the last stop

The Last Stop is a short film depicting a mythical historical event of why Ongar and North Weald stations are closed. The film follows several characters who are effected by the same event, a suicide on the track. The film heavily draws influences form the theories of Walter Benjamin and in particular his notions of point of view. Written and Created by Chris Allan and Chris Macdonald. Starring Chris Allan, Chris Macdonald, Dave Rew and Jenny Macdonald. Edited by Chris Macdonald

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[TheCamouflagedCactus]

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!

Ongar and North Weald closed in 1994, NOT 1981!

[urbanexplorer100]

What a load of shit. Get your facts right.

[TimBrown59]

@kav816 Now it is a private railway & we will soon see if a better job can be done.

When it runs the service should be more interesting than the LT service was.

[TimBrown59]

@OldPrawnFace They were ripped out after closure as valuable scrap though maybe they were reused elsewhere on the system.

There are no plans to replace them as they are not needed for traction anymore, the railway will revert to steam & diesel motive power.

[TimBrown59]

@meme43211 I would say that the brakes on modern trains are not as sharp as on the old trains.

E.G, Central line 62 stock emergency Westinghouse brake was a lot sharper than 92 stock modern braking especially at slow speeds.

In fact going from normal braking to emergency (When new) resulted in a feeling of the brakes releasing then applying as the train switched circuits from normal to emergency.

[TimBrown59]

@meme43211 Easy I worked for the underground for 20 years & know how fake all of this is, I have been to both North Weald & Ongar recently to see the progress towards reopening.

Suicides pick busy stations with frequent services, trying to commit suicide at North Weald would probably result in falling asleep waiting for a train!

Armstrong & Miller had a sketch where a man tries to commit suicide at North Weald station & ends up under a rail replacement bus instead!

[meme43211]

@Trainbuff2008 put it this way the emergency brakes on most trains are quite powerful especially on tube trains so anyone on the train standing up in the train when the full application is made (i.e. when the emergency brakes are applied) could possibly fall and injure then self s which could lead to the train operator being sued hence why its only done when the whole train is at risk not when one person is at risk...

[meme43211]

@TimBrown59 how do you know its fake.....

[meme43211]

@OldPrawnFace ripped up and used somewere else most likely

[Trainbuff2008]

what a load of rubbish how on earth could emergency braking endanger the lives of passengers.....