The roof structure is an exquisite example of industrial revolution architecture. It was does you Isombard Kingdom Brunel. And recently restored. It is as artistically significant as Michael Angelo chapel ceiling
My first big trip to London back in 2003 was via Paddington Express, arriving at Paddington Station. Extraordinary! With only a small pocket guide to the Tube, I found my way around very easily because all the trains were well connected. We urgently need such fantastic rails systems in the USA.
This station is quite unique because the Hammersmith and city and the circle line (via kings cross) trains run along side the mainline and comes to the surface of the station. while the district line, bakerloo and circle lines( via victoria) just go under surface
Roof and shed were designed by Isombard Kingdom Brunel. A masterpiece of industrial era architecture. Brunel was chief engineer for the Great western Railway
Great video! Back in the 1970's I often hung around there. Was very different then, like still grimey since WW2. You sure couldn't see through that roof! But it had great atmosphere, especially in the late evening with all the newspaper, parcels, motorail and travelling post office coaches being loaded. Then there were 4 overnight trains with sleeping cars. Nearly all of that has now gone, but on the plus there's now more passengers than ever. And Paxton's roof has been beautifully restored. From memory I think his other was The Crystal Palace?
Very good video! I recently spent two weeks in London, staying near Paddington Station. Accordingly, I would go to the station many times each day, walking around, commuting via the tube and sometimes eating lunch there. For me this video captures the essence of this mythical place. Looking at this film gives you the feeling of being there. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
Wow. Paddington Station looks beautiful. We will be in London this month of November. Much nicer than the stations in Paris. We were there last November. Thanks for sharing!
I love this station because it is so big and has impressive design. I don’t go here much as I don’t use GWR going into London except if I go on holidays to the West Country
To think that Brunel initially adopted the 7ft gauge rather than the standard 4ft 8and half inch for the Great Western Railway. He finally had to admit defeat and revert to the narrower gauge, which was a throwback to horse drawn trains. Had the 7ft gauge been adopted it would have totally changed rail travel. As I pursued my training as a civil engineer, he was my beacon. Virtually all the trains in the world are based on horse drawn technology. The only good thing to come out of the system was the development of the tie. In the horse era the space between the rails had to be level to provide footing for the horses.
Lancaster gate should have used a street level connector blob with the announcement "change for, blah blah blah, and national rail services from paddington" or the central line should join paddington station
The first time i visited London by myself was in 1996 when i was 16... i stayed in Paddington, i love how it has not changed a single bit.. i love London great video's you make !
Cool vid! Thanks for uploading. I love London & it's rail infrastructure so much. What camera do you use? Also just a suggestion you should include the date you record the footage.
Thanks. I normal use the CANON T4i, but by this time of the day of shooting, I exhausted all the batteries I was carrying for it, so I had to switch to my Canon 70 D, so all of Paddington was 70 D. I figure people will look at the info on the day uploaded, which is fairly close to the shooting time. So I don't post dates. I assume cars, cloths, hairstyles, will do enough to date the film.
I just bought a good book "discovering London railway stations" by Oliver Green, Shire edition. I recommend it to all british rail enthusiats. A good advice for continental ones : buy it, for exemple, on Amazon.co.uk, it costs fewer than amazon.fr, even with parity sterling / euro. The first station described in that book is Paddington. Than You Mr Isambard Brunel for the architecture !
Yes, you can walk up to any ticket machine and choose 'tickets for travel today' (or go to the ticket office). It may be cheaper to book a ticket in advance though. You can also buy tickets online or over the phone in advance and collect them on the day (you get a code to use in the machine).
Very interesting station. If you go in the evening you might find some band playing there near Platform 9 or 10. I encountered one band playing recently: ua-cam.com/video/OQ9QfAFeG4g/v-deo.html
Not the Paddington I knew and loved. Like everywhere else, it has become a brightly lit, vanilla, shiny place devoid of character or atmosphere. How boring. Where are the Kings, the Castles, the Halls, the paniers bustling about, the Westerns and Warships, the steam and smoke, and aroma of oil? Where is the excitement amongst the passengers waiting to set off on there wonderful journeys to the south west? Where is the Cornish Riviera, the Mayflower, the Torbay Express, the Cornishman, and the Bristolian? Railways used to be such fun, now they are just a mish-mash of gaily painted sausages rushing through the glass and steel suburbs, and the diminishing countryside. How I wish it wasn't so. But I am so glad to have lived in the past, and seen it all, before it suddenly faded away.
