7 Secrets of the London Underground

[@heisafraid]

The first one is absolutely wrong. 😂

[@-----------g-]

For real I don't know where he learned that

[@AMPProf]

@@-----------g- MUMS only tell little white lies

[@quantisedspace7047]

To say 'you can never miss..' is optimistic. It used to be the case that they would escort all the latecomers through the tunnels to make sure they got their train. I can't see them bothering now, what with night tube, all-night buses and the complexities of interacting with other transport providers.

[@dtulip1]

yeah...but I think it means if you're on your way to the train.

[@Viikk785]

So you’ve had a drunk night out on a Wednesday too then? 😩

[@Heddlo2005]

Im a tube driver and literally every single one is wrong 😂😂 The map? What the fuck is that about

[@smitp007]

I was wondering this 😂 I thought I missed something... As well as the light I can turn on in my cab, the fact we have to call a PNR in advance for certain stations, we never get radio'd by station staff, that even automatic we operator the doors and the train... What else was there... Oh yeah wildlife... Yes up the front are mythical beings... Not just a fox and squirrels.

[@AHTransportLDN]

Not all

[@Geno2733]

So.... If these are all wrong, how do you go to Toilet?

[@AHTransportLDN]

@@Geno2733 Exactly

[@smitp007]

@@Geno2733 at a Terminus... So when the train reaches it's destination, we have a minimum of 4 minutes before we go back the other way. That's when we go toilet. If we are going to be longer then we call the controller and ask for a PNR (Personal Need Relief). Oh the very rare occasion something happens on the line, we can call a PNR but it's at very few stations this is available so we are at the mercy of luck.

[@stevecooksley]

I love the fact that these facts were probably gleaned from someone in a pub on their fifth pint, claiming to be a tube driver.

[@sohamedmalah6008]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 some made up, false, drunken myths

[@vassilopoula]

Wrong, I missed it once

[@danieljohnmorris]

You can definitely miss the last train once you’re in the station

[@LordHeath1972]

"Creep" (2004) starring Franka Potente.

[@PaulWilliamGibson]

No. 2 is hilarious, people don’t use one line over another because its supposedly quicker, they use the line that takes them where they want to go 😂

[@BanditGamer5]

Nah they only see it on the London Overground And The DLR

[@Chuchoelloco]

Fact No 8 London Underground is free on the 30th of February

[@acmenipponair]

You mean fake Nr. 8, because all the proclaimed secrets here are bollux. That happens when somebody who is just some Shorts liar tries to copy Geoff Marshall

[@Pilloledisaggezza_italy]

😂

[@DanielL-g3l]

And April 31st

[@sentryzero]

You forgot the one about the trains being powered by the royal corgis

[@pldisawasteofmylife]

What a load of crap - all cabs have lights, the majority of train ops just dont like having them on whilst driving. Also, its not fully automated, train ops operate the doors and start the train.

[@vadosegalaxy1597]

Also the drivers can drive in manual whenever they like and they can’t get in trouble unless they do something completely wrong

[@pldisawasteofmylife]

@@vadosegalaxy1597 Not strictly true, they're only supposed to switch to manual during specified times and locations, for example the Central line allows it on Sundays in open sections.

[@datcheesecakeboi6745]

As someone who has taken the dlr everyday of my life basically your wrong its completely automated they just have a dude on every train now for other reasons, 5 years ago some trains had no staff ​@@pldisawasteofmylife

[@LooselyGrope]

​@@pldisawasteofmylifeYou can call up the controller and ask permission to drive in PM or CM at any time outside of peak.

[@billpugh58]

most are just glorified guards really though!

[@DanSimmonds]

As a Driver I know the Metropolitan line is the fastest with a line speed of 60mph. We also don't have a different tube map to use than anyone else.

[@transportenthusiast11]

Well, the Metropolitan has the fastest line speed but the one with the fastest journey times is the Victoria. So either way, this video is wrong.

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

Is it true there are fully automated trains where the driver only intervenes when there is a problem? What do they do the rest of the time? Also, it sounds like dim lights in the driver's cabin could be true, if for some reason the train stops between stations bright lights would make it harder to adapt to the dark in the tunnels, can you confirm?

[@mildlydispleased3221]

​@@miguelrodriguezcimino1674 On the automated trains, the drivers still need to operate the doors, it's so easy that when I did apprenticeship there, aged 15, I was allowed to drive a Northern Line train. The cabin lights are dimmed in the drivers cabin and they have Air Con.

