Thank you Geoff for making these videos, my friend and I went to London last Saturday and had to use the buses and tubes and wouldn't have had a clue about interchanges, the £7.20 Tube cap or the 90 minute £1.50 bus cap. Kept on thinking of you each time we were on the tube. Thank you once again 🧡
I look forward to this channel everyday after school, almost like a small kid again. in year 10 and stressed about exams but there's something really therapeutic about your vids
So what I've learnt from this video is that taking the tube in central London is very slow indeed. Not because the trains themselves are slow but because getting to the platform and changing trains takes loads of time. Buses might be slower but they run on the surface, and as a healthy person you might as well walk. Taking the bus is also cheaper than the tube and walking is free. With both options you're also not underground. I once had to get from Marylebone to Paddington and there was a bus (number 2 or whatever) to Paddington right there so I didn't bother trying to figure out how to get there by tube.
So, what I'm getting, from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. Probably any destination within a mile via surface, and probably any time of day, it looks like.
""from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. " -- My Texas friend came to London and he was shocked at Tube prices of $5+ when Texas buses are $1.50 and how walking is nearly as fast and healthier and avoids mental stress of scheduling and waiting and crowds -- as tourist with GPS his choice was easy. Why was Tube built when people in 1880s were walkers,, , ,, in 1880 there was horses and cars and coal pollution so short trips were nicer underground, and long commuter trips past 10km limit needed tube, but nowadays the air and roads are cleaner so why not walk everywhere within a406. ... As American I have no choice but to car, but the prices and slowness of Tube hearing about it suprised me. I admire the national train system, why ever have a car if a train and then hour walk gets you anywhere.... Could they build elevated walking paths to London, if all walked it would add years to Londoner's lives thru fitness..
No Londoner (or London resident) would ever take the tube routes used for these "Race the Tube" series, unless they have limited mobility, are very fat or very lazy. Or in this case, if the number 48 was full and the weather was particularly bad.
@@jackmacdonald2183 Im a London bus driver and you would be amazed at how short a journey people will make in London. They will wait for a bus then pay £1.65 to travel 1 stop rather than walking the 1 minute journey. Seven Sisters to South Tottenham is the one I see it most regularly.
I would have gone to Bank, and change for the Central Line, it's what I took when I went to an exam centre in Artillery Lane, which is adjacent to Liverpool Street Station
I know that Geoffs idea was to go the whole way by tube, but my normal way is northern line to Moorgate then walk to Liverpool St., via Eldon St., of through Finsbury Circus.
It is good that you synchronized watches when you went on your seperate ways. One clock would not be enough, as the walked approaches the speed of light hence changing the space-time-continuum😉
Though public transport here (Antwerp, Belgium) is pretty good, the frequency of trams and busses is considerably less than it is in London. Therefore, for one or two stops (certainly if there would be an interchange involved), it's almost never worth waiting for a tram/bus if it isn't "right there" when one gets to the stop. Very often I end up screwing DeLijn (our public transport company) out of 1,60- Euro by walking. Also: getting in and out of the subway takes longer than it feels if actually time it.
For three years while going between home and university, I got the tube from Euston to Liverpool Street, changing at Moorgate. Now I wonder why it never occurred to me to just walk the last leg 😆
It'd be quicker to change at Bank. I think Journey Planner wants to divert people away from walking up the twisty staircase, because in the opposite direction it suggests via Bank anyway. It's 6 minutes on a bike.
Can you do a series: Which is quicker: Lift or Escalators. Some of the stations with new lifts I think it is often quicker to get to platform by the lift, or at least no worse in worst case. Example is Bond Street (from the new Marylebone Lane entrance) to Jubilee or Central lines. Ditto Waterloo (to Jubilee).
honestly i feel like you went the wrong way at london bridge, if your train is terminating there you'll be able to go out the 'upstairs' exit and then head straight into the shopping centre tunnel not going the way you did
@geoffmarshall Once we are all out of lockdown, would "Can you walk faster than the Bakerloo line" be possible? Baker Street to Marylebone isn't too far. Would it make sense to walk it rather than changing from a Met, circle, or H and C to a Bakerloo line train?
