I am resident of the barking riverside development and this station is one of the reasons we have chosen to move here. We cant wait for it to open. Many thanks for sharing such a good quality videos. Not only we hope the station opens on time but hopefully it will have some facilities.
Love the shots. TfL announced they are bringing the opening to summer 2022! However, I don’t see anyway way for local residents can get there easily. The whole site will need landscaping just to make the area worth the trouble to get to
Thanks for this - would suggest that dovetailing with existing freight and C2C traffic should be no more difficult and indeed might be slightly easier than at present. Reasons as follows: firstly, the existing route terminates on a long dedicated single track and platform whereas the extension has double that, so already more flexibility there. Secondly the overground service interacts only with a freight route it was already interleaved with (just a bit further down the line than it used to go) and with the one passenger service that directly interacts with that - as such, there should be no problem picking a path inbetween the other trains - the flyover west of Barking is a big help here in insulating the overground from wider network perturbations \m/
Hi Nicholas I used to live down the road from this location and I use to have to walk down that way for my work. This had been built very quickly as in 2018 there was no building work started.
@@TheUrbanOutsider we will to meet up sometime and have a chat as we have bothed lived in the same area. hope yourself and the family are all well. peter
Fantastic video and explaination. By the way, why not all freights on North london Line not run via Stratford on its way to Felixtowe and East London Port area? Is ther any specific reason or just to reliefe traffic? I am asking because notice not just Felixtowe trains go via Stratford nor just Tilbury/ LGWay go via Goblin. Thank you in advance.
Some also go via the Ely - Ipswich line to Felixstowe which releases pressure on this area, but still not enough. There simply isn't enough capacity to route freight the most efficient way in the London area
Great video and filming, some cracker shots. Shame tho that they didn't extend into Thamesmead now, TM has been lacking good connections since its conception
Got a few things wrong, the junction off the Down Tilbury is called Barking Riverside Down junction and is on the other side of Renwick Road bridge before the reserved area for the future second station, the future reserved alignment to Abbey Wood spurs off well before the station and would be a similar project to what happened at Mudchute on DLR. No issues with C2C or freight conflict as the old Down goods was reinstated to Barking as the new Up Riverside, so parallel passing moves can be made up to the new Barking Riverside Up Junction near Barking Tilbury East junction. How do i know? I am the engineer who led the design and build from concept to today.
Legend! How long does train testing usually take? Is the underground Tunnel really a possibility? Is there plans for a retail space around the station? Soo many questions lol
Nice video! The narration could be a bit more clearly pronounced and the text could perhaps need some more structuring, but those are really small things, especially as your channel is only two months old! Keep it up, and hopefully it will take off. :+1:
Thanks for the tips! With the pronunciation, I have a speech impediment. Although I have purchased a Rode mic to hopefully make future videos better. Notes taken on the structure!
No mention of Renwick Road station. Why is that? When the line was first proposed tfl held a public consultation and a poll with 2 options, one with a station at Renwick Road and one without. Although the profiles of the two options might have suggested that tfl favoured the option with no intermediate station, the public quite clearly favoured a station at Renwick Road, having a superior sense of connectivity to tfl.
@@TheUrbanOutsider Thanks. But what exactly does 'passive provision's mean? What obligation are they under? Is it just on a long promise like the Russia Report and Covid Inquiry? Also, thanks for pointing out the protected alignment of the under the river extension. In which case, there must be some provision for the alignment the other side of the river.. Subject for another video perhaps?
Could they be thinking of a lifting bridge to cross the river, seems perfectly aligned for that. A tunnel would require at least half of what's been constructed to be demolished.
A tunnel is the only realistic option, but I read the station should have been built submerged in order for any extension to get under the river. As it is, the current station would have to be completely demolished.
@@henrymiles7596 the economics mean that the current station is sufficient as it unlocks more housing in the area. Building a submerged station later on can still be done without that initial economic benefit being lost. This was the same with Island Gardens DLR
@@TheUrbanOutsider The only way this station could be connected to a tunnel is for the tracks to curve to the west running parallel to the river, decending into a tunnel then curving south under the river.
