Nice to listen to. The BBC used to have announcers who could speak English properly, but nowadays they seem to let just anybody do the job, even if they can't pronounce properly. They miss out "T's" as in bu''er" instead of "butter" for example, as well as other badly pronounced words.
8:41 This is what's called 'Gauntlet track' just before Mitcham Its a way of mixing two tracks into one without the need for a set of points with each side having a consistent direction.
Use to travel part of this route often between Wimbledon & west croydon just 4 years before the tram link ever existed when the connex south central trains sadly went out of service in 1995.
I’ve lived in Manchester U.K. 23 years now and we have the Metrolink Trams which is a good system - but more recently in Dublin in my native Ireland, we have the LUAS trams and the cool thing about them is that despite being a smaller network, they have all of the announcements in my native Irish Gaelic language, which is a wonderful way to be welcomed home on visits home to family in Ireland 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
2:33 - There used to be a signal box on the other side of the road to the left of the track when this was a regular passenger rail line. I used to see the guy working the points when the bus I took to school went past.
Nice to see this, I lived in NA in the 70s and 80s before the trams were back, we lived opposite the Cunningham at Northdown Cresent. It can be heart wrenching at times as I have amazing memories of living in the flats with my Mum who has sadly passed away. Addington was known to be a bit rough but it was my home and I have great early memories there..
As the CR2000 is almost the same product as the Type T and T1 cars on the U6 in vienna, they have the same sound as the viennese U6-trains (which are technically trams). The sound the CR2000 makes when breaking and starting to roll used to also be made by the Type T, but those sadly no longer make those sounds. But the sound in the tunnel and on open tracks reminds me of the U6.
Very enjoyable, there are a few things I would love to do "coming 64 & don't know how long I've got left" and all involves cab rides... Underground train Overground train and tram! I bet I unfortunately won't!
I would like to say that this was recorded before they removed the interchanges from the announcements (if anyone is wondering yes they did add them back exact date was somewhere in August 2019).
Funny thing is, new addington is part of the dark green line instead of the light green one which goes off the beckenham jcn (forgive me if i spelt that wrong) so it is quite interesting to see this
The New Addington trams used to go from New Addington to Wimbledon, and the Beckenham Junction/Elmers End trams used to do the West Croydon loop, but they have switched around now
Where would they be of any real use within “London” is the real question? I don’t see them being used with the current Tramlink system or in south London because of third rail electrification. The only one where I can see it not being completely terrible is the St Albans Abbey branch (and technically that doesn’t count as London?)
Wimbledon Phipps Bridge Belgrave Walk East Croydon West Croydon George Street Church Street Elmers End New Addington Beckenham Junction Birkbeck Beckenham Road by Right Door Stations
5:01 Did anyone else notice points are set in the wrong direction and the signal was clear 4:46 im suprised that didnt derail cause of points being set wrong
Only costs about £23 million to run this every year. The highest paid person in Britain earns £320 million after tax per year. Just think if she was taxed 10% more on her income, this could be made free!
@@PGATProductions lazy or being efficient? The service is adequate as it is, and doubling up the track in lots of places would require probably millions in buying up land and preparing it.
Why do so many (idiots) suicidal people walk across in front of the tram a few seconds before it moves off? Apart from those moments of terror, it was a fascinating drive to NEW ADDINGTON*. (* Now a name forever burned into my subconcious thanks to the many service announcements...)
0:26 love the hunk in the reflection - as a gay man myself, I’m always on hunk-watch and I’d definitely shamelessly flirt with this handsome hottie 😍😍😍😍
Why doesn't anyone make a decent Tramlink cab ride video? They all seem to have blurry video and an obstructed view! Not to seem ungrateful but the train cab views are so much better.
i love how the announcer is committed to pronouncing every single letter 💀
Nice to listen to. The BBC used to have announcers who could speak English properly, but nowadays they seem to let just anybody do the job, even if they can't pronounce properly. They miss out "T's" as in bu''er" instead of "butter" for example, as well as other badly pronounced words.
except lebanon road "lebann rode"
9th November 2016. At 32:30 in memory of those who lost their lives in the tram derailment at this location today. RIP
Since Sandilands, they have put down additional limits. It is still quite fast though
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Crazy to think the driver did 45 mph around a bend so sharp.
