Piccadilly Line Northfields to Earls Court Via Terminal 4 Loop. London Underground

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[@HouseflyUK]

I've been training my dog to play the trumpet on the Underground. He went from Barking to Tooting in a couple of days!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

🤣🤣🤣

[@philippenaluna2312]

That must've been rather 'wuff' on you!!!

[@CarlosFreeTaleguero]

Hahaha nice one

[@lutestringuk]

amazing 🤣🤣

[@rbrwr]

I'm not surprised Dave, er, Dale didn't tell us how to operate the ejector seat, the hidden machine guns or the smoke screen. They're strictly for emergencies only and his life might depend on them one day.

[@mikehemming1331]

2 eggs in a pan of boiling water, one said to the other it’s very hot in here, the other one said wait until you get out as they will smash your head in, fantastic as always video- cheers Mike

[@stovesellers]

Love the way this channel is progressing with the confident commentary & banter. Also follow closely Dale's airline travels and particularly the business class cabin reviews.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. I really appreciate it

[@trevorhoughton5182]

And I thought TV was rubbish on a Saturday evening……… Brilliant, thank you Dale for another great video, so many interesting moves and questions ticked off on how a few bits of the underground work. Thanks also obviously for London Underground allowing them to be published. These and the older videos on how the Bakerloo line moves operate from yrs ago are brilliant to explain how it all works. Look forward to the next one!

[@SamuelIles2015]

This is my Saturday night sorted!

[@RetroJack]

Here's a dad-joke for you: "What's The Incredible Hulk's favourite London Underground station? Turnham Green!" 🤣

[@lutestringuk]

🤣🤣

[@stephenrice4554]

That flat tyre is knocking well , thanks for the cab tour , you shouldn't apologise for leaving things out to protect the trains , there are many numpties out there . Cheers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@johnverkaik]

Hi Dale, thanks for your videos. It is a rare insite in cablife in the tube, greetings, John from the Netherlands

[@bohalle3089]

Came to Denmark. I am a locomotive driver for Danish state railways, and drive fast and intercity trains. Thanks for some great informative videos. I enjoy following

[@camotech1314]

You should also post videos 😊

[@wendychiverton2779]

Hi Dale just found u very interesting, very lovely to meet u

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Thank you. It’s lovely to meet you. Virtually speaking that is

[@StevenHuntington]

Every time I see the Hammersmith Broadway Shopping Centre above Hammersmith Station, I always think of the opening times of Bottom, a highlight of when I visited London in October 2023 was when I rode the Piccadilly Line to visit the Rik Mayall bench. Spent most the day riding on various lines as I was staying at The Fox and Goose Hotel near Hanger Lane Station.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

The area has changed a bit since that was filmed near the station

[@fredsmith6725]

Two birds were standing on a perch. One said to the other, "Can you smell fish?"

[@gallimead]

Thanks Dale.. I'm listening as I drive. Scouser in Ohio currently, but have visited London plenty of times, to visit friends in Guildford, and it's always a mad dash, southbound on the Northern line. Just the sounds, of the underground brings back memories. Keep posting.. it's a lot more important than you imagine!!

[@harry4918]

Thank you for the cab tour !!

[@Rjt.machining.]

Really enjoying the videos, please keep up the good work.

[@coventrycitykid]

Dad Joke or Bad Joke - you guys decide...😂 I seen a magic tractor the other day; it went down the road and turned into a field.

[@petermurrell5221]

Brilliant video.keep them coming love to watch dale

[@rodericfindlay4147]

Another very enjoyable trip with an excellent commentary. Thank you.

[@davidfarrow44]

"doctor doctor i fell like a pair of curtains" "well pull yourself together then!"

[@r.t.aaustralia5142]

Karl and Milly were lying in bed one night. Carl was falling asleep but Milly was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk. She said, "You used to hold my hand when we were courting." Wearily Karl reached across, held her hand for a second, and rolled over to try to fall asleep. A few moments later she said, "Then you used to kiss me." Mildly irritated, he leaned across, gave her a peck on the cheek and settled back down to sleep. Thirty seconds later she said, "Then you used to bite my neck." Angrily, he threw back the bed clothes and got out of bed. "Where are you going?" she asked. "To the bathroom to get my teeth," he replied.😂😅

[@Honeymonster1971]

Dale, an old classic for you, what do you call an underground train full of professors…… A tube of smarties. I’ll get my coat 🥼

[@ignaciotomasi]

huge fan of your videos, keep up the great work!! saludos desde argentina!

