London Underground. Full journey Rayners Lane to Cockfosters. Piccadilly Line

[@2ToneWalt]

With our country in chaos, the innocence of that little girl cheered me right up and gave me hope, cheers Dale.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I’m with you. It’s the little things in life that can make you smile

[@TikTokBrian]

I agree 👍

[@TikTokBrian]

You’re so right. There was something heartwarming and magical just seeing her standing there waving.

[@TikTokBrian]

And wasn’t it lovely when she and her dad came to the front to say hello when they got off? Well done Dale for chatting with them.

[@seanbonella]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 i like drivers doing that no matter what, gentleman so you are. and tooting is great too, always reminds of thomas the tank engine intro when the kids are on the bridges.....

[@SamuelIles2015]

In a world full of negativity at the moment, that interaction with the little girl definitely cheered me up!

[@Colin_Pole]

I hope she liked and subscribed to the channel

[@nielsleenknegt5839]

I spotted her on the platform sticking her hand out like your supposed to do with busses. The cutest thing!

[@TrainBusFanUK]

But how exactly does that solve negativity?

[@camotech1314]

No she doesn't need to be exposed to the internet ​@@Colin_Pole

[@oober2004]

Beer ✅ Pizza ✅ Dale Vid ✅ Saturday night sorted... 😎🍻

[@DaveM_thetrucker]

@@oober2004 only 1 beer 😂🍺🍺

[@TikTokBrian]

I do like the way you say “I’ll put you here” and sometimes refer to us as “you lot” 😂. It’s like we’re your fan club and are riding with you … which I suppose is true on both counts😀

[@TheCoronaMortis]

The wholesome interaction between you and the girl restored faith in humanity

[@LtKernelPanic]

Anyone else half expecting Geoff Marshall to be standing on the platform anytime he uses the phrase "least used station?"

[@nuggetoverload8291]

It’s always great whenever you sit in the cabin, because it’s cool and Dale makes it a fun experience with commentary. Always great, and you should keep it up.

[@mikefox6764]

That was a very relaxing and interesting journey. You have a brilliant way of talking us through the video. Thanks Dale, keep up the good work.

[@krumet8]

I love it, you mentioned Dad's Army. I play the theme from that on the theater (cinema) organ, along with Black Adder, 'Allo 'Allo, and Keeping Up appearances. The very first British comedy I ever watched was Monty Python. great memories, and you mentioned one of my favorites.

[@MarkE-ICM0-4001]

Always a pleasure to riding with you on the train Dale

[@garryknott]

As a kid I always used to visit that bridge just after South Harrow and was always delighted when a driver tooted and waved. Great stuff.

[@Voyd76]

Great video as always Dale, thank you. The wave at the little girl really bought back some wholesome memories in Oakwood Park, a bridge that goes over the track between Oakwood and Southgate we'd always wave to the train as kids and sometimes got to hear the horn and got a wave from the driver, it certainly is the little things that make a kids day! Edit: Right around 1:17:33 is where we used to wave to the northbound trains!

[@philipjdrake3737]

In old days there was a shop keeper with his shop near the circular road junction or circus. He sold fancy collars, known as piccadils, so the area became known as Piccadilly Circus. And as you probably know the original station was a sub surface with surface station buildings. The original railway was called the Piccadilly and Brompton railway before the amalgamation into the integrated tube network it became. Keep up the good work, your old trains do better than our worn out metro trams here in the north east.

[@Puckoon2002]

Slight amendment: The area became known as Piccadilly before the circus was even thought about. the thoroughfare whose name first appeared in 1626 as Piccadilly Hall, named after a house belonging to one Robert Baker, a tailor famous for selling piccadills, or piccadillies, a term used for various kinds of collars. The street was known as Piccadilly by 1743. Piccadilly Circus was created in 1819, at the junction with Regent Street, which was then being built under the planning of John Nash on the site of a house and garden belonging to a Lady Hutton; the intersection was then known as Regent Circus South (just as Oxford Circus was known as Regent Circus North). The tube station was opened on 10 March 1906, on the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, and on the Piccadilly line in December of that year.

