How the Underground Came Together (Part 2)

Avast, me hearties! How pirates resulted in the creation of London Transport.
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[@SamMcDonald83]

Not since The Empire Strikes Back has the middle part of a trilogy ended in such a thrilling note!

[@SportyMabamba]

“I love the Tube” “I know”

[@barneypaws4883]

I'm sure I saw the Millennium Falcon

[@stephenpegum9776]

@@barneypaws4883 No sorry that was just another of those pesky pigeons !! 😎😱

[@snich63]

Did the Metropolitan get frozen in carbonite?

[@gooseholla1]

Just as long as we don't have to have three lacklustre prequels lol

[@stuartmcconnachie]

I asked my cat who his favorite socialist was. He just said Mao.

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

😹

[@TheNgandrew]

That joke was too good an opportunity to let puss.

[@fenlinescouser3898]

Mousey tongue?

[@TheNgandrew]

@@fenlinescouser3898 that's excellent. Pawfect in fact.

[@fenlinescouser3898]

@@TheNgandrew I found it in a little red book....

[@PaulLemars01]

Please Jago, Distract us as much as possible. Take all the time you want and make as many episodes as you can. We will watch everything.

[@dangerousandy]

👆🏻what he said.

[@Aengus42]

Do you mean we should all take the Distract Line?

[@cargy930]

@@Aengus42 It's fine, so long as you keep it under central. I know that's the worst pun ever, but you started it!!

[@ateshhughes5889]

Listen if you guys keep up the bad puns I may just have to call the metropolitan police .....

[@Aengus42]

@@cargy930 Aaaargh! Under central! It took me so long trying to get that one I had to dash in to Gregg's for a pee! 'Twas quite clean & tidy for a baker's loo!

[@CorvoFG]

Still chuckling about that”dramatic reenactment” 10 minutes after the video finished.

[@dangerousandy]

Same here 😂

[@mastertrams]

Same.

[@Castlebank_Sidings]

This man deserves an award for these videos, the educational information and the brilliant humour that ties them together.

[@JagoHazzard]

Thanks!

[@caileanshields4545]

That dramatic reenactment of the Metropolitan and the Government was way funnier that it had any right to be lol

[@sandwich2473]

very rare is there such an educational video that makes me giggle at several points throughout

[@dangerousandy]

Quite. Reminds me of the PIFs that we used to watch at school back in the late 1980s/early 1990s, although, I’m pretty sure they weren’t supposed to be funny.

[@ct1773]

You should check out Jay Foreman then

[@sandwich2473]

@@ct1773 oh, I am very familiar with him he's good stuff indeed!

[@paranoidandroid7718]

Absolutely. A real gem.

[@whyyoulidl]

@@dangerousandy ...Er, what like this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaPcgIyYqteffKs

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Just think in some alternate universe the Royal Navy was tasked with dealing with the pirate buses, and during your morning commute you could see buses trading broadside cannon barrages and marines and sailors jumping from one bus to another in a boarding action.

[@RebMordechaiReviews]

"I think I'm going to have to make a part 3 for this.."..(What a surprise!) Not that I'm complaining. You can make as many episodes as your want. I could make some joke about the LPTB adding bus services to become to the LPTB+ community, but I won't.

[@barrydysert2974]

👌!:-) 🖖

[@18robsmith]

"Third and final part" - unless there is still much to be said in which case we will have, in the words of one fine author, "A trilogy in four parts" ;-)

[@iankr]

Or in 42 parts... 😉

[@robertmartindale563]

That annoyed my English teacher.

[@iankr]

@@robertmartindale563 😅

[@theenigmaticst7572]

Ah yes, the increasingly inaccurately named H2G2... which I believe had 5 parts and possibly 6 depending on who you ask...

[@bigblue6917]

Would that author be one Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan by any chance.

[@MarkMcCluney]

Excellent example of the humour of The Truncated Rant. Thank you.

[@cargy930]

IMO the use of a scratched record sound effect, a la Monty Python, would really bring it home to the less observant.

[@DuskHorizon]

@@cargy930 But the young whippersnappers will not understand what the sound represents!

[@KieranShort]

You, good sir, have a magnificent voice, pacing and emphasis when you're narrating. Bravo.