As someone who's been on the tram from Wimbledon to Croydon, I can say there's still quite a significant world beyond
I've been from Canon Street to croydon
8:41 This is what's called 'Gauntlet track' just before Mitcham
Its a way of mixing two tracks into one without the need for a set of points with each side having a consistent direction.
nice nazi flag flying there pal
Use to travel part of this route often between Wimbledon & west croydon just 4 years before the tram link ever existed when the connex south central trains sadly went out of service in 1995.
I’ve lived in Manchester U.K. 23 years now and we have the Metrolink Trams which is a good system - but more recently in Dublin in my native Ireland, we have the LUAS trams and the cool thing about them is that despite being a smaller network, they have all of the announcements in my native Irish Gaelic language, which is a wonderful way to be welcomed home on visits home to family in Ireland 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
2:33 - There used to be a signal box on the other side of the road to the left of the track when this was a regular passenger rail line. I used to see the guy working the points when the bus I took to school went past.
Nice to see this, I lived in NA in the 70s and 80s before the trams were back, we lived opposite the Cunningham at Northdown Cresent. It can be heart wrenching at times as I have amazing memories of living in the flats with my Mum who has sadly passed away.
Addington was known to be a bit rough but it was my home and I have great early memories there..
There should be more lines like this!
The routes have changed again so there is that
WorldOfRailways should he.
Their biulding a tramlink line to sutton
@@Tylan_the_gamer No there not
@@SWTransporttheyre planning to
As the CR2000 is almost the same product as the Type T and T1 cars on the U6 in vienna, they have the same sound as the viennese U6-trains (which are technically trams). The sound the CR2000 makes when breaking and starting to roll used to also be made by the Type T, but those sadly no longer make those sounds. But the sound in the tunnel and on open tracks reminds me of the U6.
I miss that announcer.. I have not been on a Tram for 5 years
thank you for this great posting i realy enjoyed watching it j
Thanks for watching!
thank you so much for sharing this vid i am an avid fan of trams awesome
Thanks for your support and comment 👏
Pigeon kicked at 03:46 🤣
At Merton Park, check out the hidden spur to Tooting via Merton Abbey, on the left. Great railway walk. The station house is still there.
Lovely video. :)
Them pigeons are 3:45 were in full suicide mode lol. Great video!
The croydon announcer sounds like he's clarifying to someone who's asked him to repeat himself 12 times.
That's OK 'cos so many African people are aboard that they prob neen good pronounce ;)
Announcements are particularly helpful to deaf people and irregular passengers
Such a big respect at 11:49!
9th November 2021. In memory of those people who lost their lives in the tram crash at 32:30 5 years ago this very day.
Did you know the trams were originally were going to have a extension beyond Wimbledon but the construction of the extension was never done.
Actally the trams are going to have a extension to south wimbledon and a new loop.
And till now ,wot r d latest news ov it pls ?
SO THATS WHY THERES A SPARE TRACK
Very enjoyable, there are a few things I would love to do "coming 64 & don't know how long I've got left" and all involves cab rides...
Underground train
Overground train
and tram!
I bet I unfortunately won't!
Lots of memories, I used to live in Clyde Road E.Croydon
Most enjoyable. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
I would like to say that this was recorded before they removed the interchanges from the announcements (if anyone is wondering yes they did add them back exact date was somewhere in August 2019).
Hi! New friend from Philippines.thank you
Nice motor sound
Beautiful sound from the CR4000 tramlink
Funny thing is, new addington is part of the dark green line instead of the light green one which goes off the beckenham jcn (forgive me if i spelt that wrong) so it is quite interesting to see this
The New Addington trams used to go from New Addington to Wimbledon, and the Beckenham Junction/Elmers End trams used to do the West Croydon loop, but they have switched around now
Very interesting ride especially hearing the various languages spoken onboard-good presentation.
Thats the diversity of Croydon and Merton
I do miss seeing Nicholas Owen on TV
What're the differences between magistrate, crown, and county courts..there?
I assume much of this route was converted from heavy rail (BR Southern?)
Every time I say New Addington I now say it like that announcer lol
Roblox it’s the same also the trams, but they have an short tram line, from Mitcham Junction - Lloyd Park or Addiscombe.
In like the CR4000 that you are inside that tram and also THE LOUD roar across the tunnel. Please Press 32:38
In germany Cologne the K4000,which is not different to the Cr4000,is used as a underground train sometimes and its much louder
TFL could utilise the Tram Trains like Sheffield Supertram has.
Where would they be of any real use within “London” is the real question? I don’t see them being used with the current Tramlink system or in south London because of third rail electrification. The only one where I can see it not being completely terrible is the St Albans Abbey branch (and technically that doesn’t count as London?)
