London Underground.Piccadilly Line. Drivers View and Commentary.Cockfosters-Northfields

[@TheCatBilbo]

This is what the internet was always supposed to be for: seeing things that you'd NEVER get to see otherwise. The infrastructure is awe inspiring - we forget just how complex it all is, all of the parts that have to work together etc. I never realised how dark it was in the tunnels (although might be a bit lighter in real life). I thought the train lights would illuminate more! Rushing through the dark makes me nervous - I like to see what's up ahead, definitely!

[@technicalvault]

Occasionally when travelling the tube I’ve seen sections where the tunnel lights were left on for some reason, much brighter but still as mysterious. I too was surprised at how dim the train lights were compared to a modern car, but this is 1970s tech and I guess it would be bad form to dazzle the passengers? Also not like you could swerve to avoid anything.

[@annaheya2109]

I feel sooo claustrophobic just watching how small his room is 😢

[@BigLebowski2000]

exactly!!!

[@johnorchin8567]

I certainly like the commentary, it makes all the difference. Thank you for giving us so much information about the technique involved in driving the trains.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome glad you enjoyed it

[@bobmacdonald6183]

Commentary useful. I often wonder why front lights cant be brighter, to light the way in the tunnels.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@bobmacdonald6183 apparently most new trains lights are brighter as they are LEDs

[@hukatus]

​@@dalecharmantravels8057The commentary is a big game changer, makes your videos stand out.

[@DB-thats-me]

Followed on Google Earth having never been to London. Commentary was excellent. Being an ex train driver, the side comments on track layout and technique was invaluable. 👍

[@alastairmackay4589]

Really enjoyed that. I’ve always wanted a train driver’s view of the journey. Fantastic. I’m watching it in bed with the lights off so I can pretend I’m driving lol.

[@sedwards2207]

Great idea! Must try that!

[@jamiew1664]

hahahah, thats made me smile. fair play Ali. (im gonna try that too). good on ya pal.

[@54spatula]

I like your style. I take it you have the screen fairly close and have headphones of some description? BE the driver. If your missus bothers you, kick her.

[@MisterNorum]

Ha I'm going to do that now!

[@Droosieloo]

Mwahahahaha! my first thought was - this would be great soporific night time viewing lol.

[@gemmi1]

No idea why this came up in my feed but it's so cool!

[@Aubrey2004-j4k]

Me too😂

[@JudeRedling]

And me

[@LIZZYBANKSS]

Same

[@Empress003]

SAMEEE

[@smudgemrmoo9893]

Ditto !

[@johnrowland3105]

Personally I think the London Underground is one of the most amazing engineering feats. To think it tells us the story of London over the last 170 odd years

[@mikejess04]

🤣

[@Aubrey2004-j4k]

@@mikejess04whats so funny

[@mikejess04]

@@Aubrey2004-j4k it’s night and day in comparison to Russian metro

[@softerhaze]

WAS. The fact it has not improved or upgraded significantly in response to the many advances made nowadays is embarrassing 😂 air con and better filtering should be the bare minimum

[@jacquelineannesamateh3407]

Fascinating. My dad worked on the underground from 1963 - 1993. He was a guard, then a motorman, based at Acton Town on the District Line, and then was a Revenue Inspector when he retired. He sadly passed away 9 months after retiring. When he knew mum and I were going to the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, we'd either get a lift in the cab of the train or meet him for a cuppa in one of the canteens on the line. Such lovely memories.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I am sorry to hear that. It is nice to hear you still have find memories

[@jacquelineannesamateh3407]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 Yes, alot. He used to play football for Acton Town until he was 42, we used to go and see them play on a Sunday. Your commentaries are great to follow. I've shared this video with my son who lives in Italy too.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you I appreciate the kind words

[@FART-REPELLENT]

Wow, your Dad must have driven the old CO/CP and R Stock trains.

[@Call-me-Ishmael]

Nobody at Arnot’s Grove station platform.

[@karirizzo5245]

This is absolutely fascinating. I love videos like this that answer questions you’ve always had but never anyone to ask. Thank you for being so informative. I can’t wait to see more!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I am glad you enjoyed this video. Thank you for the nice comment

[@mowgowal]

This is, by far, one of the best KZbin recommendations on my feed! I could watch this all day and your commentary, sir, is excellent! Informative and incredibly interesting! Keep up the good work!

