Can You Visit Every London Tube Station In 24 Hours? | The Tube | Spark

Midnight repairs are the necessity against the flood of people throughout the day, but what's the cost of going into the underground?
Summer 2002 was no easy feat for the people working on the tube, making sure day to day workings of the underground ran as smoothly as possible. From strikes to repairs, to world records, join us as we get to know the unsung heroes of the Tube.
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[@refsmithy]

When Geoff says he's never doing this again... Mate, since then you've held the record twice and visited every single NR station in the UK...

[@davidyoung5114]

And just finished All The Stations Ireland! How impressive!!!

[@meckcervellone]

and done 25 videos about his 25 attempts XD

[@TheAlfsterino]

Let's not forgot Vicky did 'All the Stations' as well...and did some videos of the towns they visited...definitely a 'group' success.

[@michaelhobbs3426]

I could never do that I be tired to easily bad enough I run long distanced races like the London marathon and half marathon you can tell how tired I feel afterwards: when people see me struggle down the stairs they kindly offer me a seat as a reward for taking part and say well done today young man how did you get on.

[@williamhuang8309]

DLR, Overground and trams: Hold my beer

[@tannerrobinson5110]

Holy moly Geoff looks young.

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

very much so... now he's twice had the record, been to the states, married, divorced, met vicki, been to every single station in the UK (according to the ORR Database)... and who knows what else??

[@bakasheru]

just realized this was recorded in 2002...

[@dennis8196]

I knew when I accidently found his channel I recognised him, couldn't quite place his face. As soon as I saw this I remembered.

[@CelticSaint]

Who is he? I recognize his face from somewhere.

[@rossssd4969]

This was in 2002

[@aviatorx4563]

12:30. 2002, Geoff wishes Shoreditch was closed. 2006, Shoreditch closes. Lol.

[@tou7331]

Then re opens on the stupidest idea for a railway line ever conceived on a site slightly down from where it was originally and is very busy

[@joesos]

@@tou7331 lol

[@WASIURPA]

London be like Geoff is influential this must happen

[@WASIURPA]

@Splatoon is the worst game of all time. never

[@VictorianTransportSpotter]

Do they have to get off and change at every station or just go through

[@OlanKenny]

Big respect to both station supervisors featured. Also the cameraman who chased Geoff down those stairs. That was impressive

[@joermnyc]

Olan Kenny That was 15 stories of stairs according to TFL.

[@qtrainprod]

I hope the camera man was paid double that day

[@harrierjames7727]

Not that it is not an achievement these days, but seeing Geoff work his magic with purely the knowledge in his head and some maps and timetables, pen and paper is quite remarkable!

[@robk23oxf]

11:11 Geoff predicts the London Overground 5 years before it started.

[@DavidShepheard]

Everyone in London used to call what was British Rail the Overground, until London Overground was launched.

[@harryfoley2294]

David Shepheard did they? they used to say “the silverlink train” or whatever it used to be didn’t they?

[@agent_605]

@@harryfoley2294 Silverlink was specifically for train services run by Silverlink. London Overground nowadays encompasses much more than what Silverlink operated. Generally, local rail services were referred to as the Overground as an easy way of distinguishing them from the Underground

[@harryfoley2294]

Alasdair Clift yeah I know

[@valvlog4665]

@@DavidShepheard This Londoner (and many more) called it the North London Line years before that. Broad St to Richmond on grungy green trains. Oh I wish I had owned a camera.

[@MJofLakelandX]

Confirmed Geoff is the GOD of TfL planning. When he says things should be closed or increase service, he means it.

[@justanotherasian4395]

MJofLakeland1 and then it happens.

[@Mgameing123]

Chesham part though is a stupid idea

[@clementpoon120]

plot twist: he IS the planner

[@Scott757300]

Wow that’s insane to see Geoff 16 years ago! Amazing to think what he’s managed to do since then. Hope he sees this video!

[@antifugazi]

I think he has probably seen it considering he's in it and probably noticed the camera's following him around... just a hunch.

[@lestmak]

They’ve got rid of Shoreditch! No more East London Line!

[@groovytirma2409]

@@Saucy-ws6jc Will there be a season 4 and beyond? Has to be, needs to be.

[@scottchristie6734]

@@groovytirma2409 Last season was 16 years ago.

[@axolotlgamer615]

Hes probarly seen it

[@mxg75]

Vicki looks different in this one.

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

a fellow geoff marshall fan... thankyou sir...

[@sosteam2797]

Lol I get that 😂😂😂😂

[@TheAlfsterino]

The surgery worked...

