How to drive a Metropolitan Line train | City Secrets | Time Out

Since opening way back in 1863, the Metropolitan line (aka The Purple One) has gone from a passenger and goods railway to the 42 mile, 34-station high frequency tube we know today. 59 vehicles operate on the line, each seating 306 passengers, and the Met is most valued for its express commuter service, ferrying workies from the suburbs to the city in quick sharp time.
Here’s what it’s really like to drive the Metropolitan line, from Aldgate to Harrow-on-the-Hill.

[@theflyingcoconut4058]

“How to Drive a Metropolitan Line train” Thumbnail: Northern Line train Me: 😬

[@tobeytransport2802]

TheFlyingCoconut yeah!

[@MatthewK421]

got me a bit confused because im really starting to like the northern line now

[@ezekielfranklin7387]

instablaster...

[@homa3098]

Would've been nice if the cameraman/woman actually filmed what was being described!

[@version3point1]

Homa They filmed for a very long time, but they didn’t even use half of what they filmed! :( I explained a whole lot more than what was shown!

[@milkandduckrailway323]

The thumbnail was a deep level train but I believe the met line is sub surface.

[@Flightsimmovies]

@@version3point1 I wish you will make video about sstock.

[@garynewton1263]

Another interesting Tube video. I'd love to see some of these London Tube drivers come tobMelbourne Australia and drive our trains. Would be interesting to gauge their opinions of the differences.

[@NoddyMaccy]

Ah Anne! I know her! She helped me prep for my exams when I went for T/O!

[@hartstukken]

tell her she's cute

[@transportflick923]

Mahfuz Alam yep.

[@jazzbaby6]

She no longer drives on the Metropolitan Line.

[@NoddyMaccy]

Bob Cratchet I know. She was doing Central line!

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

How often do drivers switch lines?

[@dtvfan24]

Do love the new rolling stock for Met,Distract,Cirlce lines. Liking how Time out is doing Londonist style videos

[@milkandduckrailway323]

Why is there a deep level tube thumbnail for driving a sub surface train?

[@dsaword2622]

Lovely video that 😊

[@samuelgonzaga2187]

Que legalllllll. Ameiiiiii o vídeo, parabéns ❤️❤️❤️ (thats so cooolllll) I like The vídeo, congratulation ❤️❤️❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Trek001]

The thumb nail is wrong... Thats not a Met Line piece of rolling stock

[@maxmcdaniel1919]

Its a S stock train that runs on Metropolitan, Circle, District and H&C

[@williamfall2214]

Matthew Vargas it's a 1995 because it's at old Street

[@williamfall2214]

Matthew Vargas it says it on the platform sign... Plus above the sign it has a black stripe to show it's the Northern Line.

[@londonbuses1841]

Trek001 ikr

[@HezyTech]

Well this was a complete a waste of time. You showed me everything BUT “how to drive a metropolitan train”. Well done folks!

[@Samuel-lq3gh]

HezyTech How could Ann show us how to drive during service. If not in service but test track ok I see what u mean but I wasted he energy and gadget battery on typing this

[@version3point1]

Samuel They filmed a lot more that what is shown here! Over half of what they filmed here they don’t appear to have used! I answered a lot of questions and explained quite a lot of things that what made this final video. :(

[@trainconnoisseur9969]

U does push the dead mans handle forward to go an pull it back to stop

[@transportflick923]

HezyTek for security reasons, they can’t show actually how to drive the train.

[@nachelle2]

Then go learn how to operate it yourself if this was a waste of time

[@IkinAaron]

"So b a s i c a l l y you actually drive this train?"

[@sanjeevpereira8141]

Great vedio

[@AndrewG1989]

Do you think that the Croxley Rail Link to Watford Junction will still happen which a new viaduct to be built and 2 new stations to be built (Cassiobridge and Vicarage Road). And Watford station to be used as a siding & train depot for Metropolitan Line S8 Stocks. If the extension is to go ahead despite it has been postponed until further notice or could be postponed because of lack of money.

[@venkateswarareddy007]

Nice

[@luislaplume8261]

I would rather have a New York City subway train or Philadelphia subway train. They have throttles and a motor man cab. The conductor has his own cab in the middle of the train.

