I knew almost nothing about rail travel operations until I started playing Train Sim World early last year, but this is my favorite route to play on the game. It’s pretty cool to see it in real life.
The train stock is so old, it's effectively a heritage line! BUT it's also so advanced! See how it can disembark/embark all passengers in less than one second! Looks like early morning or late night, from the low passenger numbers.
Actually, the Bakerloo Line is generally very empty. You can even get from Elephant to Lambeth on a completely empty first carriage. Maybe even second and third!
@@OffTheRailsUK Since the modernisation of the Underground it has become almost impossible to get a L.U Train Operator to let you into the cab of a train, especially if the train is in service; it is against the regulations of L.U.L for Train Operators to do that; it happens but rarely as it could result in a Train Operator getting sacked.
Interesting, thanks! 1. What's the salary? 2. They handle the doors all by themselves, with the help from cameras? I mean it must be hell when the platform/train is packed... 3. Are the headlights really sufficient? Are you really able to see what's ahead of you inside the tunnels? 4. Max speed? 5. How do you know where the trains in front of/behind you are located? You have to rely on the signal system? 6. How common are accidents? I suppose most are suicides/attempts. 7. How about technical faults? 8. How about the working schemes? Hours/days/lines etc... Thanks!
1. around about 50-70k a year 2. by the cameras but also able to pop head around to see 3. Its very dark. Headlights are mainly used for seeing the controls in front of you 4. 40 is very high- 50mph is rarely reached 5. Trains run around every 3 minutes so as long as you arent too far behind schedule then you dont need to worry about that 6. Suicides are very uncommon. Personally I havent experienced it but colleagues have done. Crashes rarely ever happen on the line 7. Stalling does happen sometimes. You just need to put the accelator back to brake and then push it back forward which is easily done 8. 36- hour weeks. Gives you monday-friday with half day friday is the most common You have a choice of which lines you want to work after you have worked for 6 months.
@@finpalfreyman2098 Thanks for detailed answer. Really interesting. Guess it's quite a good job, compared to many other jobs within the transport industry then. 👍
Answers to these questions: 1: Tends to be on average around 60k per year for experienced drivers who have worked for over 4 years. 2: There are OPO (One Person Operation) cameras at the end of every platform. However, there are some places like Regent's Park which use a mirror. The platforms there are classed as category B, which entails that platform staff are not required to dispatch the train. 3: The headlights are incredibly bright, but route knowledge is mostly relied on in these tunnels. 4: 45MPH for the stock, and the max speed on the line is 45MPH. T boards (termination of speed limit) between Elephant & Castle and Baker Street are 30MPH, Baker Street to Queen's Park are 35MPH, beyond there to Harrow (And, although off-topic, Watford Junction is also a max speed of 45 as LUL trains used to go there) is 45MPH. 5: The only way to know is if you are looking actively at the signals. No in-cab signalling like the CBTC lines. 6: Accidents aren't very common from what I've seen. They do happen maybe once or twice a year. 7: Technical faults are few and far between as the engineers at Stonebridge Park and London Road maintain the trains very well. There was however a technical fault (TfL still have not told me the reason), where train 223 was stuck as Kensal Green and held up all trains heading south (the 'up' line). 8: The working schemes always vary. Sometimes your timetable will involve early morning shifts, late night shifts, regular shifts (such as from 8AM to 4PM), or you are a spare. During your shifts, you will be relieved of your duties for a 40 minute lunch break. Usually these occur after about 3 runs. Then you continue your shifts until you are relieved for the day, in which you will drive your service to either Queen's Park or Elephant & Castle, depending on where you are based (QPK if you are in Stonebridge, and ELE if you are in London Road). If you are based in Stonebridge and are heading northbound to either Stonebridge or Harrow, you will reach your destination, turn around and go toward the southbound Bakerloo at QPK. At that point, another operator will be there to take over your service back to Elephant. You will then be relieved, sign off and go home. Same applies for any QPK bound services. You get to QPK on the northbound, platform staff detrain everyone, then you drive into the north sheds. Eventually you will turn back around to the southbound where someone will take over. If however you are based in London Road, your shifts will be relieved at Elephant & Castle, where you will go to a door on platform 4 and sign out. Once that is complete, you may make your way home. I hope this was useful.
