London & London Underground

Ref: VI266D

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The Victoria Line is London's busiest underground line with 15 out of the 16 stations providing interchange with other underground lines or Network Rail. From 2006 to 2013, the line is being rebuilt, resignalled and new trains tested and while they are still running the existing trains (Ian:- I attended a talk in 2008 explaining how this was being done!).

The 1967 stock trains were filmed in their last few years of service in 2009. These were the first fully automatic trains in London running on the Victoria line which was opened in stages from Walthamstow in East London. The whole line is seen in virtually real time from the operator’s cab with the aid of additional lighting. This is more than a Driver’s eye view, for we also follow the progress of our southbound train on the track diagrams of the service control centre, we see inside all the stations with their famous tiled murals, the exteriors of many and of course the operator himself.

Bonuses complete the story of the Victoria Line starting with seventeen minutes of archive film recalling the construction and opening of the line. We then board a staff only depot bound train for a Driver's Eye view from platform 4 at Seven Sisters into the only open air section of the Victoria line into the depot.

The next bonus gives us a comprehensive look around Northumberland Park depot itself with Craig Martin the depot manager. Last but not least we take a look around the Service Control Centre with service manager Gary Oliver.

Last but not least we take a look around the Service Control Centre with service manager Gary Oliver.

Availability: AVAILABLE
Published by: Video 125
Filmed by/when: Peter Middleton
Narrated by: Rob Curling
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 105-mins (1hr 5min) , Colour
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