American Reacts to Why London Is Insanely Well Designed REACTION

[@IanDarley]

We call the double-decker buses, double-decker buses. The normal buses, we call buses 😂

[@WasiuAlatise]

LONDON IS NO LONGER AN ENGLISAH CITY LIKE MANY KZbin JOHN CLEESE LONDON NO LONGER AN ENGLISH CITY THE ENGLISH CULTURE & RACE ARE BEING DESTROYED MASS IMMIGRATION ILLEGALS TERRORISM MIGRANT CRIMES FREELOADERS ETC

[@YeahShaw]

And we call trams, trams.

[@brianp7022]

Underground? Amazing.. Don't mention our national rail service at the moment... 😂Poor

[@teknotony]

On the buses ... 👩‍🏫live !!!

[@jojeffrie962]

😂😂😂

[@lawrencegt2229]

Buses are "Double Decker Buses" or simply "Double Deckers" (the inspiration behind the chocolate bar). There was a version with an open rear platform that you could jump on and off that was called a 'Routemaster' but these were retired some years ago (a replacement has been introduced but lacks the iconic always-open platform). The buses do run over the road-based networks and routes that were served by the trams, but they were removed in 1952 (I recommend Jago Hazzard's channel for a lot of interesting videos on London and London transport www.youtube.com/@JagoHazzard). The new trams are more like light rail then the original trams.

[@highpath4776]

There is a H15 Routemaster service running £5 per day ticket

[@PiersDJackson]

Routemaster is a model type, manufactured by AEC, there were many sub-variants, but were iconic with the half-cab front, and majority (like 97%) had a rear entry platform, known as RM. Not to be confused with their predecessor the RT which had a similar layout, but is Older and the basis of the Knight Bus in Harry Potter. Other names include the Leyland Olympian, Dennis Fleetmaster, etc. The current modern fleet are "New Routemaster" or derivatives and clones, with three doors and two staircases.

[@highpath4776]

@@PiersDJackson Daimler Fleetline. (Dennis Loline - which LT didnt have any ! nor the Bristol Lodekka which the Loline was a licence of).

[@WasiuAlatise]

LONDON IS NO LONGER AN ENGLISAH CITY LIKE MANY KZbin JOHN CLEESE LONDON NO LONGER AN ENGLISH CITY THE ENGLISH CULTURE & RACE ARE BEING DESTROYED MASS IMMIGRATION ILLEGALS TERRORISM MIGRANT CRIMES FREELOADERS ETC

[@l3v1ckUK]

There are also boats on the river that you can commute on.

[@Mark-hb9xy]

To provide an update, the Elizabeth line opened about a year ago. Also, to clarify, the first underground line was in fact operated by steam trains. The reason this could be done without choking everyone was because the tunnels were 'cut and cover' tunnels ie just below the surface (as opposed to the later 'deep bore' tunnels); and with vents to the surface to allow the steam and especially the coal smoke to escape. I believe the main reason why long distance train lines in the US are rare is because of the sheer size of your country; given the considerable distances between cities, planes are much faster than trains.

[@Peterraymond67]

Hello Your Majesty. I live in a small village about 12 miles from Cardiff, the Capital of Wales. We are on the main railway line from London Paddington to Fishguard for the Irish Ferry. Our station was closed in the 60’s but the village has grown and the village became a dormitory town for Cardiff. Our local authorities persuaded British Rail to renew the station. The trains used to stop at two other stations between Cardiff & Bridgend and both reopened and reopened a freight only valley line. From my station it’s 13 miles to Cardiff, the train takes 13 minutes and two every hour. From Cardiff I can change trains to other commuter lines or anywhere in the UK. , our trains are comfortable and fast. For London I need to change in Cardiff for London Paddington, by car it’s 150 miles, by train it takes 2 hours.

[@davidberesford7009]

Your confusion about the buses/trams is probably because of trolley buses which have(had) a hook on a pole that connected the bus to an overhead power line. the bus was steered not guided by rails.