[@RossPatzelt]

reallly enjoyed watching this. Thanks for doing a great job getting everyone safely home. We all appreciate it

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@dlowing007]

Dale this video was very informative. I enjoyed your commentary along the way. I definatley want to see more of these types of videos. Thank you.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are more than welcome. I do have at least 2 more videos to come some time next month

[@richardhunt304]

Many years ago I had the pleasure of spending a wonderful Sunday afternoon with my brother in law in the cab for the entire trip to Cockfosters and back to South Harrow. Experiences you never forget !!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It’s some thing most people will never experience. It is fascinating the first few times of doing it

[@richardhunt304]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 I had the privilege of three trips on the Picadilly,enjoyed it so much. Also sat in on a landing into Sydney Airport years ago,never to be forgotten!!. Thanks for your videos.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@richardhunt304 now that would be cool. Maybe one day I will be invited to film in a cockpit

[@masonjones3780]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 I'm actually surprised that's allowed. I'm retired from a large transit system in the us. passenger or camera is no go! Been on this line a few times while in London. enjoyed your video

[@susanallen2678]

I was mesmerized by this video. Really like the commentary. Thank you so much.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@lintburn67]

The engineering that went/goes in to these underground systems never ceases to amaze me. London especially given the age

[@Ellessdee]

Watching with my four year old son who had his first tube trip this year after much excitement. Great video and great commentary. Thank you.

[@hazel1605]

Very interesting especially when you explained about people who couldn’t read recognising stations by the colour of the wall tiles! Thank you 😊

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@galaxyxeyeg406]

Don't know why I watched this, but glad I did.

[@jobvink]

It is very helpful that you provide commentary as you drive, especially in the tunnels. And it's just the right amount, too. I'm from The Netherlands, but my aunt has lived in London when I was a kid in the eighties, and me, my sister and my parents went to visit her twice. As a train and subway lover I was always, and still am very fascinated by the London Underground. So thank you very much for sharing these cab views!

[@mick9419]

My dad was a guard on the pic line. He was involved in an incident near bounds Green in 1982. Apparently, there was some sort of arc. Fire etc. He evacuated the passengers. He was based at Northfields.

[@tompointdll]

Thanks for driving people around, I'm not in the UK, i'm in france, but thanks to all public transport drivers making people able to move without using a car, and thanks for your commentary on your job !

[@djwright1802]

Excellent video, it brings back memories of when I was a young kid, my uncle was a station master at Monument Station, he took me to work one day, I am not sure what the rules were & I was too young to care, all I know is that I loved every minute, I even had a turn in the ticket collectors booth, my day was rewarded with an old square station sign with Monument written across it, I was meant to go with him the next day but I was so exhausted that I over slept, it was just as well as they had a 'One Under' during the day & it would not have been nice for me to see. However, I will always remember that day, I was treated very well by all of the staff & even got to say hello to a few drivers. It was over 50 years ago now but his name was Brian Page (Dix).

[@Tomtoms-tomtoms]

Just stumbled across this video.. fascinating… I’m a middle aged man that can’t even drive a car, but, wish i’d tried becoming a train driver. Its cool to see the driver view and commentary 👌

[@urdumb007]

im sure u still can! u gotta believe in urself mate anything can happen :)

[@AliAling-qy1ih]

If I remember correctly, there was an episode of “The Tube” show from way back in the early 00’s that showed a 59 year old Station Assistant finally upgrading to a driver. Chase your dreams, mate!

[@artistcomplex]

Having travelled the Tube for 20 years, this inside view of the Piccadilly line was riveting. Thank you for this fantastic exploration of the Underground. God bless.

[@zax1972]

My dad was a train driver on this line for 25 years or so, hes passed away now, he would have loved to watch this video during his retirement years. Thanks for making this video, it makes me realise and appreciate what he use to do everyday to put bread on the table for us.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I am sorry to hear that. But I am glad you can see what his life would have been like in the cab

[@Sweetie8387]

I loved this!! I’ve been into the underground ever since I was a little girl and my grandad took me to London from the south west. I get so excited just hearing it and I can smell the stations from the screen 😂 like the commentary thanks 🙏🏻

[@БелорусскийРусскийБостон]

Greetings from Boston! This is exactly what I was looking for to watch today! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@davebarclay4429]

My cousin retired a year or two ago after driving on the Piccadilly line for most of his adult life. It's great to see what his "office" looked like and the views he saw every day. Thanks for a great upload

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are welcome

[@TikTokBrian]

I absolutely love this. Thankyou so much for filming it. And as others have said, the commentary is wonderful. In answer to your thought: yes we do want to know (the signals, the points, “how things work”, everything 😀).