Why are there no tunnel lights? Here in NYC where we have the greatest subway system in the world, the tunnels have lights. Also, we have tunnels with two levels.
@markcf83 OK, but here in NYC the lights are on all the time. Do you know if your subway system has multiple levels underground? Here in NYC, I can see trains traveling on at least 2 levels in the tunnels.
@@roncaruso931Because, NYC uses cut and cover, where staff can be on the tracks if required, and have space to stand aside. Here, most tunnels are created using tunnel boring machines to create deep-level systems. The tunnel is only wide enough to fit the train, so maintenance staff will have to wait for all services to finish. Keeping on the lights is pretty pointless if nobody is going to be down there, and trains have all the visibility they need especially with route knowledge involved. And by the way, NYC is far from the best :)
I knew almost nothing about rail travel operations until I started playing Train Sim World early last year, but this is my favorite route to play on the game. It’s pretty cool to see it in real life.
The train stock is so old, it's effectively a heritage line!
BUT it's also so advanced! See how it can disembark/embark all passengers in less than one second!
Looks like early morning or late night, from the low passenger numbers.
Yeah I always think of it as a heritage line
the bakerloo line still serves over 100 million passengers a year, and is a useful connector in London, it's not really a heritage line
Actually, the Bakerloo Line is generally very empty. You can even get from Elephant to Lambeth on a completely empty first carriage. Maybe even second and third!
Thank you for the fun and happy London Underground video~^^🌴
Cool footage. Great watch
nice! ive been on a full cab ride on bakerloo jubilee district and piccadilly
Nice Video I wish I was still making cab ride videos
Thanks, how come you don't anymore
@@SouthEastTrainspotter They have stopped doing them whoever let you in was taking a risk with their career
@@BenTaylor. risking their career? Would they get fired or something?
Great video. ☺️ I just subscribed to ur RUclips channel.
Tip; use manual fixed focus, switch off digital stability control, and use a mountable gimble. 👍
Ive noticed whenever there is points in tunnels there is always an orange tunnel light that is on
Thats a nice ride.
Did the driver turn their headlights off? Seemed like they did a few stations in in one tunnel
Thanks. No he kept the headlights on all the time, in one of the clips i made my camera a bit darker by accident
I got your heart on my comment, does that mean I can use 3 mins, as I say I will credit your channel. Thanks
Nice
Wow it feels like I am on the train
Bakerloo Line 1972 Tube Stock
Great 👍
How did you get a cab ride?
I asked the driver
What did you bribe the driver with?, your farts?
@@HELL-BENT74 jokeman
@@HELL-BENT74You clearly haven't heard of simply asking them...
@@OffTheRailsUK Since the modernisation of the Underground it has become almost impossible to get a L.U Train Operator to let you into the cab of a train, especially if the train is in service; it is against the regulations of L.U.L for Train Operators to do that; it happens but rarely as it could result in a Train Operator getting sacked.
Great video buddy. 🚇 I just subscribed to your RUclips channel for more like this
It would have been better if you had put the names of the stations on the screen somewhere.
Cool!
Thanks
THANK YOU FOR NO COMMENTARY
this train sounds similar to soviet 81/717
Нет
@@Psevdonim123 дурака ответ
Sweet ride
Yes
Please can I use 3 mins of your footage will be happy to credit your channel. Thanks
Yes no worries go ahead 👍
@@SouthEastTrainspotter Thanks very much. ❤️
You are so lucky lol
First try aswell
its dead easy to cab ride the bakeloo
@@C455 Yeh you bake then you go to the loo. Simples that’s how u ride the bakerloo
*Made for a stupid joke*
How did you get a cab ride?
Interesting, thanks!
1. What's the salary?
2. They handle the doors all by themselves, with the help from cameras? I mean it must be hell when the platform/train is packed...
3. Are the headlights really sufficient? Are you really able to see what's ahead of you inside the tunnels?
4. Max speed?
5. How do you know where the trains in front of/behind you are located? You have to rely on the signal system?
6. How common are accidents? I suppose most are suicides/attempts.
7. How about technical faults?
8. How about the working schemes? Hours/days/lines etc...
Thanks!
Hey there, unfortunately I'm not a driver so I can't answer those questions. I was just a visitor
@@SouthEastTrainspotter Aha well thanks anyway.
