The Tube: Going Underground (London, England) Season 1 Episode 1 2016 HD

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2016
  • 2016 Channel 5 Documentary series going behind the scenes of the London Underground network.
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  • @zenzenyokunai
    @zenzenyokunai 7 лет назад +625

    I get that people are frustrated but they shouldn't blame it on the employees like this. So rude.

    • @brianmorris8045
      @brianmorris8045 7 лет назад +23

      Yep, it's just a narcissistic feeling among passengers who think they should get to their destination before anyone else, thinking "I'm more important than you lot, let me on first"...."...and why do I, the wonderful me, have to walk out in the rain?"...yep, some of them were arrogant indeed, z e n z e n y o k u n a i, shooting the many messengers trying to keep the respective stations, and the trains running. Why different lines are run by different companies is beyond me...the worst thing you can do is completely privatize different sections of a transport system is beyond me, especially the size of the London Underground system.

    • @harrisonwalker4616
      @harrisonwalker4616 6 лет назад +3

      Welcome to London

    • @WillN2Go1
      @WillN2Go1 5 лет назад +4

      I was in London several times this year. It's not a bad system. The people in the video look bad, but they don't know what's going on. The people jammed in the tunnel, where all the cursing is heard, well, those tunnels get stuffy and a person's first thought is, 'Why are they stopping us in this cramped spot instead of back where there is more room and more air?' All these problems should be handled two ways, first what they're already doing to manage the problem, but second is to educate people on how the Underground works. Peoples' first response will always be a knee jerk, "I just want to get home, I don't want to learn about how to run a subway." But they are interested, they spend a lot of time on it. It's always better to try to learn more. I was stuck on a Blueline platform in Los Angeles, with a growing crowd of people, and two British Train Drivers. When the train finally arrived, they said, 'Wait. There's always a second car within in 2-5 minutes and it'll be empty." They were right.
      I had a job once where if I left for it at 7:15, I would just make my 8 am start time, (45 minute stressful commute.) If I could leave just before 7, then I'd have 20-25 minute commute on a fast moving freeway, but then I'd have 30-35 minutes to hang out in the parking lot. So I'd read and drink coffee. I had to start parking at the far end of the lot because the new problem was trying to explain this to all the people who wanted to tell me that what I was doing was weird.

    • @fdegeorge2000
      @fdegeorge2000 5 лет назад

      z e n z e n y o k u n a i z z. z😊😃😊😃😊😃😊😃😊😃😄😄😊😃😵😵😃😵😎😟😎😟👻😈👻🤐😮💩🏃‍♂️

    • @anthonyalmgren1276
      @anthonyalmgren1276 5 лет назад

      The only thing i say is drivers should not be allowed to strike becuase that causes tok many problems

  • @Zedek
    @Zedek 3 года назад +17

    Ah, the good ol' "If you can't pay, we take it away" narrator! What a soothing voice!

  • @paperback2437
    @paperback2437 4 года назад +22

    I hope these passengers realize the employees are only doing this to keep everyone moving and making things safe. If they don't close an exit and the station is overflowing, people can start falling onto the track.

  • @rickytorres124
    @rickytorres124 5 лет назад +83

    1:46 She argues that the trains are “so old”. Welcome to New York.

    • @joelsterling1445
      @joelsterling1445 4 года назад +8

      our subway in Toronto, Canada is so old they (TTC) have to close part of it most weekends so they can try to do some repairs

    • @erycdamaso_613
      @erycdamaso_613 3 года назад

      @@joelsterling1445 It's bad... and the shuttles are even worse. Throw a pandemic on top of that...

    • @nenblom
      @nenblom 3 года назад +1

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! 😂😂🤣🤣

    • @nenblom
      @nenblom 3 года назад

      @@joelsterling1445 Same in New York.

    • @ninofromkitchennightmares1497
      @ninofromkitchennightmares1497 3 года назад +3

      @the annanamous p-51 pilot Our oldest train is 53 years old
      Still works perfectly fine

  • @bernardodounce
    @bernardodounce 3 года назад +6

    This makes me appreciate the time I was on the Tube going to sleep or to enjoy the city and arriving safe. Thank you to all that make this possible!

