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London Underground, DLR and c2c trains at West Ham & Limehouse - YouTube
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We are in East London
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in the London Borough of Newham.
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West Ham station is a major interchange
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between various Underground lines,
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the DLR and mainline trains, operated by c2c.
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We are standing on platform 8,
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looking towards the east.
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The station is situated on the
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London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line,
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which opened in 1854,
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though this particular station
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did not open before 1901.
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Between Bromley-by-Bow and Upminster
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the line runs parallel to the London Underground
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District and Hammersmith & City lines.
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This is a District line train to Ealing Broadway.
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Mainline trains on the line
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are operated by c2c.
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<i>Platform 8 for the 14:20</i>
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<i>c2c service to Southend Central.</i>
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<i>Calling at Barking, Upminster, Ockendon, Chafford Hundred,</i>
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<i>Grays, Tilbury Town, East Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope</i>
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<i>Benfleet, Leigh-on-Sea, Chalkwell,</i>
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<i>Westcliff and Southend Central.</i>
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<i>This train is formed of 4 coaches.</i>
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<i>Change at Barking for bus connections</i>
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<i>to Walthamstow Central.</i>
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<i>Change at Upminster for services to</i>
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<i>Emerson Park and Romford.</i>
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<i>Change at Chafford Hundred for Lakeside Shopping Centre.</i>
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<i>Change at Tilbury Town for bus connections</i>
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<i>to Tilbury Riverside and Gravesend.</i>
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<i>Change at Benfleet for bus connections</i>
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<i>to Canvey Island.</i>
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The line operated by c2c
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runs from London Fenchurch Street terminus
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to Shoeburyness on the east coast
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at the mouth of the Thames Estuary.
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“c2c” does mean nothing in particular
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but could be interpreted as “capital to coast”.
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Announcements at this station
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are spoken by Anne and are
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unusually elaborate, announcing
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several connections along the way.
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c2c almost exclusively operates with
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Class 357 “Electrostar” units,
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which were built between 1999 and 2002.
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They operate in 4, 8 or 12 coach units.
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<i>Platform 8 for the 14:28 c2c service to Shoeburyness.</i>
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<i>Calling at Barking, Upminster, Laindon, Basildon,</i>
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<i>Benfleet, Leigh-on-Sea, Chalkwell, Westcliff,</i>
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<i>Southend Central, Southend East, Thorpe Bay</i>
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<i>and Shoeburyness.</i>
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<i>This train is formed of 4 coaches.</i>
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<i>Change at Barking for bus connections</i>
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<i>to Walthamstow Central.</i>
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<i>Change at Upminster for services</i>
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<i>to Emerson Park and Romford.</i>
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<i>Change at Benfleet for bus connections</i>
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<i>to Canvey Island.</i>
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The London Underground service in the background
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is for either Barking or Upminster.
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<i>Platform 7 for the 14:35 c2c service to London Fenchurch Street.</i>
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<i>Calling at Limehouse and London Fenchurch Street.</i>
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<i>This train is formed of 4 coaches.</i>
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<i>Change at London Fenchurch Street</i>
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<i>for the Tower of London and</i>
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<i>London Underground connections from Tower Hill.</i>
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<i>Please take extra care due to</i>
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<i>slippery surfaces caused by heavy rainfall!</i>
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Not sure the “heavy rainfall” is accurate. :-)
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West Ham station is also served by
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the Jubilee line and the DLR
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on a lower level.
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The DLR will be shown later at Limehouse station.
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This is a westbound District line service to Wimbledon.
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Seconds later the next c2c train approaches the station.
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We just jumped over to the
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District and Hammersmith & City lines platform.
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The approaching train is a
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Hammersmith & City line service
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calling all stations to Barking.
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All Underground services observed on this day
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were operated by S7 Stock only.
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We are now a few kilometers west from before
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at the beautiful London Docklands.
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This area is served by the Docklands Light Railway
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which runs on a brick viaduct here.
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Between Limehouse station and London Fenchurch Street
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c2c and DLR trains run parallel to each other.
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Westbound DLR train with an approaching
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eastbound c2c service.
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The station is situated in a rather sharp curve.
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A different train on the same platform
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headed towards Shoeburyness.
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Turning the camera the other way,
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nicely highlights the curvy station.
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The train leaves the station making screechy noises
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whilst negotiating the tight curve.
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This passing train is the last c2c service in the film.
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And we end with another shot
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of the beautiful DLR viaduct
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with Limehouse station in the background.
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