*waits 45 minutes for train* *train arrives* "This will hopefully pass in 30 seconds"
@valvlog46655 жыл бұрын
and the other London foot crossing...which smells a bit like country air (And trains every 6-8 mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqDYcnVqbMenrKM
@DomNePlume4 жыл бұрын
lol that is exactly what i thought, and then immediately came down to the comments to see if anyone had already said it. first comment - win
@ogLimitedEdiition5 жыл бұрын
170,000 people came here to watch a cement train pass by a pedestrian road crossing lol. We are truly special indeed.
@badusername99034 жыл бұрын
the number has now doubled
@FFFF-mb4qm4 жыл бұрын
It's 255'000 now.
@uzaiyaro4 жыл бұрын
Hey, I'd rather be interested in this than shoes or whatever normies are interested in. At least trains are interesting.
@ReubenSilveira64 жыл бұрын
@@badusername9903 Quick maffs.
@gabri_maybe4 жыл бұрын
262,795 Views now
@grumpylimey45395 жыл бұрын
"It's London's only foot crossing. Apart from the other one" - Marshall 2019
@brandonjennings85945 жыл бұрын
Milleau Limey, and the one in Romford
@tescotrain5 жыл бұрын
@nigel cuthbertson theres also a foot crossin on overground but you maybe included that
@johnmasters5044 жыл бұрын
@@brandonjennings8594 Emmerson Park i think..
@jimismith66483 жыл бұрын
@@johnmasters504 theres one at Enfield too between bush hill park and enfield town
@johnmasters5043 жыл бұрын
@@jimismith6648 oh ok, am interested in things like that, I once explored every piece of track in Suffolk, except for the Leiston branch, not done that yet...plus I have done Norfolk and Cambridgeshire and starting on Lincolnshire
@callumfromekr5 жыл бұрын
RE your comment about the "mann in orange hi-vis" walking up to meet the train: I occasionally am that man. As there are 3 parts to Angerstein (Cemex covered by DB and Aggregate and Norris Skips covered by GBRF) we have to walk up the run round loop to ensure the line is set for where we want to go, then meet the train at the stop board to give the driver a radio (If required) and give them authority to pass the stop board. :)
@callumfromekr5 жыл бұрын
@@geofftech2 probably shunter preference. If they have contact with driver, some will call them down to save walking up.
@gilles1114 жыл бұрын
@@callumfromekr Shunter noticed Geoff and didn't want to pass by foot ;-)
@Kylirr3 жыл бұрын
you're a shapeshifter ?
@TXnine7nine5 жыл бұрын
“It does smell like wee a bit” -Geoff 2019
@stanpatterson50335 жыл бұрын
But was he talking about the area, or the tea he bought nearby ?
@oliverp75 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm...
@busesinbathbristol58995 жыл бұрын
@@oliverp7 i was literally scrolling through and saw this comment because it was the last few seconds of the video and as soon as i read it Geoff said it. Perfect 👌
@snowy20185 жыл бұрын
“I smell wee... this one smells of wee” Favourite Quote of mine from “Father Ted” kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKDTi5aAZdxqgs0
@busesinbathbristol58995 жыл бұрын
@@snowy2018 I love Father Ted. My favourite part has got to be when he's trying to explain to Dougle that the plastic cow is small and the ones outside are far away. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g37MfKycmZubd5I
@proudsnowtiger5 жыл бұрын
This may qualify as The Video Most Difficult To Explain Why You're Watching It To A Sane Person prizewinner for 2019. Also, surely we must now have All The Footcrossings.
@roderickjoyce67165 жыл бұрын
You win the Internet!
@wessparkmon23955 жыл бұрын
Especially as an American
@gerfmon15 жыл бұрын
I'm an American railfan, and I've staked out branch lines all day just to catch a single train. More than once. LOL
@althejazzman4 жыл бұрын
I live very near a foot crossing in Surrey.
