The History of the Overground - Lea Valley Lines

[@Conan500]

Good video. Walthamstow Central was called Hoe Street and was only renamed with the arrival of the Victoria Line tube.

[@phillee6993]

If I remember right Chingford wasn't meant to be the terminus either it was meant to go further to high beach for epping forest, but cause of the queen it was deemed no one could build on the forest and the extension was scrapped.

[@Del_S]

Anyone else not a Londoner and yet watch half a dozen channels that you found via videos talking about transport routes in London?

[@davidbull7210]

You forgot to mention the fact (note aside) that it became part of the London Overground in 2015, which is sort of the point of the video I think.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Worth noting that the Churchbury Loop (between Lower Edmonton and Cheshunt) was closed to passenger traffic for many years (1909-13, then again from 1919-1960) owing to lack of patronage. The expected building boom in the area it served took a long time to happen. The station buildings at Theobalds Grove and Turkey Street were let out as private accommodation, while Churchbury/Southbury became a storage facility for a plumbing firm. The railways, however, reserved the right to use the line as an alternative route in emergencies, to the occasional inconvenience of the various occupants.

[@jefffranklin4894]

To say that it'll be incorporated into Crossrail 2 in 2030 is very optimistic as T. R. has already mentioned considering CR2 has already been mothball'd

[@mastertrams]

3:01 No, no, no... I thought you were a Londoner. It isn't Hig-hams park, it's High-ams Park!

[@martincollins7547]

Cheshunt is pronounced chez unt without the “sh”

[@ChoobChoob]

Streatham or Streaffam?

[@ashleyrabot]

I'll clearly stick to my little corner in SW London. Wait till next week, I'm pronouncing Welsh stations...

[@mastertrams]

@@ashleyrabot Ooh, good luck!

[@buksi6342]

Chesn’t

[@MichaelTavares]

What are the running patterns on these lines?

[@Pesmog]

Isnt there a plan in the near future to triple the line between Tottenham Hale an Cheshunt? Provision for this is slowly being added. The new Meridian water station as well as Northumberland Park and Tottenham Hale all have the extra platforms added recently.

[@peterjohncooper]

Excellent maps.

[@Krzyszczynski]

From 1878 to 1964 there was also a short branch from Seven Sisters to [Alexandra] Palace Gates, long since closed. dismantled and built over.

[@kerimbozkurt3301]

nice graphic presentations, thanks :)

[@Andrewjg_89]

Interesting to hear about what the Lea Valley Lines is today and how London Overground took over the Lea Valley Lines back in 2015. And with the Class 710/1 Aventra trains which are currently operating to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town. Maybe you could do a video of the West London Orbital which could happen in few years or in 10 years. And with the electrification on the Dudding Hill Line and Class 710/2 dual voltage London Overground trains to be built for the new service. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_London_Orbital en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudding_Hill_line en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_710

[@robertbutcher1173]

Hi Ashley, you stated that the Lea Valley lines where once part of the Great Western Railway, they were not, they were part of the Great Eastern Raolway. Other than that, great video

[@lesliegprice6652]

Great Eastern not Great Western, anyway my old local lines,great series,thanks !

[@chrismccartney8668]

Hi Ams Park... And Waltamstow central was Hoe St when I used the line think it changed in 80s

[@SharkVaderYT]

0:02 that place is one minute away from me

[@lookitsbenji966]

Hig-hams Park is actually pronounced High-ams Park

[@marksummers9351]

And Cheshunt is pronounced Chezz-unt, not Chesh-unt

[@jezp1976]

And Broxbourne is Brocks-born, and the river is pronounced Lee never Leya

[@leonbanks5728]

At least I wasn't the only one who spotted this. I'm from Highams Park and got really annoyed that he didn't pronounce it correctly despite it being easy to pronounce.

[@phillee6993]

If crossrail 2 did get built which it won't, terminus was Broxbourne with plans to extend to harlow Town. Haven't seen plans for Hertford east

[@ashleyrabot]

I think in the long run it would make sense to takeover all the spurs along but yes you're right. Not that it'll be happening anytime soon

[@salehakhatun1039]

i like the name lea valley

[@chrismccartney8668]

Hall Farm Curve ?

[@kelvinhoughton7953]

I think Crossrail 2 has been, for now, stopped due to funding-something to do with tfl needed Government funding for existing lines and as part of the funding they had to cease work on Crossrail 2 as part of the agreement -at least for the foreseeable future

[@interceptorphantom]

It’s great eastern railway!!

[@jefffranklin4894]

He says it at 2:08 dude

[@interceptorphantom]

Well yeah only the north eastern railway I guess

[@anthonyehrenzweig1635]

Its not "Higgins" Park but "Highams" Park as in "high" not "higg".

[@colinshearring3934]

Officially the Lee ....and the reason so definitive My father worked for the Lee Conservancy Catchment Board lccb so official spelling was Lee Ironically the offices of the Lccb were on Waterloo Bridge ie on the Thames When the Lccb was incorporated into Thames water he moved offices to Theobalds Grove ie on the Lee We lived at Hertford so dad swapped from using Hertford North to Hertford East

[@bxcsf9408]

Not first

[@SK_3PT1]

not the first reply

[@LuperSoop69]

@@SK_3PT1 not the second reply

[@xtreme3318]

Not the reply at all. Not even a comment.

[@Andrewjg_89]

Stupid reply

[@Cheeseatingjunglista]

Great Eastern not Western - bit glaring as far as errors go, 40 seconds in, cant comment on the rest as I stopped bothering after that gaffe, cant trust smaller details as I wont know how wrong or not they are