Which station has a cache of hidden gnomes? Where could you find an abandoned spiral escalator? And which station has its own unique font? Geoff Marshall goes in search of the secrets of the Piccadilly Line.
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@AlicanteTrailCam5 жыл бұрын
As an ex tube train driver I find the station stuff quite interesting, something I never got to explore. I drove on the Piccadilly, Northern, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines in the 80's. There's so much you see from the front of a train that most people don't know about. Disused stations, tunnels connecting one line to another, disused underground sidings, disused tunnels that nobody knew where they went, secrets, ssshhhhhh.
@prasadjoshi73734 жыл бұрын
Hello sir, in 2014, I was in London for few months. I traveled a lot by the trains. I like Harrow on the hill station most. Also I tried fish and chips at different places in London. Will remember those things in life forever. :)
@zziaoe69404 жыл бұрын
@@prasadjoshi7373 Hi! I live in Harrow, did you like the shopping mall in St. Anne and St. George?
@prasadjoshi73734 жыл бұрын
@@zziaoe6940 I don't remember the name of shopping mall in that area. But it was near the station. It was a good mall.
@sem494 жыл бұрын
@@zziaoe6940 Hi! I live in Neasden, My favorite station is West Hampstead!
@Sean-D784 жыл бұрын
My local station is South Harrow, I normally go to Harrow for St George's, love going to VUE
@rayan09844 жыл бұрын
4:00 the timing was amazing
@BaileyChap2 жыл бұрын
I didn't even notice, that was really well done.
@chelseataiwan7 жыл бұрын
It's a shame you can't go behind those closed doors. Would be fascinating to see the frozen in time parts of the LU.
@hesterclapp97175 жыл бұрын
You can go on an abandoned tube stations tour for things like the jubilee line platforms at charing cross and I'm fairly sure there's one for Aldwych
@basildon90082 жыл бұрын
TfL should let this dude do whatever he needs to do BBC get him a documentary series
@johnconway80706 жыл бұрын
Even though I am Irish I have to admit to having been fascinated for practically all of my life with the London Underground. I am simply LOVING these videos. Please don't ever stop making them :-)
@Reqtyle82 жыл бұрын
Same with myself, it’s a shame there’s nothing like it in Ireland.
@adammaher6601 Жыл бұрын
@@Reqtyle8 If only Dart Underground went ahead then we would have an Underground
@dopiaza20066 жыл бұрын
These should be hour long documentaries!
@jigglestumps9 жыл бұрын
My very observant girlfriend has noticed that you change the colour of your top for every video, in relation to the line. Nice touch! Also, great videos, nice to get some inside info.
@blackfriendlygiant9 жыл бұрын
We'll spotted
@jimmyboy1414149 жыл бұрын
That's very sad
@jimbothesailor42179 жыл бұрын
I don't think so. Quite a nice little touch.
@dansmith46016 жыл бұрын
Your girlfriend is not observant and you are blind
@Satters6 жыл бұрын
not just shirts, often line coloured trainers too !
@Gonso967 жыл бұрын
3:23 That was extremely accurate! Congratulations! :D
@Loghanwolfesin7 жыл бұрын
I would love to see the bbc hiring you for like a little iplayer sketch about trains or stations ect, i would watch it :3
@jpbdude42235 жыл бұрын
Loghan Haddock Jay Foreman should be hosted. Unfinished London should be a series
@thesalandarian33143 жыл бұрын
J p b Dude Collects he is
@adventureswithphil25604 жыл бұрын
When I was researching my very first trip to London in 2015, I came to KZbin for information on the tube and the Picadilly Line. This very video was my introduction to Londonist, and of course, Geoff. I haven't looked back.
@PupRiku2 жыл бұрын
I'm back to rewatching these. Binged them with my bf before a trip to London a few years ago and I can't wait to go back and explore more.
@mazzarouni56085 жыл бұрын
What a great series. I live in North London and have always marvelled at the architecture of the Piccadilly line north London stations.