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed it

[@TrainBusFan06]

The main thing that interests me about the underground is all the secondary infrastructure, like the signals, track points, depots etc. that the vast majority of commuters are completely oblivious to. Hence why I like watching these cab views as one gets to see a lot more besides simply watching the train move from station to station. Above all that its nice seeing drivers enthusiastic about their job and willing to show off all the hard work they do to transport londoners around. All the respect to you sir 👊

[@mehdibenhamou8809]

Bien sûr effectivement Londres c est entre de royaume uni de détails comme et sur en direct de Londres les commentaires ce sont toujours disponibles de vidéo pour comment protéger de Lyonnais 👍 signer mehdi taxi lyon

[@paulcharleton3208]

Thanks for the video. One of my first ever memories was riding the Piccadilly line South from Manor House in the late '50's. Old red trains with that dark green and wood interiors and the leather loop ceiling straps dancing around as the trains moved. My parents left London in 1962 and i forgot everything until a school trip to the science museum in 1975 which brought everything flooding back. Great to see the drivers eye view and hear your informative commentary. Cheers

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for sharing your memories

[@LeeJiggins]

Great commentary. I’ve always found the sidings in tunnels fascinating, hidden stations and other facts which we wouldn’t know. 👍

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It’s just a shame the old stations don’t come out better on camera

[@MoultrieGeek]

Really enjoyed your commentary, it answered a ton of questions! Excellent viewing.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@timtim4603]

I used to live Edgware and early one morning I was getting tube to go to work as a bus driver, my car had broken down tube driver saw me and realised I was in bus drivers uniform and asked if I wanted cab ride, of course! What a great experience I will never forget he had been a driver for over 35yrs we had a very interesting journey chatting about his experiences, I enjoyed this video have subscribed ❤

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for sharing your memories. Plus welcome to the channel it’s great to have you here

[@Fractal379]

I was actually looking to for a review on Train Sim 4 to see if it could answer some of those questions that have lingered in the back of my mind & somehow ended up here instead. Huge thanks for this ride & all the info you shared. You've earned another sub!

[@pauldelcour]

I very much enjoy your Tube cabrides, very informative. Been on the Tube on many holidays, but it's been a while. There's something special about the Tube, the whole system, the trains, the stations, artwork and design, the whole atmosphere. Tube on!

[@ebismusic8813]

Dale I am so truly grateful for this video. I live right next to Oakwood station but suffer from fear of being stuck in a tunnel. Life would be so much easier if I could use the tube - and your explanations from the cab view have finally made me decide to go to the west end on tuesday - its a big deal for someone with claustrophobic issues. Knowing the reasons trains stop in tunnels has really helped. You don’t know what you’ve done for me mate 🥹

[@camotech1314]

I wish you a good and calm journey to the west end ❤

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

That is really great to hear. I hope you do manage to get out and enjoy your day. Please let me know how you get on. Best of luck

[@fran-kittyayers5329]

I wish you well, I suffer to, 😢

[@ebismusic8813]

@@fran-kittyayers5329have you been able to get on the tube?

[@ebismusic8813]

Thanks for asking - well was planning to today but there’s been severe delay warnings and signal failures reported so I part bottled. By part I mean I did do a few stops from Cockfosters and will do the west end next week. Seemed like if I’d tried it today when trains were indeed being held it would have done more harm than good 😢

[@panoshountis1516]

Surely enjoying the commentary. Thank you for taking us along on the ride!

[@adambaker9550]

I came to London central last month for the first time as a northener and thought the Underground was a brilliant system....so easy, cheap and efficient... Thanks driver for the guided tour....

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are more than welcome

[@johndean4765]

AdamBaker cheap it is NOT prob the most expensive tickets in the world.

[@biscuit715]

@@johndean4765 Cheap compared to all our other train prices!

