Night Overground Launches

As well as the five night tube lines that run on Fridays and Saturdays, part of the London Overground now runs overnight/24-hour services in east London. We went along to see the first train off...

[@jonathandriver3415]

I'm surprised the roundel didn't have 'Overnight Overground'

[@LouisOnAir]

Night Tsar, ahhhhhh Fighter of the Day Tsar, ahhhhhh Master of the night economy Champion of transport and practicality, for everyone.

[@MatthewKiff]

It bugs me that there isn’t night DLR yet. The trains are driverless and the stations don’t need any staff to function, so what is holding that back? Think of the benefits it would bring in terms of having a zero change, night time link between Canary Wharf and the City of London, the two big financial centres. As well as 24/7 travel to city airport.

[@gymnasiast90]

I don't know the financial world very well, but I doubt they work at night, so would have little use for a night service. As for London City Airport: I don't think it's large enough to make it worthwhile. They still have to move enough passengers to make up for the investment.

[@andrewsebastianrothgarnant350]

London City Airport is only open between 06:30 to 22:30 Monday to Friday, 06:30 to 13:00 on Saturdays and 12:30 to 22:30 on Sundays so the demand for a 24/7 there is extremely limited

[@MatthewKiff]

I appreciate the replies. I just can’t help thinking there is definitely the demand. The only station in the south east of London that’s also south of the river is North Greenwich, and even when there isn’t an event on at the O2 the station is in very high demand despite only having one line running through it. Even at 3am there are long queues to get onto buses heading towards Eltham, Woolwich and Bexleyheath. Having the DLR available at night would alleviate the strain on the station.

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

Generic Monk haha

[@umt6429]

@@MatthewKiff it's cos most of us in the south east havent got nay options so we all gather at Greenwich which is also a major bus hub.

[@southwest455]

It was great bumping into you at New Cross Gate, Geoff. Thanks for the picture :)

[@vincent2703]

I'm not british let alone a londoner, but I find your videos so intriguing!

[@bc3469]

K Chan agreed I'm from Australia but these are extremely interesting

[@LokiAvivson]

there should also be Night DLR Services with these services Bank to Woolwich Arsenal via London City Airport-6tph Stratford International to Beckton-6tph Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal via London City Airport-6pth Bank to Beckton-6tph

[@transportandtheatrekid2298]

Lewisham from bank as well due to nightlife in Canary Wharf and access needed for south London and extra interchange.with night overground and night jubilee line

[@xXPyrophorusXx]

To hear someone with that accent say "gyals" was trippy.

[@AndrewTiffin]

I thought Geoff was going to wear his London Overground shirt!

[@cowscrazy]

London is a huge city. I'm a bit surprised your whole network isn't 24 hours yet.

[@kurtisnelson78]

I was blown away as well to hear that london doesnt have at least some 24 hours services. In Sydney, Aus, a much less populated city, we have had 24 hour service for years, decades maybe. Even on regional lines they generally have at least one train every hour in the night / early morning.

[@paulstephens1513]

Kurtis Nelson bad luck ending up living in Sydney.

[@broadway254]

London isn't as huge as you'd think.

[@brainsmith3931]

@@broadway254 London is the biggest city in the UK .

[@dansmith4601]

The main reason the trains don't go to Clapham is because from there you can only get buses as the national rail train (southern and south western) don't run trains at night

[@w00df0rd]

Surprising Amy has this role when she's publicly: - called David Cameron 'desperate' for grieving his dead disabled son, and then saying she would 'b****-slap' him. - called George Osbourne a c*** - said she believes its 'not fair' that our Queen is alive but Prince is dead. (Wonder if she'll get to front the next Londonist Elizabeth Line video?) Who votes that Geoff should get her job?

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

Alex Mills me Not just Amy Why not DfT secretary Chris Grayling should be replaced with Geoff Marshall

[@markc8956]

@@airplaneplustrainguy8143 Anyone but Grayling.

[@tiwtid6055]

@@Berticus7 Which in turn warrants mocking of his Dead, Disabled Son?

[@adelaideonthego]

The symbol for the station with stars in it looks great. Night Overground to Clapham Junction would be good.

[@crayzmarc]

I wonder if this means they will finally fix the 2nd lift at Shadwell.

[@TheLandOfJonny]

Walked past Amy this morning at 8am on a back alley! Was like in my head; „that’s the night overground ladddddddddy!“ Had her beret on too!

[@whoisy.jxnnie6313]

I love the London Overground night tube design, it so cool, i want to travel on there. Merry XMAS 2017, 4 days to go.

[@dgattenb]

Good news . Shame the other parts of the UK dont have the same ideas as tfl. Here in Cardiff ,llanishen the first train on a Sunday is not until 12.30 in the afternoon... Then every hr... Spread some love londonworld

[@fshingrod3902]

I have got to go to London soon, this makes everything so much more exciting

[@McRocket]

Night Czar? Interesting title. She was great...wonderful attitude.

[@Fluteboy]

Her attitude towards men is not so good: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_week/8143922.stm

[@ian9outof10]

LOL, video doesn't work for me but I'm struggling to get that upset about the idea men are not essential.