@DDELE73 жыл бұрын
As a rail fan since childhood I love your videos of the Tube. I can’t wait to ride it one day if I ever get to visit London. I’m amazed at how much smaller the deep tube trains are compared to the larger cut and cover trains. It reminds me of the smaller narrower “IRT” numbered subway lines compared to the larger “BMT/IND” lettered subway lines from my native New York City. Hope you guys are keeping safe these days.
@MikeBroom10 жыл бұрын
Once again, a fascinating insight into all the amazing things that even seasoned commuters may miss every day... Fantastic work Geoff, looking forward to the next one!
@spookydreamer73704 жыл бұрын
I used to live between Manor House and Turnpike lane, loved the Art Deco stations along the line, and always enjoyed getting out at Cockfosters with it's little flowers display, it felt so rural. Great video.
@lenniet4 жыл бұрын
Sudbury Town was my home station for many years and I too love it. I once saw the actor that played Gripper Stebson from Grange Hill, waiting outside the station in a car that had the driver's door missing!
@lenniet9 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for that.... Sudbury Town happens to be my favourite station too.... I lived there for many years and never failed to appreciate it's beauty when catching a tube or getting off after a long day.... cheers.
@maplady5728 жыл бұрын
"No, I'm not in jail"...I laughed so hard and re-watched twice!
@takem82.026 жыл бұрын
Karen Pinchbeck ummmm... ok
@danielstewart66036 жыл бұрын
That's not funny
@hesterclapp97175 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZjFdXSsgJllr6M
@lightgames693 жыл бұрын
Waaaaaaaaaat??????
@lightgames693 жыл бұрын
How is that funny
@greggross90797 жыл бұрын
I don't live in the UK, but use the Tube wherever I'm in London. Your videos make getting from Points A to B a lot more interesting. Many thanks.
@grantbeerling43965 жыл бұрын
Wow....love the modernist architecture of the stations.....
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your Vidz Geoff Wish they were longer! As a Canadian that used to live above Baker Street Station in Chiltern Court in the 1970's I truly enjoy seeing how the tube has evolved. I suggest that in future Visits... you Show the types of Tube stock that used the station (and lines) over the decades etc as well as Before and after shots .... stuff like that! It's a brilliant concept you have come up with and works well!
@richardjames10639 жыл бұрын
Another good presentation by Geoff. It supplements the 'Blue Piccadilly'!
@jaffacakecraigy10 жыл бұрын
Again, excellent as always Geoff!!
@richmck0076 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I am an ex-Alpertonian! Remember that station well...Went back there recently, after 40 years, and what a change! Popped up to Sudbury Town as well. That was still the same... Shame we cannot just visit all these stations without actually coming out of the station... Glad to see Londonist doing these videos. Well done there! Used to love to sit on the tube and ride it from Alperton to Southgate to a discoteque ( The Royalty ) with Sony Walkman on at full blast just to blockout the noise of rattling tube trains when those carriages were painted grey in colour! The rolling stock today has little character...
@altair85985 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that very modest man Charles Holden (he declined a knighthood) honoured with an information display. He also designed Bristol Central Library, London University's Senate House, 55 Broadway, many Commonwealth War Graves buildings and lots more. Hadn't realised Leslie Green's contribution though, another distinctive style.
@AJBa8310 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Hammersmith, the first time I came out of that station I suddenly remembered how Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson used to stare out of a mock-up for the facade of the station shopping centre in the title sequence of Bottom. It think they should put a picture of Richie and Eddie in one of the windows in tribute.
@nathanhuxley86037 жыл бұрын
Geoff marshall if you don't mind could you do an video on the experimental spiral escalator plz.
@vdotme6 жыл бұрын
Yesssssss!
@eduardotogashi60115 жыл бұрын
It is closed...
@ewanrpj35124 жыл бұрын
SupernovaDark - Roblox He Means That Geoff Should Make A Video About How They Work
@eduardotogashi60114 жыл бұрын
@@ewanrpj3512Oh k.
