@@rodwilkins1614 Actually that little greeting has a whole back catalogue, nay, an A - Z of roads and bridleways associatied with it making it humorous both in german and english and at many different levels of erudition. From the cheesy chirpy reunification surprise hit "Hallo Guten Morgen Deutschland" to the silly juxtaposition here present, which some find raises a titter or two.
If they ever split the Northern Line, they should definitely call the line to Morden the Southern Line, to finally put the City & South London Railway back on the map
Lived all my life in Sutton and taken the northern line from Morden so many times. I always said it feels like Sutton and Merton area is the forgotten borough and it’s nice to see it being appreciated. Thank you Geoff
Definitely forgotten. People know Wimbledon from the Tennis but the rest of Merton is just forgotten. I grew up in Morden and when I tell people where I'm from I use Wimbledon as a bench mark coz people know there
@@iAmTheSquidThing I guess that makes sense, I think it’s probably to do with the existing rail companies have a monopoly on the area at the time. And not wanting to share existing networks, I mean I could imagine the company who owned it at the time wanting passengers taking another route to London when the hold the only option
Indeed, during lockdown UA-cam with it's library of content was a great pick-me-up, and Geoff with your contributions you share in this too - and I will continue checking in from time to time for new content. Thank you.
I used to live in Dorking and often travelled up to Morden.. Now I live in Alanya Türkiye and loved watching your video here as brought back good memories of the London underground and Morden especially.. Thank you Geoff.. I shall look out for more..
@@SamsungTab-zq7rkif you’re still on UA-cam I hope you see this ,I understand this feeling a lot ,I was in London when I was a kid but had to move outside the country cause of family issues ,these videos made by Jay Foreman ,Geoff and other London producers make my day anyday
I think Geoff has a knack of making concise videos with some obscure trivia which do not outstay their welcome. I think that may be in part being adhd which I believe he mentioned in one video. Im certain someone will correct me if I am wrong and this is intended as a compliment
As a former resident of Morden I can confirm that this is indeed how we walk. We are a backwards sort of people that live at the end of the tubeline. There is almost a lovecraftian mystery surrounding us and our unusual ways.
Hi Geoff, I was born in Morden so watched with interest as you filmed all the places we used to go as kids. We used to joke the only reason Morden was populated was because people fell asleep on the train and woke up at Morden. It honestly hasn’t changed much over the years though there used to be a cinema where Lidl is now - ah the memories 😂 thank you
Although in a different setting, I lived in Portsmouth for many years (born in Morden, though), The fast Nelson Stock electric trains to and from Waterloo had side boards above the carriage windows, showing the main stations en route, ending in Ryde. Staff at Portsmouth Harbour Station had to wake up and/or shoo out passengers who, quite reasonably, had assumed that the train would be taking a four-mile tunnel under the sea to the Ryde, Isle of Wight, then guiding them to the ferry!!
Gosh this brought memories flooding back...used to live by The Oval and when I was a lad my Dad asked me where I wanted to go for a day out.............. Morden I said.......... he asked why....... I don't know I replied.......... because it's there and I've never been ! He was shaking his head the whole way....memories.
I was last in the Morden Station in 1974. Modernized but not changed. Used to cross the footbridge weekly from Grandad's home on Burnham Road for fish & chips. Thank you for the informative trip down memory lane.
@@tonygrossmith6223 The last time I actually lived with my Grandad was 1968 - 1969. Attended Garth Secondary with Mr Thomas as headmaster. Didn't know any of the neighbors.
As someone who grew up in the Sutton/Mitcham area, Morden station was the start of many a journey into Central London. But I can’t believe you missed out the cultural highlight of Morden, it’s Wimpy restaurant
Kendor Gardens just north of Morden station is worth a visit, it's a long park that covers the tunnels. You can hear (and feel) the trains passing underground
Another video that makes me smile! When the station throat junction was relayed (during 1997), I spent several nights there ‘setting out’ by marking up those walls with the design offsets of all the key components along with the designer! Fun times! 😎 Alas, never got to see that daylight view over the wall …
As a child in the 1920s, my father lived in Balham and he recalled travelling to Morden on the new tube line. On reaching Morden, he and his older brother crossed the road outside the station and picnicked in a farmer's field o[opposite.
I grew up in London but now live in the USA. I miss the London Underground. From the age of 14 years old my brother and I used to just take off from the house in Golders Green to travel to exotic destinations such as Ealing, Stanmore and Upminster. I’m now 61 years old but when I visit the UK each Christmas my brother and I sit hunched over the tube and overground map and like eager teenagers we once again plan out our next trip. Last year it was the Elizabeth Line and the Battersea extension. We finally got to Morden a few years ago, it was a fun day out, and I was glad to tick it off my list. Thanks for these videos it’s so nice to see that there is a whole community that shares our love for the London transport system.
During each of three trips to the UK, I stayed for a time with a friend of my aunt who lived a short walk from Morden station, so I've been to and from it quite a few times. As she's no longer alive, I'm unlikely to make it to the end of the line during any future visits, so it was nice to see the station again. Thanks for the video.
Your friend from Newcastle is not alone. From 1987 to 1992 I commuted from Colliers Wood to the City and never once thought to go down to Morden. What an idiot. Now I'm retired whenever I have a travelcard I take random trips to places I've never visited before. Morden is a Must Do Soon!
My partner used to live in Colliers Wood & frequently went to Morden - he was always asleep though. We moved to Morden to cut down on the " there & back again" journeys...