[@lloydcollins6337]

4:54 one of the two termination points on the Piccadilly line is Cockfosters in North London

[@stephenwhite345]

Isn't the Heathrow end a continuous circle?

[@lewilewis3944]

Mate, although sometimes expensive, our national public transport is pretty shit hot. The trick is to get a rail discount card for around £30 annually and book online in advance. I'm in a small village yet can get to the nearest city (Bath) for £2 on a bus that runs every 20 minutes until 11pm. Top Tip; Never use a London Black Cab, they're soooo expensive. Get an Oyster Card and get a bus or Tube (pronounced 'choob'). There isn't the snobbery here about buses etc. that exists in the US. Cheap flights? No idea, but maybe use a VPN set to UK and book on a UK site? That seems to be the way a lot of people do it and save $hundreds.

[@AlastairjCarruthers]

I've lived all around the UK, but London is definitely my favourite out of everywhere. So much so that when I moved away from London for a couple of years for work, I eventually quit and came back because I missed it so much. I strongly recommend it to anyone visiting these Isles. Most London hate seems to come from resentful, envious small-town chumps with a questionable mix of DNA who are scared of it, and outright racists who hate how many non-white faces there are here. People who just don't like cities in general are of course excused.

[@jasonjones663]

By rights "the tube" isnt the slang for the whole underground. Some of the underground is deep level tunnels and some of the underground includes stretches that are surface level. The tube represents the deep level tunnels

[@simondobbs4480]

Double deckers are "buses" . Private single deckers are called "coaches".

[@ianbarkham5080]

For those of us of a certain vintage, the bus will always be "a Transport of Delight"

[@Stu-Vino]

Everyone down south grumbles about public transport in London, but it's actually very easy to get around, and way less hassle (and cheaper) than driving. The frustration Londoners/commuters have is because so many tubes are delayed, due to signal failures, points problems, and various technical issues, and most Brits (myself included) HATE being late for anything!

[@djmightymurph]

Old red busses were called RouteMasters

[@booth2710]

Yes but only ones that have a door at the very rear of the bus.

[@djmightymurph]

@@booth2710 yeah , but that’s how every single old London bus was …. That’s what makes them famous around the world.

[@MrRawMonkey]

A double decker bus is called a double decker bus or bus for short.

[@revbenf6870]

Interesting that the guy narrating the video is a South African (or possibly Zimbabwean). London is very diverse!

[@amysutt]

The double decker buses and called double decker buses

[@robmcluskie4557]

Before the new fleet of buses came in, Route masters was commonly banded about ... the classic double deckers

[@johnhood3172]

Their not the true classics , the RTs 1938 are.

[@cccCarpetcleaning]

Dude! They are called double decker buses lol,,,,

[@andyblogger1]

It's a dump with a revolting Mayor to match.

[@barrylarryharry7183]

No buddy, they're called double-deckers but double-decker buses is completely fine. Trams are smaller buses that run on rails, similar to that of a train. But trams are intertwined on the roads.

[@barrylarryharry7183]

Just watched it further. You saw what trams are now. Yep, they're just called double-deckers. We actually have a chocolate bar called that also. Open a PO BOX, let us send you double decker bar, a lion bar etc

[@barrylarryharry7183]

They are buses. You can get a bus, you can also get a bus with two levels. They're both buses, but a double-decker is a bus with two decks. Every jacuzzi is a hot-tub.... but...

[@jamesmcbride6304]

Routmaster buses. you were right

[@IamOllytech]

Dude, you can get the train from London to Paris!!

[@direnova6284]

There's a lot of resentment for London cos it gets all the attention. Probably because it's one of the greatest cities in the world.

[@northbytrain]

Well... internally that resentment for London is based on jealousy, since the government has long neglected basically everywhere else.

[@StephMcAlea]

Quick! Let's all convince that the buses are called Quims or Phlange or something! 😂

[@kumasenlac5504]

and then we can judge people on where they put the stress in Phlange...

[@zx8401ztv]

ha ha that would be hilarious :-D

[@rarajiboo]

😂😂😂😂

[@mr.dilkington]

I work for the London Underground. It’s very easy to travel around and you will see TFL staff in most stations who are happy to help with directions.