@Karlinski735 жыл бұрын
"It does smell of wee, though" - cue huge belly-laugh from my seven year-old who was watching over my shoulder. A video for all ages.
@qwertyTRiG4 жыл бұрын
A belly laugh from a seven-year-old is a thing to treasure.
@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns5 жыл бұрын
Used to play on it as kids. You walk from Fairfield road onto the track, turn right and walk up the track. In the old days it went to a huge area of railway waste ground and an old WWII pillbox. Nowadays that area is Ikea, back then it was miles of derelict docks and warehouses, the largest adventure playground for kids in the world.
@prixchampion75885 жыл бұрын
There is an Ikea in Charlton?
@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns5 жыл бұрын
@@prixchampion7588 Yes, it opened last month.
@eattherich92155 жыл бұрын
I suspect my brothers played there too, but as the youngest child I wasn't allowed to accompany them even in the carefree late 60s/early 70s.
@dickiedavies68705 жыл бұрын
Still live in greenwich near this area, and in the 80’,s and 90,s used to explore the area around the gas works and the wharf area that is now the o2. Was a great time to be a teenager.
@MrBannystar5 жыл бұрын
I find recollections like this fascinating. I've always been interested in the history of London especially the unreclaimed areas after WWII.
@djaikniffsta5 жыл бұрын
Stumbled across one recently. Lincoln Road, Enfield, en1 1js is a road crossing that can also be crossed by foot
@Kie-70773 жыл бұрын
I guess technically it's not London since it doesn't have a London postcode.
@djaikniffsta3 жыл бұрын
@@Kie-7077 it is in the London borough of Enfield though
@Kie-70773 жыл бұрын
@@djaikniffsta ps, I've cross there several times recently so I know the foot crossing part is still open.
@shaneycook28393 жыл бұрын
The road crossing is closed so technically it a foot crossing
@MPal243 жыл бұрын
@@Kie-7077 Well the silly thing about postcodes is that most London addresses don't have a London postcode
@RatelHBadger5 жыл бұрын
This is, basically my favourite video of yours Geoff. As much as I love stations, and hidden quirks etc. I LOVE hidden alleyways and secret enterances. A tiny almost neglected footbridge & rail crossing, that's just there, is amazing to me. It's obviously not used enough to warrant health and safety barriers, or else it would be blocked off or limited access. It's just the coolest little thing. To be able to get so close to rail rolling stock without much hassle and fanfare, is just, crazy and amazing.
@andrewdavies41875 жыл бұрын
Geoff, you might be interested to know that Network Rail renewed Angersten Junction only a few months ago. We did look at an option to move the signal back to avoid the train stopping on the foot crossing. Also the option to remove the foot crossing altogether was suggested but there were objections.
@aaemily5 жыл бұрын
there’s a railway foot crossing near me in north london! in between enfield town and bush hill park overground stations. not sure if it counts or not as it used to be a manned crossing for cars to cross too, but they blocked it all off for cars and now for the past few years it’s just a foot crossing. love your videos so much! :)
@lewispeal91025 жыл бұрын
I normally like to comment a pun but it looks like everyone else is a step ahead of me.
@meandwhoism5 жыл бұрын
15 storeys ahead
@KnedlikMCPE5 жыл бұрын
He must got lot of honeycombs at start of the video
@pmf5985 жыл бұрын
OOh . . that's crossing the line a bit . !!
@arboischarmsninja11573 жыл бұрын
@@pmf598 XD
@nthglasScotland5 жыл бұрын
Does make you think of all the industrial lines/branches which have now gone. Let alone the military/munitions "iron roads" we once had. I just think Geoff is wonderful. He has surely thrown out the old pictures of "platform veg" or "train spotters", & shown how intelligent, how knowledgeable, and safe people who do care about our railway are.