I am liking this "End of the Line" series as I have used the Underground for many years but I think I have only been to a few "end stations" like Brixton, Elephant & Castle and Heathrow (though not the Terminal Five station) As I have friends who live on the Northern line near Balham - Morden would be an interesting trip to do.
I've been to Elephant & Castle on the Bakerloo Line, Ealing Broadway on the Central Line, Edgware Road on the Circle Line, Ealing Broadway, Richmond, Edgware Road, and Wimbledon on the District Line Stratford and the former terminus of Charing Cross on the Jubilee Line before it closed Uxbridge and Aldgate on the Metropolitan Line, Edgware on the Northern Line Both Heathrows on the Piccadilly Line Brixton on the Victoria Line and both ends of the Waterloo & City Line.
Nice one. I've probably put your viewing figures up because I watched the video 4 times to see why it looked like a 2 car train at 0:43 leaving the tunnel. The signs of editing were not immediately obvious (with my elderly eyes on my laptop) until I had watched it those extra times. I have never been to Morden so I am enjoying this series, as it covers the area outside the stations too.
I used to live near Morden. I think it is a great area. Best terminus in London. Ganley's Irish pub is worth a visit. I didn't know about the long bridge though. An underrated part of London. Sister Wimbledon gets all the attention.
Honestly love the fact that this was shot on a rainy day. I love just watching b-roll of rainy UK. Always puts my mind at rest for some reason. Great vid. Morden looks beautiful.
I live here -- beautiful it is not! It's a basic, unpretentious residential area, with Morden Hall Park and Morden Park providing some nice green space (the former is prettier). However, with the Northern Line and the Thameslink service from nearby Morden South and South Merton stations, public transport connections are very good. The shops around the station and the office block built over the station entrance have a very tired look, but I believe there are plans to spruce it all up. Nice to learn about the potential station that never happened and is now Sainsbury's. Fair play to Geoff, though; he presents the area really well and with such an enthusiastic delivery.
Hey Geoff your are the best train UA-cam I've watched I loved trains since I was a kid and memorised the whole of the northern line as I live in South wimbledon its just revived my love and I love it so thank you
Lived at Tooting Broadway for 4 year and “visited” Morden many times (after falling asleep coming home). This is the first time I’ve seen the outside in daylight. Thank you.
Love this vid, I’ve lived in Morden pretty much all my life and now commute from there to work everyday. Never knew half of everything you showcased in this!
Lovely to see that track throat again. I designed that back in 96 or 97 and still have a copy of the 1:50 timber layout somewhere. A really satisfying challenge to squeeze all those movements into such a small space.
Excellent as usual! The fact that the good old northern line (i''m at oval myself) goes so deep into south london can cause us locals a problem. It means that whenever Southern or s/Western go on strike, our "black" tube line gets overloaded n/bound in the am rush and vice versa in the evening!! We thus can't always get on!!
Thanks for showing Morden Hall Park - I lived in a National Trust house in the park from 1998-2001 and have very fond memories of commuting from Morden every day.
Slightly surprised when Geoff said, "17 miles, the longest journey without mobile signal" rather than "17 miles, formerly the longest passenger transport journey in a tunnel... in the world!" Which as a Finchley native (it comes out at East Finchley) was my favourite entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
Loved your video visit to the end of the Northern Line, Geoff: a spot of nostalgia as I grew up in Morden and enjoyed watching trains running in and out of the depot.
Love it, when I come up from Portsmouth I park at Morden and regularly go on the tube up the track to Kennington and beyond etc. I shall look out for the owl next time ⏲️ Cheap to park the car too at Morden 👏 We usually say when we get on at Morden I wonder if we will bump into our Geoff sometime. Keep up your wonderful content, longer edits the better ✨️
My first introduction to the Underground as a child was the Northern Line from Clapham North (with the scary island platform).Later I lived in south London and drove past Morden station a few times, though I never travelled there by tube. Fond memories.
The original Morden station was Morden Road (Halt), Morden (C & SLR) was going to be called Morden North. Morden (villiage) at The George is further south, even further than Morden South station. There was a motor vehicle garage opp Morden Station owned by UREL/London General ( site of Iceland Now ). built the same style as many of the East Surrey (owned by LGOC) bus garages.
Years ago when I was a surveyor/draughtsman, we needed copies of the drawings we drew by hand on polyester film to give to our clients. The office was in Wealdstone and the copying firm was in Morden, so we would get the bus to Edgware and then all the way to the other end at Morden. After an hour two we would collect the drawings & copies and return. It all took most of the day and most of the staff hated having to do the trip. I used to take a book with me and didn't mind it at all. I recently did Edgware to Morden and then to High Barnet, using the Charing Cross and City branches- you see very little daylight!
I used to have my break in the canteen in Morden station, when I was on route 93 from Sutton Garage (A). The Underground staff hated us, as we were the first bus garage to go 'private', so were no longer London Transport. It was the beginning of the end !!
Thankyou Geoff. Had some traffic problems and had to change plans. Then remembered where you said the end of lines where. So went from Morden to TCR. And had a wonderful day in London
The Northern Line extension to Sutton through North Cheam would've been great and it makes sense. The intermediary station could've been called 'Morden Park', as it is pretty much halfway between North Cheam and Morden. Wish they re-plan this extension, as there is a lot of space in North Cheam at the moment for development.
