MET Railway Cab Ride - 1910 Style (I think)

The caption states:
"Temporary signs have been placed to identify each station as it passes"

They are excellent films. I'm not sure where the banner signals are on the Met Railway film though. I didn't see any. There were upper quadrant semaphores as far as Neasden and then Wembley Park and beyond shows lower quadrant semaphores. Odd that, except that I suspect it was the southern section that had automatic signalling with trainstops and the lower quadrant areas were old mechanical block signalling boxes.

And yes, I did notice the double-ended motor car. This was one of two converted in 1910 from two saloon cars that got damaged. It must have been filmed quite soon after its conversion.

OK, got the one at St Johns Wood Road anyway. Couldn't see one at Swiss Cottage.

Difficult to see. I thought it was the clock! It was actually RA13.

I'm sure I've seen more Met Rly clips from the same era in the film about Metroland made by the BBC with the late John Betjamin. Does anyone else remember this?

The 1972 version certainly includes a few clips from this 1910 film. The saloon stock leaving Baker Street, Views of Pinner and Chorleywood and the fast train racing through Aylesbury spring to mind!

There are some interesting views in the 1972 film itself, especially the redundent pointwork at Harrow with the remains of the goods yard and sidings.

Also, an excellent insight into fashions, trends and traits, and even advertising styles of the early 20th Century.

I've seen excerpts from this, both on the net and on the Metroland DVD.

Finally got round to watching this. What a fantastic insight into pre-first war railways! There are some remarkable sights on this. Third rail adjacent to platforms, immaculate ballast shoulders, all of that superb freight stock in sidings, the MET saloon car mentioned above operating in a three car (model that and you'd be told off!), 'Mayflower' or Galatea' sat in the sidings south of Aylesbury and what looks like a GWR steam railmotor north of the station.

I was struck by the almost complete lack of trains approaching on the opposite line. I can only imagine that these were edited out to avoid scaring cinema goers of the time into thinking that trains were going to burst out of the screen towards them. I was just thinking that the film would be perfect if a GCR 'Jersey Lilly' was to head the other way on an 'up' express when, right at the end, there it was! Fantastic!

Manna from heaven!

I might make a double ended comp motor! ;D