Last of the D Stock - Documentary

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Geoff Marshall

Geoff Marshall

Күн бұрын

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@TonyTheYouTuba
@TonyTheYouTuba 6 жыл бұрын
4:36 "TFL technical support, how can I help", "My train doesn't work", "Ah I see - did you try turning it off and on again?"
@HyperShadic101
@HyperShadic101 3 жыл бұрын
unederated
@timorgano
@timorgano 3 жыл бұрын
I remember, when I was a little kid, and my parents would take me into London to go to the Science Museum, or something, we used to go on the Northern line from Waterloo to Embankment and then change for the District/Circle. I didn't know anything about the types of trains, or the difference between deep level and sub surface, but I always wanted to get the "one door" trains. They were something different to me. Sad to see them go.
@Martindyna
@Martindyna 3 жыл бұрын
They seemed really quality trains and i liked that they were made in the UK by Metro-Cammel.
@class444swr3
@class444swr3 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, shame that their next Tube trains were such a travesty that they got replaced just over 10 years after entry into service
@axolotlgamer615
@axolotlgamer615 2 жыл бұрын
S stocks are modern and used by Sub surface Wich i believe Use Mainline hight There Tunnels are not Single track they are always double And Mostly Overground Deep Level are Mostly Underground All though they often do go overground The tunnels are Single track and they Do not use Mainlined Stock
@luqiiiii
@luqiiiii Жыл бұрын
same the last time I went on one was when I was 7
@KrazyJake88
@KrazyJake88 Жыл бұрын
you can still ride these! Some were converted into commuter line trains, there's some in wales and on the isle of wight.
@Kingration387
@Kingration387 6 ай бұрын
If the D-Stock didn’t get replaced, then the District Line would definitely be my favourite tube line.
@trainluvr
@trainluvr 6 жыл бұрын
Frank Miller is a good communicator. What a pleasure to see someone be such a perfect fit for an important job like this.
@andrewholloway231
@andrewholloway231 6 жыл бұрын
This is a great video, thoroughly enjoying this. Great presentation, flawless narration and superb content.
@ListerDavid
@ListerDavid 6 жыл бұрын
Beautifully put together edited and narrated. A fist class tribute to the D stock.
@k.r.baylor8825
@k.r.baylor8825 6 жыл бұрын
A thoroughly first-rate documentary, you two. This is the kind of visual and auditory gold that historians like myself will appreciate in a myriad of different ways in the mid-century point. And beyond. Well done, becoming part of transportation history! If we could only jump ahead to the 22nd century and see how they will look back at our world today. Your film-making will play a part of their intelligent analysis of our world and how we got around. (Well, you lot in the UK. I'm watching this from the good old USA, Washington, DC. Haven't found my UK job yet...)
@NYLFR
@NYLFR 6 жыл бұрын
In nyc we have trains from 1963 and they’re being replaced in like 2021
@practicallyfamous
@practicallyfamous 6 жыл бұрын
It's a shame the United States has under-investment in passenger rail. I'd love to see a high speed rail link built with a modern, American made fleet heading from East to West. :)
@NYLFR
@NYLFR 6 жыл бұрын
Practically Famous the MTA is ridiculously under funded I hope Andy Byford will save our butts
@USSAnimeNCC-
@USSAnimeNCC- 6 жыл бұрын
And sometimes their not well maintained at times their very dirty also their trash in the rails and sometimes it floods a little seriously their puddles of water in the tracks and one thing I noticed about the D stock compare to an old MTA train is the D stock almost look like new while MTA well you can tell that their old
@USSAnimeNCC-
@USSAnimeNCC- 6 жыл бұрын
@@NYLFR same
@NYLFR
@NYLFR 6 жыл бұрын
Steven Anchundia that’s the tip of the iceberg
@tomhami
@tomhami 6 жыл бұрын
Great video, more like this please! Great to get interesting bits from the driver/operator and all the staff areas and track!!
@MNalias
@MNalias 6 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad, that when i visited London this Summer, i had trains with air conditioning. That was so.... cool.
@danwiltshire9379
@danwiltshire9379 6 жыл бұрын
Great piece of documenting, I never knew how interested I was in the uk train network till I started watching you're channel.