Geoff~ This is a cool video bro. I love LONDON and someday soon I will live and work there and can't wait. Keep sending more videos from the greater LON :) Bravo!! - VK 😀💛
This is the first time I’ve seen anyone acknowledging the provision for a station at North Cheam so kudos and 10/10 to you! You didn’t get to the provision made for another station at what used to be the Organ roundabout in Ewell, though, so perhaps I’ll hold back a point or two for that. The North Cheam line was never looping round to Sutton as far as I know, that was the District extension from Wimbledon. Rather, it was heading for Epsom, hence the Ewell stop. Related tale… I now work for TfL and in a recent document, I based a scenario on a fictitious Northern Line Surrey Extension needing to provide 36 tph through North Cheam station. The pseudo-alternate reality of it amused me even if it went over the heads of everyone else at work. 😀
@@geofftech2 So would I. Not least because I now live round there and the station at North Cheam would have offered a more convenient route to work in Stratford than I currently have.
@@highpath4776 It may have been. We’re talking 1930s here so more likely LPTB than C&SLR. I’ve posted a link to my only online source for this stuff a couple of times but I don’t think UA-cam likes it so I can’t share it. There’s a comment that the shops on the Ewell bypass were built with a gap in the frontage for a tube station that never came which was later filled in with another shop.
Your enthusiasm is contagious. I just live in Tooting Bec, I came to Morden for an interview and for an event but not for much else but I appreciate this information ☺️
Tooting Bec started out as Tooting Bec (Trinity Road), then became Trinity Road, then went back to Tooting Bec! I only recall it as Trinity Road. South Wimbledon was South Wimbledon (Merton High Street) initially, then just South Wimbledon. It's firmly Merton High Street, so the name is very misleading.
Geoff, you could have mentioned that the stations on the Morden extension were the first large commission from the Underground for Charles Holden who later designed 55 Broadway and the stations on the Piccadilly line extensions. Also, that before the tube arrived there was nothing in what is now Morden town centre except a few houses and fields. The original village of Morden was further south.
As a Babylon 5 nut, I always had a slight shiver every time I looked at a Northern Line diagram, and saw Mr. Morden waiting for me at the bottom of the black line.
Geoff! I saw you running at the half marathon the other day, and accidentally called you George! Congrats on the run, and love your content - always a source of fun facts!!
Morden is my local station. As a kid I was very nervous always with trains, so it was very helpful that every train there would go in the same direction and I didn’t have to worry about getting the wrong one 😅
Wow I'm quite amazed by this. When I went to Morden station I thought it, and the area was honestly forgettable. But you find so much joy in it, it's quite inspiring.
Hi Geoff my just turned 7 year old is a massive fan of yours. He loves to travel all over the tube and train network. He will be happy that you have just done this journey as his nan lives at Clapham North and he frequently takes her to Morden 🤣
I've been to Morden a couple times; the first time I went, I was stunned that it was outside unlike the rest of the Northern Line south of the river. I knew about Morden Hall Park, but I did NOT know about the long footbridge overseeing the depot. I'll have to visit that one day.
I used to visit all the LUL depots (and most of their office buildings) in the late 90s, supporting the servers which ran their office functions. For some reason, Morden had fewer problems than most other depots. Maybe it was because they kept the server environment clean. Most interesting to reach was Northumberland Park, where you had to ride in the front carriage of particular trains. Often the driver would get you to ride in the cab so they could have a chat.
I remember seeing Morden station in a Poirot series (one with David Suchet as the lead), though for some reason the station was dressed up with a fictional name. The scene also featured a set of 1959 tube stock, possibly including the same coaches that are now on Alderney.
Great series Very familiar area for me Often I have found there's a bit of a 'game' actually working out which train is departing first and quickly switching trains!
Thanks Geoff, I’ve been looking forward to this episode and as ever you delivered. Nice to see the White Bridge as it is known featuring overlooking the depot. You might liked to have stayed on that road down towards Morden South where you would have seen the longest Pratt Truss bridge in the UK.
I used to live in Morden in the 80s and all I can remember about the footbridge was that it wasn't covered and there were no railings; and as for the Pratt Truss bridge again all I can remember is if you were walking under it to run as the amount of pigeons there meant you were likely to end up covered in...
@@simonturner5450 You know you are right, I had never thought about that bridge until you just said it - it was worse, it is funny how you can forget things and a turn of phrase makes the memory of running under that bridge come flooding back😀
Brought back memories, lived and worked in a dodgy pub in Morden two decades ago. We used to call it Mordor when we were on the northern line heading down.
I lived in Morden for a while and it was the best thing ever after a night out becuase you knew if you got on the tube you'd be home even if you passed out and woke up at the end of the line!
My childhood next door neighbour had lived near that halfway point on your map since the house was built in the 30s. She always said that the plan was to extend the tube to North cheam, with a stop at "The Woodstock", the name given to the junction between London Road A24, Sutton Common Road, Tudor Drive and Stonecot Hill (A24), named after a pub which was a changeover location for buses going way back into history. My bet, they'd have called the station Stonecot Hill or Woodstock. The Woodstock pub was sadly closed a few years ago, and is now a small Asda. Rumours abound locally that the tunnels for the track were even dug and maintained, but I'm not sure I believe it, since the depot you showed is at surface level, and is bound to the south by the raised embankment of a different railway line and a station (overground) AND its near the top of a fairly big hill, so not sure where the supposed tunnels could be.