[@Jack777760]

I used to fly for a living, but I found your piece far more interesting - thank you.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@jameswl2207]

Love this. As a bit of an Underground nerd so insightful. Also i am feeling sad. That these iconic 1973 stock trains will be retired in the not too distance. I just love the sounds the smell and aesthetics of them. The younger generation wont appreciate that roaring motor pull up through the tunnels ever again.

[@ryanocallaghan8833]

Had this pop up in my recommendations and would like to thank you for providing this content with excellent commentary, it really made this video stand out. Hope you have a great time abroad in the near future 👍

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you I am glad you enjoyed the video

[@nry]

Thank you for this very interesting video! I really like the tube in London, it's so different from the U-Bahn (Underground) here in Berlin, Germany. When I'm in London the next time riding the Piccadilly Line, I will have this video in mind. Greetings from Berlin, Hendrik 😃

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Hello Hendrik from Berlin. I am glad you enjoyed this video. There are 2 more videos of the Piccadilly line if you haven’t seen them

[@hojer104]

I still have 10,000 questions, but that was super interesting. Thank you for your commentary!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@davidseymour6246]

Absolutely love this - thank you so much, and commentary is excellent. Started my working life on the railway in 1979 as a level crossing keeper which I loved - I so wish I had stayed and become a driver.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I am so glad you enjoyed it

[@oldcoog]

Thanks for the memories. Spent lots of time on the Piccadilly line on our trip to London in 2017, having stayed in Bloomsbury a block from the Russell Square station. Been trying to find our way back ever since. Mind the Gap!

[@chemistmanuk]

Nice video and commentary - thank you. As you entered Northfields you will have seen a series of concrete pillars on the right hand side of the eastbound local line. This used to carry a high level walkway from an alternative entrance leading to the other end of the platforms. As this entrance was probably nearer to South Ealing, it was dismantled in 1942.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I did not know that. Thank you for sharing

[@michaelhewitt2463]

Thanks for a brilliant video Dale. The commentary was amazing and interesting. Very informative. Thanks Mick.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome Mick

[@krishnaprasadk5836]

Really enjoyed the journey along with your commentary. Thanks a lot for taking us along in your cab 😊

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stephenbarrette610]

I’ve been a tube traveller for over 50 years and this is a wonderful video thank you so much, and I’ve been on your line! Many times!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it

[@stephenbarrette610]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 Thank you for replying, I have to say, which I didn’t in my original comment, I think you folks are often the most unappreciated. It takes a lot skill to do what you do and thank you! A good friend of mine’s dad was a driver and he had a couple of jumpers and he had to retire. I just wrote software and if it went wrong well nobody died. Really interesting channel, always loved trains and the tube.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@stephenbarrette610 that’s very kind of you to say. Drivers always get so much grief mainly from the press. It’s nice to be appreciated

[@FART-REPELLENT]

Wow, that means that you will have travelled on some of my favourite old Underground trains.

[@polcat79]

So many fascinating part's of the land which we would not normally see unless placed in this position. I love London in an Autumn or winter setting.

[@JoeyLove]

Great insight on the London Underground, I remember as a kid I was always a bit paranoid going under the thames between I think Embankment and Waterloo on the bakerloo line, you could actually hear the difference in the sound once it was under the river.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for sharing

[@davidpage6470]

Excellent video and informative commentary. Look forward to some more.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it

[@markcoveryourassets]

From Houston, TX: Thank you for the ride AND the guided tour.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Well hello Houston. It’s great to have you ride along with me

[@cycleSCUBA]

Very interesting and informative. An extremely responsible job. I'd find it very rewarding getting many people from A to B safely and as quickly as is possible.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you

[@cycleSCUBA]

​@@dalecharmantravels8057 - I read that on 30 Nov. last year, 4 million passenger journeys were made on the Underground. That's in one day! That's a lot of A to B's ! Well done to you and your colleagues 👏⭐

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. It’s most appreciated

[@IssacLHunt]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 1995 beat Arsscum in the FA cup on Penalties and smashed the Gooners on station and on the tube train MMMIIILLLLLLLLLLLLWALLLL COYL

[@jeffnew1213]

Very interesting video. Thank you for the tour and excellent commentary. Very many differences between the Underground and the New York City Subway, of which I am familar. Our tunnels are lit, for instance. We have a single electrified "third rail" with the running rails carrying current as well. Our electrified rail is covered by a wooden (more recently plastic) plank along its entired length. We have lots more signals, switches, and crossovers, and guard rails almost everywhere, while they seem rather uncommon, even on curves, on the Underground. Most of our system is local/express on opposite sides of a platform, and we often have multiple lines sharing the same stretch of track. So to change from one line to another may be as simple as getting off a train and waiting for the right train to arrive on the same track or across the platform. Again, great watching. Thanks!!