@Bob_Burton5 жыл бұрын
Before the A102M Blackwall Tunnel approach was built I used to live close to this crossing and would use it as a shortcut to Fairthorne Road and hence to Woolwich Road and the local Fish and Chip shop. Of course, at the time there was no fancy walkway or connection to Westcombe Park station, just a wooden staircase up from Westcombe Hill, the crossing and the tunnel out into Fairthorne Road
@GH4915 жыл бұрын
Geoff - unbelievable. Watching in Australia (train buff) and have actually been on the crossing. My brother lives right there and saw you filming the clip. Small world.
@peterelsdon76015 жыл бұрын
Before the motorway was built my aunt’s house on Westcombe Hill looked out on to the line to Angerstein Wharf.Yourvideo brought back memories of 50 odd years ago.
@00networker5 жыл бұрын
Hi geoff im a network rail railway engineer that is on my patch angersteins wharf of an old army/feight line glad you liked it keep it up your man walking the line is a shunter mate the train is off to pick up sand
@Lukaz22054 жыл бұрын
@Geoff Marshall Dont forget the Emerson Park halt (Romford-Upminster) has one on the east side of Emerson Park station. And its within M25 and in a London borough of Havering. 😜
@grizzlybanker95685 жыл бұрын
Love how much effort and enthusiasm he puts in each video, love it mate!
@Nezumi665 жыл бұрын
Judging by the comments... you need a New 'LONDON FOOTCROSSINGS' series ;p
@MrLampbus5 жыл бұрын
'All the Footcrossings'.
@Beechhill5 жыл бұрын
The Footcrossing
@ih82r83 жыл бұрын
I love this so much. It's the alleyways and little used/known things that really spark my interest. When I visit London I just want to see all this obscure stuff.
@alexphilpott74725 жыл бұрын
This is my daily commute! Didn't realise it was one of the few crossing like this..
@clangerbasher5 жыл бұрын
Re Geoff's comments about Ikea and Sainsbury's...........everywhere looks like everywhere else these days....... :(
@sadface5 жыл бұрын
Exactly I am in central scotland and that looked like it could have been anywhere near here lol. Everything is so same-y.
@bizzarebanana30413 жыл бұрын
@@sadface so
@sadface3 жыл бұрын
@@bizzarebanana3041 and?
@adampdx5 жыл бұрын
Visiting London in April and very happy to know that I can get my Ikea, gas station coffee, and a foot crossing all in one stop. 😉
@FinlayEvans5 жыл бұрын
There is one in Kenley on the Purley to Caterham branch connecting Bourne View to the 434 bus stop
@GEdgemaster5 жыл бұрын
And very close to the other in London near Upper Warlingham.
@rod.h80645 жыл бұрын
www.google.com/maps/@51.3215479,-0.0933524,3a,60y,223.24h,88.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUmm_GIrBnx7lIKoC_3Qzhg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 yep that's a foot crossing over a railway.
@RobertBrown-ty7he5 жыл бұрын
Been across that one while geocaching
@PNEKarl5 жыл бұрын
I've seen this ginnel before on youtube somewhere. I recognised it from the moment you started filming. Nice one.
@DavidShepheard5 жыл бұрын
He is obviously baiting people to angrily post: "How dare you sir! There is another foot crossing at ." ;-)
@atbailey5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! One of your best, Geoff.
@buseswithsam32805 жыл бұрын
One of his best that he copied!
@Leccy86Hybrid5 жыл бұрын
Geoff, There's a Foot Crossing Off Osbourne Road in Romford on the Romford-Upminster Branch Line
@WalkWithMeRich5 жыл бұрын
E321 3 of them to be exact
@IanPhillipsWildlife5 жыл бұрын
I'm clearly a day late, I knew there was at least one on that line.
@ewannewall14375 жыл бұрын
E321 came here to say that dammit
@johnbuchanan79135 жыл бұрын
Just checked it on Streetview. Enter on footpath opposite 112 Osborne Road, for one of them.
@matthewwells26163 жыл бұрын
Depends where you think London stops:)
@decks825 жыл бұрын
Excellent Geoff! Your vids are so solid , they're concrete!!
