Does Anything Work Anymore? Central Line service disruption and a FAILED train!

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  • Опубликовано: 21 янв 2025

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  • @ItsAllAboutTheJourney
    @ItsAllAboutTheJourney 10 месяцев назад +42

    The state of the Central line at the moment is truly disgraceful. I didn't realise they'd put in 20mph restrictions across such large parts of the network. With all the horror stories surrounding refurbished British Rail and tube stock over the recent years, I don't think that refurbishing the 1992 Stock will increase reliability at all. The Central line desperately needs needs new trains now - I wouldn't be surprised if this situation continues for years. Thank you for highlighting and publicising this issue, a very informative video.

    • @quintuscrinis
      @quintuscrinis 10 месяцев назад +6

      So this is why the line is so often showing delays due to "shortage of trains".

    • @alexthewoo
      @alexthewoo 10 месяцев назад +4

      From what I've heard, London underground are meant to send out a track recording train over each part of the network every 3 months. If not then the ORR has to place a temporary speed restriction over that bit of line. Unfortunately the normal train they use for track recording is out of service for whatever reason. They've recently modified a 1972 stock to do the job temporarily, but apparently the third and fourth rail on the central line is slightly higher than it is on other lines, meaning they can't send the 72 over it.

    • @borassictime918
      @borassictime918 10 месяцев назад

      If TfL hadn’t wasted hundreds of £millions on pointless idealogical vanity projects, like turn one-way streets into two-way streets, this situation might not have arisen, despite TfL receiving £6.4 billion (yes, billion, not million) in bailouts from the Government since 2020. Rampant unchecked fare evasion doesn’t help. And yet again TfL blames Covid and complains it’s the Gov fault. Sheer b!oody incompetence more like; just look at the farce that is Hammersmith Bridge. It’s poor on-going vehicle maintenance, letting things slide, lack of parts acquisition planning, happy to let the (still problematic) Elizabeth Line do the heavy lifting, terminal waste in the wrong spending areas, that’s got the Central Line into the disgrace it currently is in. Entirely TfL’s fault. Shameful.

    • @dronespace
      @dronespace 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@quintuscrinis Yes exactly

    • @aleks1845
      @aleks1845 9 месяцев назад

      I cant stress how Long it takes to get from Tottenham Court Road back to Wanstead. The 20mph speed limit is so slow in the tunnels. It’s around 5 mins in between Mile End and Stratford now.

  • @captaincactus5247
    @captaincactus5247 10 месяцев назад +24

    crazy how they're way younger than 1972/73 stock yet have so many more problems

    • @quintuscrinis
      @quintuscrinis 10 месяцев назад +2

      Newer stuff is built to be replaced these days. That's where companies get money from after all. Sad state of affairs, really, but entirely predicted (see Brave New World).

    • @pelicannot.
      @pelicannot. 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@quintuscrinisthat's more for consumer electronics... not trains. these are just bad trains that, as in the video, are difficult to source replacement parts for

    • @quintuscrinis
      @quintuscrinis 10 месяцев назад

      @@pelicannot. not just electronics, it is a general pattern brought about by the increasingly consumerist economy we now live in and the ease of making new items.

    • @pelicannot.
      @pelicannot. 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@quintuscrinis i am aware of that but i really don't think this issue applies to trains

    • @DavidRobinson1978
      @DavidRobinson1978 10 месяцев назад

      Central Line might not have got so knackered had Crossrail finished on time. They never have been the most reliable trains but every time I've used one lately the doors or motors have failed.

  • @TrainsAndBusesAroundNELondon25
    @TrainsAndBusesAroundNELondon25 Месяц назад +2

    The 92 stocks now enter Leytonstone at 35MPH compared to back in March or Feb, so it seems things have gotten slightly better

  • @WMasterJedi
    @WMasterJedi 10 месяцев назад +16

    This happened to me when I was travelling on that section of the line, the train was travelling much slower than usual and when we got to Leytonstone the train was taken out of service due to a fault.

