1:01 no, actually the cameras in the carriage aren’t monitored, the platform ones are though, that’s why he didn’t walk down the train. One time I ran onto the train from Kennington station, and the driver walked down
The Kennington Loop has been licensed for passenger carrying traffic so as to avoid delays where drivers have to walk the train to ensure that everyone is off. They give all those warnings in case you think you might be going to Morden.
I was once on a packed rush hour train that as misrouted around the loop. Two minutes after leaving Kennington we pulled back into Kennington, and the driver had to apologise. It took a hell of a long time for a full train of people to find their way up and over to the southbound platforms again.
@@Psevdonim123 Oh dear. Like the station was designed to move an entire rush hour train full of people from the northbound platforms to the southbound platforms at the same time.
I think I did that years ago... except I really *was* asleep. Got a southbound train from Warren Street, intending to get off at Waterloo. Woke up at Embankment, thought "great I'm nearly there", but then the next stop was Charing Cross - going northbound. Confused the hell out of me for a minute...
It is known to be haunted , after a passenger died after trying to board the train between cars years ago , train crews have heard and found connecting doors being opened on empty trains going around the loop.
Member of my family who did some work for THALES down there not so long ago said that a number of his colleagues as well as himself found that was apparently quite "ambient and eerie" down in the Loop...
Reminds me of City Hall Loop on the 6 Train in NYC. That one has an abandoned station in the middle of it too. Though weirdly, even with the abandoned station, people are ALLOWED to ride around the loop. There's another loop and abandoned station in NYC but it's only used on certain weekends and people are NOT ALLOWED to ride this one. That's the Bowling Green 5 Train who uses South Ferry Loop. South Ferry station was abandoned in 2011 then again 2017 (after it's replacement station reopened from sustaining Hurricane Damage in 2012) so it's not as "secretive" as City Hall Station is. (Even I have video from the South Ferry Loop).
normally they allow passengers if they are in wheelchairs that require changing platforms eg from south bound to north bound - i think simllar to some loops - (new york subway has City hall loop which allows passengers stay on it
I did this, chatted to the driver and he was fine with it. The train waited to go back into service so I was very happy that I said something or I’d probably be scared shitless
That was very daring. If I stayed onboard on a metro train going to a switchback in Stockholm, the drivers usually gets very crossed! There are some places were trains Changes directions on switchbacks:Metro, Red line: Telefonplan (They usually go empty to Liljeholmen for starting Another round there), Axelsberg (Sunday), Tekniska högskolan (Used to be sundays, but is rare nowdays and most for distruptions only), Östermalmstorg (Delayed trains Changes here) & Liljeholmen (Be aware, as some trains just ends here, heading to the depot. If they found someone inside on such train, they had to make an empty lap, leaving the pasenger in Liljeholmen trough an driver's cab, and then run to Zinkensdamm switchback and back.) If you are lucky, some trains changing in Liljeholmen can go empty back and forth to either Telefonplan or Axelsberg switchback as there is no room in Liljeholmen...Metro Green Line: Odenplan & Alvik: Thoose trains Changes there very often. If they have different destinations (such as Hötorget), they might park there instead, do not follow such trains if you don't want to be stuck there for a while. Also, trains going to Rocksta is heading for the depot right after service, as it is just next to the station.Some trains ocassionally Changes in Hökarängen, wich also have aswitchback. Be aware on how it ends up like later on, as it is just temporary and thoose trains might end service and go empty back and forth to an depo or something. The same might apply for Gullmarsplan, that also have a switchback.Blue line's trains do not Changes direction on a switchback. They only go all the way all the time and Changes direction on the platforms.Pendeltåg: Trains heading to Tumba, Ulriksdal, Jakobsberg & Bro have to change directions on a switchback. Be aware of that the last trains heading there might end up parking there at the end of an rush hour and you might be stuck in several hours untill the afternoon rush hour Begins. Better Watch out on such situations!Roslagsbanan also have a switchback in Ormsta. Not sure if trains parks there tough. On many switchbaks, trains lets other trains pass by to the station and can wait there for a while, especially on Pendeltåg or on Roslagsbanan... Cannot figure out other places with scwitchbacks really. and no, there are no loops at all...