@OffTheRailsUK4 жыл бұрын
@@ewanrpj3512 Hey Ewan.
@swiper18184 жыл бұрын
Superb video with some excellent historical info - 👍👍👍
@thethirdman2257 жыл бұрын
+Londonist Ltd @ 4:00 you're on the platform at Hammersmith and you showed how the clock replicates the colours of the Piccadilly Line and the District Line. From what I can see on the video, if you look up above where the trains run, the roof is painted blue over the Piccadilly and green over the district. Am I right?
@lp21287 жыл бұрын
TheThirdMan yes I saw that
@bryntownshend65286 жыл бұрын
I noticed that as well
@knobjockey6935 жыл бұрын
TheThirdMan Yes
@alfietheg4m3r-robloxmore145 жыл бұрын
It Should Swap,Because The Piccadilly Line is On The Inside and The District On The Outside.
@youcefplaysxbox5755 жыл бұрын
Poo
@LisaJoan9810 жыл бұрын
These videos are great! Interesting, informative and entertaining. Makes me excited to ride the tube again!
@debolao.35963 жыл бұрын
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@debolao.35963 жыл бұрын
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@maritime_history19122 жыл бұрын
The reason I know more about trains than I used to is because of Geoff, thanks mate
@Disha879 жыл бұрын
Woooooow amazing. I rewind my memories. Exactly 9 yrs before I lived n Harrow and I worked n Barnet. So I get Piccadilly n South Harrow or Raynes lane and go to all the way to Oakwood. nearly 1 hr journey.but I really enjoyed. Many many good things have London Underground.but One think I really apirciate and wanna say thnks to the marvellous creaters 'they make soooo easy to anyone' if u go any other Country 1st time. A big Problem s Traveling. but if u come UK..if u want to go anywhere in London? don't worry abt travelling.just get One Underground Tube Map.its take u where u want to go. Great Great Great....London Undergrounds are always Great.
@terrysmudge50904 жыл бұрын
Great vid, I seem to have spent my whole life on the Piccadilly... Especially on Woolwich Wanderers home games! Very enlightening
@lawrencesimmons50934 жыл бұрын
Hounslow West ceiling and lighting - superb Art Deco
@jankaselitz10 жыл бұрын
I love you videos. They are just amazing. Thanks for sharing your discoveries with us. What will you do when you covered all tube lines? I hope you have plans and continue to do great London videos.
@Tantacrul4 жыл бұрын
Three cheers for Arnos Grove.
@carolineramage74803 жыл бұрын
AGE
@HyperShadic1013 жыл бұрын
hurray!
@rjjcms13 жыл бұрын
I used to visit someone in Whetstone whose next door neighbour rescued a black tom cat from Arnos Grove tube station and adopted him. He had a habit of sneaking into people's cars when they weren't looking,especially in the winter because they were warm inside,and curling up for a good sleep. More than once I was driving up the road to go home when I've suddenly seen him in my rear view mirror,getting up and arching his back for a stretch inside the back window. I didn't take him home but I did take him to a supermarket once before I realised,when I was parking in an underground car park next to it.
@samialsamahiji64332 жыл бұрын
i went there to much.
@fredgrey63912 жыл бұрын
Arnos Grove is the best
@mistakay90196 жыл бұрын
I discovered Geoff not long ago, but him pointing out the font has gave me faith in humanity.
@TomKellUK10 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to secrets of the Waterloo & City Line :)
@TDCBOI2 жыл бұрын
Dude your comment is out dated
@hughtuck51474 жыл бұрын
Cool! I used to live near Wembley and spent a lot of my youth traveling around on the underground, so this vid & your others, are little gems. Thanks for taking the time & trouble to get out & about - the world needs geeky folk, like you Geoff ! to help us remember stuff that otherwise we'd overlook. I'm off to find your episode on the Metropolitan line :-)
@gordonblues8433 жыл бұрын
Bring back York Road, Down Street and Brompton Road!!
