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]

😂😂😂

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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:)

[@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.

[@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.

[@Jackdo6]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!!!!

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

Me too, best of both worlds 🤗

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

A car in London is as useful as a chocolate fireguard! Then there is the congestion charge, so don't even think about it. Also, don't automatically hire a car for getting around the country either. One may or may not be an advantage. The best thing might be to get a rail pass, or at book early for cheaper tickets. National Express coaches is also a good option. A bit like Greyhound but infinitely better.🙋‍♀️🇬🇧

[@Lisac11226]

The congestion zone is not that big, Knightsbridge, kings road/fulham/chelsea, Kensington high street, Holland Park aren’t even in the congestion zone and those are touristy places

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

Thanks @lisac I didn't realise that the congestion zone was that small, mind you it won't tempt me to drive there 🤪

[@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.

[@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!

[@Bpat6169]

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

[@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.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

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

[@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 😊

[@l3v1ckUK]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@Isleofskye]

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, and they could be stuck in 10 minutes traffic, barely moving...

[@andyt9296]

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

[@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.....

[@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

[@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 😊

[@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 😊

[@grayssportsalmanac85]

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

[@colinfox2516]

I think you were thinking of the name Route master. This was the old London red double decker bus that has the engine at the front and was boarded at the back.

[@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.

[@jons9721]

The very old double decker buses with an ungated entrance/exit at the back are called Routemasters, they haven't been used for 20 years but are probably what you are thinking of.

[@Sofasurfa]

Have fond memories of hoping on and off the old route masters back in the late seventies, my uncle used to drive one out of the Carshalton Bus Depot, trolly buses used to run from there as well, he did the Carshalton to Croydon route. Flipping heck really showing my age now 😂😂😂

[@robster-vision475]

The Iconic London Routemaster Bus. What most people think of is a traditional red double decker bus with an open platform at the back, a half cab at the front and the iconic 'ding ding' from the conductors bell, an image made famous by the London Routemaster bus that served the capital's streets for over 50 years

[@nursehegehog]

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

[@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?

[@Isleofskye]

On the 20th of January,I wanted to use The Centra Tune Line in London but there was a warning of "severe delays. " I took a chance knowing I could, alternatively, use another line if need be. There were 3 trains in 3 minutes ..lol

[@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 :)

[@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"... :)

[@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"

[@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

[@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.

[@dobythedog]

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

[@stephenlee5929]

London used to have an extensive Tram system which was replace by trolley buses, basically looked like normal double decker buses but where powered by overhead cables. This could be the link in your mind about London buses and trams, they were apparently called Diddlers (according to Google), but I can't say I ever heard the name. The classic London bus was the Route Master, its main feature was an open boarding platform at the back, this reduced the time taken to get on and off.

[@mervinmannas7671]

The Elizabeth Line he mentioned has been a real game changer for many who are on the extreme east and west of London. My town Romford is on that line and I can be in the centre of London in 40 mins and then connect to anywhere or get out and walk the shopping district, Musesums or Parks.

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

tubes are efficient/quick (and some are all night) , I tend to only use buses when not on my bicycle. Buses work really well and you can hop buses within 1 hour for about 2 dollars your money. Bus shelters (many) have toothpaste tube maps so you can work out which buses you need to take for a destination and where to change, the only hassle is working out where the stop is that you need to go to (they are labelled with letters and you have to work out where on the street your letter stop is). Tube will be much more convenient and easy for you but buses go literally everywhere and you are above ground so you can bleedin well see everything!!

[@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.

[@CrazyInsanelikeafox]

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

[@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.

[@Choppy698]

Hiya Jay, don't worry if you get it wrong, Trams are what North Americans call streetcars, Even in Whitehaven we have double decker buses, Stagecoach is the company used for buses, Stagecoach bought Cumberland Motor Services out many years ago, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@spokrocks]

The red double decker buses in London are known as Route Master. The back end was open for hop on/hop off convenience

[@johnhood3172]

The true classic London buses were the RTs 1938

[@jamiethomas9825]

We have always just called them double decker buses but back in like the 80’s (I think) they were always known as route masters (have a search they were lovely)

[@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.