@ParthaDey97
@ParthaDey97 6 жыл бұрын
Always learn so much from this channel
@hublanderuk
@hublanderuk 6 жыл бұрын
When you call the Trains on the District line D78 Stock. You reminded me of trips from my Nan and Grandad's in the early 80's. When being taken back home to East Ham from Plaistow where my Grandparents lived. My Nan would not want to get a new White train (D78 Stock) until a Red one came along. Sadly she died in 2011 so she never got to see the end of the White trains.
@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus
@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus 6 жыл бұрын
The red ones were the CO/CP stock, new in 1938 on the Met & Circle lines and transfered to the District to replace the Q Stock. I also lived in East Ham and as well as the CPs there were R Stock some were unpainted ally but most were painted white/off grey. Both types looked quite smart with their flared bodysides, a 3 car CO/CP survives in preservation at Quainton Road should you wish to see one in the flesh!
@DavidShepheard
@DavidShepheard 5 жыл бұрын
I remember those red District Line trains. They didn't have the door opening buttons and they didn't hiss like a snake, when the doors opened. Those door opening buttons that used to be in the D Stock trains used to confuse people who didn't use the District Line on a regular basis. I've seen a couple of tourists sprinting up the inside of a carriage, because only the door at the other end opened.
@mrkipling2201
@mrkipling2201 3 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of when we moved to London from Rochdale in 1984 and we used to visit my aunt and my Nan at Hornchurch. We used to get the district line from Richmond and travel the whole of the line virtually to Hornchurch station. Once a month on a Sunday we travelled. It was a long journey!!
@NC-002
@NC-002 6 жыл бұрын
Notice the D-Stock cab's moquette, it's the old Waterloo & City moquette from the 1992 Stock prior to Barman, there were also a few units that had the same moquette as the 1967 stock when they were refurbished, whilst others had the standard D-Stock moquette, and they were quite often mixed up. I believe the C-Stock also had some of these moquettes in the cab.
@agent_605
@agent_605 6 жыл бұрын
I think they just use whatever is left over from the last refurb they did for the cabs, obviously they take a little more care for the passenger compartment
@NC-002
@NC-002 6 жыл бұрын
Alasdair Clift you are correct, nearly all cabs have the old moquette as it is less of a priority. Most stock types have their original moquettes or refurbish moquettes, such as the Jubilee, Bakerloo, Northern, Central, and Piccadilly Line trains.
@agent_605
@agent_605 6 жыл бұрын
I don't know what my name is. I know some Piccadilly line cabs got Barman, a year or two before the passenger compartments received it, although I also saw some with the original refurb moquette
@NC-002
@NC-002 6 жыл бұрын
Really? I haven't seen the cab with the Barman moquette, I much prefer the pre-Tube Lines moquette, when they were originally refurb'd. I'm very much against all of the lines receiving Barman, as I believe all of the other moquettes, including the dull original Northern Line moquette looks nicer, and if they were keeping Barman, keep it on one line!
@GedUK
@GedUK 6 жыл бұрын
I still miss the wooden floor ones! Great video, thanks guys :)
@MarkUKInsects
@MarkUKInsects 6 жыл бұрын
I remember when the D stock were new.... I feel so old now
@allthestroke88
@allthestroke88 6 жыл бұрын
My first ever tube ride in London was D-Stock from Victoria to Richmond. I loved the analog destination signs.
@class444swr3
@class444swr3 2 жыл бұрын
Mine was from White City to Marble Arch on the Central Line, it might not be the most modern or the one with the most character, but I think it’s the most ‘Undergroundy’, it gives you exactly what you’d imagine from the London Underground, and although I don’t think they’re the best trains, the 1992 Stock will be missed once replaced
@CityWhisperer
@CityWhisperer 5 жыл бұрын
0:27 Now that’s a very genius and well-thinking way of editing, it looks fantastic!
@Darren79
@Darren79 6 жыл бұрын
A very enjoyable and informative video, Geoff :) I never liked the superficial revamp of the D-stock - I missed the colours, the door buttons, the wooden floors...:)
@class444swr3
@class444swr3 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll happily leave out the wooden floors if it means the King’s Cross St Pancras fire doesn’t happen again
@sugarcariaga3100
@sugarcariaga3100 2 жыл бұрын
@@class444swr3 XD yeah don't want a flaming train darting through King's cross
@sharpley753
@sharpley753 6 жыл бұрын
Theres a converted D stock train running on the Met line as a rail adhesion train. Probably only see it in the autumn leaf fall season though.