My dad was in the fire service during the war and said that a tunnel was extended from Morden to Epsom Downs in case of invasion, but was never finished as fortunately not needed. I would love to know if that was true. There are definitely tunnels still under the Downs.
05:36 That’s an excellent idea Geoff. I live in North West London on the Jubilee Line, and I use it as far as London Bridge for work. But I really should take it all the way over to Stratford some time for a look.
Can't remember if you already covered it elsewhere, but the plans to extend beyond Morden were scuppered by Southern Railways, who claimed extending the line would damage their suburban services. Instead, Southern extended their services to compensate, which is the reason why those stations have a similar style (e.g. Surbiton and Wimbledon) of architecture to the Charles Holden Morden Extension stations.
I never knew that the Northern Line extension plan south to(ward) Sutton involved a separate route, for which LT had bought land. I'd always assumed there would be a chord to the Wimbledon-Sutton Line just behind the Northern Line depot. If you look at how close these two lines are, it seems odd there was never a connection, say, for construction or even stock movements.
There were two plans. The first plan in the 1920s when the City & South London Railway was planning to extend southwards from Clapham was to join-up with the planned Wimbledon & Sutton Railway with the District line running from Wimbledon to Sutton and the C&SLR continuing past the depot to join it near Morden South main line station. If that had happened you would have had tube and surface stock running next to each other to Sutton. The Southern Railway objected and the C&SLR agreed to go no further than Morden and the W&SR was built by the Southern Railway instead of the Underground. The second plan was at the end of WWII when all sorts of plans for extensions to the tube were proposed. Route 11 was an extension from Morden to North Cheam to compliment the duplication of the Northern line between Tooting Broadway and Kennington (Route 10).
I haven't seen Morden tube station since the 1960's! We traveled out there occasionally to visit relatives and took some group pics on the platforms while waiting for an outbound train. A long ride through continuous tunnels to get there from the city.
One can also walk through Morden Park to Colliers Wood station, past Merton Abbey Mills (William Morris associations) - and hunt the site of Merton Abbey Station.
Used to go from Morden to Tooting bec to school in the 70s. Remember watching the world cup from Mexico in 1970 at the television shop next to the station on the way to school, always late..........🤠😎
Used to travel from Morden to Charing Cross every day to work at 55 Broadway LT head office.drove from Stoneleigh Ewell to the car park .all travel free as I worked for London Transport. This was mid 60s to mid 70s
Missed opportunity to say "Guten Morden" as the greeting Geoff.
Somebody morden this man
Or he could have said something funny.
@@rodwilkins1614 Actually that little greeting has a whole back catalogue, nay, an A - Z of roads and bridleways associatied with it making it humorous both in german and english and at many different levels of erudition.
From the cheesy chirpy reunification surprise hit "Hallo Guten Morgen Deutschland" to the silly juxtaposition here present, which some find raises a titter or two.
No no such thing
Geoff marshall
If they ever split the Northern Line, they should definitely call the line to Morden the Southern Line, to finally put the City & South London Railway back on the map
I definitely agree, maybe perhaps have it coloured white on the tube map, to contrast with the Northern line's black, if that's possible.
@@tommykiryu777 perhaps 2 black parallel lines with white in the middle?
Might get a bit confusing at balham where you would get off the southern line train and change for a southern railway train.
@@_CaptainCookie Yeah, just like how Thameslink used to be shown on tube maps back in the 90's
theyre running out of colours
Lived all my life in Sutton and taken the northern line from Morden so many times. I always said it feels like Sutton and Merton area is the forgotten borough and it’s nice to see it being appreciated. Thank you Geoff
Definitely forgotten. People know Wimbledon from the Tennis but the rest of Merton is just forgotten. I grew up in Morden and when I tell people where I'm from I use Wimbledon as a bench mark coz people know there
@@LucyLive91 yeah I usually say croydon, I would say sutton or carshalton and most people wouldn’t have a clue
@@cjwoods21 Only people from London have heard of Morden or the surrounding towns lols
Apparently they stopped extending the Tube down here because the ground is all gravel, and it was too difficult to tunnel through.
@@iAmTheSquidThing I guess that makes sense, I think it’s probably to do with the existing rail companies have a monopoly on the area at the time. And not wanting to share existing networks, I mean I could imagine the company who owned it at the time wanting passengers taking another route to London when the hold the only option
Hi Geoff, just want to say thank you for all your amazing content. Been feeling depressed recently and these videos really pipe me up so thank yoy 😀
Keep yourself busy rather than watching UA-cam - it’ll just make you more depressed
Indeed, during lockdown UA-cam with it's library of content was a great pick-me-up, and Geoff with your contributions you share in this too - and I will continue checking in from time to time for new content. Thank you.
I used to live in Dorking and often travelled up to Morden.. Now I live in Alanya Türkiye and loved watching your video here as brought back good memories of the London underground and Morden especially.. Thank you Geoff.. I shall look out for more..
@@SamsungTab-zq7rkif you’re still on UA-cam I hope you see this ,I understand this feeling a lot ,I was in London when I was a kid but had to move outside the country cause of family issues ,these videos made by Jay Foreman ,Geoff and other London producers make my day anyday
I would have run out of ideas to film years ago. But for some reason, you just keep on turning out great content. Cheers mate!
I think Geoff has a knack of making concise videos with some obscure trivia which do not outstay their welcome. I think that may be in part being adhd which I believe he mentioned in one video. Im certain someone will correct me if I am wrong and this is intended as a compliment
2:04 Blimey - how did you miss the most interesting part of Morden, where people walk backwards?! Surprised that didn't make the narration!
