More Secrets Of The Underground

[@15october91]

I love procrastinating, and these underground video are the ideal videos to watch when doing so.

[@Banom7a]

i feel attacked

[@TrevorTyroneSSH]

Amen

[@FarmYard-Trains]

mood

[@dereham1]

I just love watching videos made by people who (1) Know their stuff (2) Clearly enjoy making the videos (3) Are happy to be classed as nerdy.Keep up the good work, Geoff!

[@KDURRANI]

YES! My favorite series on this channel has returned!

[@Londonistvids]

It never went away ...

[@tomi_c]

Zain Durrani same reaction for me :D

[@floralsparkle7125]

but its been ages

[@floralsparkle7125]

i hope there will be more after this then, these videos are my guilty pleasure, when im bored ill binge watch the whole playlist of them!

[@dangergamercfc-minecraftan534]

Zain Durrani SAME HERE!!!

[@pagesofDawn]

My kids are going to enjoy watching this after school. We've been binge watching the series.

[@vaclav_borsky]

I have been only twice in London but I love the Underground and this series! Greetings from Czech Republic!

[@willpembroke5732]

Why do I watch these. Im not even from London

[@VirreFriberg]

Same

[@dtjoyce]

Ditto. I live in New York.

[@stargate12A]

I'm not from London but watching these episodes with interest

[@WouterWeggelaar]

Enjoying these from The Netherlands!

[@TheKozin]

same, I live in Semarang....which doesn't even have electric railway....

[@StuartClary]

I used to get a late Piccadilly Line train home from work past that vent shaft after Manor House. You can hear the air pressure change as you approach it and regularly lots of dust got sucked into the front carriage of the train as it passed. There's another identical shaft building between Bounds Green and Wood Green

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

Stuart Clary yeah

[@multiplio2924]

This series is definitely my favourite on this channel! Maybe you could extend it with just 'interesting things about the tube', which contains generally interesting stuff that might not be good enough to put in a 'secrets' video? It would be cool to see how many secrets you can spot in one days tube spotting! Might do that on my next 'London outing'!

[@darrylkennedy2236]

another good informative video. lived in London in the 70's -80's and loved the tube.Lived in Streatham Hill SW16.Overground to Balham,northern line to Stockwell, Victoria line to the west end every week end.loved it and NEVER KNEW there was so much interesting information about it.Thank you for all the effort.

[@ankdoeslego9731]

Imagine a James Bond scene where they change the train direction and the train falls off that bridge stub and crashes into the building

[@RBenjo21]

Ankdoeslego So... Skyfall?

[@TheBritFromOz008]

This series has taught me an awful lot. I'm sure a lot of people will be with me on that. It's a great series Geoff. Keep it up!

[@BiviShkurti]

Excuse me, who are you?

[@hotelmario510]

“It used to carry Coltranes.” John? Alice? Robbie?

[@mark1973lowestoftNSMGUK]

The Londonist is my favourite channel on KZbin please keep your videos coming they are fantastic to watch and I love watching them over and over Thank You.

[@samsaunders6738]

I lived in the flats in front of that rogue piece of track off the Rayners Lane - South Harrow lone for 3 years and always wondered what it was used for and why it closed, thanks for scratching that itch of me needing to know all these years later!

[@Nayson]

Metropolitan line which share platforms with national rail between Harrow on the Hill and Amersham still reference "British Rail" on the signage even though British Rail hasn't existed for more than 20 years. The LUL ticket office/ticket machine at Marylebone is still painted in Network Southeast colours even though that's not existed as an entity for 20 years either.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

essex road still has network southeast signage apparently

[@bowlerstuff9589]

@@wclifton968gameplaystutorials I think all do

[@ChrisColtrane]

I was going to comment saying I enjoyed this anyway, but especially after I heard that the track carried coal trains.

[@TheFpsStealth]

Chris Coltrane bloody hell 😂😂😂

[@Chelseaeditz1]

Chris Coltrane £

[@kellynaz9256]

ahhahahahah

[@bonskieur5558]

The map at Greenford has recently been corrected, so no longer says Shepherd's Bush Green :( At Northolt (my local station) you can occasionally see something cool. Some Westbound trains terminate at Northolt (often in the mornings) and then go into a siding, just beyond the platform, between the Westbound and Eastbound lines. If you stand at the end of the platform, and wait a few minutes, you can see the driver enter the cab at what was the rear of the train and then switch the lights from red tail lights to white headlights. If you then wait a few more minutes the train will come into the station and you can get on a empty train with plenty of seats!

[@joshm3059]

Also at Upton Park, there is a sign for West Ham United FC, which is now out of date as they have moved.