Used to cycle faster than tube, direct on District Line, from Earls Court to East Ham when wife as fiancée lived in Earls Court and I lived at East Ham in 1983-84
What I always do when I have to do London Bridge to Liv St is that I only go one stop up on the Northern line to Bank and change for the Central line to Liv St. This normally takes me just under 15 mins. Granted, I do walk rather quickly...
Can you do race the tube with the district line? I have to commute from Wimbledon to Fulham broadway and back for university, so I'm most familiar with the district line.
What will the cost be between those two places? When I visited London and taking the Tube, I tried walking and found some places to be very close (in the City core). I just started walking instead and saved myself snack money. Cheers
Assuming that its your only journey £2.40 on contactless As we imagine its connecting two train journeys it may not save you the full amount to walk, as part of a long rail journey with both ends outside of the oyster fair system its lightly to be cost neutral. If at liverpool street you are catching a purple train or London overground and using oyster for both trips then it is lightly to cost money (although from a sothern oyster to tfl the difference would be about 20p)
Thank you Geoff for making these videos, my friend and I went to London last Saturday and had to use the buses and tubes and wouldn't have had a clue about interchanges, the £7.20 Tube cap or the 90 minute £1.50 bus cap. Kept on thinking of you each time we were on the tube. Thank you once again 🧡
Can You Walk Faster Than The Northern Line? Yes of course you can! The Northen Line can't walk.
I jumped higher than the Monument, last week.
@@capcompass9298try and beat this, I jumped higher than the Burj Khalifa today
I look forward to this channel everyday after school, almost like a small kid again. in year 10 and stressed about exams but there's something really therapeutic about your vids
i fear a meme has taken root in the comments. That's what you get, see, Geoff, for specifically asking "Please don't say ......"
Really interesting. Looking forward to the next in the series
Personality is what you need for RUclips and these two have bucket loads.
So what I've learnt from this video is that taking the tube in central London is very slow indeed. Not because the trains themselves are slow but because getting to the platform and changing trains takes loads of time. Buses might be slower but they run on the surface, and as a healthy person you might as well walk. Taking the bus is also cheaper than the tube and walking is free. With both options you're also not underground. I once had to get from Marylebone to Paddington and there was a bus (number 2 or whatever) to Paddington right there so I didn't bother trying to figure out how to get there by tube.
When is secrets of the Tyne and Wear metro coming?
That should be next!
its out
Loving this brand new content
So, what I'm getting, from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. Probably any destination within a mile via surface, and probably any time of day, it looks like.
But if you're not stressed, are you even a real Londoner?
""from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. " -- My Texas friend came to London and he was shocked at Tube prices of $5+ when Texas buses are $1.50 and how walking is nearly as fast and healthier and avoids mental stress of scheduling and waiting and crowds -- as tourist with GPS his choice was easy.
Why was Tube built when people in 1880s were walkers,, , ,, in 1880 there was horses and cars and coal pollution so short trips were nicer underground, and long commuter trips past 10km limit needed tube, but nowadays the air and roads are cleaner so why not walk everywhere within a406. ... As American I have no choice but to car, but the prices and slowness of Tube hearing about it suprised me. I admire the national train system, why ever have a car if a train and then hour walk gets you anywhere....
Could they build elevated walking paths to London, if all walked it would add years to Londoner's lives thru fitness..
No Londoner (or London resident) would ever take the tube routes used for these "Race the Tube" series, unless they have limited mobility, are very fat or very lazy. Or in this case, if the number 48 was full and the weather was particularly bad.
@@jackmacdonald2183 Im a London bus driver and you would be amazed at how short a journey people will make in London. They will wait for a bus then pay £1.65 to travel 1 stop rather than walking the 1 minute journey. Seven Sisters to South Tottenham is the one I see it most regularly.
@@mostlyguesses8385 Check the video on the failed elevated walkways around Barbican.
Great videos
Keeping me sane during this terrible time in the UK
okay but I need more of this series
Guys, seriously, please don't comment "Didn't you already post this?" Yes, ye he did.
It says so in the blurb
I love these videos. These two show such happy enthusiasm.
Very eerie, I was certain that I had already watched this video.
