Broken Down Train Causes Disruption On The District Line | The Tube

There are technical problems on the district line, and at London Bridge things are ominously quiet during rush hour.
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[@gwnlars_8306]

4:02 Ah, the first thing the manual "how to fix an analog train" says you'll have to do: hit it.

[@barumite]

I believe "It's f****d" is an official expression on London Underground!

[@seanward4545]

17:26 devil noise confirmed 😂

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

I was once stuck on an LNER train on the ECML because of a broken down train (from another operator) further up the track. Everything was blocked for hours and we were the first train to reach the broken down one, but still took us three hours to get to it. That stretch of track would normally take 50 minutes to cover on a normal run. I hate to think how much that cost. LNER refunded everyone onboard and all trains up to 7pm were totally cancelled, which means more refunds and wrecks the schedule for the next day because staff and rolling stock are in the wrong place (similar to what happens after strikes). People onboard were also looking for help from staff because they now just couldn't get to London, events and meetings missed so there was no point in continuing with their journey yet they were stuck on the train anyway, pre-booked tickets and hotel rooms that now couldn't be used and so on. I missed my own connection and had to pay another £44 to get home three hours late that night. I heard a lot of stories that afternoon. There were even some girls doing makeup at their table because they were going out that night and wouldn't get to their hotel in time. It was a disaster and really shocked me just how little resilience there was. One train completely f-cks up arguably the most important line in the UK and nobody knew how to handle it or what to do.

[@cemops8660]

40 years of no funding will do that

[@RaisedLetter]

The Expert is my favorite employee of the tube.

[@batman51]

Joe Brown, author of the excellent London Railway Atlas. Busy chap.

[@chriswaring5565]

SHOWS HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS FILMED WITH THE D78 ROLLING STOCK

[@ianwalker2250]

Those uniforms makes the staff look like something from a gilbert & Sullivan Opera! lol

[@etiennemiemczyk7081]

3:54 Need to get the expert in. The expert: ......:@

[@SilverEye91]

Did she say "It's a catch 26 situation"?

[@ginawu9538]

This documentary giving 'The Office' vibe, a TFL version.

[@broggli4005]

“5-10 minutes?!” That’s not that long honestly

[@jasonpeisley6031]

Especially when she's already been waiting hours, what's another 5 or 10 minutes going to do?? 😅😂

[@MrRocketguitar]

How is that lady going to get off the train?

[@simpilotadamt1012]

They normally call ahead at the station where a passenger who needs assistance is going to get off

[@markpusko2480]

she has 2 legs & a heartbeat.

[@juliolua2104]

Kind of an interesting look into the daily life of a Londoner underground railroad commuter. Man everything is so plain and boring... almost like the government paints the country in the color "drab"... that Jamaican guys vibe was cool though ✌️😂😂🤙💯

[@Duffy997]

To be fair this was filmed about 15 or so years ago, its been done up a lot more since then! Even the district line train they show isn't in service anymore

[@WildWildWeasel]

This was way back when they still had the horrible ancient stock and nothing had been touched since like the 70s, now it looks so much better and has much better stock too, though they do need to get rid of the Pic line’s ancient and horrible stock

[@ChrisKhaled83]

You mean his fascisim? He is not cool, and neither is the lady.

[@juliolua2104]

@@ChrisKhaled83 Monarch lover I take it?

[@danielspencer6174]

That why you need crossrail 2 A.S.A.P Victoria over crowded?

[@cbart1987]

i tought this was from a show called spark???

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Fella, good of you to Hel the elderly lady but may I suggest, perhaps, that you walk with her, at her slower rate/ability, instead of leading off in front. Twas clear she couldn't keep up and though no problem, her hip prob may have led to a fall. Keep On.

[@griffany]

Now the Northern Line leaves at London Bridge and the Doors close

[@griffany]

The Broken District Line train is Broken in Earl’s Court and is not fix’s

[@Oriana_leung]

2:10 That colour is real costume (0_0). 4:25 Oh f_ing hell, that's so dirty. 8:15 Didn't encounter that at all between 2011-2017. 10:35 🤣. 13:10 She might be a JP. 16:25 Should tell that to HK and SG. 19:10 OMG, THAT's so Nice~.

[@markpusko2480]

20:20 "I don't check their tickets you have to have respect for those.... I just let them go". Next breathe stopping middle aged foreign men asking for tickets. Mate needs to be consistent instead of discriminate & check all tickets. From my experience its the 'dear old ladies' who are the worst fare evaders because staff like him treat them as 'dear old ladies' & they get away with it.

[@griffany]

The Northern Line needs to wait in 10 minutes to move

[@griffany]

Now the District Line train is not Broken anymore it’s fix’s

[@griffany]

And The Northern Line train comes at London Bridge

[@wilfredotoledo6755]

wow, deberas piensa esa guardia que sacando a esa señora con dos niños y la manera tan humillante que lo hizo , deja ver su rasismo muy bien visto. Despues se dio cuenta que su actuacion para el video se le dejo ver los interiores.

[@griffany]

There is a Problem to do something with the District Line Guys

[@griffany]

The District Line Doesn’t go anywhere it’s Broken

[@griffany]

On the Tube There is something to do on the District Line

[@griffany]

The District Line is Broken Down Train

[@griffany]

On The Tube There are technical problems on the District Line!

[@mitchilin]

Go home, Griffany

[@griffany]

There is no Northern line trains in London Bridge station and Passengers Need to wait The Northern line train and it’s Long and it’s Delayed!

[@TheBibleExplorer]

Those are some workers who would be singing a different tune if they found their selves in a similar situation... Definitely not remembering the 10 in life. Not caring for their neighbors but only about themselves... but as in the days of Noah so shall it be...

[@Suisfonia]

Actually most of them wouldn't be singing a different tune. I used to work in hospitality, doing so has caused me to develop quite a bit of patience and *understanding* of how things work and why things happen which is why when I'm in similar situations as the guests I've dealt with I am always calm and collected and never rude toward the employees. On the other hand, my friend of mine who has never once worked in hospitality, easily gets frustrated and runs out of patience when in similar situations (and to a point where I've sometimes had to calm him down)

[@ChrisKhaled83]

Exactly. I have no respect for them at all after watching this..

[@finmiller6075]

06:05 Saying 'Hold the train' over the announcement system is so unprofessional and embarrassing.

[@Hurri1Kane]

Why is it embarrassing and unprofessional?

[@davej811]

You ok Karen, nothing unprofessional about it at all, informing the driver to not set off yet

[@dez3540]

Why wouldn't you want to inform the passengers that the train needs to be held? What, for them to start kicking off? TFL staff take enough abuse as it is - get some perspective.

[@HogwartsBasement]

Lol did you see the racial profiling that black woman done on the Romanian woman ooooft