[@vincenthuying98]

How odd is our contemporary day with private companies like uber receiving municipal funding to run their ‘pirate’ buses, and mr. musk falsely proclaiming he can instate a door to door mass transit system. Great video Jago, love the way you flashed out the very existence of those pirate buses. Sort of condemn the malignant practice like a hundred years after the fact. Through this historical view we all get a better view on what is happening inside the transit world of today. Where things oddly enough are in desperate need to being put back in perspective.

[@mjc8281]

I find the development of railways really interesting and I think one of the things that many of us forget today is that, in many respects these were the 19th Cen Social Media, the technology was cutting edge, there was lots of money to be made around them(or indeed lost), they changed the lives of pretty much everyone and of course they pushed the boundaries of law and regulation on multiple levels as authorities struggled to keep up. Its very easy looking back to see them as an inevitable monolith but you do a great job to illustrate the reality of the journey.

[@Peasmouldia]

+ got everyone using "railway time" (GMT) as opposed to local time..

[@turbo.panther]

5:13 this is just one reason everyone loves Jago. Oh, and btw, 7pm Sunday on the eastern side of Australia.

[@Aengus42]

09:30 Sunday morning here. How was Sunday? Will I need a brolly?

[@turbo.panther]

@@Aengus42 A parasol perhaps! We hit a high of 29.7 celsius at 4pm. No rain forecast for the whole of next week.

[@Aengus42]

@@turbo.panther Bugger! Australia is a tinderbox again. I hope you get some much needed rain soon. It's been a really cold week here. -4.0°C here & a chilly -22°C in Braemar up North yesterday. I've had snow on the ground (and crampons on my prosthetics) for days. Just goes to show. Global warming isn't just about heat. It's shoving more & more energy into the system. Highs get higher & lows get lower. Good luck with the heat mate. Keep safe!

[@turbo.panther]

@@Aengus42 Thanks Les. Actually, it's not as bad this summer as last year. We've had a fair bit of rain recently, and 30 C is not considered all that hot these days. When it gets to 40 we tend to say 'whew it's a bit hot'. As for your minus 22 business, that's a bit crazy and it would probably kill us. And snow? What's that? I've never seen it, only in pictures.

[@barvdw]

Almost 2pm in CET, but as I'm still waking up, I accept "Good morning."

[@Aengus42]

My first unaccompanied visit to London as a kid meant the UndergrounD was a lifesaver for not getting lost. Plus, as long as you didn't exit a station, you could go sightseeing by underground. This must've been 1976. I loved the smell of that warm gale that precedes the trains. The sound of them. And the loud clatter through open windows, sparks in the tunnels, the decidedly sporty acceleration & the occasional "ghost" station glimpsed through dusty windows. I traveled all over London just to play on the trains! I'd grown up in Devon so it was all very new to me.

[@sewing9434]

Thumbs up for that great description of the wonderment of discovering a new city for the first time!

[@Aengus42]

@@sewing9434 Thank you 😀

[@mquietsch6736]

plus the du-dump, du-dump, du-dump in the most unexpected places.

[@Aengus42]

@@mquietsch6736 And the 1938 stock had a different smell to the modern trains. I wonder if it was the wood inside them. And the wooden escalators. Plus, you could smoke back then I think. That warm waft had a totally different smell back then (mid seventies). And those dangly things in the carriages had me confused for ages! Black rubber, shiny ovoids on sprung stalks. Looked like something Daleks would use. Those uplighters with incandescent bulbs in gave a yellow, more muted light as you clanked down to the trains. Black dust covered trackbed with white porcelain insulators just added to the Sci-fi feel. When I revisited London in the 2010s an awful lot of what I remembered had gone. I'm glad I have memories of that era though.

[@MrGreatplum]

Excellent research (well I assume it is, you could be making it up!) Glad to see that the Express never changes...

[@eattherich9215]

@MrGreatplum: or Jago has a troup of minions locked in a back room beavering away.

[@MrGreatplum]

@@eattherich9215 - I like the idea of that - now he’s making his millions with the KZbin channel he is employing an army of minions to do the hard work!

[@robertfletcher3421]

Not being a Londoner and only visit occasionally, Boris has but a stop to that. I find the Tube is great for getting around saves me from getting lost. Hearing the history behind it is great.

[@teecefamilykent]

Though most of central London is walkable.

[@haydenluck]

"We cool?" Lol

[@obelic71]

This episode we got pirates and another hint of a scandal now we are biting our nails to see the scandals of the tube !

