70 years ago my mum took me to London. I was thrilled and amazed at the sight of this station. Over the years I have been many times and I still marvel at this structure. Your video is brilliant. Thank you
+SMILEVIDEOTRAINS , Then you were around during WWII, my favorite time in History. And you must live in England which would have made it even more exciting time to have lived through. I envy your age in a way. You saw this history, not just read about them like me. Oh, thanks for the compliments on the video. I have always loved this station, too. I have always gotten the opinion that the London personal favorite station is and always was Paddington. My favorites are St. Pancras, and Waterloo.
+SMILEVIDEOTRAINS I went to Sheffield in 2003 from this station. The Midland mainline departed where the Channel Tunnel and recently the Kent Javelin services are situated now. Trains to Nottingham, Leicester and Derby as well as Sheffield now use the modern terminal of this famous station. The first ever steam train named 'The Robin Hood' departed from the reconstructed St Pancras station since its launch in late 2007.
TheRenaissanceman65 ...USA could use a little food rationing at this time. The obesity in the states is unreal. And with obesity comes 100 other health issues, high bp, diabetes, heart attacks, etc. And I’m sorry to say that the majority of obesity is in the poorer populations. Food stamps are at the root of this problem. Oh, I won’t bore you anymore. After all, the video is about train stations.
We where at St. Pancras last year 2017. It was a spectacular time we live because is so beautiful and in some places looks like our Retiro Railway Station in Buenos Aires. Thanks a lot from Argentina
I visited England in 2012 , stayed at a place called Horley, but every day I was on the train to London Victoria, I fell in love with London, St Pancreas, and there was a restaurant at Kings Cross I visited twice. There is so much to write about the two weeks I lived or vacation there. I love ENGLAND . I was in awe with the architectural design of that building. I even toke pictures of the steps in front of the building.
cprtrain, agreed, I love St Pancras, I love Milan Centrale, I love Berlin Hauptbanhof, Frankfort Hauptbanhof, I really love Los Angeles Union Station. Hey, Captain Train, do you have any experience with photography in Russia at train stations? I am heading next month to shoot the St. Petersburg Stations. I’m worried about not being able to shoot there. I’ve written their embassies, but no one ever replies.
I've been to London in 2013. I boarded a train from St. Pancras International Station to Bradford to my friend's home. The scenery was very beautiful indeed.
To think at one point they were actually going to demolish this station and replace it with something like the hideous concrete box that is Euston today
I've heard some rumors they are thinking of restoring or remaking the original front entrance, the arch. (Ruston). Some of the entrance gates still stand. People are still reeling from its demise. Let's hope it comes to fruition.
Tony Merrett I heard they were going to pull it down and NOT replace it, diverting all trains to Kind Cross or Euston. Then sell the land for a fortune. Also heard they wanted to do the same with Euston Downside Shed, until the Depot Manager told the beancounters that if the land ceased to be used for railway activities, then the original had the right to buy back the land at the original price paid. The beancounters told him "pooh pooh" but when they were told the original owner of the land was the Crown, they "decided we had best not be hasty" lol
Whilst Euston was a stunning Victorian building I think we have to accept that it will never come back the way it was. However we can look on the bright side and realise that the disgusting charm vacuum that is Euston station will be torn down and replaced with a new building for HS2. Again it's not the perfect solution but it's a damn sight better than what it is today.
I love this station its easy to get around from A to B, I remember the first time i went through there it only took be a few minutes to get my bearings of the areas.
London is quite fascinating!! We visited during HM’s platinum jubilee for 2 weeks, walked everywhere & loved it. We’re planning on coming back next year!!!
St Pancras is an incredible station. Looking at it from Euston Road it's a stunning gothic castle. Entering in under the blue arch and you're in an oasis of peace on the upper level. Stepping down into a shopping centre that takes advantage of the classic design elements before you reach the new extension which is a masterclass in European and especially German modern architecture. The diversity of trains is also staggering with Eurostar, Southeastern, East Midlands, Thameslink and various tube lines. It's truly one of the most incredible pieces of design that has ever been created.
We took the Eurostar out of here in June of 2018. We got there early but was told that due to a SNCF strike, the first Eurostar to Paris that morning would be the ONLY one. Thank goodness we got there early! We had just enough time to check into the one train, get our bags checked by the French officials, then run upstairs to the platform to get onto the train. I never got to see anything in the depot and had no time for any photos.
To think they were gonna knock this masterpiece down in the 60’s when Victorian buildings were considered old curiosities, and brutalist architecture became a thing. Imagine this gorgeous place looking like Euston Station instead. Ugh. Also, there’s a legend that says Queen Boudicca rests beneath the foundations of St Pancras.