As a former resident of Morden I can confirm that this is indeed how we walk.
We are a backwards sort of people that live at the end of the tubeline. There is almost a lovecraftian mystery surrounding us and our unusual ways.
yes we’re basically Australian here
@@theghostofsabertache9049 The eldritch tentacles and eerie piping are a bit of a giveaway 😁
I assume that's what the Stepping Back poster is about? 😁
Nice catch!
Aussie here. This series is a real winner. I watch each episode at least 3 times to ensure I don't miss anything. Looking forward to the next episode.
Yes another Aussie here , love watching Geoff's content on the rail system and how thorough he is .Always a pleasure to view .
I really liked your cameo as Frank Pick in Jay Foreman's latest video, quite fitting for your channel!
Hi Geoff, I was born in Morden so watched with interest as you filmed all the places we used to go as kids. We used to joke the only reason Morden was populated was because people fell asleep on the train and woke up at Morden. It honestly hasn’t changed much over the years though there used to be a cinema where Lidl is now - ah the memories 😂 thank you
Although in a different setting, I lived in Portsmouth for many years (born in Morden, though), The fast Nelson Stock electric trains to and from Waterloo had side boards above the carriage windows, showing the main stations en route, ending in Ryde. Staff at Portsmouth Harbour Station had to wake up and/or shoo out passengers who, quite reasonably, had assumed that the train would be taking a four-mile tunnel under the sea to the Ryde, Isle of Wight, then guiding them to the ferry!!
The end-of-the-line series is great Geoff!
Geoff Marshall Videos Always Make Me Smile , Every One
Thank you Geoff to have travelling all around London just for doing a excellent series for us.
You have a heart of gold ♥️
Geoff, I used to live near Morden so this brought back lots of memories. Great shout out for Morden Hall Park too 👍
Gosh this brought memories flooding back...used to live by The Oval and when I was a lad my Dad asked me where I wanted to go for a day out.............. Morden I said.......... he asked why....... I don't know I replied.......... because it's there and I've never been ! He was shaking his head the whole way....memories.
"You don't just walk into Morden" 😂😂 Great video Geoff!
My friends and I who grew up there always did refer to it as Mordor.
“one does not simply walk in to Morden”
you run LOL !🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@theghostofsabertache9049 which school did you go to ?
@@ahsenkhan5386 I went to Bishopsford but it doesn’t exist anymore. You?
I was last in the Morden Station in 1974. Modernized but not changed. Used to cross the footbridge weekly from Grandad's home on Burnham Road for fish & chips. Thank you for the informative trip down memory lane.
My grandparents lived in Burnham Road no 26
@@tonygrossmith6223 35 Burnham Rd . . . the last but one.
I grew up on Abbotsbury Road.
Next to Peter the gardener?
@@tonygrossmith6223 The last time I actually lived with my Grandad was 1968 - 1969. Attended Garth Secondary with Mr Thomas as headmaster. Didn't know any of the neighbors.
As someone who grew up in the Sutton/Mitcham area, Morden station was the start of many a journey into Central London. But I can’t believe you missed out the cultural highlight of Morden, it’s Wimpy restaurant
Exactly it’s a Morden institution. It’s been there longer than I have and I’m in my mid thirties
@@theghostofsabertache9049 It has moved from its original place beside Crown House
Kendor Gardens just north of Morden station is worth a visit, it's a long park that covers the tunnels. You can hear (and feel) the trains passing underground
I love the fact that Geoff casually flips the tube map at the start
Another video that makes me smile! When the station throat junction was relayed (during 1997), I spent several nights there ‘setting out’ by marking up those walls with the design offsets of all the key components along with the designer! Fun times! 😎 Alas, never got to see that daylight view over the wall …
As a child in the 1920s, my father lived in Balham and he recalled travelling to Morden on the new tube line. On reaching Morden, he and his older brother crossed the road outside the station and picnicked in a farmer's field o[opposite.
I grew up in London but now live in the USA. I miss the London Underground. From the age of 14 years old my brother and I used to just take off from the house in Golders Green to travel to exotic destinations such as Ealing, Stanmore and Upminster. I’m now 61 years old but when I visit the UK each Christmas my brother and I sit hunched over the tube and overground map and like eager teenagers we once again plan out our next trip. Last year it was the Elizabeth Line and the Battersea extension. We finally got to Morden a few years ago, it was a fun day out, and I was glad to tick it off my list. Thanks for these videos it’s so nice to see that there is a whole community that shares our love for the London transport system.
Best Train UA-camr In history award.
Geoff your the best, I love your videos and I’m also a tube nerd. I hope you continue making videos for years
During each of three trips to the UK, I stayed for a time with a friend of my aunt who lived a short walk from Morden station, so I've been to and from it quite a few times. As she's no longer alive, I'm unlikely to make it to the end of the line during any future visits, so it was nice to see the station again. Thanks for the video.
The memories of taking the 154 to Morden with my grandma to take the tube into London 🥰
The train doors used to open on both sides at Golders Green too, until 20-odd years ago when one of the platforms was turned into a "staff platform".
And the tragic loss of the Finchley Road exit with its strange blocks of concrete for locking up bikes and the Season Ticket window
Your friend from Newcastle is not alone. From 1987 to 1992 I commuted from Colliers Wood to the City and never once thought to go down to Morden. What an idiot. Now I'm retired whenever I have a travelcard I take random trips to places I've never visited before. Morden is a Must Do Soon!
