London Underground: The Amazing Victoria Line

[@TVegaC]

the design of the trains are one of my favorites, the colors, the shape, the doors, windows, is so amazing

[@izzy1735]

The sound of the trains slowing down just makes me miss pre-lockdown so much 😂😔. Seeing the Piccadilly Line hit hard as well as I used it the most.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

We are kind of in pre lockdown levels, until we have a vaccine

[@aw2m]

i can’t get enough of the sounds of the tube trains

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Agree

[@Towel39855]

Agreed

[@emptyangel]

I just love how well-designed and beautiful these trains are... Most metro systems have this ungodly wait between when the train stops/moves and when the doors open/close.

[@Luftschlange]

+emptyangel Yeah, although in Berlin for example, the doors often open even before the train has come to a halt, and people start getting off while the train still moves.

[@pipm9644]

+Luftschlange same in Paris, the way they have a lever to open the door, I saw some people opening the doors before the train was brought to a halt!

[@Luftschlange]

Pip M True!

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Boston has to be the worst example of when the train stops/moves and when the doors open/close. Each train waits four seconds after stopping to open the doors, and waits upwards of seven seconds to get going after the doors close.

[@Fookracists]

Victoria 2009 stock train looks beautiful and sounds amazing

[@Devkumar43072]

I seen these trains being built in bombardier Derby with the S stock and the class 378s. I had the privilege to drive these trains on the test track and I love the 2009 tube stock

[@bubbles4602]

i love that warm slightly sweet scent that comes from the train i think. and the warm breeze too!

[@aaronfist2058]

Very nice sound. I listen through headphones. Amazing how sounds good.

[@Fookracists]

Brilliant system isn't it the London underground.

[@Luftschlange]

Yeah, I love it!

[@Fookracists]

+Luftschlange I just adore it so much.

[@dawndoherty1]

Yes I love it

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

That's one thing why the UK is better than USA

[@Fookracists]

@@Great_WesternTVFan Okay chief.

[@daveconyard8946]

Thank you takes me back so many years. keep safe in these troubled times from a walthamstow lad circa 1968 👍👍

[@Michael-jv1mq]

That traction motor sound of these older stocks is so great and deep :D

[@john_smith1471]

Nicely shot mini film, when I use the Victoria line I shall now always note how quickly the doors open compared to other lines.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Those new trains and upgraded train control makes station arrival-stop-depart process really efficient. Notice how the stop dead on the spot... no lining up required. In fact, they could only make it more efficient by allowing the doors to open below 2mph, similar to (I believe) Berlin's system which allows faster alighting.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

These new trains are better than the rubbish bakerloo line trains

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@Jonah Kemp lol your channel about page is stupid

[@j2m3_raiden5]

@@Great_WesternTVFan the bakerloo stock are the oldest in service on the LU. The 09 victoria stock is the newest deep level stock so figures.

[@JohnTaylorMusicClips53]

Love the hot air that comes through as the train comes and goes..

[@pityperez583]

The Piccadilly Line opened in 1906 and it was operated as a 1973 tube stock. Also, the Victoria Line has opened in 1968 and it was operated as a 2009 stock which came in June 30, 2011. Before it was a 2009 stock, it was a 1967 stock train.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

No the 2009 stock came in late 2009. 1967 stock left in June 2011

[@archangel_n7]

I love the Victoria line! It's very fast and has the nicest sounding voice announcer. "The next station is Pimlico. Doors will open on the right hand side."

[@jayjaysheroah2485]

Why does the Piccadilly line make a hissing sound when it’s about to leave the station? It also does it while stopping🤔

[@juancarlosnagata3153]

0:17: Girl says "Hey!" Train hoots.

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

Juan Carlos Nagata made me like this very comment and vid

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@MalaysianAviator737-8 nsnsnsnnsnjssnjjkss

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@MalaysianAviator737-8 f

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@MalaysianAviator737-8 jshshshahhshshshshjs

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@MalaysianAviator737-8 jnnsnssnjsjaja

[@sebaarias1404]

London! I love it!

[@everydaywrld7306]

And that pic

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Same

[@sammyschannel5938]

Who likes the noise the trains make I do

+Sammy Tlili the Jubilee Line has the best noise. The 1996 stock.

[@waiyinka]

i like the c stock noises

[@indotravelguy2004]

i like these 2009 stock noises too. i like the 1996 stock noise too.

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Me!

