All Croydon Tram Stops in the Fastest Time Possible

There are 39 stops on the London Tram network down in Croydon, and there's an unofficial 'record' as to the fastest time that you can visit the, all in.
As it only takes less than two hours, it's something I've been meaning to do for ages, to see how quickly I could do them ...
The 'Alternative Challenges' site is at: www.explorerticket.co.uk/tubec...
The Top Times for the Tram are at: www.explorerticket.co.uk/tubec...
(Josh still holds the fastest time of 1h 35m 15s)
Music by: @dcuttermusic / www.davidcuttermusic.com
(Obviously, you'll be wanting to write #AllTheTramStops in the comments below, go for it ... )

[@geofftech2]

Oh, and i didn't make Hopper. The whole thing cost me £3, and not £1.50 ...

[@hobog]

you ought to do a speedrun of all mainline stations in Britain

[@DavidShepheard]

How much faster would you have needed to be to get the hopper?

[@DavidShepheard]

@@hobog He did: allthestations.co.uk/ #DoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo #DoDoodleDeDoDo

[@GlensTransport]

@@DavidShepheard His connection at Sandilands was at 1hr 20min, so 10 min late for the hopper fare, which is valid for 70min.

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

still, £3 is not exactly extortionate for just nearly an hour and a half’s entertainment

[@willjones8849]

Geoff Marshall No problem for waiting I saw you and thought is that Geoff and turns out it was. Glad I could to help your attempt and unliucky that you didn’t make the earlier tram but it meant I could see you 👍👍

[@Hannah_Em]

I did wonder when watching that bit of the video if the driver was a fan! Good on you for waiting, it's nice to get reminders that the drivers are people too :)

[@willjones8849]

basherofnoggins who isn’t a Geoff marshal fan when you drive trams for a job and used to be a tube driver!! On the trams I always wait as they are les frequent and I know what it’s like to miss one especially in the rain

[@PMTLynch]

Thumbs up to you Will. Wishing you a happy life on the trams.

[@ChrisJSetterington]

Awesome!

[@willjones8849]

PMT241016 Lynch No problem. It’s my favourite tfl job yet and love these moments, especially on the trams where in the day it’s often quite

[@triestelondon]

I'm trying the slowest - it's been over 50 years and I've not even done one stop. I started before it was even conceived, I'm just that good.

[@MercenaryPen]

I don't think the Croydon trams existed that far back, so the earliest your efforts can date from is the opening of the system.

[@paulkennedy8701]

@@MercenaryPen Ah. But the challenge isn't actually about the trams. It's to visit every station. And most of the stations existed long before the trams.

[@cmcevents3938]

i might just drive 38 stops and get a train for the last

[@juliusxu1896]

@Mercenary Pen, Yeah you’re kinda right it doesn’t exist for 50 years

[@willingshelf]

They’ve only been around for about 20 years

[@OldUKAds]

I was sitting eating pizza and drinking a beer while I watched Geoff do all the running. Thanks for your sacrifice, Geoff.

[@ben.taylor]

You could genuinely whack a BBC three logo in the top-left of all of your videos, and it would not look out of place at all

[@DenkyManner]

His videos are better produced

[@agodlessmonstrosity]

You should do all the cable car stops next

[@tobeytransport2802]

@Finbarr James Maguire I've done that!

[@tobeytransport2802]

@Finbarr James Maguire not on KZbin though

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

hahaha... yep, been there

[@agent_605]

hardest challenge yet

[@benjeffery1415]

I got the World record for that

[@CristiNeagu]

I feel like you should have website with a map of all the tube, tram, etc, stations in London, and when you click on one it shows you all the videos that refer to it.

[@geofftech2]

Cristi Neagu oooh ...

[@roundel52]

Sounds like a great idea. Geoff, if you want any help with it..., happy to lend some coding experience :)

[@Ella-jk7rq]

This would be really cool

[@MasonCantwell8924]

@@geofftech2 good effort

[@Sel__27__27]

@@geofftech2 can u put it on android?

[@gold76]

After a boozy night in Wimbledon i fell asleep on a tram, missed my stop at East Croydon, I woke up travelling in the opposite direction, I must have gone all the way to Elmers End.. So I have kinda done all the stops, but not been awake!

[@onlysaabsandcycles7126]

Did that on the Bakerloo line once many moons ago, got a southbound from Kilburn Park down to the Elephant only to wake up at Queens Park.

[@megalomaniacs4u]

Did that one morning on the victoria line, dozed off after getting on at walthamstow going south on a brixton train, got off at victoria on the northbound platform...