[@London1064]

Why did I serve and complete a 5 and a half year indentured apprenticeship to become a skilled automotive and plant electrician when I should have applied to become a Train Operator earning more money with less headaches?

[@Wakajce]

I'll admit, I have no idea what you do in your job. But train drivers can sometimes be incredibly stressful if there are multiple failures.

[@version3point1]

What they failed to mention here is that at the time of filming, I was also a driver instructor, and not everybody that undertakes the training actually passes. Training people is a headache. They filmed a lot more that what is shown here! Over half of what they filmed here they don’t appear to have used! I answered a lot of questions and explained quite a lot of things that what made this final video.

[@alfredh7156]

Are Instructors restricted to Training to one line or can You train on all the lines ? @@version3point1

[@100temps]

Alfred H You can only instruct on the lines that you are qualified on. Most Instructor Operators (IOs) are assigned to one Depot and are qualified on one line. You wouldn’t have a Metropolitan Line IO training somebody on the Central Line for instance. The only people who drive trains on multi-lines are those that drive our engineering trains that work mostly at night or on weekends. They are the highest paid train operators which reflects their training and knowledge of the system.

[@railfanprk]

nice video boss

[@jamesc1199]

Imagine having a Northern Line 1995 stock in the thumbnail but the title says that we’re driving a Metropolitan line S Stock..

[@ntanielg]

What are some tips on becoming a train driver?

[@beyblader10171]

90% of comments: ThAt Is a NoRtHeRn LiNe TrAiN in tHe ThUmBnAiL

[@harshalhosany2]

It's true tho

[@Listenerandlearner870]

It is mostly automatic now or will be soon.

[@ProfSimonHolland]

Bit of a re edit....put in the shots Anne tells us about and it would be much better.

[@forza223bowe5]

It would be nice to see how to drive the train. I guess, this isn’t aimed at train enthusiasts

[@alangaming2003]

Talks about Metropolitan line shows Northern line 1995 stock

[@tomstickland]

Interesting video. I'd have been happy with a longer edit.

[@version3point1]

tomstickland They filmed a lot more that what is shown here! Over half of what they filmed here they don’t appear to have used! I answered a lot of questions and explained quite a lot of things that what made this final video. :(

[@hotseventyfive]

version3point1 I’d like to see the uncut version of everything you explained!

[@joesos]

@@version3point1 what a shame!

[@D.music85]

Came here thinking it was an A stock

[@Gamerstephan]

moor park is my area

[@touringgrand9369]

It is said that the driver earns £50k annually? 4 days/week?

[@Taporeee]

Adriano Valentino So Gor 5 days

[@squidworth3426]

£60k

[@Samuel-lq3gh]

Brunette I was on that train during the video (as in on the train when there were recording).

[@elweewutroone]

That looks like an S-Stock train!

[@jadenaaronbrown1232]

Elweewut Roone it is in deed

[@Ali01007]

Did TFL approve this?

[@poomplexx]

How long does it take to train someone up to drive an underground train ?

[@paulanderson79]

www.mirror.co.uk/money/how-you-become-tube-driver-6205254

[@Eurolex43]

A very VERY VERY VERY long time

[@aaronthompson1354]

Craft or Mine Trains and if you fail your on the waiting list for a long time

[@singledeckermichael8608]

Such a shame that this job will be completely redundant in the not to distant future with the further automation of the network.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

*too

[@captainhindsight8604]

It won't.

[@Shumayal]

It already is in some places. Check Dubai Metro. It is fully autonomous.

[@agent_605]

Not going to happen in London. The most we've heard about with full-automation is that the new Bakerloo/Piccadilly/Central/Waterloo & City line trains will be capable of fully-automatic operation, but will be built with a cab and even with the new signalling to be introduced on those lines, they still won't be capable of it

[@richardhelliwell1210]

They won't have a choice if they don't need any drivers!

