Piccadilly Line - Past and Present

Excerpts from the J&K Video release of the same name

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• enthusiast
• transport

[keithspillett]

Actually 'United Airlines' - we made a mistake on the commentary, and didn't realise until it was too late!

[keithspillett]

Yes - shame it had to go.

[keithspillett]

We realised that as soon as we released the dvd, but it was too late to do anything about it by then!

[keithspillett]

Thanks very much. 

[keithspillett]

This was, apparently, to increase visibility for people working on the track, though I would have thought they would have HEARD an approaching train long before they could see it....

[f1baker]

What they say about Hounslow West is not strictley true, the building that you see today was built to replace the one used for the District line.

[keithspillett]

That's as maybe, but it was STILL the original Piccadilly Line station, even though it was shared with the district until the early '60's.

[srilankan87]

No matter how fast, how clean, how punctual, how convenient, how reliable, how central, how historic, how touristy, how utterly fabulous the Piccadilly Line may in fact be......, all I can think to write about is how funny it is when the posh tube announcer lady says Cockfosters.

Then I heard about the Cockfosters extension....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[metadyneman]

This is a great bit of footage and thanks for posting it. I grew up near the line in Ealing in the 60s & 70s (I lived between Boston Manor & Northfields).Not all of the 15 1938 stock trains had been withdrawn from the line by the time the '73 stock appeared and it was possible for a very short time to ride on a 1938, 1959 and 1973 stock train on the same day.. (I know coz i did it! :0)

[flynny42]

It was United not American lol

[dantheracer1]

so intresting

[apx24]

4:24 I remember that livery and knew it had something to do with Heathrow, but didn't know it was an advertisement for American Airlines, thank you for the video!

[LikeMindedIncident]

@railroadrob2010 - Nice one Rob! This is confirmation! I was at the recent heritage run of old stock at Northfields and asked a couple of guys who said the same. I'd love to see it in use or even take a ride in a tube down there.

Thanks again! Nice to know these things.

[railroadrob2010]

@LikeMindedIncident There is a single track connection to the Northern Line, used for stock transfer movements. At one time all Underground trains went to Acton Works for heavy maintenance and this was the way Northern Line trains reached Acton. The link is alos used by engineers' trains, many of which originate at Lillie Bridge, the original Piccadilly Line Depot.

[Oddsman57]

You gotta go hear " Piccadilly Line" by the Liverpool Five. It's on You Tube.

[LikeMindedIncident]

Great vids. Was wondering if you can help with a question I asked but got no reply.

I'm standing facing the front of a Northbound Picc train which enters Kings X. Before entering K X, the train passes over two points. The points on my right are a South/Heathrow bound crossover.

But where do the points on my left go to?

It's always been a spooky mystery since I was young. Any idea? Maybe a dead end for reversing but I've always been curious!

[oomblikkies]

Lovely!