Heath& safety reasons passengers are not allowed on trains going via the loop years ago some one died a few years by opening the doors between carriages and got dragged under the train
I’ve only ever been to London once. If I where to go again, I’d try and go on the loop :)) I’m from the north, so it’s just a bit of a hassle. And the train that’d take me down to London has stopped coming to my city (preston).
There's 2 extensions on the northern line Battersea power station station is in the name and Clapham junction and it's only weekend serves like Kensington (Olympia)
Tried this today, which was a successful 1st attempt. But when the train was in the loop tunnel, the announcement said that the train will arrive back at Kennington. Is that new?
There have also been a few "unexplained happenings" on the loop. There is a documentary on ghost's on the underground where a driver & guard talk about stopping on the loop and all the inner connecting doors being opened and no one was aboard except them.(this obviously took place when guards on the underground was still a thing)
Beno, the reason why i would have thought that you would have got caught by station staff, because on most rail networks for example the Merseyrail, before the train moves empty into a siding, or loop, the trains would have been checked by station staff before the train moves off to ensure that no one is on board.
Done this before on SkyTrain... Usually on island platform stations but I've done it at a side platform station before. The annoucements will be like "This train will be going out of service. Do not board this train." and all the signs will say "OUT OF SERVICE - DO NOT BOARD" then it goes out of the station, and because there are no drivers it uses the opposite end to reverse back into the other platform
Basically, the train stops at Kennington, it leaves, it merges to the southbound tracks, then it arrives at Kennington at the southbound side Check out +Londonist
@@benolifts But you'll be sitting there one of these days, feeling pleased with yourself because you're a cwazy webel and "sticking it to the man" (well, I would) and then the train will stop and wait, all silent. Then you'll hear the doors opening and slamming shut, coming ever closer...
Why are passengers not allowed on the loop? I dont see anything wrong or unsafe about it. Also why are there constant stops? (Oh btw why do you have a yellow high-visibility jacket lol)
+Kai Attree When asking the drivers, they seem horrified of the idea of having a passenger when going around this loop, or at and of the switchbacks on the underground (and the DLR). The only way to go around is to fall asleep. At the Harrow and Wealdstone switchback on the Backerloo line, which is out in the open, the platform staff come and check every carriage of the train before it goes up and comes back. This is crazy, I can't see what is wrong with this riding this switchback whatsoever. I read on some forum somewhere that there have been occasions of passengers panicking and trying to get off the train, sometimes between carriages. I am now on a mission to ride every london underground switchback! The stops are due to trains stacking around the loop so that the timetable can be kept to exactly due to the alternate switching at Camden. The 3rd stop just after the train had started is typical short blocks on a Seltrac system. As the blocks are short the train can start when the train in front has only moved a few meters, but this sometimes means the train has to stop again for the next block. I am going to upload a video of the DLR doing exactly this. That is just my coat in the bag. Its a cycle coat and is a bit fluorescent, but does not look like a fluorescent jacket, although someone though I was a lift engineer when they saw me opening up a lift.
***** I see, good luck riding every switchback :) oh btw I not sure if you saw mine and someone's comment but this guy had an idea to use Evil owl in one video for his own Generic lift tour that would be so funny (him praising generics) xD. And ah, its a cycle coat (for cycling safely i guess), its good you regard safety :)
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All the trains at Singapore either switch directions or head straight to the depot for a random reason. However, loop riding in London is far more safer than in Singapore. I think you might have to pay a big fine if you trespass the Depot
well singapore got no loops only switchovers as is typical of tight space contructions. as for the depot, it all depends if it's a divertion or purpose. either way for DNB trains, they have "tight security" since they would check for stowaways and sleeping communters. maybe the underground ones you might get a chance? but tight...
