Behind The Scenes - Holborn Escalators

[@JHA854]

This channel is just so interesting. You learn about things you never think about. I didn't even consider that an escalator was such a giant operation, I just assumed it was pretty compact. Honestly one of the best channels on KZbin.

[@JasperJanssen]

J I mean, most escalators are not that much bigger than what you see. Like the ones that span one floor in a department store. These are a lot longer, though.

[@grassytramtracks]

Escalators at department stores and shopping centres are fairly compact, but tube escalators are so much bigger and heavier duty because they run for 20+ hours a day (a department store is perhaps open for 12 hours a day), go faster and shift so many people

[@RedHillian]

Does Geoff know you went to make a video of London Underground infrastructure without him?

[@sedwarg]

Wow pretty incredible! The Tube is a relic in so many ways and so interesting to see behind the scenes something that affects me daily!

[@send2gl]

Fascinating. We take so much for granted.

[@canusdominici]

Fascinating. Amazing machinery to keep working with such intensity.

[@stevieboy366]

That was so cool. That makes me want to change careers from a desk job to a repair man.

[@11288MR]

GET THAT ENGINEER IN MORE VIDEOS

[@harrytodhunter5078]

Geoff looks different in this one

[@willyberesford6964]

Harry Todhunter That's not Geoff

[@geofftech2]

my newly grown beard confused you, right?

[@willyberesford6964]

Geoff Marshall Happy New Year

[@harrytodhunter5078]

Vegan lie rocks thats the joke.

[@willyberesford6964]

Harry Todhunter Hahaha

[@sarunas461]

Great video! Always wanted to see day-to-day behind scenes tube stuff. More if you can please ^^

[@syedia]

i love londonist!!! and escalators

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

Happy New Year From the Philippines which (on the time of comment) recently celebrate New Year less than one hour ago!!

[@whoisy.jxnnie6313]

HNY 2018 PHILIPINES 2018,

[@seaside-dn8dp]

All the Escalators!

[@SamSitar]

yes, Geoff and Vicki must do that one.

[@afropenguin]

NiffIncentro At6/5 I would seriously watch that

[@williamg209two]

wrong host

[@Leonaristo]

Informative, interesting and awesome video!

[@TheMightyKinkle]

Great video. I didn't realise they were that complex

[@mikebe2090]

Love this. happy 2018 look forward to seeing more about London 🎉🎉🎉👍

[@LNER_TRAINS22543]

Great video

[@whoisy.jxnnie6313]

its always a great video

[@jacksugden8190]

Pretty impressive operation.

[@metropod]

The C&SL’s 1890 opening predates the first public demonstrations of a working escalator by a few years.

[@wilting_alocasia]

When I was last in london I enjoyed seeing through the dencing whilst riding the escalators to see the mechanics of the one being fixed ... I'd rather look and distract myself than complain about how annoying it is like everyone else seems to be doing

[@320ifq]

These guys are pretty clever, working in pretty poor, noisey and very cramped conditions, no wonder upgrades like this take as long as they do. Thanks for an insight into how it all happens

[@scottwhitley3392]

Yep that’s why the U.K. has fallen behind in many aspect when it comes to rail. It’s cheaper and easier building brand new lines than it is upgrading ones that are 150 years old.

[@iannickCZ]

Funny contrast between that oily and dirty engine room and surprisingly clean public area (no more looks ugly for me).

[@LNER_TRAINS22543]

I want the section between Holborn and aldwych to open reply what you think

[@radagastwiz]

A Londonist transport video NOT hosted by Geoff Marshall. Didn't think such a thing could exist, yet here we are.

[@andyclark1426]

Proper old school escalators

[@stevencassidy6982]

Thank god you are doing something on the Holborn escalators. They are an invention of the devil.

[@michaelbruchas6663]

Amazing.....

[@CalvinsWorldNews]

Surely we need a video talking about those lift shafts that aren't in use? I'm not disabled but I have a father with mobility issues and 2 young kids. I'd have thought in this day and age it would crazy not to bring those lifts back. Unless there's very good reasons for each station - sounds like a series for Geoff to do.