[@londonbuses126]

HitSpec it’s similar to the 2009 stock :)

[@thedumgamer2046]

Londoner here, these trains run every 1-2 mins in the peak, so overcrowding isnt usually too much of an issue, although the train does always get a bit full every now and then... Personally i think they are the best trains on the network, its the quickest way to get north/south very quickly, although there isnt much of a fast east/west route, central line the fastest but thats always absolutely packed. This is why london has the best tube system ok ive made my point and this proves it :P

[@jonah6404]

I prefer the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines.

[@j2m3_raiden5]

You mean 36 trains per hour. ATO isnt advanced enough for 36 second wait times. Most vic trains will arrive and depart in 80-95 seconds

[@thedumgamer2046]

@@j2m3_raiden5 my bad :p corrected it

[@JayASMRtwice]

Victoria line problems: When you wanna go to Walthamstow Central but two trains in a row is headed for Seven Sisters...

[@invisble1234567890]

This is fixed now after they did work at Walthamstow Central. All trains go there now

[@invisble1234567890]

@Sxlsty they literally closed Walthamstow for 3 weeks in august to fix this. It used to be 3/5 of trains went to Walthamstow and now it is almost all

[@invisble1234567890]

@Sxlsty and also Victoria line manages to turn all 36 trains around at Brixton

[@ninofromkitchennightmares1497]

@Sxlsty Not a Londoner But in NYC we have some terminus stations (Like Pelham Bay for the (6) 8 Aveune-14th Street for the (L) and 96-2nd Aveune for the (Q)) Trains can run at the same frequency just they have to leave almost immediately if one platform is already used It’s showed on the 7 Line however that might not be a good example since at Hudson yards there are several Miles of storage tracks with trains and a junction right before the station

[@ElectroRail]

often later in the day trains terminate at seven sisters heading south only going from walthamstow to seven sisters to turn back to the depot

[@scottishrailwayhub6271]

I have probably watched this video over a million times! Love these trains even though I don’t live in London. Great work, I can’t stop watching your amazing videos! :D

[@qosarmahmodov9703]

otfbj

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

These trains along with the 1992 and 96 stocks are my favourites

[@thecomu0056]

0:00 Finsbury Park 2:21 Brixton 3:58 Brixton to Stockwell 6:07 Pimlico

[@Scj9700]

the traction motors on the 2009 stock trains sound awesome

[@Luftschlange]

Absolutely, I love the 2009 stock.

[@Fookracists]

Yep, they sound so sexy don't they?😍😝👌

[@pipm9644]

I like the noise when they come into the station

[@Fookracists]

So do I.

[@daredevil3744]

The 67 stock's traction motor sounds better though.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Very good indeed. We love the underground but very rarely visit London now due to age and ''wobbly legs. Love the Glasgow underground as well. Thanks a lot

[@erin8133]

I just love the underground! It's so interesting! I can't wait to come back to London! :)

[@erin8133]

Really miss riding on the tube. Hope to come back to London one day!

[@jazzip2989]

born and bred in SW9....This is the line that I took for many years and still using to go house of hoops oxford street before we actually got footlocker in Brixton to get them fresh Jays....quick and fast from South to West London. salute to the quickest tube line in the country...💙 💙 💙 🔵 🔵💙🔵🔵💙🔵💙🔵💙🔵💙🔵💙💙

[@puzzled5100]

London Underground has always been the fastest way to travel Same for other countries like USA they have their Subway we have TFL US have MTA They're both the same but just different Features And us Londoners we say that London Underground is the fastest way to travel in the whole Country

[@derricktherailfan]

Really great video!! I love the noise that the train makes! It's more than great!

[@ianmcclavin]

Brixton looks weird now since it's refurbishment; the green and cream tiles on the platforms look rather nice, but you've still got the old two-tone grey on the far side, with blue relief. Good to see the "ton of bricks" motifs are still there..

[@pravinodedra1239]

Trust me. It's a privilege to travel in These trains especially Central line ❤

[@TheSearleFamily123]

The 2009 stock is a Bombardier MOVIA train and it features Bombardier MITRAC AC IGBT-VVVF traction control.

[@TheDavrosOO7]

I use the Victoria Line regularly and the trains can be every 30 seconds sometimes and the Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle and District Line trains have air conditioning by the way

[@lifeless66]

that is not true for the 30 seconds, that is literally impossible and very dangerous, the trains have to be an appropriate distance apart. The shortest time is around 80 to 90 seconds which is one of the fastest in the world, and definitely the fastest in london!