[@murphy7801]

Met line to Watford still feels slow

[@LightingJedi]

@@murphy7801that’s because of all the strikes recently

[@MrCrabs]

Oh wow all these facts are wrong by a mile. I literally work on the underground and it’s all wrong. Please don’t believe this post and ask me anything you want to know :)

[@eweaoea1]

so are all the claims in the video false or are some partially true? the video seems like some AI written nonsense

[@UrbanStories]

The facts are taken from this article www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/13-secrets-of-the-tube-revealed-by-london-underground-driver-a6838976.html

[@xmsre]

Some are partially true but yes this is very wrong. Cite a newspaper? Seriously

[@xmsre]

@@UrbanStoriesseriously, your citation is a newspaper? Get a grip…

[@UrbanStories]

Of course I'm citing a newspaper, I'm not BBC.

[@Arbitaylis]

Central gets crowded because it passes through stations like: Liverpool Street, Holborn, Oxford Circus, Bank, Tottenham Court Road, Marble Arch and Holland Park. All of which are either: centres of business and industry, centres of tourism, or host high-end apartments in Central London or its nearby areas.

[@funnyviralespn5878]

Literally😂😂..C2C definitely faster than central

[@astrooisntreal]

and stratford

[@Ugerst]

picadilly is definitely the most crowded

[@marciobessoni]

Victoria is fastest second is central😂

[@agnieszkalesicka2671]

@@astrooisntrealyeah I was about to say that

[@jj318]

They have lights, not every driver wants them on

[@patmeaden]

They don’t want then on when operating in tunnels / at night because it makes it harder to see in the dark

[@gilles111]

When driving in dark environment you don't want to have lights on because you can't see what's outside. Try a ride in your car at night with the lights in your car on and find out how well you can see what's happening outside...

[@ElliotCoulling]

As someone who used to live on the central line I promise it’s not the fastest 😂

[@itechcircle9410]

On the outer sections it is pretty fast.

[@RAWhyte]

But it is damn well the Hottest, it’s like a Fkn Sauna !! 😂

[@surrayyabegum8381]

Elizabeth Line Is The Fastest 😢

[@teesman61]

​@@surrayyabegum8381It's not the tube.

[@surrayyabegum8381]

@@teesman61 If that isn't then..... probably Metropolitan Line Is The Fastest, as @ElliotCoulling I used To live near the Central Line when I was a kid and I promise you, it Is not the fastest.

[@fermatlittletheorem]

OK, well I have missed the last train after tapping in, so that is bullshit.

[@poundlandspeedwagonrequiem]

bro is the CEO of blabbering

[@bodienutt1]

Rubbish the Vic line is much faster then the central line another stupid video made by someone who has probably never been to London

[@stephenconnolly2582]

Yet you still watch 😂😂

[@bodienutt1]

@@stephenconnolly2582 don't worry won't watch again.

[@ConnorEduard]

​@@stephenconnolly2582well you're not going to know the video is a lie without watching it. What are you brain-dead?

[@PiousMoltar]

@@stephenconnolly2582 It's a short dude, it probably just randomly came up in his feed like it did for me...

[@kuperdee]

Victoria line has more speed due to the ling distance between their stations. Central line has more acceleration but Stations are closer to each other. On the outside. Metropolitan line is the fastest.

[@UrbFoxFact]

whenever you hear an american narrating a video about another country, you know it's going to be hilarious crap.

[@hipixstudio]

hes british

[@UrbFoxFact]

@@hipixstudio with an American accent. Ok I get it now 🤔😂

[@ThatHeavyIsSpy]

its ai dummy

[@whosagoodgirl5846]

The channel is a British channel. He isn’t American.

[@UrbFoxFact]

@@whosagoodgirl5846 oh right - he’s deliberately putting on an American accent. Who is he? How do you know this?

[@BenHart_]

This guy has the audacity to sell tube merch when he’s clearly never been to London in his life

[@evilunclepaul8850]

There are wild horses in the tunnels that have to be culled occasionally, with hammers. Or so said Ted Maul

[@peanuts2105]

When a Septic Tank talks about london, you know its going to be bollocks

[@silver_BARON]

It’s all ChatGPT content. Probably some 13 year old trying to become the next KZbin influencer 😂

[@Lyca31]

I worked on the Underground in 1986 to 1990. Back then loads of people would miss the last train. There were no barriers, in fact they were just starting to talk about implementing them. Back then it was called the UTS. The Underground Ticketing System. We nicknamed it the Useless Ticketing System, because we all thought it wouldn't be as good as having a ticket collector on the barrier and people would just jump over them. I was the Station Forewoman at Chalk Farm and I would have to lock up the station after the last train and open it up again in the morning while I was on the night shift. I was rarely on my own though, because the P-Way guys were stationed there and they often worked through the night, though we had separate offices.

