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Post by northlondon83 on Feb 21, 2023 13:35:09 GMT
Central line Northolt to West Ruislip, Debden to Epping, both have nice countryside/green views
Piccadilly line between Rayner's Lane and South Harrow due to the high elevation
Northern line between Golders Green and Brent Cross due to high elevation
Jubilee/Metropolitan lines around Kilburn due to high elevation
There's probably loads more examples though I don't find the Bakerloo line scenic at all, it all appears highly gloomy and industrial especially from around Wembley Central southwards
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Post by borneobus on Feb 21, 2023 15:07:10 GMT
Central line Northolt to West Ruislip, Debden to Epping, both have nice countryside/green views Piccadilly line between Rayner's Lane and South Harrow due to the high elevation Northern line between Golders Green and Brent Cross due to high elevation Jubilee/Metropolitan lines around Kilburn due to high elevation There's probably loads more examples though I don't find the Bakerloo line scenic at all, it all appears highly gloomy and industrial especially from around Wembley Central southwards ...and the Metropolitan Line between Moor Park and Amersham / Chesham that's like "London Underground meets the Home Counties Countryside" (and the quaint single line to Chesham) similar to Central Line north of Buckhurst Hill but even more pronounced. As a post-script I recently travelled up to Amersham from Harrow-on-the-Hill in the AM rush-hour and expected it to be empty...but it was very busy... |
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Post by ronnie on Feb 21, 2023 17:53:42 GMT
The DLR, in its entirety!! Especially if you manage to grab a front seat
Special mention - westferry to mudchute, those curves into Canning Town (eastbound), both lines to beckton / king George V
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Post by northlondon83 on Feb 21, 2023 17:56:29 GMT
Central line Northolt to West Ruislip, Debden to Epping, both have nice countryside/green views Piccadilly line between Rayner's Lane and South Harrow due to the high elevation Northern line between Golders Green and Brent Cross due to high elevation Jubilee/Metropolitan lines around Kilburn due to high elevation There's probably loads more examples though I don't find the Bakerloo line scenic at all, it all appears highly gloomy and industrial especially from around Wembley Central southwards ...and the Metropolitan Line between Moor Park and Amersham / Chesham that's like "London Underground meets the Home Counties Countryside" (and the quaint single line to Chesham) similar to Central Line north of Buckhurst Hill but even more pronounced. As a post-script I recently travelled up to Amersham from Harrow-on-the-Hill in the AM rush-hour and expected it to be empty...but it was very busy... I've done the Overground a lot between Finchley Road and Stratford, Gospel Oak to Hampstead Heath is the prettiest stop to ride. The train between Highbury and Stratford I've noticed is the busiest section. I've also done that section around 23.30, gets very lively especially between Stratford and Highbury and Islington. |
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Post by M1104 on Feb 21, 2023 21:00:31 GMT
District Line - High elevation view between Putney Bridge and East Putney which includes the Thames
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Post by northlondon83 on Mar 17, 2023 13:48:12 GMT
Piccadilly line between Osterley and Boston Manor is amazing, great views of Osterley Park and the Grand Union Canal
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Post by rugbyref on Mar 17, 2023 15:00:43 GMT
Overgrown? Scenic?
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Post by cardinal on Mar 17, 2023 15:33:39 GMT
...and the Metropolitan Line between Moor Park and Amersham / Chesham that's like "London Underground meets the Home Counties Countryside" (and the quaint single line to Chesham) similar to Central Line north of Buckhurst Hill but even more pronounced. As a post-script I recently travelled up to Amersham from Harrow-on-the-Hill in the AM rush-hour and expected it to be empty...but it was very busy... I've done the Overground a lot between Finchley Road and Stratford, Gospel Oak to Hampstead Heath is the prettiest stop to ride. The train between Highbury and Stratford I've noticed is the busiest section. I've also done that section around 23.30, gets very lively especially between Stratford and Highbury and Islington. I don’t miss getting on at Dalston Kingsland at night. |
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Post by cardinal on Mar 17, 2023 15:39:39 GMT
Uxbridge to Ruislip (ML & PL)
Hatton X to Hounslow West (PL) always liked how it comes up & goes back down to get across the River Crane
Hounslow Central to Northfields. First you ride above Hounslow and can often see planes coming in low. Then you go alongside Osterley Park. Then you go across a viaduct , crossing the River Brent, the Southall - Brentford goods line and the M4. After Boston Manor you get to ride alongside Northfields depot.
