Harrow O T Hill Marylebone & Non-Stop Chesham Trains

[imyk2k9]

i hate the old times in london argh!

[GeekRoad]

@imyk2k9 same fuckin hate the train i'm from amersham and today the modern underground is sick not like in the 90's it was white and i like the modern chiltern railways train today

glad to born in the late 90's

[imyk2k9]

luv dis train ma fav

[DarkRage960]

what class was that DMU again

[ricksuffolk]

Class 115 - Albion engines

[krakenwave]

I'm from Harrow - and surprised to learn that the fast Chesham didn't stop. The Met line was part of my growing-up:THE way to either London or the countryside but the only time I commuted daily was early to mid 80s to Kings X. My usual train home was a fast Uxbridge but I'm sure I got Amershams occasionally. No Cheshams though, I s#pose. Anyway, great vid, ta.

[formulacountdown]

I'm From Harrow too. Fast Uxbridge????

[krakenwave]

Yup. back in the early 80s there were rush-hour fast Uxbridge and Watford trains

[No1Tubefan]

I hope to be a Train Driver eventually to

[bus140808]

I hope to become a train driver eventually. I love em!!

[krakenwave]

Check out District Dave's website (easy to find) - its by a train driver and is full of wonder and win. My mum was an LU train driver (one of the first women - she started on the Central but later transferred to the District) who retired a few years ago - and she rates this site as the best of its kind she's seen .

[bus140808]

aww thanx 4 that! :-)

[peterjayy]

Classic footage indeed ! great stuff & thank you for posting :^)

P.

[citytransportinfo]

You are welcome!

Simon

[citytransportinfo]

yes.

AFAIK all the through Chesham (from central London) trains are 8 car - unlike the Chalfont & Latimer shuttles which are just 4 car.

ha! I say 'all' but that actually means 2 each peak hour Mon-Fri only.

btw, whilst on the Chesham branch the 4 car shuttles 'rest' in the bay platform at Chalfont.

[gavelex]

was that Chesham train 8 car?

[BlackCombeRunnerKarl]

Yes.

I've always wondered why the Chalfont to Chesham shuttle is only 4 car.

Is it because of a short platform at Chesham, and if so, would any remaining passengers in the rear half of an 8 car Central London to Chesham peak hour service have to get off at Chalfont and move to the front half?

I'm intrigued to know.

[LondonTransportFan69]

Its because of the short bay platform at Chalfont and Latimer. The platform at Chesham is perfectly able to take a full 8 car train

[wairangi]

yet again brings back the memories and to hear the sound ofthe "clapped out" 115s? or was something else?

[andyman90]

Classic footage mate. Always wanted to see more of LU and that in the 90s.