[@raveslave4682]

that was quick

[@brbbloke3223]

Your old photo of Liverpool street redundant platform 3 brings back memories. I used to work for NWR Ohl maintenance, remember working through that area on the old permaquip trolleys a couple of times back in the 1990s. Always made me wonder when you see these derelict lines/ platforms to nowhere. There’s so many of them still knocking about in the undergrowth, great podcast mate .

[@ScrotusXL]

I’m addicted, your attention to detail, knowledge and enthusiasm is infectious. Like the person who commented, ‘they’re not from London’ , neither am I. It’s irrelevant. This is quality stuff👍

[@Pinkybum]

The tile on the wall (behind your head!) at John's Wood doesn't have an apostrophe either.

[@tjejojyj]

Yes. At 03:19. Are there apostrophes on similar tile work anywhere. I was expecting Geoff to crack out a white pen and draw in the apostrophe, or walk up to one he had done before filming to say “On this sign someone couldn’t stand the incongruity of it any longer. (wink)”

[@Andyhandle]

Great video. I'm from London and love these. I'm a frequent underground user who sadly has deliberately travelled to the end of all the lines, but there's lots I haven't spotted over the years!

[@Billcommaagain]

100% these videos are the nerdiest, most London thing I've ver seen, and it makes me so proud to be from London

[@yegventures]

Gotta love Geoff and the Underground and how they keep little bits and pieces of history on the system. In Edmonton, enthusiasm for transit is seen as strange, and historic references are removed when people find them.

[@Hungrybonegaming]

Yay again!!! love this series, planning to come to London when I finished high school in 3 years. Going to get a selfie with all roundals.

[@benisaten]

I love this. I'm a Canadian and have been to London once. Had an amazing time. Loved the underground. So much history. Ill definitely be back.

[@TessaRooney4EVER]

I love it each time you discover some inconsistency and share it with us!

[@EM-yw2qr]

YAY! Finally a new episode!

[@koeln-sued1948]

Damn, just made a cup of tea, then enjoyed the video. Could the day get any better? Greets from Cologne.

[@Larry]

Fun Fact: Rayners Lane Station was originally named Harrow Gardens.

[@2thinkcritically]

Jeez Larry, you're everywhere!

[@apx24]

It has always been called Rayners Lane, though in the 1920s the Metropolitan Railway attempted to rename the station 'Harrow Garden Village' (a nearby area of semi-detached houses) but the local council at the time rejected the name change.

[@brianartillery]

Excellent. I can't get enough of this sort of stuff.

[@karlthewimpykid]

I was a transport nerd who didn't know about London, now with you i am great in this!

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Re St. John(')s Wood: Actually the apostrophe is also missing on the tiles overhead!

[@PeterYoung357]

And Geoff did you notice the tiles at St John(')s Wood also didn't have the apostrophe?

[@majorgeneralexcaperr2583]

You forgot that at Upton Park, there is an old style roundel tucked away at the end of the platforms. I only know about it because I was travelling to Chafford Hundred and saw the roundel.

[@seiran6002]

there is a plastic pigeon on one of the platform stairs going to the entrance at South Harrow

[@uktrainspotter2104]

You possibly have the most fun out of all the Train-related KZbinrs I know :)

[@woobiewoo5405]

There is loads of stuff you can find to do with the underground! U always say u can only squeeze so much into one video so there must be more ! WE WANT MORE ! 😂

[@gottagothatsme]

There's that many National Rail lines in London you could do this series forever! Please! We want more!

[@lethe56]

Thank you so much for this, and all other Londonist vids you guys make. I'm in love with London, sadly don't live there (in France) but I just get giddy at the thought of my next trip, which is never that long away... 4 times this year already, and counting, there's gonna be a fifth. Your videos both help me wait and drive me mad with frustration at not being there... Thanks!

[@arlacta]

Love these videos. You have a very enthusiastic manner of explaining.

[@robertewalt7789]

In NYC there is a disused track line repurposed to a park, the High Line. It used to bring freight, especially meat, to factories and warehouses.

[@brianfield792]

Robert Ewalt yes I saw a KZbin video about hiline, just amazing what they've done there,a real recreation area,

[@BritainsRailways]

There are flood gates, from WW2, at most stations each side of the Thames, they used Hydrophones to detect where bombs went off in the thames, they where monitored from South Kensington tube station.

[@TCX757Pilot]

How many more secrets can there be now?! Interesting to see all these quirky little things though!

[@Londonistvids]

We've not run out yet ... potential for still one more video to come!