    • @konyctg
      @konyctg 10 месяцев назад

      Ohh I see, so leysptonstone is now APPERENTLY the terminus for a lot of central line trains 😂😂😂😂🤣😂

    • @TrainsAndBusesAroundNELondon25
      @TrainsAndBusesAroundNELondon25 9 месяцев назад

      ​​@@konyctga terminus for curtailed trains too, it has track switches from Westbound to Eastbound and Eastbound to Westbound

    • @s1d3i
      @s1d3i 4 месяца назад

      @@TrainsAndBusesAroundNELondon25 thats useful, especially considering how crowded it is. they can release more trains without flooding the whole line

  • @bwhugul
    @bwhugul 10 месяцев назад +26

    If Crossrail hadn't opened in 2022, the consequences for London more widely would have been much worse!
    I would advocate spreading out the introduction of the 2024 stock simultaneously across the Bakerloo and Central lines as well as the Piccadilly, as this would allow for the three legacy fleets to be progressively cannibalised instead of an entire fleet going down the pan. It would mean the 1973 stock being in service for longer.

    • @ahuman9143
      @ahuman9143 10 месяцев назад +2

      I just want TFL to just close the central line to just upgrade it entirely so that they can put AC on the line they can improve ventilation etc

    • @bwhugul
      @bwhugul 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@ahuman9143 I did wonder whether Crossrail could take the strain in central London. Existing surface buildings will most likely need to be demolished to allow for ventilation shafts, unless all of these are concentrated along Hyde Park, west of Marble Arch tube station. I think the reopening of British Museum station is worthwhile to relieve Holborn's platforms, or British Museum should be used as the central section's cooling zone.

    • @joshuatk59
      @joshuatk59 10 месяцев назад +3

      Well they originally intended for the New Tube for London to come to the Central Line by 2032. That’s since been binned and I’d imagine they’re expecting these refurbs to last beyond that which I can’t see working too well.

    • @NoddyMaccy
      @NoddyMaccy 7 месяцев назад +1

      The Elizabeth line isn’t exactly a saving grace for London. Billions of pounds spent on it and the constant delays and failures speak volumes. Despite it being around, I find many people still want to use the Central line, regardless of train shortages and the now gone temporary speed restrictions.

  • @Mattpsb
    @Mattpsb 10 месяцев назад +17

    imagine being trapped in summer WHILE UNDERGROUND nightmare on one of the hottest lines

    • @uuu1-t2s
      @uuu1-t2s 10 месяцев назад +2

      and during rush hour

    • @SkyllerGames
      @SkyllerGames 7 месяцев назад

      WAIT MATT ITS ME SKY

    • @Westlondontransportguy7045
      @Westlondontransportguy7045 5 месяцев назад

      I have to travel on it between Notting Hill Gate and White City

  • @leeroberts1192
    @leeroberts1192 10 месяцев назад +11

    On many LU lines there's a green marker board on the platform, if the train isn't stopped within a certain margin, relative to the board, the doors are blocked from opening

    • @captaincactus5247
      @captaincactus5247 10 месяцев назад +1

      i dont think that is the problem here

    • @xmsre
      @xmsre 10 месяцев назад +1

      That’s not the problem here. The ATO provided an accurate stop but the door release interlock was held causing the doors to fail to release. It’s the piece of equipment that prevents doors from being opened while the train is in motion.

  • @ahuman9143
    @ahuman9143 10 месяцев назад +16

    Who would've known that over computerised late 80's early 90's trains and signals wouldn't work normally not be replaceable in the modern day....

  • @ultraboygaming580
    @ultraboygaming580 10 месяцев назад +17

    U was riding a really soiled, graffiti, dusty 1992 stock, and it was travelling 10mph in the tunnel between leyton and Stratford, and soon after it was taken out of service. The doors didnt open for 1 minute at Stratford. 1992 stock is FAILING!