[@KasabianFan44]

If there were a 30-second headway between trains, it would mean that there are 120 trains per hour running on the line. Currently it only barely manages 36 trains per hour at peak times so it’s still a long way from being a 30-second line 😂

[@agent_605]

The gaps between trains can be different, it varies on the Victoria line from 1-3 minutes

[@danieldelport1537]

Walthamstow Central and Brixton get trains roughly every 30 secs but that’s because the platform are both southbound and northbound respectively

[@fidkrdk7283]

The trains stay at the station neearly for 30 seconds and if a train passes a red light because theres no train at the station it will turn yellow andnit causes crashes

[@irenec4876]

I Love the Victoria Line, My Favourite Line on the Tube.

[@tarnveerbassi5786]

My favourite is the central line

[@tarnveerbassi5786]

321 Bus route 👍

[@particleonazock2246]

Your videos are incredibly captivating - I'm binge-watching them right now...

[@S404_44]

Ist es nicht mittlerweile Standard bei neugebauten U-Bahnen diese durchgängig zu bauen? Wieso gibt es im 2009 stock wieder Einzelwaggons?

[@Luftschlange]

Alle deep-tube Linien haben Einzelwaggons. Vielleicht ist es nicht so einfach durchgehende Übergänge zu bauen weil die Wagen niederflurig und sehr flach sind. Ich weiß es nicht.

[@indotravelguy2004]

yes, new trains are much smoother, but I prefer riding on the jubilee line which has the 1996 stock, and the northern line which has 1995 stock, but I also like these stocks from the piccadily line which is nice and classic, and 2009 which is a new stock.

[@sammyschannel5938]

those londoners are so lucky to go on those trains I don't live in london

[@andydrew2003]

Thing is, we take this stuff for granted....

[@indotravelguy2004]

they might say hong kong is better because it has better mtr systems... london underground is also quite amazing for me.

[@MrChampken]

Andrew Pau Sawm Sian Piang they do. I found Londoner's complained about the tube all the time, from how long they had to wait (even if it was only 5 minute delay) to how dirty it is (it's one of the cleanest subways I've been on) to how it can't get you to where you need to go as if it's a small system (even tho it's one of the largest in the world).

[@andydrew2003]

James 1 If you live in North London, you can go pretty much anywhere, however that isn't the same story in South London.

[@MrChampken]

Andrew Pau Sawm Sian Piang Its not true. maybe the service in the south isn't as good as the North, but with so many overground rails and DLR and tram links exc. London has a hell of a system. I lived in the south west end in London for over 2 years, it was amazing compared to Toronto's transit system where I live, which actually is better then most cities in America/Canada and it's crap compared to what London has. Even tho South is a bunch of different networks.

[@Peter-gv6vf]

Whatever happened to the piccadilly line? I can remember a time when these trains absolutely flew, with headways of 1-2 minutes. Now you wait all day for something that goes at walking speed

[@infrared752]

when did the PA start saying "Doors will open on the left/right hand side? cos in august 2015 i'm sure it didn't say that.

[@Ethan-ik1nm]

they only say it on the Victoria 09 and jubilee '96 stock trains

[@Raymond-yp5kw]

Why was there a Piccadily Line there?

[@Luftschlange]

It somehow sneaked in! ;-)

[@daredevil3744]

lol

[@shiman1979]

I don’t know

[@shiman1979]

Maby because there both blue lines

[@jopu7004]

@@shiman1979 they're*

[@ElTipoEspañol]

The same company that built the 2009 stock trains also built Valencia's 4200 trams in 2006.

[@bhatia07jasmine]

The sound is so relaxing 😌

[@whatwhat858]

Are the train doors on the 1992 stock wider than those on the ‘09 stock?

[@ElectroRail]

I think they're pretty equal, but there might be a small difference. The 09 stocks are actually slightly bigger than the other deep level tube stocks.

[@cienfuegos9583]

Great stuff, Danke !

[@alfredophillips8323]

what was Piccadilly line doing there

[@SchneiderMarcel]

He just was on the Piccadilly platform for that moment.

[@leonfasil6944]

Piccadilly line was the best part of video

[@mstevens832]

I love central and Jubelee line.

[@LinxFox]

These sound very similar to the TTC Toronto Rocket, too bad they did not go open gangway design with these though.

[@Luftschlange]

+SgtMays I believe they are both based off the Bombardier Movia design.

[@gautamwazir5453]

Luftschlange

[@Fumxe]

The 2009 Stock is part of the same family (Bombardier Movia) as the Toronto Rocket.

[@Fookracists]

Why do I hear the doors banging ? is it because of the speed the train is going at?

[@Luftschlange]

+imran khan Yeah, I guess it is because it goes rather fast and there are some pressure fluctuations in the tunnel, which is very tight.

[@Fookracists]

Yeah I remember going on these from walthamstow central. When I first heard the bang I was literally shitting bricks then I realised it was just the speed it was going at was causing it.