Ridiculous comment. Paddington is basically the same place it ever was, cleaned up and a few shops added. It still has loads of character. And your characterisation of the olden days is wildly rose tinted. Railway stations were grimy, waiting rooms were cold, vandalised and smelled of urine. Kings cross station was ridden with pimps, prostitutes and drug dealing. Paddington is great, and the upgrade to king's cross/st pancras is nothing less than magnificent.
Being 80, so obviously lived in " the past " and like most boys then, an avid train spotters, my memory's are of dirty, filthy conditions no matter which major station. Today's stations are a revelation to me.
Thanks for uploading this video. I had heard of this railway station only through the Agatha Christie book called 4.50 Paddington .
The roof structure is an exquisite example of industrial revolution architecture. It was does you Isombard Kingdom Brunel. And recently restored. It is as artistically significant as Michael Angelo chapel ceiling
My first big trip to London back in 2003 was via Paddington Express, arriving at Paddington Station. Extraordinary! With only a small pocket guide to the Tube, I found my way around very easily because all the trains were well connected. We urgently need such fantastic rails systems in the USA.
Do you mean the Heathrow Express?
This station is quite unique because the Hammersmith and city and the circle line (via kings cross) trains run along side the mainline and comes to the surface of the station. while the district line, bakerloo and circle lines( via victoria) just go under surface
Roof and shed were designed by Isombard Kingdom Brunel. A masterpiece of industrial era architecture. Brunel was chief engineer for the Great western Railway
Great video! Back in the 1970's I often hung around there. Was very different then, like still grimey since WW2. You sure couldn't see through that roof! But it had great atmosphere, especially in the late evening with all the newspaper, parcels, motorail and travelling post office coaches being loaded. Then there were 4 overnight trains with sleeping cars. Nearly all of that has now gone, but on the plus there's now more passengers than ever. And Paxton's roof has been beautifully restored. From memory I think his other was The Crystal Palace?
Very good video! I recently spent two weeks in London, staying near Paddington Station. Accordingly, I would go to the station many times each day, walking around, commuting via the tube and sometimes eating lunch there. For me this video captures the essence of this mythical place. Looking at this film gives you the feeling of being there. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
G3F9VU thank you for your kind words.
Very informative and artful tour of an important London landmark! Your visual talent indicates your passion for your work. Thanks for posting!
Wow. Paddington Station looks beautiful. We will be in London this month of November. Much nicer than the stations in Paris. We were there last November. Thanks for sharing!
My son dispatches trains there, and I was a GWR man myself for five happy years.
Good memories.
This station is wonderful. Someday I'd love to go if I travel to the UK. From Kobe in Japan.
I love this station because it is so big and has impressive design. I don’t go here much as I don’t use GWR going into London except if I go on holidays to the West Country
My fave London Station of all!
I love the end: Taxi!
London's rail network the best in the world,just love it
To think that Brunel initially adopted the 7ft gauge rather than the standard 4ft 8and half inch for the Great Western Railway.
He finally had to admit defeat and revert to the narrower gauge, which was a throwback to horse drawn trains. Had the 7ft gauge been adopted it would have totally changed rail travel. As I pursued my training as a civil engineer, he was my beacon.
Virtually all the trains in the world are based on horse drawn technology. The only good thing to come out of the system was the development of the tie. In the horse era the space between the rails had to be level to provide footing for the horses.
Daniel Thomas thank you for your insights. I love reading history like that.
Glad Michael Bond walked through here on Christmas Eve, 1956
Thank for the vid !
I have an old ticket...Paddington-Newport from 1983. Wondering how much that's gone up. Great video.
Recently went from Paddington to Swansea through Newport to see a friend. Wasn’t a fan of the journey but was worth the trip to get there.
