Get your anoraks on... trains are coming!

Great idea! We always hear them but rarely see them so it's about time the tube appeared in EastEnders on a more regular basis.

ay, I don't know, technology these days :P!

they look fab - i love how EastEnders always try new things!

Wow that's brilliant! I can't wait to see them on screen! I'm assuming they're the proper District Line trains, you just know people would moan about it if they weren't!

I seriously cannot believe anyone even cares about this.

Instead of the money being spent on (pointless) CG trains, couldn't the beeb have used it on hiring some decent writers?

Good Work! Finally we can see the trains traveling through Walford!

I think the only time they had a train was when there was a story something to do with Martin up on the bridge. Cant remember what it was about now.

Along that EastEnd stretch, the C2C trains to Sarfend run alongside the District Line, lets have them too. I travel in on that line every day so I must look out to the QV

I know I am an anorak, but you have got the CGI wrong!

The shadow of the first train on the Queen Vic - the shadow should go UP the wall TOWARD the train, as the train is moving TOWARD the Queen Vic. Just like the shadow of your finger gets closer and finally touches your finger if you move it toward a wall.

The GCI shadow goes DOWN and AWAY from the train - the only way this could happen was if the Queen Vic was a transparent screen!

New conspiracy theory! Queen Vic pub just a transparent screen!!!

I'm with blogonaut. The shadow is all wrong; it should go the other way. How many thousands of licence payer paounds have gone into this, only for the effect to be ruined by poor shadows...

whos looking at the shadows? the effect is good, its a shame the shadow is wrong but who cares? its the first train to go through albert square in 25 years, sounds about right for the under ground, just think all them people that have left the square on a train, they have been waiting a very long time lol. good on eastenders moving with the times.

It looks quite good for a BBC soap budget, shame about the shadow. But, correct me if my memory cheats, I'm sure this isn't the first time they've tried something like this. When I was a regular viewer in the early to mid 1990s I can clearly remember (and see in my mind's eye) a shot similar to the first clip here with the Queen Vic and a train passing over the bridge. It did look quite fake though, so I suppose that's why they didn't continue doing it.

Good idea. I love the doof doof at the end :)

Trains have appeared in the past, on very rare occasions we have seen the tube and on VE Day we saw an old steam train pass over the bridge but never have they been regular. In reality Walford East, like many other London tube stations would be quite busy so it's nice that they've decided to show the trains more often instead of just the sound effect.

This is BRILLIANT!

How come it took the BBC 25 years to realize that EastEnders is much better without the tedious, irritating cockneys in it?
P.S. Nice trains!

He he. Yes it seems that the shadow is travelling the wrong way. I'd say the lighting inside the train is way too bright for that time of day too! :P

Great idea though! Although I would never watch Eastenders though because it is a soap! :P

Trains only travel from right to left in Walford. Spooky....

Don't worry - Bob Crow will soon put a stop to this pointless waste of licencepayers' money!

So will the iconic taxi leaving Albert Square be replaced by a train to Barking or somewhere up west?

Very realistic, they're even empty!!!

Im seriously left wondering wht the big deal is? A train- big woop! NOT!

It would be cool yes . im not from england but i was told the tube was an underground train i am wrong someone tell me if i am :(

clairebear, the tube goes underground in Central London and over ground on the outskirts of London.

it's probably roxy who dunnit. christian the northerner (who doesn't know how to say 'one' in standard english. or the writers ain't decided yet - as the writing has been weak'v late e.g. sayyid/sa'eed (just how is his name written and pronounced like the ara mis-spelling?) coming out thing.

what a random thing to do! lol! but its cool all the same!

Come on guys! Get a life!

I take it bck, these trains are actually quite clever - tinkin bout it, I wud neva have guessedn that it were fake

Hi developers. Great idea re. the CGI trains but please note the shadow on the Queen Vic wall at the very begining of the piece is going the wrong way.
Shadows of the overhead train with the light behind should converge with the train just before they disappear not run parallel with it.
Gerry Brown

They look so realistic and add a nice authentic touch to the show!
Well done EastEnders production team :-)