[@TCX757Pilot]

Maybe secrets of the Gatwick/Stansted Airport People Movers next ;)

[@andrewfrancis3591]

Also at liverpool st platform 1,2 overground linked to subsurface. The tunnels have only recently been removed for crossrail. When i started on the railway in 1985 they were used as the clothing store, BR canteen and the BRSA gym which served beer.

[@glenatkinson7732]

Brilliant vids...spend a lot of time watching whilst at work!

[@andrewholloway231]

As always Geoff, a really superb video. Super informative. I really enjoy these. Any chance of a 'Secrets of the Underground' book being published?

[@andrewholloway231]

Yeah, in the form of a guide book with photos and a short description, just a suggestion really.

[@wang_one_95]

I will buy it!

[@DavidMcClellandcouk]

A book? I am totally buying this book. When's the book coming out, Geoff? Can I pre-order it? Will you accept book tokens?

[@mikebe2090]

Book sounds great, I enjoy these interesting facts or an iBook 👍

[@businessbuilding1]

So glad to see more secrets of the Underground. Thanks Geoff!

[@johnbouttell5827]

This episode was well good. My inner nerd is well satisfied. Keep up the good nerdy work.

[@RichardAucockCars]

Starts off at Rayners Lane: how could it ever not be brilliant?! Cheers Geoff!!

[@thomaspower9351]

Can you try to get access to Aldwych Station and look round Can you do a video about secrets onboard trains

[@nitramretep]

Always fun to watch these observational video! Thanks.

[@bahnspotterEU]

I always smile when I see a Secrets of... video. Here in Berlin we have an Underground station called "Wittenbergplatz" that for some reason has a LU roundel logo on one of the platforms with the name "Wittenbergplatz" on it. I still don't know why. Might have to do "Secrets of the Underground" in Berlin myself ;)

[@arfski]

It was a gift from London Transport in 1952 to celebrate 50 years of the U-Bahn.

[@arfski]

(But still qualifies as a secret of the Berlin underground!)

[@apx24]

I remember when I went to Berlin I went to Wittenbergplatz U Bahn station specifically to look at that roundel :)

[@theocrooky]

Please, please do another secrets of the underground. It's been one of my favourite series on KZbin.

[@perielosgaming3903]

I got one: North Ealing (Piccadilly Line) is the only station on the network that has a car park for the station

[@dan1ukdsjn]

Ever mentioned the BOAC logos on the platforms of Hatton Cross?

[@andymadden8183]

At one time, that was the closest station to Heathrow (then what was originally called the Heathrow Airport station opened).

[@bayyer04]

Just watched the whole playlist in 2 days. Love it even if I'm german ^^

[@bengale9398]

I went to Greenford it doesn’t say ‘Shepherds Bush Green” anymore, however at Buckhurst Hill it does

[@HammaneggsAirborne]

You probably already know this, but Barbican has some small decorative metal bits above the arches, which used to be where the roof supports were attached to when it was Aldersgate.

[@spammerwhammer5526]

Please try and get a driver's eye view of places such as the Northern line Stockwell marshalling yards. I was fortunate enough to know an LT tube driver who let me sit up front. The view was amazing. It was donkeys' years ago, and I genuinely do not remember his name, officer.

[@ela_seo]

This was great. Can't wait to tell my friend about St John's Wood

[@HenrysAdventures]

Love the old spur of the Piccadilly Line.

[@HappyHauptwerk]

Please make more secret underground videos, Geoff. I love these!

[@stewie325]

watching for a year now and love it - has inspired me to go visit more tube/dlr/overground stations #nerdandproud

[@ForeverLucyxx]

these videos cured my anxiety

[@henrybest4057]

Geoff, There's one secret you haven't covered. As the Northern line doesn't appear to have any Network Rail connection nor a connection to any other Underground line, how and where do they get new trains onto the line and how did they get trains to Acton Works, when that was the major overhaul depot? I believe there's an underground connection to the Piccadilly line somewhere near Kings Cross. Is that correct?

[@dukenukem5768]

I think it is near Kings Cross to the Picc.

[@ny-infoblog]

Love watching the videos. Great work.

[@milliehindle4507]

"Shepards bush green" also appears on the Liverpool Street central line westbound platform !

[@conorspencer5411]

My god this is long overdue

[@ghostything]

The line hanging off near Harrow reminds me of the bit of the Mancunian Way in er, Manchester, that was built in error and never finished, because at the time it would have sent people the wrong way down a one way road.

[@WouterWeggelaar]

Hi Geoff, Got another microphone for the voice overs?? Or just a different room / eq? Nice and deep ;)

[@anthonykdramanu9158]

its a voice over ( for most of it )

[@hillelstoliar6003]

AAAAHHH WHY CAN'T I STOP WATCHINGGGGGG

[@gerrynuk]

Really great stuff! Very entertaining and educational at the same time.