[@Halucynating]

I got through major complex knee surgery by taking prescribed medication and watching Jago videos. I am now informed about London transport and trains to a higher degree than most people in my small Scottish town! Cheers, Jago!

[@JagoHazzard]

You’re very welcome!

[@SixthQuarter]

Guaranteed at least 1 good laugh and numerous giggles with your videos. Loved the guy not paying on the bus gag/edit. Very funny. And as always, I learnt stuff too. Fantastic as always. Thanks Jago.

[@AndreTraveler]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

[@beanie0911]

I can hear the groans of George Carlin as Bulgy the Bus from my childhood. Love that cameo you threw in.

[@sewing9434]

Since no one else has mentioned it, I liked the picture of the combine at 0:40. Every example of your wheaty humour merits a comment! :)

[@AndrewMcColl]

It feels like there could be a board game idea or two that could come from the pirate buses story.

[@SportyMabamba]

Someone tweet TicketToRide, they’ve missed a trick here!

[@TheNgandrew]

In Britain we often pat ourselves on the back about our sense of fair play (it may even be one of the unique British values politicians witter on about, which we seem to share with various other nationalities). The tales of the shenanigans on the buses back in the day demonstrate that some British people definitely don't play fair given half the chance. Unthinkable these days of course. Keep up the excellent output. Always high quality and entertaining.

[@roderickjoyce6716]

Only people who haven't studied British history in depth still believe in British fair play.

[@bentilbury2002]

Well, as someone once said, the reason the sun didn't set on the British Empire is because God didn't trust us in the dark! Charming 🤣

[@chrisinnes2128]

This also happened more recently in my town we had a bus war in the late 1990 the kirkcaldy bus war

[@AcornElectron]

This channel is waaaay more reliable than a UK rail service! Ironic. Keep up the good work fella and stay safe. Looking forward to part 3! 🚂

[@toby070]

2:32 Like the fact that you placed a picture of Bulgy here. Funny I might say, and adds levity to the facts you are giving. As I was thinking though, the whole segment over Pirate buses 1:07 does give a great explanation over Bulgy's scummy behaviour: Moving freely around trying to poach passengers from the railway, pretending he was a railway bus, not accepting return tickets, and attempting to use a short-cut (which would not have been on Sodor's bus route - or whatever bus route a double-decker would have logically been assigned to). It also explains why he is left on a farmer's field at the end of the episode; He might not have even belonged to whichever Sodor bus company anyway!

[@StevenWClark]

I love that you showed a picture of the actual Clapham Omnibus!!

[@ROCKINGMAN]

Thoroughly interesting mini documentaries on the story of pre London Transport, the underground and it's services.

[@biscuitty]

I keep watching Jago Hazzard and Geoff Marshall videos and they have the effect of having me itching to get back to London again, just to ride on its trains. Ho hum.

[@whyyoulidl]

Thx Jago; that rant with yourself and abrupt cut - had me in stitches! Roll on part 3...

[@Hammondfreak]

Interesting stuff. Love the tube shots and especially the shot of the RT bus radiator at 6:40, my favourite London bus of all time and one of 4,825 RT type buses that I rode on during the 50's and 60's.

[@paulhicks8408]

Another great video Jago. Except... Why must you flash captions on screen so quickly that I have to stop and rewind in order to read them. It is very frustrating and spoils the flow and narrative of the film. But otherwise I always enjoy your work because it is both informative and entertaining.

[@userofthetube2701]

I agree. The sarcastic remarks could be shown a few seconds longer.

[@delurkor]

It's all part of a clever subliminal suggestion plot to get you to elect Oprah as queen.

[@snich63]

I think that’s what’s called an Easter Egg. I wonder if he can get stats how many of us rewound back to that point to read it?

[@websterdrums]

Loving the 'Dramatic re-enactment' haha had to go back to make sure I was seeing it right!

[@frglee]

When I lived in London back in the 80s, I remember taking a day trip to find Verney Junction. Talk about the middle of nowhere...

[@cargy930]

You should have hunted for Brill, also an ex-Met station. It's even closer to the exact centre of nowhere than Verney Junction.

[@henrybest4057]

@@cargy930 Did both of them in the early 1960s. The Brill branch was more of a tramway than a railway and had no permanent station buildings.