@SN06BNF
@SN06BNF 10 ай бұрын
Why Did They Make It Look Like An A Stock Tho?! The OG D Stock Headlights Suit It Better
@justinspiewak1240
@justinspiewak1240 4 жыл бұрын
Miss these trains. God bless the D stock.
@radders261
@radders261 4 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful documentry! And the editing was on another level, well done!!!
@mrkipling2201
@mrkipling2201 3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say exactly the same thing!! Great documentary. I love the history of the London Underground and seeing programs about the old trains, stations, advertising etc. Especially from the 70’s and 80’s.
@SoulSilverIV
@SoulSilverIV 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Love this sort of content, really well presented and really interesting and informative. :)
@abdirahmanmohamed9032
@abdirahmanmohamed9032 4 жыл бұрын
Quarantine has brought me here😭
@stevedoubleu99B
@stevedoubleu99B 5 жыл бұрын
Extremely well produced video!
@iman2341
@iman2341 6 жыл бұрын
Honestly they are great units and Im very glad they are not simply being scrapped.
@class444swr3
@class444swr3 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, they’re continuing a tradition by getting sent to the Isle of Wight to run on the Island Line, replacing the much older class 483 ex 1938 Stock
@SN06BNF
@SN06BNF 10 ай бұрын
@@class444swr3The C Stock Wasn’t So Lucky
6 жыл бұрын
I can accept that the D-stock were reliable and I hope that they get a refurbed new lease of life. But how much “character” can they have given that they were probably the most featureless square boxes to ever grace a metro system anywhere ever? Having said that; I never minded them apart from the single leaf doors in rush hour...
@neilbain8736
@neilbain8736 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the film of the old Glasgow Underground made in the mid 70's. It also had a simulated de training of passengers. It was somewhat different. The stock was 1896 ( cable, electrified in 1935 ).
@hoonami139
@hoonami139 6 жыл бұрын
I remember when these were retired, was hoping I would get a chance to ride them, however I unfortunately did not get a chance to visit London for the first time until June of 2017, lease I got to ride the '72 and '73 stocks. Great video!
@TheSpectreN8
@TheSpectreN8 6 жыл бұрын
Have to say I throughly enjoyed this and would like to see more content like this plus ultimate compliment imo but it was good enough that I'd paid to have watched that
@Martindyna
@Martindyna 3 жыл бұрын
I initially read your comment as `Have to say I throughly enjoyed this and would like to see more content like this plus intimate content ......' 😄😄
@DKS225
@DKS225 6 жыл бұрын
With my last trip to london back in 2014 i rode both the D and S Stock
@srgbrbsdslv
@srgbrbsdslv 4 жыл бұрын
It's like I've seen myself in this video, all Frank's impressions about the transition from the old stocks to the new ones are the same I had when São Paulo metro's A, C and D Stock were refurbished into I, J, K and L Stocks. I miss the old A Stock from São Paulo metro, which I had driven in its last run in February 2018 (a very smoothly run, I dare to say, in a section where I used to test for some propulsion failure I hit top speed twice, where the normal was hit only once, and if I didn't hit even once I would report the failure).
@hxssan27
@hxssan27 6 жыл бұрын
From some reason, I always liked the D-stock because its overhead voice that comes on at each station was more melodic than the more monotone voice of the S-stock, especially the Bow Road Station (westbound, towards Mile End).
@MalteSpieltYT
@MalteSpieltYT 6 жыл бұрын
i drove the d stock for around 5 years. lovely trains.
@FART-REPELLENT
@FART-REPELLENT 2 жыл бұрын
Why just 5 years?
@siyuanhuo7301
@siyuanhuo7301 Жыл бұрын
​@@FART-REPELLENTeither he did something else afterwards (drove another train, got a position elsewhere on tfl or got another job at another company) or those 5 years were the last 5 years of the D stock and now he drives S stock. Or she
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow Жыл бұрын
I'm so fond of the D stock trains, because they're my favourite subway trains on the District Line. I wish they came back for express services on the District Line.
@TheTransportHub17
@TheTransportHub17 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Geoff and I miss the D stock along with the A and C stocks. The subsurface lines had variety but now are just boring S stock trains and no variation. With the old trains you knew if your train was a Circle or H&C line train by the double door C stock and the district was single door D stock now you have to check the board.