  • @pennyo6868
    @pennyo6868 4 года назад +19

    Having had the good fortune to visit London many times, my experience with the English people have been very positive. They're friendly and helpful. The Underground is a great way to get around. There's lots to see and do in London and the tube makes it much easier. The station attendants and staff do a great job and increase the efficiency of the system. If you're in London for a couple days or more, purchase an Oyster card, which can be used for trains and buses. It's worth the cost and saves alot of time, and will make your visit more enjoyable;)))

  • @LulitaInPita
    @LulitaInPita 6 лет назад +124

    I came thinking that this would be a documentary about the construction of the first underground lines & Thames Tunnel. I stayed for the comedy. xD

  • @d.e.b.b5788
    @d.e.b.b5788 6 лет назад +53

    When I was 5, I wanted to be a train engineer. But when I turned 7, and started riding the subways, I wanted to drive one of those; I would beg my mom to get us on the first car, so I could look out the front of the train and watch us go through the tunnels. But being an engineer wasn't good enough for my parents, and they strongly discouraged me from pursuing it. I wound up becoming a nurse. But to this day, I still love riding the trains, whether above or below the ground.

    • @LanzoYT
      @LanzoYT 4 года назад +8

      Fuck your parents then. Dont let them control your life. Theyre just there to GUIDE you. Pursue what you wanna pursue dude.

    • @PokhrajRoy.
      @PokhrajRoy. 4 года назад +4

      D.E.B. B In India, you would be encouraged to be an engineer.

    • @antonkeilhammer5244
      @antonkeilhammer5244 4 года назад +7

      @@PokhrajRoy. Or a scammer!

    • @emporioalnino4670
      @emporioalnino4670 3 года назад

      Follow your dreams

  • @energybengt
    @energybengt 5 лет назад +22

    i'd go mental working in those control centres ... no windows .... claustrophobia!!!!

  • @blackmanogco
    @blackmanogco 4 года назад +17

    Love the underground tunnel. Made it so much easier and cheaper to travel as a visitor to London.

  • @CityWhisperer
    @CityWhisperer 4 года назад +26

    1:29 Someone was prepearing for the future..

  • @mickeyjay8516
    @mickeyjay8516 4 года назад +7

    I've watched this series two or three times now guess I'm going for a fourth

  • @Tempora158
    @Tempora158 5 лет назад +26

    30:13 His mistake is not having staff members ride and stand on the left side of the escalator to physically block people from walking up the escalator.

  • @BritinIsrael
    @BritinIsrael 5 лет назад +13

    " would you rather get wet or get crushed?" lol .... I like that station master's style.

    • @Mwoods2272
      @Mwoods2272 4 года назад

      It should be neither.

  • @SandraLovesRoses
    @SandraLovesRoses 6 лет назад +25

    What a fascinating documentary. Profoundly immersing. Cheers for the upload.

  • @a.tanner8524
    @a.tanner8524 4 года назад +29

    Anyone complaining about the tube being crowded should try riding the Beijing subway during rush hour.

    • @Blackwolffe097
      @Blackwolffe097 4 года назад +1

      Yeah no thank you
      I went there for vacation & we decided to leave the station & wait about 2 hours before getting on the train because of how busy it was

    • @ydurve
      @ydurve 4 года назад +5

      That means you have never travelled in most crowded trains of the world .... those are at Mumbai, India.

    • @normanschlongdongovic4124
      @normanschlongdongovic4124 4 года назад

      How many population are there in China & India that you need to compare with England?

    • @hungkenny610
      @hungkenny610 3 года назад +4

      Tokyo : more crowed but with a on time schedule

    • @johnstudd4245
      @johnstudd4245 3 года назад +1

      @@hungkenny610 Tokyo has employees that are "pushers" don't they? Cramming people in the train.

  • @LaWendeltreppe
    @LaWendeltreppe 6 лет назад +43

    Why is poor Naeem left alone in this?

