New Hammersmith Control Centre 

I was really confused because I thought he was talking about Thalys instead of Thales. It would cause chaos, high speed Thalys trains trying to enter the station at Hammersmith...

You know when someone took the time to program in ‘leaves on the line’ algorithms, they take their job seriously.

I can't have enough of this video. I have referred to it in a professional meeting, setting, and it never failed me. Thank you for capturing all those small but crucial details. I am extremely proud to see that the design which my team and I have developed and produced come to life.

Shame you missed the last part of the day. I heard there ain't no party like an S-Stock party.

These random little insights into things I'd probably never get round to seeing for myself are what I feel RU-vid is for. Thanks Geoff :)

"It clearly says keep out" Those words mean nothing when you have a high-vis, come on now.

Why are they wearing in high visibility jackets in an office?

Beyond awesome. So brilliantly techy. A railway/tube geeks dream. The Starship Enterprise of the tube. Thanks for this!!

It made me chuckle when you put on HiViz to walk round inside a building. I watched a film yesterday about the electrification of the North Clyde, my old stomping ground, and not a piece of PPE in sight.

Keep it up Geoff! I love seeing all the behind the scenes bits!

Then there is the Canadian phone company Telus. They don't do trains; they specialize in high prices and poor service.

Yay it's Jay!

The project is called 4LM - 4 Lines Modernisation.

I love jay!, i loved his 3 episode lonodon series, i hope hes doing more of them with you

Thales took over Alcatel CBTC system back in the 2000

Would love if you did more videos of control centres and signaling in general. I’m currently working with producing a new control system for the train service in the whole of Sweden. Approximately 900 stations and 5000 trains per day. If you ever visit Stockholm or Norrköping in Sweden again, contact me and I can show you our system ;)

I wathch Jay Foreman also Geoff on both on his videos.

Ain't no party like an S-Stock party .. :D

How many of the hi-vis jackets you’ve worn in your videos did you end up keeping?

I had literally no idea it was pronounced ‘Tallis’ and not ‘Thales’...

"we did this and that and then went back to a 40 year old design" 🙄

Great stuff, Mr Geoff. We need to catch up and maybe do a project together ;-)

Do you think they will have a kobyashi maru scenario in the training room? :D

The Canadian company is spelt Telus and is a telephone company founded in Edmonton and currently based in Vancouver Thales from France is an indirect descendant of General Electric (the American one) Also not the first time I’ve heard the two confused, as Thales is also doing the CBTC/ATO install here in New York (they’re currently finishing work on the #7 Line, which should be online by the end of the year) and someone said the same thing to me.

Really interesting video Geoff. I know someone who bought the S Stock trains down to London from the Old Dalby Test Track. And the company he works for is taking the S Stock back up to old Dalby for the testing of the new equipment.

I believe this is located on the trackbed of the former line that ran from Hammersmith to Kensington Addison Road, and then on to Waterloo. It was closed in 1916, I lived in a block of flats built on the track bed in Shepherd's Bush Road. When it was working there was a footbridge connection from the Hammersmith and City line station across what was then the goods yard, and on to Hammersmith Grove station, that's the reason why there is a footbridge across the platforms at the further end of Hammersmith & City station.

Jayyyyyy ❤

There's a kid near the end when you was talking on the stations next to the S stock train the kid was walking past ans he turned around behind you and stuck both middle fingers up at you towards the camera, how rude off him!

Love the pictures on the corridor wall, and the LT roundel carpet, thanks Geoff as always fascinating....

These buildings are soul crushingly utilitarian. Corporate meeting sheds, a half step above an animal shed

Thales is French not Canadian en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_Group?wprov=sfla1

It looks like an airline control center, and I'm sure that isn't be accident. Very similar in job function.

Hi Geoff, they are a French company but with Canadians working on the project and I believe its the 4 Lines Modernisation project (4LM)

I love your vids (and trains). The safety vest theater of the absurd. Should have given out hard hats since you never know when a flourescent tube will drop from the heavens.

Super cool you get to see all this stuff, You managed to cameo in Tomska's video this week too!

This is pretty awesome though, gaining access to the nerve centre of an engineering feat run by a multinational, well respected firm. A dream job really!

New Hammersmith SERVICE control centre opened in Dec 2017.

Why on earth do you NOT need a high viz vest outside, but you DO need one to walk around inside?? It's health & safety gone mad!!

It is a French company partly owned by the French Government.

Many moons ago around '96 or '97 I did a time and motion survey on the London Underground. I spent 3 weeks in the signal box at Earls Court. BAck then it was nicknamed " Gods Office " I enjoyed every minute and it was a huge learning experience.

Using only common sense: name one reason why you're safer with a high-vis on in an office like that? You Brits are completely bonkers..

lol yes there was an intentional reason for the smiley face and a story behind it and its a great one but I cant be bothered to type it all out!

Can someone explain; as this video is from 5 years ago (2017), how is then possible that at mark 07:16 on the screen there's a tube map with the Battersea extension, while this was opened only a year ago (2021)? Thanks 😁

What a suprise Jay Marshal :) (funny).