[@MrLewis555]

Lovely shot for the thumbnail. Great job :)

[@Ethan777100]

i look forward to more T4 loop videos. The long tunnel section always amazes me.

[@JayReed-pt8oy]

I really do want to be a train driver just figuring out how you know when to slow down and learn all the speed limits I really appreciate what u do for the communitys 😊

[@cynthiakeyes7197]

This is so cool I love trains just saw this today I hail from Florida 🏝😀

[@PaddyWV]

It's been 17 years since I've been through Heathrow Airport and I was surprised to see how many "original" British Rail font signs were around still. I also recognised parts from visiting the airport thirty years before because it looked like they hadn't decorated since! 🙂

[@TikTokBrian]

Another great video Dale. Many thanks. I watch them a few stations at a time and I’m currently sitting at Terminals 1,2&3 (even though Terminal 1 doesn’t exist😂). I like the jokes idea. There are quite a lot already and the video’s only been up for 16 hours.

[@lbicknell]

The camera settings were a step in the right direction in the tunnels. Some areas with lighting like some of the switches came through much better. Thanks for making this content!

[@hughanthony9500]

Very old one, but did you hear about the magic tractor? It turned into a field.

[@PatrickSBellSr]

Hounslow! "Bend It Like Beckham"!! 😀⚽

[@davethenerd1369]

Thanks for another fine video Dale. I was delighted when I got the notification - kettle on, big lump of cake and settle down to regret my career choices! You mention rhetorical questions and let me ask one here. You don't have to answer because I appreciate your bosses are probably watching this. I suspect with new rolling stock coming, the old stock is just run on a make do and mend basis - flat wheels, dodgy motors, all cost money to replace and they don't want to spend too much on something which will be out of service in 6 months maybe?

[@seanbonella]

brilliant as ever Dale...can;t wait for next one.....

[@mattyclark1981]

Is that the Tooting bus sir? Only when people get in the way.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Jane-cv1fb]

Always love the content. Always watch your videos. And I'm single, just saying lol. 😊

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

😊😊😊😊

[@FrangoTV1]

Hi Dale - did I tell you that I used to be a water polo champion? That was before I got expelled from the team for drowning all the horses. .

[@DJ_K666]

I picked up a brake van last week. My back's killing me.

[@adamh7588]

Enjoyed watching

[@blindwheels]

As a person with multiple disabilities , I use a power wheelchair , so watching these videos , I always try to spot the Lifts. I'm in Toronto Canada , have many friends in the TTC, train drivers included. Thank You for all your awesome videos .

[@TheLondonTransportDroid]

That train seems fast between Boston Manor and Osterley, seems a decent one

[@travel_and_explore_with_BIP]

Wowww I Lovvve these videos 🍺🍺🍺

[@malcolmhumphries3284]

I had rail scraping on the RL - Acton in the winter before the Electricity at works act came in, years back. After they'd get battery loco to retrieve it.

[@davidbull7210]

A bloke walks into a doctor's surgery and says he's convinced he's a moth. The doctor tells him to see a psychiatrist to which he says he was already on his way to see one but noticed his light was on.

[@nickyhaugh2390]

Great video as always mate.

[@paulhutchins6019]

A few years ago there was a feature on the London news programme about Piccadilly line train drivers being issued with Ray ban sunglasses to prevent glare when driving westbound into the setting sun. Dale, have you heard of that. It was on ITV I seem to remember 😎

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I can’t say I do. We are issued sunglasses but not ray bands

[@Toby-tq4nb]

Love your videos Dale! I sit and watch them on a Saturday Evening, with a nice mug of tea. Do you ever ride other tube lines?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

No not at the moment

[@fishevans6417]

What Knight of the Round Table was made Redundent? Sir Plus!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

😅😅

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I traveled on the T4 loop the day trains started running the station wasn’t yet open at Hammersmith I asked the operator what was it like nice old boy he said a lot smoother but dusty due to the fact it was new and concrete lined myself I just finished work I was a young 18 year old postie who just went driving with them happy days. 😊😊here’s one why are the cabs on the new 2024 stock bigger, To make room for the drivers wallet 😂😂 Be safe dale Mark 😊😊 M

[@buzzkillington3354]

I could see much better in the tunnels on this video than some of the earlier vids

[@jaymelaws1980]

Never trust stairs...they are always UP to something.

