"The North London Line" is a "Brilliant Line" for slow freight trains. 

Yes the length of them is ridicules they just keep on coming.

Yes they have some very long trains over there, double deck too but mainly 1 or two an hour where we could have many more. We also have much shorter sections for signalling and 1000x more passenger services to allow for.

Thank you for watching and commenting Anthony.

It sure is a great line when it come to filming my love of freight trains.

Very true Tony, if something runs late that it for everything. Cheers Mike.

I used to work for NR Anglia when the enhanced NLL passenger service was introduced, put 2 freights between a pair of Overground services , expect a phone call from Swiss Cottage (Overground Control). Freights, especially incoming, could be difficult to path as sometimes they were hours late.😊

I bet it is still a nightmare, cheers for the comment.

Oh yes a good idea Colin, I will watch it with great interest where you did your filming, its such at busy line at certain times. Hope you get a dry day today.

Thank you, I always enjoy filming on this line, but there is only one toilet.

Oh yes a very busy line, that is why I enjoy filming freight trains on this line as they have to fit in between the passenger trains.

Well I like it but there is always a chance of getting bowled along that line ENC. Thank you Mike.

Thanks, you too Jamie, looks like no rain today, which makes a change. Mike.

Cool, thank you.

Hi Thomas its great that you have found my video interesting from your area, cheers Mike.

Well you know how that line works when it comes to getting through the section to Gospal Oak, cheers for your comment.

Oh yes what a Pratt I am, I got on the train at West Hampstead to go there. Cheers Howard.

Yes Keith not just boxes, I do love filming along this NLL, cheers Mike.

Thanks very much pal.

Yes indeed is was as I see its off to Eastleigh Works this week, so a possible re-paint David.

Oh right just GBRf locos I see. Thanks for your comment.

I appreciate that Kev, cheers.

I do like filming on this line Owain, cheers.

I would say around 10 to 15 mph from Gospal Oak to Willesden Pete, thank you for watching. Mike.

For most of the route between Willesden Jn and Gospel Oak it’s 35 for freight, 45 for passengers, but at Gospel Oak Jn it’s 20mph through the station and at the junction towards Crouch Hill. When the passenger trains are running I usually run at about 20-25mph as you end up catching up the passenger trains as they stop at every station.

We are both wrong Arnold, it was 4L47, cheers for watching and noticing my mistake.

@antman09ful1 Wait are you sure about that. 4L47 is GBRf working from Hams Hall

I've double checked Arnold on tops for that day and another day and it says 4M47 LGW to Hams Hall. It was my mistake putting a L instead of a M But you was right at the start that I was wrong with the head code. Nice one Mike.

you had a class 59 and two 90 Nigel, cheers for your comment, much appreciated.

@@antman09ful1 Good content is always appreciated. Long gone are the days of a 56 on MGR through Retford or even doubled headed 20s.

20th October 2023.