[@ianmoseley9910]

Back when the line still operated a friend of mine fell asleep on the Central Line, woke up at Epping and dashed across to the train on the next platform thinking it would go back, but ended up on the way to Ongar.

[@LordEverythingtrains]

One time my dad got drunk and fell asleep on the way to Grove Park, woke up at Orpington. Mistakenly thought the next train was slow to charing Cross, ended up on a fast to Tunbridge Wells and had to waste an hour going back to Grove Park on a slow train lol

[@eddiesigala4254]

I wonder if the woman w/ the toilet paper at 7:58 realized it was the same guy she had seen earlier that morning (6:05) as Geoff huffed past. Definitely a coincidence 😂

[@thedanster2352]

Omg how did you notice that

[@blueforphilip4576]

Holy this is a major coincidence

[@RamblyAndy]

Well done Geoff. I was out of breath watching this at certain points. I can't believe you managed to single-handedly vlog this whilst on the clock!

[@nara7348]

Go Geoff go! Good to see you're still doing these challenges!

[@lordofthecameltoe65]

I love your videos and how passionately you take them. Great work!

[@jameswhite8612]

Did you make it from just £1.50 or not

[@reacesm]

Yes it’s only 1.50 to travel on trams

[@CrazychumVids]

he meant the hopper

[@geofftech2]

James White i did not! £3.00 ...

[@IndrajitSen_TxState]

Take it easy, my man. The journey is worth enjoying more than the time taken to strike off all tram stops. You are the BEST, always!!

[@nodakjak]

I love the way you have such real excitement and joy over doing this. Makes me want to do it next time I'm in London!

[@cesariojpn]

Geoff trying for another record. (Saw "The Tube" episode of Young Geoff trying for the record. That can be seen (legally) on the Spark KZbin channel.)

[@SirIdot]

I saw it too, literally minutes before Geoff posted this one. 😁

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

seen it... that was the one where he was just 10 minutes outside the record for the 275 config as it stood

[@alanlowry2794]

Same, I watched it but he sadly failed by 10 minutes

[@coshiro1]

How would you illegally see it?

[@matthewdunderdale8685]

he has broken the record twice since... as he says in the video

[@williamfall2214]

Phew I'm still second on the leaderboard! Snuck in the attempt just before the timetable change.

[@aliciastock3444]

Is it you

[@mrkipling2201]

2nd on the overground train leaderboard as well I think??

[@teecefamilykent]

Your dedication is admirable!

[@nnmmnmmnmnnm]

This was so cool. Finally a challenge within our reach (the others are too big). We will give this a try for fun. The trams, their frequency and price are all absolutely awesome.

[@businessbuilding1]

Admittedly, I felt a little light headed after your run for the Tram at Birkbeck lol. Great video as always Geoff!! ❤️

[@jxh02]

Brilliant! And the music (though we've heard it before) seems very fitting. Nice work!

[@100SteveB]

Nice one Geoff, i guessed it would not be long before you got around to trying that run! I grew up in the Thornton Heath area, so i can remember when a lot of the current tram network was a proper railway. Also used to explore the old lines and the tunnels after the railway had closed down. Have not lived in the Croydon area since the 90's, so only ever got to see the start of the tram project - the roadworks they caused when being built were a nightmare. Last time i travelled from West Croydon to Wimbledon it was on the old railway, that must have been back in the early 80's, good to see the line had a future.

[@rogerwhittle2078]

A feature of West Croydon - Wimbledon line, when it was 'a railway' not a tram, was it seemed to run on a Thursday and come back on Monday and there was never anyone on it. The last time I remember seeing it, it was a two car, slam door stock. Now, it is rare to see a tram with less than a third of its capacity on board. Even the last tram (I don't think they run all night) is always a half full. I plotted out (on GoogleEarth) what I think was a viable (and possible without massive engineering works) single track branch line, from a 'Y' at or near Beddington Lane, across Mitcham Common, next to the road (Mill Lane?) along Commonside East, through a little dog leg at Cedars avenue and thence alongside the railway (a bit snug, it's true, all the way up to a stop end at Edington Road (?) which was the stop end of the old Eardley Road Carriage Sidings. I bet the trams would be packed, even if trams ran alternately from Streatham Vale to Wimbledon and Croydon. It's about time the Croydon network was extended and there have been plans for Anerly (to Crystal Palace Low Level and then up to the Parade - effectively High Level, I think!) and another to Bromley?