[@dobythedog]

"What are the double decker buses called"...Er...Double decker buses!

[@Peterleverton]

You should 100% visit London. I live in the countryside person myself, but only 35 mins by train from central London. Forget what people say, it’s a GREAT city, I love it there….equally, I love getting the train home back to the Countryside too!!!!

[@RBernsCarter]

If you are interested in learning more then watch the “Unfinished London” series by Jay Foreman. I personally could never live in a city, it’s far too busy for me but I enjoy the occasional visit

[@malik2433]

You might be thinking of Routemaster that's what the old double deckers were called

[@ianstopher9111]

They were great, hopping on or off a Routemaster at the back. Not the most convenient for those with limited mobility.

[@Isleofskye]

@@ianstopher9111 Passengers with limited mobility were assisted by the conductor. Those Routemasters were wonderful as I jumped on endless times at my local traffic lights to catch one of the 14 Buses in my High Street and I either stayed on for 3/4 mile and changed at The Elephant and Castle where 2 other major roads, also, converged there meaning there were 26 different Bus Routes,6 of which, would take me to work and,if I was lucky, then 3 of those 6 were from my own High Street. The massive advantage, of course, was hopping on and off in heavy traffic which they can't do now so they are stuck until the next stop...

[@angus504]

⁠@@Isleofskyenot entirely true. Passengers with limited mobility such as wheelchair users were not able to use routemasters.

[@Isleofskye]

@@angus504 That's true and it is a shame there wasn't a way around that. I, rarely, use buses in The Outer S E London Suburbs where I have lived for 40 years after 29 years in Inner S E London. No tuves either here and without a car,I could not have achieved 20% of what I have managed socially and Business-wise. Last night was a classic example where a 22-minute walk was replaced by a 3-minute drive and as I walk 5 of my and my neighbour's dogs daily in the local parks, woods and meadows,I do enough walking without coming home @10pm in the cold and, often, wet:).I do use Trains and tubes when in the area covered by them.

[@Bpat6169]

The buses are called what you have been calling exactly them throughout the video! Double Deckers! 😂😂😂

[@DavE-bh8lz]

It's not just London that has double-deck buses. They are common in all parts of the UK. The most iconic type of London bus, introduced at the end of the 1950's, was named "The Routemaster".

[@-Tidgy]

Made by Thomas Heatherwick, a person I studied during university 😊

[@MetroTitanD78]

The new Routemaster bus designs that came out in 2011 is often referred to as the Borismaster as it was Boris Johnson that introduced them whilst he was mayor of London

[@johnchristmas7522]

My Grandfather used to drive double deck buses when they were horse drawn! At his funeral after he died the Transport company sent "Old Bill" as a honour for his 48 years of service. "Old Bill" is a 1918, solid tyres and staircase in the open at the back and without a roof. The driver had no front window, just a tarpaulin draped over his legs! He had to wear a tie and a bowler hat and his boots glistend. Those were the good old days!

[@MetroTitanD78]

I drove double deckers in Bristol for 8 years and they were far more comfortable and easier to drive than any single decker I found. Yeah you had to pay more attention especially near trees etc but they were great fun to drive.

[@johnhood3172]

The most iconic bus was the RT circa 1938

[@SirHilaryManfat]

As a Londoner I can honestly say that it can get very tiring visiting the centre, although there are plenty of London parks available to escape from the craziness. My main tip for visiting is to stay off the main roads such as Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Street as much as possible, as they are magnets for pedestrians. Just turn down one of the many side roads and you'll see far more interesting parts of London than the "popular" routes.

[@kumasenlac5504]

The " Don't visit London " comment is more accurately put as " Don't _just_ visit London ". Like most capitals, London has a whole lot of stuff that you don't get elsewhere in the country but, because Britain developed before mass transit existed, the other large cities each have their own interest and character. One unexpected feature of London is that it has enough open green space that the whole place can be designated as parkland - much of which is municipally-owned and free to wander in.. 7:37 The UK and other European countries tend to have a much higher population density - making it economic to run rail networks (although most are subsidised). The sheer size of the US makes rail uneconomic except for some niche products or raw materials.