@martinstill1691
@martinstill1691 6 жыл бұрын
The Transport Hub 6
@transportenthusiasticman26
@transportenthusiasticman26 6 жыл бұрын
The Transport Hub I miss the C Stock & the D Stock because the District Line runs with the C69/77 Stock on three different sub-surface stock line trains. The District Line D Stock runs with The Circle Line - C Stock from Tower Hill to Gloucester Road, The District Line - C Stock (Edgware Road - Wimbledon Branch) from Earl's Court to Wimbledon and The Hammersmith & City Line - C Stock from Aldgate East to Barking
@TheTransportHub17
@TheTransportHub17 6 жыл бұрын
ND78S Yes very true.
@mjcats2011
@mjcats2011 5 жыл бұрын
@@transportenthusiasticman26 The C Stock had to be replaced. They were stuffed and their Miles per failure was poor. TFL wanted to standardise the sub surface stock, which makes complete sense. I liked the D Stock, extremely reliable. The C Stock on the other hand were absolute crap. The S Stock is a great replacement.
@delideli9684
@delideli9684 4 жыл бұрын
mjcats2011 n
@MadBiker-vj5qj
@MadBiker-vj5qj 6 жыл бұрын
6:20 Category A platforms may need the driver to have assistance when closing the doors. Does this mean that those stations must always be staffed and no staff-less operation?
@nickclark2278
@nickclark2278 6 жыл бұрын
Love your normal casual style of presenting ... but I also liked you track as a more formal style... either way I live your work.
@robtyman4281
@robtyman4281 4 жыл бұрын
TfL sold a whole load of the D stock trains to a rail venture in the Midlands called 'Vivarail'. Some of them have been converted into DMU's (Diesel Multiple Units). Not sure if Vivarail are properly up and running yet. They're a small privately owned company.
@memediatek
@memediatek 2 жыл бұрын
And these are now in service again :)
@robtyman4281
@robtyman4281 2 жыл бұрын
@@memediatek great news. Some have also gone to serve on the Isle of Wight - on its 'Island Line', an offshoot of South Western Railway.
@ScoutZz
@ScoutZz 6 жыл бұрын
7007 was the last unit but also the one that carried the olympic torch if you were don the D Stock Railtour you were on the Olympic train. its even in the brochure
@warmachineuk
@warmachineuk 6 жыл бұрын
A design that runs for 37 years is a good design but vehicle technology has progressed. Gimme the air conditioning, the larger space, the smoother acceleration. Look forward, never look back.
@erik_griswold
@erik_griswold 6 жыл бұрын
The ability to serve stations shorter than the train is also a plus.
@warmachineuk
@warmachineuk 6 жыл бұрын
Erik Griswold Nice! A bit of clever thinking to extend train size using cheap, modern electronics. Something that wasn't viable with '80s electronics. The golden age of trains may be over but they're still progressing.
@AviationWinnipeg
@AviationWinnipeg 6 жыл бұрын
These videos just get better and better
@OfficiallyHendo
@OfficiallyHendo 3 жыл бұрын
Richmond was my old town and I remember seeing this exact train because there was a camera in the cab and the driver looked a lot like him
@johnbouttell5827
@johnbouttell5827 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. A lot calmer than usual.
@citiesskyscrapers4561
@citiesskyscrapers4561 6 жыл бұрын
The new trains are beautiful!
@filip9587
@filip9587 6 жыл бұрын
RIP Most reliable Tube train on the network!! 😢😢
@bfapple
@bfapple 3 жыл бұрын
They aren’t dead yet!
@cinematicconversationswith7761
@cinematicconversationswith7761 6 жыл бұрын
If only Sydney took the same initiative. Our trains from the same era will be still running until the early 2020s
@Kitsune9063
@Kitsune9063 6 жыл бұрын
I do miss the D Stock, but I love the S stock.
@bfapple
@bfapple 4 жыл бұрын
London Eevee Tokyo Ebisu - Swanslade 恵比寿-スワンズレイド Get to the Marston Vale line to see the D-Train.
@MontytheHorse
@MontytheHorse 6 жыл бұрын
At least the D Stock will live on as the Class 230. Riding on the BEMU version reminded me of traveling on the trains when they were on the LU.
@bfapple
@bfapple 3 жыл бұрын
You’ve been on unit 002?
@Recessio
@Recessio 6 жыл бұрын
Notice the trains in the background on the simulator have Network SouthEast style livery, a blast from the past.
@dominicfindlay
@dominicfindlay 6 жыл бұрын
Was wondering, it that nse. But this is new.
@southcalder
@southcalder 5 жыл бұрын
Chiltern livery
@HezyTech
@HezyTech 6 жыл бұрын
Frank was great!