[@alastairgordon-forbes3139]

I always wanted to know how you know exactly where to stop. I can see the white diamond on the overground station tracks but I don’t see them on the underground stations.

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

thanks Dale. If you get a chance on your adventures i can recommend Machu Pichu in Peru and the Canadian Rockies. caroline

[@brentpaulswiggs7714]

Hi loving the videos. You've probably been asked this but what are the bits of track for on the side and center of the working rail

[@cmmartti]

Which do you mean? The two electric traction rails, or all the random leftover pieces of running rail from track replacement work?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

The outer rail is the positive power rail and the one in the middle is the negative power rail

[@brentpaulswiggs7714]

@@cmmartti i guess its the random ones. Not something we see in NZ. Might come across a pile of track or maybe 1 or 3 pieces lying somewhere. No doubt some train spotter from NZ will say I'm talking shite but I haven't been on a train since 1984 😀😀😀

[@brentpaulswiggs7714]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 cheers Dale. Or is it Dave... keep the video coming. Nice cheap ride while I'm lying in hospital waiting to go home 😃

[@PaulSmith-pl7fo]

@@cmmartti Leftover track is quite common on all railways.

[@WilliamDavidKirbyUK]

I was at Oxford Circus one night, not entirely up right, quite late on, about to go for escalator, when I saw the sign "Dogs must be carried!" I mean, where would I find a dog at this time of night on Oxford Circus?

[@louisetebble2344]

Hey Dale I've got a joke for you, What do you call an alligator in a vest? An Investigator!!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Don’t give up your day job 🤣🤣

[@ministryoflies1344]

I recommend getting a DJI Action 4...it performs better in the dark and at 60fps it's buttery smooth.

[@norbertnedsworth7172]

Goole - East Yorkshire Dale. Finest county of all!

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@norbertnedsworth7172 i do like Yorkshire

[@2760ade]

The 2024 stock look really smart. Seems you will be gaining a few extra carriages, and about another 100 passengers!! I've been on the Piccadilly a few times, and the '73 stock is not the most comfortable ride, even though I know it was refurbed 20 years ago

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

They are old now. Not sure if the seats will be any more comfortable than these trains. At least I hope the ride will be smoother

[@monkey56001]

Awesome videos, especially like the travel videos, keep up the great work, but please no jokes on the videos.

[@NeilShearer-ok2gi]

Dale Goole is in East Yorkshire in what was Humberside

[@TheLondonTransportDroid]

Have any of the new trains actually arrived yet?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Not yet. Later this summer is all they say

[@uktrains5679]

Really enjoying your recent underground videos. The commentary is great as it's not too technical but interesting and informative. Question for you though, have you ever had the opportunity to drive a train down into the Aldwych spur? Abandoned stations like Aldwych are fascinating.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

No sadly not

[@uktrains5679]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 Ah ok, thanks.

[@leedavis66]

When the digital voice announcements started to be used on both tube and bus I used to call the voice "Electronic Emma". It was only some time later that I found out that many of the TfL announcements really were voiced by a lady called - Emma!

[@danw4722]

Man walks in to the bar .....ow

[@b747man3]

Is there a reason you run with the door open when above ground instead of using the AC? I don't mind the sound with the door being open, but I was just curious if it was a personal preference thing, or if the AC just doesn't work that well.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Some of the AC is not great. However I like the fresh air

[@lawrencecarlin4309]

Brilliant as usual mate

[@barriewillans1250]

What has 200 legs and tree teeth? The queue outside Primark in Wigan

[@karirizzo5245]

Love the video! Thanks Dave. When are you coming to visit the Pacific Northwest?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

No plans at the moment. I know a couple of people over there that I try to avoid 🤣🤣🤣

[@Bvetube101]

I've been wondering at around 0:44, when you took power the motors suddenly cut out in which you then moved the tbc to Neutral and back to Series. I have seen this in a few other videos over the years and I wonder what would cause it. I would guess it being more commonplace during the peak when passengers would lean against the doors, the doors then shifting which results in you losing your pilot light (doors closed light) and would cut out the motors as a result. Or maybe it can randomly happen sometimes 🤷🏼 Great video to watch as always and a treat seeing the T4 Loop as well

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It could be some one leaning against the doors. It could be an arm that holds the door closed could be a little loose. Usually it’s if a motor runs up to fast it can drop out. Causing the loss of door closed visuals

[@Superpom40]

Back in the day, the steel mills in Sheffield didn't just make the goods, they also sold the goods themselves as well. A real case of he who smelt it, dealt it.