@SyntheticWitch5 жыл бұрын
I live near another foot crossing. It used to be road but they closed it off to cars years ago, so ~technically~ it's a foot crossing, but it does have gates which become locked when a train passes, so I guess it doesn't count for this! It's located between Enfield Town and Bush Hill Park on the overground
@GEdgemaster5 жыл бұрын
Is this Lincoln Road? That's a rather neat one!
@user-zt3gd3vb4q5 жыл бұрын
Omg you stole my thought
@jasonchapman30655 жыл бұрын
Hey Geoff, there is a foot crossing at the London/Surrey border line on the East Grinstead branch just north of Upper Warlingham.
@PinkThorn2425 жыл бұрын
It's in one of Geoff's Canals videos.
@RonniebonGaming5 жыл бұрын
@@PinkThorn242 3:25
@GEdgemaster5 жыл бұрын
@@PinkThorn242 That would be rather impressive, given that there's no canal in Upper Warlingham...
@Trockenshampooleopard5 жыл бұрын
And (according to OpenStreetMap) another one within walking disctance on the Caterham Line.
@jasonchapman30655 жыл бұрын
PinkThornVlogs this is a different one
@nigelhobday68915 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm sure I've seen a video of this before too....
@LinesideSouthEast5 жыл бұрын
I have been racking my brain since watching the video trying to remember if there any further foot crossings in London. So far I have come up with the following all of which are in a London Borough. On the West Anglia line via Tottenham Hale there is a foot crossing between Angel Road and Ponders End stations. The entrance is at the end of Pegamoid Road off the B137 Montagu Road. Not been down that way for a while so not 100% sure if is still in use. There also two foot crossing on the Dagenham/Grays branch of the former London Tilbury and Southend Line (now C2C). One is at Rainham, a former level crossing that has been converted into a foot crossing with automatic barriers. The other is at Wennington (although I am not sure if this is within the Borough boundary or not) and is accessed via a tunnel under the HS1 line. The foot crossings on the Romford to Upminster branch have already been mentioned.
@OBRuairi5 жыл бұрын
What about the footpath between trumper's way and the long wood in Hanwell? The line runs between Southall station and a concrete plant in Brentford, under the three bridges. Pretty sure I've seen a video by you where you cross it :) Edit: About 30 seconds after I commented this he was stood on Trumpers. Shouldn't have doubted you Geoff!
@pauljohnrobinson5 жыл бұрын
... and there's a second one a few hundred metres away on the footpath to Warren Farm.
@OBRuairi5 жыл бұрын
@@pauljohnrobinson I was only aware of the one at trumpers that you'd take if you were walking from Hanwell to Osterley Park, where is the warren farm crossing? Nearer the fox or on the other side of trumpers towards boston manor?
@pauljohnrobinson5 жыл бұрын
@Ruairi O'Boyle It's opposite the Fox. Cross the canal at the lock and bear left up the slope. The path on the other side of the railway takes you through the derelict sports centre and on to Syon Lane near Three Bridges.
@madhatter19645 жыл бұрын
Yes there are two foot crossings on the Brentford branch....I’ll be driving my aggregates train over it tomorrow night and a sand train on Friday night.
@alejandrayalanbowman3673 жыл бұрын
There is one to the east of Upminster and has two trains in each direction per hour, but perhaps you don't count that as part of London.
@nastropc5 жыл бұрын
Not sure if it counts as it's just outside the M25, but there's a foot crossing out by Heathrow between Wraysbury and Staines, on a proper passenger line. 51.454468, -0.537018 And it doesn't smell of wee.
@pubwebmaster5 жыл бұрын
nastropc outside of London by that point.
@mporvichova5 жыл бұрын
When I first moved from Czech republic to London I have found the lack of foot crossings very strange. We have them almost everywhere even very close to a city centre on a very busy rails.
@dominicfindlay5 жыл бұрын
What about on the upminster to romford line. Or is that not a foot crossing?
@AlanEvans7895 жыл бұрын
Yes there is a foot crossing on the Romford Emerson Park section of the Upminster branch. That's passenger too.