@ankledsquid
@ankledsquid 6 жыл бұрын
#catchtheD That's what she said
@John-wz7yu
@John-wz7yu 3 жыл бұрын
I miss the D stock train s as they were more comfortable and had more character than the modern trains,
@FART-REPELLENT
@FART-REPELLENT 2 жыл бұрын
Plus the D Stock trains sounded like Underground trains unlike the S Stock
@joshuabrackley1895
@joshuabrackley1895 6 жыл бұрын
Geoff, I was on a Thameslink service to bedford and I heard your voice on the tanoy saying about when services on the Bedford-Brighton line would be closed ans part suspended or something . Or I'm pretty sure It was your voice. (I got on at London St. Pancras Int'l). Can you confirm this please?
@gamercoolcraft4208
@gamercoolcraft4208 6 жыл бұрын
Eastareajosh he made a video about it and he and Matt did the voices
@joshuabrackley1895
@joshuabrackley1895 6 жыл бұрын
@@gamercoolcraft4208 yh lol cheers. Watched it aready
@irenec4876
@irenec4876 6 жыл бұрын
Basically it is him, on Thameslink. He Announces at 5 past the hour the Brighton Mainline closures. He Says ‘Please Plan Ahead, for the Brighton Mainline Improvment works. There will be no services between Three Bridges and Brighton and Three Bridges and Lewes over selected weekends and April 2019’
@oludotunjohnshowemimo434
@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 6 жыл бұрын
There is one D Stock in service as a Rail Adhesion Train. Its deep level cousin 1973 stock still in service on the Piccadilly line.
@WardyLion
@WardyLion 5 жыл бұрын
See, this is why I’m kicking myself for not paying attention sooner. I only get to London once a year on average and, while it’s likely I may well have ridden a D-Stock train, I won’t ever know for sure as I didn’t know my D from my S!
@hikaru-live
@hikaru-live 6 жыл бұрын
... Maybe not last of the D stock? When would the upcycled Class 230 enter service?
@bfapple
@bfapple 6 жыл бұрын
陈北宗 December.
@riorange2083
@riorange2083 11 ай бұрын
One thing really characteristic of the D stock is the only fleet on the network to have single only doors, I always thought that was nice.
@MrJezza31
@MrJezza31 6 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant, did you film anything similar about C stock?
@TheOrangeAngle
@TheOrangeAngle 6 жыл бұрын
What about the “From A to S” and “Now you C me” - will they be uploaded or at least available for purchase somewhere?
@DavidShepheard
@DavidShepheard 5 жыл бұрын
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@sallynorton7262
@sallynorton7262 4 жыл бұрын
youtube.com/?v=Q-7dUgXlu-o
@dT6E7hmja4iXjsJw
@dT6E7hmja4iXjsJw 6 жыл бұрын
14:59 Can the public visit the Upminster Depot garden? Looks like it might be an interesting photo op.
@antonybradford5948
@antonybradford5948 2 жыл бұрын
Out of interest Geoff, will there be an update to the station master 3d map when it’s done? 😁
@anabelacosta9907
@anabelacosta9907 5 жыл бұрын
I really miss the d-stock the single leaf doors were EPIC
@HassanF-k9u
@HassanF-k9u 23 күн бұрын
I live in Sheffield and I loved the London Underground (I still do ) I watched a tube spotting video witch included the d stock I asked my dad to take me to London he did a few days later but when I realised that the d stock was terminated I never got to ride it I started to cry 😢. It was sad!
@AlexSpeyer
@AlexSpeyer 6 жыл бұрын
When she said "The District Line" at the start of the video, it was in time with the music. Lmao
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow Жыл бұрын
I will miss the D stock trains, because I love their comfortable flip up seats, and their green railings, and their LED displays.
@Jamestrainspotting
@Jamestrainspotting 3 ай бұрын
I still remember the d stock they will be remembered forever
@flippop101
@flippop101 5 жыл бұрын
Superb production.
@singh_vivek_in
@singh_vivek_in 6 жыл бұрын
Restarting seems to work on trains as well it seems...
@SprattyHeath
@SprattyHeath 6 жыл бұрын
Probably my favourite type of Tube Stock, it's just so unique,
@TheSniper9752
@TheSniper9752 6 жыл бұрын
TopGearDog, Too bad I never got to ride on it. The bakerloo stock is my fav for now until they replace them.