Look at the community post
@@perfecttrains1395 'tis but a joke I believe
tis I do see tis now
Only just found your channel....
Love it thank you
I thought I saw this before, glad I checked the description. Mmm pie. Imagine if they did Waterloo & City and the Emirates cable car
I would have gone to Bank, and change for the Central Line, it's what I took when I went to an exam centre in Artillery Lane, which is adjacent to Liverpool Street Station
Changing from the Northern to the Central at Bank is hell
I know that Geoffs idea was to go the whole way by tube, but my normal way is northern line to Moorgate then walk to Liverpool St., via Eldon St., of through Finsbury Circus.
would it be quickest getting off the tube at Moorgate and then walking the rest?
Your videos are always so enjoyable. I've had a rubbish day, but now I feel better. Thanks.
I know this is a repost yet I still watched till the end. And 39k already for a repost. Nice!
I’m new to your channel. I’m just doing a lot of catching up. I love the fact that you are a big Pret fan. It’s also my favourite. 👍👍
It is good that you synchronized watches when you went on your seperate ways. One clock would not be enough, as the walked approaches the speed of light hence changing the space-time-continuum😉
...but notice one clock started mili-seconds before the other.
Though public transport here (Antwerp, Belgium) is pretty good, the frequency of trams and busses is considerably less than it is in London.
Therefore, for one or two stops (certainly if there would be an interchange involved), it's almost never worth waiting for a tram/bus if it isn't "right there" when one gets to the stop. Very often I end up screwing DeLijn (our public transport company) out of 1,60- Euro by walking.
Also: getting in and out of the subway takes longer than it feels if actually time it.
Walking across London Bridge, voice-over cuts in "other bridges are Available"
I feel that I've seen this before, but as someone who snoops in the description, I can tell you that this video is not the same :p
look at geoff's community post
@@Oxyopiia yea I saw that as well
“Didn’t you already post this?”
Or maybe I dreamt it
Yeah they did
* does counsela accent but poorly * No no no
He did, he addressed it on a community post on his channel.
he did
Love the content on this channel! Someone give these two free rail cards for the year, every year.
Sitting on the seats on the northern line tube trains are like sitting on a medieval torture device for your lower back.
I walked the similar route once after feeling too hungover to carry on on the tube. Was rather pleasant on a sunny day.
Bring back good memories great vlogs
Amazing NEW content ! Do more videos like this. Loved it.
For three years while going between home and university, I got the tube from Euston to Liverpool Street, changing at Moorgate. Now I wonder why it never occurred to me to just walk the last leg 😆
I would get the tube to Moorgate then walk. Must be quicker
It'd be quicker to change at Bank. I think Journey Planner wants to divert people away from walking up the twisty staircase, because in the opposite direction it suggests via Bank anyway. It's 6 minutes on a bike.
Why didn’t Geoff change at Bank for the Central line? Surely it would have been faster?
absolutely never occurred to me to get the northern line. its a beautiful walk! im not that train crazy 🙄
I would say that taking the bus is often faster than walking.
Can you do a series: Which is quicker: Lift or Escalators. Some of the stations with new lifts I think it is often quicker to get to platform by the lift, or at least no worse in worst case. Example is Bond Street (from the new Marylebone Lane entrance) to Jubilee or Central lines. Ditto Waterloo (to Jubilee).
I definitely saw Geoff passing Shanklin station at 6:72, strange things are going on here ...
Deja vu, I think I've seen this somewhere before
Have you done one going all the way round London
I reckon most journeys under 1.5 miles, in peak hours, are quicker on foot, especially if you need to change. Less stressful too!
Let’s see how this goes
honestly i feel like you went the wrong way at london bridge, if your train is terminating there you'll be able to go out the 'upstairs' exit and then head straight into the shopping centre tunnel not going the way you did
Yes, everyone. You HAVE seen this post before!
Now with the Elizabeth line, Moorgate tube station is connected to Liverpool Street NR and so the Cir/H&C/Met change wouldn't be required!
Defo walk from Moorgate to Liverpool Street ;-)
1.4k views in 14 mins. How does that compare? I hope the experiment works.