[@100SteveB]

@@rogerwhittle2078 It was the old BR blue two car slam door units that i remember. I used to go to Lanfranc school and we used to pop along to Beddington Lane Halt some lunch times to watch the old signalman operate the crossing gates to allow the occasional empty train to trundle past. I agree, a link to the other side of the common would be a good idea - a very built up area. Would be nice to have a link from that area down towards Mitcham, and even better to have a link up to Croydon from there.

[@brumsgrub8633]

I'm not a train buff or anything, but I genuinely love your videos and channel

[@StrassenbahnBen]

Nice move you thanked the tram driver. I love that!

[@peteryoung1902]

Another great video Geoff.

[@chetnakera]

Thank you for making a Trams video!!!

[@robtrow6041]

I love London stations the buildings are amazing great video Geoff 👍

[@exile220ify]

I'm addicted to your videos :)

[@transportspotting]

Great job! Thanks for showing us all the tram stops 👍👍👍

[@MrBnsftrain]

What I find neat about Wimbledon is that the Tram, London Underground District Line, and National Rail trains all stop here, and can be seen side by side (but not with all three at once!)! Elmer's end also has the tram platform next to the National Rail platforms!

[@arthurerickson5162]

Another great, entertaining video. Tram lines are usually called “light rail” here in the States. I’ve ridden 2 of 3 (Newark, Jersey City) available in my home state of New Jersey, but I’ll definitely try to catch a Croydon tram the next time I’m able to visit my friends in Sanderstead! Coombe Ln is actually the closest stop, but E Croydon is the most convenient.

[@transportguy101]

This is one amazing video.

[@arthurgray388]

Geoff, I think you are brilliant. Keep it up

[@mercluca]

Geoff, all trams terminating at West Croydon go to New Addington during the day. Beckenham Junction and Elemers End Trams (occasional odd West Croydon) serve only Wimbledon and then reduce service to Therapia Lane and Wimbledon after 20.00 therefore you’d made the error at Reeves which probably would’ve saved you 3-5 minutes!

[@thomassmith67]

I don’t think you get the credit you deserve

[@alkaseltzer8036]

Using the TFL journey planner, the total tram travel time for the 39 stops adds up to 85 minutes (including the Birkbeck - Beckenham Junction 'extra' leg). This leaves just 10 minutes for the two 'walking' sections - plus any additional waiting time - in order to beat the 1:35:15 record. Possibly do-able, but I reckon that record won't be beaten anytime soon!.

[@gussmedways]

Thanks to this video, I recently spent a whole day on the trams. Used a Bus & Tram Pass. Only cost £5.20. Brilliant!!

[@michael_sharples]

I went on a tram for the first time last month and was very surprised at the speed they go through the streets. It was really fun!

[@Robbins996]

Love the editing in this vid

[@fetchstixRHD]

Ahhh, finally a tram version of all the stops! Used to go around the whole network but never really tried to time it: from the new timetable I’d go from Wimbledon to Elmers End/Beckenham Junction, then 54 to the other stop I didn’t get to, then change at Sandilands to go round the loop and then on to New Addington. Doesn’t usually take more than 2hours and a bit 🚃

[@kipdude1]

Never knew about this route. Geoff! You just made it easier for me to meet up with one of my best friends.

[@mich8050]

Saw this video and was inspired to try it myself. Went on a Sunday afternoon, starting at 5pm. Went to New Addington before taking in the lines to Elmers End, then finishing off at Beckhenam Junction though and this is because the only planning I did was checking the trams were working. I then just got the first tram at the stop and apart from taking the walk from Reeves Corner to George Street I stayed on the trams the whole time. Overall time 2h8mins and 5 seconds. Next time I do it I'm definitely using your route and not doing it on Sunday.

[@ajs41]

I'm hoping to have a go at this sometime.

[@oliverdots]

Lol, you know so much and your editing I am jealous of!

[@vegancam]

God I love these #allthe challenges. So much fun!

[@transportspotting]

Amazing video. I love trams, I wish that there would be tramline all over London...

[@peterpowis4145]

well you learn something new everyday! I live in a small town so I didn't even know trams still existed in this day and age!!

[@TheNgandrew]

Another fantastic video. I live within the borough of Croydon, and often travel on the tram. My 8 year old son, having watched the video with me, is keen that we should try that record. BTW, since finding out he is the voice of the Croydon trams, I can never watch Nick Owen in the same light.

[@ChilternTransportProductions]

Aww Geoff, that was so close! You very nearly beat the record! I think if you got the bus instead of walk/run and stuck to your original plan, you would have beaten it! Very impressed with how you did either way well done!