[@donmongoose]

Honestly, if it's coming from a Brit it possibly is simply "dont visit London". Most people outside M25 avoid the city like a plague.

[@JWix32]

@@donmongoosedisagree immensely. I’m from Herts and think London is one of the best cities in the world. Something about the atmosphere just resonates well with me.

[@BradTheThird]

​@@JWix32 Nah, I'm gonna avoid London for the rest of my life. I'd rather not get caught inbetween some Somali machete fight.

[@donmongoose]

@@JWix32 Each to their own, it's just low down on my list of recommendations to people visiting the UK for the first time. Also I'd rate both Rome and Amsterdam as far nicer big cities to spend a long weekend in, hell Copenhagen was nice (was about 20 years ago at least lol) though I'll grant you London isn't quite as bad as Paris.

[@revbenf6870]

Mmmm, I haven't seen any machete fights in 40+ years of visiting London. It is an amazing place to visit and you will have a blast. I'm having a weekend with my son in March hopefully and will cram as much in as possible as we did in September. But the rest of the UK also has an abundance of sights and experiences to offer too, almost too many to mention. Try Magenta Otter channel by Dara and Ian from Texas and UK, they do a ton of great UK videos that will help you get an itinerary together.

[@grayssportsalmanac85]

Double Decker Buses are called Double Decker Buses 😜🤣🤣 ..You MUPPET! Hahahaaa!

[@Isleofskye]

Great Reaction. I enter my 8th decade in London, in May and it has been a fantastically stimulating and vibrant City. It has, officially, over 100,000 "Places Of Interest" and you will never see it all in one lifetime though I have tried..and failed:) I enjoyed 29 years living just 2 miles from the heart of Central London and The City Of London and the last 40 years in this house exactly 13 miles away from the City centre and 11 miles from where I lived before. On Saturday,I shall drive 4 minutes to my local Suburban Station and park next to it. Then I will get the train to Central London(28 minutes) and Tube across to West London to watch football and then do the same journey back home. COST? ZERO, as I am over 60:)

[@kumasenlac5504]

12:00 The empty spaces are the lumpy bits which tend to have lots of sheep and not many people. 13:00 Most people call the double-decker buses (are you ready ? ) "double-decker buses"... Londoners are also proud of the transport map which was the first to abandon any link with the above-ground geography and produced what was, in effect, a circuit diagram of all the tube lines.

[@andybaker2456]

Unless I missed it, one method of travelling in London that he missed is the river bus. Officially known as Thames Clippers (but also referred to as Uber Boats due to their current advertising sponsorship by Uber), there have a number of routes ferrying passengers up and down the Thames. They're more expensive than using buses or trains, but they can be a great way of getting around, and give you a different view of the city from the river. Catching a river bus from central London out to Greenwich in the east, or Battersea and Chelsea in the west can be a fun day out.

[@stephenlee5929]

And the cable car.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

The name of the double decker buses is "The Double Decker" ha ha

[@andyt9296]

You can now use the Elizabeth line from Heathrow airport into central London

[@askinlad]

London used to have Double-decker Trams & what was called Trolleybuses which were like double-decker buses but had overhead cables to run on electric. London also has a big city bike & e-scooter tap & go rental schemes.

[@CrazyInsanelikeafox]

"What are the buses called?!"😂😂😂😂 You plum😂😂 Love your vids, by the way😄😄😄

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

I just visited London in March and it was the best time I ever had anywhere!!😊

[@lloydcollins6337]

