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British Rail Network SouthEast-DMU cab ride Pt 1 Barking to Leytonstone High Rd 1990

Channel: Soi Buakhao
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A BR cab view vid now on the Barking to Gospel Oak line. A view from the front of a class 117 DMU from Barking to Gospel Oak. Part 1 shows the route from Barking to Leytonstone High Road. At this time the route was controlled from manual signal boxes with plenty of semaphores. Leytonstone itself didn't even have any track circuits for its station limits! It was switched out and eventually abolished in the early 1990s. The route now is thriving and has a much better train service, a lot more signals and new stock (at last!). If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!
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This video provides a cab view journey on the Barking to Gospel Oak line, captured from the front of a Class 117 DMU. It covers the route from Barking to Leytonstone High Road and offers insights into the manual signal box operations and semaphore signals that were in place at the time. The footage highlights historical aspects of the railway infrastructure, including the absence of track circuits at Leytonstone station, which was later abolished in the early 1990s. The route has since seen improvements with modern signalling and services.

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  • Platform ID 0WvIchSWRMQ
  • Views 10,889
  • Date published 16 Oct 2019 11:09
  • Date added 23 May 2026 01:46
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