Lancaster gate should have used a street level connector blob with the announcement "change for, blah blah blah, and national rail services from paddington" or the central line should join paddington station
The first time i visited London by myself was in 1996 when i was 16... i stayed in Paddington, i love how it has not changed a single bit.. i love London great video's you make !
Simply one of the most Victorian buildings you can see today. It's like the Crystal Palace, but full of trains.
3:02 The train moved and stopped in a second, why was that?
Lubdhak Das ...I’ve no idea, maybe just an engineer making an adjustment?
Cool vid! Thanks for uploading. I love London & it's rail infrastructure so much. What camera do you use? Also just a suggestion you should include the date you record the footage.
Thanks. I normal use the CANON T4i, but by this time of the day of shooting, I exhausted all the batteries I was carrying for it, so I had to switch to my Canon 70 D, so all of Paddington was 70 D. I figure people will look at the info on the day uploaded, which is fairly close to the shooting time. So I don't post dates. I assume cars, cloths, hairstyles, will do enough to date the film.
I just bought a good book "discovering London railway stations" by Oliver Green, Shire edition. I recommend it to all british rail enthusiats. A good advice for continental ones : buy it, for exemple, on Amazon.co.uk, it costs fewer than amazon.fr, even with parity sterling / euro. The first station described in that book is Paddington. Than You Mr Isambard Brunel for the architecture !
Can u catch the tube from there?
Of course..all train stations are linked by the Tube
This station is the one that they used for the paddington the movie were they saw the bear
Jadon Roman ...yes.
LOL why did you repeat the announcement of the train to Oxford on platform 11?
*WHERE'S THE BEAR?*
he is at 8:19
@@MichaelJirochVisualArtist *THANKS! :D*
Was it late when you recorded this? Looked like it was a ghost town
Tim Daugherty 7-8 pm...weeknight, Thursday.
They should put a statue of Paddington the Bear 🐻 n Paddington Station.
They have
is there such think as a 2 or 3 day metro pass in London?
viteazul3.... just get the Oyster Card...
Can you buy the ticket at the station on the day that you want to travel to outside of London ?
Yes, you can walk up to any ticket machine and choose 'tickets for travel today' (or go to the ticket office). It may be cheaper to book a ticket in advance though. You can also buy tickets online or over the phone in advance and collect them on the day (you get a code to use in the machine).
I love TFL.RAIL
I wonder people there play Trian World Sim game?
Very interesting station. If you go in the evening you might find some band playing there near Platform 9 or 10. I encountered one band playing recently: ua-cam.com/video/OQ9QfAFeG4g/v-deo.html
Not the Paddington I knew and loved. Like everywhere else, it has become a brightly lit, vanilla, shiny place devoid of character or atmosphere. How boring.
Where are the Kings, the Castles, the Halls, the paniers bustling about, the Westerns and Warships, the steam and smoke, and aroma of oil? Where is the excitement amongst the passengers waiting to set off on there wonderful journeys to the south west? Where is the Cornish Riviera, the Mayflower, the Torbay Express, the Cornishman, and the Bristolian?
Railways used to be such fun, now they are just a mish-mash of gaily painted sausages rushing through the glass and steel suburbs, and the diminishing countryside.
How I wish it wasn't so. But I am so glad to have lived in the past, and seen it all, before it suddenly faded away.
"There", of course, should have been "their"...
Ridiculous comment. Paddington is basically the same place it ever was, cleaned up and a few shops added. It still has loads of character. And your characterisation of the olden days is wildly rose tinted. Railway stations were grimy, waiting rooms were cold, vandalised and smelled of urine. Kings cross station was ridden with pimps, prostitutes and drug dealing. Paddington is great, and the upgrade to king's cross/st pancras is nothing less than magnificent.
Being 80, so obviously lived in " the past " and like most boys then, an avid train spotters, my memory's are of dirty, filthy conditions no matter which major station. Today's stations are a revelation to me.
Well what do you expect? It's never always going to be rainbows and butterflies
Where's Paddington bear??
Thomas Dickensheets ...he is there. @ 8:20
Uisten!
everything isn’t normally that shiny
This was made when the station was in the middle of refurbishment.
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