MBNA Thames Clippers Uncovered
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Geoff goes out to explore the River Bus services that you can take on the Thames, they're quicker and probably more convenient than you'd think, and now accepts Oyster and Contactless payments making it easier than ever to get a boat down the Thames in London!
This video has been paid for by MBNA Thames Clippers
I couldn't help but smile and let out a little cheer when the builders plate came up and saw Neptune was built by INCAT in Tasmania Australia, As an Aussie I can't help but be proud to see one of our products out and about in the world considering we've lost so much of our manufacturing industry.
My favourite way to get to France used to be via the HSC Condor Rapide, an Incat catamaran renamed Speed One, because it was ridiculously quick compared with the old Sealink ferries to Calais. Shame it no longer operates...
The boats are great, but if they want it to be a "tube line" as Boris said, they need to get rid of the extra fee for travelcard holders. It's just like the cablecar, it's not an expensive experience for doing it once as a tourist compared to let's say the London Eye, but it adds up if you use it every day. I would be ok with not including it in day- and weekpasses for not attrackting tourists to much, but it should be included in month- or yearpasses. Same goes for the cablecar.
Not enough money on your Oyster card Geoff. 0:35
BeastlyAdmul oops he should pay £80 then
Most interesting thing to me is that you can take bikes on it. Could make an interesting day out with the new superhighways in London.
Pretty unique, generally :) We have a similar system here in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, called waterbus. It's also integrated into the national public transport fare system, similar to oyster cards, and it's got a bit of a bigger network than the Thames clippers. But that's what you get with the world's 2nd biggest port :)
Here's a little map of the system in the city center: www.waterbus.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Waterbus-Rotterdam-plattegrond.jpg
And the whole system, schematically: democms.nl.c1n7.86id.nl/files/content_afbeeldingen/f514634d2b98074ee763b5b8b01b0923.jpg
It would be good if they could include the river boat services in the travelcard, as they do in Sydney. It might encourage more people to use the boat services as form of travel.
Capridec79 the river services are totally run by a separate, private company and TfL only give them the license to run their service. It's not like the Overground or buses where a private company is operating the service on TfL's behalf. I'm guessing that's the reason why the travelcards don't include Clipper service
That being said, you do get 1/3 off of PAYG and Season tickets if you have a travelcard, which is a pretty good incentive
Used one of the Thames Clippers last year when I was in London for a couple days - rode from Tower Bridge to Westminster. Such a fun way to travel. (Great, now I miss London again!)
+Lucas Barker Come back to London, Lucas! We miss you too!
Lucas Barker what a Great Way to travel - Come Back Sometime The New Elizabeth Line and CrossRail Is opening around January 2019 Come and have a Ride
Londonist Ltd yeah
1.22 wait?? what?? where's the tink sound when geoff drinking a cup of tea, then there's a number on the left of the screen showing how many geoff drinks
We used the river bus for the first time on Saturday night from Bankside to Greenwich. It was brilliant. Seeing the City and then Canary Warf lit up at night from the river was amazing. We'll definitely do it again when we visit London again.
Used it a few times night and day in 2018 - can't reccomend it more highly. So good to be on the mighty Thames. Thanks!
Excellent review as always Geoff and team. Makes me miss London !! Greetings from sunny Cyprus.
Tried it last year. My son lived in London at the time and had never thought about taking a river boat. We both really enjoyed it. It’s also possible to get on and off with a powered wheelchair.
I think that it would be so useful, if it were possible to travel by Thames Clipper, directly to and from London City Airport and the ExCeL Centre. These two locations are so close to the River Thames, and yet the infrastructure is not quite there to make this happen.
Always enjoy a boat trip!
I would recommend getting a boat in the greenwich area, they go much faster and are more fun. Sat at the very back, the engine is very loud almost got deaf xD, and got a bit wet the water flying behind us.
Best legs are Westminster to Greenwich and from there to the London Barrier and back. Loved the trip!
I’ve done it and it’s a very nice ride. I did it on a visit to London in 2006 when you had to buy a ticket. Is was a nice, relaxing way to get to Greenwich (if you have the time).
I've never used these before. I think I'll give it a go next time there's a nice day.