@mael94792 жыл бұрын
I travelled the Piccadilly line; my usual stop was Russell Square. This lead to Mecklenburg Square and The William Goodenough Trust. A place for accommodation specifically benefitting post graduate student. A lovely place.
@eddiesven6 жыл бұрын
Uxbridge new station is very much like Cockfosters with the concrete shed. South Harrow moved along to a new station building with the extension but the original is still there. My grandfather was involved in building the South Harrow arches and Sudbury Town Station as well as Sudbury Hill and Alperton.Don't forget to spy the abandoned branch off the South Harrow arches that took coal wagons from Rayners Lane siding to the gas works.. all great stuff thanks for the hard work you put in.
@PeterShieldsukcatstripey7 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Love the font.
@architectofechoes45 жыл бұрын
I worked on the tube for just over a year back in 1983 and did a stint at Sudbury Town, nice station.
@mariomanzi17 жыл бұрын
At Earl's Court if you take the stairs to the picadilly line you can get a great view of the district line
@InsaneCoaster6 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to find you here lol...
@brynerjimenez61625 жыл бұрын
Or just take the lift
@yuls_minki3 жыл бұрын
Noice
@VascoRoblox-yp5rw3 жыл бұрын
Really
@SarahJonestoo7 жыл бұрын
Really classy video. Great sound. Great script. Super presentation. Neat job.
@ingriddubbel84684 жыл бұрын
Classy is a vulgar word.
@malo662 жыл бұрын
Much too short though
@davidrogers89110 жыл бұрын
Yet another FIRST CLASS Video 10/10 5* - You really should be working in Tv full time. Your documentary skills put many so called Tv pro's to shame. looking forward to your next production
@philipbrailey4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
@cengiz2464 жыл бұрын
2:58 short cut through Kings cross 3:57 picadilly to district line at Hammersmith. I love these videos guys,
@lookatthismusicc9 жыл бұрын
Geoff - you didn't mention the skid pan on the Piccadilly line. If you travel between South Ealing and Acton Town and look at the left hand (northern) track (which is rarely used) you will see raised pipes either side of the track. These have holes in which can are used to squirt water onto the tracks. This is used to test the braking systems on trains.
@cucumberman12345675 жыл бұрын
Actually it's on the eastbound local line and is only used by test trains. Years ago it was positioned on the fast tracks (the two in the middle). The test train use to take possession of the track from the starter at Northfields to a signal just short of Acton Town. It use to do the lot, run in the wrong direction, emergency stops, and of course the skid test. It was full of test equipment. Possession of the fast tracks was usually granted between 11AM and 3PM. During that time all the passenger traffic was sent up the local lines (the two outside lines). If you click on the link below you can see the current sprayers together with the test train in action on the eastbound local. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4fMfWaPnJZkpLc
@jugdash20003 жыл бұрын
ex tubetrain driver picc line based arnos grove ,,,loved this vid ,,cheers mate ..
@MikeGMcDermott4 жыл бұрын
Up until October 1964 the Piccadilly Line from Acton Town to Hounslow West was also served by the District Line trains, hence the four-track layout between Acton Town and Northfields. The District Line trains used the two outer tracks whilst the Piccadilly Line used (and still uses) the inner tracks. The former District Line tracks on this section are now used for testing stock, now better known as the South Ealing Test Tracks. Hounslow West was the former terminus up until 1975 when the platforms at Hounslow West were diverted into new sub-surface platforms for the extension to Hatton Cross and Heathrow Airport which opened in 1977.
@tommymaguire2839 Жыл бұрын
Awwww I was waiting for Russell Square! Well done though, loved it!
@Juiceian1004 жыл бұрын
I used to travel of the Aldwych shuttle going to and from school in the late 60’s / early 70s. I believe it’s possible to visit the station on guided tours and see the other end of the line from Holborn. It has also been used for lots of films.