[@llanrog]

The idea that the central line is overcrowded because it’s fast is hilarious, and just dumb 😂

[@miked1869]

Agreed. I can think of at least half a dozen reasons why some lines might be more crowded than others. And the speed of the line isn't one of them.

[@RVNmax]

Not totally untrue though. I live next to the Picadilly line. I walk 20 mins to Central line rather than take Picadilly. Central is fast, frequent and straight across London. This results in a quicker journey from outer London. I know many who choose the same instead of taking the District line also, which stops a lot.

[@llanrog]

@@RVNmax that’s kind of my point. It’s the route and it’s stops that make it popular.

[@Monka777]

“Central line is the fastest” Victoria line : 👁️ 👄👁️ lol God bless you all ❤

[@riorange2083]

The central line is faster on the outer sections.

[@ozodaamtidinova7442]

Jubilee on outer section: pfft I go much faster than you guys but sadly I get beaten up but metropolitan

[@marcuspethurst2939]

Most details incorrect from an ex staff member

[@acmenipponair]

"UrbanStories" just copied stuff from an independent article and even got that facts wrong...

[@daniel_dsouza_]

Yes, all of these are not true. Of course tube trains have lights, take the 1996 stock on the jubilee :/ And also, the district line is not fully automated, the only one that is fully automated is the DLR

[@pistl5340]

Yeah trains don’t get overcrowded based on their speed wtf lmao

[@ibelieveyou2066]

LOL. The train waiting for passengers!

[@Rsidhu]

So when they say they are waiting at the stop ‘to regulate the service’, what is actually happening is the driver stopping off at the station for a 💩?

[@JudeTully-sv9cn]

I’m surprised the central is the fastest not the Victoria

[@toblious5064]

I think it is

[@Tspeakerman]

The fastest in metropolitan then victoria then jubilee

[@aldertravels]

Victoria's speed isn't the most fast. It just has really good acceleration and deceleration that makes people think is speed.

[@RealMagmaDash]

all facts in the video are wrong

[@transportenthusiast11]

The Victoria is the fastest. All of these facts are either made up or plain obvious.

[@dieseldragon6756]

Another „Secret“ of the London Underground: Driving Tube trains is _really_ hard because they're rather long, and it's surprisingly difficult to steer such long trains around very sharp curves *and* keep the wheels centered on those thin metal rails... 🙃

[@Karl_Martin83]

Not the creepy deer jumpscare

[@positivethinker9840]

No.1 is a myth, where did you get that from, no way, they radio down to the driver. Honestly, what a load of rubbish.

[@mapletreegames9053]

Bro should be called Urban Myths 💀🤣

[@idabalbina7364]

I can tell you first hand the first one is bull ...😂

[@bodienutt1]

I think the whole video is bull

[@lornahiggs1846]

I'm so glad to know central line being the fastest line. Wohhhwww

[@NamJinHasVniceSugaKookie4Jimin]

I remember a whole bunch of us running to and in Leicester Square station just to catch the last Piccadilly train. Some missed it. They do not wait. They’re on a schedule and want to go home.

[@Deedeevenice]

I love my city! It’s stunningly beautiful!

[@2760ade]

There are not 'secret' toilets on most tube stations. That is rubbish! There are certain stations where the drivers can use the office toilets, that's all!

[@Douglas_C]

I know these are probably fake but they are still kinda entertaining Keep going Urban Stories pls

[@HeyLaserLips]

I was born and lived in London for the first 26 years of my life, working in the city centre, often getting trains as late as midnight from either Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Square and have NEVER heard of the first claim being a thing.

[@JakeSullyAvatar]

I was in the London underground two weeks ago and I can say,the trains were a littlw bit of small,but the tracks on ground were amazing

[@kamilaskabogdalska9753]

they did actually waited for me once when I was walking ( running )down the escalator it was last train on Saturday, thank you Victoria line

[@openjaws]

Great video, how do you guys stop train perfectly to match the platforms?

[@True_NOON]

The lights they have but cuz reflection , especially in the tunnels is brighter than the surroundings so its either in dim or only instrument lights , but in every cab theres cab lights

[@louisletrekk]

victoria line is literally the fastest tube line. First underground line to run a 1-minute interval service in the world...

[@KM-yw3ft]

You can never miss the last train but can easily miss your last train lol

[@Tspeakerman]

The fastest is the metropolitan. The central is not even in the top 3. The top 3 are metropolitan, then victoria then jubilee cuz google can literally tell u

[@mackers_855]

Loved the bit where the train drivers in London see a lot of hawks 😂😂😂😂😂very common in London

[@mahfuzali643]

"The Central line gets overcrowded" is a huge understatement to how crowded it gets 😂 you're one breath away from harassing someone at all times

[@ScorpionX669]

Rumors has it the drivers are vampires ...