It pains me to watch this as the river is such an under used transport resource in London. The passenger numbers always seam low on the few times i've been aboard, i guess this is in part to the high ticket prices and lack of service frequency. I've been to Rotterdam and the river transport is amazing so quick and inexpensive, they are almost viewed in the same light as buses. In Hong Kong you can pay 15p to cross the harbour. London has a proud and world renowned maritime history, which has never been represented at all within public transport and... surely it's also a no brainer to help alleviate congestion on other forms of transport around the city.
It would help if the fares were lower in my opinion.
I think with HK ( I used the star ferry a lot) is they are essential to get from the NT to Central , sure you have the tunnel , but in many way's they are the main transport link. They are great though, aside from all the people trying to sell you fake Armani suits at the Terminal, I just pretended to be Norwegian with no English.
I have used this service from Tate modern to Woolwich in the rush hour. The choice was to be a sardine on a hot over full train or sit in a comfortable seat with a nice coffee and chill with the nice view of the riverscape. Brilliant service.
Always love your videos Geoff!
It's a really great way to travel but it's just too expensive for everyday use...
U can just use ur oyster 😂😂😂😂 bruh
@@dancingblessing5086 you do realise every mode of transport on oyster or not costs different amounts?
0:48.... Oh God, now I'm gonna have that stuck in my head all day, thank you very much... ...look at me, straight floatin on boat in the deep blue sea...
Used it multiple times when I was in Canary Wharf, very nice, quick, and easy. Highly recommend it!
I travelled with Thames Clippers this weekend for the first time and I was pleasantly surprised with the service and how easy the commute was, a bit pricey on the Oyster compared to the Tube and bus but still would recommend!
Good to see they finally git around to accepting contactless payment, last time in London I had to top up my Oyster card just to pay the Clipper.
Still ridiculously expensive, though, for occasional use when visiting.
This looks neat... plus I used to work as a deckhand on boats and as a dockhand in Pittsburgh, so it is fascinating to see. When I last visited London in 2001 I didn’t get to ride on the water (and I think TfL was in its infancy at the time), but this looks like something to definitely check out (and I hope the boat crews don’t think that I’m an undercover inspector for the Merchant Marine!).
A short time I used the ferryline in Hamburg Germany for commuting to my job. You can use them with normal tickets and it was great to get to work by boat and a little bus trip to the ferry.
Great videos Geoff.....you have inspired me to create informative clips, keep them coming.
What a great way to travel, awesome video.
Hey cool, they are made in Australia, I was thinking they look a lot like the Brisbane City Cats...
I didn't ride on Thames Clippers but on City Cruises. I do wish to have a try when I head back to London in the future
It’s amazing how you can get to almost anywhere in London and it is cheap and quick as well
Is it me or did Geoff get a red light on his oyster card? At 0:36
Very observant! as with all filming, this wasn't the first time we did this shot ...
Piker Tech he did
@@Londonistvids oh really ;)
I would definitely use this for my commute (if I could 😅). The extra charge , compared to the tube, would be worth it to have a more leisurely and less stressful journey
Gotta have a ride on one of these. They look awesome.
A map of Tassie at 1:25. I like how it doesn't mention Australia.
Yeah, you don’t normally see a map of Tassie on RUclips 😉
Can you make a London airport guide
I went with city cruises first from tower pier to the London eye pier then after we rode the London eye we hopped on the river cruise all the way up to Greenwich and back and we loved it 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘😘
One that starts on the river Poole and goes on to the River Lea
Are they wheelchair accessible?
+Tim James All but 3
I've heard that they secretly throw most wheelchair passengers in the river. They then recycle the wheelchairs for scrap, which helps to pay for the construction of new vessels.
All of the boats are accessible and all but 3 piers are accessible but i assume the main piers are accessible
Where I live in the Netherlands. There are regular ferry services between Rotterdam and Dordrecht, it's cheaper then the regular bus
Please don't tell everyone it's cheaper than a bus. They'll put the price up no doubt.
A good video as always but I did spot a tiny mistake, at the start you said you touch on and off like you do on tube rail and bus but you don't touch off busses.
Excellent video!
I used the RB1 today, very nice.
I love the Thames Clippers! I didn't know they operated a commuter service from Putney, how long have they been doing that?
(Also I like the fact that you are doing some sponsored videos, it means more London!)