Watching these constant videos of London is making me feel extremely sad and yet happy. For I used to reside in London many years ago. And oh boy has it changed in such a beautiful way. Currently I am stuck here in Dusty dirty and extremely small island called Malta because of Covid restrictions. As soon as they are lifted I will be coming to London ASAP, for I need to get off this piss pot poxy rock and return to civilization.🙏
Chatrapati shivaji maharaj terminus(CSMT) Mumbai is inspired by this station. construction is almost same. previous it was known as victoria Terminus. now CSMT is in Unesco cultural heritage list.
St pancras was the first thing of London I saw as I arrived from Ireland on the train, it was unbelievable seeing that, our stations here are all pretty small, and the largest isnt really all that special.
It was lucky not to get demolished just because of a man who want it saved and it's good to see it still stand. I note there were lots of people in the station when this film was taken but when lockdown introduced in March, the station suddenly became almost empty except for few people, mostly key workers and NHS staff all thanks to conoravirus. But now it is slowly filling with people as lockdown was easing.
It's fairly simple. Before you start taking pictures or filming, one goes to the Network Rail office and get a permit pass. A sticker one just slaps on your shirt. The guys in the office ask a few questions to make sure you're not a terrorist or professional film crew with a movie, what have you. The staff workers see the sticker and one has a free pass anywhere in the station. Very easy. And the Network Rail people are great about it. Except at London Bridge Station. I must have caught them on a bad.
I have been wondering why the UK and France have no Central Station Railway System, but Germany and Italy have it. In Germany and Italy there is always a Station named "Central Station" or "Main Station" in almost every City. In London and Paris there are no Central Stations.. why is that so..?
Because all of the individual railway mainlines, were built by different PRIVATE companies. Connecting all the, then privately owned mainlines into one central station, would have created competition and undermined the individual railway mainline businesses; especially in commuting and areas served by two mainlines.
Nice video but I can't find one on UA-cam that actually shows you how to get from platforms A / B to the southeastern Javelin platforms, a straight walkthrough video would be really helpful to someone like myself who easily gets lost, I kid you not.. :)
Was grimy and dirty the last time there. There were more tracks, many commuter trains, and no lower level for people or public use. Where the escalator and lifts are was where the trains to my grandparents house was stationed. Very nice.
I miss being able to walk through here. Due to my balance issues Inhave to be taken to my train in a wheelchair. Still , it keeps my greedy paws out of the shops. I miss Mac.
Well, yes and no. I made a jerry-rigged Tripod-Monopod (Sirui-P-224S-Photo-Video-Monopod) and Glidecam-Hand-Held-Stabilizer and topped it with a Manfrotto-MVH500AH-Flat-Fluid drag Head, it worked pretty dam will...and it was light too.
70 years ago my mum took me to London. I was thrilled and amazed at the sight of this station. Over the years I have been many times and I still marvel at this structure. Your video is brilliant. Thank you
+SMILEVIDEOTRAINS , Then you were around during WWII, my favorite time in History. And you must live in England which would have made it even more exciting time to have lived through. I envy your age in a way. You saw this history, not just read about them like me. Oh, thanks for the compliments on the video. I have always loved this station, too. I have always gotten the opinion that the London personal favorite station is and always was Paddington. My favorites are St. Pancras, and Waterloo.
+SMILEVIDEOTRAINS I went to Sheffield in 2003 from this station. The Midland mainline departed where the Channel Tunnel and recently the Kent Javelin services are situated now. Trains to Nottingham, Leicester and Derby as well as Sheffield now use the modern terminal of this famous station. The first ever steam train named 'The Robin Hood' departed from the reconstructed St Pancras station since its launch in late 2007.
TheRenaissanceman65 ...USA could use a little food rationing at this time. The obesity in the states is unreal. And with obesity comes 100 other health issues, high bp, diabetes, heart attacks, etc. And I’m sorry to say that the majority of obesity is in the poorer populations. Food stamps are at the root of this problem. Oh, I won’t bore you anymore. After all, the video is about train stations.
I fell in love with st prancras and london, beautifull city. Regards from Argentina!
That makes two of us, I went there in 2012, have lots of pictures on my phone
I’ve lived in London for 63 years, and it’s a dump.
@@srfurleyThat’s no different to any major city in the world. Has amazing beautiful parts, but also very rough not-so-nice parts.
We where at St. Pancras last year 2017. It was a spectacular time we live because is so beautiful and in some places looks like our Retiro Railway Station in Buenos Aires. Thanks a lot from Argentina
Stunning station and everything is so clean ...