[@AdityaJaokar]

The Dark ages like he says. Before he met Vicki. 😂😂😂😂

[@JeSuisRene]

In all fairness, this was filmed in 2002. Geoff and Vicki only met in about 2010, I believe?

[@Ramash440]

Oh damn, Geoff was such a skinny boi.

[@richardoyston7034]

Yo

[@racingforayrtonf1gameplay389]

You saying he’s fat now then?

[@Ramash440]

@MusicalElitist1 Pushing 50 ? I always thought he was in his late 30s, early 40s at best.

[@DerekHartley]

@@Ramash440 He's 48. Bur yes, having met him for the human tube map challenge can confirm he does indeed look much more like late 30s.

[@annehobson2481]

he still is

[@Utonian21]

8:37 This was filmed in 2002 and it shows, everyone is reading newspapers and books instead of looking at their phones and laptops

[@beyondbeyond1965]

When the first newspapers and magazines were introduced, people said similar things.

[@Bayo106]

@@beyondbeyond1965 similar things to what? he did not say it was good or bad

[@ToreDL87]

@@beyondbeyond1965 Yeah, similar to what? Why are you putting words into Kohlton's mouth?

[@thunderbolt997]

yes sources of information has changed

[@flyinghigh990]

in the most sincere and honest sense, shut the fuck up

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

Geoff Marshall!! i just gotta say it... vicki looks different in this 1... and 275 stations?? thats a 15 storey building!!

[@Tyw7]

Where is she?

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

She is not in the video, the joke is that when Geoff appears in a video with someone other than his good lady vicki... people point out that “vicki looks different in this 1”...

[@BGalManBGalMan]

@@alexthewoo it's pretty funny like

[@nelsonricardo3729]

@@alexthewoo Please go to the lost and found office to see if they have your humo(u)r.

[@nelsonricardo3729]

@@alexthewoo Get a fucking life, dickhead.

[@iman2341]

@12:24 Confirmed, Goeff closed Shoreditch.

[@RadioJonophone]

Closed 2006.

[@xm3405]

@@RadioJonophone Filmed in 2002.

[@LordHeath1972]

@@RadioJonophone Yep, and I was there that day - and it WASN'T empty then I can tell you! Scorching hot day and packed silly.

[@mat2886]

21:36 *takes huge breath*

[@cameronlarbalestier4663]

lol

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol 😂😂😂😂

[@arabellamadigan-clarke]

"Olympia trains are as rare as something very rare" Excellent analogy.

[@Mgameing123]

But on weekends...

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

I watched this on telly years ago, I always hear Geoff's voice in my head reminding me to get on the first train that comes, which is true unless it's a Northfields terminating train. They go slow and can get leapfrogged by Heathrow trains.

[@CasperUK31]

This has the feel of a Chris Morris documentary like The Pool Supervisor in The Day Today. “Well, I would say this - I've been working here for 18 years and in 1975, no one died. In 1976, no one died. In 1977, no one died. In 1978, no one died. In 1979, no-one died. In 1980... someone died. In 1981, no one died. In 1982, there was the incident with the pigeon. In 1983, no one died... I mean, I could go on.”

[@acmenipponair]

Well, as a driver in another episode said: "That's part of the job" ;)

[@H001_Gaming]

Hi there mate I'm looking for a youtube account over 10 years thinking if you might have a spare that u can give or I could possible buy. thanks.

[@alexcrawford6162]

Blimey, Geoff looks young!

[@buksi6342]

Yeah. Even crazier, he was 29.

[@billy653]

@@buksi6342 looks 18

[@metro_ken]

“Olympia trains are as rare as, well, something very rare.” - Geoff Marshall 2002

[@unokingjulienbeg3061]

That Jamaican man had a gret sense of humer

[@ldanzamariastile3536]

@Re Up He as a mild jamacian accent

[@rudikrikorian3475]

Cool I want to be on your vivdo

[@princethe7]

Strange how 15 years ago I watched this for the 1st time which got me into the underground. Ironically which made me watch Geoff's Videos

[@H001_Gaming]

Hi there mate I'm looking for a youtube account over 10 years thinking if you might have a spare that u can give or I could possible buy. thanks.

[@will16320]

That guy smoking on the tube so smooth hahahahahaha

[@alexdavis5766]

Every time I see Geoff do an all the tube stations (and his all the stations) video I think how cool it would be to visit all the accessible tube stations in the Uk/ tube and think to look up if it’s been done before

[@1genius1]

If I have my math(s) correct, Geoff still looks good after 16 and a bit years.