[@docsnyder6279]

Very nice, especially the commentary. Feels like a sightseeing tour in London's underground. An enrichment for someone who has never been to London before. Many thanks for that! Greetings from good old germany :)

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Well greetings to you Germany. It is nice to have you with us. I am glad you enjoyed the video

[@johnhagen31]

One of the very best cab views I've seen, on my favourite line - thank you!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

What can I say I am the number one KZbinr and Pic driver 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CaseyJonesNumber1]

I always like the fact that the Piccadilly is termed as an east-west oriented line, but at Cockfosters the train starts off in a south-easterly direction, and continues for many miles in a more or less southerly direction!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

The railway does have some strange things. My ex is a train driver on the main line, she says it is classed as up to London even though she is travelling south to London 🤣🤣

[@CaseyJonesNumber1]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 well I suppose there had to be an overall convention to follow. Even the generally east-west Great Western main line had 'up' to London (and as a Londoner, you always went "up to town"). In the case of the Piccadilly though, with the two western branches and the fact that it wanders about so much geographically (though I know other lines do too - typically the Jubilee! Now, is that northbound-southbound or eastbound-westbound?), it makes sense to have a consistent convention for each line to avoid confusion.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@CaseyJonesNumber1 i some times get confused if I am going west or east up or down 🤣

[@del4189]

On the District Wimbledon to Edgware Road is classed as west to east though technically it's south to north.

[@CaseyJonesNumber1]

@@del4189 that's probably to match it to the Ealing/Richmond to Upminster section, which very definitely is west to east.

[@dom.b1972]

Fascinating and very informative. Thanks for posting 👍🏻

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome.

[@davethenerd1369]

I'm a latecomer to your channel Dale but I am so glad the KZbin algorithm decided I should see it. Every little boy's (and some old boy's like me) dream to drive a train. Next best thing, riding along in your cab window. Thanks very much and I appreciate your efforts in providing these video for us. Here's some Piccadilly line trivia. One episode of Poirot (with David Suchet) featured the underground and our hero was at the fictional Marble Hill station. It was in fact filmed at Arnos Grove. They changed the name boards where they were in shot.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I didn’t know that. I shall have to look out for that episode. Thank you

[@davethenerd1369]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 You're welcome! Series 3, episode 5. Wasps Nest

[@flyingscotsman1923]

Transported me back through time, almost fifty years ago, when I would travel Northern & Piccadilly lines mostly. Used L.T. extensively, and my car for out of town travel. Thank you for the memories.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@courtneypercy8448]

Absolutely fascinating! Love the commentary. Thank you.

[@jonvincentmusic]

This is absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelleese64]

This is Brilliant 👍 thank you so much for sharing. Fascinating behind the scenes view, with Excellent commentary.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are most welcome

[@yfoog]

This is kinda cute and wholesome. Looks like a simulator or something. I dunno why I find it cute picking up all those little people and taking them town the tube lool

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……travelled constantly on this line, when staying in London. Loved travelling by the Tube! Many fond memories’………

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It is the best line in my opinion 😝

[@maxTravelsRailways]

Awesome and super informative video! Looking forward to more of these :)

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. I hope to have a new one ready this weekend.

[@oldmate99]

Dale, this is your manager here. Underground have not authorised these videos, can you please come to my office on Monday morning, we will need to have a talk with HR.

[@andrewnimmo4232]

😂

[@Warren_Lifts]

Dream job, thanks for filming 😊

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are welcome. There is a new video of the pic line out this Saturday

[@markharrison4835]

This is so good. Been in the transport industry for 25 years as a bus driver. The commentary is great too. Hats off to a fellow professional transport worker. Just to add my dad was a train driver for SWT. Main line Portsmouth to London. Retired with exemplary record 10 years ago after 43 years in the industry. Try to keep these vids coming of you can sir! Top draw! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@jayunited01]

30yrs of the piccadilly line with never a drivers view of it until now. Thanks

[@kramnam4716]

They could give you better covering on the seats honestly those awful scratchy itching material is awful

[@sm0g-810]

Wear trousers. Problem solved

[@MsAquaDaffodil]

What scratchy itchy material?