    • @FART-REPELLENT
      @FART-REPELLENT 7 месяцев назад

      You are exaggerating when you described that train as being soiled. Lastly graffiti is of no consequence, the example on the side of that train is a good piece of art.

    • @ultraboygaming580
      @ultraboygaming580 7 месяцев назад

      @@FART-REPELLENT i agree its a nice piece of art, but maybe not do it on a train??

    • @FART-REPELLENT
      @FART-REPELLENT 7 месяцев назад

      @@ultraboygaming580 I am a Underground enthusiast, even at age 50 I am not a ignorant conservative person regarding graffiti, it's fine by me so long as the writers don't write on train windows, and the work looks fairly good.

    • @ultraboygaming580
      @ultraboygaming580 7 месяцев назад

      @@FART-REPELLENT Ok. I respect your opinion

  • @nigel9843
    @nigel9843 10 месяцев назад +2

    Since all these problems started ive avoided journeys on the Central Line, will be a nightmare in the summer going along at 20mph in the searing heat. Can't see it being sorted out for a long time.

  • @_Michal_Michal_
    @_Michal_Michal_ 10 месяцев назад +5

    0:38 don't forget they're on the waterloo and city line

    • @TripleDoubleA
      @TripleDoubleA 10 месяцев назад

      Tbh we haven’t seen anything happen with the W&C 1992 stock trains

    • @_Michal_Michal_
      @_Michal_Michal_ 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@TripleDoubleA probably because their route isn't so intensive, only a short distance, and they're not prone to weather damage and rain as they're always underground.

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  9 месяцев назад +1

      The W&Cs stock are not identical there still 1992 stock but they are not fitted with all the same ATO equipment as the Central Line ones, from what I was told by a driver. And also I did say fairly unique meaning there sort of the only ones if you get what I'm trying to say... Great point though and thanks for pointing that out :)

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  9 месяцев назад +2

      The W&Cs stock are not identical there still 1992 stock but they are not fitted with all the same ATO equipment as the Central Line ones, from what I was told by a driver. And also I did say fairly unique meaning there sort of the only ones if you get what I'm trying to say... Great point though and thanks for pointing that out :)

    • @_Michal_Michal_
      @_Michal_Michal_ 9 месяцев назад

      @@RailwayWorld_2023 I agree yh, apart from internal differences there are a couple smaller more visible differences too, cos I take the Waterloo and City line now and have seen it has armrests, the accessible area in one of the middle carriages, and a different lock on the internal door to the drivers cabin.

  • @NCHLT
    @NCHLT Месяц назад

    It's shocking how much of a state the central line is in. Even the dying 73 stocks on the piccadilly line are holding up better. I really hope the refurbishment is complete soon.

  • @roderickjoyce6716
    @roderickjoyce6716 10 месяцев назад +6

    As a passenger on the Tyne & Wear Metro, I share your pain on the Central Line. The last Labour government agreed funding to upgrade the infrastructure and buy new trains to replace the MetroCars (built in the 1980s with a design life of 30 years) but when the Conservatives took over in 2010 the funding was held up. The infrastructure work has involved line closures, replacing life-expired track, renewing the overhead, and repairing and replacing bridges and embankments - although the Metro opened in the 1980s, a lot of the system took over ex-BR lines dating back to the 1860s and earlier. Then we had Covid .. our lovely shiny new class 555s have an innovative (haha) traction package which needs further testing so the old units are STILL in service ten years after they should have been withdrawn. Some of them were so knackered they have already been scrapped ...

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  10 месяцев назад +1

      I totally agree, it's really frustrating when funding gets held up. The situation on the Central Line has been getting progressively worse over the last seven or eight years now and this refurbishment thing has been going for five! Hopefully the new Metro Class 555s go into service soon for you, commuting will be alot better, but as for the Central Line its a waiting game for just a refurbishment! I think the Central Line trains are great trains and have served well in London for the last 30 years, and I think its a shame as the longer their leaving them the more they deteriorate which is going to put a bad reputation on them for the good service they provided in the past. I think the funding for railway infrastructure is stupid now, its like their not seeing it as a priority which then makes us as passengers suffer.