I remember the stupid time when you were not allowed to stand on the boats.
We have a similar service here in Vancouver that is run by the Coast Mountain Bus Co. (who also runs most of the buses in the area) called the SeaBus... it runs similar to RB4 with just a single line crossing the Burrard Inlet between Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver & Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver. This line has 4 vessels: MV Burrard Beaver (1976), MV Burrard Otter (1976), Burrard Pacific Breeze (2009) & Burrard Otter II (2015). Frequency is usually 15 minutes during the day with 30 min frequency late nights as well as Saturday & Sunday mornings.
I went on the clipper last year and sadly my sea sickness got the better of me
I rode on the Jupiter Clipper. It was interesting.
It is £7 a journey though
Where’s the RB3 and RB5 routes?
I have been on thease they are amazing I was heading to battersea
so cool
costs an arm and a leg though right
nope, tiny bit more then the jubilee line between n Greenwich and the city
....... They are not always on time.. My boat has just arrived 33 minutes late. It's not cheap.. Also it's not" ubur boat by themes clipper".. .
can you able to use the 1 day london travel tickets
Will the service ever come up to Richmond?
Can You Use a Zone 1-6 travelcard
I live in Italy and I have been on it
I have been on it
Half the fun of being on them as a tourist is that most of the passengers are commuting locals: that makes it more "real", somehow.
TRiG.
The storm one doesn’t have a cafe
Looks like they have a business class and economy class
How long will take me around
The boat was one of the best things I did in London.
Do we only have to touch in when we go on the boats?
On the MBNA Clippers you have to touch both in and out.
Oh ok, thanks. Im going on the Thames Clippers next week!
From where can I take it
Can you please tell me how much the price
can I use my freedom pass?
They're a little too expensive for everyday use IMO
I didn't know that you could do this and pay by Oyster too
Vicki did this in 2010
Cost for PAYG?
+Thu Win www.thamesclippers.com/assets/doc/TC-Ticket-Prices-May-2016-6ff3e43089.pdf
***** Thanks. Looks pricey though
The Oyster Prices on Thames clipper are so dumb
really want to have a wizz about on that
3:35 Then how would you know its coming?
arfski No it's UNSCHEDULED which you'd know about if you was paying attention!
arfski So if I'm in Woolwich thinking how can I get to Canary Wharf and Google the Clipper timetable on my phone and it's a full 35 minute wait I will jump on the tube. Meantime Clipper turns up at the dock and no one is there because NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT IT. KEEP UP! Feel obtuse Idiot boy?
Oh dear you are the silly donkey of the class! I recommend a reading lesson and discovering critical thinking and maybe a trip out of the UK say the moon?
arfski Mate you have deviated from the original post because I've called your bullshit out and your a bit hurt emotionally about it. That's OK it's not your fault you're a raving moron, maybe it is but that does mean you have to thinky thinky first and then typey typey afterwards. Yeah?
arfski Blocked? /watch?v=IE29WXXT17Q Ah the Social Justice Warrior manoeuvre classic hurt response. Well I will be here when you grow up into an adult. Who was deleting your precious comments?
I went to barking pier
Good for you 👏🏽
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I almost got on a party boat
#boat
i went on it on 31st of march :D My birthday :)
These are great unless you come across certain type of customer. See my video if you want to know what I mean.
Sponsored videos... what next? You can never trust the opinion of someone who has been paid to say what they say...
The Natter Nodge the great thing about British advertising law is that even internet videos that are sponsored need to be clearly marked at the very beginning or possibly even in the thumbnail.
That being said, I don't mind sponsored videos of you consider who is paying for the video and the subject at hand. A video about the less well-known Thames Clippers sponsored by Thames Clippers? That's perfectly fine. If it were a video about Climate Change being sponsored by an oil company, or a video about the dangers of marijuana sponsored by a pharmaceutical company, THEN that's a problem
Yeah - you're right there :-)
Multiplio well I've been on one and it was quick and relaxaing
Iron your shirt mate, you look like you just got back from an al nighter....
This is the most environmentally unfriendly way of travelling in London, terrible pollution, plus these boats erode the riverbed.
I'm sure you'd love to ban them as well as cars and anything else you don't like.
Wtf androidpay?Android is so overrated