[@EvanAviator]

He’s only 46 right now

[@notmuch_23]

From all the Tube stations to all the Ireland stations, Geoff Marshall has been at this for a while!

[@beegyoshi7871]

19:20 what a legend

[@mikethemusicman1978]

12:05 You'll be curtains, you'll be taken up in a plastic bag, black. Why did I think that was funny???

[@liamgaine]

Cuz he's a funny guy

[@stevebadcock9206]

The delivery of what you say is everything lol

[@MisatoBestWoman]

I wonder where many of these employees are now I genuinely love this series I revisit it every so often and every time it’s a joy, it sounds weird but for me it’s comforting. As a Canadian who’s never been to the United Kingdom and has never experienced the London Underground network but hopes to one day this series is for me much appreciated!

[@owennewo14]

They've travelled for more than 19 hours, over 300 miles through 275 stations - many more than once - across the whole length of the Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, East London, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Picadilly, Victorian, Waterloo and City Lines...

[@reptongeek]

'Their as rare as well something very rare' Thanks for the considered analysis Geoff!! Also it's funny that he handles all the admin and his friend is just along for the ride!

[@shutityouslag7604]

Guarantee he was about to use the old phrase "rare as rocking horse shit" but remembered he was on telly 😅

[@samsonian]

My aunt used to be a station agent for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART); she retired in the last 5 years after 30 or so years. Just visiting every once in a while sitting with her for a shift I’ve seen some pretty interesting stuff. I worked in food service for more than 10 years but never dealt with the pure level of inept public like she did every day. No idea how she managed, but it paid well.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

And you were there with your hand out looking for a bit of cash from her werent you.

[@samsonian]

WTF are you on about? No, it had nothing to do with asking anyone for money, Mr. Sunshine...don’t know where you got that from. I was just referring to how amazed I was that she was able to stay so calm and collected dealing with the level of ineptitude, obvious scammers and punk kids looking either to just run through any area where they were expected to pay; partly to see if they would get chased or something. Not everyone is looking for a handout...it was just how I was able to visit with her by sitting with her during a partial shift with her in her booth.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

@@samsonian and just before the end of her shift youd drop a coupla hints about money and sh would slip a ten or a twenty in your hand. Am i right or am i right

[@samsonian]

john smith apparently you don’t get it...she was a salaried employee; there weren’t tips involved. Other than that, I don’t know why you think I’d be shaking down my aunt.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

@@samsonian ha ha ha shaking down my aunt hee hee i laughed at that sentence you got me there. I dont know i just kind of wrote to see where it would go. All the best for the new year best wishes to you and yours

[@derekwall200]

damn all those stations in 19 hours and 18 minutes? to beat that you'll need a bit of luck as well

[@reddev5420]

Damn right there's luck involved! Although, changes to the number of stations meant that the record was reset some time ago (not exactly sure when). The current record is held by Andi James and Steve Wilson, in a time of 15 hours 45 minutes 38 seconds. That is over 270 stations - down from 275.

[@benjeffery1415]

I've done it in 18:08:58

[@jamesdavison1786]

Nigel Green it’s 270 not over 270

[@benjeffery1415]

@@darcyduncantech yh I have

[@andyjames2225]

Reb dev there is not luck involved just superior route planning and running I'm over 4 stone heavier than Geoff. But I dont get praised for breaking the record 5 times.

[@nicksorrentino788]

It’s funny how Geoff never referenced this in any of his Secrets of the Underground or Abandoned Underground stations

[@harleancarpenter8043]

Oh my, so much fun seeing Geoff in 2002, as so used to all the brilliant recent stuff

[@Snaily]

15:35 is just the best bit of timing ever.

[@NHGMitchell]

Brings back my memories of making record attempts in the 1980s!

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

You held the fastest completion of the duck shaped rubiks cube didnt you?

[@rezelkins]

i hope they bought an all day pass

[@andredingstertsao]

luke larcombe lol it caps anyway.

[@MegKBaker]

Most likely as they could've use an oyster card (2003 introduction) or contacless payment (2014 introduced).

[@ronniebon7163]

@@MegKBaker Oyster wasn't introduced until a year later and contactless cards weren't even a thing yet

[@mynamehappy]

OMG Geoff is so young!! I just randomly picked this show up but have been a fan of Geoff for about 2 years now. Wild!!

[@WASIURPA]

When geoff appears you get tons of viewers Just hire him

[@H001_Gaming]

Hi there mate I'm looking for a youtube account over 10 years thinking if you might have a spare that u can give or I could possible buy. thanks.