[@FART-REPELLENT]

The seating fabric is meant to be hard-wearing to make it last as long as possible. It only causes a sitter itches if they are naked, try wearing trousers before sitting on those seats

[@ron.owensby]

Yes I like the commentary, I especially appreciate the trivia added later (when stations changed names, opened and closed etc).

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you

[@adrienrassat1965]

I love the commentary. It really demystifies the whole thing. All those funny track-side panel signs, lights and numbers, which are hard to understand as a regular Joe, play such an important role in helping the you "see" what's ahead while essentially driving blind in miles of pitch black tunnel. Fascinating watch. Love it.

[@matthewchambers3850]

As a current CSA and aspiring train operator, this video was very interesting and helpful. Thank you.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I am glad. I hope you manage to become a train op

[@ashingtonresident5866]

Thank you so much Dale. Travelling Heathrow to central London since 1983, initially for work and in recent years, family visits, you've brought me to stations I have long wondered about. As as child in the 1960's, the Hornby train sets planted a seed which to this day provides hours of enjoyment on the rail system. I don't know which I enjoy more , travelling on the trains or just sitting in the stations taking in the atmosphere.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Why choose. You can do both get a train to a nice station then sit there with a coffee. Two birds with one stone as they say

[@MervynPartin]

It is about 50 years since I last made use of this line, from Bounds Green or Arnos Grove along the Northern section and once only about 35 years ago to Heathrow, but I still remember many of the stations along the line. A very enjoyable video and the commentary was great.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you I appreciate the comment

[@commanderstraker6732]

Fantastic ! I often use the Piccadilly Line when I change onto it from Leicester Square/ Northern Line heading to St Pancras / Kings Cross It’s finally great to get a drivers view of the journey !

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@astounjie7176]

My grandad works at TFL, and he is retired. He's 98 years old. He works at Northfields at an depot and may have fixed your train!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Well he did a good job as they are still running. I am younger than the trains and I am falling to bits 🤣🤣

[@geoffstewart6580]

Back in the late 60s, I used to hitch hike everywhere and used to get lifts from near Farnham, Surrey up to London. I used to get a lift to nearby Hounslow West, which I think was then the end of the line, then run to central London. Great memories.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

thank you for sharing

[@MarkRoberts-l8c]

Thank you for the video. I’m from Liverpool and in June I’ll be visiting my significant other for the first time. She’ll be meeting me at Euston and we’ll be going to Kings Cross to get the tube for the Piccadilly Line to South Ealing! Great to get a preview!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are welcome and I hope you have a fab time

[@MarkRoberts-l8c]

Thanks Dale. Much appreciated.🤝

[@Robbie1949]

Thankyou for doing these videos. I will never forget a fortnight in London travelling all tubes available then (1992) from start to finish and back again. As an Australian our little underground systems in Sydney and Melbourne are nothing compared to this massive system in London, or course odd 30 years on, larger. As a retired RAAF electronics engineer my interest is technical as well so I have read many books on the subject and been to the transport museum. The UK is a long way for us down under and at 75 now I don't think I will see the system in real life again. Keep the video's coming please.....Regards Robert

[@philipbrewer7924]

I've lived in Perth Western Australia for the last 40 odd years. The video really takes me back. I can still smell the underground when I watch this.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Not sure if that’s a good thing if you can smell it 🤣🤣

[@MargaretMckenna-jc1ee]

Joined your channel today live in the north east of England and I don't leave the house

[@philipbrewer7924]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 haha, you know what I mean. Miss London some times.