[@christophercranefield]

Subway train drivers in Stockholm isnt allowed to walk up or down stairs while clocked in and is forced to use the elevators. Its so they dont ruin their legs

[@joiedevivre5119]

On London Underground when you're going back late after a drink you think you missed your stop but wake up on your couch or the stairs somehow.

[@jl8217]

The Bakerloo line has a population of blind tube mares...horses, that used to pull the trains, but escaped and became feral.

[@PaddyMacWorld]

If you’re in the deep stations near the Thames look at the tunnel mouths. A lot of them have flood doors which can be closed if there’s a major breach. In the tunnels if you look out the windows you’ll see 2 bare copper wires about 6 inches apart. As I understand it a driver can connect a crude phone to them to speak to their control room.

[@LooselyGrope]

The flood gates are out of commission as are the tunnel wires.

[@wietzevanderwijk3169]

Bro said "deers"💀

[@thomaswojtal1047]

Yep haha. Plural of deer is deer.

[@bussesandtrains1218]

'deers' famous for living in london

[@MPDTransport]

Actually *central* is not the fastest and *bakerloo* is not the slowest, *metropolitan* is fastest and *district* Is slowest

[@darktealglasses]

So much better than TTC, 1 horizontal line + a U, and they call the other line with only less than 8 stations a line. That's all TTC has operating for many decades. And strains on seats everywhere.

[@Zed-not-Zee]

Respect to the drivers. They deserve a better wage for keeping the country moving!

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

The fastest line is the metropolitan, not the central

[@face_thereality]

I think he meant average speed, not top speed.

[@transportenthusiast11]

​@@face_therealityIf it's average speed, then I believe that is either the Jubilee or Victoria. So still not the Central, whichever way you look at it.

[@sharpsdark1271]

I took the Elizabeth line recently, it is definatlry automated as it has these new platform doors that the train doors line up with perfectly. So I do reckon a few other lines are automated.

[@bussesandtrains1218]

They're not.

[@Teisysue]

The second one is absolutely wrong. The metropolitan is the fastest and the slowest is shared by a bunch of lines

[@Grenadier_redcoat]

I don't know about the Underground, but I drive a Commuter Rail passenger train for the MBTA in Boston and sometimes we are in tunnels and we see lots of wires, concrete, gravel, rails, ties, and a hole lot of darkness and stations. And all of the subways or American Undergrounds have cad lights in them including the Commuter Rail.

[@RandomThings1311]

Ok I live in London and can confirm almost all of these are wrong -1. They don’t care, they’ll just leave you there 2. fastest tube line is metropolitan, slowest is circle line, also the central is overcrowded because it takes people where they need to go not because it’s fast 3. Train operators have lights, some of them just prefer it off 4. what kind of wildlife are you going to see on a train track in London 💀💀 5. the only automated line is the DLR 6. Have you ever heard of a driver change 💀 7. that map doesn’t make any sense they wouldn’t use that. I’m very interested what “newspaper” you got this from

[@muzz040]

1. "You can never miss the last train" It's called the last train for a reason mate... 2. Metropolitan Line is the fastest, hence the "fast" services to Amersham and Chesham 3. Ever heard a cabin light? 4. We have windows in the train mate 5. Dont know 6. False 7. There is a map for the London fire brigade indicating if stations are overground or underground for emergency situations.

[@Maca_Roma]

The deer jumpscare 🙏😭

[@KanishQQuotes]

Also , why aren't there plans for developing stations as commercial spaces for additional revenue ?

[@EnergyCheeze2003]

The reason why bakerloo line is the slowest is because it is in a Manuel mode while the other lines are runned by a computer (ato)

[@Zoe_KH]

Imagine the last tube waiting for everyone when they’re smashed out of their gourds and trying to tap in. I mean, theoretically how long would they wait for us? 5 mins? An hour? I would love to live in this dudes version of London 😂

[@heisafraid]

I know someone who was a train driver until 2021….there literally are lights in there, they dont work in darkness 😂

[@northbytrain]

Yeah... that would be a safety violation- atleast whilst underground or at night.

[@nearlyretired7005]

You talk rubbish

[@nearlyretired7005]

​@@northbytrain And, you talk rubbish

[@northbytrain]

@@nearlyretired7005 Rigghhhtt... any credibility to back that claim or you just gunna leave it that?

