Honestly, Richard seems like a driver who's really fond of his work and loves the trains he's working with

@tieshaazen5733

Жыл бұрын

Mine name is Richard

@westanstuffcuzperiodt.

Жыл бұрын

@Ties Haazen it's "my" not "mine"

Went to a chaps house in Poole the other day to fix his oven and on the way out of his house I noticed a poster about the last journey of the A stock train and he told me he is an instructor for new train drivers. He also has a luggage rack from an A stock that came from Eastleigh where they were broken up. Small world 😊 Nice video and thanks for sharing it.

I love these mini underground documentaries - it's clear a lot of hard work has gone into it so well done because this is brilliant!

Great enthusiasm from the young guys near the end.

Great doco! One of my biggest failings in life was that I was in London in July 2012, but didn’t know much about sub-surface stock at the time so didnt seek out the A stock.

Funny. People were sorry when the A stock replaced the locomotive hauled trains and T-stock fifty years ago. Among the trains replaced were the Ashbury stock of 1898, which had been used on the Chesham branch. Four coaches went to the Bluebell Railway and are now restored.

Thanks for uploading this Geoff. Wonderful video. I miss the A Stock they had so much character and agree with the opinions of fans interviewed in the video. The old world feel and the great British Engineering as they stood the test of time for over 50 years. Richard is a great guy too

@JudsonMatt88

5 жыл бұрын

😊

@mrkipling2201

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍👍

just lovely those A stocks, the way the driver enters around 4:50, all the noises and physicality of it. Gorgeous.

What an erudite chap Richard is.

@ChubbyChecker182

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@waxingthenip

4 жыл бұрын

Bet he's a scream at parties!

@braydonquek9340

4 жыл бұрын

What does erudite mean?

@ZLDSmogless

4 жыл бұрын

@@braydonquek9340 it means good at talking and narrating

@TheMusicalElitist

Жыл бұрын

@@braydonquek9340 Ever heard of a dictionary?

Richard was an excellent presenter.

I just realised that the driver here is the person with Geoff in the Longcross video

Have you caught up again with Richard since filming? Some long term portraits of the interesting people you meet on your journeys would be fascinating!

@irenec4876

5 жыл бұрын

Tyler Dickey Richard was in the video of the new Jubilee Line Interior Design by Geoff and also Least Used Longcross (I think)

@Josh_Funnell

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he would be quite as cynical!

@squarewheelsorguk

Жыл бұрын

@@Josh_Funnell You bet!

Finally, I've been waiting for years for this to be on KZread! Thanks Geoff!!

The Big Met. The A stock. GOAT design on LT, never to be bettered. Easily Hall of Fame Queens. Rest easy old girls, you were magnificent.

Brilliant! I greatly enjoyed every second of it. And I learned quite a lot. The engineer did a great job of staying alert to his driving while also speaking very well. So cool that he demonstrated the Westinghouse brake.

I was really enjoyed watching this! Thanks for posting this Geoff! I wish I could watch the whole documentary 😭

Another great video , am amazed you guys are not on mainstream television such a professional job as always 👍

Richard should be a broadcaster, please have him on more of your videos. Can we see the full version one day?

I brought one of ur new books must say I’m very impressed with the amount of work you done

Thanks Geoff, enjoyed watching. Been a metline commuter for many years, and was on the final A Class back in the day. Think it left Liverpool Street around 5.45pm. All I can remember was that my usual carriage was very crowded!

A lovely video. Very skilfully shot and edited. I used the Met for over 20 years, to get me from home in Uxbridge to work in Farringdon.

This a really good documentary covering many interesting aspects not only of A stock but of railway procedure. I grew up with A stock trains on the Rickmansworth to Amersham stretch and have a special affection for them.

The same thing is happening down here in Sydney. Our 40 year old S-Sets are being replaced by brand new B-Sets. They have been such an essential but unsung part of Sydney since the late 1970s. It’s like an old friend is moving away.

Such a professional production 👏🏻

Isn't this the intro which reminded Geoff in the Fanatics show about the numbers of stations on Metropolitan Line?

@EM81YT

5 жыл бұрын

yup!

@irenec4876

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

Hi, as a little boy in the 60s I loved the A stock giant comfortable seats and privacy new trains the exact opposite. I miss the 60s London like Syria or worse. Regards JH

I love the fact I got this on dvd after waiting for so long!

Geoff, just a thought. . . With the S-Stock now in full service on the Met, would its Walk-Thru carriages now mean you could position yourself better within the train for a quicker run at the All Tube Stations record?

@DavidShepheard

5 жыл бұрын

I would presume so. All you have to do is get on a train, *before* the doors close, an then you can move to the part of the train closest to the exit or the bridge or tunnel that leads to another line you need to change onto.

@AFCManUk

3 жыл бұрын

@Raymond Cai Really? Is that on KZread anywhere?

I'm watching this in Metroland, on a train, ticking off my last few stations of the year. Good timing Geoff!

They were very hot in summer! Had to open car divider doors just to let in some cool air, almost got roasted on the way back to Baker St

Wow it’s finally being released! Remember having to purchase this on DVD

@thelasttimelord7550

5 жыл бұрын

Wait you have the DVD version of it ?