@Paco_Gaepedores23 күн бұрын
Absolutely love the Piccadilly Line woohoo ❤ Love from London, England 🇬🇧 ❤️
@Triadii5 жыл бұрын
The Tube’s history and style never failed to impress me
@RoulinBrooks7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I'm so pleased to have discovered your channel. Subscribed. As a long time transit nerd I love stuff like this. London must be the best city in the world for subway/underground enthusiasts. The Toronto transit system is terrible, but we do have a station where the tile work is based on the pi sequence (Downsview station).
@MrQuintonia7 жыл бұрын
Excellent mini doc..
@TomJohnson673 жыл бұрын
I don't live in London but, thanks to these videos, I'll be able to travel very efficiently next time I go.
@paulmuaddib4512 жыл бұрын
Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Bakerloo and City & Hammersmith, they're all golden to me; the tube is just the goddamn best.
@FarlandHowe10 жыл бұрын
You provide some extremely fascinating videos. This is one of them. How did you learn all this. Did you just spend time cruising around aimlessly on the tube? Or, did you study it somehow from another angle? I wouldn't think this would all be in a book somewhere. Your viewpoint seems to be unique, at least to me over here in the US. Thanks for what you do. Love it. Rob
@franksanteugini41025 жыл бұрын
i like watching your videos because theyre comforting for dome reason
@jaspritsingh6934 жыл бұрын
Thank for your knowledge..
@drewoneill40199 жыл бұрын
I love Sudbury Town too! It so nice!
@bryanluo23558 жыл бұрын
I love the piccadilly line! its my favorite of all the lines!
@dananddanfilms10 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff again Geoff. I will get over the omission of Park Royal, which I can only imagine was for very well-considered editorial reasons.
@dananddanfilms10 жыл бұрын
WHAT?! I just assumed it was built by the same person. Hats of to their counterfeit skills.
@Puckoon200210 жыл бұрын
I've heard Holden's designs described as, "Brick box with concrete lid" a bit hard but quite accurate, but each one subtly different.
@jamesn.545410 жыл бұрын
***** So if you don't count Park Royal as it was designed by Welch and Lander, why include Rayners Lane, which was an R.H. Uren design?
@Tube-Shots Жыл бұрын
Great love the Piccadilly Line
@Damianlearyo10 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always. Would have been nice to see the Heathrow stations, though - the Concorde symbols on the wall of one of 'em, can't remember which! And the new station at T5. Secrets of London Buses next, starting with route 1 and continuing upwards, that should keep you out of mischief a while longer!!
@ProwersEdits5 жыл бұрын
Been binge watching these and was pleasantly surprised to see Sudbury Town (my fav and local station) as his fav station lol
@AbstractMan238 жыл бұрын
Love your videos - thanks!
@anthonymeakins96277 жыл бұрын
At Hounslow West you can still see part the canopy of the old platform in the corner of the carpark by the station building.
@AdamPTrainz6 жыл бұрын
Love the Piccadilly line. Mostly the abandoned Stations
@bridgetsimpungwe981910 жыл бұрын
That is nice,Geoff
@seanachiescourt66594 жыл бұрын
Its quite funny but the thing I was most amazed by, visiting London for the first time, was actually the tube and the stations. xD From all the things you can see in London, but I was always fascinated by trains even as a little kid. I was staying in Richmond so I used the district line and Earl's Court is for some reason my all time favourite station it even inspires the second word of my yt username =D
@joehart72604 жыл бұрын
From Barons Court the rush into the underground tunnels would often feel like you were going to hell in the 70s. Nowadays they take it a bit slower. I used to live at Sudbury Hill and I often wondered about Cockfosters at the other end of the line. Definitely the best tube line, central London in about 40 minutes and back out again to the suburbs.