[@shutityouslag7604]

1:04 she's gonna spend her entire 8-hour shift just pushing that one piece of crap up and down that corridor all night lmao 😅

[@Lainehh]

12:00 imagine being the person who called, with no context of why Simon said "you'll be taken up in a plastic bag" haha

[@roseedge5626]

Who remembers the East London line? Blast from the past!

[@youvegoattolovecommunism2758]

Yes R.I.P 1990-2007 as well as Metropolitan - ELL Section 1970-1990

[@InuKun2008]

They should try the Washington DC Metro, given the current record for all 86 stations there is 7:27:19. Just don't do it on a weekend, as that is when maintenance is done, and most lines are single track service.

[@ekesa07632]

DC metro is dope. But they gotta finish that damned line to Dulles 💀

[@T61APL89]

19:18 my favorite bit

[@Kris_96]

I'd like to report that Geoff and his friend Anthony did indeed beat the world record in 2004 with a time of 18 hours, 35 minutes and 43 seconds. 9 years later, on 16 August 2013, after 25 attempts in total, they beat their previous record, and the new record set just two years prior by Steve Wilson and someone not so important. It took them 16 hours, 20 minutes and 27 seconds, meaning they beat the 2011 record by 9 minutes. Although in 2015 Steve beat that record in 15 hours, 45 minutes and 38 seconds. He is the current world record holder.

[@andyjames2225]

If your going to quote at least have balls to say if ur a wikipedia scumbag editor

[@Kris_96]

@@andyjames2225 what?!

[@andyjames2225]

And someone not so important sounds like a scumbagapedia editor to me

[@Alejandro-vn2si]

But how he was able to beat it. I mean, from my logic you cannot control what the train travel is going to be? I would like to try something similar with BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) but how I am going to have a record if everyone is going to have the same time frame to travel. I mean, can someone explained me how those records works?

[@hubzcaps]

3rd rail shock.....guess billy joel knew what he was talkin bout

[@jamesdavison1786]

TechBaron, Cameras and more! Shut up you horrible racist

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Would be interesting to see what its all like now. A lot has changed, lots of ticket offices have shut and curious if any of the staff are still there.

[@ThatBulgarian]

at first im like "Who plans with physical maps anymore?" then I see 2002 in the description...

[@bobtheshorkie1987]

I can't watch Geoff touching that Tube map and then his face without screaming inside. Good job it was 2002.

[@H001_Gaming]

@Bob the Shorkie Hi there mate I'm looking for a youtube account over 10 years thinking if you might have a spare that u can give or I could possible buy. thanks.

[@CloudmasterGaming]

Geoff really did try! I really feel like he could do it again.

[@hotelmario510]

Oh my God, it’s Geoff!

[@over00lordunknown12]

Wow. I loved every moment of this documentary. :) (By the way, Geoff Marshall eventually got the world record and then broke his own record!)

[@emilcarr7190]

What's the record for the Glasgow Subway? 😋

[@irenec4876]

Emil Carr The Glasgow Subway is just a loop line meaning that you don’t have to change for other lines. It means anyone who rides the Subway completely round the loop then you could have broken the record

[@pabze]

30 minutes

[@emilcarr7190]

@@irenec4876 /r/whooooosh

[@WDH59510]

With the Glasgow system, what you do is the Subway Crawl. In other words you get off at every station and have a drink in the nearest pub. Which is a bit of a challenge at West Street and Shields Road given the lack of pubs in those areas. The other challenge is getting off at Buchanan Street and then racing by bike to the next stop (St Enoch) and getting on the same train you left at Buchanan Street. It has been done at least once !

[@WASIURPA]

@@irenec4876 r/wooooooooooosh

[@mrcorndog625]

I wasn't expecting Geoff... Maybe he should own southern rail

[@AbhineetAsthana13]

Aaah the good ol' days. When people still avoided eye contact by burying their faces behind newspapers as opposed to smartphones these days

[@Tube-Shots]

Excellent video. Well done to Geoff. Really was a great watch.

[@p674mle2]

love them old buses lol

[@Mgameing123]

Yes I think they are from Leyland

[@car_tar3882]

It’s wild how Geoff was able to reply to that lady. If somebody says hi to me I’m down the street before I’ve processed that they did that.

[@rsmck]

idk why u guys are so surprised that he looks young in this video... remember this was filmed in 2002/03.

[@JC-ce8uw]

So nostalgic.

[@zubairkarmalkar26]

Okay, Geoff looks like he's a goofy Noughties teenager or something.

[@grahameferguson7013]

Geoff so young. All that rain running has got me out of breath. Interesting Geoff is a computer technician. Good to see he has gone on to bigger and better things.