I wish that you could still get the DVD

@AndrewSmith-ks9xi

5 жыл бұрын

William Nayak KZread to mp4 burn it onto a dvd

@tanithrosenbaum

5 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewSmith-ks9xi The original version is 30 minutes, this one is just 12 minutes. That's what William Nayak was referring to. And I have to agree with him there, I'd love to be able to get my hands on the original 30 minutes version as well.

@thebestalan5685

4 жыл бұрын

What dvd

@zaphod888

4 жыл бұрын

the best Alan - see the video details (click the drop-down arrow to see the full video description)

@AdityaJaokar

4 жыл бұрын

@@tanithrosenbaum I think Geoff said tht they do not sell the dvds anymore.

Thank you for this video really informative and interesting love to see more of this type

I remember being allowed in the front cab on a very quiet trip from Amersham to Chalfont once. Loved those bumpy old cars.

Thank you for uploading this 😀

Man i remember riding these trains when i used to go to London with my parents. I rlly didn’t think I would regret taking those moments for granted.

Thank You Geoff! This was needed! (I love the tube stock and had Questions)

The New York equivalent are the St. LOUIS CAR Redbirds,both IRT and BMT versions! Thankfully they were preserved,by the MTA,and are now,in the Transit Museum! Great Video,well produced and definitely gives the feel of the rolling stock,and the people's reaction to the termination of the series! Thank you 😇 😊!

A fitting end shot with Geoffs piece to the camera a the "A" stock coming into frame "Perfect"

@squarewheelsorguk

5 жыл бұрын

john salsbury It was a fluke :)

Nicely done! Very enjoyable video!

Congratulations Geoff! I'm brazilian enthusiast of the subway and other railway systems, and see this documentary is amazing and also really emotional. I've discovered your channel yesterday, so thank you very much for your content, and be safe for these days!

At 11:59 there is this guy shouting 'three cheers for the A-Stock'. Isn't that the same guy as the one in the video about the last old train on the Victoria line?

@danwoodhouse9290

5 жыл бұрын

yes it is he's ruined a lot of videos with his mouth

@hi-viz

5 жыл бұрын

Overheard him when I filmed both C Stock tours and the D stock one.

@ZLDSmogless

4 жыл бұрын

Lol he also says (we love you A stock)

Superb commentary by Richard the driver - very interesting video👍

My lasting memories of the A Stock would be on my local line: the East London!

A really well produced bit of TV. That driver is a natural... Needs his own series...

Been waiting for this a longggg time

Hello There, a great Documentary, very informative, Richard is very knowledgeable. Cheers Peter :)

They have certainly earned their keep. I'd be surprised if the new ones last 50 years but they have done 6 years so only 44 to go.

@underwaterdick

5 жыл бұрын

It all depends on investment. Nothing is built with a 60 year service in mind, but if they can keep them limping on, no-one has to cough up the cash for new stock. I work on 1960s aircraft, they were not built to be going this long, we should be living on the moon and have flying cars by now. No-one wanted to replace them so we put incredible effort into keeping them going. 'It's a testament to 1960s British Engineering' said a guy in the video, well it's also a testiment to 2000's maintenance and engineers.

@tonymaries1652

4 жыл бұрын

I expect the body shells and bogies will last 50 years but the electronics will not. They will probably have a major rebuild with new electronics and control systems half way through their lives. The ex District Line trains turned into diesel multiple units are already 40 years old and will probably be in service for another 20.

:( miss them

Brilliant video which brings back happy memories! Such a shame they didn't preserve an A Stock train for doing heritage runs on the London Underground.

Great video. Miss the beloved A Stock

A nice trip down memory lane. I remember the A - stock replacing the P - stock on the Aldgate/Baker Street to Uxbridge run, and not being very impressed. "Nothing wrong with the old ones, just a waste of money" (austere days). My favourite at the time was the T - stock which ran to Watford; slam doors and lots of swaying about. Now they were PROPER trains !

@Mgameing123

Жыл бұрын

Wait so your telling me each branch of the met had different trains?

I always feel a bit sorry for the S stock in these situations. They're perfectly good too, even if they don't have the same character as the old trains. I'm sure in a few years everyone will find the charm in them too, and when it's their turn to retire people will be just as affectionate towards them. I love both varieties of train quite a lot, honestly.

@damienmanu117

5 жыл бұрын

That's how it goes lol, some people are just long :D, it takes them time to clock

Very nice video, really enjoyed it

S Stock > A Stock. You ask why? I answer AC.

For me London Underground rolling stocks are much interesting than disused stations Thanks for uploading, Geoff!

I love the old rickety trains. They're simple and made for the purpose of transporting people on rail. Everything is purely mechanical controlled by physical switches, contacts, relays and linkages. Simple and pure mechanical engineering. No computers or indeed a single silicon chip is was used to control these trains, unlike trains built nowadays, where the driver if they were manually driving, is only moving a glorified computer joystick to send inputs to a computer telling it how to drive the train. Why can't we go by using simple technology nowadays?

this is amazing

Les A Stock : de très belles voitures !