[@Chicken_o7]

Everything is automatic in my city so sometimes train drivers are caught cutting their toenails or something in the train XD

[@user-lj6jp8qp7z]

And people think being a tube driver is easy. Lol

[@knobjockey693]

Green Light

[@thegingerninja6272]

Thumb nail shows a northern line or jubilee line train

[@Samuel-lq3gh]

THE gingerninja northern line. Ask if ya wanna see how

[@oscarhogan8181]

THE gingerninja I

[@yukito8148]

a farcry from 1972 mk.2 stock

[@warweezil2802]

Even further from 38 stock that was the standard we were taught for the train equipment course, and they will never know the satisfaction the day you master a Westinghouse stop unprompted by a trainer 😁

[@yukito8148]

@@warweezil2802 ahh yes westinghouse brakes, always call them "damn leaks" well westinghouse are fucking hard to master

[@warweezil2802]

@@yukito8148 I used to practice my westys on Sunday turns when we had a little more slack in the running times. Funnily enough never had a Westinghouse or train line fault, but I did have an EP blow up on me going south @ Hampstead 😳, that was a fun moment to make my day interesting 🤣😂

[@yukito8148]

@@warweezil2802 i mean its a miracle anyways if a westinghouse doesnt have a single fault on a journey

[@warweezil2802]

@@yukito8148 maintainence must have gone right downhill since I left, but then 72s were never that good, always preferred the 59s (and the 38s when they came back)

[@morganjones2944]

Well,,,,, its all ATO Now

[@Flightsimmovies]

Make it 10 minutes long....not 3

[@rafsanAhmed93]

hah new yorkers hate the word signal problem

[@qjtvaddict]

So common in NY we have the worst reliability of the subway networks in the world

[@SumD-EGuy]

Anne is beautiful.

[@version3point1]

_-Delaware Scrap-_ Ummm.. thanks. ^_^

[@ivegyattocomment]

it was mainly on Auto right? ???

[@version3point1]

No. Because it’s a manually driven line? I was driving the entire time. As an driver instructor, I am used to having people (trainees) in the cab and having to explain things to them as I drive along. So this wasn’t any different besides the cameras. They filmed a lot more that what is shown here! Over half of what they filmed here they don’t appear to have used! I answered a lot of questions and explained quite a lot of things that what made this final video.

[@forza223bowe5]

version3point1 I believe, all SSL lines are going ATO soon ?

[@p5aul789]

Flys not bugs!

[@Mladjasmilic]

Visibility is terrible

[@Sylveonkpopnyct]

NYCT/ MTA is much better. We have more stations. We have new bus stocks. And the new R211 cars come out in 2020. Unlike London, MTA takes 4 US states. We got so many bus routes. #LondonSucks #MTANYCTIsBetter

[@qjtvaddict]

More stations is meaningless if all have infrequent and unreliable service.

[@qjtvaddict]

Funny lol so the subway network with the world's worst on time performance is better? What drugs are you on?

[@86501freightliner]

Lol, good joke. You may have "more stations", but NYC's subway system is literally falling apart. London's bus operators are also frequently upgrading and renewing their bus fleet. Since 2009, five of London's underground lines have received brand-new rolling stock, whilst you have to wait until 2020 to receive any new trains. The underground also serves the neighbouring counties (The admistrative equivalent to a US state) of Essex, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, not just Greater London itself. #MTASucks #LondonUndergroundIsBetter #DontBeAMoron

[@joesos]

@@86501freightliner They're either equivalent to a county or a state dependent on size

[@86501freightliner]

@@joesos Administratively, they function more similarly to a state.

[@trainconnoisseur9969]

Ew an s stock not as good as the A stock

[@ernstblofeld6850]

Yeah, goes to show trains are not a place for a woman.

[@tomstickland]

You what?

[@version3point1]

Not a place for some men either. What they failed to mention in the video was that I was a driver instructor. In terms of success rates and my trainees, of those that have failed the final “road test” (driving test): They have been men.

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

NYC is better

[@MS46532]

nobody cares. it just ur opnion!

[@rockystrains8891]

Nyc Subway Kiddd Yeah, dirty tramps on trains begging and filty stations is totally better then a clean system

[@dtvfan24]

u kidding, now way. we got new stock on most lines and our tube lines are now getting better with Xrail

[@jamesmb7760]

Nyc Subway Kiddd funniest thing I heard for a while.

[@AxmPlays]

Nyc Subway Kiddd it's not LONDON UDNERGROUND JUBILEE LINE IS THE BEST