4:22 that is indeed a photo. The first London Underground line (the Metropolitan line of today) was built in the 1860s and 3rd class passengers were carried in the manner shown. It was common on a lot of railways in the UK for the cheapest mode of travel (3rd class) to not provide any frills for passengers, and roofs were most definitely frills. A lot of cheaper companies used wagons with loose benches in because they could use the wagons for coal or iron ore when not carrying passengers. Some more expensive ones had carriages as pictured with safety rails around the top, low walls, and fixed wooden benches to sit on so you wouldn't slide around. Some even put a canopy over the top (luxury!) but there were no windows or sides to the carriage. The UK government forced railway companies to provide a minimum standard in the mid 1860s which dictated that every station must be served by one train a day in each direction which carried passengers for the cost of 1 penny per mile and ran at a minimum speed of 8 miles per hour. They also introduced safety legislation which led to carriages gaining walls and windows and roofs for all classes, plus mandated air or vacuum operated brakes on all passenger carriages (this was after a train full of school children rolled away in Ireland and loads of kids died when it crashed). The history of railways is really an interesting topic if you like history!

[@cyclingmadhedgehog8860]

I'm 41 and never took a driving test. I either cycle, walk, or use public transport, and I don't feel like I missed out. I can book an advanced train ticket from Bradford-London for under £20.

[@Adam23200]

£20 lol that cant get you 1 stop lol

[@imagecatcher2010]

You could be thinking of the term Routemaster which is the name of the old iconic double decker buses that you can literally jump on and off where there’s no door, just a pole to grab on to. I think they still have a few in central London for tourists. When you do come to London book the ceremony of the keys at the Tower in advance, you will love it 😊

[@alistairwaterson6676]

Got tram wrong but muppet right! Oh and a double decker bus is called a double decker bus. The name you may have been thinking of is Routemaster, which is what the classic buses were called.

[@johnhood3172]

The real classics were the RTs 1938

[@Writeous0ne]

why are the trains always late and the roads always congested then 😂

[@booth2710]

The now privatley owned rail operators did really well and imrpvoed their stats for late service runnings. They got around this by cancellign services! That way they didn't have to count them as late running! We are proplery mugged off since privatisation.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

Double-deck buses are just double-deck buses! JAGO HAZZARD recently made a video explaining the difference between trams, trains and buses, you might appreciate it. (he normally focuses on the rail network, but trams 'overlap' because of them often running on rails.)

[@babalonkie]

"What is the name of a doubler decker bus?" As a Londoner... it's called a Bus... 😜 But you are thinking of a RouteMaster, that's what we used to call red double deckers in London. But as a Londoner... just call it a bus 😉 We also call the Tube "The Underground"... we use both equally. Also the reason you are getting trams mixed up with buses is because you are getting your London history mixed up... but you know London history. Before buses London used to have double decker trams and you clearly have watched something that revealed that 😃. It was only 20 years ago that the local unused tram lines by me got paved over... Double Decker trams were still going by my house 35 years ago in south London. Also... "40 minutes is a lot of walking"... oh come on lol. That's 20 minutes going somewhere and 20 minutes back... that's LITTLE walking lol.

[@johnp8131]

Trams run on rails, I believe they're called "Streetcars" in the US, famously in Cities like San Fransisco and there is at present only trams south of the Thames in London. We used to have trams all over London and you can watch a Jay Foreman documentary here on KZbin about it.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Or listen to Robyn Hitchcock's song "Trams of Old London"... :)

[@Herewegoagain28]

It’s very often MUCH cheaper to fly into Ireland and take a flight to London which is really cheap!!

[@superchango1]

It's so well designed that every journey takes always a minimum of 55 minutes ...

[@ianplatt1375]

Cheack out joolz guides london history nice chap very very good have a look then up to you great fun history

[@Isleofskye]

The Tube IS amazing. About 17 years ago,I , once, waited 11 minutes for a train and I still don't know why...LOL

[@maxplanck9055]

The luftwaffe were the chief designers of London in the 20th century, it did cause an improvement in the housing and caused a more even distribution of masonry across the streets!😃✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@davidmarsden9800]

They were certainly better than the post war town planners, just look at Hull.

[@Brookspirit]

What the Germans didn't destroy council town planners did.