[@MS-Patriot2]

Yep, I got it too. Lived in London until 1974, mum used to take me on all-day trips on the tube. Cheap, warm fun. I knew it like the back of my hand.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I have to admit I wouldn’t go to London if it wasn’t for work or to get to an airport

[@Ebooger]

Amazed that the tunnels are not illuminated. In NYC it is 100% lit. There is also a pedestrian walkway about halfway up the sides of the tunnels here. Also here the power rail is off to the side, covered, and the actual rails the wheels ride on are the ground return. 600 VDC. Also every signal has a "tripper", which apply full braking power if a red signal is passed, a feature since day 1, pre-1900. Power rail, called the third rail, gave rise to a slang expression for doing something dangerous: "touching the 3rd rail". Great video, thanks!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

All our signals will bring the emergency breaks on if past at danger (red). In the latest video I do talk about how that works. Thank you for the comments

[@ce1834]

Familiar surroundings shown from a completely new perspective - thanks!

[@rpearce18]

I've only recently come across your videos, and now I'm hooked. I have been on the tube a few times, and I've never realised what the life of a tube driver is like. Keep up the good work

[@hockeyfan74]

Absolutely *LOVE* the commentary, Dale! Thank you for all of the great information! Keep the videos coming! ❤ Cheers! -Scott, Bentonville, Arkansas USA

[@3252fly]

Me, a Northern Canadian Elder.= Great learning video.= Forty years since I was on our Toronto subway

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@grayman999]

I live in Beverley East Yorkshire I find these tube train journeys fascinating always enjoy a trip to the big city 👍

[@christiansfortruth5953]

Thanks. In the 1970's I was a guard and then driver on the Central line working out of Shepherds Bush. Brought ba I memories going through the tunnels. Mind you the graphite dust..smelly stuff .. coming from the brakes used to get into the cab. I wonder does it still do that today. Great job though. I used be up early and catch the first train at Perivale to go into depot. Then we' co the checks. Testing the pressures and making sure the SCD was where it should be. Sit and have a cuppa and then mosey on out to start the shift. Hard to think that this was 52 years ago. Makes me tearful. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane.😅😅😅😅

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You do still get brake dust in the cabs but I don’t think it’s that bad. I appreciate you sharing your memories

[@marikacooper3133]

I came across this one by accident, but very enjoyable. I used to live in Southgate back in time so a bit of memory lane for me.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I am glad you found me 😃

[@kiwiingrid]

I lived in London for 5 years and that was a trip down memory lane. ❤️

[@EM-yk1dw]

Westbound platform at Finsbury Park was the old Northern City platform. Tunnels swapped around to facilitate cross platform interchange when the Victoria line was built. Excellent film.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for that. I am still quite new to the underground. The first time I rode them was less than 20 years ago

[@JohnPitts]

Thanks Dale. The commentary was very interesting and informative. Thanks especially for explaining the four-rail system - very different from the overhead wires here in Australia! I was going crazy trying to figure it out.

[@guybattin1]

Hi Dale, Your commentary is so invaluable. So thank you. The last time I travelled from Cockfosters was in the Summer of 1969. Journey to Hounslow West which was then the terminus

[@Slycockney]

Love the commentary, I've learned more watching your videos than I did travelling on the tube for over 30 years. My lasting memory of Covent Garden station is the smell of rotting fruit and vegetables back in the 70s.

[@andrewjenery1783]

Always wanted to know what the train driver sees, so glad I watched this.

[@mikewilson8513]

I was down from Birmingham last week, using the Piccadilly line from Uxbridge. (Which i always do when visiting London) This was fascinating to see my journey from the drivers view. Really enjoyed this video.

[@demmyonline]

For someone who who is unlikely to get to London, it was a pleasure riding the Tube with you. Your commentary is delightful. We have drivers doing similar videos in OZ and all they say is . . . well nothing! Great experience even though it was mostly in darkness. I'll be looking out for more. Subscribed!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It’s great to have you with us

[@rezalrahim5258]

I was studying in London from 1988 to 1992 and the station nearest my college was Barons Court. Thanks for a great video

[@clivehill8875]

I loved every minute of this…..My Grandfather was a driver on London Transport and sadly passed away after his shift on Edgware Station back in the late sixties. His badge number was 1117 and I still have it alongside his whistle…thanks for this….He may have done this route all those years ago.

[@gwpj51]

MANY THANKS for a VERY INFORMATIVE and INTERESTING Presentation! I DO GREATLY APPRECIATE your Commentary! THANKS again for sharing and keeping everyone safe and mobile ! ! ! gp

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you for sharing and I am sorry to hear he is no longer with you