This was the route i commuted on for nine years, to Waterloo, not knowing that 18 years later i would join BR and five years later drive this route. Retired now, but enjoyed my time on the railway and met my wife through the railways as well.

I remember my father working the old signal boxes that were displaced by Dartford power box, sadly his signing out signature was the last on many a lever box up and down the Kentish lines, Cuxton Down, Sole Street, Longfield, Charlton, Northfleet, Gravesend to name a few and he kept all the original workings books and panel parchments from quite a lot of them too. BR did promise him a main starter signal from Cuxton but he never got it. As a signalman he was an enigma, even with promotion he maintained his passing out's on boxes as until E grade he was a relief-man and because he was picture perfect on so many boxes he was often called to boxes where no one was available due to sickness such as working Strood/Rochester/Gillingham when he was at Wimbledon A.

@emmo999

4 жыл бұрын

Ian Watson Cuxton still exists, but is little more than a crossing box (recently converted from gates to barriers) with a handful of signals (now colour light) in each direction. All the sidings are long out of use, sadly

Enjoyed this! Have used this route for nearly 40 years, so it's nice to see it from the front window! Great that you captured the rebuild of London Bridge station part way through reconstruction; scenes like this are soon forgotten. Amazing job to rebuild the station whilst keeping trains running. Thanks for uploading this video. 👍

@emmo999

5 ай бұрын

It’s on my to-do list to go re-record this, now it’s all changed

Enjoy this cab ride from Dartford into London's most centrally located rail station just after crossing the river Thames.

I think we traveled from London to Sidcup via train a couple of times, mostly we went by car hire. Lovely ride.

I too commuted this line, Sidcup to London Bridge, from 1964 to 1966. Not long, but my formative years of 16 to 18. Interesting to see that some (city) stations have changed but the majority has not. The carriages were very different in my day, I remember a double-decker set that ran Into Cannon Street in the am peak. I have now lived in Sydney for nearly sixty years som this was fascinating to watch.

@emmo999

5 ай бұрын

The skyline is forever changing. It’s been nearly 10 years since I filmed these. They’re worthy of re-recording, as so much has changed

Sounds like gale force winds, blowing through the cab.🌬

You might have wiped the blood off the windshield first!😁😁😁

@emmo999

2 жыл бұрын

I hadn’t noticed that, until you said!

@FES-gw4of

2 жыл бұрын

Is it blood?!?!

@MandingoAfricano

2 жыл бұрын

@@FES-gw4of no lol

Another relaxing video today. I really enjoyed it! See you on the next! 🇬🇧👍🙂🇺🇸

@emmo999

Жыл бұрын

These were my earlier videos, so no captioning I’m afraid. Just simple plain old videos

Station names are essential with a fixed camera.

@timstephenson4520

2 жыл бұрын

he has said he will caption his back catalog when time allows. all recent videos have captions that i have watched.

motors whining or is window open ? seen someone else do cab ride this line,cant recall who now. all that work at 31:19 mostly all being used now

Liked this route via plumstead onwards.

I find that whole diamond section between London Bridge and Lewisham soooo confusing.

@emmo999

5 ай бұрын

There’s quite a lot to it, but once you get your head around it, it does make sense. It’s just all the spurs that add to the confusion

Do all London trains have filthy windows like this?

@emmo999

3 жыл бұрын

The camera was not able to be mounted where the wiper swings across on this particular journey. These are due to be refilmed imminently due to the changes that have happened around Bermondsey

@labradormcgraw

3 жыл бұрын

Yes - absolutely.

Nice loop.

What is the monstrous building approaching London bridge?

@simonbathe9893

5 жыл бұрын

The Shard

@MandingoAfricano

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Can you put name of stations on route

TSW3 could use this and extend their southeastern line.

What train was this

@emmo999

3 жыл бұрын

MetCam Networker

@jameskingsford7794

3 жыл бұрын

@@emmo999 apparently the reasoning for metro cammells dissapeaance is that gec alsthom closed the factory due to asbestos issues and the workers where falling ill due to it, and gec alstjom didn't receive enough government funding to fix the asbestos problem, so they had no choice but to close metro cammell down

@jameskingsford7794

3 жыл бұрын

It is a fairy sad story as metro cammell had 150 odd years of history. Is it true that there is a large networker model at slade green depot, because I remember seeing a blue liveried large model is it used in training purposes

@bb-3653

2 жыл бұрын

@@jameskingsford7794 interesting. So that's why no more met cams were made huh?

What is Next After Lewisham?

🚂👍

What train is this ?

@emmo999

4 жыл бұрын

BB- BRANZ Class 465/2 Networker

@bb-3653

4 жыл бұрын

@@emmo999 oh wow I could barely hear the traction motors loool, probably because of the wind

@damianc.0.681

3 жыл бұрын

@@bb-3653 they generally are quite quiet trains while in the cab

@damianc.0.681

3 жыл бұрын

@Solomon Clarke ye but the motors aren’t that loud. That’s the noise from the wheels and when he crosses points and turns. It’s not the motor.

@bb-3653

2 жыл бұрын

@Solomon Clarke yeah that was weird, maybe the cameras positioning didn't record the motor sound very well. Because the driver cab is directly above the traction motors. And there was a ton of wind blocking out the sound.

Put the names of the stations on the screen.

@emmo999

6 ай бұрын

This is an older video. They have all been captioned for a number of years now

Faulty door seal?

@emmo999

3 жыл бұрын

Just typical MetCam Networker noises!

@bb-3653

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmo999 I think he means the excessive wind noise

Captions please

@emmo999

3 ай бұрын

It’s an old video, due to be re-recorded. You’ll note all newer videos are fully captioned

Very good but a much better class of person lives on the Bexleyheath Line. Beware our massed forces are poised outside New Eltham for the invasion

@JayJay-nc7pr

3 жыл бұрын

Really? I recall the Bexleyheath line being rather chavvy, other inner sections of the. Woolwich/Greenwich line are much nicer, Woolwich is up and coming, Charlton isn’t too bad either, Blackheath and Greenwich are fancy and Deptford is rather trendy, the Sidcup line has a more 1930s surburbia vibe

@peteg8920

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayJay-nc7pr Always used to be announced as the loop line to Dartford at Charing Cross.