[@helloworld0911]

I always wondered why there were light poking through the esculators

[@benleighton5585]

Well, that escalated quickly.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

great video more tech stuff please

[@whoisy.jxnnie6313]

Good evening Geof, HNY 2018 AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL, HOPE U HAVE A GREAT 20188 YEAR. Hope u make some amazing videos next year, in London it currently 61/2 h till 2018 Merry Late Xmas 2017

[@akarouge]

Happy new year in advance! ;)

[@andrewjameson5918]

I have been down there myself in and around 1988.

[@servertoaster]

0:31 Was that Geoff?

[@1finchgreen]

1tommytrouble no.

[@willyberesford6964]

1tommytrouble No

[@TheMightyKinkle]

Hahahah. It does sound like him and something he would say

[@christianluts810]

If the next job is at St Paul's, does that mean that they are finally going to install the escalator that the Ministry of Supply requisitioned prior to its installation in the 1940's [hence the missing escalator]?

[@mrichards55]

Looks like a greasy unpleasant place down there

[@tcpnetworks]

The engineers get all the good jobs....

[@dukenukem5768]

I'm an engineer. Places like that are my natural environment, and I've been places you'd call even more greasy and unpleasant :)

[@godfreypoon5148]

Tell us about the Kings Cross escalators.

[@rebootthematrix]

Nice thumbnail, I wondered what David Cameron was doing these days... smart man, 2nd pension plan

[@TheMightyKinkle]

Reboots Of A Pure Matrix Hahahahahahh. Amazing

[@SquareoftheyearFM]

I get the feeling Geoff would have asked to see the lift shaft too.

[@ajithkukumar]

Germany considers decriminalising fare dodging in public transport

[@Clavinovaman]

I've always been a little unsettled by escalators... Ever since I was 3 or 4 in M&S in Sauchihall Street when I was drawn by the emergency stop red button. I pressed it. Alarms went off, escalators stopped and I wasn't very popular with the staff. If there is an ordinary staircase, ill nip up/down that. *Addendum: Wouldn't mind seeing the out of use lift shaft @ Holburn.*

[@Rainer67059]

At 6:10 we are at the lower end of an escalator. There's one question: why isn't the platform right here?! At 6:05 we see a corridor. WTF. The people have to walk another corridor. Then we have direction signs: different directions whether you want the eastbound or the westbound train. They go on different platforms. What the heck is that. Why don't both directions share one platform? London Underground is an uncomfortable tube system to use: all these long walks you need to take through tunnels, all these long subways. All these short sections of stairs in the subways it wasn't practical to put escalators into. At some subways you can get the feeling "Did a miss a way out sign pointing to a side tunnel?" You didn't, but it's terrifying. Of all underground railway systems I ever used, the London one was the most unpleasant. The reference railway system that I used first, that shaped my opinion on how it should or could be is that of Munich.

[@antonm1834]

No Geoff :(

[@emilyliu0]

Stand on the right

[@Adebada2007]

I Built Those Escalators in Eden - World Builder

[@questorquestor2006]

I want a hat like the engineer has on!

[@questorquestor2006]

Adam Thompson with the short bill hat.

[@adamthompson1655]

Photographs from this refurbishment can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/funny_cyclist/albums/72157637965265126

[@SamSitar]

wow that's insane.

[@callumnicolson9984]

Where’s Geoff, so weird expecting his voice in the intro

[@WarpedHorizon]

Am I the only one who likes the not Geoff/Vicky hosts? Variety is good!

[@jamessimpson950]

Secrets of the TfL rail

[@irenec4876]

I can hear Geoff talking in the Backround

[@irenec4876]

at 0:32

[@mellymoo_eats]

Should have shown the old lift shaft

[@summerrr1]

Always surprises me how many Londoners don’t know how to pronounce Holborn.