[@philipjdrake3737]

@@Puckoon2002 Thank you, I had a feeling I had missed something, but it has been a while since I first saw that story. All in all it is an interesting story.

[@Otacatapetl]

Never let it be said that Dale doesn't give two hoots.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@2010ditta]

"I;m like a big comfy armchair....that talks!!" That made me chuckle. I do like that non-stop section above ground. Very enjoyable as always Dale. All the best.

[@camotech1314]

That could be taken as a great chat up line! 😜

[@thesloaneranger1]

Awwww, we were all kids once :) My greyhound loves watching the trains, but we went 10 months without any on our local line due to a fire..... when the line was about to be reopened, they sent a class 37 down to check everything. We were on the footbridge waiting and the driver gave us a mega honk - my dog was in his element lol! Now when the wee 156 Sprinters go by, hes rather disappointed lol! RE Gloucester Road, its pretty residential round there, but worth getting off for a few beers and to admire the station architecture.

[@Arjun_Emeralds]

No matter if the route is the same on the pic line, you just find a way to always make it interesting. Nice one! 💚

[@andrewmurphy4116]

Thanks for that! You'll given me an ear worm, with "The Red car, and the blue car had a race" It's Green Park, and I've still got it in my head!

[@ib9rt]

So you mentioned about the train ahead of you. On the Victoria line the trains can be running with barely a train length between them, so the driver of the train behind can be running in constant view of the tail lights of train in front. And if a train is slow leaving a station for any reason, the delay immediately backs up to all the following trains down the line, because there are hardly any gaps to take up the slack. It's amazing how tight the scheduling is.

[@lesliegprice6652]

ATO (Automatic Train Operation ) on the Victoria line that's why !

[@rishithkunar7907]

In the world full of war negativity the interaction between you Dale and the little girl cheered, me up so much but for some reason on the video the sound of the whistle didn’t come out for whatever reason well done keep doing the videos always appreciate your work😂🎉

[@peteriwanow7716]

Cheers from Rockland Massachusetts. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@chrismorris8825]

Great video and I love your commentary .It certainly helps me escape this this miserable time we are currently going through thank you .

[@mattjk0919]

Hello from Texas Dale. I really enjoy your videos. You are always upbeat with a good sense of humor.

[@trevorhoughton5182]

Lovely to have your company this morning watching you tube - a little late this week watching as your video always brightens up the full Saturday evening tv these days! Great to see the little girl acknowledge you, only this morning a little boy acknowledged me & the lorry driver at a toucan crossing for us stopping so he could cross 😊 Great informative video as always - going to have to start a few more trips on the 73 stock, they still look in good condition despite the age That comment upon leaving Rayners Lane about going fine the Metropolitan line 😂 Thanks Dale 👍

[@joaofdsantos1]

This is my favorite channel in KZbin at moment 🇧🇷

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you

[@AntFlynn]

Red car and the blue car had a race. Haha loved that advert as a kid

[@neilhoddy7828]

Hi Dale, another fascinating video. As a kid I lived next to Chesil Street station in Winchester. And yes you guessed the train drivers always waved and tooted to us. Please keep it up, that little girl will never forget that you waved!! Cheers mate, Neil.

[@rogerwatson7205]

When I was a kid many many years ago Rayners Lane was my local station. Whenever I was going anywhere with mum and dad I always used to ask “ big train or little train? Happy memories. Thanks Dale.

[@LoftyTD]

Hi Dale, I’m currently in a talent pool awaiting a start date to become a train driver. Your videos give a real insight into my potential future job and I am very excited so thank you!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Best of luck. I hope you enjoy the many years of riding the rails

[@phillwainewright4221]

Your shifts are the same as mine were when I drove buses. Five days out of seven, week starts on Sunday, early, middle and late shifts (but I never did the earlies, I had a permanent swap with someone who didn't like the late shifts) with the occasional four-day weekend. Happy days!

