London Underground-Central Line Ruislip 1994

[@Sharpshooter99100]

Cute looking trains. Love these ones!! ❤❤❤

[@leonardssenkindu188]

I miss these babies (1962 stock), the first time I sat on these trains when I moved to Leyton from Walthamstow and I got used Central line instead my old line Victoria line, so I sat on these 1962 stock from 1984 to 1994, 10 years, I was a baby in 1984, but I remember sitting in them when I baby, I used to like the 1992 stock, but I miss the 1962 stock better

[@acceptableandbornind80s32]

Real iconic Tube Trains these were and takes me back, shame it's all different now and all to modern, this and the A60-62 stock were very good

[@TheSimonhammond]

Ah this stock evokes memories from my youth going with my mum to visit family "up London" . The wining and whirring.

[@squarewheelsorguk]

5:44 a motorman actually bothering to use the Westinghouse! Most Met drivers in my A-stock days never touched it and seemed frightened of it. I practiced it to the point where I found I was using it instead of the EP without even realising. It became a challenge to try and drive all the way to Aldgate in the evening peak without using the EP (and no cheating with "partial releases" either!). Given how many places require successive brake-applications, this was a tall order. :-) . Also, nice to see how Ruislip Gardens and West Ruislip used to look. They had changed a lot even by the time I went to work there 10 years later - I think they changed more between 1994 and 2004 than in the 15 years since! (Crikey, I must have been on the job for 15 years!)

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, the Westinghouse was always a fun brake to use. Now only on the Bakerloo of course apart from various departmental stock.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Two 1962 stock still operate on the Central Line today as Sandite Trains (5 car West side and 8 car East side). Fixed up with the corporate paint job.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, a friend of mine drives them each year at sandite time.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus they have swapped ends now since the 8 car train cannot fit the tunnel section again due to recent maintenance left the train too high to fit.

[@bobwood856]

With the long view camera lens it looks as though the trains are rising from the bowels of the earth, just to visit Stratford before disappearing down the other end. It was quite a climb up, as I recall, although no problem for electric units. Great nostalgia!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

You could always hear them coming when i used to loiter on platform 8 videoing BR trains.

[@bobwood856]

Were these 1962 units always painted silver, or did they start off red? I'm sure I remember some red ones in the early 60s on the Piccadilly line, but maybe they were '38 stock, or maybe I'm just misremembering.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

The Picc had 15 trains of 38 stock until approx 1975 when the first 73 stock arrived and replaced them. Before the 59's (new to Picc) and 62s arrived both lines had red painted Standard Stock trains.

[@bobwood856]

Thanks Soi. My memory's not so bad after all!

[@DaveInBridport]

@@bobwood856 I used Picc Line between 1972 and 1978 for school. Loved it when a red 38 came along.

[@TeamGeist06]

Thanks again great underground footage.

[@annescholey6546]

I always thought it's more fun on the surface once the train's back underground the funs over.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

There's plenty to see down there from the front. The lines do twist & turn the same as on the surface and there's lots of little hidy holes and cross passages about.

[@davidx4591]

I like seeing the old graffiti, the underground had more character then!

[@SiVlog1989]

How things have changed at Stratford since then. In just five years since this footage was recorded, the Jubilee Line arrived and the station and surrounding area became unrecognisable

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, the area i grew up with has long gone, i hardly recognise the place......

[@SiVlog1989]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus my Dad has similar feelings about the area around Shepherd's Bush, the area where Westfield there is now, he remembers as just wasteland that used to be the site of Wood Lane (Central Line) Station and depot. He is amazed every time he sees it

[@Richardsrailway]

1:52 driver forgot to switch on the tail lights at the rear ! And the headlights off 🤣

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

I'm a Mainline train driver and that error would earn me a meeting with the management and some extra monitoring over the following 2 years.

[@D.music85]

1:41 LOL! Why are the headlights on??