[@jimkirby4103]

a lot of people have nicknamed the new buses ...Boris buses.... as he was the one who introduced them....love the channel keep up the good work.

[@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.

[@paulrichards2493]

If you get a chance to ride the Elizabeth Line, do it, the stations hare so big throughout on this line, I use this line to go to work, London is so walkable too, but Londoners do walk fast, so be prepared for a high step count.

[@widget1005]

Fun fact - the new style red double deckers were designed by Thomas Heatherwick who also designed the cauldron that held the flame at the 2012 london Olympics. His designs are amazing.

[@daniellastuart3145]

we did have a bus called the Rotemaster that had an open back that you could just walk on and off on but H & S saw the end of them

[@Jnthnpg]

You might be thinking “Routemaster” which was the more iconic red bus, but that’s a specific model and not used generally as a term for a bus.

[@ianbriers5019]

This is an old video Elizabeth line is complete for several years now. Very popular a full size train can be there 90 seconds after the last one left 17:23 17:23

[@wrorchestra1]

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

[@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.

[@YouknowwhereHughgo]

There are longer lines now, they go right out of London, the cross network they say, both overground and underground. Named after the late Queen. The Elizebeth line

[@johnsimmons5951]

From Feb 1956 until Dec 2005 all of London’s double decker buses were Routemaster buses. This might be the word you were thinking of. Routemasters had a driver and a conductor (or clipie) who ensured the bus moved off from a bus stop safely and took peoples fares while the bus was moving). From the late 1960’s the routemasters were gradually replaced by driver only buses, where you paid your bus fare to the driver, which is slower than before. From October 1981 bus fare zones were introduced, this plus the introduction of season tickets based on the new fare zones, provided saving to customers and bus journeys sped up slightly. From July 2014 cash was no longer accepted on London Buses, bus customers now need one of: Oyster cards, paper or digital season tickets, or debit/credit contactless cards to pay for bus journeys (as well as for journeys on: tube; overground; trams; national rail within the TfL area.).

[@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.

[@astrecks]

Buses with two decks are... Double-deckers! The old name for a bus was 'omnibus', meaning a carriage for many people.

[@tomryder7535]

The oldest parts of the tube are still in use, you step on a train in a modern and insulated stop and then get off into old brick and an incredible wind tunnel, I dont miss stepping into those old parts in the midst of winter, wow

[@MetroTitanD78]

You can use the oyster card on the river boat service as well as the cable car ride by the O2 arena

[@carltaylor6452]

He could also have mentioned private options like cycling, taxis and river-boats. I commute from a London Borough in the North East into the City and to Central London and I never use a tube: always a bus and/or walking.

[@littleboxesmadeoftickytacky]

Ive only ever been to London twice, the 2000 new years eve to see the fireworks (i got pick pocketed, mobile phone and 2 wallets taken 🙄) and the Warner bros Harry Potter studios tour this month, loved it great experience 😊.

[@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.

[@lloydcollins6337]

9:06 trams run on rails set into the street. They generally use electricity from overhead wires. Trolleybuses run on tyres but use overhead power wires and are powered by electricity. Buses use diesel engines and are a different style from those in the US but function the same.

[@QueenBabylonnia]

What you can do is buy a ticket to a destination far off that needs ‘line’ changes, you can stay within the system until you reach the destination with walkway tunnels etc between platforms on the tube trains and steps etc up to main line stations (that would take you out of London). London is zoned, zone one being the central part, it then increases in size to be zone two on its outer edge, this increases until it reaches zone six. Tickets are priced for traveling to the zones, so the furthest distance in price is zone 6 to zone 1. I’m sure someone else can make this clearer.

[@lloydcollins6337]

6:00 worth noting the buses in London serve the most riders per day. Right now they serve 5 million a day with the tube serving 4 - it dropped massively over the pandemic and hasn't reached pre-pandemic numbers again yet.