[@MrLewis555]

How lovely that you interact with your fans both on the platforms and in the comments :D

[@michaelschweizer1114]

Enjoyed your video and forgot the bad things while watching your videos. Take care of yourself. Best regards, Michael

[@firstfreeone]

Dale, that was great tunnel video.

[@Slycockney]

Love your cab rides Dale, cheers

[@George-jz9fk]

This made my day thanks🎉. Always love full journeys from one end to another.

[@stewartwilkinsonsnr]

Hi Dale so back in 1970 I became a London Bus Driver out of Hammersmith and later Victoria. Often had to catch the underground from Slone Sq to Victoria to go off duty. I found your channel after searching for Underground Trains. I have lived in West Yorkshire for 22 years so your pronunciation was pretty good. Loved the journey with you. Have Subscribed so await your next video. Kind Regards Stewart 👍

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thanks Stewart it’s great to have you with us

[@jenphillips3212]

I always enjoy you pulling in to Kings Cross going East. The exposed cabling on the left side of the tunnel has a resident mouse population.

[@TravelwithCammie]

Amazing! I was on the piccadilly line to Hatton cross to plane spot and back today (10/08/2024) and on the way their it was really busy on that train. The driver had to make an announcement to ask people to move away from the door, we had a train behide us. Can't wait to see the newer trains in action next year :)

[@michaellittlejohns7968]

Great video dale

[@MegaPIC1]

i do remember the old milky way ad and now i have the song stuck in my head

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Welcome to what it’s like in my head 🤣

[@R3xiiee]

Thanks for awesome content! Always look forward to your uploads.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for the support. I really appreciate

[@debbie3923]

Thanks for another fantastic video as always, Dale. I feel like I’m almost ready now for my Mastermind specialist subject of the Piccadilly Line 😂 I’ve started so I’ll finish 🙃

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

There will be a test at the end of the year so I hope you have been taking notes. I would hate for you to fail 🤣🤣🤣

[@debbie3923]

I’m ready 👩🏼‍🎓 I sometimes just wake up in the night randomly shouting “Ealing Broadway” or “25 mph”. 🤣 I’m bringing my own mints though- £1 each? Outrageous 🤪

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You have failed already. We don’t go to Ealing broadway 🤣🤣🤣. As for the mints it’s a simple supply and demand. If you needed a mint and I had one then £1 would be a fair price. Plus I am just a poor train driver so I need the extra cash 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@debbie3923]

Not arguing with the master but the question was where does the left-hand track go that you go by 😂 you would only end up down there with a signal failure- see I do listen 😂 now give me a mint for the right answer ☝🏻

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@debbie3923 I will meet you half way and give you half a point 🤣

[@Faithdenelzen]

Love the interaction with little girl ❤

[@vjet]

Another great video Dale. Also good to see both branches in daylight as well. I’m not a Londoner but gotta say the stations on the Uxbridge branch look like a nice place to commute from (Londoners correct me if I’m wrong). 👍🏻

[@RichardMEL-777]

As an Australuan, I can confirm you are not lying. You sound very English! Strange thing to get angry about and think you might be lying though - but as you said - a few drinks. And yes, in the US, I ofren get confused for an Englishman. Luckily, they know nothing about cricket to make that grave error 😇 Indeed, just last month, an AA flight attendant complimented me on having a nice accent.. then asked if I was English. Luckily she seemed just as delighted that I was from Oz!

[@peterbalatoni6314]

Thanks again that was a great route and see. And again Turnpike Lane my loved one :)

[@PatrickSBellSr]

Ah! A wooden escalator! Had one of those at the Harvard Square "T" station in Boston, MA when I was a wee lad...that thing sacred the h%ll out of me when I was six years old. I can vividly recall that diabolical contraption to this day.

