a bit longer, even if it is only a "quick" tap in. And lots of buses will go to lots of different destinations and you really want to segragate the passengers by where they plan to go.

[@kmkcheng]

Southampton street / Covent Garden on the Strand has 22 routes serving it (6, 9, 11, 15, 87, 91, 139, 176, N9, N11, N15, N26, N44, N87, N89, N91, N155, N199, N343, N550, N551)

[@jonsoftedge]

Nice detail about the W on the roundel: and I notice from your external shot that it's also on the frontage

[@KoanGrasshopperX]

Went to school in Edgware so knew this station (and Colindale) and bus station very very well. Its nice to see it feature on a video and i do remember the blocks for unbuilt railway very well also, saw them a fair bit from a distance as a child

[@tamarapress100]

Ah great memories, I used to get the 107 from Edgware to Borehamwood back in the day! Loved this video Geoff, thank you!! 😊

[@TheDaf95xf]

Happy new year Geoff 👍🏻 Always good watching your informative videos on transport 😊

[@GNTransitTM]

Another bus stop that serves 20 bus routes is “Redbridge Central Library” in Ilford, 15 Normal Routes, 2 Night Routes and and 3 school buses!

[@WardyLion]

I’ll be here on Friday so thanks for giving me a few things to look out for. I was going to have a look at the extended tunnel after seeing it in Jay Foreman’s first ever Unfinished London but now there’s more for me to keep an eye out for.

[@nickgower8681]

Splendid show as always. Keep up the good work

[@EandEFC]

I found the extra bit a few weeks back, also did the line that was never built its amazing to think what might have been! Its good to see some of it still around as well.

[@MrGreatplum]

Another brilliant video, Geoff. I had to rewatch jay Foreman’s first unfinished London episode after this - it’s sad to see how those arches have deteriorated in the last 13 years!

[@reptongeek]

I didn't notice the roof at Edgware either because last time I was there I was doing the Tube Challenge, it was also dark as I arrived at 19:34. Also of note if you do the Tube Challenge the two buses you need to take are at opposite ends of the bus station. I managed to get the Stanmore bus luckily so I didn't have to doubleback

[@PatrickMapper]

Almost forgot about this series, Edgware always reminds me of Jay Foreman's video

[@Croydondms]

Awesome job as usual, and even more interesting for me as I was there on the same day!

[@i69420]

Sterling, VA USA has some street names named after tube stations like Regents Park, Paddington, Victoria, Tottenham Court, Holborn, Ruislip Manor, Turnham Green, Willesden Junction, Brondesbury Park, Wembley Central, Tottenham Hale, Ladbroke Grove, Brixton, and Poplar all in one town.

[@TfL1901]

Wow!

[@i69420]

Actually live in the US. That’s how I know.

[@pacificostudios]

To me, the facade of Edgware station looks like it belongs more in a place like Virginia. It's the combination of brick walls and stone columns. This is a common look in the Middle Atlantic states of the U.S. It's a credit to the Underground that they have developed such an identity that this Georgian style is unusual. The trainshed is a nice feature, and definitely useful for avoiding rain.

[@jonallen-friend2405]

Excellent video Geoff ..This was my station to & from school and later to work thousands of times. I know the whole trail to Brockley along the new houses were built over the old track route. There are remnants of a LT bridge to straddle the route behind the shops in station road.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Happy New Year, Geoff! Nice to see a new edition of ‘End of the Line’.

[@telemachus53]

Great to start the new year with my happy hunting ground. What fun it was to sit in an almost empty carriage at Edgware station on my way to the West End and watch it filling up until it was standing room only.

[@michaelmcnally1242]

That end-of-the-line walks guide is fantastic btw, thank you for the recommendation. Next time I'm in London the British Museum will have to get in the queue.

[@iandraper8554]

Interesting to hear about Edgware Station. When my sister was a child she was a patient in the Orthopaedic Hospital on Brockley Hill so used Edgware Station often so it was nice to learn about it. Also used the featured bus route

[@MartinAtkinsQ]

As soon as you mentioned bus route 204 I remembered that when I was a kid that route went all the way to Uxbridge! But then they split it and renamed the Uxbridge chunk route U4, and I could no longer ride upstairs and watch out of the front window. 😀🚌

[@alanmatthews4050]

Great video. I think I went to Edgware station about 1980 as part of a graduate training course. We went the London buses bus works near there. We saw the RM buses being repaired. It was amazing to see the frame of the bus with the body removed.

[@brian9731]

Re: Edgware and Edgware Road being mixed up, the other classic is people going to Abbey Road way out on the DLR, looking for the famous recording studios and zebra crossing and being disappointed.

[@ayazyusuf9527]

Great work Geoff. Great videos. 🤝 Keep up the great work.

[@smokerjim]

With regards to people turning up and looking for the (other end of) Edgware Road, when I was a postman in the Sevenoaks district, I was driving from the hamlet of Stansted to Wrotham and a lady flagged me down and asked me where the airport was... I directed her to the Dartford Tunnel and told her to turn off at the M11 and she could pick up the signs from there - but she was anguished.

[@DevonPixie1991]

Happy New Year Geoff. May 2023 be kind to you. x

[@jesswats]

great video Geoff 😊 I made quite a few trips to Edgware during my time at uni (yay Northern Line 😅)... love the episode within an episode bit 😁👍...

