South Harrow Tube Station / Only Unconnect Ep.4

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I'm visiting another unconnected station on the Tube Map, this time ... it's South Harrow, featuring a disused station building, secret evelated tracks and fake animals!
In 'Only Unconnect', I'm visiting some of my favourite stations on the Tube Map, this time with the theme of them not being connected to any other lines, and appear with just a station 'tick' on the map without a connector blob. They're unconnected, hence ... Only Unconnect!
The excellent LURS article on South Harrow Gas Works is here : www.lurs.org.uk/articles13_ht...

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@JagoHazzard 4 месяца назад

Oh no, I've been calling it South Har Row all this time.

@matpk 4 месяца назад

Why Honor Oak Park is Honor Oak Park not Honour Oak Park ❓❓

@MrPaulFCockburn 4 месяца назад

And there was me assuming it was “So Uth Har Row Sta Tion”

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 4 месяца назад

It’s all in the kerning!👍😀

@davidbull7210 4 месяца назад

House Sparrow station

@alanclarke4646 4 месяца назад

@@matpkapparently, early maps spelled it incorrectly, and it stuck.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 месяца назад

Nothing makes me more giddy and giggly than seeing Geoff exploring a car park and doing ‘ground’ reporting.

@ener19 4 месяца назад

i know i had to go back and rewatch the first line. ""Yes south harrow does have a car park calm down car-park fans, its all here." a true professional

@Hammondfreak 4 месяца назад

Thank you for doing South Harrow, my local station when I lived here between 1953 and 1963, when we moved to Norfolk. I remember my Mum shopping "under the arches" in the market. The trains were old and noisy, 1925 stock, and we were amazed when the silver 1960 stock arrived. The buses were RT class on the 114, 140, 158, with the 187 and 209 terminating in the bus station. My love of the Tube started here and I get back to visit London whenever I can, parking at Cockfosters, to get my Tube fix!!! Cheers Geoff.

@SanTM 4 месяца назад

Just to add, get on the 258 bus that takes you to Watford Junction. The bus goes up Harrow on the Hill and if you sit on the upstairs right, or upstairs left if going to South Harrow and look right (if going Watford) or left (if going to South Harrow) you get a glorious view of London from the top of the hill. You can see everything on a clear day between the old spired Church and Harrow School buildings. The school are a bit dickish about not letting anyone onto the viewpoint grounds though but it's a nice area to explore regardless

@quintuscrinis8032 3 месяца назад

If you go up the road to St Mary's church amd through the graveyard, there is a great view from just in front of the Byron grave. Or you can go down into the field besides West Street and sit at the top of there for some great views over West London

@quintuscrinis8032 3 месяца назад

Alternatively stay on the 258 to Hqrrow Welad forest and walk to the car park, or take the H12 to it's other end, near the bottom of Stanmore Country Park, and if you go through there to the fields at the top, you can also get some great views across the city (including Wembly arches).

@thomashrubecky1663 4 месяца назад

NO!!! You've just GOT to do Russell Square on the Piccadilly Line!!!

@marthaanderson2656 4 месяца назад

one of my favorite stations (sentimental) I look forward to finding out abut little mysteries there. Check out the Fortitude Bakehouse behind the building

@DrWhoFanUK 4 месяца назад

The ghost of Russell Sq obviously, and the wonderful ‘To the Trains’ sign.

@fumthings 4 месяца назад

i think this is the first time Geoff "suggested" that it is only one OU per line. but obviously some lines have heaps of OU and that would be quite along series.

@azh6737 4 месяца назад

I was born and raised in South harrow it was a fantastic place to be as a kid growing up in the 90s. My Dad would always take me to the park a few roads away from the station and buy me a bottle of lucazade from 7 11 afterwards. Brilliant times, great nostalgia. I've moved out the area now as it's a shadow of what it used to be.

@andyt2510 4 месяца назад

For the Northern Line it has to be Mornington Crescent!

@Nayson 4 месяца назад

And of course that needs to be the final video in the series.

@RogersRamblings 4 месяца назад

South Harrow used to be a train crew depot with a Station Manager's office, trainman's messroom and the usual facilities. On those occasions when a District driver took a wrong turning at Hanger Lane Junction, the trainmen at South Harrow would ensure he received a warm welcome.