My partner used to live in Colliers Wood & frequently went to Morden - he was always asleep though. We moved to Morden to cut down on the " there & back again" journeys...
I’m wondering why someone from Newcastle heading for the city went via Colliers Wood 😢
@@TimBrownLondon Wot?
I'm increasingly waiting for the next episode of this series with every new video...
I am liking this "End of the Line" series
as I have used the Underground for many years
but I think I have only been to a few "end stations"
like Brixton, Elephant & Castle and Heathrow
(though not the Terminal Five station)
As I have friends who live on the Northern line
near Balham - Morden would be an interesting trip to do.
I've been to
Elephant & Castle on the Bakerloo Line,
Ealing Broadway on the Central Line,
Edgware Road on the Circle Line,
Ealing Broadway, Richmond, Edgware Road, and Wimbledon on the District Line
Stratford and the former terminus of Charing Cross on the Jubilee Line before it closed
Uxbridge and Aldgate on the Metropolitan Line,
Edgware on the Northern Line
Both Heathrows on the Piccadilly Line
Brixton on the Victoria Line
and both ends of the Waterloo & City Line.
Nice one. I've probably put your viewing figures up because I watched the video 4 times to see why it looked like a 2 car train at 0:43 leaving the tunnel. The signs of editing were not immediately obvious (with my elderly eyes on my laptop) until I had watched it those extra times.
I have never been to Morden so I am enjoying this series, as it covers the area outside the stations too.
Glad it wasn't just me.
@@geofftech2 Hello!
Really enjoying this series so far Geoff! 👍🏻😀
I used to live near Morden. I think it is a great area. Best terminus in London. Ganley's Irish pub is worth a visit. I didn't know about the long bridge though. An underrated part of London. Sister Wimbledon gets all the attention.
Honestly love the fact that this was shot on a rainy day. I love just watching b-roll of rainy UK. Always puts my mind at rest for some reason.
Great vid. Morden looks beautiful.
I live here -- beautiful it is not! It's a basic, unpretentious residential area, with Morden Hall Park and Morden Park providing some nice green space (the former is prettier). However, with the Northern Line and the Thameslink service from nearby Morden South and South Merton stations, public transport connections are very good.
The shops around the station and the office block built over the station entrance have a very tired look, but I believe there are plans to spruce it all up. Nice to learn about the potential station that never happened and is now Sainsbury's.
Fair play to Geoff, though; he presents the area really well and with such an enthusiastic delivery.
Hey Geoff your are the best train UA-cam I've watched I loved trains since I was a kid and memorised the whole of the northern line as I live in South wimbledon its just revived my love and I love it so thank you
Lived at Tooting Broadway for 4 year and “visited” Morden many times (after falling asleep coming home). This is the first time I’ve seen the outside in daylight.
Thank you.
Loving this series
Love this vid, I’ve lived in Morden pretty much all my life and now commute from there to work everyday. Never knew half of everything you showcased in this!
Love this! I really can’t wait for you to see Chesham station!
Lovely to see that track throat again. I designed that back in 96 or 97 and still have a copy of the 1:50 timber layout somewhere. A really satisfying challenge to squeeze all those movements into such a small space.
Excellent as usual! The fact that the good old northern line (i''m at oval myself) goes so deep into south london can cause us locals a problem. It means that whenever Southern or s/Western go on strike, our "black" tube line gets overloaded n/bound in the am rush and vice versa in the evening!! We thus can't always get on!!
Thanks for showing Morden Hall Park - I lived in a National Trust house in the park from 1998-2001 and have very fond memories of commuting from Morden every day.
Slightly surprised when Geoff said, "17 miles, the longest journey without mobile signal" rather than "17 miles, formerly the longest passenger transport journey in a tunnel... in the world!" Which as a Finchley native (it comes out at East Finchley) was my favourite entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
The Channel Tunnel put the kybosh on that record.
Loved your video visit to the end of the Northern Line, Geoff: a spot of nostalgia as I grew up in Morden and enjoyed watching trains running in and out of the depot.
Absolutely loving this series and looking forward to both Stanmore and Edgware as they were both my old commuting routes.
Love it, when I come up from Portsmouth I park at Morden and regularly go on the tube up the track to Kennington and beyond etc.
I shall look out for the owl next time ⏲️
Cheap to park the car too at Morden 👏
We usually say when we get on at Morden I wonder if we will bump into our Geoff sometime. Keep up your wonderful content, longer edits the better ✨️
My first introduction to the Underground as a child was the Northern Line from Clapham North (with the scary island platform).Later I lived in south London and drove past Morden station a few times, though I never travelled there by tube. Fond memories.
Lovely video, thanks for showing us the station’s architectural features and where to look down at the depot!
Smashing series so far Geoff! Really like it! Looking forward for the next one!
I was fascinated with Morden station so many thanks for the great video.
I love this new series you've started. Very fun to see the underground outskirts like this 😉.
That’s a rarity in Morden high street, a wimpy burger place!
I love these films as it shows you parts of London that us Northerners never normally see.
The original Morden station was Morden Road (Halt), Morden (C & SLR) was going to be called Morden North. Morden (villiage) at The George is further south, even further than Morden South station. There was a motor vehicle garage opp Morden Station owned by UREL/London General ( site of Iceland Now ). built the same style as many of the East Surrey (owned by LGOC) bus garages.
