Lots of atmosphere. The jointed rails, the oily track, the vacuum brake, the unkempt stations, the slamming doors... The network has improved greatly over the intervening 3 decades, but it’s nice to be reminded of some of the character that has become lost too. You have a great treasure trove of old footage!

Great video, Leytonstone stn was rebuilt as shown in the vid following WW2 damage just after I was born, but I do remember the 2 goods loops that ran behind the Barking platform at Leytonstone and the points where the loops joined the main line (where the grass is next to the subway), not forgetting the wagon lift behind the points to allow trucks to drop the the goods yard below. The Kentish Town Platform gave a splended view of Leytonstone football ground. I also remember Wansted and Woodgrange park stations as they were before they were pulled down in the late 60's and very nice they was as well. I also remember a parcel DMU going towards barking about 8.30am each day used to see that on the way to school. On bank holidays in the 60's there was often a loco haulled passenger train towards barking I guess it was a special from somewhere to Southend. on a hot Sunday or bank holiday trains were often lengthed to cope with eastenders going to the southend for the day All in all a great video , many thanks for posting it

My Dad used to take this to work. He did the full route, then changed onto to the North London Link to Hampstead Heath. Thanks for this great memories

Leytonstone born and bred . I left school in 1991 and I clearly remember the semaphore signals on this line and the DMU’s ,

Sounds like a Routemaster at 7:20 Great video from a very run down line, nice to see it survive and now Overground 👍🏼

Gospel oak barking line how I remember it the smell of the diesel in the carriage oil covered tracks old stations and of course the old dmu ahhhh nostalgia

Excellent, I look forward to the next instalment. The transformation on this line is incredible.

Ooo the gethinkan (memories) here. Leytonstone is mine neighbourhood and I miss these Trains; big, roomy and strong engines. Many thanks for this!

@0:58 In the siding is the Generator Coach 321047, used to provide power for signalling during maintenance/emergency, sat there for years - i remember reading about it in the '80s but the first time I've actually noticed it! Was one of the earliest Mk1 coaches, RFO number E3

Great video showing parts of the goblin line back in 1990 and also the trains back then I wonder if they had to demolish loads of houses around forest gate Leytonstone Walthamstow areas etc to make space for this line

Miss the silverlink metro services that operated before up until 2007.

great A-D-C stock motor sound and Westinghouse braking system

Great video. I was surprised to see a class 117 working this in 1990, as I thought they only migrated to GOBLIN when replaced by Turbos on the Great Western, around ‘92. Clearly some had moved earlier. I think it’s a class 104 passed at 08.40, so obviously a period of transition.

I love the sound of the brakes. I lived in Dorking and 119s (i think - 3 car versions of these?) working the Reading-Tonbridge line most of the 80s. They replaced the Tadpole 'thumper' units. If the driver didnt have his blinds closed you could sit right at the front seat (and he wasnt driving from the 1st Class end!) and watch him hitting the AWS and applying the brakes etc.

So much of this I enjoy. Tons of character and glad to hear it is thriving.

This another great video. I was in my mid twenties about then. Lines like this, the Kenny Belle, and the North London Line, Richmond to North Woolwich were really the Cinderella lines of London. I made a point of riding this route just before the class 150s took over. The change in ridership from then to now is staggering. It's easy to say, the service reflects the demand. But, quite often, it's the demand that is a reflection of the level of service, or lack of it. Look at Tweedbank in Scotland. No trains, so technically zero demand. Now ridership is about three times what the 'experts' projected it would be.

117's last ran on the GOBLIN line on 4th February 2000

I was working upstairs in the Booking office at Barking in 1990.

Great video as ever. It has to be said, that line run`s through shit holes from end to end. I would not want to take a camera near any of the location`s day or night.

Where does the spur at 1:40 with the guard's van lead to?

Banner repeater for Leytonstone High Rd home signal is 45° the wrong side! Should be \ position not / .I worked that signalbox in 1977 .

Super limehouse

1:38 what was that diversion to the right about - never seen that before

That was proper annoying with the Hammersmith and City line C Stock all the way down to the end from the stairs back then wallkng all the way down there. The Metropolitan line Hammersmith to Barking had just become the Hammersmith and City line by this time.

Why get a copyright strike on macs tracks version of the video? I watched them both. They are both different yours is sharper and has bird crap on the window. Do you own the tracks or something?

in soi buakhao right now watching this vid

Wow, although the line looks more run down in this footage than it is now, my my: there are buildings at Leytonstone High Road! Hard to believe now...