[@ronleitch7788]

I’ll say one thing, Geoff - you’re a damned sight fitter than me! I ‘did’ the Croydon tram network about 4 or 5 years ago, but I wasn’t ‘racing’ around it, so, at a ‘leisurely’ pace, it took about 3 or 4 hours!

[@the_fg_owl121]

This is my favourite video by Geoff 👏

[@KatharineA0203]

Oh my home town of Croydon - how I miss the trams now that I'm living in Suffolk

[@johannesofie777]

I live abroad, so I don't know all the stops in London, and sometimes you talk too fast over the map and I wonder if you could have an arrow or something to show what you talked about. And even (or at least) show the map again when you took a different route than you planned, or just with a dot show where you are on the map. I love maps, both normal and transport maps, so I would love this too. I like all your videos and the ones with your girlfriend (?). Keep up the good work!

[@rrrglynn]

You need to come to New York and do all 472 stations!

[@matthewhernandez8342]

Don't forget the Staten Island Railroad too

[@topliner9534]

Record was 21 hours 28 minutes before the second avenue subway was opened, adding four stations

[@ianmoseley9910]

Wonder how many stations there are in London total. After all the actual New York subway is about the same length as the basic London tube network

[@PanosSkarp]

This is a tram not the subway

[@nathanw9770]

5:13 That woman's looking at you like, U aight?

[@dickjohnson4447]

Nah, she is a Geoff super fan in disbelief of seeing him

[@xigbar1994]

There are bigger weirdos on the tram than Geoff talking to a camera on the daily, trust me. Something about it attracts nutters.

[@moramento22]

I really like trams on the whole, but London Trams in particular are on my bucket list!

[@nathanw9770]

I wanna see Geoff try all the bus stops in London!

[@Gadarinco]

Oh lord :D

[@rehanalatif7901]

Impossible he will even need to do some in Debden

[@tomwright4969]

Also the buses going out to Redhill and Lakeside shopping centre.

[@londontransport2320]

He Will have to do some In Heathrow :D

[@badburglerboy806]

NO way I'll see him cuz I always look at the p5, chapter road bus stop

[@danbus180]

Another good video well done 👍

[@CheapskateMotorsports]

Trams are the superior method of public transport CHANGE MY MIND

[@IainG81]

Great video 👏👏 one of your best and Nicholas Owen ITN and BBC newsreader is doing the announcement on board.

[@thproductionwensleydale624]

That was the most interesting challenge I have ever seen. You should try doing the same challenge but on another Tram network Like Manchester where I think there is more tram stops there then Croydon. Food for Thought. Otherwise Well Done on making 3rd.👍🚋

[@harleancarpenter8043]

Just caught up with this now, highly entertaining, I must say. Not that I could break any record that needs a change of vehicle (of any kind) at present, lol

[@kiwitrains]

Excellent

[@djrinsa]

Nice one Geoff! I run a brewery in New Addington and a bar at East Croydon so on that section a lot. If you are in need of some refreshment after that run, let me know and I’ll sort you out a beer for the effort 😀

[@ianmoseley9910]

CronxMark Now theres a gentleman for you!

[@thexalon]

As someone from America, I spent many a day in my childhood exploring the entirety of the Boston, Massachusetts subway and trolley system. I really appreciate Geoff's ability to help me remember those days via the far superior public transit system available both within London and Britain in general.

[@ZGryphon]

Aw, the T's not so bad. Except the Orange Line. The Orange Line is so bad. :)

[@thexalon]

@@ZGryphon It's definitely boring, at least as I remember it.

[@ZGryphon]

@@thexalon My main memory of the Orange Line is of dirt, but that was a few years ago. Maybe they've bought a mop by now.

[@MrBnsftrain]

8:17 you always hear "Thank the bus driver", but always remeber to thank the tram/streetcar driver too!

[@twilliamspro]

Missing that tram probably cost you

[@michealjacksonvevo1520]

I love trams and trains

[@London_Buses]

Same.

[@rail_roadgaming677]

Same as well.

[@ninjaz5736]

Then you guys are in the right place!

[@petewhite8075]

I'm fairly indifferent to both

[@hermenegildoc3933]

I like trains dunggg

[@HenrysAdventures]

I really enjoyed watching this! You should try the same for the Manchester Metrolink!