[@emilymarris6767]

Geoff looking different here

[@ajcole5967]

We Want Geoff !!! We Want Geoff !!! - Not a Fake Geoff !!!

[@mistakay9019]

adams voice is exactly how you'd expect it to be

[@deanodell2005]

No talk of the brakes used to stop the escalators....

[@luk3c1ary]

#wewantgeoff

[@WaltTFB]

Good, but needs more Geoff.

[@itsbelarusasagamer2540]

The code is censored that is the Undeground

[@calfraiseking]

No Geoff, no party

[@irenec4876]

James Coombs #wewantgeoff

[@jaredlam7177]

Wheres geoff

[@-Jack-]

yeah, we all prefer geoff but i guess this guy is ok :P

[@mikebe2090]

Londonist is not all about Geoff

[@iAmTheSquidThing]

Probably touring British motorways with Jay Foreman.

[@Brian3989]

Geoff is but one of the people who work for Londonist. At present he is concentrating on other projects.

[@___-yy8ud]

Bring back the other guy!

[@irl_zulu]

LONDONIST IS NOT CALLED GEOFF MARSHALL. IT IS NOT ABOUT GEOFF MARSHALL. IT IS ABOUT LONDON. IF YOU WANT GEOFF MARSHALL, GO TO THE GEOFF MARSHALL KZbin CHANNEL k sorry about my rage rant thing.

[@tomscott2.0communisteditio64]

Blackpool_Dev I’m only here for Geoff

[@pnwood0]

I like all of Londonists videos, their best presenter for infrastructure videos is Geoff. Other videos are better with other presenters.

[@qwertyTRiG]

P Not sure I agree that Geoff is the only one who's good at infrastructure videos, but have ab upvote for a constructive feedback comment.

[@victoriajames586]

Londonist is slipping. No April fool no Christmas message! Come on improve in 2018

[@whoisy.jxnnie6313]

Lets try to improve 2018

[@whoisy.jxnnie6313]

how is it slipping?

[@BLX187]

This is a mature channel. Fuck those gimmicks

[@victoriajames586]

Johnny Shitcock and his nuclear powered pisspot ha ha you little perv!

[@victoriajames586]

NiffIncentro At6/5 I am not hating . it is gentle criticism from a lover of the channel.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

I've spent miserable hours shuffling through Holborn station. So glad to not be living in London any more!

[@Atomsk102]

is it just me or do they sound like they're saying "choob"?

[@GeoffRichards_GP]

Atomsk102 that's how it's pronounced, locally

[@iAmTheSquidThing]

Yeah. London accent. It's called _yod-coalescence._

[@BelindaWoodson-uc5is]

(HOHENSCHWANGA)

[@paulhicks9399]

I hope the Chinese take notice of this video.

[@73APhotography]

Although we love you Rob, we all prefer Geoff’s ‘geekiness’ when it comes to the Tube and Railway. So if we could leave that style alone Londonist, that’d be great. Thanks

[@GeoffRichards_GP]

Shame he doesn't explain why it takes SO long to refurb. Yes, there's complexity, but a bit like motorway roadworks - one rarely sees anyone actually working on them, and the signs just say "engineering until 2019" or some other impossibly long time. No hurry, chaps

[@GeoffRichards_GP]

Obviously we all appreciate having safe and working escalators. If he was able to share why it takes 2000 hours etc then fair enough. Just interested in understanding

[@maxmullen6337]

Geof Richards. Good question and one I ask all the time. It’s obvious that no cares about getting the job done. It’s essentially a nationalised railway and the management isn’t under any pressure to be efficient. The contractors may or may not be private companies, but either way, they don’t have to care if TfL (or whoever is in “charge”) don’t care.

[@AntonyTCurtis]

I'd expect that they take away all the stuff to be refurbished to a workshop somewhere and only come back with the stuff after all the repairs are done to fit it all back together.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

they should get rid of the escalators & replace them with stairs because it will be cheaper then replace 1 escalator with a lift moving downwards next to the stairs

[@anarcho-pingu]

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