    • @Mattpsb
      @Mattpsb 10 месяцев назад +1

      i like the old T&WM stock i think it has a nice design i just think they should clean the wheels or something lol

    • @xmsre
      @xmsre 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Mattpsbwhat the fuck is that gonna do 😂😂😂

    • @Mattpsb
      @Mattpsb 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@xmsre i was saying it because its so loud on them lol

    • @xmsre
      @xmsre 10 месяцев назад

      @@Mattpsb that’s the suspension and interior noise dampening for ya

  • @sgbuses
    @sgbuses 10 месяцев назад +1

    When trains with graffiti are forced to come out anyway (they are not supposed to), you know that their engineering situation must be pretty dire.

  • @Ali_20175
    @Ali_20175 26 дней назад +1

    Yeah just a lovely normal day on the Central Line 1992 Stock

  • @CranehawkPilot
    @CranehawkPilot 10 месяцев назад +6

    At least the 1992 stock is getting refurbished

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  10 месяцев назад +9

      its only taken five years and that's for the first tests runs...
      see you in five more when they actually enter service haha

    • @CranehawkPilot
      @CranehawkPilot 10 месяцев назад

      @@RailwayWorld_2023 btw, some are entering service already (Ruislip branch) and some on the Hainault loop. They will slowly get refurbished across the whole line from now until they’ve finished

  • @dm1701
    @dm1701 8 месяцев назад

    I remember going on the Central Line from Ealing Broadway to West Acton the train in question overshot the platform at West Acton and the train operator could not open the doors at all, the train continued to East Acton and anyone who couldn't get off at West Acton had to go back in the opposite direction... This is not the first time these trains have had issues and won't be the last

  • @nickyhaugh2390
    @nickyhaugh2390 8 месяцев назад +1

    Oh dear!!

  • @xmsre
    @xmsre 10 месяцев назад

    The relay you described was the door release relay, most drivers mash the buttons continually :£

  • @DEDLEDXEBE117
    @DEDLEDXEBE117 10 месяцев назад +2

    26:09 Train "NIS"

  • @WagDemTails
    @WagDemTails 10 месяцев назад

    18:48 for a sec, i thought the train mistook this station as it being closed.

    • @xmsre
      @xmsre 10 месяцев назад

      No this is ATO seeing a line limit increase before the braking curve. So it speeds up and slows down again while in the platform. Happens all over the central line, the same issue happens with TBTC (jubilee northern etc) but not with CBTC (4LM, H&C, Circle etc)

  • @NoddyMaccy
    @NoddyMaccy 8 месяцев назад

    The speed restrictions aren’t because of signalling equipment, it’s because the computer system on our Track Recording Vehicle is faulty and cannot collect data on the conditions of the tracks, so speed restrictions had to be implemented for safety purposes. Hopefully, restrictions will be lifted very soon.

  • @jsc-21
    @jsc-21 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think they need the 2024 stock...

  • @123penfold
    @123penfold 10 месяцев назад

    That unit looks like it's seen better days . Internally looks tired.

  • @Steamfan-m7s
    @Steamfan-m7s 10 месяцев назад +1

    Lenged has it the doors still aren't opened

  • @JayJourneys_1
    @JayJourneys_1 10 месяцев назад +1

    Some west midlands trains are like this

  • @LucasTubeMapperGuy
    @LucasTubeMapperGuy 10 месяцев назад +5

    Besides all of that I like the current 1992 stock no matter what

  • @TransportwithDan
    @TransportwithDan 10 месяцев назад

    for some reason the northern line has had a lot of problems lately, south of clapham south the northern line is now a lot slower than it was a couple weeks ago, which probably has something to do with the issues. also the trains keep breaking down like on the central line

  • @yesyesyes671
    @yesyesyes671 10 месяцев назад

    the central line be always having delays man

  • @MargaretMcRobert
    @MargaretMcRobert 10 месяцев назад +2

    I was on this too and as I had to catch a train at St Pancras it was very stressful. Totally unacceptable and unfortunately no end in sight.