[@wendychiverton2779]

Hi Dale lovely watching u today have a lovely day off have a great rest take care

[@robobrien1046]

Thank you so much for getting back to me. Rob

[@andrewdunster4441]

Thanks

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for the support it rally means a lot

[@petermurrell5221]

Nice long video got me tea and biscuits out.its better watching you the tv.keep them coming.can you do more full journeys thanks

[@lawrencecarlin4309]

Great video mate

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Enjoying your commentary Dale.Greetings from Australia and I just subscribed.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Greetings to you too. It’s great to have you with us

[@DukeOfWillowton]

Nice movie, again. The little girl was amusing to see! 😊 And from now on, you're Australian!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Yes I am!

[@davethenerd1369]

Thanks Dale. That was a really enjoyable video. I don't know if you noticed but you made only 2 passenger announcements - the lifts not working at Green Park and All Change at the end of the line. You were mentioning that you were running late but I think your lack of "we are being held at a red signal" announcements illustrates this was a smooth trip. As a passenger riding in the back, I would have been quite happy that we come into each station, people get off, people get on, we go again.

[@jeanpaulfenech304]

what is the procedure when rail gap indicators are illuminated?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You treat it as a red signal and stop. If you are unable to stop then you must proceed completely in to the next section. If you stop across the gap you can liven up the switched off section. So always best to stop before or pass it completely

[@laura_shannon_]

I found this from the Londonist. I had to know since you asked and my curiosity got the better of me 🤣 Named after the central London street, the name of which derives from the piccadill, a large broad lace collar which was fashionable in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Robert Baker, one of the most successful manufacturers of these, had acquired land in the area on which he built his house, Pikadilly Hall. The Piccadilly Line was opened in December 1906 as the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway; it originally ran from Finsbury Park (already a station on the Great Northern Railway) to Hammersmith. From the start, presumably for the sake of convenience, passengers referred to it as the Piccadilly Railway.

[@camotech1314]

Thank you Laura 😊❤️

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for the info

[@raffym29]

So funny story Park Royal and Arnos Grove look a huge distance away from each other on the Piccadilly line. They're about a 25 minute drive away.

[@ghighlandchieftain4462]

Great video I am big fan of your channel

[@danielpiggins8429]

Yes I'll have a mint thank you very much All is right with the world when another video appears from this channel You were worried last week that they might be getting a bit samey Honestly they are not It's just such a warm and friendly atmosphere watching these, I love your banter and gentle conversation and over the months we've all learnt something Don't change it keep them coming they are just so nice to watch I don't quite know what it is but it's just really special I use them to relax

[@TheTraindriver85]

@@danielpiggins8429 he never offered me a mint, not that I recall anyway.

[@admister22]

As someone who works on the rail doing de-veg (cutting down the vegetation on the side of the tracks) its interesting to see it from the drivers POV!

[@BenTaylor.]

I would like to see you do last train of the night I wonder what's it like at end of service on the piccadilly Line

[@cliffordbrown6803]

Your videos are great Dale 👍👍😉

[@NapierNimbus]

That girl utterly delightful

[@Dredt79]

Brilliant video as always! Question: how do the Dot matrix displays on the platform recognise delays on the network, especially severe delays, seeming as some trains an few minutes apart with a complex timetable

[@fishevans6417]

Thank you very much Dale, look forward to this each weekend, - just a thought you might be able to do a more live thing by pre recording and then streaming the pre recorded footage with a live voice over from home, just a thought. That said this format is execelent as well.

[@mariannerussell5932]

Thank you. So enjoy these rides. ❤❤

[@atcdude067]

Thanks for posting these. I’m shocked TFL is allowing them considering how anti-photography they are, but super glad for your success!

