Cab Ride - Bromley South to Sevenoaks 

Thank you I live in Orpington so it’s great to see it from the front cab. Paul

Top job Emmo, always appreciated the knowledge of OTM Drivers as a Signalman, even in the days of *Z09's and the speed limitations thereof, but give em' a run and they pick their feet up when required.

Thank you for the sub titles

Greetings from Australia. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the ride, really enjoyed it.

Last time I done this was in an old EPB, a family friend who me father had helped get a job on the railways gave me a cab ride to Orpington. Even though Bromley South was a few miles from my Sundridge Park home I did enjoy using that compared to Grove Park and many a CEP run down to Margate give me fond memories on the ol' PT. BTW years and years ago, on the approach line there, there used to be a quite busy cripple siding and loading dock that was often used by the big shops in Bromley High St, sometimes would see Transfesa cars parked there as well. My old man often signalled out of Shortlands and Beck Jnc and often found lurking at Chislehurst signalbox and I did BR school at Beckenham House in my own day back when they had just moved Waterloo signalling school there.

Brilliant thanks for posting

Another nice video. Really enjoy them. See you on the next! Cheers mates! 😊

An excellent example of how to smoothly "Ride the Yellows." Thanks and Cheers from Wisconsin!

In the 70's I remember both Orpington A and Orpington B, sometimes I would go in on nights with me dad when it was a quiet book, he migrated onto Swanley as his base relief for a while after. I did get to see the old nuclear command centre as he was passed out on Orpington and Reigate signalling commands in case of nuclear attack, pretty cool it was.

Bromley North used to fascinate me so I had to go there just to have a look. Ah, the slam door EPB's, when they were reefurbished they had a wonderful smell, and wonderful bouncy seats.

It appears the signal lights work like on streets .

I very much enjoyed the video. It made me wonder about how the signallers prioritise each type of train. I'm guessing in that part of world, something like a London --> Hastings train would get first priority, then the suburban stopping trains, then the freight. But how your tamper would fit in with light engines, out of service passenger stock etc I don't know.

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Does the live rail alternate from left to right to allow the pickup shoe to cool?

I enjoyed that but I have to say,I am glad that was not my Commuter Route as the trees line the embankment, virtually, the whole way and I love looking out of the windows. lol What was all that beeping, please, and do the drivers control which line to go on thru the route or is it done automatically? :)

Can you do Bromley South to Sevenoaks via Otford?

Good morning Have you ever been reversed at Bickley (Platform 3) after coming up the Chatham? From memory I think it might be VS626 on the crossover, but I'm probably wrong on that. I used to see tampers, returning to Keylands, reversing there fairly often at about 5am in the morning, although that's quite a while back now. These days they seem to reverse where you did (at VS617 on the UCF at Bromley), or at VS633 at Swanley. I've never understood the line designations between Swanley and Shortlands. The fast lines are used by the stoppers and the slow lines are used by the Ramsgate's & Dover's! Keep up the good work, it is much appreciated.

Hi .11:10 when you are in the drivers seat stopped like that and see a train driving fast on the opposite track , do you ever imagine it smashing into you at all and the train exploding

Lots of 'pheeps' during parts of this journey. It is the only in-cab sound I do not recognise what it is. I know all the others, from the AWS dings and parps (as I call them) via the driver's vigilance and the radio changing channel sounds to the rattling fire extinguisher -- but not the pheeps!

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