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Because the driver forgot to change them over to red at the previous terminating point, and the guard didn't bother to check the driver had done so......

[@Sharpshooter99100]

Well spotted!

[@hakc97again]

I'm surprised there are no 1992 stocks in this vid considering the year. Also when did construction for the Jubilee Line start at Stratford?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Around mid to late 90s, and it's been upgraded since then as well. The Stratford Station i grew up with has long gone! As well as the TMD!

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

Look again at the reflection in the windows at 06:15

[@EM-yk1dw]

Nice one again Soi

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you!

[@dez3540]

1:42 seen quite a few videos now where some drivers of 1959 & 1962 Stock forgot to switch from the headlights to the tail-lights at a terminus :P

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Both Guard & driver are at fualt, the driver should changed the headlights over to tail lights but before each trip the Guard should check that his/her train had red lights showing at the rear. Now it's OPO it's down to the Operator to check before changing ends that reds are on the rear.

[@prime6134]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus obviously the driver should get more trouble

[@DaveInBridport]

That's a steep descent for that Epping bound train at about 0.57

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, the Central Line pops up above ground here for cross platform interchange with main line services, the steep decent helps get back up to line speed.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

I do wonder why do Central line trains come out from the tunnel at Stratford but then descend back underground when leaving?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

For cross platform inter-change with BR services!

[@holidaymoviecompany]

But that wouldn't explain why so many BR stations have deep level tube connections. The reason is more likely from a geological or engineering point of view why it does this, plus it would have been cheaper than having to build escalators, etc to the surface.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

I see. So because Stratford is above ground, better and cheaper for Central line trains to tunnel out to provide cross platform interchange with British Rail.

[@NC-002]

Brilliant stuff! The trains look relatively clean for the Central Line at this time, normally these were filthy and the Northern Line was the clean one. Do you have any 1983 stock footage in the central area of the Jubilee Line?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Back in the 1908s it was the Northern that was filthy, the trains weren't silver but a grotty grey!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

And yes i have a few 83s at Charing Cross but only about 3 shots. After that i went to West hampstead. Another one to dig out1

[@NC-002]

Excellent, I look forward to your next Underground upload! P.S. This made excellent entertainment whilst my bus broke down (always the Eclipse Gemini IIs...)

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Some of them went to the Northern Line to join the 59 and 72mk1s but they were soon scrapped.

[@NC-002]

Yes, a few did, replaced a damaged 1956TS. No unit numbers, except final one was 1747

[@thedumgamer2046]

Shame theres no 1992 stocks in this video, they surely would have been out and running by then but i guess you didnt catch any

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I went out to capture the old stock before it went and wasn't interested in the 92s.......NOW of course, i wish i had filmed some.........

[@PeteS_1994]

6:14

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Some went to the Northern line to be mixed with the 1959 stock.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I think some were already there but a few more may have been transfered after service on the Central in order to start getting rid of the 72 MkI's.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus why were the mk1s chopped off the Northern line first?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 They were unreliable compared to the 59s and they were a small class of stock. It simplifies train crew stock training by getting rid of them first.

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

What were the noticeable differences compared to 1962?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

@@kinkisharyocoasters Not a lot, the drivers desk layout was changed from a 38 stock style to an A60 stock style. The Duplex Gauge was move upwards and the MG Indicator moved across to where the stabling light was so that moved to the other side of the marker lights. So an easy way to see what stock is approaching was if the stabling light was near the centre cab door it was a 59, if next to the offside cab door a 62!

[@damienmanu117]

Lol, what is Mr Clarkson doing there 😂, and i guess the 92ts's were still preparing for their great entrance, and getting ready to modernize the london underground in the way that they already have, along with its younger bro's :), oh, look at 6:15

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I tended not to shoot too many new ones and stuck to the 62s. Thinking about it now i should have done.

[@damienmanu117]

I watched all of your london underground series and I could say, if u look or listen properly, u pretty much have lol 😂, nice :)