[@deangoddard2939]

More than once,when I was a Train Manager on VT between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston, I had to deal with confused passengers who didn't realise London was so big as it was so far from Euston to Liverpool Street Station.They were genuine and were allowed to return to London to and head onward to where they actually wanted to be 🙂

[@myonlydemandisbacktowork8759]

20 minute journey turns 2 hour 😂😂😂 it must also be much more expensive

[@srfurley]

Some passengers at Stanstead Airport station were confused by trains to both London Liverpool Street and Liverpool Lime Street. When I was at school, fifty years ago now, I remember my headmaster telling me that in his younger days he wanted to go to Bromley as he had seen pictures and thought it looked nice. He took the district line to Bromley, now Bromley-by-Bow, station and couldn’t make out why it looked quite different. Interestingly, both Bromleys have a Plaistow close to them.

[@AchyutChaudhary]

Happy New Year Geoff…many thanks for the fun and interesting video as always :)

[@zachdigweed5012]

I worked for LT as a substation fitter, and back in the eighties Edgware substation still had all the switchgear for the NH extension.

[@myonlydemandisbacktowork8759]

This is lovely 🥰 Happy new year Geoff❤

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

brilliant ive been to Edgware a few times before to film buses next time i go there i def need to pop to the station and film a train arriving

[@Mongchong_123]

I was just uploading a Northern Line video myself when I saw this! Geoff Great video as always. I walked the part near the Sainsbury's before and go to that staff gate too. Besides that horrible tip site, nice place that would have been if the station was built. Hopefully that mess can get that cleaned up, thanks to your discovery!! Barnet council act now!!

[@harrysimmonds1842]

Hi Geoff, thanks so much for all of the videos you create! As a young transport enthusiast I am inspired by everything you do! I'd really love to do the tube challenge one day, as well as visit every station in the UK! Have a great day and thanks again!

[@geofftech2]

Many thanks! That’s very kind Harry. 👍👍

[@Ibis117]

Ticked two more off my own list last Friday. Richmond and West Ruislip, as you do. Much easier to do when not filming, obviously. Picking the day the DLR blew a fuse was not a good start, but I also sneaked in that deviation on the Overground between Camden Road and South Hampstead, and got to ride the entirety of the D8 bus route. What a day. :-)

[@conorwhitten5089]

Another top quality video Geoff. Happy New Year!

[@XNA2NW3]

My old stomping grounds! Love the bungalows in Shelley Close.

[@highbury1972]

Hey Geoff! This reminds me of some Portuguese football fans booking flights to see Their team play Eintracht Frankfurt in Frankfurt am main,only they flew into Frankfurt Oder which is in The East of Germany… only a short distance of 617 Kilometres!!

[@gooseholla1]

A good station is a thing of beauty especially nice roofs. I think the best station/roof combo I have seen is in Liege. Multi coloured,wonderful curves. Lights the place up lovely during sunny days.

[@PsychicLord]

It was nice seeing Colindale station featured, I used it several times a week during the mid to late 70's. Back then, 1 in 3 trains would terminate there and use the reversing siding to return south.

[@untensil]

I’ve enjoyed this series immensely. But, as a Cheshamite, I have been looking forward to the next episode!

[@brian9731]

Great to see my local area featured. I need to show your video to an elderly lady I know who lives in a bungalow in Shelley Close. Did you know that the tunnels which continue beyond the end of the platform are rumoured to go under the road and now form the cellars of the shop immediately opposite the station entrance on Station Road - Santander Bank I believe.

[@guillaumemaurice3503]

Thank you for sharing this video Geoff that was very interesting. I have been to Collindale a few times and there's the IWM Hendon very near that station. Great video.

[@knightsj]

Going on your comment about people going to Edgware for Edgware Road, I had someone in Kingston ask me where the Natural History Museum was. I was at Cromwell Road KINGSTON, they wanted Cromwell Road KENSINGTON! Get annoyed when I told them to go to Putney and get the train

[@deadchannelthankstoyoutube]

Wow it's Frank Pick, he does move!

[@12crepello]

The piece regarding wrong stations reminds me of someone I met at Whitchurch station in Hampshire who had intended to get to Whitchurch in Shropshire!! Also several who had travelled to Newbury in Berkshire wanting to get to Newbury Park which I believe is in Essex!!

[@donrevie721]

You should have been Knighted in the new years honours list . 'Sir Geoff Marshall of....' insert your favorite train station here !

[@philipbrailey]

These videos are always extremely interesting. From Sydney.

[@travelswithjess]

Fantastic video Geoff! Happy New Year 😀

[@philipeldridge7346]

Nice to see Edgware ticked off the list. I used to live there up to the 1970s and it doesn't seem to have changed a lot. Of course the station would have looked a lot different if the 'New Works' scheme had been completed! Keep them coming Geoff!

[@IainG81]

Fantastic post, happy new year Geoff.

[@poetgoeswalking]

Another excellent video Geoff, pointing out some things quirky or obscure. Each episode in the series has plenty to interest the viewer.

[@BEARELECTRICS.DCSPARKS]

Love these underground videos, northern line is my favourite!

[@jeffwiseman3840]

Hello from Canada! There are a couple of terms and concepts that I learned from this video: fly tipping! Never heard the term before. We certainly have plenty of it here, but a dedicated term for it has never been in common use. It’s just illegal dumping. Also, school buses coming into a subway station? Totally foreign concept here. School buses here just drive through neighborhoods, picking up kids one or two at a time, then deposits them at the school! Now, I am actually from Toronto, and you’ll notice that I am speaking for all of Canada. I have no idea what happens anywhere else outside of Toronto, but people from Toronto do tend to look around themselves and then figure that’s what happens all across the entire country. We’re a bit big headed that way.