[@issalj2661]

Bakerloo is the slowest line? Waterloo & City: Hold my passengers

[@jawbreaker8363]

Waterloo line ? What the hell is that

[@issalj2661]

@@jawbreaker8363 Waterloo & City Line is the shortest line on London Underground, serving only 2 stations

[@wilsoncoleman6649]

The reason the us drivers drive in darkness is the same reason you drive your car with out the interior light on it improves the visibility in the tunnels I’m on the jubilee line but I am pretty sure all the lines have lights in the cab we just don’t use them when driving

[@kaankaan1010]

Vic Line : Ok bro.

[@hitherehumans3400]

Bakerloo is so chill I can’t even fib

[@Youngsnipz69]

Until its the summer

[@skashax777x]

Wait, what is on the staff tube map to be different? I need it !!

[@Sarge92]

no one was ever worried about the last train leaving after i got to the station were more worried about it leaving before i even get there

[@elonmuskyaoi]

HAWKS??? I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WE HAD THOSE HERE

[@C9nr9d999]

Most of them are wrong, the bathroom is true, and yeah there are staff maps, I have one

[@Danny30011980]

I'm intrigued by the other map - can you do a longer video on that and in more detail?

[@yorkcyclist]

The video is nonsense. The last map is not what they claim; it's the PAYG pricing map, it's not a "tube map".

[@BSMAG87]

Yeah, I’ve definitely tapped in, only to get down and find out there aren’t any trains (and got stranded in that area as a consequence - don’t think I even got a refund for the fare! 😂)

[@Loki1815]

I, as a 14 year old, travelled in the cab of a Tube Train, albeit from Waterloo to The Bank, and there were lights in the cab. I, as a Londoner, have missed the last Train. All Underground Stations are packed at Rush Hour! Isn't that a Zonal Map? Hardley secret! Didnt this Tube Driver tell you it's pronounced Choob not Toob, you know, like a Tuba, not a Tooba! Oh, dear!

[@marcellion-zn1zi]

i’ve been a plus one in my dads train driver cabin on the picadilly line and there are no lights in the cabin you just sit in darkness

[@silver47official]

Also, I’ve seen many a Tube driver crap/piss on the tracks.

[@Saeshmea]

Yeah, I've totally missed the last train when changing lines... And when you're going E to W, that means getting a cab because no way I'm changing three buses past midnight 😅 I learned my lesson

[@davidjma7226]

Number 8 - the London Underground has its own unique species of Mosquito.

[@rachelsl4492]

I'd say the circle line is the slowest. When I lived in London, before moving to the home counties, I avoided using the Circle in order to get to Paddington, so opted for the Bakerloo. Also, re the first one, station staff stop people from accessing the tube station by a certain time.

[@Ups_aviation_shorts]

This is because the Waterloo line is the shortest line in London and the central is the longest lines of 5.

[@Kaderon11]

Lol. What a load of bs xD And using mainline train footage as the underground? Really???

[@General_Dane]

I have already seen many point out that most, if not all the facts listed are wrong, but if the “six automatic lines” fact are true, that would mean that a bit over 50% is automated, whilst in the Copenhagen underground, there are four lines, all of which is automated. And London is by far bigger than Copenhagen, so if you just go by number of active lines, Copenhagen is covered better by their “Metro”, than Londons “Tube”

[@Dan1ukflava]

I wanna work on the underground it seems peaceful and you don't need to get in the crowd to get on the train cause your already on the train 😂❤

[@fallenfossl]

Whoch ones are automated 😮? Thats cool

[@maskidroav]

3rd one is kinda wrong, as far as I know, the 1996 stocks have a cab light, and a saloon light (which just means interior lights).

[@Bazroshan]

The Circle Line in rush hour is the slowest for my money.

[@MainActor]

The first one couldn’t be further from the truth 😂 there’s a train every few mins so if you missed it, you can always board the next one.

[@thisminimallife]

Secret 8 they have special rooms where they store the bodies of jumpers

[@hiku_miu]

this was NOT written but someone from london

[@isaiahbrathwaite8948]

so is it possible to tap in and miss the last train then?

[@transport_dude]

the drivers are also there when the trains are automatic so that they can open/close doors

[@jonnydavison9222]

1 is definitely wrong, most stations have multiple lines so it is possible to tap in and miss your last train or even be connecting on the last terminating train. Stratford for example, coming from the Jubilee Line it’s possible to miss the last Eastbound Central Line and have to wait 20-30mins for the N8 to start

[@justusemicrosoftrewards]

They do have lights in their cabin btw

[@UKLevelCrossingAndBridges]

What about the 6 lines? How do they wait for the passengers