@dominicfindlay5 жыл бұрын
@@AlanEvans789 ahh ok, I was wondering if it counted. Saw it in some KZbin video. I believe the line isn't signalled. Also.
@WalkWithMeRich5 жыл бұрын
3 on there
@keithpanda5 жыл бұрын
There’s definitely a foot crossing between Osborne Road and Cranham Road, I use it regularly. And I think there’s another near St Andrews Park. Cue another Emerson Park video for Geoff.
@keithpanda5 жыл бұрын
And 4 trains an hour! No need to speculate if a freight train is going to turn up.
@alizaerom10194 жыл бұрын
i actually came across it last month randomly and i was amazed..im a train geek and i checked all your videos for lost rail lines as i thought this was one of them but i was surprised not to see any video about it untill i found this one
@MisterCoulthurst5 жыл бұрын
There's a foot crossing between Kenley and Whytleafe on the Caterham line
@mattheww175 жыл бұрын
MisterCoulthurst Is it by Bourne view? Probably in London then
@geowal915 жыл бұрын
It amazes me how tracks can be so wobbly and still be fine to use.
@southwest4555 жыл бұрын
I remember this crossing , morthren did a video on it
@TheStevenWhiting3 жыл бұрын
What about where I grew up in Hanwell, London? Foot Crossing, Brentford Dock Railway off of Windmill Ln B454 by the River Brent. Walk through the nature reserve. I used to walk through that field back in the 90s when coming home from working at The Osterley Motel what was/is on the Great West Road.
@ash27303 жыл бұрын
Finally someone else who knows about that crossing
@TheStevenWhiting3 жыл бұрын
@@ash2730 Not been across it much, only a handful of times and all in the 90s. But, for me, the interesting time I did cross it was one summer. Came back from the hotel, middle of the day. It was dead quiet, no one around and once in the industrial estate was no one around there either. It was like the world had ended :) eventually one car drove past. I'm sure there is one in Hanwell as well (where I grew up and lived) but can't remember where. Thought it was behind Ealing somewhere but can't see one. That might be a false memory.
@ash27303 жыл бұрын
@@TheStevenWhiting yeah there’s 2 foot crossings, found them both by accident
@TheStevenWhiting3 жыл бұрын
@@ash2730 Where's the 2nd one?
@ash27303 жыл бұрын
@@TheStevenWhiting it’s right next to the M4 along the nature reserve path
@db84445 жыл бұрын
There's one between Riddlesdown and Upper Warlingham stations. Greater London
@johnks67333 жыл бұрын
Visited the crossing in June 2018 GBRf 66 768 was waiting near the crossing. it was a video like yours that prompted me to visit the crossing. John from Oz
@CymruJedi5 жыл бұрын
Geoff, you're the only man who looks at an alleyway and thinks "fun"
@_Shadbolt_5 жыл бұрын
I like alleyways!
@flaviocassimiroperettojuni80515 жыл бұрын
I like alleyways!
@RedShedNick5 жыл бұрын
@@_Shadbolt_ ditto love em!
@digitig5 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of fun been had in alleyways!
@mdgfb054 жыл бұрын
@@digitig As long as people don't take that into the wrong context!
@NickLea5 жыл бұрын
Foot crossings seem to be dying out everywhere. In Peterborough, up until very recently, there was a foot crossing across the two tracks used by East Midlands Trains on the line between Lincoln and Peterborough (on Foxcovert Road) - I used to walk across it regularly. Funny thing is that although Google maps now shows the new bridge, if you have a look at Google streetview it still shows the old foot crossing.
@jfreelan19645 жыл бұрын
Morthren did a video of this crossing not that long ago.
@henryhowarth27835 жыл бұрын
jfreelan1964 who?
@officialmcdeath5 жыл бұрын
@@henryhowarth2783 this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2rQdaljhrdjm9E
@scullytawoody48525 жыл бұрын
Thank you once again Geoff for another great video.
