Secrets of the Piccadilly Line
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Published 2014-02-17
All Comments (21)
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As an ex tube train driver I find the station stuff quite interesting, something I never got to explore. I drove on the Piccadilly, Northern, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines in the 80's. There's so much you see from the front of a train that most people don't know about. Disused stations, tunnels connecting one line to another, disused underground sidings, disused tunnels that nobody knew where they went, secrets, ssshhhhhh.
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4:00 the timing was amazing
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It's a shame you can't go behind those closed doors. Would be fascinating to see the frozen in time parts of the LU.
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Even though I am Irish I have to admit to having been fascinated for practically all of my life with the London Underground. I am simply LOVING these videos. Please don't ever stop making them :-)
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My very observant girlfriend has noticed that you change the colour of your top for every video, in relation to the line. Nice touch! Also, great videos, nice to get some inside info.
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These should be hour long documentaries!
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3:23 That was extremely accurate! Congratulations! :D
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I would love to see the bbc hiring you for like a little iplayer sketch about trains or stations ect, i would watch it :3
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Geoff marshall if you don't mind could you do an video on the experimental spiral escalator plz.
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When I was researching my very first trip to London in 2015, I came to YouTube for information on the tube and the Picadilly Line. This very video was my introduction to Londonist, and of course, Geoff. I haven't looked back.
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"No, I'm not in jail"...I laughed so hard and re-watched twice!
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I'm back to rewatching these. Binged them with my bf before a trip to London a few years ago and I can't wait to go back and explore more.
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As a rail fan since childhood I love your videos of the Tube. I can’t wait to ride it one day if I ever get to visit London. I’m amazed at how much smaller the deep tube trains are compared to the larger cut and cover trains. It reminds me of the smaller narrower “IRT” numbered subway lines compared to the larger “BMT/IND” lettered subway lines from my native New York City. Hope you guys are keeping safe these days.
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Once again, a fascinating insight into all the amazing things that even seasoned commuters may miss every day... Fantastic work Geoff, looking forward to the next one!
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+Londonist Ltd @ 4:00 you're on the platform at Hammersmith and you showed how the clock replicates the colours of the Piccadilly Line and the District Line. From what I can see on the video, if you look up above where the trains run, the roof is painted blue over the Piccadilly and green over the district. Am I right?
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Speaking of Hammersmith, the first time I came out of that station I suddenly remembered how Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson used to stare out of a mock-up for the facade of the station shopping centre in the title sequence of Bottom. It think they should put a picture of Richie and Eddie in one of the windows in tribute.
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I don't live in the UK, but use the Tube wherever I'm in London. Your videos make getting from Points A to B a lot more interesting. Many thanks.
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Sudbury Town was my home station for many years and I too love it. I once saw the actor that played Gripper Stebson from Grange Hill, waiting outside the station in a car that had the driver's door missing!
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Nice to see that very modest man Charles Holden (he declined a knighthood) honoured with an information display. He also designed Bristol Central Library, London University's Senate House, 55 Broadway, many Commonwealth War Graves buildings and lots more. Hadn't realised Leslie Green's contribution though, another distinctive style.
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Three cheers for Arnos Grove.