[@cargy930]

@@henrybest4057 Mere nitpicking, dear boy :D:D It was still a station and, more importantly, it was still part of the Metropolitan Railway. Besides, it turns out that Verney Junction Station wasn't permanent either, 'cos it ain't there now! :P :D:D

[@henrybest4057]

​@@cargy930 Tell TFL that they're wrong to call them stops on the Croydon Link and should instead be calling them stations. From TFL journey planner:- Depart East Croydon Rail Station at 18:59 via Walk to East Croydon Tram Stop Walk to East Croydon Tram Stop Journey time:3 min View directions Step 2 Depart East Croydon Tram Stop at 19:02 via Tramway Tram to Birkbeck Tram Stop Tramway Tram to Birkbeck Tram Stop Journey time:16 min View stops Step 3 Arrive at Birkbeck Tram Stop at 19:20 Birkbeck Tram Stop

[@cargy930]

@@henrybest4057 Yes... Err... Well... Thank you for that thoroughly exciting, and wholly immersive itinerary for the 18.59 tram service from East Croydon. But I don't see the relevance. Neither TFL, nor the Croydon Link, existed when Brill Station was operational (or when it closed, for that matter). So what exactly does a modern company's naming practices have to do with the naming practices for a company from nearly 100 years ago?

[@tdolan500]

This is exactly the video I want at 7:50am after two gins

[@tallthinkev]

I heard of having a bit of whisky in your more tea or coffee, but never gin. I'll give it a go.

[@Lutonmick]

Good morning Mr Hazzard. Looking forward to part 3...well I'm always looking forward to your next video,a perfect blend of info/humour,Top Entertainment.. Thank You.

[@michaeldwyer3352]

Great summary of a very complicated episode in the history of London Transport. The public, but not nationalised, corporation which eventually emerged in 1933 was one of a series developed in the inter war years to harmonise public and commercial interests. Other examples are the BBC, the National Grid and Imperial Airways.

[@CyclingSteve]

I see the Daily Express have opened their eyes to green technology as a way to avoid e̶c̶o̶l̶o̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶c̶o̶l̶l̶a̶p̶s̶e̶ paying VAT.

[@highpath4776]

While there are many books on the post WW1 independent motor omnibus services in London, perhaps the one that gives the best flavour is Clem Preece's 'Wheels To The West' After effectively selling out to general from his friend's hammersmith base (a pub yard) Mr Preece went on to manage and expand the Elliot Brothers 'Royal Blue'' Coaches out of initially Bournemouth and the South Coast to the West of England and London express coach services in the 1930s and 40s under the ownership of National/Tilling/GWR/SR shareholdings.

[@JanGotner]

Therapist: Pirate Bus doesn't exist, it cannot hurt you Pirate Bus:

[@tessthulborn7231]

Absolutely loving your videos, informative and funny in several places. The dramatic reenactment in this one was hilarious. The black and white photo of the bus advertising Wincarnis caught my eye! My Grandmother, maysherestinpeace, swore by it!

[@nightlurker]

Another great and very informative video, thank you Jago excellent work! 😸🚂🚂

[@neilthehermit4655]

Sunday morning, a great cup of fresh coffee and my favourite KZbinr. A perfect start to the day. To all viewers please share and like and subscribe. Jago deserves many more fans.....Looking forward to the next dozen or so videos.

[@neilbain8736]

It's all coming together now. A tale well told. On The Buses, Reg Varney ( Stan ) would be proud. It was an absolute comedy. No wonder they got regulated. Imagine setting out for some sprouts, and ending up god knows where with not a Co-op in sight, and it all being real. At least trams can't change destination mid route and get lost.

[@PavlosPapageorgiou]

I like the wonders of the free market that you relate in these videos!

[@Raad187KO]

That bus passenger refusing to pay though 🤣🤣🤣

[@Andrewjg_89]

If only Londonist would of done these kinds of videos. Especially with Geoff Marshall. But Jago Hazzard’s videos is the best. You bring out such amazing stuff and information. Perhaps the Victoria Line should of been extended from Brixton to Dulwich, Croydon or Camberwell. And from Walthamstow Central to South Woodford. With the Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station and the Bakerloo Line extension from Elephant & Castle to Hayes and Bromley via Lewisham.