[@uberbernie]

You should fly from Miami to scotland or ireland its about half the price as flying to London

[@robinshepherd3746]

London is the worst place in England. Anyone who has left London and visited the rest of England will agree

[@CruisingTheBroads]

Flynorse seem to be offering some decent transatlantic prices at the moment. Train transport is huge in the South of the UK. Commuting 70 miles or more daily into London by train is common practice.

[@peterfhere9461]

I live about 35 miles south west of London. Within three miles I have three different railway stations on different lines allowing me to catch a variety of trains to different destinations. One has fast links to London, the second links Reading and Guildford, two large-ish towns and also connects directly to Gatwick Airport, and the third goes to London but in a more leisurely manner. Just to note, network rail tickets can include add ons for the inner zones of the tube, bus, and surface railway networks at a small extra cost. As has been said elsewhere, double decker buses are common across the UK, the main issue being that as our road and in particular railway tunnels were built a long time ago there are routes the double decker buses can't take, and so single deck buses are used instead.....

[@scipioafrikanus9511]

King Boomer :- "oh look, one of those double decker buses! I wonder what they call them?" Brits :- "is this a trick question?"

[@garyrigby21]

Muppet in the chair Brian Boomer visit London, Liverpool and Glasgow 3 cities you need to see

[@arsenic1987]

what's the first thing that pops into your mind when saying "double decker bus" ? There you go. That's the brand. Even though nearly every bus in operation now are actually double decks as well. London has claimed the "double decker"

[@arsenic1987]

7:30 Most really don't "need" that much intercity, due to being smaller. So it get's natural for transport companies to focus on "city to city". And those usually need to be "private companies". So there does get to some "fighting" inbetween, that makes direct lines sometimes hard. But more often than not, there is one company that takes the role of the LARGE distance intercity travel, making the companies for small distance intercity allowed to run as well. That "fight over lines" gets us a better city to city network, but the internal city ones, are predominant by one company, thus can vary GREATLY. And seems london is one of the best.

[@lloydcollins6337]

5:50 the reason the Overground doesn't go through the centre of London, and why the Underground actually exists, is because when railways were invented in the UK and they first reached London the various authorities in charge of planning decided they didn't want the railways getting into the centre of London, knocking down buildings and cutting the city into bits with viaducts etc. So they forbade construction in the centre of London, which means the major terminus stations form a ring around the centre of London. The original Underground lines formed a circle around this ring of stations to connect them together so people could change trains more easily and get to their places of work more quickly. They also led to the invention of commuting as we know it today as the underground companies built out into what was then countryside and built houses for people to live in, making money by selling the houses and then guaranteeing themselves passengers for their railways to be taken into the city daily. Workers won by having larger houses outside the cramped core of London.

[@orwellboy1958]

Of course you're going to go to London a lot of tourists think London is the U.K. and the U.K. is soooo much more.

[@RedCraig]

I think he knows the UK is more than just London. But anybody coming from abroad to the UK, would be crazy not to visit London.

[@Chris-cp7ys]

You have to 100% visit London. I live (most of the time) and use public transport most days including the tube, buses and DLR as I work in Canary Wharf. As a child I loved the tube but must admit it’s not my favourite when having to do it for work in rush hour. The main reason the underground didn’t go to south London was the southern railway objected to it. I travel on national rail a lot as well. None are perfect but they get you where you want to go to! The Elizabeth line is really good. We call them buses but they are double deckers, all the uk has them not just London. Walking in central London is easy but walking from one end to the other is a very long walk! Definitely would not recommend driving in London. Love your videos, always makes me smile 😊

[@pem...]

It's ' the choob ( or chewb🤷🏼‍♂️) not toob😊

[@morganfreeman2102]

Id love to see a reaction purely on London’s architecture

[@DBZYY69]

The cheapest airports to fly to are the busiest, they’ll have the most amount of flights coming in from the states

[@uppyraptor49]

Fly to MANCHESTER and hire a car

[@wrorchestra1]

Double-decker buses are called......Double-decker buses! The old style ones were AEC Routemaster buses.

[@AP-Reacts]

£479 return from New york to London, £749 from Boston to London, £842 from Washington to London - 16th of june - 26th of June. It's cheaper to book midweek flights. Prices on Skyscanner

[@charliecosta3971]

I paid £350 return To New York and £380 return To Los Angeles.