@mikephilpott6051 4 месяца назад

I think that Ruislip Manor has benches half way up the stairs as well! Love your videos, btw!

@87shots 4 месяца назад

yes it does!

@rosiefay7283 4 месяца назад

3:30 "Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit..."

@atavachronwemberley1744 4 месяца назад

I take my main annual fortnight’s holiday on those benches! 😊

@jh-ec7si 4 месяца назад

So South Harrow has benches halfway down the stairs and Ruislip Manor has them halfway up

@stevedarcy2009 4 месяца назад

My old station, I grew up in South Harrow in the early 70s and not been back in years! I remember the market, the second hand book stall near the entrance.

@watson956 4 месяца назад

My grandparents (mum's parents) lived on Arundel Dr., just below the overlay lettering at 0:39 for 'Roxeth'. My family live in Ontario, Canada (and I still do), and we visited them in 1969. We got to ride the Piccadilly into London - my first time on any kind of train.

@WithCars909 4 месяца назад

I like south harrow station as it has that abandoned stub of track near it, that I find somewhat fascinating, even took a couple pics with it

@BusesAroundDaEastEndOffical 4 месяца назад

I wondered what was the abandoned stub of track all my life

@WithCars909 4 месяца назад

@@BusesAroundDaEastEndOffical I learnt it from when Geoff was on Londonist

@trickydicky165 4 месяца назад

my old station. so nice too see again. the covers over the bridge must be new. lived in sth harrow from 1956 to 1977 great days.

@ce1834 4 месяца назад

Definitely a Charles Holden gem of a station, looks great!

@SouthlondonAl 4 месяца назад

The 'Not In Use' signage is actually the new stopping marker for the 24 stock. They are being installed on the Rayners Lane branch ahead of testing this summer.

@ItsIvorix 4 месяца назад

Glad to see you uploading often again!

@geofftech2 4 месяца назад

wokring onb big secret project at the moment, so been busy! all will make sense soon

@Bonegilla1987 4 месяца назад

@@geofftech2 Damnit Geoff.. I told you not to accept a job with MI-5!

@ItsIvorix 4 месяца назад

@@Bonegilla1987😂

@The.train.guy. 4 месяца назад

It is really nice to listen about the story of a tube station from such a nice person. Thanks Geoff best 5 mins today😊

@davidhamm7909 4 месяца назад

I used to live in South Harrow in the sixties when I was a child. I’ve been back a few times since but not for a few years. I’ve got good memories of living there. South Harrow market used to have London Underground signage (white on blue) at the entrance.

@tubetrainboy 4 месяца назад

If you’re back in the area ever, please come and visit the lovely little roxbourne park miniature railway! 😊

@prc789 4 месяца назад

There's also the never used road bridge between Rayners Lane and The Roxbourne Bridge, not been back there since 1996...

@MSavageEsq 3 месяца назад

Haha, fond memories of the Sunday trains in the late 70s/early 80s there.

@MaidaValeTom 4 месяца назад

The old station building is a notorious PNR point for our drivers, The station starting signal often has a couple minutes of waiting time before it clears so usually works out quite well. The toilets themselves aren’t very pleasant from what I’ve heard!

@SirCluck 4 месяца назад

This is my station I come here everyday. I started jumping in happiness when you did this. That waiting room has been closed since September but I don’t no what happened before that.

@fumthings 4 месяца назад

one word, urination.

@SirCluck 3 месяца назад

@@fumthings I mean your not wrong

@Robslondon 4 месяца назад

Great video Geoff. South Harrow holds a very special place in my heart. I grew up a short walk from the station; opposite the old gas works. And I went to Roxeth school! Used to use the photo booths in the ticket hall too; got a few black and white photos of me as a youngster taken there 😄

@arthurreeder8451 4 месяца назад

Out of interest, my father used the station all the time. On the old part there was originally a footpath from the playing fields down the side of the Rayners Lane bound platform and an underpass to gain access to the London bound side. There was also an odd door in the London bound wall of the 'new' station that led down some steps to a war time shelter. Lastly, prior to the station move, the area at the bottom of South Hill Avenue next to the station was occupied by South Harrow bus garage SH.

@user-mt8do7cl1i 4 месяца назад

Born and raised in South Harrow until I was 11, the bench halfway down the stairs was always my favourite part of the station! Glad someone else appreciates it now too 😂

@tradeplatetravels 4 месяца назад

As well as being an engaging presenter, check out how much thought Geoff puts into his camera angles and editing. I really admire his videos.