  • @yixnorb5971
    @yixnorb5971 4 года назад +3

    My God it was nothing like this when I was there in 2005.

  • @ryanslut5607
    @ryanslut5607 5 лет назад +5

    Well done great production so far.
    Lots of incredible insite detail on the wonderful, wacky and weird ever evolving world of the tube network. I don't think we have an underground network here in good old New Zealand.
    On a side note the " coming up" appearing gets a smile every time.

  • @dmisso42
    @dmisso42 2 года назад +3

    Amazing how many people think it's their inalienable right to a train service instead of being in awe that they have a train service at all!

  • @tango_mymango9244
    @tango_mymango9244 5 лет назад +4

    I like how the original documentary called "The Tube" was so calm and peaceful like the theme song. But this series is all chaotic and crazy compare the two and see the difference.

  • @100dislikes6
    @100dislikes6 6 лет назад +141

    36:27 what a lovely pub name

    • @alba5384
      @alba5384 5 лет назад +1

      100 Dislikes lol

    • @tillyboos
      @tillyboos 5 лет назад +7

      Lol, I know right? I kept thinking it would be more hilarious if it were named “The Infamous Cock.” 😂😂😂😂

    • @DNTMEE
      @DNTMEE 4 года назад +2

      I don't think I would want to go into a pub with that name. Don't care how famous it is.

    • @johanbruijnooge6818
      @johanbruijnooge6818 4 года назад +1

      I bet the owners' name is Dick.

    • @havok9001
      @havok9001 4 года назад

      when someone ask u say u going to that pub / bar

  • @Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence
    @Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence 6 лет назад +90

    As old as the technology is they fail to recognize one thing. Under normal service it's the most reliable, secure option.

    • @wuloki
      @wuloki 4 года назад +3

      I cannot accept this "it's old technology" argument, or like the lady at the beginning says, "these trains are from 1973!".
      Because... the trains in Berlin were from the 1930s, until they were replaced in the early 2000s by new stock. And after *that* happened, things broke down. There are times when only half of the fleet is in operation. And something like this never happened with the old trains. I now see the same thing in the west of Germany, where I live. As soon as old trains are replaced by state-of-the-art ones, everything breaks down.

    • @emmajh45
      @emmajh45 4 года назад +1

      @Rosida Andriyana recognize is the British spelling

    • @itechcircle9410
      @itechcircle9410 2 года назад +1

      @@wuloki New stock fails a lot when it is introduced but one those problems are solve they usually run heaps better than the old ones. Old stock can't be relied on forever and it becomes a headache after 40 years.

  • @LorenzoFreireStella
    @LorenzoFreireStella 6 лет назад +2

    thanks for this amzing quality serie !!!!!

  • @HCD488
    @HCD488 3 года назад +6

    I feel so bad for the Stuff... they have to deal with those rude people and have to take responibility for other faults .....

  • @ruislipman1
    @ruislipman1 5 лет назад +2

    Love this show, very enlightening and interesting, thank you very much for posting.

  • @theswedavia8704
    @theswedavia8704 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you for posting this season! You’ve earned another subscriber!

  • @RCTBMX777
    @RCTBMX777 5 лет назад +3

    I could not think of anything worse than living and trying to work in a place that busy with people. Thank god i live in Australia where we have space to move!

  • @cocazade7703
    @cocazade7703 6 лет назад

    thanks for uploading this!!

  • @ameetdhokai1707
    @ameetdhokai1707 3 года назад +7

    26:54 - Mark from the "Incident Response Team" is truly an unsung hero - we should do a better job of honoring folks like this.

  • @zulkiflijamil4033
    @zulkiflijamil4033 Год назад

    It seemed that the platforms were packed with people. Only at rush hours though. Could clearly see that the Tube staffs including the Tube drivers and conductors were really dedicated in their work. Thanks a lot for uploading.

  • @AustralianLeprechaun
    @AustralianLeprechaun 4 года назад +1

    Just finished watching a show about ghosts on the underground. Now I'm here!