I visited England in 2012 , stayed at a place called Horley, but every day I was on the train to London Victoria, I fell in love with London, St Pancreas, and there was a restaurant at Kings Cross I visited twice. There is so much to write about the two weeks I lived or vacation there. I love ENGLAND . I was in awe with the architectural design of that building. I even toke pictures of the steps in front of the building.
Thanks for the video. This is my favorite railway station in the World.
cprtrain, agreed, I love St Pancras, I love Milan Centrale, I love Berlin Hauptbanhof, Frankfort Hauptbanhof, I really love Los Angeles Union Station. Hey, Captain Train, do you have any experience with photography in Russia at train stations? I am heading next month to shoot the St. Petersburg Stations. I’m worried about not being able to shoot there. I’ve written their embassies, but no one ever replies.
Beautiful London
I've been to London in 2013. I boarded a train from St. Pancras International Station to Bradford to my friend's home. The scenery was very beautiful indeed.
What a beautiful station!!!!!
David Jaimes ...yes, it is, and was under consideration to be demolished at one time.
Realy????!!!! I don't belive it. It's a beautiful station
Absolutely majestic piece of architecture 😮
To think at one point they were actually going to demolish this station and replace it with something like the hideous concrete box that is Euston today
I've heard some rumors they are thinking of restoring or remaking the original front entrance, the arch. (Ruston). Some of the entrance gates still stand. People are still reeling from its demise. Let's hope it comes to fruition.
Tony Merrett I heard they were going to pull it down and NOT replace it, diverting all trains to Kind Cross or Euston. Then sell the land for a fortune. Also heard they wanted to do the same with Euston Downside Shed, until the Depot Manager told the beancounters that if the land ceased to be used for railway activities, then the original had the right to buy back the land at the original price paid. The beancounters told him "pooh pooh" but when they were told the original owner of the land was the Crown, they "decided we had best not be hasty" lol
Michael Hunt, the Americans would have bought the station,
Whilst Euston was a stunning Victorian building I think we have to accept that it will never come back the way it was. However we can look on the bright side and realise that the disgusting charm vacuum that is Euston station will be torn down and replaced with a new building for HS2. Again it's not the perfect solution but it's a damn sight better than what it is today.
My favourite station.
I love this station its easy to get around from A to B, I remember the first time i went through there it only took be a few minutes to get my bearings of the areas.
London is quite fascinating!! We visited during HM’s platinum jubilee for 2 weeks, walked everywhere & loved it. We’re planning on coming back next year!!!
A beautiful London landmark and now my London terminus from Kent!
St Pancras is an incredible station. Looking at it from Euston Road it's a stunning gothic castle. Entering in under the blue arch and you're in an oasis of peace on the upper level. Stepping down into a shopping centre that takes advantage of the classic design elements before you reach the new extension which is a masterclass in European and especially German modern architecture. The diversity of trains is also staggering with Eurostar, Southeastern, East Midlands, Thameslink and various tube lines. It's truly one of the most incredible pieces of design that has ever been created.
Beautiful British famous Gothic design station 😍
So glad it was saved. If only our Pennsylvania Station was saved too.😓
Demolishing Penn Station was an act of madness!!!😲
@@allmyothersubscriptions True enough Isaac
I "ADORE" living in my home city of London Best city in the World
thank you, Michael J for informative vid of St. Pancras
a lovely film .... thank you
Susan Elizabeth ..no, no...thank you for watching it.
London, fascinate me, thank you
I can’t wait to travel on the Eurostar!
We took the Eurostar out of here in June of 2018. We got there early but was told that due to a SNCF strike, the first Eurostar to Paris that morning would be the ONLY one. Thank goodness we got there early! We had just enough time to check into the one train, get our bags checked by the French officials, then run upstairs to the platform to get onto the train. I never got to see anything in the depot and had no time for any photos.
Very nice video, thank you so much
You've got some really nice footage... but some spoken narrative with it would make it sooooooo much better!
Well. No, not for me. I sell my footage as stock footage to tv stations and other places. People usual don’t by dialogue with stock footage.
To think they were gonna knock this masterpiece down in the 60’s when Victorian buildings were considered old curiosities, and brutalist architecture became a thing. Imagine this gorgeous place looking like Euston Station instead. Ugh.
Also, there’s a legend that says Queen Boudicca rests beneath the foundations of St Pancras.
Wow! I would love to see this type of development here in South America
Trop cool! Very Good!
looks like a cathedral!
Thank's , I remeber London and St. Pancras International Railway Station
A friend of my grand father visited London during ww2 as a British Indian soldier. He prtrayed this station that it seemed like part of another world.
What camera did you use? And were you allowed to film passengers?
I think it was a Canon 60D, and yes I was allowed to film passengers.