I often go to Morden but didn't know about the footbridge over the depot! Will check that out. Thanks Geoff!
I tell you where if you want
Years ago when I was a surveyor/draughtsman, we needed copies of the drawings we drew by hand on polyester film to give to our clients. The office was in Wealdstone and the copying firm was in Morden, so we would get the bus to Edgware and then all the way to the other end at Morden. After an hour two we would collect the drawings & copies and return. It all took most of the day and most of the staff hated having to do the trip. I used to take a book with me and didn't mind it at all.
I recently did Edgware to Morden and then to High Barnet, using the Charing Cross and City branches- you see very little daylight!
I used to have my break in the canteen in Morden station, when I was on route 93 from Sutton Garage (A). The Underground staff hated us, as we were the first bus garage to go 'private', so were no longer London Transport. It was the beginning of the end !!
Geoff I owe you so many pints you wouldn't believe. Your videos are so chipper and you always cheer me up.
thank you George, appreciated and very kind! :-)
Thankyou Geoff.
Had some traffic problems and had to change plans. Then remembered where you said the end of lines where. So went from Morden to TCR. And had a wonderful day in London
The Northern Line extension to Sutton through North Cheam would've been great and it makes sense. The intermediary station could've been called 'Morden Park', as it is pretty much halfway between North Cheam and Morden. Wish they re-plan this extension, as there is a lot of space in North Cheam at the moment for development.
Geoff~ This is a cool video bro. I love LONDON and someday soon I will live and work there and can't wait. Keep sending more videos from the greater LON :) Bravo!! - VK 😀💛
Great work with the episodes! 👏🏽
This is the first time I’ve seen anyone acknowledging the provision for a station at North Cheam so kudos and 10/10 to you! You didn’t get to the provision made for another station at what used to be the Organ roundabout in Ewell, though, so perhaps I’ll hold back a point or two for that. The North Cheam line was never looping round to Sutton as far as I know, that was the District extension from Wimbledon. Rather, it was heading for Epsom, hence the Ewell stop.
Related tale… I now work for TfL and in a recent document, I based a scenario on a fictitious Northern Line Surrey Extension needing to provide 36 tph through North Cheam station. The pseudo-alternate reality of it amused me even if it went over the heads of everyone else at work. 😀
@@geofftech2 So would I. Not least because I now live round there and the station at North Cheam would have offered a more convenient route to work in Stratford than I currently have.
@@allanfstone Always thought the Cand SLR Sutton plan was to go from Tooting Brdw / Mitcham / Rose Hill / Sutton
@@highpath4776 It may have been. We’re talking 1930s here so more likely LPTB than C&SLR.
I’ve posted a link to my only online source for this stuff a couple of times but I don’t think UA-cam likes it so I can’t share it. There’s a comment that the shops on the Ewell bypass were built with a gap in the frontage for a tube station that never came which was later filled in with another shop.
Love these End of the Line films 😀
I go from Waterloo to Old Street for Moorfields on a regular basis, so I often wonder what is at the end of the lines, so thanks for this :)
Your enthusiasm is contagious. I just live in Tooting Bec, I came to Morden for an interview and for an event but not for much else but I appreciate this information ☺️
Tooting Bec started out as Tooting Bec (Trinity Road), then became Trinity Road, then went back to Tooting Bec! I only recall it as Trinity Road. South Wimbledon was South Wimbledon (Merton High Street) initially, then just South Wimbledon. It's firmly Merton High Street, so the name is very misleading.
Geoff, you could have mentioned that the stations on the Morden extension were the first large commission from the Underground for Charles Holden who later designed 55 Broadway and the stations on the Piccadilly line extensions.
Also, that before the tube arrived there was nothing in what is now Morden town centre except a few houses and fields. The original village of Morden was further south.
Glad you pointed out Morden Hall Park, it's a real gem!
As a Babylon 5 nut, I always had a slight shiver every time I looked at a Northern Line diagram, and saw Mr. Morden waiting for me at the bottom of the black line.
Nice plants on the platform 👍
Geoff! I saw you running at the half marathon the other day, and accidentally called you George! Congrats on the run, and love your content - always a source of fun facts!!
Morden is my local station. As a kid I was very nervous always with trains, so it was very helpful that every train there would go in the same direction and I didn’t have to worry about getting the wrong one 😅
Wow I'm quite amazed by this. When I went to Morden station I thought it, and the area was honestly forgettable. But you find so much joy in it, it's quite inspiring.
Hi Geoff, would you consider doing an end of the line special for the Glasgow Subway. Maybe around the 1st of April?
Hi Geoff my just turned 7 year old is a massive fan of yours. He loves to travel all over the tube and train network. He will be happy that you have just done this journey as his nan lives at Clapham North and he frequently takes her to Morden 🤣
LETS GOOOOO repping the ends here Geoff. love it
I've been to Morden a couple times; the first time I went, I was stunned that it was outside unlike the rest of the Northern Line south of the river. I knew about Morden Hall Park, but I did NOT know about the long footbridge overseeing the depot. I'll have to visit that one day.
I used to visit all the LUL depots (and most of their office buildings) in the late 90s, supporting the servers which ran their office functions. For some reason, Morden had fewer problems than most other depots. Maybe it was because they kept the server environment clean. Most interesting to reach was Northumberland Park, where you had to ride in the front carriage of particular trains. Often the driver would get you to ride in the cab so they could have a chat.