For all of you saying it's a reupload: It's a test if it performs better with another thumbnail.
I've updated and reposted my 'thumbs up'.
Would it not have been quicker to change on to the Central Line at Bank?
this is a really fun series just found it via this video
I think I’m having a a flashback.
I miss the before times. The world seemed so quaint.
Updated repost video, still good to be reminded, walking is faster sometimes. I do enjoy this series.
@geoffmarshall Once we are all out of lockdown, would "Can you walk faster than the Bakerloo line" be possible? Baker Street to Marylebone isn't too far. Would it make sense to walk it rather than changing from a Met, circle, or H and C to a Bakerloo line train?
Re use of the Elizabeth line clip ?
Wow, just randomly clicked on this video because of the cool thumbnail. 😉
Quickest way is to get the Northern line to Moorgate and walk from Moorgate to Liverpool Street.
Could you make a video about the Manchester tram?
I feel like I just had a Mandela effect moment.
Would it have been quicker to change top central line at Bank?
Wow what amazing new content never seen before
Another good Episode!
Does TfL suggest that changing the Central at Bank is actually slower?
Used to cycle faster than tube, direct on District Line, from Earls Court to East Ham when wife as fiancée lived in Earls Court and I lived at East Ham in 1983-84
Love watching these 2 but what is Geoffs obsession with pret
What I always do when I have to do London Bridge to Liv St is that I only go one stop up on the Northern line to Bank and change for the Central line to Liv St. This normally takes me just under 15 mins. Granted, I do walk rather quickly...
TFL dod a really good job with the elizabeth line sign at Moorgate
Elizabeth Line signage is at Tottenham Court Road Tube too.
Moorgate to Liverpool Street is only a five minutes walk.
Hasn’t this been uploaded on this channel before
Yes. It was uploaded to see if a different thumbnail will give it more views
Or it was uploaded to see if a more recent upload date would give it more views.
@@rosiefay7283 No, Rainbow is correct.
Did usain bolt actually follow Geoff on Facebook?
Wonderful videos 🙂
Moorgate? But the central line goes to Liverpool Street from the previous station (Bank).
Thumbnail check ✅
Come over to Australia, and I will show you our metro system here in Melbourne. Would love to have you down here Geoff :)
Love your vids
Does Geoff know about the signs for the Elizapurp line at Moorgate? I'm not clear about it. Maybe I'll tweet him...
Can you do race the tube with the district line? I have to commute from Wimbledon to Fulham broadway and back for university, so I'm most familiar with the district line.
Wow. Amazing video. I will now subscribe
Great fun video keep em coming 😀👍
In a thumbnail shouldn't we see a thumb not a forefinger?
I like how the thumbnail isn’t in a tube train ahah
I had a sudden wash of deja vu, and then all the comments had as well, so I felt better about myself.
Geoff, why didn't you get off at Bank a take the Central Line to Liverpool Street? Could have been quicker. OR walk from Bank.
Yes, it would have been much faster!
What did you update, Geoff ?
I wonder what it is now, given that Liverpool Street and Moorgate are connected
I enjoyed the ‘which is faster’ series more
What will the cost be between those two places? When I visited London and taking the Tube, I tried walking and found some places to be very close (in the City core). I just started walking instead and saved myself snack money. Cheers
Assuming that its your only journey £2.40 on contactless
As we imagine its connecting two train journeys it may not save you the full amount to walk, as part of a long rail journey with both ends outside of the oyster fair system its lightly to be cost neutral. If at liverpool street you are catching a purple train or London overground and using oyster for both trips then it is lightly to cost money (although from a sothern oyster to tfl the difference would be about 20p)
Can you create a document about which carriage you want to be in for each line at each station as you see to know the best ones to be in
There's a plaque on the wall regarding Great William Street Station
I’m surprised u didn’t change at bank to get the central line
Love the thumbnail!
I just came to see how many people commented that thing you asked us not to comment.
fun for geoff is there more secrets of Thameslink it soud come out soon in 13 hours ?
Wait a minute didn't you already post this?
What is faster? Northern line to london bridge then jubilee line to canary wharf or northern line to bank then dlr to canary wharf