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

Yes, European countries are well ll linked, just like one country in fact Even from the UK, apart from flights and ferries, we have the Eurostar high-speed train under the English Channel directly to various cities in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, with connections to anywhere else you fancy. Imagine getting on a train in London and arriving in Paris just over 2hrs later! I hope you make it over here soon, you will have a great time 👍🙋‍♀️🇬🇧🤗

[@bevhardy2137]

About flights, I am a bit of a geek and love seeing what flights I could get cheaply, and hence, where we could theoretically go if we wanted to keep travelling constantly. We used to live in Greece and would often travel to the US via....loads of different European countries, but it meant that the flights were very cheap. Anyway, not sure where you would want to fly from, or when exactly you'd want to go, but at just a quick first glance, I found a flight on October 1st from New York to London for £100. I think that is pretty good. There is also one from Orlando, Florida for £124, a bit more, but not too bad either. (I honestly think I probably should have been a travel agent, or holiday planner. I do it for everyone I can anyway. It's so much fun!)

[@ianberesford2432]

The old double decker buses were called Route master that maybe what your thinking of

[@HDGAMER8462]

I ride the tube every day to get to work about 1 hour and 30 minutes each way. Central line has been atrocious recently cos apparently theyve run out of trains 😂. Lizzy line is a blessing though and quite fast.

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

The AEC "Routemaster" was the classic London bus.

[@johnhood3172]

The real classic buses were the RTs 1938

[@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.)

[@BuzzaB77]

"trams" are electric overground trains on rails but also connected to electric power lines above. different to buses. we just call the double decker buses "buses" haha. I think you might be thinking of the term "coaches" which are longer higher capacity buses for long journeys across the country.

[@steelpanther9568]

Double Decker Buses are not just used in London, they are used by various bus companies, throughout the UK & Ireland, There are also coach companies that have Double Decker coaches, We also have the single Decker buses (which are known as buses), You will also find minibuses, which are half the size of the Single Decker buses, Then you have the articulated buses, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, it is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation, We use to have the single and double decker trolley buses, but now they are not used as public transport, although there are some tourist attractions that still have them here in the UK, Our variation of the trolley buses for public transportation, would be the trams that run on a rail network, which is a system used to get you around the major cities, They are more closely related to Blackpool, in Lancashire, which is the UK’s biggest seaside tourist attraction during the summer for the Scottish summer holidays, when they dare to venture south across the border into England, Then you have the train rail networks, which runs throughout most of the UK & Ireland, 🇬🇧😎👍🏼

[@elliesconcerts]

hey! from Southend here (just at the opening of the Thames river) and I think you should definitely go to London! maybe I have a different view because I'm not a Londoner, but a frequent traveller there. London is my closest place to go for things like concerts, days out, eating great food. I think it gets a lot of hate because people don't do their research. If you just spend 1hr looking up hidden gems instead of just going to the touristy spots, you will have a way more cultural experience! 1) walk along Regents Canal 2) go to a west end theatre show at one of the really old theatres 3) go to a Punchdrunk show (look it up) if your into immersive theatre 4) Neals yard 5) Little Venice 6) the vaults/Waterloo vaults I know most of these aren't really "hidden" but in my opinion are way less touristy :)

[@carolinehering940]

Old style Double Deckers were called Routemasters.

[@johnhood3172]

The real classics were the RTs 1938

[@PiersDJackson]

What i will say in comparison between the US and UK (Europe by extension) is that the former prioritise freight over passenger services, meaning if you're travelling from the east to west coast your train may have to stop in a siding to wait for a slow moving freight train to pass. Also in the UK there's a high occurrence of Fast Freight. Also when they say London is a walkable city, it's not uncommon for three railway stations to be within a ten minute walk of each other, not to mention the bus stops, with a common ticket.

[@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.

[@space1999]

London is one of the best, if not the best city in the world...... it has everything.... we go often and still find new and amazing things to see or visit....