@jamesbarton90475 жыл бұрын
Between Gordon Hill and Crews Hill there is (or was) a foot crossing. Rural.
@samlowe41865 жыл бұрын
I was going to comment on this one too! it is still there near the golf course 👍
@fetchstixRHD5 жыл бұрын
It’s still there, according to Network Rail’s level crossing map.
@sarcopoterium5 жыл бұрын
It’s located on the footpath continuation of Strayfield Road across toward the golf course and crosses the Hertford loop line. It’s still open. There used to be another across the Lea Valley line at Pegamoid Road, a short distance north of Angel Road but it close 10+ years ago after a two boys were tragically killed there.
@liamdowd89315 жыл бұрын
Hi Geoff. There is another railway foot crossing in London. It’s on the Oxted Line between Riddlesdown & Upper Warlingham.
@4879daniel5 жыл бұрын
There's one between Gordon Hill and Crews Hill in Enfield.
@stephenfaherty30015 жыл бұрын
@MrPorgie999 there is public access last time i used it, say 2 years back. Path takes you a golf course
@TheLoxxxton5 жыл бұрын
I don't live in London I don't use public transport I don't really find trains that interesting but I love this channel and seeing all the quirks and historical weirdness that can be found
@TWX11385 жыл бұрын
8:16 those rails look like they're getting rough. In America, for freight trains on main lines they can be incredibly long and take significant amounts of time to pass, but that is not necessarily the case when freightcars are being delivered to sidings for specific customers. Granted, there are less and less of those kinds of sidings as intermodal transportation has meant that trains are more commonly offloaded at depots directly onto trucks and those trucks do final delivery, but for those businesses still receiving bulk material as cargo, short trains to deliver that cargo are not unheard of. My guess is that since concrete is a mixture of Portland cement, fine aggregate (sand) and coarse aggregate (gravel or other suitable small rocks), that this train is delivering one or more of those ingredients, most likely the aggregates. If they're manufacturing Portland cement on-site, then the train could be delivering limestone, clay, and/or gypsum as Portland cement's base ingredients. I'd also expect that this is delivery to the factory, not shipping from the factory, as care needs to be taken with the transport of Portland cement and products using it to prevent moisture from curing the cement prior to its final application. If a hopper car with Portland cement were to be rained upon that cement could cure and harden in the car, ruining the load and probably the car as well.
@DavidShepheard5 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't you be THX1138?
@kangeroobru5 жыл бұрын
I love the way you made a 8 minute video out of a train crossing 😁 Love your work, really fun 😎
@alharzm5 жыл бұрын
05:05 You got creeped out when all of a sudden man just walked behind you out of silence
@pineowl75585 жыл бұрын
7:18 or longer. Once i was at a crossing and it took an hour. Apparently, on the east coast its rare to have a train too long.
@johnstilljohn31815 жыл бұрын
I don't suppose the paths across Tramlink routes count...?
@yeahnoway1115 жыл бұрын
no becausue thats not a railway
@johnstilljohn31815 жыл бұрын
It looks a bit rail-y, though...
@DavidShepheard5 жыл бұрын
@@yeahnoway111 The section between Wimbledon and Croydon is built on a railway line. So those crossings were originally railway crossings.
@yeahnoway1115 жыл бұрын
@@DavidShepheard yeah but I think that officially its not a railway anymore because its a tram now.
@paulanderson795 жыл бұрын
Class 66 is has a two stroke diesel engine, yes? Similar setup to the much older Class 59 locos.
@SpringieBoiGio5 жыл бұрын
There is one in rainham on the c2c
@EoRdE65 жыл бұрын
I'm always entertained by videos like these, here in Boston people don't even blink an eye at foot crossings, I've crossed rapid transit lines by foot, commuter rail, etc
@LinesideSouthEast5 жыл бұрын
The freight trains on the branch convey sea-dredged aggregates and not cement.