Maybe some driver reading this?
1. around about 50-70k a year
2. by the cameras but also able to pop head around to see
3. Its very dark. Headlights are mainly used for seeing the controls in front of you
4. 40 is very high- 50mph is rarely reached
5. Trains run around every 3 minutes so as long as you arent too far behind schedule then you dont need to worry about that
6. Suicides are very uncommon. Personally I havent experienced it but colleagues have done. Crashes rarely ever happen on the line
7. Stalling does happen sometimes. You just need to put the accelator back to brake and then push it back forward which is easily done
8. 36- hour weeks. Gives you monday-friday with half day friday is the most common
You have a choice of which lines you want to work after you have worked for 6 months.
@@finpalfreyman2098 Thanks for detailed answer. Really interesting. Guess it's quite a good job, compared to many other jobs within the transport industry then. 👍
Answers to these questions:
1: Tends to be on average around 60k per year for experienced drivers who have worked for over 4 years.
2: There are OPO (One Person Operation) cameras at the end of every platform. However, there are some places like Regent's Park which use a mirror. The platforms there are classed as category B, which entails that platform staff are not required to dispatch the train.
3: The headlights are incredibly bright, but route knowledge is mostly relied on in these tunnels.
4: 45MPH for the stock, and the max speed on the line is 45MPH. T boards (termination of speed limit) between Elephant & Castle and Baker Street are 30MPH, Baker Street to Queen's Park are 35MPH, beyond there to Harrow (And, although off-topic, Watford Junction is also a max speed of 45 as LUL trains used to go there) is 45MPH.
5: The only way to know is if you are looking actively at the signals. No in-cab signalling like the CBTC lines.
6: Accidents aren't very common from what I've seen. They do happen maybe once or twice a year.
7: Technical faults are few and far between as the engineers at Stonebridge Park and London Road maintain the trains very well. There was however a technical fault (TfL still have not told me the reason), where train 223 was stuck as Kensal Green and held up all trains heading south (the 'up' line).
8: The working schemes always vary. Sometimes your timetable will involve early morning shifts, late night shifts, regular shifts (such as from 8AM to 4PM), or you are a spare. During your shifts, you will be relieved of your duties for a 40 minute lunch break. Usually these occur after about 3 runs. Then you continue your shifts until you are relieved for the day, in which you will drive your service to either Queen's Park or Elephant & Castle, depending on where you are based (QPK if you are in Stonebridge, and ELE if you are in London Road).
If you are based in Stonebridge and are heading northbound to either Stonebridge or Harrow, you will reach your destination, turn around and go toward the southbound Bakerloo at QPK. At that point, another operator will be there to take over your service back to Elephant. You will then be relieved, sign off and go home. Same applies for any QPK bound services. You get to QPK on the northbound, platform staff detrain everyone, then you drive into the north sheds. Eventually you will turn back around to the southbound where someone will take over.
If however you are based in London Road, your shifts will be relieved at Elephant & Castle, where you will go to a door on platform 4 and sign out. Once that is complete, you may make your way home. I hope this was useful.
gaming 😎
you were riding unit 3248
How dyk
@@SouthEastTrainspotter idk the front ik that black front from 3248! this is my alt
@@Matt-pc6cx well spotted
@@Dexter-wc3en indeed
Why are there no tunnel lights? Here in NYC where we have the greatest subway system in the world, the tunnels have lights. Also, we have tunnels with two levels.
Tunnel lights are switched on when maintenance staff are working in them.
@markcf83 OK, but here in NYC the lights are on all the time. Do you know if your subway system has multiple levels underground? Here in NYC, I can see trains traveling on at least 2 levels in the tunnels.
@@roncaruso931Because, NYC uses cut and cover, where staff can be on the tracks if required, and have space to stand aside. Here, most tunnels are created using tunnel boring machines to create deep-level systems. The tunnel is only wide enough to fit the train, so maintenance staff will have to wait for all services to finish. Keeping on the lights is pretty pointless if nobody is going to be down there, and trains have all the visibility they need especially with route knowledge involved.
And by the way, NYC is far from the best :)
The tunnel lights are always on. They are on 24/7. Can you tell me why your subway does not have multi level tunnels?@@OffTheRailsUK
Greatest subway system in the world???
Is this sarcasm or what....