Going to stop here because I could write a book on this. There are so many interesting parts , even in tunnels if you know where and when to look. ( change of air pressure is a give away)
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Post by northlondon83 on Mar 17, 2023 22:57:10 GMT
Uxbridge to Ruislip (ML & PL) Hatton X to Hounslow West (PL) always liked how it comes up & goes back down to get across the River Crane Hounslow Central to Northfields. First you ride above Hounslow and can often see planes coming in low. Then you go alongside Osterley Park. Then you go across a viaduct , crossing the River Brent, the Southall - Brentford goods line and the M4. After Boston Manor you get to ride alongside Northfields depot. Going to stop here because I could write a book on this. There are so many interesting parts , even in tunnels if you know where and when to look. ( change of air pressure is a give away) Hounslow West is an interesting station, used it for the first time today, technically underground but you can see where the tunnel stops. Would be interesting in the dark. Also very shallow, wonder if it is shallower than Redbridge? Another station you can see where the tunnel ends is Southgate. Shepherds Bush (central) is also good for views from the eastern end of the platforms. |
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Post by northlondon83 on Mar 17, 2023 22:57:36 GMT
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Post by M1104 on Mar 18, 2023 8:25:04 GMT
I really must do the Central Line to Epping again as I only ever did that once and as a 'much younger male' was a bit spooked¹ on how different the scenery turned out to be compared to Edgeware. At the time I was originally going to go all the way to Ongar before i chickened out....now to my regret.
¹ - outweighing my observation of its beauty
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Post by northlondon83 on Mar 18, 2023 9:46:32 GMT
I really must do the Central Line to Epping again as I only ever did that once and as a 'much younger male' was a bit spooked¹ on how different the scenery turned out to be compared to Edgeware. At the time I was originally going to go all the way to Ongar before i chickened out....now to my regret. ¹ - outweighing my observation of its beauty The thing with Edgware is that before the tube came along, it was very rural, like Bushey Heath is now. But the tube led to urbanisation and despite it being only a few miles from Hertfordshire it's still very urban. Jay Foreman has a good video about it on his channel. Epping is a bit different probably because it's in Essex. High Barnet despite being in the same borough as Edgware feels a lot more tranquil, it's slightly nearer to Hertfordshire and generally feels like a better place than Edgware. Going a bit off topic here but I think the best places in terms of scenery near the edges of London are in the south like in the boroughs of Kingston, Sutton and Croydon. The bits just outside like Banstead and Chipstead are very green and feels like miles away from London. Even around Malden Rushett are very scenic and doesn't feel like London. |
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Post by wirewiper on Mar 18, 2023 10:42:04 GMT
I really must do the Central Line to Epping again as I only ever did that once and as a 'much younger male' was a bit spooked¹ on how different the scenery turned out to be compared to Edgeware. At the time I was originally going to go all the way to Ongar before i chickened out....now to my regret. ¹ - outweighing my observation of its beauty The thing with Edgware is that before the tube came along, it was very rural, like Bushey Heath is now. But the tube led to urbanisation and despite it being only a few miles from Hertfordshire it's still very urban. Jay Foreman has a good video about it on his channel. Epping is a bit different probably because it's in Essex. High Barnet despite being in the same borough as Edgware feels a lot more tranquil, it's slightly nearer to Hertfordshire and generally feels like a better place than Edgware. Going a bit off topic here but I think the best places in terms of scenery near the edges of London are in the south like in the boroughs of Kingston, Sutton and Croydon. The bits just outside like Banstead and Chipstead are very green and feels like miles away from London. Even around Malden Rushett are very scenic and doesn't feel like London. Epping did not grow in the same way that Edgware did, as by the time the Central Line reached there in 1949 the Green Belt around London had been established. Epping-Ongar continued to be worked by steam trains until 1957 and there were even some early morning and late night steam train passenger services to and from Liverpool Street (main line), these used a connection just west of Leyton Station which was removed in the 1970s. High Barnet was a well-established settlement long before the railways came, it was a major staging post on the Great North Road between London and Edinburgh and some of the coaching inns, where horses could be changed, still exist. Edgware also existed as a village along the London-Holyhead Road but was a much smaller settlement. Much of Edgware dates back to the 1920s and 1930s and, as you say, development was very much driven by the arrival of the Underground. |
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