[@highpath4776]

Your Horse Bus , you will note, Is Andrew's Star Omnibus - one of the more respected route operators (they MIGHT have had an agreement with General) - I am not fully up on both Late Horse or all the Early Motor Bus Services in detail in London. But more importantly with its strong route branding you will note for anyone with an opinion , it is the Clapham Omnibus.

[@xmlthegreat]

5:22 Plus ça change... Whatever Jago said, I understand it might mean 'The more things change, the more they remain the same.'

[@cliproulette]

Absolutely love your channel mate. I’ve watched nearly all of your videos on a binge. Thank you!

[@ulazygit]

It’s evening here in New Zealand!

[@alexandraclement1456]

Morning here in Canada.

[@alexandraclement1456]

@Stephen Anthony it's February everywhere

[@sewing9434]

What suspense! Will the Metropolitan and Underground Railways find true love? Will the Waterloo & City line be accepted as an equal? Will the line colours of the 1908 Underground map get unjumbled? Stay tuned for Part 3!

[@hectorthorverton4920]

You have to admit it's better than most soaps...

[@RichardWatt]

@@hectorthorverton4920 And less shouting than in an episode of EastEnders (fewer cases of characters sleeping around too)

[@bobblue_west]

6:49 White City - the only station where the trains drive on the right, then cross over before the next stations. (East Acton and Shepherds Bush) 1:10 "the bus passenger who gets on without paying..." Coincidence, he was on my 328 just last week.

[@jerrysims6691]

Looking forward to Part 3 - excellent!!

[@fireaza]

Should you ever find yourself in Japan, I'd recommend you check out the Omiya railway museum. It's not too far from Tokyo and methinks you'd enjoy it!

[@ufx808]

Ok, Jago. You got me. Just subscribed. Thanks

[@carribob1992]

4:08 And the 3 Metropolitan Railway Locomotive classes that the LNER purchased were all gone by October 1948 (Well the M2 0-6-4T and L2 2-6-4T were, the H2 4-4-4T were gone by 1947). Also, the M2 and L2 tanks were allocated BR numbers. But they were withdrawn before they received them.

[@oc2phish07]

Thanks as always Jago. Another excellent video.

[@waitingforanalibi2224]

1:10 mins - 1:23 mins.....Comedy!! Another coffee Jago owes me.😉

[@eggyboy123]

An excellent video, can't wait for pt 3

[@fyremoon]

This third... er, twenty seventh and final part :P Joking apart, you are doing great!

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video jago, lovely story, now for part 3 if you please 😀👌👍

[@andybusard6694]

Brilliant series! thanks for all your hard work in all your episodes. I really enjoy them!

[@freddyaraujo3094]

Amazing the way you show the history of the tube. I really enjoy them very much

[@JagoHazzard]

Thanks!

[@simonbauer83]

Jago, you might have forgotten to link part 1 in the description. Good video nonetheless.

[@terrymoore9388]

Thanks again for another great series.

[@jamesduffin9417]

Good Jago to you sir!

[@mortified776]

Nine months from first upload to 50k subs, knocking on the door of 100k three months after that. Hope you've got the special ready this time Jago! 😜

[@jasonmaccoul9424]

Yerkes or my keys, this is so much fun. 150+ years of a constantly morphing transport, and I’m sure it’s not complete.

[@boohaka]

Roll on part 3! Really enjoying this and it’s the first time I’ve ever tapped the notification bell!

[@ayindestevens6152]

Watching at 1pm EST in New York.

[@bobwalsh3751]

Come together! Right now! Under Ground!

[@noelbowman8052]

can.t wait for part 3 Thanks this was as good as ever

[@Badger13x]

Love the Thomas The Tank engine dramatic reconstruction and the night shot of the tube station makes it look totally different giving it an almost romantic noir feeling.

[@jefffranklin4894]

1:20 been in that situation many times when taking the bus to college at Stansted Airport 😂

[@ranulfdoswell]

I think the map at 1:00 is really nice as it actually gives you a realistic feel of where everything is.

[@trevorparker6803]

Oooh ....French....Mr. Lah-de-dah Jago Hazzard! Where's my beret? LOL.

[@mattheweagles5123]

I've not been up to London for ages but I still find this absolutely fascinating

[@daveconyard8946]

Thanks Jago, always gives me a giggle. brilliant historical explanation of things as they are today. Keep safe Look forward to you're next post.