I used a zoom feature on the drone, if you check google maps there is actually no way to get within 50m of the railway from where I was standing and I only fly straight up to make recovery of the drone easy, it was more than 50m away and sub 250g. Below are the locations I flew from; goo.gl/maps/XDTqx5cc6YEAXa2LA goo.gl/maps/RT2eBrCVRZdy9Vvz8 goo.gl/maps/GLwxSNxKTkMpN1vz9 There rules are here; specifically for sub 250g drones; register-drones.caa.co.uk/drone-code/where-you-can-fly "Small drones and model aircraft: below 250g, C0 or C1 class You can fly small drones and model aircraft that are lighter than 250g, or C0 or C1 class, in residential, recreational, commercial and industrial areas. Remember, you must always fly safely. Examples of residential, recreational, commercial and industrial areas Residential areas include: cities and towns villages housing estates schools Recreational areas include: tourist attractions sports facilities beaches and parks theme parks Commercial areas include: shopping centres warehouses business parks Industrial areas include: factories docks rail and transport hubs"
I am resident of the barking riverside development and this station is one of the reasons we have chosen to move here. We cant wait for it to open. Many thanks for sharing such a good quality videos. Not only we hope the station opens on time but hopefully it will have some facilities.
Thank you! I hope to return when it opens for another video
Excellent video. Very informative and well produced. I've heard before about the tunnel project and hope that it will be the next phase.
Thank you!
I thought it was a bridge project this whole time...
Love the shots. TfL announced they are bringing the opening to summer 2022! However, I don’t see anyway way for local residents can get there easily. The whole site will need landscaping just to make the area worth the trouble to get to
Monday July 18th!
@@TheUrbanOutsider that’s soon.
I live near Denham HS2 viaduct and can't wait to see that bridge growing.
I’ve worked on this project for the past 8 months. It should be in revenue service by mid July, not autumn (hopefully 😂)
I hope so too! At the time of shooting the most recent update said autumn. I'll try to be there for the first train.
amazing bridge / flyover.
if you're into model railways check out my you tube. ps the drone footage is great
I agree
Great video Nicholas. Barking Riverside is a lovely station and hopefully it should be finish this year
18th July 2022 is the confirmed date!
@@TheUrbanOutsider which is Monday
@@ukrailspotter21 that's the one! 05:33am!
Well done, very informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really good video and fantastic footage from the drone gives you a feel of the route 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Remarkable footage. Hopefully the new Barking Riverside station should be completed before the end of this year. Very nice scenery.
I hope so too, thank you!
No problem 😊
Thanks for this - would suggest that dovetailing with existing freight and C2C traffic should be no more difficult and indeed might be slightly easier than at present.
Reasons as follows: firstly, the existing route terminates on a long dedicated single track and platform whereas the extension has double that, so already more flexibility there.
Secondly the overground service interacts only with a freight route it was already interleaved with (just a bit further down the line than it used to go) and with the one passenger service that directly interacts with that - as such, there should be no problem picking a path inbetween the other trains - the flyover west of Barking is a big help here in insulating the overground from wider network perturbations \m/
Thank you for the feedback
Good video
Thank you!
Hi Nicholas
I used to live down the road from this location and I use to have to walk down that way for my work.
This had been built very quickly as in 2018 there was no building work started.
I grew up around this way! I was surprised to see how quick it all went up too!
I'm surprised there was nothing there in 2018
Amazing drone footage. This video really brings the extension to life. Looking forward to travelling on it.
Thank you! Me too!
@@TheUrbanOutsider we will to meet up sometime and have a chat as we have bothed lived in the same area.
hope yourself and the family are all well.
peter
Fantastic video and explaination. By the way, why not all freights on North london Line not run via Stratford on its way to Felixtowe and East London Port area? Is ther any specific reason or just to reliefe traffic? I am asking because notice not just Felixtowe trains go via Stratford nor just Tilbury/ LGWay go via Goblin. Thank you in advance.
Some also go via the Ely - Ipswich line to Felixstowe which releases pressure on this area, but still not enough. There simply isn't enough capacity to route freight the most efficient way in the London area
Nice one
Thanks for watching
There is also a plan to future proof a new station called Renwick Road (aka Castle Green).
I do look forward to seeing that one, I may take the drone up to take a look later.
Barking Riverside station somehow looks like the brand new Nagasaki station. I like it. 😀
I see the resemblance!
Great video and filming, some cracker shots. Shame tho that they didn't extend into Thamesmead now, TM has been lacking good connections since its conception
It has, it is said to have some of the worst transit connections in the entire city in the TfL zoom meetings I've seen.
so that's what that mysterious new line near Dagenham was for
So where exactly will the intermediate stop be between barking Riverside and barking?