[@richcolour]

35 years ago a driver woke me up in that siding

[@SuperloopSL9-u4e]

Hi Dale how are you doing next weekend the piccadilly line will close between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge and Wood Green to Cockfosters due to track works till September you'll have to drive between Wood Green and Rayners Lane

[@mickmcguire4571]

Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@DarrenSaw]

Enjoyed that one as always! Plenty of happy wavers on route as well!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Yes they was all out in force

[@stephencampbell9384]

The most vital job of any train driver is to wave back and toot at kids :D

[@KGSELD]

Nice work nice video mr dale plz film more night videos

[@andynoble8451]

Re. the Australian accent thing, exactly the same happened with my boss who was a born south Londoner. I made many international travels with him and Americans especially would always think he was Australian. After a bit he got fed up so when asked the "Where you from?" question by chatty strangers he would just say bare-facedly "Sydney, Australia" putting on his best Oz accent. The stranger would nod wisely as if thinking "Yeah, I thought so" and I would just sit there trying not to crack up laughing. This worked a treat and to my knowledge he never got rumbled.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It’s not that any one thinks I’m Australian they was funny. It was the fact he wouldn’t believe me and called me a F ing liar 🤣🤣

[@jasonhe095]

Curious to know why the points from Hammersmith District connecting to the Piccadilly line have been removed from the Eastbound side near 29:00?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

They removed them in both the east and the west. I can only guess it’s so the district can run in automatic mode down the local at some point in the future

[@xTimelord1997x]

Id love to know a bit more about the differences between the local and fast at Acton. Like does one of them go to a different location? also love the vids dude!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

So the local is for the stopping trains ( district) so they would stop at all stations between Hammersmith and Acton. On the westbound local just after Turnham Green there is a road leading down to Richmond. The fast as the name suggests is for the non stop trains to run fast. Between Acton and Northfields all trains stop at the stations but they still call it the local and fast. It helps identify the exact location of a train or problem

[@johnallan4826]

Know Gloucester Road, it was my base when I visited, baileys etc, holiday inn/penta. But usually only used district lines

[@uktrains5679]

Another excellent video Dale. I really enjoy these weekly Piccadilly line trips especially if it involves a depot visit. In i think most of your videos, I often see a train passing by in the opposite direction with a large panel under a window that isn't painted white, probably as wide as the window. It looks like it's black or metal like a replacement panel unpainted. At around 11:29 in this video, half the rear carriage looks unfinished part painted uneven black, is this remnants of graffiti removal? Thanks.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I would guess so that or acid. Some people are using acid to write their tags on trains

[@uktrains5679]

​@@dalecharmantravels8057Thanks. That's a surprise about acid graffiti, must cause a right mess to repair.

[@kevinwong6266]

Hi Dale, really enjoy your videos. Is it possible to do a video on a matchday at the Emirates especially at full time? I would like to see behind the scenes on managing crowd control at Arsenal & Finsbury Park stations and also get to see Holloway Road closed.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Yea I will get it filmed at some point

[@Puckoon2002]

The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR), also known as the Piccadilly tube, was a railway company established in 1902 that constructed a deep-level underground "tube" railway in London, England. The GNP&BR was formed through a merger of two older companies, the Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway (B&PCR) and the Great Northern and Strand Railway (GN&SR). It also incorporated part of a tube route planned by a third company, the District Railway (DR). The B&PCR and the GN&SR were established in 1896 and 1898 respectively, but construction of both railways was delayed while funding was sought. In 1902 the UERL, which already controlled the DR, took control of both companies and quickly raised the funds, mainly from foreign investors, and a certain Charles Tyson Yerkes.

[@mapmaker1273]

Hi, Dale greetings from the DC region. I'm looking forward to your planned trip and would be very curious to what you think of the DC metro if you happen to ride it. I would argue it is the best transit system in the US. If you have any questions about things to do I would be more than happy to answer them. Keep up the good videos they are my favorite videos on youtube at the moment. Look forward to your next video!

[@seanbonella]

only coming up now for me, it's YT hates me hahahahaha.... my saturday is better now, cheers Dale...