@peteking8063 4 месяца назад

Measuring widths of staircases. That’s the sort of attention to detail we love in Geoff’s videos!

@HenrysAdventures 4 месяца назад

I always enjoy visiting South Harrow Station for the reasons you mention in this video. The first time I got out there was when there were still some 1983 Stock trains in the sidings and I went to the bridge to get a closer look at them.

@richcolour 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the memory lane Geoff, used this station daily as a schoolboy, 1981 to '85. Shout out to any Old Gaytonians watching!

@oceanlnr9414 4 месяца назад

Im sorry but Old Gaytonians? British is not a real place

@atavachronwemberley1744 4 месяца назад

@@oceanlnr9414 Gayton Road School, Harrow

@Hanzilla75 4 месяца назад

What a beatiful and eccentric station. Thanks for covering this place with a video Geoff. I could imagine that the old spur could house an old carriage and make a unique Air BnB or meeting place.

@AllTheUnderground 4 месяца назад

Geoff, remember when you did all Overground/DLR/tram stops in fastest time? You should do the same for the Elizabeth Line now that its open!

@andymartin6457 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for this video, it brought back so many memories as I grew up near by. My nearest station was actually Rayners Lane, and I went to Roxbourne School, but we often visited South Harrow Market so it is great to know it is still there. I also remember drivers disappearing into the old station building and coming out with a mug of hot tea!

@barttheanorak 4 месяца назад

i love that 'viaduct' you mention. Magnificent to cross on a sunny day. Only done it a couple of times. One thing that keeps me awake at night is the daftness of having a line that both begins and ends in North London having dipped down through the centre. They should transfer it back to the District Line and the Piccadilly could go to Ealing Broadway instead (thus improving its connectivity with National Rail).

@simonhorn1745 4 месяца назад

Still enjoying the 347 bus video...its timeless. As always though another great presentation

@michellecollins-betz736 4 месяца назад

Have you done a video of Rayners Lane? That Station has a great history to how to was named. This is my local Station. If you go into the history about Rayners Lane it's interesting.

@quintuscrinis8032 4 месяца назад

Is there still the Sunday pop-up cafe in Roxbourne Park Pavillion?

@clarkfamily50383paul 4 месяца назад

'Pnuemonia Junction'

@King_K_Rool_ 4 месяца назад

Borough station has a random bench part of the way down the staircase to the platforms. Worked there for years and never saw a single person use it!

@jameshastings8224 2 месяца назад

I was a policeman in Harrow in the 80s and one of my few injuries on duty was climbing over a fence at the station and falling over the other side! Led to a 4 hour wait at Northwick Park hospital for treatment!!

@CornishGardenTeam 4 месяца назад

another fab video from the orginal and best London transport film-maker.

@macstyle2012 4 месяца назад

A great series of short videos. How about doing a playlist visiting every station inside the M25, with the history and facts about the area. I know it would be hundreds, but would be good to see them all.

@zzzaphod8507 4 месяца назад

Yes, could even go for All the tube Stations

@sam_ua 4 месяца назад

never been to London (maybe someday in the future), never was interested in London Tube, but at the same time never could have thought that this kind of content can be so thoroughly and professionally made, that I actually didn´t skip a single second and just want to learn more. thank you, Geoff!

@jamessmith6402 4 месяца назад

Thanks Geoff excellent video as per usual 👍

@smokerjim 4 месяца назад

My youth provided a few years of happy memories around South Harrow and the station, especially after I met the woman I'm married to...

@engineerjim2018 4 месяца назад

When I first started working for a living I in 1966 this was the station I travelled from. In those days the passimeter was still in use. Apart from that it hasn’t realy changed.very much.

@theodavis4083 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this Geoff. I used to Live in and around London in several different places, bit it occurs to me now that South Harrow was the only 'Only Unconnect' underground station nearest to me. It's made me feel a bit nostalgic. In fact I could go back..... if only.

@ThatEmoKid2024 4 месяца назад

My friend goes through that station everyday. Haha. Also, Ruislip Manor has a bench in the middle of the stairs, it's actually more like a cubby hole with a wooden seat in it, which I find really cool.

@martinridgway7455 4 месяца назад

So close: Metropolitan Line West Harrow, the only unconnected station on the Uxbridge branch.