@porno63615 жыл бұрын
Top stuff,very interesting
@marktwain3804 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Picadilly line was my line when I was a student at Middlesex University in the early 80s. Check out a fringe cabaret band of that time called Pulse, they sang a cool tribute called 'Last Train to Oakwood'🤗👍😉
@ronaldsalguero54273 жыл бұрын
Sudbury Hill is my Favourite Station. I used to live in London and it means a lot. Regards
@sormcmxcix4 жыл бұрын
fantastic!
@ConnorPlayzHD8 жыл бұрын
love this line
@ruhelislam4747 жыл бұрын
If
@XFXRyan99QPR7 жыл бұрын
Connor 91004 Same, it is my favourite line!
@knobjockey6935 жыл бұрын
My 3rd favourite tube line
@RealistikDash5 жыл бұрын
Honestly the trains need an upgrade
@RealistikDash5 жыл бұрын
They still use trains from the 1970s and the ride is bumpy
@thoughtfortheday78115 жыл бұрын
There is so much fantastic architecture on the Tube as we are being shown in these great videos. What a shame that the cavernous Canada Water didn't take it's inspiration from the beautiful Tube stations available.
@HenrysAdventures6 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love to Cockfosters and Uxbridge Stations are twins!
@finngray26774 жыл бұрын
I love Southgate station, it looks so cool!
@jorgesalini93994 жыл бұрын
Earl Court , thanks from Buenos Aires, Argentina
@JalanBax4 жыл бұрын
Total Wipeout intensifies...
@jorgesalini93994 жыл бұрын
@@JalanBax sorry my English, what that means?
@sdeee38424 жыл бұрын
Yep Sudbury Town is lovely! Close to Northolt too!
@dabrodrell5 жыл бұрын
North Ealing is my favourite station on the line. It has an old world village feel to it.
@ED-hf7jz7 жыл бұрын
Great video I love the piccadilly line
@neilbain87363 жыл бұрын
A font of information. It's great to see decent concrete, too.
@gilgemash7 жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch!
@rorrt10 жыл бұрын
My nearest station is Boston Manor. Designed by Holden. Its a cracking station, a great art deco. Really of its time. And really in keeping with the buildings around it. Just down the road is the jcdecaux London building, in a similar deco style.
@stevencraysmith10 жыл бұрын
Great overview of the Piccadilly Line! Perhaps you'll consider a more focused video of the line sometime in the future; a closer look at the section from Earls Court to Kings Cross would be great. Is the Jubilee Line next on the list? I hope so...
@thesoupdragonat1213 жыл бұрын
Great video - Manor House was my manor! Perhaps has (or had) the most entrances and no surface building - the ticket office is below ground.
@Petecope8 жыл бұрын
Interested to see that escalator bricked up at Alperton. Used to use that on the way home from school. Not only is there an escalator there but it's also (as a plaque on the wall said in those days (mid 1970s), the escalator was from the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain. Probably one of the few artifacts from that to survive
@ExplorerGinge10 жыл бұрын
*****, it also looks like the canopies at Hammersmith are also Blue and Green, over the two respective lines. So impressed with all this fab nerdy knowledge :)
@annother33505 жыл бұрын
Sudbury town has the curved Windows!! 👍🏽😉👍🏽👍🏽
@PausePressPlay9 жыл бұрын
Sure someone's mentioned it but York Road is an unused mystery between the Cally and King's X. You can see some disused stuff/walls as the train passes by. It's about the only stretch of line where drivers let rip (occasionally) on what is a sluggish line. And these vids are great.
@jangranz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very interesting video. Thinking about Alperton Station, if my memory serves me correctly, the closed escalator came from the Dome of Discovery at the 1951 Festival of Britain on London's South Bank.
@JohnWick-rw6gz Жыл бұрын
wow, sudbury town is my local station and I certainly wasn't expecting you to mention it I have to say.
@marcuslp12126 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the german subtitle Geoff ;)
@Perrygallo6 жыл бұрын
Brompton Road station - I was so sure Geoff would mention it! Down Street too, even!