I'll be making a video on that soon!
Video made!
Got a few things wrong, the junction off the Down Tilbury is called Barking Riverside Down junction and is on the other side of Renwick Road bridge before the reserved area for the future second station, the future reserved alignment to Abbey Wood spurs off well before the station and would be a similar project to what happened at Mudchute on DLR. No issues with C2C or freight conflict as the old Down goods was reinstated to Barking as the new Up Riverside, so parallel passing moves can be made up to the new Barking Riverside Up Junction near Barking Tilbury East junction.
How do i know? I am the engineer who led the design and build from concept to today.
Legend! How long does train testing usually take? Is the underground Tunnel really a possibility? Is there plans for a retail space around the station? Soo many questions lol
I noted the name of the junction in my new video, thanks for sharing!
When will it open
We're told some time in July this year as the most recent update.
May I enquire which drone you're using?
Of course! It is a DJI Mini 2.
Nice video! The narration could be a bit more clearly pronounced and the text could perhaps need some more structuring, but those are really small things, especially as your channel is only two months old! Keep it up, and hopefully it will take off. :+1:
Thanks for the tips! With the pronunciation, I have a speech impediment. Although I have purchased a Rode mic to hopefully make future videos better. Notes taken on the structure!
I am a project manager involved in this endeavour. Sadly the new line will open no earlier than 15 November 2022.
TfL seem to say otherwise, July 18th 2022 is confirmed now.
No mention of Renwick Road station. Why is that? When the line was first proposed tfl held a public consultation and a poll with 2 options, one with a station at Renwick Road and one without. Although the profiles of the two options might have suggested that tfl favoured the option with no intermediate station, the public quite clearly favoured a station at Renwick Road, having a superior sense of connectivity to tfl.
There is passive provisions made to build it in the future, something I really do hope they do.
@@TheUrbanOutsider Thanks. But what exactly does 'passive provision's mean? What obligation are they under? Is it just on a long promise like the Russia Report and Covid Inquiry?
Also, thanks for pointing out the protected alignment of the under the river extension. In which case, there must be some provision for the alignment the other side of the river.. Subject for another video perhaps?
Could they be thinking of a lifting bridge to cross the river, seems perfectly aligned for that. A tunnel would require at least half of what's been constructed to be demolished.
Probably not as this area as a lot of ships coming into and out that would require a fairly high bridge.
A tunnel is the only realistic option, but I read the station should have been built submerged in order for any extension to get under the river. As it is, the current station would have to be completely demolished.
@@henrymiles7596 the economics mean that the current station is sufficient as it unlocks more housing in the area. Building a submerged station later on can still be done without that initial economic benefit being lost. This was the same with Island Gardens DLR
The station has been built to be converted in to a through station, with the line taking a sharp descent and tunnelling under the Thames.
@@TheUrbanOutsider The only way this station could be connected to a tunnel is for the tracks to curve to the west running parallel to the river, decending into a tunnel then curving south under the river.
No wonder the owners of the Dagenham market sold up
I see yet another "enthusiast" is ignoring the 50m bubble of nofly around a railway *sigh*
I used a zoom feature on the drone, if you check google maps there is actually no way to get within 50m of the railway from where I was standing and I only fly straight up to make recovery of the drone easy, it was more than 50m away and sub 250g.
Below are the locations I flew from;
goo.gl/maps/XDTqx5cc6YEAXa2LA
goo.gl/maps/RT2eBrCVRZdy9Vvz8
goo.gl/maps/GLwxSNxKTkMpN1vz9
There rules are here; specifically for sub 250g drones;
register-drones.caa.co.uk/drone-code/where-you-can-fly
"Small drones and model aircraft: below 250g, C0 or C1 class
You can fly small drones and model aircraft that are lighter than 250g, or C0 or C1 class, in residential, recreational, commercial and industrial areas.
Remember, you must always fly safely.
Examples of residential, recreational, commercial and industrial areas
Residential areas include:
cities and towns
villages
housing estates
schools
Recreational areas include:
tourist attractions
sports facilities
beaches and parks
theme parks
Commercial areas include:
shopping centres
warehouses
business parks
Industrial areas include:
factories
docks
rail and transport hubs"