@quintuscrinis8032 4 месяца назад

West Harrow is quite a way from South Harrow in practice. Not much there though although interesting enough. The whole branch is marked with the ticks though because the Picadilly beyond Rayners Lane is badly served.

@Extreme_Rice 4 месяца назад

Yeah, West Harrow was my local station for many years. There’s not a lot around there but it must be one of very few Tube stations not in sight of a bus stop. Also has the unusual feature of completely separate entrances for the two directions.

@colinhall9512 4 месяца назад

Great, thank you, and very interesting. Been away from 'arra for 30 years now but my soul is still there.

@paulos36 3 месяца назад

Got so many memories of this station growing up. Actually get a bit sentimental.

@alloallie 4 месяца назад

An Only Unconnect video on my birthday. How lovely !

@MrGreatplum 4 месяца назад

Great video, Geoff. I don’t think I’d even heard of this station so it’s good to get an in depth dive of it!

@LUtrainwizard 4 месяца назад

2:44 Superloopy!

@LKBRICKS1993 4 месяца назад

Excellent video Geoff loving this series.

@guillaumemaurice3503 4 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing the video Geoff that was very interesting.

@officialmcdeath 4 месяца назад

Halfway up the stairs is the place where I sit \m/

@Helveticats 4 месяца назад

Love this video Geoff-making me think about exploring the Pic Line at the weekend!

@MikolajCzyta 4 месяца назад

Thank you Geoff for this impeccable video. Thanks to that, and the previous videos, I have learnt so much about these stations and when I get older, I will go and visit these places that you have mentioned. Keep going on making these videos, and you will not only make me learn things from your videos, but other people.🙂

@philipbrailey 4 месяца назад

Excellent video. Very interesting.

@ZackMurray12 4 месяца назад

Nice video as always, Geoff!

@RichardWells1 4 месяца назад

Great series Geoff!

@samuellorde3080 4 месяца назад

Awesome Video Geoff! I've been quite a big fan of you since 2014 after I watched your video about the Secrets of the Victoria Line and for the last decade, you have never failed to teach me more about the Tube and British Rail. Greetings from Vienna, Austria.😊

@alanrobertson7217 4 месяца назад

Lived in Rayners Lane and we often visited the market at South Harrow. Can also remember going to the gas works to collect some fuel during the big freeze.

@EngineerLewis 4 месяца назад

Another great entertaining video from Geoff - our on site TFL expert! Thanks so much.😁

@smallkat99 4 месяца назад

I used to live close by here so this was lovely and nostalgic!

@brockett 4 месяца назад

Nice Video. Having been a Piccadilly Line Motorman 1968 to 77 I drove through, but never got out for a look around most stations. However I think it is shameful the way the stations fabric is left to rot. The opening tittle window frame ... deplorable !

@mikeb3018 4 месяца назад

Keep these coming Geoff!

@teecefamilykent 4 месяца назад

Brilliant video sir.

@paulikxp 4 месяца назад

The South Harrow shopping mall used to be home of a marvellous bus (and railway?) model shop that was run by a former conductress! It was very sad to see it go about 10 years ago or even earlier.

@DeathInTheSnow 4 месяца назад

I personally want to know what's going on with Brimsdown, Enfield Lock, Tottenham Hale, and where these extra lines are going for the extra platforms. I'm also wondering about what happened to the tracks that lead to the small arms factory and whether they'd serve as a link to the Island Village.

@kevinbargery2261 4 месяца назад

Nice to see my old local station been up and down those stairs a few times! Sad to see the waiting rooms closed but doesn't surprise me! Used to be PC Rattle I think back in the day how about some beat bobbies now and not the plastic PCSO's who can't do anything!

@dylanburns9381 4 месяца назад

Used to go to sixth form up the road from here. Shoutout to Tennessee Fried Chicken shop near the station

@shebsaturner9737 4 месяца назад

My area where I live and use the station all the time. Great vid 👌

@Ahad-bj1cz 4 месяца назад

Oh no I can’t believe I missed you 😭. Part of my daily commute.

@PaulSmith-pl7fo 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the bin bag shot!

