London's Top 20 Quirkiest Railways (Part One)

Описание: London has been associated with some truly bizarre railways over the years, including pub trains, double deckers, a tube carriage modified to resemble an observation car, and many more!

Over the next two videos, I'll be counting down London's top 20 quirkiest railways. This instalment looks at entries 20-11.

Be sure to stay tuned for the top 10... it's going to get really weird!

Chapters:

00.00 Introduction
01.12 Pubs on Wheels (Travelling Taverns)
03.28 The Scrubber (The Tunnel Cleaner)
04.53 Upstairs, Downstairs (Class 4DD Double Deck Trains)
06.57 All Aboard for Pickle Herring Stairs (The Tower Subway)
09.06 Toy Trains & Padded Cells (City & South London Railway)
11.05 Tube with a View (London Underground Visage Car)
12.12 Army Puffers (Royal Woolwich Railway)
14.01 Mail Rail (London Post Office Railway)
16.07 Colonial Circle Line (The All Red Route, Crystal Palace)
17.46 Back in Time for Tea (The South Acton Shuttle)
19.28 Outro

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Music used in this video:

Sneaky Snitch (Kevin Macleod)

Breaktime (Kevin Macleod)

Monkeys Spinning Monkeys (Kevin Macleod)

Retrofuture Clean (Vanoss Gaming Background Music)

Dark Shadows (Fesliyan Studios Background Music)

The Water Ogre (Soundtrack Universe)

Cha Cappella (Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions)

On Hold for You (Kevin Macleod)

Teller of the Tales (Kevin Macleod)

Five Card Shuffle (Kevin Macleod)

Local Elevator (Kevin Macleod)

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