  • @trainzguy2472
    @trainzguy2472 6 лет назад +29

    1972 Tube stock? They look so well maintained! Have you ever seen the stock that BART uses? It's the same age but about ten times dirtier. They also make a horrible howling sound when they run at high speed, so loud you can't even chat with the guy sitting next to you.

    • @whiteboysixty5
      @whiteboysixty5 6 лет назад +2

      Trainzguy 2472 that's called air

    • @whiteboysixty5
      @whiteboysixty5 6 лет назад +1

      Trainzguy 2472 or the traction motors

    • @heinzmeier2
      @heinzmeier2 5 лет назад +4

      Trainzguy2472 BART Trains were the worst I‘ve ever used, it hurt to use it.
      Actually such trains wouldn’t even be allowed to run in most European countries anymore...

    • @cameraman655
      @cameraman655 5 лет назад

      "Ten Times dirtier...." What do you expect, it's bloody San Francisco, one of the two armpits of California of course to other one down the coast, LA.

  • @TheCanadiangirl4
    @TheCanadiangirl4 5 лет назад +6

    I feel the underground staff's pain, I deal with the public everyday so I know how quickly they can become angry.

  • @annewilmot9494
    @annewilmot9494 4 года назад

    About 2weeks after 7/7, I was in London on business. I was a little leery about taking the tube, an d asked the hotel concierge if he thought it would be ok. He got a look on his face and said " madam, the tube is fine ". Well, I've never been called madam and I never had any one speak with that kind of tone. Gotta love em. I got on the subway!

  • @EdiDrums
    @EdiDrums 4 года назад +2

    Naeem, big up yourself. Soldier. London ledge.

  • @owenchuarbx
    @owenchuarbx 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @zerotwo2806
    @zerotwo2806 5 лет назад +2

    'stay on TRACK' they made a pun not intended 🤣

  • @TedBackus
    @TedBackus 4 года назад +1

    Charlotte calls out on the radio occasionally for me to slow my train or hold for a minute. i always help her out, because at the Xmas party, she is VERY giving ;o

  • @AgnostosGnostos
    @AgnostosGnostos 6 лет назад +35

    Those who plan to travel in London avoid using the underground between 7:30AM and 10:00AM and especially the Central and Piccadilly line. That period the Underground is overcrowded, smelly especially during summer and everyone unwillingly press each other. Those who have to travel these hours is better to wait for two or three trains in order to find one with less passengers. Trust me some times during peak hours the frequency of trains is between 3 minutes to half a minute. Those who wait 3 minutes will enter a train full of passengers. Those who wait for the next maybe after half a minute will find a train with far less passengers. From my experience usually the first and the last cars of the underground trains have less passengers. Between 10:00AM and 3:00PM the underground is fine. After 4:00PM to 6:00AM the Underground is crowed but it is not hell like the morning rush hours. Some workers prefer a beer in a pub than returning directly home.
    Another piece of advise is to validate your ticket near an underground staff member who is always at the entrances and exits. Also always look behind you. Some people are pushing the passenger in front of them at the ticket barriers in order to avoid the ticket. I really really hate that. It had happened many times to me and others.
    Holborn station until 10AM the working days has only exit and no entrance.

    • @odemata87
      @odemata87 6 лет назад +1

      Achilleas Labrou very similar to NYC

    • @TheLightningZap
      @TheLightningZap 5 лет назад +1

      I decided to go on a bank branch northern line train to bank at 8:00 while visiting...