[@DS-uy6jw]

You'd be amazed how far you can get in an hour. Not on a bus, but the ticket lets you use trains/tube and an hour will take you a long way. And yeah, we just call them buses normally. You can specifically refer to a double decker if you want, but bus is normal.

[@DBZYY69]

When I flew went on holiday to Florida from Birmingham uk we flew into Boston and got a domestic flight to Florida. So try doing the revere here

[@carolinehering940]

Old style Double Deckers were called Routemasters.

[@johnhood3172]

The real classics were the RTs 1938

[@El_Smeghead]

Double decker buses are sometimes known by their make. Eg Routemaster. I used to drive them in the 1990s. Maybe that's what you were thinking of.

[@claregale9011]

We call them double decker buses, your not wrong 😊

[@minitrundle]

Ticket prices were down mainly because of Covid and the airlines trying to get back up to figures again. But flying into London is your best bet. Purley because of the amount of flights on offer. Its also worth thinking about flying into Gatwick. Theres a direct train into the city from the airport and prices might be cheaper being out of the city.

[@Blit-X-TVLive]

He didn't explain the importance of the Northern Line which predominantly lets you get from the north of London to the south, passing the River Thames via 1 single line.

[@avidpix]

On the London double decker bus topic, they are called Routemaster, originally designed by London Transport in the 1950’s, and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC), with the iconic design being replaced in 2011 with the New Routemaster you see today. Having said that, TFL, I believe do still maintain a heritage fleet of the original Routemasters for certain ‘tourist-ie’ routes 😊

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

The different transport lines are all interconnected brilliantly, which makes travel in London pretty smooth. The only drawback is that if something goes wrong on one of them (say a tube train breaks down), it can have flow-on effects to other services. Buses are called buses, doubledeckers are called doubledeckers :)

[@mattbentley9270]

Erm London double decker buses have a really unique and British special name.... BUSES ! Elizabeth line now working fully, its fabulous !! we love u our Boomer King

[@robtyman4281]

It's not so much that London is 'insanely' well designed, but that American cities are so badly designed. No idea about creating communities with shops and houses in the same area. No provision for public transport (transit), cycle lanes, or even pavements (sidewalks). The urban planning in much of America is pretty bad, much worse than anywhere in Europe. Laws stating areas must be 'single use zones' doesn't help this at all, and encourages total car dependency. But the bizarre absence of places to walk for pedestrians, in alot of US towns are what Europeans cannot understand. It's something we will notice pretty quickly if we're driving through any town in the US, that isn't a city suburb. We will see nobody walking.... because there's been no space allocated for pedestrians to use! Also the Americans aren't the best utilizers of space.....or rather, a lack of space. I get that they don't really need to be because America is so big and doesn't have the population density of European countries...but still. Even in their cities, there'll be a new development for example, with one three storey building and loads of space around it ...for cars. In Europe this space would have been better planned and designed - with several buildings occupying the space, and a much smaller car park (parking lot) because you don't need a huge car park when you have decent public transit nearby, in the form of a bus stop opposite the development.....and Cycle lanes for people to cycle to work or from where they live, to work. Because Europeans do cycle to work - this is normal....it's not considered crazy or unorthodox in any way. Plus Europeans like to have different transport options, and don't want to be forced to drive everywhere like Americans have to. Don't get me wrong, we Europeans like to drive, too; but we're not obsessed with driving in the same way that Americans are. We generally don't relish facing a long road trip ahead of us, whereas Americans do. These are just some observations of the huge differences in attitudes towards urban planning, cars, and public transit; between America and Europe.

[@webspec]

I was lucky to fly to Great Britain with my family back in 2014. Liverpool, Salisbury, Oxford, Cambridge, London. Sometimes, when I remember, I wish I was born british. But then I remember their food and the wish goes away. Lol, seriously tho, amazing country.