I love your videos about the Tube!

I took "a class" to rickmansworth for school and they bounced so much at speed .

I know that I am about 4 years late as it popped into my recommendations, but I do miss the A stock for sure and I don't mind the S stock too. I never realised there was a guard that operates the opening the doors along with a slide seating and the luggage racks above too Loved the documentary too!

I miss the A stock - it had such character 😭

5:01 you can see the east London line destinations incl SHORDITCH rip

Very informative video.

4:49 Just seeing Richard turn on the train is so fascinating

@TheOiyou

4 жыл бұрын

First time I changed ends at Watford (my second day after passing out as a driver) I got no audible warning when opening up the train and found the EP was cut out and the handle sawn off so the cover could be refitted. Out of service and met by the Police at Wembley Park. They had to satisfy themselves I wasn't responsible.

It's sad that only a single car of this old stock survives.

Very good video.

Thanks Geoff. Loved the Westinghouse explanation. Just sent you a msg about them. 🌲😀

I wish our train drivers were as eloquent and efficient as Richard

Wow Richard knew his A stock 😳 they would be like our Tait trains in Melbourne

@Taitset

2 ай бұрын

More in line with the Harris trains actually!

A stock built by Cravens, Darnall, Sheffield, site near the railway station is now a new housing site.

Used to go to school every day on the old A stock love to see the plate that read Metro Cammell 1962 the year I was born

Wow! I do miss A stocks and I actually saw Richard today on the metropolitan line from Wembley park to Harrow then he went to the workers place.

@squarewheelsorguk

Жыл бұрын

I saw me there today too.

I used to travel on these A stock trains when l commuted from Liverpool St to the west end, l always found them more comfortable to ride on than the newer stock that ran on the circle line, just more solid & well built.

I like the A stock because it has luggage rack

Just watching this in 2022 and thinking about the fact that New York's contemporaries to the A stock (the Budd R32, introduced in 1964) only left the rails for the last time a few months ago. I spent 5 months in London in 2005 and the A stock seemed so old, yet back home I regularly rode trains of the same vintage and thought nothing of it.

Nice video I liked and subbed to your channel 👍

I miss these trains

Thank you. Victoria thanks Geoff and the Londonist. Fb page really fascinating love it so much

Simon Smiler? They did this documentary with citytransportinfo? Talk about quality!!

Anyone else thought this video is about a,b,c, all the way to s

@DavidShepheard

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. I did. I thought it might be a two part documentary about all the strange terms on the Underground (including "S is for 'Special' ".

@jamiefee1603

5 жыл бұрын

Me

I heard Geoff’s Christmas announcement at Temple Meads today 👍👍👍👍

I use to change at Amersham from Aylesbury to get on these trains. Some time in the nighties Chiltern railways started running a lot more services straight through to Marylebone with sprinters. Not going to lie, when they came in it seemed like luxury.

I'm watching this in December 27th 2018.

@agent_605

5 жыл бұрын

So is everyone

i love the old trains the new is nice to

I agree with Richard it is sad to see them go

I remember the first time going on the jubilee line, almost fell over from the acceleration leaving Stratford so now I always stand near a wall on them trains

The cabin could be bigger. Richard seems to love his work.

We finally get this after 6 yeara

Last Day of the A Stock 'Help Us Destroy It'

FINALLY!!

Proper old train. Not much of the SMEE equipment left in the NYC Subway that we operated. The New Technology Train has become the mainstay in the system. I was lucky to be able to operate them from my first day to just before thier retirement and then it was my turn to go.

Oml I remember meeting you at Inverness at All The Stations! Ello o/ ;P

We Will Miss You A Stock

Now That I Have Watched This I Am Mad I Am Never Going On The Underground Ever Again

In my opinion the best London underground sub-surface train is the C Stock, but also D and A stock are really good!

@andydrew2003

5 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ.

@jonah6404

4 жыл бұрын

nah.

@trainspottingfs5381

4 жыл бұрын

Let me correct: The best sub-surface London underground train is the C stock. Then there are the deep-level tube trains and in my opinion the most beautiful of them are the 1972/1973 stock

@jonah6404

4 жыл бұрын

@@trainspottingfs5381 I agree with your deep tube and respect your ss choice but I think A stock was better

@trainspottingfs5381

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonah6404 yeah I like a stock and d stock too... It is subjective😉

love the a stock

I would love to see an update with Richard. I would certainly like to know his thoughts on the change after all these years and if the trains still feel soulless. It might actually make for a fun video!! ;)

@squarewheelsorguk

5 жыл бұрын

Richard still misses the old trains, but ultimately you get used to what you use every day. Whoops! Spoiler alert. :)

@theguy6809

5 жыл бұрын

@@squarewheelsorguk is over here dropping spoilers! I always wonder what happens to folks after the camera stops rolling in a documentary. I really do appreciate that update. Thanks :)

@TheMusicalElitist

Жыл бұрын

@@squarewheelsorguk We love you Richard!

hey geoff what is the opening music and where can i find the full song to