[@kendalljohnson3258]

I have been too all 39 tram stops, I love them all

[@alexleo172]

2:29 Ey..uh..Wimbledon aint lookin good today

[@aliaslisabeth1031]

When the Crenshaw line opens, along with the new downtown subway, a similar challenge will be possible in Los Angeles. Right now, one major line, the Gold Line, can only be reached by boarding the subway, and the other two lines run outward from downtown with no parallel trackage. Also, there aren't going to be good commuter rail bypasses until the LRT reaches the San Bernardino Metrolink stations like Claremont and Montclair.

[@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV]

Some of those trams is also running in Bergen, Norway and in Aarhus, Denmark.. Nice video!

[@nutsnproud6932]

Thanks Geoff. I used to live in New Addington.

[@joejones818]

God Geoff you’ve done a marathon

[@shaunwest3612]

Nice video Geoff.😀

[@nothisispatrick6180]

Well done👍

[@ClaudioHidalgo]

breathe, breathe!

[@thomassmith67]

Just watched the video keep up the good

[@waseemmohamed8122]

An amount of time is your answer.

[@ChrisJSetterington]

Well done Geoff.

[@multiplio2924]

Wahey a trams video! I've been secretly hoping for a return ever since 'secrets of the trams'. What next, Manchester metrolink...?

[@dorsettyke]

Love it..! 🙂

[@aliceholt197]

Hi Geoff, I have watched all of your videos, I really want to meet you. My favourite vid was visiting all Manchester trams because I am from Manchester ❤

[@abtrains5859]

Nice one bud 👍

[@TravelingEurope1]

I really think your video is cool! You should do now long it takes to go round the Glasgow Subway and check how long it takes😀

[@zawtowers]

Because of the new timetable, the only tram doing the Croydon centre loop is to New Addington and back - all the Elmers End and Beckenham Junction trams go straight through to Wimbledon. As such, the run round to Centrale is always needed if knocking out the two central Croydon stops - so the right decision made there.

[@danlunn7444]

Do least used station in every London borough

[@raffycastle1224]

"Easy, Easy." Me: Imagine he made to the platform only to realise that the tram is leaving lol

[@benjamin507]

Do it again it was very fun to watch

[@RomanticFox47]

I was thinking about your London underground challenge just last week! I wonder how fast you can do the New York MTA? It's so much bigger I would be interested to know...

[@tobeytransport2802]

@geoff Marshall please do all the stops on the cable car

[@dx_ream9277]

Tobey Transport There is only two stops so probably like 3 minutes

[@LeafHuntress]

I urge you to watch the Londonist, Secrets of the Cable Car video; kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4LKY42OoLqAq9k after you've done that one, here are the outtakes on Geoff's own channel; kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6m4h6yBesxjbJo

[@dannlynch8710]

There r only 2 idiot

[@lompstem]

r/woooosh

[@Utd_YT]

And do Waterloo and city line 😂😂😂

[@nw24153ns]

How fast can you do all the Tram stops by only traveling from station to station by Trams? No cheating, no walking or running to other stations as you can ONLY move from one stop to the next stop by tram. Yes, this will include retracing your stops.

[@SamuelLee-gw6wr]

But in HK it is possible.

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

U done good challenge Geoff well done

[@ggtravelblogsallover5458]

All the tram stops, all of them !!!!

[@Logicalx]

Best time to do it is after 10pm, most stops from beckenham onwards are request stops 😉👊🏻

[@richardbrighton7737]

Hi Geoff! I can't seem to find any examples of you visiting the Sheffield Supertram stations. Especially as two of them are officially on Network Rail lines :-) - fancy visiting "All 52 Supertram Stops"???

[@AymanTravelTransport]

Here's a challenge for you, how fast can you do all the Manchester Metrolink stops? Use a System One Bus & Tram ticket so you can avoid backtracking between ends of different lines (e.g. between Bury and Rochdale, use the 471 bus)

[@alistairstevens-brown9275]

I did it in 5h35m16s back in March 2017, to give you a guideline.

[@buksi6342]

Between East Didsbury and Airport you could also get a train, couldn’t you?

[@AymanTravelTransport]

@@buksi6342 would make the ticket a tad more expensive but yes! Keep in mind the tram stop and train station are a bit of a walk apart at East Didsbury (even more than transferring between Wigan Wallgate and NorthWestern)

[@Eldenringgamer20112]

I like your channel

[@irenec4876]

Someone give Geoff a job at the BBC. Your Videos are Great Geoff

[@MsTekkitgamers]

Its odd seeing this. Used to get a tram from East Croydon to Dundonald road to see my grandparents.