[@eswnl1]

22:15 "we'll see who goes first". (hears escaping air from the train stop) "Me!" 😁

[@NapierNimbus]

Excellent 👍

[@andrewdunster4441]

Hi dale fantastic yet again can you please tell me how I can become a member of your page please keep up the amazing work

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

A few people have asked and said there is no option via the app. As my computers always log me in to my account I can’t try and see what every one else sees. It may be that you have to go via the main web page to find the join button

[@andrewdunster4441]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 there’s not one dale have tried on a computer as well will support you as much as I can mate thank you for all the post I really appreciate and enjoy them

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

When I logged out my account on my iPad and just loaded a normal KZbin web page the join button was next to the subscribe button

[@TheLondonTransportDroid]

Seems like a decent train that one

[@ChristianBitter]

love the sound of squeaking flanges

[@bobmoseley4978]

Thanks, Dale, for the great video! If I had £1 for every time I've been asked if I'm Australian, when travelling around the US by train, I could retire to the Bahamas! I grew up in and around London so I have that Cockney twang which totally confuses most Americans. You pointed out (pun intended) that the points, between the eastbound Picadilly and District lines, had been taken out between Hammersmith and Baron's Court stations. If that's the case, is there any need for the mercury filled glass tubes, which hang over the Picadilly line just west of Baron's Court, being there? I believe they were installed to prevent District Line trains from entering the tube tunnels between Baron's Court and Earls Court.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I don’t think they need the surface stick detectors any more. I’m not even sure if they still work. Maybe they will be removed at some point

[@Williamadlam1]

Good evening dale thanks

[@miketendler]

At Arnos Grove you pulled into the middle platform - does this mean you open doors on both sides of the trains and do you have any special procedures to do this? (Checking passenger egress/etc) ... I know they also do this at one of the platforms at Morden, Stratford, and at Barking. I guess same applies for the centre platform at Uxbridge and Cockfosters too!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

We only open the doors both sides at Arnos if the train is reversing. We don’t open both sides at Cockfosters or Uxbridge

[@richardhunt304]

The wooden escalator is quite famous,it was featured in an episode of 'Secrets of The London Underground'.

[@ib9rt]

At 44:12 , when the line was first opened it was called the "Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway", so the name of the area came before the line that was named after it 🙂

[@malo66]

As you mentioned Alperton station may I observe that London's best Indian restaurant - the chicken tikka hut - was nearby in the seventies and eighties?

[@seanbonella]

i like drivers waving like that to kids, gentleman so you are. and tooting is great too, always reminds of thomas the tank engine intro when the kids are on the bridges.....

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It always makes me smile. They are so happy when you wave back

[@seanbonella]

​@@dalecharmantravels8057 😊

[@camotech1314]

From now you're Australian to all of us Dale! 😜 Also I would totally wave at you as well. 👋😆

[@paulcharlton4788]

Dale, you could just upload the same run every few days with you talking over it and I'd still watch it. I have it running while I'm working or doing something else. True AMSR (or ASMR...) :-)

[@MattDenny12]

I had a quick look. Piccadilly Circus in London gets its name from two sources: Piccadilly: This part of the name comes from a 17th-century tailor named Robert Baker, who made a fortune selling a type of stiff collar called a “piccadill” or “piccadilly.” He built a large house in the area, which became known as Piccadilly Hall, and the name stuck. Circus: The term “circus” comes from the Latin word for “circle.” In this context, it refers to a circular open space at a street junction. Piccadilly Circus was originally designed as a circular traffic junction when it was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly. Piccadilly Circus was named long before the underground station was built. The area was named Piccadilly Circus in 1819 when it was constructed as a circular traffic junction to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly12. The Piccadilly Circus Underground station, on the other hand, opened much later, in 1906

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for the info

[@josephwarner5467]

Good content to make a great evening of viewing each weekend! Do you have plans to document terminating at Wood Green when engineering works begin next week? 👍

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I do hope to yes

[@josephwarner5467]

​@@dalecharmantravels8057Thank you!

[@ivanwill]

You may have mentioned this before, and I probably missed it. What is your favourite tube station, and why? Another nice ride!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I do have a soft spot for T5. I used to travel there for some plane spotting long before I joined the underground