    • @tillyboos
      @tillyboos 5 лет назад +1

      Raoul Simon True, but London is worse, BECAUSE the stations are older, the platforms are smaller and narrower, and the infrastructure is more overwhelmed. The NYC Subway, crowded as it does get, can deal with higher capacities of people. Stations are larger, with wider concourses and platforms. Most Tube stations are only two narrow platforms, smaller, narrower concourses; steeper banked escalators because a lot of the Tube stations are deeper underground than NYC Subway stations. That’s why during WWII they used the Tube as bomb shelters during the blitz, because its very deep underground. I love London (and lived there for three years when I was growing up), but the Tube is a little scary when it’s super-crowded. That’s why when I have visited I try to ride either REALLY early between 6-7:30am, or between 11am-3pm or after 7pm. Between 7:30am-11am it’s chock-a-block ridiculous with morning commuters. 3-7pm; same thing with evening commuters. After that it’s better, unless there’s something going on like a football event, or it’s a major holiday. That’s when I would avoid the Tube altogether and just walk. And if ANYONE pushes me, I get VERY hostile in return (as I try to be considerate of others space), so if they think they’re going to avoid paying their fare by pushing me, think again. I will call you out. And if you try and get physical with me, you will get turned into transit police. I have NO TIME for that 💩.

    • @rickravenrumney
      @rickravenrumney 5 лет назад

      @@tillyboos New York although far from perfect had the benefit of 60 years of underground hindsight to learn from. London the First in the world and then Boston, 1st in the USA, learned some hard lessons and passed them on.

    • @sergeybrin3553
      @sergeybrin3553 4 года назад

      @@tillyboos Nerd.

  • @paulgreen6903
    @paulgreen6903 4 года назад

    I love this show.

  • @TheGrandmaDeath
    @TheGrandmaDeath 3 года назад +1

    Here in Hamburg, Germany, you don't see a single staff member anywhere on the underground. It's basically just the train drivers and some screens on the platform announcing stuff. If there's a strike or delay, people just yell into thin air or write angry tweets to the operator :D And if you need help with directions....well that's your problem. It's a much smaller underground system though and less people.

  • @juliangriffiths9583
    @juliangriffiths9583 4 года назад +6

    5:06 thats the voice i always wondered what she looked like

  • @uraninite8151
    @uraninite8151 3 года назад +1

    damn the tube system advanced and changed a lot since 2003.

  • @Alex-jn1ez
    @Alex-jn1ez 2 года назад +1

    I was in london a few years ago visiting family i was only about 9 or 10 and i stood on the left side (first time on the tube) and an old man shouted at me!

  • @amandahudson431
    @amandahudson431 5 лет назад +9

    I would loose my mind in all those people!

  • @Whynothahah
    @Whynothahah 5 лет назад +3

    A train every 2 minutes during rush hour!! Devastating!!!

  • @anselmglen8170
    @anselmglen8170 5 лет назад +2

    I love London
    It’s crazy but it works

  • @sayrith
    @sayrith 2 года назад

    This def needs to be a sitcom, like The Office.

  • @jandedick7519
    @jandedick7519 4 года назад +1

    It blows me away on how rude people are to the people who work on the underground.London has no idea how lucky they are! In Vancouver all we have is sky train and it doesn’t go to nearly as many places the tube does. And it breaks down if one inch of snow gets on the tracks. When I visited London and I was amazed how fantastic the tube was. I mean how fast you can get all over London in Minutes.

    • @cloroxbleach7262
      @cloroxbleach7262 4 года назад

      Vancouver is so lucky compared to my city. You guys have a reliable system. My system, the trains break down almost every day. Ours is known as the botched system. Also the snow doesn't "break" it, it's just a safety measure cause the snow is too heavy so the system thinks that there's a person.

  • @maxischew514
    @maxischew514 6 лет назад +9

    Sounds like Metro trains in Melbourne.

    • @Luke-1296
      @Luke-1296 3 года назад

      Jorn Navarre bruh melbournes train system is shit compared to London

  • @Jettingred4
    @Jettingred4 4 года назад +1

    I think these guys working for the Tube ARE bloody Saints! So much pressure and they cope with a smile! Maybe if the general public tried it for just one day they would be a wee bit more understanding 😀! Job well done! By the way lads you needed to stand yourself on the left so they could NOT pass you! Done and Done!

  • @michaelturner4457
    @michaelturner4457 6 лет назад +8

    I like Line Controller Charlotte.

    • @tazochaiguy
      @tazochaiguy 5 лет назад +1

      I like her too! She looks so young, but she has her stuff together, and is so calm, composed and competent...

    • @speedbird2835
      @speedbird2835 5 лет назад +1

      My two favorite cities are Charlotte and London.
      Fitting.