[@Fookracists]

I thought the doors were going to come of...😂😭 other than that its a beautiful tube train with a great sound to it.

[@SkylordAh]

yeah i dont think the doors on the victoria line are as well made as on the other lines but at least it doesnt come flying off

[@rayansingh1477]

Bit what doors Victoria line or Piccadilly like if it's Victoria

[@p2002pl]

I love London 😍

[@pityperez583]

01:04 Finsbury Park was included with the Piccadilly Line.

[@tinntinn1018]

Why did u say the video was about the Victoria line when u also filmed the Piccadilly line

[@john_smith1471]

At Finsbury Park there is an easy cross platform change between the two different lines.

[@Doll_lover-18]

The London victoria line is very loud and when I went on it made me cry 😢 😭

[@ToKnow]

It is a channel run by a non-profit organization. We are making an interview video about metro in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. However, the interviewee mentioned about Victoria Line, and we want to add 9sec from 06:23 to 06:32 of this clip. Is it possible for us to use it?

[@maproductions9945]

I'm going back to London on the 19th and i'll be travelling on the underground between King's Cross and Victoria, which is another nice visit to the underground :)

[@5toCanningTown]

0:00 Finsbury Park 2:21 Brixton station. 3:58 Brixton To Stockwell 6:07 Pimlico.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

I really like the Victoria, Central and the Jubilee lines

[@HarishDharmapalan]

Do you miss the 1967 Tube Stock? I was on it for the last day of service from Finsbury Park to Victoria when I was on holidays for a London visit. I like the 2009 stock as well, very fast, clean, modern and motor noises are perfect. I am from Sydney, Australia though.

[@tamika6361]

Nope the 2009 Stock is much better

[@HarishDharmapalan]

Well the 2009 stock is faster and airconditioned so that's what makes it better than 1967 Tube Stock. I am from Sydney so I went to London for holidays and did research on London Underground. Once I found out the 67 stock was being withdrawn leaving 8 on the line I decided to catch the last one on its last day of service.

[@SchneiderMarcel]

The 2009 is not airconditioned. The S Stock trains on the Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle and District Line are the first ever London Underground trains with air-conditioning.

[@finsanimations3778]

Harish's Metro and Suburban the 2009 stock was made the year I was born, I'm nearly 8

[@daredevil3744]

How can they find a KZbin account involving a kid? That's strange!

[@vincentgill8674]

Beautiful underground

[@wl03bu]

You are so lucky to have trains follow one another so quickly. In Toronto our old signalling system doesn't allow for that.

[@MrChampken]

wl03bu but in Toronto its common, well it's actually the norm that trains come every 1-3 minutes throughout the day, it's not as if they are far apart. maybe every 4-6 minutes later at night. They are doing many signal construction (have been closing sections of the subway on weekends for seems like ages now) to squeeze more trains in to have trains running even closer to each other. If there was any complaint about Toronto's system it would just be that it's to small of a system for the size of the city.

[@wl03bu]

Oh yes, the map is way too simple!

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Hello. This is a jolly good video. Thanks mate for sharing.

[@Irishtransportspotter]

We're there a mix of modern and old stock on the Victoria Line back then.

[@sammyschannel5938]

love your videos keep up the brilliant work

[@Luftschlange]

Thanks!

[@azajfakra171]

Luftschlange

[@reidreuben8650]

This new Train Sim World 2 mod is really good.

[@phalanxHH]

The London subway is just so cool.

[@pityperez583]

The Victoria Line as a 2009 stock is going the maximum of 80 km/h (50 mph)

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

3:16 Is that a dead end, where the lights are in that tunnel

[@rnosibZ57]

Station looks to be Brixton so yes it is a dead end because that's one of the terminuses for the line.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Ok, because some terminated stations have a siding junction beyond

[@ElectroRail]

@@Great_WesternTVFan Yes, The stations on the Victoria Line that have sidings where trains can be parked are Walthamstow Central, Victoria, King's Cross St. Pancras, Brixton and some are parked during the night on the tracks out of Seven Sisters that lead to the depot.

[@britishball5595]

I like it this is how I miss London And great system

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

1:29 random Piccadilly

[@stjohnbee]

Never seen the line so dead. How come it’s not busy at 5pm?!

[@JoeAustt]

Why do these trains make such a loud sound on the track?

[@etunimi1208]

Atleast one factor is that there is no ballast on the track, so it vibrates and doesn't quiet the sound.