[@weetabix2]

Hi Dale, good to see another video😊….have often wondered whether a driver is expected to ‘max out’ according to the speed restriction at the time or is it well within reason to do 25mph in a 40mph zone? I suspect you’ll probably say you operate on fulfilling the timetable.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

You are free to drive as you like with in reason. If you start to loose time then it becomes an issue. Safety always comes first so a few miles an hour slower here and there doesn’t make any difference

[@TheLondonTransportDroid]

Do you know how to set the DMI up to announce the alight places? Such as Knightsbridge alight here for Harrods, some trains do them and some do not for some reason.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

There are different codes for different times of the day. The idea being in rush hour and evenings it’s just to say the memes of stations and what to change for. However during the main part of the day the code changes for tourist info.

[@markcf83]

Goole is near Hull, which is in East Yorkshire.

[@granthogden4732]

Curiosity question from an Aussie who's never been to the UK. After ravenscourt park there's what looks like a ramp where there could have been tracks a long time ago. Was that ever an old railway line? 55:58-56:30

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I’m not sure to be honest what it used to be. I hope some one on here will know

[@Shalott63]

Yes, there was an old railway line that ran on a viaduct there - it wasn't an Underground line but part of the London & South Western Railway. It turned sharpish left (if you're going towards central London) just before Hammersmith and then curved round to the right again and linked up with the West London line just north of what is now Olympia. (Sorry if that doesn't mean anything to you, not being a Londoner). It was closed early in the 20th century but they never bothered to remove some of the remains of the viaduct.

[@LUAu101]

Shalot is exactly right. The former junction is called Studland Road Junction and the remains of the viaduct are sometimes known by that name. The LSWR built the line to Richmond and it was originally only 2 tracks. These soon became overwhelmed and the 2 tracks were quadrupled (only as far as Turnham Green I believe). However by the time the 4 tracks were completed unfortunately they were pretty much surplus to requirement due to various changes in traffic patterns and what with the war and everything. In time mainline railway companies gave up running over the tracks and it was decided to extend the Piccadilly from Hammersmith, with quadrupling extended from Turnham Green. This is why there's no eastbound Piccadilly platforms at Stamford Brook. The westbound platforms are the original island and with the quadrupling a new platform was added outside the eastbound local. I think at Ravenscourt Park and Turnham Green the original platforms were on the outside of the running lines. The WB local (as it is now) platforms were abandoned and the WB fast (as it is now) platforms were converted to islands I believe I'm right in thinking

[@marksrye]

Do flats in the wheels get reported at any point? I assume once they get annoying enough it must be logged lol.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Usually yes. It all depends how bad that are

[@Justingrantcrick]

Can you do a video from Uxbridge to Cockfosters or Heathrow to Cockfosters please like the one u did from Cockfosters to Heathrow

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

At the moment no. My camera over heats after about an hour. I am looking to get a second one soon so keep an eye out

[@peterdowling4500]

Do the doors automatically open on the right side or have you ever opened wrong side?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

No the doors don’t open automatically. There is a system called CSDE. Correct side door enabler. Which stops the doors opening the wrong side if you make a mistake. However this can be over ridden so you have to be careful. No I haven’t opened them the wrong side

[@chloechlo-chloeloisespencer]

Can you film some more "Rusty Rail Moves" videos, please ?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Yes there is only one other one I do. I hope to be doing it in the next 2-3 weeks

[@davidg6709]

Hello Dale, How about a Tim Vine Joke book or two to be going on with. All fantastically cringeworthy and inoffensive. I found several for sale on that well known auction web site. Thanks for the informative videos on your channel. I appreciate that this is a long shot but any chance you could gather some video from any of the signalling centres to show how the line and network operates? Regards , Dave

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I would love to film in the control/signal room but TFL would never allow me too. Sorry

[@idlewise]

@16:00 the cab controls/operators' manual is actually freely available online (I won't tell you where!)