    • @JDAbelRN
      @JDAbelRN 5 лет назад +1

      As Dad used to say, "she's a looker ".

  • @Dovietail
    @Dovietail 3 года назад

    Charlotte on the Piccadilly Line is utterly charming!

  • @kittykatBflat
    @kittykatBflat 4 года назад +1

    That’s why no one goes anywhere or listens to the announcements because they pretty much expect things to get up and running in minutes instead of trying to get to another train which would probably take longer. They would just rather take their chances frankly.

  • @Turbo_TechnoLogic
    @Turbo_TechnoLogic 4 года назад +1

    Lol it's perfect, auto played right after the Tokyo metro system documentary. Thanks RUclips :D

    • @EmaMariaOndruskova
      @EmaMariaOndruskova 4 года назад

      Same here, mate. :D

    • @Turbo_TechnoLogic
      @Turbo_TechnoLogic 4 года назад

      ​@@EmaMariaOndruskova Hah! There is literally no difference between the two :D bollocks

  • @caliado
    @caliado 5 лет назад +15

    39:22 just looking to complain about anything

    • @pottedcactus8924
      @pottedcactus8924 3 года назад +3

      Yea she is acting as if she is being abused. She's being delayed. Like, just grow up lady.

  • @dave928
    @dave928 4 года назад +3

    having ridden the tube many times over 4 different visits to London, i have never seen any "Underground staff".

    • @EvanAviator
      @EvanAviator 4 года назад

      It wasn’t busy those times

    • @j2m3_raiden5
      @j2m3_raiden5 3 года назад

      Yea its called automation and budget cuts

  • @over00lordunknown12
    @over00lordunknown12 5 лет назад +1

    43:23 Look in the background, they are walking up as he is saying "I'm just a bit shocked, it's working!" XD

  • @uraninite8151
    @uraninite8151 3 года назад

    I watched the 3 seasons of the ITV Tube series in one day from 2002-2005? and now this. My eyes need to adjust to the resolution.

  • @ivanraju2310
    @ivanraju2310 4 года назад +2

    Es igual que el metro de la Ciudad de México. Imagino que los de naranja son como los vigilantes de aquí. Su mismo centro de monitoreo y hasta las retenciones que hacen con los usuarios, nada más que aquí la gente es demasiado silvestre. Excelente documental.

  • @localboi2634
    @localboi2634 4 года назад +1

    The boss of the tube is now the CEO of Sydney trains in Australia 😂...same issues

  • @malang73
    @malang73 7 лет назад +18

    Sardines London flavor.

  • @garyp4374
    @garyp4374 2 года назад

    I had never seen this standing to the right thing until I went to a major city totally unheard of where I come from

  • @blameTheDane
    @blameTheDane 4 года назад +4

    6:30
    I KNEW you guys muffled your voice and made it hard to hear on purpose on those speakers..

  • @ironmike9479
    @ironmike9479 3 года назад

    Charlotte is like the Tube version of The Bourne trilogy’s Pamela Landry. “You’re gonna call me back in 30 minutes. And when I ask you where we stand, I had better be impressed.”

  • @sarahurrutia2904
    @sarahurrutia2904 6 лет назад +7

    dang i can't wait to take the piccadily line when i visit london for the first time LOOL

  • @rolandomichel2070
    @rolandomichel2070 4 года назад +3

    Just way tooo many people living in too confined a space... recipe for disaster and unhappiness!

    • @Mwoods2272
      @Mwoods2272 4 года назад

      Tokyo is very crowded but the subways run on time.

  • @paulgreen6903
    @paulgreen6903 4 года назад

    I L O V E the end of a program, and the announcer make s a comment about the last show, and announce s the next show....just love it. We don t have any thing good like that, here in ......BLUDDYYYY....... CCCOOLLLDDD.... CANADA......pittie :).