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  10 месяцев назад +3

      its annoying, if Tfl actually maintained these trains properly they wouldn't get this bad. its not even the depots fault its just Tfl not putting the money into getting new equipment.
      the staff must have a hard life nursing these tired trains, come on Tfl where's this refresh its only been five years!

    • @konyctg
      @konyctg 10 месяцев назад

      I fucking hate rishi sunak because of this!

    • @Solomon_C
      @Solomon_C 8 месяцев назад

      @@RailwayWorld_2023 Nah these trains are just bad trains. You can't fix what's broken to begin with. TFL are not at fault. Whoever built these trains is at fault for building them so badly

  • @waleedarif6740
    @waleedarif6740 10 месяцев назад +1

    1992 stocks should have a right to stay in regular pessanger service at least up until 2040. They meet the legal H & S standards of the UK.

    • @xmsre
      @xmsre 10 месяцев назад +1

      But they are unreliable, so will be withdrawn. Which is a good thing because they are awful. But surprisingly not the worst implementation of ATO we’ve seen (ahem 1967ts)

  • @tonywise198
    @tonywise198 10 месяцев назад

    1992 stock built by British Rail. There is your answer then. Plus there is no inclination to invest in any public transport system in the UK. The way things are, you are lucky the trains are even moving.

  • @KamranMk-uj2fy
    @KamranMk-uj2fy 10 месяцев назад

    3:21 slowing down?!?
    3:25 slow?!?
    It usually is not slow on this part
    4:51 true
    6:21 speeeeeeeeeeeeeding up
    Me at 6:49 well that took very long
    10:42 😡 not again
    14:41 well im stu- oh the doors opened

  • @levigaming-1
    @levigaming-1 10 месяцев назад +2

    What can you expect with these trains

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  10 месяцев назад +2

      30 years now and not getting younger, its funny when you see old films from when these trains were new

    • @levigaming-1
      @levigaming-1 9 месяцев назад +1

      It was traveling half the speed when I was at London aswell even at full speed it took a while to get to Mile End from Stratford

  • @theneutralguy2317
    @theneutralguy2317 10 месяцев назад

    i was on the central line yesterday and i was wondering why their trains were slower than usual.
    now i know.

  • @NotKaima.F10
    @NotKaima.F10 10 месяцев назад +2

    The central line has been recently been looking like the 2000s again.

  • @Croydon387
    @Croydon387 10 месяцев назад

    Lemme see if TFL has a YT channel

  • @manueladiogo9127
    @manueladiogo9127 8 месяцев назад

    I think it is not on full speed Manuel it is on auto

  • @_Michal_Michal_
    @_Michal_Michal_ 10 месяцев назад +5

    Sadiq Kan is to blame, kick that corrupt man out !

    • @H001_Gaming
      @H001_Gaming 9 месяцев назад +1

      Who u voting?

    • @_Michal_Michal_
      @_Michal_Michal_ 9 месяцев назад

      @@H001_Gaming anyone but him

    • @kd_otm3154
      @kd_otm3154 4 месяца назад

      U do realise the government aren’t giving TfL enough funding

  • @manueladiogo9127
    @manueladiogo9127 8 месяцев назад

    On auto you just need someone to open the doors it will drive automatically
    And stop

  • @JackPrattLFC
    @JackPrattLFC 10 месяцев назад

    Bank Station Carries the Central line

  • @oliverpiers6603
    @oliverpiers6603 10 месяцев назад +3

    More British decay…

    • @RailwayWorld_2023
      @RailwayWorld_2023  10 месяцев назад +5

      I mean, I have no problems with the 92 stocks, I think they are great trains and have done a good job over the last 30 years. The real problem is Tfl not being bothered to actually put money into getting new trains, they just spend the money on things that are not really needed and make us suffer with rolling stock that's being slowly pushed to there limits.