Watching these constant videos of London is making me feel extremely sad and yet happy. For I used to reside in London many years ago. And oh boy has it changed in such a beautiful way. Currently I am stuck here in Dusty dirty and extremely small island called Malta because of Covid restrictions. As soon as they are lifted I will be coming to London ASAP, for I need to get off this piss pot poxy rock and return to civilization.🙏
You still have Covid restrictions?
Chatrapati shivaji maharaj terminus(CSMT) Mumbai is inspired by this station. construction is almost same. previous it was known as victoria Terminus. now CSMT is in Unesco cultural heritage list.
St pancras was the first thing of London I saw as I arrived from Ireland on the train, it was unbelievable seeing that, our stations here are all pretty small, and the largest isnt really all that special.
Never been here, going next Friday(3rd of nov 17) What a beautiful station x
very nice London good life
Very good. Congratulations.
Thank you..
may i know what camera you used in this video?
A Canon T4i, why do ask?
very smooth recording, regardless of your movement in and out of the station. and of course, a very clear video!
It was lucky not to get demolished just because of a man who want it saved and it's good to see it still stand. I note there were lots of people in the station when this film was taken but when lockdown introduced in March, the station suddenly became almost empty except for few people, mostly key workers and NHS staff all thanks to conoravirus. But now it is slowly filling with people as lockdown was easing.
Are you going to to St. Liver Station next? And then St. Gall Bladder Station? Oooh, I want to see St. Kidney Station!
Hahaha and r r r r r r, and now for a little education, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancras_of_Rome
You're probably getting mixed up with St Pancreas Station 😴😴😴
How did you manage to get onto the platform to get the East Midlands trains?
It's fairly simple. Before you start taking pictures or filming, one goes to the Network Rail office and get a permit pass. A sticker one just slaps on your shirt. The guys in the office ask a few questions to make sure you're not a terrorist or professional film crew with a movie, what have you. The staff workers see the sticker and one has a free pass anywhere in the station. Very easy. And the Network Rail people are great about it. Except at London Bridge Station. I must have caught them on a bad.
Where is the platform 9¾ please ?
Erwann Le Ligérien ...Across the street in King Cross Station.
I have been wondering why the UK and France have no Central Station Railway System, but Germany and Italy have it. In Germany and Italy there is always a Station named "Central Station" or "Main Station" in almost every City. In London and Paris there are no Central Stations.. why is that so..?
wowo, that strange. Railways are in important Infrastructure, how can the State not be willing to organise such a very important infrastructure?
@@SalvatoreEscoti It was early days... Try did start to govern it when they made the Big Four and the British Rail.
Because all of the individual railway mainlines, were built by different PRIVATE companies. Connecting all the, then privately owned mainlines into one central station, would have created competition and undermined the individual railway mainline businesses; especially in commuting and areas served by two mainlines.
London Bridge, Victoria, St.Pancras, Kings Cross, Waterloo.
Because the railways were banned from building surface lines through the historic centres. Thus all the ‘mainline’ stations are at the periphery.
Nice video but I can't find one on UA-cam that actually shows you how to get from platforms A / B to the southeastern Javelin platforms, a straight walkthrough video would be really helpful to someone like myself who easily gets lost, I kid you not.. :)
stpancras.com/getting-around
another good one.
Thank you, Inty...
Was grimy and dirty the last time there. There were more tracks, many commuter trains, and no lower level for people or public use. Where the escalator and lifts are was where the trains to my grandparents house was stationed. Very nice.
Train underground the
And the best
Beautiful Station, when I use the Eurostar I always enjoy coming here.
Michael David Graves , yes, me too.
Its Cool
I miss being able to walk through here. Due to my balance issues Inhave to be taken to my train in a wheelchair. Still , it keeps my greedy paws out of the shops. I miss Mac.
can u do a vid on the national railway museum
I did...
ua-cam.com/video/45GI8ifbXBs/v-deo.html
Did use a tripod with this?
Well, yes and no. I made a jerry-rigged Tripod-Monopod (Sirui-P-224S-Photo-Video-Monopod) and Glidecam-Hand-Held-Stabilizer and topped it with a Manfrotto-MVH500AH-Flat-Fluid drag Head, it worked pretty dam will...and it was light too.
London should be car free.
Sorry but some of us happen to be disabled and couldn't get around without taxis. Please see the bigger picture here.
🥰🥰👍👍👍👍👍
I miss England Dude
ur awesome
Thanks...I hope you do subscribe.
+Michael Jiroch I have !!!!
+Kieran Penny I did do a video on the National Railway in York.
6 more months and I am going back!
9:45 did she say I’m gay
If it's good enough for the Harry Potter films..................
No prb.... Oneday human will replace it by an ugly glass
Xa
Prince Charles at st pancras station