@joshmore71755 жыл бұрын
I have absolutely no idea why I’ve been recommended these videos, but I keep watching them anyway
@JoeBleasdaleReal3 жыл бұрын
Fairly certain there’s a foot crossing at Beckenham Junction tram station
@OllzHD3 жыл бұрын
You dare challenge Geoff?
@Grizzly013 жыл бұрын
There're plenty of foot crossings all over the Tramlink network.
@RochRich.3 жыл бұрын
That is a tram though
@fussyboy20005 жыл бұрын
There's one at Kingswood on the Tattenham Corner branch, not in London, but in Zone 6.
@officialmcdeath5 жыл бұрын
Morthren turned me onto this
@DrMJT Жыл бұрын
Stone Station area... Between Dartford and Greenhithe has a foot/cycle cross two tracks of the North Kent Line.
@moritzl70655 жыл бұрын
Went to IKEA Greenwich last Sunday and walked over this crossing, thinking "oh wow an interesting railway thing Geoff hasn't talked about yet!". Am not disappointed. Also at the end did you say that it smells of wee or weed? Because both seem to be believable given the area :)
@matykay99575 жыл бұрын
The packed A2 and the constant drone of the traffic remind of why I emigrated from SE London to New Zealand's South Island.
@wayniem5 жыл бұрын
Im sure ive seen this crossing before on one of your videos Geoff, is this a repeat?
@firstname1lastname1275 жыл бұрын
Maybe you're thinking of this one by someone else: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2rQdaljhrdjm9E
@wayniem5 жыл бұрын
Maybe but it’s normally Geoff’s vids i watch but thanks
@leejosephdancer5 жыл бұрын
There’s also foot crossings on the London Overground near Emerson Park Station!
@PinderProductions5 жыл бұрын
That is an interesting little crossing.
@MrGreatplum5 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks Geoff. Good to see the crossing is well used, looks like there were two others waiting on the other side whilst the freight train went through...
@tjh1230035 жыл бұрын
There is a crossing at Neasden depot for staff to get from the car park to the depot itself though not for public use
@mbhambleton5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Geoff, I really enjoy these videos
@Nayson5 жыл бұрын
In more "things that are similar but not really" news, there's a foot crossing on LUL infrastructure at Mantles Wood just beyond Amersham station way out there in Zone 9. It's just after the sidings where the London Underground ends and is only used by Chiltern/Freight trains on a stretch of line which feels more like no-man's-land than the Underground as it's basically on the boundary where they hand the track back to network rail. Also: best views of the Thames Barrier are by where you were Geoff. You have to negotiate an industrial estate which stinks of piss, but it means you end up on the side of the river where you can see the barrier with Canary Wharf in the background. It's much nicer than looking at Woolwich. ;)
@sihollett5 жыл бұрын
It's a smidge more than 'just' beyond the sidings - it's more than 300m past the buffers. "Mantles Wood' 'Junction' (neither at Mantles Wood (which is where the HS2 tunnel change from bored to cut-and-cover will be), nor a junction) is over kilometre further west, though yes it feels rather weird and no-mans-land-y as it's clearly of not London Underground, but they somehow own it and thus have roundelled signs (see www.metroland.org.uk/mantleswoodcrossing/index.htm for some pictures).
@sihollett5 жыл бұрын
If you come and see this in the next year or so, you can see them building the new signal box between the station and it.
@silenthunteruk5 жыл бұрын
Amersham isn't in London.
@sihollett5 жыл бұрын
@@silenthunteruk No, but it is on the London Underground. As RandomNameHere says "things that are similar, but not really".
@Nayson5 жыл бұрын
@@silenthunteruk I never claimed that it was. It is, however, London Underground infrastructure.
@NeilAHall19895 жыл бұрын
Hi Geoff, there is about 6 crossings on the Romford to Upminster Line. Which are Foot crossings. Neil
@sonicsupersam77935 жыл бұрын
I was expecting a super fast passenger train like whoooossssshhhhh
@Martin_Adams1844 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That was educational. I didn't know any of that; and it never crossed my mind to wonder if there were any foot crossings in London.
