D stock on eastenders

AFAIK, what they have on Eastenders is the mock up that was created prior to the refurbishment of the fleet.

Whilst there are differences with the actual refurb, they are small enough for the likes of them to get away with [given the large amount of 'artistic licence' they use].

also pulling the PEA stopped the train?

Pulling the alarm handle on C and D Stock will initially cause a full brake application, depending where the trains stops will depend if the train can continue to the next station.

It is true that prior to refurb C Stock handles worked directly on the train-line pipe.

I don't know if it is still the case on Eastenders, but even a decade after the C stock refurb, they were still using the sound effect of a C stock with its distictive and original high pitched (pre refurb) motor gear sound, when a train was heard and not seen going over the Albert Square bridge.

We used to supply buses to Eastenders – And I sat for many hours staring at that bridge, waiting for someone to shout “Action”.

If you see a train passing over the bridge in Eastenders, its CGI. The actual bridge is a light weight construction which is designed to support its own weight but not much else. Basically it’s a prop. The bridge also has an acute turn which would make it impossible even for the DLR! As the bridge passes over George Street it bears left to pass over the Indian Restaurant and another street (the name of which I forget!). So within a few feet it has turned through about 40 degrees.

The ticket hall is fairly realistic. The timetable frame has a District Line poster with Walford replacing the real Bromley-By-Bow. Apparently the posters and other LUL specific items such as POMs were supplied by LUL. However as would be expected all the equipment is just a shell.

The stairs inside the station actually go nowhere. As they lead up towards the roof they are suddenly curtailed by the ceiling. The back door (across the ticket hall) leads to Stage One and the Eastenders Canteen & production suite. This is used as a regular shortcut. The Gents Toilets built into the bridge parapet are also just a mock up. Out of camera shot – they too lead nowhere. Caught me out once!

The train noises are added in post-production. As are all the other noises such as people shouting and so on. In fact when they shoot the footage, only the voices of the actors can be heard. For moving car shots occasionally members of the production crew would push cars through shot (but just off camera) to avoid the noise of the engine. For some takes we had to move off in the bus under power, then cut the engine immediately once you had got the vehicle moving. This way you coasted past the camera. No sound at all. All very well but it made steering and braking difficult.

The former Bill studios at Merton, now renamed Wimbledon Studios, have built a mock-up of a Eurostar carriage interior. Think they might have a few pictures of it on their website.

It's always annoyed me that Eastenders don't use London Buses or even a bus that looks like a London Bus!

I believe this has been discussed before, as for the platforms at the station different stations are used (normally on the Northern Line) which also bugs me.

Okay this is where a railway enthusiast comes along and ruins everything, just a few nitpicky things I've noticed here...

1. You think LUL would really be happy about that scene that depicts graffiti covering all of the windows? This seems a bit un-realistic too, its very rare (if not impossible) you'll see a train running in service with uncleaned graff these days, unlike ten years ago.

2. The SA in the booking hall at Walford East is always wearing his uniform hat, when do you ever see that on the underground?

3. The way the mock up seems to sway from side to side is a bit over the top, if the train was really like that in real life you'd probably nauseous!

4. The train arcs far too much, when have you ever been on a train that draws an arc that often? in reality you only ever get that on points and conductor rail gaps usually during rainy conditions.

Yeah thats right Deep Level.

only very rarely seen in service with graffiti so sometimes if train has been had small scale of graffiti such like scratchs on windows