  • @jonarnar1383
    @jonarnar1383 5 лет назад +1

    Unsung heroes

  • @ToMaX444
    @ToMaX444 7 лет назад +15

    1:29 get out of here, Stalker

  • @2011thekaj
    @2011thekaj 3 года назад

    I did this in melbourne by putting small flaps on hinges with springs on the edge of every step.. The people could not step up step to step and had no choice but to wait to get to the top. such a easy fix

  • @onkelfabs6408
    @onkelfabs6408 5 лет назад +1

    Man that Charlotte Lady.... wow

    • @Crazy--Clown
      @Crazy--Clown 5 лет назад

      I've heard she's a squirter 👍 👍

  • @Psevdonim123
    @Psevdonim123 3 года назад

    Nobody:
    Angry coffee girl: "hOw Do I gEt To CaNaRy WhArF...?"

  • @arnoldberk7686
    @arnoldberk7686 3 года назад +1

    Still beats driving.

  • @nenblom
    @nenblom 3 года назад +1

    Those rude people complaining to the customer service attendants should get a job underground!

  • @fredflintstoner596
    @fredflintstoner596 2 года назад +1

    Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
    Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
    Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
    Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
    Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
    Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
    Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
    Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?

  • @EmSpro
    @EmSpro 4 года назад

    the trick of avoiding Holborn at rush hour, is to walk to Russel Square, about 10 mins away

  • @peterclinch6740
    @peterclinch6740 4 года назад +1

    GOOGLE-kieran patrick Kelly, scary times on the Tube, 1953-1983 ....😎😎 from Australia.....

  • @shmotten
    @shmotten 7 лет назад +23

    4:33 Aldwych is still on there?

    • @daftendirekt97849
      @daftendirekt97849  7 лет назад +5

      Sam Otten I think I remember reading that it's still used for things like movies/tv shows and occasionally trains pass through

    • @shmotten
      @shmotten 7 лет назад +1

      Ah, cool!

    • @stephthestar90
      @stephthestar90 6 лет назад

      I think trains can still be brought in and out of the branch line but the power has to be switched on manually or something. If the Holborn rebuild goes ahead then the branch line will probably become inactive, even as a film set, because they want to use one of the Aldwych platforms as a new passenger concourse.

    • @QuarioQuario54321
      @QuarioQuario54321 6 лет назад

      There is a track connection, which is how it got to the depot, since they couldn't maintain the train on the branch. They also used different trains, at least 4-car 72 trains, and 3-car 73 trains. The 3-car 73s now run on the piccadilly, and that's why you sometimes see the third or fourth carriage of a piccadilly line train have a cab.

    • @hamishc2445
      @hamishc2445 6 лет назад

      Daftendirekt cue the music
      “And when the skyfalls...”

  • @superandreanintendo
    @superandreanintendo 5 лет назад +1

    At least during rush hours you cam get in a queue at canary wharf so nobody pushes you out and you can wait 5-6 train and hop into your carriage

  • @logan5girl405
    @logan5girl405 Год назад

    I didn’t realize how many people use the tube daily in London..wow! That must be stressful

  • @maevebaksa
    @maevebaksa 5 лет назад

    1972 trains, well good for you, New York’s 100 year old subway signals still run 24/7 so I don’t think that y’all can complain.

  • @caliado
    @caliado 5 лет назад

    I love Charlotte's accent

  • @jifangzhang2832
    @jifangzhang2832 4 года назад

    As for the escalator plan, they could just send a staff on to it to stop the flow on the left. Then you see results straight away.

  • @foxdmulder
    @foxdmulder 6 лет назад +8

    2 ESCALATORS GOING UP. Use 1 for standing, other for walking

    • @HenryLoenwind
      @HenryLoenwind 6 лет назад +5

      Stand or walk as you want---but use both sides and respect the choice of the person in front of you. Could be that simple...

    • @9cjl
      @9cjl 5 лет назад +4

      @@HenryLoenwind No, no, no. Insanity. Stand on the right, walk on the left has worked well for 80 or more years.

  • @Leonard_Wilson
    @Leonard_Wilson 5 лет назад

    I'm an American and I'd like to buy the DVD, but unfortunately it's not available across the pond.