[@RJE48]

What about the River Boat?! They also take the Oyster Card and are a very quick and efficient way of getting around. (Also called the Thames Clippers or Uber Boat) Also we have the Cable Car (Emirates Airline) which is also Oyster Card enabled

[@Peterraymond67]

When I went to secondary school, equivalent to High School, it was a 5-mile trip. It was on a bus route but rather than overcrowd the service bus the bus company provided 4 double decker buses, 2 to the boy’s school and 2 to the girl’s school. The buses were red double deckers, but were Rhondda Transport not London Transport! We had season ticket bus passes issued by the school. The buses stopped at the regular stops because this was a public service as well. In the 60’s smoking was allowed on the upper deck only. It stank, but the view was good, the “big” boys always sat at the back, rarely sat in the front, they were the first to go. Now I’m a lot older but still use the bus now and then. Wales is now devolved so we have our own government, Y Senedd, and has some extra powers. They have given all over 60 year olds a concessionary bus pass. If I present the pass on a Welsh bus then I can travel for free.

[@highpath4776]

I dont recall School Specials in the Rhondda area, ( though I think by 1981 National Welsh had lost some contracts to a couple of other coach companies) , they did go shopping for high bodied high capacity ex Tayside buses for use in the Gwent Valleys around Chepstow to cope with standard network specials for schools times on existing routes

[@davidmarsden9800]

That railway map of the UK railway system you're looking at is a fraction of what the network was at its height as many more lines were in Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and most of England and you were never far from a mainline or branch line, and each town or village either had or wasn't far away from a railway station or halt. Following the Beeching Cuts of the 1960s we were left with what you see today although there are some old lines that have been rebuilt or are being reborn today Many of the old lines and stations were saved by groups of enthusiasts forming preservation societies and acquiring the old lines, stations and rolling stock and reviving them as attractions for the public. See the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (as seen in the 1970s film"The Railway Children.") and there are others similar all over the UK. They are mainly using steam locomotives from the Steam era and some have older diesel engined locomotives . The red buses are known as "double deckers" as they have an upstairs deck of seating. This originally came from the famous red "Routemaster" double decker buses which were still in use in the 1970s/80s. A thing to watch in Central London is that a lot of underground stations are very close together and it's quicker to walk. For example Leicester Square/Covent Garden/ Piccadilly, . Bank/Monument/Mansion House. There are many others and it pays to check against a surface map of what's where.

[@Interestedinitall]

Another often pleasant and convenient way to travel across London is on the scheduled boat and fast craft travels along the Thames.. Yes, "double-decker buses" is a good description of them. Not too long ago they were also known as Boris Buses when Boris Johnson was Mayor of London and authorised a large number of modern , new buses to replace the increasingly clapped out old ones. Still red, still mainly double-deckers but no more bus conductors.

[@Exceat]

Not sure where you are in FL but you can get a round trip ticket starting at US$460 base price (probably more with checked baggage) from Orlando to London Gatwick for February/March travel. Which is pretty good. Peak summer travel will be more expensive.

[@melwilliams8799]

We also have river ferries and you can get an uber boat to take you on the Thames. And now we have a new tube line - the Elizabeth Line. You don’t need a car if you live in most areas in London. Walking is our thing!

[@pv-mm2or]

we used to have double decker Trams whish ran on rails with over head power lines they when out of service replaced with trams that had rubber tyres over head power as before these can out of service in the 1950s when the London red double decker diesel bus took over, the modernised version still run today. we have single decked bus's as well as greyhound type buses we call coaches, they are for nationwide travel connection most towns and cities across the UK you may like to know that they are cheaper than trains,

[@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

[@johngayfer6873]

The double decker buses that USED to serve London were called routemasters.

[@eddhardy1054]

"What are the double-deckers buses called?" Oh dear oh dear oh dear. 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevemcmosh4271]

This was a very good video. The best way to see London is by foot. Jay Foreman has loads of really good videos on london, England, and transport. Definitely recommend.