    • @cryoraptora303tm2
      @cryoraptora303tm2 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@RailwayWorld_2023 Unfortunately in these times TfL has to prioritise. Now that Crossrail bypasses most of the Central line's route, it's not a priority anymore.
      Imo the commitment to replacing the Piccadilly's fleet over the Bakerloo or Central stock is quite a clear indicator that the long-term intention is for these lines to be closed at an indeterminate point in the future. The tunnels are hot, stuffy, damaging to eardrums, nigh on impossible to upgrade to modern standards, and no one likes them. This will especially become more of a problem as climate change ramps up and London sees hotter and hotter conditions in the summer months. These old, unventilated tunnels will simply be dangerous to human health in a couple of decades during heatwaves. As the Bakerloo line really has no unique connection anymore and the southern extension is now very unlikely to happen, and the Central line is now mostly bypassed by a modern line, these will be the first two to be closed. I could see a new Crossrail branch taking a similar route to the current eastern section of the Central line in the future, or the public will be told to complete the journey via bus from Ilford. The Bakerloo has so little genuine use that it won't need a replacement in the form of a modern line. At some point there will probably be attempts to rebuild the Victoria and Northern lines as these couldn't realistically be bypassed by an overground line, but they will need a modern replacement as they will have the same problem with dangerously hot tunnels.
      While us enthusiasts would be sad to see these lines go, unfortunately we are a very small percentage of customers. TfL has to think in ways that benefit the most people. It's also important to keep in mind that the tube network is as old as every other railway in Britain, and just like them it has far exceeded its lifespan and is in need of serious maintainence and modern replacements for anything that can't be improved.

    • @FarmYardGaming
      @FarmYardGaming 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@cryoraptora303tm2 I don't see them closing one of the busiest lines like that, congestion is bad enough but closing one of the main lines? You'd have to be dreaming

    • @hi-viz
      @hi-viz 10 месяцев назад

      @@cryoraptora303tm2 Cor imagine being this stupid, they're doing the Piccadilly first as that's the most immediate of age vs reliability. It's not TFL that don't want to spend money, it's the government refusing to grant them the money to spend on buying new trains

  • @Jackary1232
    @Jackary1232 10 месяцев назад

    I'd have gone to the cab and egressed from there

  • @Thattrainboy
    @Thattrainboy 10 месяцев назад

    The Piccadilly line is slowly breaking aswell

  • @Matty12333
    @Matty12333 10 месяцев назад +2

    These trains should be scraped

    • @FarmYardGaming
      @FarmYardGaming 10 месяцев назад +7

      So where would the replacements be?

    • @Alex-jn1ez
      @Alex-jn1ez 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@FarmYardGamingsame as the new Piccadilly line stock

    • @FarmYardGaming
      @FarmYardGaming 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@Alex-jn1ez And once you supply the lines that were scheduled to get it first how does TfL's already low budget look? There's a reason they're refurbing rather than replacing the entire train.

    • @Alex-jn1ez
      @Alex-jn1ez 10 месяцев назад

      @@FarmYardGaming im just answering your question 🤷

    • @FarmYardGaming
      @FarmYardGaming 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Alex-jn1ez I'm keeping a discussion going ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @TheMusicalElitist
    @TheMusicalElitist 10 месяцев назад

    What a pointless video

    • @DanCojocaru2000
      @DanCojocaru2000 10 месяцев назад +4

      What a pointless comment

    • @thisis_mudchute
      @thisis_mudchute 29 дней назад

      What a pointless (and annoying) person (referring to you)