[@1eastmandem1]

Watching vids like these.. I officially need a life.

[@evanslater4551]

At Hainault on the Central line (my local station) on platforms 2 and 3 on the side of the stairs there is a London Underground roundel in a really different font.

[@tompurcell1499]

Is there really? I live about a 5 minute walk from Hainault Station and have never noticed. Nice one! I'll look out for this next time. P.S. Just to let you know how observant I am; it took me about 5 or so years before I realised that Aldwych was closed down!

[@ceesvanegmond5172]

Wow, nice! 2 weeks waiting and them I'm going to visit London again. Love your serie.

[@NeoDerGrose]

It looks like the Arsenal roundel is made out of little tiles. It may just have been a lot easier to use the same tiles between each diamond instead of individual ones to match the gaps.

[@ianmoseley9910]

The lightbox at Upton Park was replaced recently. Should also note the ironwork in the roof still has LTSR - London, Tilbury and Southend Railway

[@TheUrbanGaze]

This is like a gamer finding easter eggs, but irl, if you think about it.

[@1964cohibas]

Addictive viewing, thanks Geoff

[@simonsujeewon]

Geoff - these videos are brilliant!

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Great Video Geoff! 😀👍 Nice history of the underground! 👌

[@pikachu8508]

4:34 51 steps is equivalent to..... Let me guess 15 floors

[@fregaropa]

Ive never clicked on a video so fast in the whole of my life.

[@Mergatroid]

If only Chicago had a channel like this.

[@mja91155]

Although I have lived in London for 60+ years and travelled almost daily on the tube there are still bits that I have missed and never knew about.

[@Karlinski73]

Excellent stuff as per usual, Geoff.

[@maxmullen6337]

While we are talking about the Jubilee line, why do the handrails on the escalators at Westminster move faster than the steps. Very weird.

[@markdeakin6329]

The roundel on the glass at Northfields also has evenly spaced diamonds

[@silvercipher4276]

Cutty Sark DLR Station is actually closer to Greenwich Town Centre than Greenwich DLR Station.

[@luxford60]

True, but Greenwich DLR station is at Greenwich mainline station, hence the name.

[@KasabianFan44]

Should have called it Greenwich Town :/

[@bowlerstuff9589]

its actually in Greenwich.I went there on a riverboat from Enbankment once and the ferry stop is just next to cutty sark.so I got the DLR Back into the city instead.

[@SpartanBunzer]

The distance between the following statations are also long(as far as I know): Seven Sisters - Finsbury Park (3mins) Highbury & Islington-King's Cross St. Pancras(3mins) Caledonian Road-King's Cross St. Pancras Chesham-Chalfont & Latimer (7mins) Amersham-Chalfont & Latimer (3mins) Finchley Road-Wembley Park (6mins) Euston-Camden Town Camden Town-Kentish Town Archway-Highgate Debden-Theydon Bois Romford-Emerson Park (Overground(4mins))

[@eddiewillers1]

But the outer Vic Line stations were designed to be well spread.

[@lisazhao4219]

Q: Wut am i even doing here? I dont live in london! A: This channel is so addictive!

[@lordwizrak1905]

If you pause at 3:24, the 'St John's' in the top left corner also doesn't have an apostrophe.

[@MrGamingmasters1]

There used to be a station in the Epping - Ongar branch called Blake Hall but closed in 2nd November 1981.

[@rafaelgamma07]

1994

[@DazVid70]

Brilliant - we really enjoy watching form Sydney Australia :-)

[@Gary0557]

John's wuyhoufvgtr apostrophe is correct because an apostrophe is only used when two words are bring split. So well done roundel.😁

[@Logicalx]

Anything at Redbridge? Noticed a few stations missing on the circle line in past videos. Probably nothing exciting 😞

[@Londonistvids]

Yes, Redbridge gets a mention at 4:33 in the Central Line video ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/paamYah8bMR6m8k What stations are missing on the Circle Line? the videos don't go to every station, just stations where there is something interesting to point out!

[@Logicalx]

Londonist Ltd - Ah so quick I missed the Roundels, many thanks!

[@JoseTwitterFan]

Can't wait for "Secrets of the Elizabeth Line".

[@PlanesTrainsFan]

great video geoff love these secerts of the underground hope for more

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

I see on a couple of your videos, the secret stairs, that have signs “for emergency use”, would one get in trouble for using them? I like using the stairs to using the escalators.

[@ajs41]

No, people use them all the time.