Wow just came across this clip, I worked along side Bill for many year's when I was at Barking Depot.... Good times. What a great man he was to work with 👌
Long live ANY train that doesn't have concrete seats - like the new ones. Seriously though, thanks very much for your comments. The video was made as part of the LT Museum Friends lottery bid for restoration of the stock. Unfortunately, they didn't get it!
Stop on a sixpence, Joe Ross, means to stop very quickly: the sixpence was the smallest of the pre-decimal coins (after the demise of the silver threepenny bit, anyway), so the distance between hitting the brake & stopping is just the diameter of one of those, 19.41mm according to Mr Google.
In the States, we've called it stopping on a dime (ten cents - one tenth of a dollar). A dime was/is the samllest diamer US coin, even smaller than our penny. Bogies are called "trucks" over here. Booking halls are called fare control areas (though not sure if the same term was used historically - decades ago.)
no relation to the above posts, but a BIG QUESTION (not shouting) - does any film footage exist of operations, ROW, stations, etc. on London's former Northern Heights line (Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace;) supposed to be integrated into the Northern Line, but project never finished & steam service abandoned in 1954. If so is it available on youtube, or relesed commercially? Thanks!
The red color of the Q stck and the roofline closely resembled the Broad Street subway of Philadelphia of 1928 vintage. They had straw seats for the motorman an passengers. These lasted until 1984.
In the general scheme of things, it wasn't that much - certainly under £1M. Some work has been carried out ie removal of asbestos etc, and the carriage I've seen which is already back at Acton works, looks pretty good.
LIKE ALL THESE FAREWELL RUNS NOT BEING PUBLICISED TO THE PUBLIC, THIS DISGUSTINGLY WAS NOT ADVERTISED PROPERLY IF AT ALLANDI AM VERY ANNOYED AND UPSET BEING CAUSED TO MISS OUT THOUGH THE ENDEMIC USELESS UK INCOMPETENCE AND LACK OF PUBLICITY. SO WHAT IS THE CHANCE OR THE PRESERVED Q STOCK CARS DOING A TIMELY COMMEMORATIVE RE RUN OF THE FAREWELL TOUR OVER ALL THE SAME LINES.
Wow just came across this clip, I worked along side Bill for many year's when I was at Barking Depot.... Good times.
What a great man he was to work with 👌
That's fantastic to hear. I was only with him for about an hour, but he was a true gentleman 🙂🚃
He sure was, old school👍
MY GOD what a fantastic clip! it brings tears to my eyes ! listening to tales from these drivers from the good days! ps long live the A60
I'm only a youngster but I do dearly miss the A60 too. It's a tradegy they're all gone now, except one odd car. That just doesn't feel right :(
That's brilliant - I love the way You Tube can bring back happy memories.
Long live ANY train that doesn't have concrete seats - like the new ones. Seriously though, thanks very much for your comments. The video was made as part of the LT Museum Friends lottery bid for restoration of the stock. Unfortunately, they didn't get it!
Stop on a sixpence, Joe Ross, means to stop very quickly: the sixpence was the smallest of the pre-decimal coins (after the demise of the silver threepenny bit, anyway), so the distance between hitting the brake & stopping is just the diameter of one of those, 19.41mm according to Mr Google.
In the States, we've called it stopping on a dime (ten cents - one tenth of a dollar). A dime was/is the samllest diamer US coin, even smaller than our penny. Bogies are called "trucks" over here. Booking halls are called fare control areas (though not sure if the same term was used historically - decades ago.)
no relation to the above posts, but a BIG QUESTION (not shouting) - does any film footage exist of operations, ROW, stations, etc. on London's former Northern Heights line (Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace;) supposed to be integrated into the Northern Line, but project never finished & steam service abandoned in 1954. If so is it available on youtube, or relesed commercially? Thanks!
The red color of the Q stck and the roofline closely resembled the Broad Street subway of Philadelphia of 1928 vintage. They had straw seats for the motorman an passengers. These lasted until 1984.
Great film
Brilliant video, fascinating memories. Thanks for this.
and now some battery locos have some of the equipment from the q stock
Three build-series: Q23, Q27 and Q38, all withdrawn by 1971 (date of the last run referred to).
In the general scheme of things, it wasn't that much - certainly under £1M. Some work has been carried out ie removal of asbestos etc, and the carriage I've seen which is already back at Acton works, looks pretty good.
Interesting... Thanks for sharing.
why are old subsurface stocks so neglected
I don't idea, wonder why it is, hm?!! :(
Built to last
Love it. But how was a hat going to stop you getting an electric shock?
I believe they were rubber lined, or at least I HOPE they were!!!
Which firm built the Q Stock? Was it Metro Cammell, Cravens, or BRC&W? Or someone else?
it was different firms overall
Probably also the Gloucester RC&W Co.
I see they only had 4 carriage trains then.
That was exclusive to the East London Line. The trains on other sub surface lines were of the typical length we have now.
LIKE ALL THESE FAREWELL RUNS NOT BEING PUBLICISED TO THE PUBLIC, THIS DISGUSTINGLY WAS NOT ADVERTISED PROPERLY IF AT ALLANDI AM VERY ANNOYED AND UPSET BEING CAUSED TO MISS OUT THOUGH THE ENDEMIC USELESS UK INCOMPETENCE AND LACK OF PUBLICITY. SO WHAT IS THE CHANCE OR THE PRESERVED Q STOCK CARS DOING A TIMELY COMMEMORATIVE RE RUN OF THE FAREWELL TOUR OVER ALL THE SAME LINES.
are you ranting about missing out on a certain train working that happened 46 years ago?
Many thanks!