@LongStripeyScarf5 жыл бұрын
Known by the staff working there as Angry Stain. Not joking, check in on Facebook and see what it says.
@callxm99225 жыл бұрын
What are the slats for either side of where a pedestrian can cross on the railway? The angular wood pieces? 5:24
@JB-ek4yx5 жыл бұрын
To stop people walking off the crossing and along the line. Most platform ends have them now
@side_six5 жыл бұрын
"Londons only foot crossing (except for the other one) " 😂
@topmark995 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual. In the last shot of the back the goods train, the track looks like it's had better days. High speed that is not!
@charlieforshaw5 жыл бұрын
7:45 I bet you were tempted to jump on that train
@paulbiddle91085 жыл бұрын
The Brentford freight line is used by a refuse train (Binliner) to and from Severnside (Bristol) as well as some aggregate trains.
@elliot77535 жыл бұрын
3:31 - Insert Ali-A theme tune.
@nathanw97705 жыл бұрын
Lol insert Morgz intro.
@bobjea3 жыл бұрын
In Cranham in Havering there is a foot crossing crossing the very fast C2C lines. Footpath goes from St Mary's Lane to Sunnycroft gardens.
@DaveC714 жыл бұрын
There is one on the C2C line in Upminster. Some say that’s in Essex but officially Havering is part of Greater London.
@frenchdave695 жыл бұрын
Lincoln Road in Enfield has a level crossing which has been closed to road traffic, but the pedestrian gates are still available for use. Previously the manually operated road crossing was only open limited hours (6am-6pm Mon-Sat) - but effectively it's only a foot crossing now. It's on the London Overground, between Enfield Town and Bush Hill Park stations.
@valvlog46655 жыл бұрын
If you're in Enfield, there's a foot crossing over Great Northern line between Crews Hill and Gordon Hill. Inside the London Bor. of Enfield and inside the Oyster Zone - so I think it counts. Oh and loads of trains to/from Moorgate.
@Jamesrhodes8855 жыл бұрын
Theres one where I live but I don't think it counts as in London as it is on the border. It is south of London on the border of Croydon and whyteleaf. This one is electric so you have to be careful when crossing.only way to know if a train is coming is when it honks its horn.
@NovioSites5 жыл бұрын
Looks like a nice spot to take a picture of this train. Another nice video!
@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth13015 жыл бұрын
A delightful video skilfully made. The track has seen better days. Geoff is a latter-day Betjeman, fashioning an intriguing story out of the inconsequential and humdrum . . .
@southofthethames5 жыл бұрын
There are two other foot crossings on the Southall-Brentford Town Freight branch too. One at the end Trumpers Way the other (the original Trumper's Crossing). to the west of that one. All inside Greater London and the London Borough of Ealing.
@AlexWindsor5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thanks Geoff - I had to do some gardening job (labouring work) in a house just nearby and yes, the only place I had to buy a coffee was the shopping centre you found and the only place I could have a pee was that crossing.
@abifisher22855 жыл бұрын
Theres one near oxshott - not technically London but its in the M25. Regular ,passenger SWR trains and all
@rafaelgamma075 жыл бұрын
I find concrete footpaths, footbridges and small backstreet alleyways incredibly satisfying
@qwertyTRiG5 жыл бұрын
Good. That makes me feel less weird.
@dobbo_f215 жыл бұрын
The "cement works" you showed isn't where the line goes into. Thats in Horn link way SE10. It goes into the Larfarge Tarmac site that is off Lombard Wall in Charlton SE7, although they do back onto each other. Also they pick up sand that has been dredged up from the Thames
@stevesmith24455 жыл бұрын
Very apt timing Geoff as the crossing is now closed! The exit signal for the branch has been moved, and an awaiting train would breach the crossing
@tasesq3 жыл бұрын
You should come to Melbourne - we have heaps of them. We cross through one to our local park regularly.