[@alexandraclement1456]

Good morning from Canada. I need to make it to London once this pandemic is over.

[@waynejacksonofficial]

Why? Its awful.. I live in it! Canada is much better.. Lived in that too.

[@Billy_Boozer]

@@waynejacksonofficial Tired of London, tired of life.

[@robbybobbyhobbies]

As someone who worked in London for 17 years, and is in the final stages of getting their permanent residence in Canada, I have to ask WTAF? Are you mad?

[@alexandraclement1456]

@@robbybobbyhobbies it's a different city and they have things like the Magna Carta or the British Museum that I can't see in person here in Canada. Sorry if feel so poorly about London, but in my opinion it is an amazing city.

[@robbybobbyhobbies]

@@alexandraclement1456 I can totally see where you’re coming from (I was being facetious, really), but the grass for me is definitely greener where you are :). I’d rather spend a week in Vancouver (and indeed I lived there for six months) than a day in London. I’m a fan of the slower pace and incredible views on offer. Enjoy your visit when it eventually takes place. You will adore the British Museum and its neighbours I’m sure.

[@MattTCfarm]

That made me realize how I was more interested in the images of the steam equipment in the first video than the history of the conglomeration. Maybe if a steam train was run through the tube network once a month people would realize how good they have it.

[@stevesalvage1089]

Just a great film ! Thankyou , be looking out for part three !

[@mh_dot_fm]

2:35 - all that part about pirate-busses - exactly what plagues a LOT of cities after the ussr, as well as one I live in Crappy and small "mini" busses with drivers unable to drive smoothly, causing utter chaos and in general unfair to the city

[@allenwilliams1306]

What London needs is the Pirate buses back: buses which travel where passengers want to go, when they want to travel, at fares they are willing to pay, not where some civil servant thinks they should go, when it is convenient to provide the service, and paying using an obscure fare system unrelated to the length of the journey actually undertaken...

[@atraindriver]

Unfortunately in practice the Pirate buses did none of those things, as Jago mentions in his video. They were called Pirate buses not by the General or by the press but by the public, and they were called that because of their distinctly non-customer-friendly antics. And London's "obscure fare system" of £1.50 flat fare for a bus ride (including a change nowadays) is waaaay better value than the genuinely obscure fare systems we have out in the sticks where the same journey can be a different price each day depending on whether or not the ticket machine GPS is working to tell the ticket machine where you are getting on, whether or not the driver enters your destination correctly and whether or not the ticket machine updated correctly last night.

[@Leonard_Smith]

With each thousand subscribers dost thou ironic humour expand... More power to your elbow!

[@asheland_numismatics]

This series is very interesting. All of the videos are for that matter. 👍

[@davidpanton3192]

0:56 Can we bring that lovely map back? I believe it was designed by the fabulously named F H Stingemore.

[@tengelgeer]

Started watching at 12:30. @6:45: "Wow, he's correct! :o"

[@amethyst7084]

Thanks for a really interesting and thorough analysis, Jago. Also, thanks for featuring East Ham at 3:08 too ❤👍🏾. Must look at Part 1 now. I've just subscribed too 😀

[@richardberechula2942]

Jolly pleasant start to Sunday - for which many thanks, Tom! Suggestion/request for future production: Threads/topics on history/development & vestiges/industrial archaeology of old Metropolitan Rly (pre-emasculation) & its bases/depots & facilities/HQ Great Central Rly actual routing of proposed Thru' Services for Channel-Ports/early Channel-Tunnel (...... with emphasis on The Met). CHEERS !

[@davidjames2910]

'The Combine' - LOL!

[@iankr]

Many thanks. As you say, the Daily Express hasn't changed much.

[@roderickjoyce6716]

If anything, the Excess has got even worse :)

[@highpath4776]

Other photos - Dangerfield's 'Chocolate' Express and the 'Central' companies were also pretty respected companies tending to stick with one route ( as did Birch ).

[@MrDjbremix]

Now that you have mentioned High Wycombe could you do a bit about the old line that used to go from High Wycombe to Maidenhead via Bourne End . And of course the Marlow Donkey line ..... Thanks for the videos I love um.

[@phillipmcgough6282]

so much fun. merci!!

[@shauntodd7123]

Jago i am loving part teo and erstwhile holding my breath for part 3.

[@einbaerchen2995]

It's close to teatime for me :)