@SprattyHeath
@SprattyHeath 6 жыл бұрын
Ah yes the 72 stock reminds me of the 67 stock, as they're very similar in terms of design.
@bfapple
@bfapple 6 жыл бұрын
The test Vivarail unit still feels very D Stock like.
@SprattyHeath
@SprattyHeath 6 жыл бұрын
Yes but it caught fire...
@bfapple
@bfapple 6 жыл бұрын
TopGearDog yeah and? It’s been rebuilt. I’ve seen it doing endurance testing this summer.
@XNick291X
@XNick291X 6 жыл бұрын
I'd love to be a Directly Recruited Train Operator to be honest! Hopefully on the Jubilee line one day though!
@themaconeau
@themaconeau 6 жыл бұрын
Ain't no party like an S-Stock party! 🤣
@AndRewUK24
@AndRewUK24 6 жыл бұрын
ha ha good one
@6yjjk
@6yjjk 6 жыл бұрын
Except they won't let you drink any more.
@cyborgbadger1015
@cyborgbadger1015 6 жыл бұрын
S-Stock are gonna show you howww!
@bfapple
@bfapple 3 жыл бұрын
@O7 The Game Boi It’s an S-Club joke.
@hoffwell
@hoffwell 6 жыл бұрын
Going to start a new life in Wales, fitted with MAN diesel engines to power the drive motors and fully refurbished. In effect, brand new trains!
@PlutoIsHome
@PlutoIsHome 4 жыл бұрын
Only recently found your channel. Were these D-Stock trains running between 1987-88?
@agent_605
@agent_605 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, they entered service in 1980 and stopped running in 2017
@BreoSims
@BreoSims 3 ай бұрын
last time i was on one of these i was i year 4 and i was going on a school trip to the natural history museum
@aldhous
@aldhous 6 жыл бұрын
0:31 oh I LOVE that in time to the track.
@baedenwilliams8291
@baedenwilliams8291 Жыл бұрын
Remember the D-78’s iconic air whistle? Does any of you miss it?
@Vowless_Official
@Vowless_Official 11 ай бұрын
Ye
@Oneworldaviation
@Oneworldaviation 3 жыл бұрын
A few decades pass... The Last of the S stock
@transportenthusiasticman26
@transportenthusiasticman26 6 жыл бұрын
The Transport Hub I miss the C Stock & the D Stock because the District Line runs with the C69/77 Stock on three different sub-surface stock line trains. The District Line D Stock runs with The Circle Line - C Stock from Tower Hill to Gloucester Road, The District Line - C Stock (Edgware Road - Wimbledon Branch) from Earl's Court to Wimbledon and The Hammersmith & City Line - C Stock from Aldgate East to Barking. That's why I only like The C69/77 Stock & D78 Stock since they like run together.
@TheR.I.D
@TheR.I.D 6 жыл бұрын
We need more of this maybe when the 1972s go
@tact86
@tact86 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@57305northernprincess
@57305northernprincess 6 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for bit about the D Stock future as DMUs
@bfapple
@bfapple 3 жыл бұрын
I think they have more of a future as hybrids, personally.
@matthewgibbons4525
@matthewgibbons4525 6 жыл бұрын
Sorry if this is a stupid question but are all Tube and suburban trains in the UK fully electric?
@jamesdunn1507
@jamesdunn1507 6 жыл бұрын
Not a stupid question :) All passenger Tube Trains in London are electric and run off the fourth rail system. The vast majority of mainline suburban passenger trains are electric and run off either overhead wires or third rail systems. There are still some diesel suburban passenger trains but the majority are electric. Most of the diesel mainline passenger trains operate longer distance services.
@norbitonflyer5625
@norbitonflyer5625 6 жыл бұрын
James Dunn: The only diesel services entirely within London now are the Greenford/Ealing shuttle, and the Barking - Gospel Oak line, which is waiting for its new electric trains to be ready. Diesel services are still quite common in other cities, and on some outer suburban services in London (although Chiltern, Wales, and East Midland are the only all-diesel franchises left).