[@tallthinkev]

Walking in London can easily be quicker that taking the tube. A ten minute walk or 20 mins on the tube

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

A double-decker bus is an "omnibus". A tram is a bus on tracks, pulled initially by horse then various electric systems supplied by either overhead lines or a buried 3rd rail with power. A "trolly-bus" is a tyred bus (so no tracks) powered by an electric motor, but supplied by overhead power lines.

[@beckysam3913]

its not about european people and americans, or US citizens, it has nothing to do with it. its about US car lobbies massively corrupting poltical policies for many decades and US citizens letting that happen for decades. The car companies had the Government in their hand and let destroy cities, beautiful buildings, walkability, yes US cities were once walkable, just like in european cities. the US cities were looking at the beginning similar to european ones, which were really walkable, had at the beginning stage of city developement good public transit and had beautiful buildings, but then they were destroyed to build highways everywhere. so US cities were not build for cars, they were destroyed for cars.

[@uppyraptor49]

Look at manchesters tram network

[@jimbo6059]

I think what we mean is do not spend too much time in London. Get outside London. Go and see the real Britain. You are probably best using Aer Lingus via Dublin, this will negate the expense of the UK air passenger duty. As Dublin is only 1 hour from London, you will be able to rest long haul and then a short flight across the Irish sea. This could save you few hundred dollars as our UK passenger duty is a rip off and one of the most expensive air taxes in the world.

[@Nobby76]

"What do you guys call those, Double decker busses?" We call them "Double decker busses" mate.. If it's underground on rails, its the "underground" or " Tube". If its above ground on rails, it's a train. If it's above ground on rails, but going down the middle of the street, it's a Tram.

[@ashleywetherall]

Try flying into Gatwick Airport instead of Heathrow. Gatwick or Luton is around 30 miles outside london.. My wife and I are based in london but when we travel out of the UK we mostly use Gatwick. Remember when you visit try not to get stuck in london.. plan trips to other areas of England and if possible other areas of the UK. Windsor where the royal family are based is 1 hour by train from Paddington. You change at Slough..

[@cupid_stunt7414]

Think your probably confusing "Double Deckers" with "Black Cabs" which are taxis

[@adamduffy311]

As a Brit I think You and Queen Boomer Should come in the Spring or Early Summer ! I think you being from Florida I don’t think you’ll like the COLD WINTER MONTHS LIKE JANUARY TO FEBRUARY BECAUSE ITS COLD HERE TODAY IN LONDON AT A BITTER TEMPERATURE OF 1c ?. Oh by the Way what you Call Fall is Autumn here ?.

[@newportdave]

Not trams, double decker buses.

[@artistjoh]

Why wouldn't you go to London. It is full of art, theater, history. Some of the best museums on the planet. Londoners are friendly. And I adore the tube, overground and buses. Public transport is what makes London so enjoyable.

[@ianroper2812]

😂 London airports aren’t actually really in London. Let’s see…London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, London Luton 😂 soon it’ll be London Glasgow 😂 so Heathrow is 15.9 miles from London. Gatwick is 38.7 miles from London. Stansted is 38 miles from London. Just a warning ⚠️Red London buses are buses not a flipping tram.

[@niamhrk8451]

When you asked what the double decker buses were called I was so confused 😂. You might have heard them be called Routemasters but that was the name of the original red ‘classic’ London bus. The new buses don’t really have a special name although the more rounded style ones in the video are often called Boris Buses after Boris Johnson who was London Mayor at the time they were designed and brought into use.

[@johnhood3172]

The RT buses are the real classics not the routemaster

[@mikedown1250]

they are know as simply Double deckers but in some cities there were trolley buses.

[@andybaker2456]

I don't know where you're from, but we used to have trolleybuses in London. The main difference between a bus and a trolleybus is that trolleybuses were electric and took their power from overhead cables. They were eventually phased out to be replaced by ordinary buses.

[@mattgantryauthor5222]

Try looking at flying into Dublin, Ireland and then getting a cheap flight to East Midlands, Birmingham or Luton. I just got a return ticket from Birmingham to Italy in June, for £179 ($227), with checked luggage!