I remember seeing Morden station in a Poirot series (one with David Suchet as the lead), though for some reason the station was dressed up with a fictional name. The scene also featured a set of 1959 tube stock, possibly including the same coaches that are now on Alderney.
I stayed there for two weeks, when I was still 17yo during my holidays.
I have wonderful memories here.
Great series
Very familiar area for me
Often I have found there's a bit of a 'game' actually working out which train is departing first and quickly switching trains!
Hi Geoff.
Stopped by there today on my way into town....
Bonus points for me :-)
The stop between North Cheam and Morden would have been Stonecot Hill on the extension.
3:14 Thanks a lot for the tip Geoff! I went and saw it myself (on a sunnier day) and it was amazing!
Thanks Geoff, I’ve been looking forward to this episode and as ever you delivered. Nice to see the White Bridge as it is known featuring overlooking the depot. You might liked to have stayed on that road down towards Morden South where you would have seen the longest Pratt Truss bridge in the UK.
I used to live in Morden in the 80s and all I can remember about the footbridge was that it wasn't covered and there were no railings; and as for the Pratt Truss bridge again all I can remember is if you were walking under it to run as the amount of pigeons there meant you were likely to end up covered in...
I agree when I lived in Morden the White Bridge was fully uncovered but I always found the bridge on Links Avenue/ Hillcross much worse for pigeons.
@@simonturner5450 You know you are right, I had never thought about that bridge until you just said it - it was worse, it is funny how you can forget things and a turn of phrase makes the memory of running under that bridge come flooding back😀
3:12 Thanks for the tip Geoff! I got a nice shot myself (on a sunnier day)
Brought back memories, lived and worked in a dodgy pub in Morden two decades ago. We used to call it Mordor when we were on the northern line heading down.
I lived in Morden for a while and it was the best thing ever after a night out becuase you knew if you got on the tube you'd be home even if you passed out and woke up at the end of the line!
Very Good Geoff - & now I know - thanks for sharing 🙂🚂🚂🚂
My childhood next door neighbour had lived near that halfway point on your map since the house was built in the 30s. She always said that the plan was to extend the tube to North cheam, with a stop at "The Woodstock", the name given to the junction between London Road A24, Sutton Common Road, Tudor Drive and Stonecot Hill (A24), named after a pub which was a changeover location for buses going way back into history.
My bet, they'd have called the station Stonecot Hill or Woodstock.
The Woodstock pub was sadly closed a few years ago, and is now a small Asda.
Rumours abound locally that the tunnels for the track were even dug and maintained, but I'm not sure I believe it, since the depot you showed is at surface level, and is bound to the south by the raised embankment of a different railway line and a station (overground) AND its near the top of a fairly big hill, so not sure where the supposed tunnels could be.
My dad was in the fire service during the war and said that a tunnel was extended from Morden to Epsom Downs in case of invasion, but was never finished as fortunately not needed. I would love to know if that was true. There are definitely tunnels still under the Downs.
05:36 That’s an excellent idea Geoff. I live in North West London on the Jubilee Line, and I use it as far as London Bridge for work. But I really should take it all the way over to Stratford some time for a look.
Can't remember if you already covered it elsewhere, but the plans to extend beyond Morden were scuppered by Southern Railways, who claimed extending the line would damage their suburban services. Instead, Southern extended their services to compensate, which is the reason why those stations have a similar style (e.g. Surbiton and Wimbledon) of architecture to the Charles Holden Morden Extension stations.
OH NO! Raining in London! That never happens! Just like in Toronto we NEVER get snow in the winter. Nice series Geoff, waiting for more.
I never knew that the Northern Line extension plan south to(ward) Sutton involved a separate route, for which LT had bought land. I'd always assumed there would be a chord to the Wimbledon-Sutton Line just behind the Northern Line depot. If you look at how close these two lines are, it seems odd there was never a connection, say, for construction or even stock movements.
There were two plans.
The first plan in the 1920s when the City & South London Railway was planning to extend southwards from Clapham was to join-up with the planned Wimbledon & Sutton Railway with the District line running from Wimbledon to Sutton and the C&SLR continuing past the depot to join it near Morden South main line station. If that had happened you would have had tube and surface stock running next to each other to Sutton. The Southern Railway objected and the C&SLR agreed to go no further than Morden and the W&SR was built by the Southern Railway instead of the Underground.
The second plan was at the end of WWII when all sorts of plans for extensions to the tube were proposed. Route 11 was an extension from Morden to North Cheam to compliment the duplication of the Northern line between Tooting Broadway and Kennington (Route 10).
I haven't seen Morden tube station since the 1960's! We traveled out there occasionally to visit relatives and took some group pics on the platforms while waiting for an outbound train. A long ride through continuous tunnels to get there from the city.
love watching geoff, and him refelcting on my local line!
One can also walk through Morden Park to Colliers Wood station, past Merton Abbey Mills (William Morris associations) - and hunt the site of Merton Abbey Station.
Missing the depot makes me wish I'd seen this series before I did all the Tube lines end-to-end. But for everything I missed, at least there's Geoff.
Used to go from Morden to Tooting bec to school in the 70s. Remember watching the world cup from Mexico in 1970 at the television shop next to the station on the way to school, always late..........🤠😎
Used to travel from Morden to Charing Cross every day to work at 55 Broadway LT head office.drove from Stoneleigh Ewell to the car park .all travel free as I worked for London Transport. This was mid 60s to mid 70s
Another amazing video Love your videos ☺️