[@dez3540]

8-minute run from Northwick Park to Kenton?... But isn't the _walk_ literally like 5 or 6 minutes? 😂

[@JeSuisRene]

Apple Maps stipulates an 8m walk but I’ve done it twice before and it’s closer to 6-7m for me (somebody who isn’t used to the wider area). Unless what was being stipulated is that they were expecting a train from Kenton in 8m by which time they would have needed to complete the run from NP?

[@hakc97again]

That's North Harrow station at 7:13

[@omarchikhi2595]

Try the algiers underground system just 18 stops one interchange all in 48 minutes, no sweat and a nice cuppa at the end Geoff

[@ReLoadedProject]

19:20 MY GUY

[@sebby324]

I watch him all the time

[@joeedward-few6040]

love the fact it says Geoff is in Chesham, actually old Amersham the shot that they show!!!

[@Mgameing123]

Ye the market place

[@annstewart4731]

Well done Geoff and friend! I love the idea of doing something so crazy and being serious about it!

[@harshilpatel684]

Why finish in Morden! Thats inefficient surely with Wimbledon nearby. I think the met is the obvious place to start and wouldve thought perhaps ending at Epping would make the most sense to limit backtracking. (With services like the Heathrow express and fast C2C services helping you get back from the other extremities of london pretty quickly)

[@JeSuisRene]

I’m not sure but he could have taken South Western to Vauxhall or Waterloo perhaps from Wimbledon?

[@hakc97again]

It's cause he used to live in Epsom

[@transparentlemon]

I bloody love Geoff Marshall

[@eklassen2939]

Episode 2????? Thanks for uploading.

[@xenofalcon]

8:37 My how things have changed. This scene compared to now, is something else

[@jaywilliams720]

god forbid people consume information from a different source!

[@caidencraig1371]

camera man aint no snitch 🤣

[@sixtysecondvlog]

i am pleased Geoff has broken the underground record since this video!

[@denniskronteng977]

21:42 the 1996 Stock doors were also like ....BOY BYE GO HOME🤣

[@stephen5608]

Loving this series so far, may day off work is sorted! Geoff you legend!!!

[@hArDsTyLe2259]

I love way the trains sound like an F1 car moving from a standstill

[@barneytrubble]

No! I can't visit every London tube station In 24 Hours. Now I'll watch the video and see if someone else can...

[@gazriley624]

i will visit every tube station but at my own pace, already been to most

[@aniwack]

Oh wow a really young Geoff Marshall!

[@hikmet1289]

I know this is a very old video from 20 years ago, but I didn't expect for the video quality to be THAT high

[@aviationchannel6204]

Geoff Marshall in 2002! He looks quite similar to how he is now.

[@loco4loco]

Geoff being the first speedruner

[@userSchlonsch]

Geoff Marshall? I thought I knew that face😂

[@Kiki-5991]

Would be cool to see Geoff visit all the tube stations again once this pandemic is over

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Don’t you just feel glad we don’t have the East London line now

[@mnmless]

looking forward to the next one!

[@charliebland2290]

At 22:30 the bill uses that next time banner/wallpaper

[@issa750]

The narrator said they did 10 of the 12 lines then he said the 12 lines at Morden and the train opened its doors at Morden a bit early

[@Kris_96]

OH MY GOD IT'S A YOUNG GEOFF!!! WHAT?! I am mind blown!!

[@steuk6510]

I uster watch this show with my dad when he was alive he sadly died in August 7th

[@johnsweda2999]

The hotel they showed is not Chesham its Old Amersham get it right

[@Mgameing123]

Maybe they filmed in Old Amersham and got a hotel in Chesham

[@TheHeartInTheSpade]

19:10 LOOOOL

[@FozzQuaker]

Geoff Marshall has looked younger than he is for over 20 years

[@DKS225]

Sounds like Jonathan Kydd is narrating this Documentary

[@topopops]

Shoreditch station don’t remember that being there only ten newly built Overground one.

[@agent_605]

This was back when the Overground didn't exist. The East London Line ran from the old Shoreditch (now filled in) down to New Cross and New Cross Gate. Shoreditch closed in 2006 due to low passenger numbers, followed in 2007 by the rest of the East London Line, which was converted to London Overground

[@Pangooooo]

I never knew Geoff was a computer technician

[@davidpacker7602]

That image used when they say hotel in chesham, is actually a pic of amersham. source, i live there

[@princelukman5389]

After watching this video I really you guys made other passengers run for their lives along the way to board the train 😂