  • @niklask3696
    @niklask3696 4 года назад +2

    I get people need to be places but for me after school wen i wana go home if i miss a train its 30 minutes its not that long but a new train every 2 minutes during Rushhour on one line like id wait 2 or 3 traines so its not that full i dont get why people would squeeze on if u only loose 2 minuts

  • @gummel82
    @gummel82 6 лет назад

    Holy crap that old equipment they‘re using.. unbelievable!

    • @TheLeemz
      @TheLeemz 6 лет назад +2

      Gummel The old stock in this documentary has since been replaced thankfully haha

    • @gummel82
      @gummel82 6 лет назад

      Good to hear haha

  • @NK-lh5du
    @NK-lh5du 5 лет назад

    Am I the only one who had a flash of doctor who's Clara when Charlotte first came up in the episode?

  • @NetITGeeks
    @NetITGeeks 6 лет назад +72

    Rude behavior is very unlike British! It is a downfall of a once great civilization. No matter how frustrated you are, you should keep control of your anger instead of taking it out on workers.

    • @hettyenjohn
      @hettyenjohn 6 лет назад +1

      mssca 8w1 x.
      Nl
      Het gaat hier niet meer 5

    • @naughtydorf18
      @naughtydorf18 6 лет назад +5

      It's an American thing

    • @TheLeemz
      @TheLeemz 6 лет назад +5

      The people who made the documentary wouldn't put normally behaved people in it though, wouldn't be "entertaining". It is rare to see this horrid behaviour on the tube. The documentary is showing us when it all goes wrong, not on a normal day lol

    • @terrythekittie
      @terrythekittie 6 лет назад +3

      Tell that to the ghost of Maggie Thatcher.

    • @michaelmaher7255
      @michaelmaher7255 5 лет назад +2

      As an Australian, and have worked with backpackers, I can say with confidence the Poms are lazy, sloppy and rude

  • @jeep146
    @jeep146 5 лет назад

    To test if you move more people on both sides. Place a partition at the base then channel people to both sides.

    • @Mwoods2272
      @Mwoods2272 4 года назад

      They should get station people to stop and stand on the left side to stop people from walking.

  • @blueberryhill6948
    @blueberryhill6948 4 года назад

    lol that lady got on the escalator with a back pain and now shes being extra lol

  • @germaineboatwala-sidhva1079
    @germaineboatwala-sidhva1079 3 года назад

    OMG! They need to increase the size of the platform! Seriously! After 150 years the population is almost doubled. 😯

    • @j2m3_raiden5
      @j2m3_raiden5 3 года назад

      TFL doesnt have the money too. In fact cus of corona they are relying more and more on the government because before most their income came from fares.

  • @horny99845
    @horny99845 5 лет назад

    This what we go through on the nyc subway

  • @shanelibuna1213
    @shanelibuna1213 4 года назад +1

    I just watched a documentary about how the Tokyo Metro is so disciplined. Watching this is giving me a headache

    • @rolandomichel2070
      @rolandomichel2070 4 года назад

      Agreed! Just got back from Japan and no such problems... with way more bodies.

    • @j2m3_raiden5
      @j2m3_raiden5 3 года назад

      Japan and the uk are way too diffrent to be comparing. Especially when you consider the tokyo metro is more subsurface compared to over half of the tube being deep level which gives diffrent enviroments to work around.

  • @paulatovarbermudez6174
    @paulatovarbermudez6174 4 года назад

    Let this be a reminder to all watching.
    Don’t fucking blame employees for shit they can not control.
    Thanks.

  • @julianchattopadhyay1369
    @julianchattopadhyay1369 5 лет назад +3

    Have they been to New York City???

  • @DDELE7
    @DDELE7 3 года назад

    Don’t feel bad about the Piccadilly Tube Stock being so old. In New York we’ve had to reactivate our 1960’s era R32 trains (some of the oldest subway trains in the world) cause the new stuff R179 fleet keeps having glitches and the older cars are still reliable.

  • @paulnewsom7629
    @paulnewsom7629 4 года назад

    Still The Greatest Tain System in The World ,,Without Question ,,