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Most things are. At least work can’t say I have said to much 🤣

[@obadger21]

How do you know what time to leave the current station so that you don’t run too late / early? Is it something you manage yourself against a printed timetable?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

We have duty books that show certain stations with the arrival and departure times

[@noahshoesmith4106]

Another banger Dale!!

[@rookierooks5613]

hi there dale great videos mate i just wanted to ask you as regards to a video you did a few weeks back regarding recruitment for train drivers i know it’s normally in house but you said they would be going public is there any updates on this kind regards del.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

No still not heard any thing. It was only a rumour about going externally. Don’t know how true it is. Once I know some thing I will put a post out

[@rookierooks5613]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 ok cheers mate keep the content going 👍

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

TFL have just advertised for drivers but at the moment it is only internally

[@rookierooks5613]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 oh well such is life was you working on the underground before you become a train operator? & if i was to get a job on the underground is there a time period for which i can apply if a train operator job becomes available ?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

@@rookierooks5613 so you have to have finished your probation period which if my memory serves me is 6 months but don’t quote me in that

[@malcolmone1]

what i have noticed ,is some tunnel mouths on leaving a underground station are decorative stone work ,and others are plain

[@nickywheels]

Based on your current employment, are you always training?

[@markpunt9638]

I was waiting for the fire alarm that closed all the stations at Heathrow - but maybe that was terminal five come to think of it.

[@kanecrack5203]

I've got a joke for you two gold fish are in a tank one turns to another and say do you know how to drive this thing 😂😂😂😂

[@wanderingorganist]

Blenheim Centre is built on my old primary school 😢

[@julianstafford7071]

I was looking at the graffiti on that brick wall. Do they come and stand close to that live rail when the spray? Looks dangerous to me.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

They don’t care about the dangers. They cross the live rail to spray the trains at Rayners Lane

[@Mike-ws7cz]

As a matter of curiosity, do you see the tube ever becoming driverless? The Copenhagen Metro, for example, is driverless and seems to work well. I know it's a smaller system than the London Underground but it could be the future.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I can’t see it happening. Well not in my life time

[@jonathanparry9505]

Dogs can’t have MRI scans but Cats can (CAT scan) Do Wasps rugby club have a B team ?

[@deathpod1975]

Do you still get lamped off on last trains. Also during busy periods do you approach stations slower and keep eyes open for drunks, like on a Friday Night. Great Videos by the way.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

They do still lamp out at some stations. Yes you always have to be on the look out for drunks

[@TheNigeltwist]

You should add an extra camera with a view of the controls

[@S1deep160]

How can you tell if your trains very good and sufficient?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

The main thing is no alarms showing. But generally it’s common sense plus experience. You soon know what is right and what isn’t

[@craighammond2676]

Thanks for the new video! If you had an opportunity to chose to operate another line of your choosing, what would you choose? Or would you stick with the Pic?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

I wanted the northern line originally. I would stay on the pic line now though

[@linuxgamingondisplay]

QUESTION: why do the Piccadilly line trains have whistle signs when there is no public crossing? who's the whistle for?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

It’s to warn any one on the track that a train is coming. They was placed in places with poor visibility. Although in some places that’s no longer the case

[@linuxgamingondisplay]

@@dalecharmantravels8057 like maintenance people? or are there public crossings?

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Yes for maintenance. We don’t have any public crossings

[@trevhughes5666]

Hi Dale if you think a train is unsave to drive can you take it out of service out of interest

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Yes you can refuse to drive a train. However you will be asked after to explain why you took it out of service

[@TEEETHREEEMEEE]

Read any good books lately? "Running For the Tube Train!" by Willy Maykit. Illustrated by Betty Dozent.

[@jennythescouser]

As a wheelchair user, I really appreciate the recent step free upgrades. However, on a journey to Kings Cross (my local station), I got some atitude from poeple who were put out by me being THEIR lugage space.

[@dalecharmantravels8057]

Sadly the world is full of entitled people. No thoughts for others. I think the new trains will have more space for luggage so hopefully not an issue