I have to ask you who you are are who authorized your visit?

As people have noted, Thales is French, but their roots aren't Canadian, they're American. Thales used to be called Thomson-CSF, and the Thomson part was the French branch of General Electric.

Just learned signalling from my Singapore Technical College and Oh Boy. It sure looks great to have a new OCC for Hammersmith!

jay foreman is the beeeeeeeeeest

hi quick question, Singapore's 30 year old MRT lines (North South and East West Lines) are currently upgrading to the Thales CBTC signalling similar to those of London and Hong Kong but we have been experiencing quite a letdown in the project with the most recent a collision between 2 trains due to a signalling software error while the train was running on the new signalling system. apart from this there has been a spate of breakdowns relating to the new signalling system including an 8 hour disruption when a software reboot caused trains to halt and had its train run number and schedule write off from the data. i wonder if the underground lines running Thales CBTC had such issues when the system came "live"? or maybe have our transport authority been rushing too much for this project to be completed?

Reminds me of when we brought the South Wales Control Centre in Cardiff fully into use last Christmas. Screens and Track Diagrams everywhere in a circular layout, just like the HSCC, and a basement full of WESTLOCK Cubicles which control the interlocking.

No. Tallis, as in Thomas Tallis is spelt "Tallis". Thallis is pronounced "Thallis". Next thing you know they will be trying to get us to drop the "s" off Paris.

Crazy how Thales can make this all work, but they can't get a 3km long extension in Edmonton AB to work without sending trains down the wrong track....

Why is there a picture of the first saved penalty in a fa cup final next to the sofa chair that Geoff wanted to take home with him? A Wimbledon fan in Hammersmith?

Tremendous stuff - I pass this place most days, spent a bit of time trying to figure out what it was and imagined it was a data centre of some sort. But curious that Goldhawk Road train time indicators so rarely work given located next to the control centre!!

I walk past that gated off building pretty much everyday and I've always wondered what was in there! Nice to know the H&C line is getting some love.

That was so random, just finished watching one of Jays videos then he appears at the end of yours! Do you know Techmoan, the slow-mo guys and the 8 bit guy too!?

Answer to the gentleman's question heard in the background at 05:49 is when TfL or the DfT can cough up the extra money!

7:12 - 7:19 He's right, yaknow.

I got the opportunity to visit such a place when I was a kid and being mesmerised by the sheer power of these systems. I could imagine it being something akin to a kid in a candy store for you ;)

Trackernet is specifically disclaimed as not for safety critical decision making so LU signallers will use panels and other IT systems for actual control

I think I would press on every single buttons. Beep beep beep beep!

Baker Street. Near Sherlock Hilmes?

When I saw the title of the latest Geoff Video, I confess my first thought was I didn't realise Hammersmith took that much controlling.

Very electronic, is it as fault resistant as the mechanical locks shown in the Cobourg Street video?

Did you find out at what desk Denzel Washington sits at? (Pelham 123 reference lol)

The crosssrail is now operating from shenfield to Liverpool street, it only comes often. But it looks new.

Great content at the moment Geoff. Really enjoying the “behind the scenes” underground content. Keep up the good work

Hopefully they can collectively figure out how to fix “normal congestion at this time of the morning”.

Well that looks very cool, and useful.

Love all your vids, keep up the good work! It’s so interesting hearing how it all works and how we are progressing.

how many jobs will ATO eliminate?

Somebody please turn that training software into a video game.

Thales is a French company, previously known as Thompson CSF

Where would you find that real time display, cause it looks pretty cool.

Thales is a combined dutch and french compagny ;-).

Leaves on the line algorithms? What’s the point in even having a driver now?

How do you find that realtime information thing Geoff was talking about? Trackernet or something?

only Matt from the park bench was missing for me at the end :DD

Can I just say, I love the new music you're using in your videos!

Great video, keep it up! Also, I thought Jay was dead!!

These are the sort of 'behind the scenes' videos that I enjoy. This is brilliant.

I work on building the simulation software in Canada :)

i don't know if you have any control over this but i am currently having to sit through a five minute, unskippable add from Mercedes to watch your video, this may well put people off watching your shorter videos

Did this lead to A1 journey video?

funny when you asked for the couch.

so whats with the orange vests if they're working indoors

5:27 LU/Railtrack boundary? Railtrack haven't existed since 2002!

Will it sort out the "delight" that is waiting for a train at Edgware Road and can the Circle Line become circular once again?

Squee! SSL moquette sofa!

Oh dammit, I want a S-Stock sofa too :-(

Jay! Excited for the ‘plot’

French connection - I see what you did there

*WSMA* (wow, so many acronyms)

Will it stop the signal failures tho

Nice seeing my old manger mr Warner

What happened to the Earl's Court line control?

Hey Geoff - love your videos.

Pigeons pretending to be People

Why do they call lines on LU 'Roads' ?

can you access trackinet?