3:44 Pidgon
8:34 interlaced track time
Wimbledon
Phipps Bridge
Belgrave Walk
East Croydon
West Croydon
George Street
Church Street
Elmers End
New Addington
Beckenham Junction
Birkbeck
Beckenham Road
by Right Door Stations
What type of tracks are those at junctions
Tram tracks
Therapia in Greek language mean cure
Exactly
Lane of cures
Isn’t that where the word “therapy” comes from?
@@lovemykiss9 yes
Note how they use double track instead of points..
Was this a CR4000 or a Variobahn Ive never been on the tramlink so im not sure Please tell me
Good question; I believe it’s a CR4000. Thanks for watching 😺
@@Railway_Cat Ty
the cab layout shows it’s a CR4000, plus I’d love to see a Variobahn pick up speed that quick!
How come the speed limits are in km/h?
Didn't the British switch to the metric system some years ago??
@@paulwarner5395 Yeah sort of but most speed limits are in MPH
Because although road and rail limits are in miles per hour, trams are alot newer and so they use KM/H
Im assuming because the trams are German and in Germany they use the metric system for travel
80km
Does anyone know what models these are ??
the CR4000
5:01 Did anyone else notice points are set in the wrong direction and the signal was clear 4:46 im suprised that didnt derail cause of points being set wrong
these points are called trip points and when the tram wheels goes over the points it changes it
Why kind of engine was that?
Good question; I believe it’s a CR4000. Thanks for watching! 😺
Next stop phipps bridge guns at the ready!
Phipps bridge don't use guns... there not that civilized
@@SB22animations is it rough round there?
Phipps Bridge tram stop is my favourite tram stop
Is this Croydon Tram?
That's right. Although it runs outside of Croydon as far as Wimbledon where it connects with the District Line.
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they go so fast at therapia lane now and.so.slow.at beddington lane comapred to 2015
lol that ghanan person on the back speaking but still sad
Only costs about £23 million to run this every year. The highest paid person in Britain earns £320 million after tax per year. Just think if she was taxed 10% more on her income, this could be made free!
I used to live in Morden
Way too much of this is single track!
Doesn't that take up less space though?
Copy Japanese for fuck sake
Why is it a problem?
@@pingu255 it shows that they were being lazy when building it
@@PGATProductions lazy or being efficient? The service is adequate as it is, and doubling up the track in lots of places would require probably millions in buying up land and preparing it.
I preferred this tram when it was a train.
Sandilands to Addington Village in a nutshell
Better than there being nothing there at all!
There's more stops now though
I'm it'll be OK in New Addington
Why do so many (idiots) suicidal people walk across in front of the tram a few seconds before it moves off? Apart from those moments of terror, it was a fascinating drive to NEW ADDINGTON*. (* Now a name forever burned into my subconcious thanks to the many service announcements...)
Centrall ?
Centrale shopping centre
@@bigdealbro3439 Thank you
Trains
Great video. Too bad the camera couldn't have been moved more to the left to avoid that annoying post!
38:12 NOICE THRASH
22:25
I hope there is no or not as much crime in New Addington as there is in Catford, Bellingham, Downham, Sydneham and Lewisham when i go to New Addington
Forgot Croydon there was loads of stabbing in the past
Whos here in 2022
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My friend does not like trams
They should wait for the hyperloop then ! Hhhh
Trams makes him dizzy
The video should be titled like this - London Tramlink Route 3 Tram - Wimbledon to New Addington.
protectorofillinois3 Nah its fine how it is
No more route numbers
0:26 love the hunk in the reflection - as a gay man myself, I’m always on hunk-watch and I’d definitely shamelessly flirt with this handsome hottie 😍😍😍😍
Dondonald duck
my friend said donald turmp at that stop.
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Bruh this was a few less months before the tram crash im surprised it was when Donald Trump won
Why doesn't anyone make a decent Tramlink cab ride video? They all seem to have blurry video and an obstructed view! Not to seem ungrateful but the train cab views are so much better.
Noisy tin cans
This is the worst tram ever.
Why?
This tram is a lot like a train and gets u from A to B quick compared to other trams
You are very mistaken
You hadn't seen the worst trams then ;) Come here, in Russia, and u'll see the worsiest trams ever, in almost every regional capital's cities.
The Vairobahn tram makes a loud sneezing sound and the cr4000/Flexty swift COOL MOTOR SOUND