Video 125

Thanks Tubeboy - certainly sounds interesting. I was reading your thread in the introduction section and I'm pleased we have another member who likes the Northern Line - for me it's so interesting. On the subject of Vid 125 and the Northern, I wrote to Peter Middleton around a year before the Northern production was made, asking if the line would be filmed. He replied that it would, and I hinted that he might want to get in there quick before the 59/72's were withdrawn. In the event it was filmed on 95's. I don't know if this was Vid 125's intention or whether time issues meant they were too late. At least the Central vid has the 62's

Dont get me wrong alexh, i love the 59/72 stock but the 1995 stock are gorgeous. I support the idea of video 125 using the 95s, yes the northern is my favourite line, i travelled to school on it and have been working on it for almost three years.You need a thick skin though to work at a n/l stn, allthat abuse! Are you still trying to get a job on the tube?

Not strictly tube trains, but tying in with video 125, they are not going to release their last remaining video programmes onto dvd format. These are principally running to time, a documentary on the ic225 project. Also rolling stone the story behind the arc class 59s as well as the quarry and its day-day operation. They are only on video for a limited period.

I agree that thay could have done one route on a 59 but on the other hand if thay had done the northern on the 1959/1972mkI's then some would be asking for a new one done on the 1995ts like they are whith the central.

That's just what I was thinking. The Vic is interesting to me because many new concepts in construction and operation came together. I've always had a soft spot for the Vic and the 1967TS.

Wasn't the Victoria line shot down in flames because it is completely underground, ie nothing to see?


(yeah I know the depot is in the open, but the running lines aren't)

The most important feature of the 'Underground' is the fact that much of it is underground (surprise, surprise!). If someone wants to see pretty countryside, surely they must realise that a video of the Settle & Carlisle would be a better choice?
Most T/Os will have been asked the question, "What does it look like in the tunnels"; and we have all seen passengers peering into the tube after a train has gone, trying to see what is down there.
One of the best ways to find out what the public want is to observe - that is what the most successful market researchers do. I remember watching the reaction of the public during the tunnel sequences after the first driver's cab with underground film projection was put into LTM; it was a revelation. There was no editing of the film and no commentary - just the sound of the train - and they were transfixed. It was also interesting to note the huge amount of time that visitors spent on this exhibit when compared to some of the other items in the museum.
What a video production company chooses to do and how they make commercial decisions is their own choice. But by only doing things their way, they leave a gap in the market for others to fill. It is often those seemingly insignificant gaps that amaze everyone by being filled with products that are spectacularly more successful than the originals.

Just been on the v125 website, and they have got provisional permission to film the north london line!!!!!!!!!. All the badgering and determination has paid off, despite them telling me they had no firm plans to do it. ;D

V125 love that word dont they, as do many forum members [cant think what ones though] ;D

Latest is that Dublin-Belfast has been filmed. Aberdeen-Inverness will be filmed later this year, as will the North London line. The Paris Metro is a possibility.

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