@Martindyna
@Martindyna 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdunn1507 We are beginning to remove the crazy situation of running Diesel trains over electrified lines. We still have the excellent BR Class 159 Diesel trains used on the London Waterloo to Exeter services (runs over 3rd rail from London Waterloo to Worting Junction, just outside of Basingstoke). At Worting Junction the line from London divides, the line to Weymouth via Southampton is all 3rd rail electriied now while the line to Exeter via Salisbury is not electrified, hence the need to use the Diesel Class 159. When the replacement for the Diesel loco hauled trains (Class 50, Class 47) that served Exeter was being considered I believe that bi mode Diesel & Electric traction was considered since part of the route was electrified but, as is the case for the Class 205 / 207 `Thumpers', the additional complication was not thought worth it in those less `green' times.
@pikachu8508
@pikachu8508 4 жыл бұрын
D78 stock might be gone, but not dead. Now LNWR is using them as Class 230 and soon SWR will use them on Island Line as Class 484.
@Class43Harrison
@Class43Harrison 3 жыл бұрын
2:34. I love the throttle and the Deadman's handle.
@Dinimess2k7
@Dinimess2k7 6 жыл бұрын
Super video!
@Wagnerian197901
@Wagnerian197901 6 жыл бұрын
That simulator is truly epic!
@SirDominic
@SirDominic 6 жыл бұрын
I have a question - what is the reason for still having a whistle as a audible warning as opposed to a two tone horn for the underground trains?
@lachlanwoodsmith6064
@lachlanwoodsmith6064 6 жыл бұрын
Dominic Ransom what is the point of a two tone horn? Here in NZ we don’t have bells on locos or two tones. We just have the horn, and that works fine.
@98dizzard
@98dizzard 6 жыл бұрын
The horns are deafening in the tunnels so they use a whistle, similar to a depot whistle on mainline trains.
@SirDominic
@SirDominic 6 жыл бұрын
Daniel I That makes so much sense - thank you very much lachlan woodsmith - Tbh im not exactly sure. I would imagine that it has something to do with better audibility having two different tones which is why blue light services tend to use them but in terms of why specifically it has to be a two tone instead of a single i do not know im afraid. probably legislation somewhere along the line that said that all trains should have a horn and that needs to be a two tone.
@98dizzard
@98dizzard 6 жыл бұрын
@@SirDominic two tone I believe is specified by the rule book. Alternating tones is more easily distinguished against background noise, and also improves the ability to distinguish the direction that the noise is coming from. It also adds a layer of redundancy incase one horn stops working (happens a lot in snow/freezing conditions)
@LinxFox
@LinxFox 6 жыл бұрын
here subway trains use car style horns on our subway trains, and surface trains use single tone defining horns and bells .
@maxbataille778
@maxbataille778 3 жыл бұрын
Did the D78 stock ever had a Westinghouse brake?
@HamtaroEL
@HamtaroEL 6 жыл бұрын
D and C stocks were kind of like the equivalent to NYC MTA trains. At least they have more space inside than the tubes trains shaped like a semi-circle test tubes.
@Martindyna
@Martindyna 3 жыл бұрын
I have distant relations in Canada. When they came to London about 30 years ago one of them said that she found our Tubes made her feel a little claustrophobic. Of course, as you may know, the trains come in two sizes, smaller deep- level tube trains and larger sub-surface trains that are of a similar size to those on British main lines.
@stackoftwigz
@stackoftwigz 2 жыл бұрын
It’s actually not the “Last of the D-Stock.” These trains (obviously) are on the Isle Of Wright since the end of last year(I think.)
@RealStarsailor
@RealStarsailor 2 жыл бұрын
I was on the S stock train in the District line and saw the last d stock
@BPJJohn
@BPJJohn 6 жыл бұрын
will any be preserved?
@brayand8022
@brayand8022 6 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video of this:”What does the yellow button mean on the S-Stock?” Please?
@grahamphillips3099
@grahamphillips3099 6 жыл бұрын
I remember them when they first came out, you pushed a button to open the door! must be gettin old :/
@radiosnail
@radiosnail 16 күн бұрын
Wonderful
@TravelingEurope1
@TravelingEurope1 6 жыл бұрын
Have you got a train simulator of the old D stocks still
@lauriecroad3186
@lauriecroad3186 6 жыл бұрын
Superb!
@liamgomm5034
@liamgomm5034 3 жыл бұрын
Have any noticed that on the district line trains maps it doesn't show Gloucester rd has the piccadilly line and vica versa on the piccadilly avout the district line i think this is on purpose to encourage people to use earls court to change over lines as Gloucester rd is only small
@samdouthwaite-robinson3304
@samdouthwaite-robinson3304 6 жыл бұрын
And now their being refurbed and used as "new" trains on North Wales lines.
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