@abdul201388 4 месяца назад

WOOO!! I was waiting for you to do South Harrow. My local station. 😁😁

@MrDanmjack 4 месяца назад

I used to live near there in West Harrow. I didn’t know there was an indoor station either

@doretimothy 4 месяца назад

Hello Geoff, I take it you've put the Overground going to London Bridge for the day in your diary!

@peteking8063 4 месяца назад

@JK-db2wj 4 месяца назад

These are much better with you in them, thanks for taking the feedback “on board”

@jamesabbott5242 4 месяца назад

Awesome Video Geoff

@julianaylor4351 4 месяца назад

South Harrow is an interesting place too, unusual shops, etc. The former Woolworths, also unfortunately now a former Wilkos, has a tiny courtyard, almost up against the tube line. Both shops used it for storing plants. I used to use a second hand record shop in the area, that is now gone, but I always loved that covered market. It reminded me of the long gone covered market, in Wembley, that was down a road, next to the Wembley Central lines. Half way down the stairs seats, does Christopher Robin use them? 😁

@jameshatfield1194 4 месяца назад

South Harrow Market used to have a fishmongers in it.Whiched used to serve live eels back in the 1950's this was my local tube station Northolt Park was my nearest mainline station which was great fun on cup finals at Wembly

@davidbuick8401 4 месяца назад

I did sort of connect here once. On my first tube journey back from school I mistakenly took a train bound for Rayners Layne instead of Hounslow West and only realised my mistake at this station. So I got out, crossed the tracks and headed back...

@SiVlog1989 4 месяца назад

For many years, one of the last 1983 tube stock trains from the Jubilee Line sat heavily graffitied in the furthest most siding of the carriage sidings at South Harrow

@trevorveail 4 месяца назад

Many of the Piccadilly line are not connected to other lines. In the 1970's I lived a few moments walk From Boston Manor tube station. From the road bridge you got a great view of Northfields carriage sheds. Early morning standing on the Western end of the London bound platform you got great views of Jumbo jets flying side by side in to Heathrow Airport. I even saw a London Transport steam locomotive in steam on the line behind the airport bound platform.

@Ravingamer1981 4 месяца назад

can't believe I'll be in the area in 5 days time. i will have a look at South Harrow when I'm there

@andrewsavill8205 4 месяца назад

You've got to do Dollis Hill on the Jubilee line.

@Sim0nTrains 4 месяца назад

Calm down car park fans, love that, great video Geoff

@HuggyBob62 4 месяца назад

Love the truncated spur. I wonder why they didn't shorten it to stop it needing supports.

@neilbain8736 4 месяца назад

I've only just got around to catching up with Only Unconnect. What a handy little project. It really could be useful for bouts of Mornington Crescent and avoiding or getting your opponent into transverse nidd.

@InvictaView 4 месяца назад

Well done, a mine of interesting information as usual. *The subtitle of my latest read is Only Connect, Howards End by E.M. Forster. 👍💯🇬🇧😉

@philipeldridge7346 4 месяца назад

I wonder when the branch to the gasworks opened and closed? The truncated bridge structure looks quite modern.

@Nooticus 4 месяца назад

Beautiful station, sadly not in the best state or situation. Great video.

@danielaldridge5886 4 месяца назад

Good video, South Harrow is an interesting station, curious if you’ll cover any of the stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge? 😊

@ianker7143 4 месяца назад

I grew up in Northolt - and used to buy records (most of which I still have) from the second-hand record store in South Harrow Markets, which was on my way home from school 😁

@gibkcoc1 Месяц назад

Sellanby was next to Louis fish and chips that used to do records. Only remember the cobbler in the market to be honest. Matthew Fortunes dad. Great memories

@Cletusongs 4 месяца назад

It may have been mentioned earlier but I was at another station with seats going up the stairs recently. Ruislip Manor perhaps?

@ricktownend9144 4 месяца назад

Unconnected to other tube lines ... but it is connected to the Superloop express buses! (the SL9 stops just outside). Thanks for a nice video BTW

@jeremybuck1818 4 месяца назад

In fact a Superloop bus went by in one of Geoff's shots..

@davidioanhedges 4 месяца назад

So Uth Har Row Sta Tion ... is lovely

@SanTM 4 месяца назад

I live right next to Roxbourne Park. The Picadilly and Met lines both go by right next to it and me. Intriguing that Roxbourne is on the old map, I've never seen anyone refer to the area as that. Usually referred to an area as Rayners Lane or Eastcote