[@Ethan-ik1nm]

London underground (on some lines) operates the fastest trains of any 'subway/metro' network. also LU are investing their money on payment methods and stations rather than noisy tracks

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

The junctions. It happens with the central line if you head East from Bethnal green

[@acossed6876]

The smell of Finsbury Park station smells good

[@Peter-gv6vf]

Carlton Weisey errr, pardon? Finsbury park smells good? Do say more...

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@Peter-gv6vf ever heard of opinions

[@lifeless66]

1:15 totally the victoria line!

[@everydaywrld7306]

Ha

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

lifeless well, yeah. It’s blue. It’s the 1967 stock

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

It's the 1973 train you poo poo head

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

Lubdhak Das W u talkin about me?

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

@@MalaysianAviator737-8 yeah

[@SonictrainkidDoesFurryStuff]

Who also likes the high B note that starts at 3:05 that the train makes? It reminds me of the metro trains in Stockholm

[@sprig6043]

Thank you so much for uploading these vids it's helping me practice my tube dispatch announcements. I have live assessment tomorrow. Thanks so much. One tip.. Maybe do not edit the arrival and departure all the time. Would be good to get it in real time. Thumbs up!!!

[@Luftschlange]

Glad they are of help. Yeah, I sometimes edit the departure and arrival to either change the camera angle or to cut a few seconds out for striking a better balance with respect to the pace of the video.

[@lawrenceasznee5036]

SUPERB VIDEO

[@indotravelguy2004]

you have a new subscriber, me, i love trains.

[@jpbdude4223]

IndoTravelGuy200 I love Stations.

[@jakemoore7236]

Why are there Piccadilly line trains on a Victoria line train video.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

There's an instant crossover

[@rouaal-hassany120]

you showed the piccadilly line too

[@vader97100]

the tunnels got no lighting? All LU tunnels have no lights?

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

TheRenaissanceman65 thy need it for sidings. If trains are going through sidings, then they should. Otherwise you will not know where is the train going or coming.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

And also for engineer works

[@agent_605]

They switch them on during engineering works but in normal service they don't

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

How about for reversing sidings? Because if the lights are off when passing the sidings or leaving the sidings with another train, you can see.

[@agent_605]

Lubdhak Das They have headlights for that. Nobody leaves the train and the signalling system prevents trains from hitting each other

[@StevenTorrey]

Fascinating!

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Victoria and Jubilee line are my favorite London Underground lines!

[@galactic_nerd-sk4747]

Same

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

👍

[@Wildlifesupernannyfan]

DID YOU KNOW!!!!! The 2009 stock is typically a hybrid between the 1992, 1995 and 1996 stock!!!

[@emardis8982]

Great video!

[@sonicboy678]

Now *this* is efficient!

[@marvinomg2163]

Why is the train going seven sisters?

[@nutfield0013]

The Victoria Line is entirely underground on a public train, but if you are a driver and you head to the Northumberland Park depot you are going overground

[@rahan573]

nutfield001 The depot an't underground.

[@realfrowz]

Yep rahan

[@jpbdude4223]

No one cares about the depot except from the drivers.

[@kslrailway]

Lovely line :D The best line!!!

[@AD-hf1hp]

Kolejowy Kisiel nah jubilee

[@fidkrdk7283]

My opinion: Victoria line

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Agree. Same with the Central and jubilee lines

[@robert1200]

@@B9TL205 central line sucks

[@brandonnormanfilms4875]

I love the victoria line trains

[@littlenagi9760]

One isn't the Victoria line

[@AdityaJaokar]

Yes, they also should the Picadilly line at Finsbury Park.

[@fidkrdk7283]

As soon as you exit the victoria line train you see the piccadilly line tracks

[@visionist7]

Note the many adverts across the track, not possible on New York's subway, because it never shuts down, in order to change them for new ones

[@CrazyInWeston]

They're slowly being changed to digital video ads now.

[@supercarsnaviation6148]

0:48 That sound 😍😍😍😍 wow

[@maimadha]

Great video.

[@FrancescoBellringer]

Victoria Line 100% my fav tube line

[@rayansingh1477]

But why dose the Victoria line haves blue lights in front

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Modern London underground trains have blue lights

[@andrewpres1231]

My favourite station on the Victoria Line is Finsbury Park.

[@dez3540]

Awesome video :)

[@TrainSounds]

You also caught a Piccadilly line train too

[@Luftschlange]

+TrainSounds Indeed :-)

[@darrengomes2203]

How on earth did you manage to get such empty trains and platforms on the Victoria Line???

[@fidkrdk7283]

Filmed at night maybe

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

It's filmed during the quiet off peak hours in the middle of the day

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Or its a Sunday