[@TheRahsoft]

"She was great...wonderful attitude." shes a sexist bigot and tax evader ( she has been caught) her appointment was virtue signalling by the mayor and never about the best people for the job.

[@Hashterix]

It's Roz.

[@TheBritishLabourParty]

McRocket She’s a fucker she is a czar!

[@jackshears2043]

Geoff quick question, on Night overground will you be charged to enter zone 1 because it is not possible to go around the other way on the circle because these sections aren’t open. Is the ticketing system that smart? Jack

[@shaynemykaelad.ubongen8845]

They should had named it Over Night

[@ivolloxy3030]

It links with 24/7 routes like 36, 53 and 453 so it works very well for central London travel

[@benh4509]

Great video keep up the great work

[@timor64]

Have binged watched all your videos. You must be heartened by John Fox, (TfL Director of Rail & Sponsored Services no less) calling Crossrail Crossrail around 3:45

[@JustSomeBloke1]

Pleased to see that a gentleman in the business using the C word not the E word!

[@SaucyULTRA]

like in 2020 all lines will run night tube. so why dont they do it now??

[@coecovideo]

money ?

[@SaucyULTRA]

coecovideo maby

[@agent_605]

Mainly due to the lack of drivers and infrastructure works. Once the sub-surface upgrade is complete they will likely join the night tube, as well as the Bakerloo once it's upgraded from it's current signalling system and trains

[@SaucyULTRA]

Alasdair Clift can't they apply more driver

[@agent_605]

TheMiniGamer Not really, unions would object. And also the infrastructure on a lot of lines isn’t there to support a night servicw

[@franknewman-thomas2491]

I agree there are ignoring the north west/west London area... I love uxbridge and it would be amazing to get home within an hour but no takes 2hrs nearly because of buses... when is night tube going to extend to Uxbridge Watford area...

[@tfkfunguy9109]

District line to Richmond would be very usefull

[@londonmidlandfan9415]

Why was it not stopping at Whitechapel Station

[@rayyan6515]

Train Simulator needs this

[@sgxpress95]

would be great for Singapore to run their MRT 24hrs as well but with all the reliability issues and upgrading works... *sigh* Singaporeans will either complain/be skeptical in many different ways if we were to run our MRT overnight. -Noise from train disrupting my sleep! -Only ghosts will use it. -The fares will rise! -Why does it not serve the whole line? -Why does it not stop at my station? -Waiting time is too long! -Should focus on maintenance since the MRT is breaking down often! But for the record, our trains did run overnight at a 1 hour interval to shuttle SCSM runners for that one year. Trains also ran till 3 am when the former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's public funeral wake was held.

[@rwk31hs93]

Will it extend to Brockley?

[@EdwardMason9000]

To me it would make more sense to terminate at New Cross, as that’s a normal terminus.

[@skoodledoo]

True, however New Cross is managed by Southeastern, so TfL would have to pay them to keep the station open. New Cross Gate is managed by Arriva Rail London (London Overground concession holder).

[@fetchstixRHD]

New Cross Gate is a much better connected area than New Cross station is, as most of the night buses stop right outside the station whereas with New Cross you might have to walk a bit to get between the station and bus stops. (Also the depot is right by New Cross Gate, so it’s easier to move trains about than from the New Cross branch.) (As a side note, what would be nice to see is the Thameslink overnight services stopping at New Cross Gate when the night Overground is running, but I don’t know how likely that is to happen.)

[@EdwardMason9000]

skoodledoo Ah...

[@kaic]

Was the Crossrail video deleted?

[@Londonistvids]

No, that's over on Geoffs channel.

[@Sam-ht5dk]

No, Londonist is a company that Geoff works for to produce videos.

[@Psevdonim123]

So... with this service being 60% underground, it's basically another "Night tube"?

[@olivercoombs2947]

The night Overground is extending to Highbury & Islington from 23rd February

[@robolson9924]

It's funny that in a city with a population of 8 million, people are actually stunned that this "innovation" of night trains is quite popular. Really? Cities this size have had night trains for at least 30+ years. Welcome to the 1980's, London!

[@sick9990101]

which one, in Germany only Berlin and Hamburg had traditionally night buses and now also trains at weekend..Tokyo has no night trains or buses at all (and there are 22 Million) . The only two cities in the world I know have a real night train system are New York and Chicago....and in addition I'm not very impressed about the nightlife in London anyway...this is far better in Hamburg or Berlin.

[@MiguelT2006]

This would be very beccesary in a city like Madrid, with an intense nightlife. Some years ago they tried to put this service on Madrid Metro, but drivers union stopped. Mostly because Metro wanted they worked for free these hours!

[@TheTransportHub17]

Great video Geoff, nice night logo.

[@kuromiyuu]

What was the point in putting Whitechapel?

[@KamilsView]

Hey. Looks like a better quality video now. New camera?

[@nickUK88]

Deary me, Dalston really is the end of the earth isn't it?!

[@finsanimations3778]

Can’t they just make the whole underground/overground network go through the night

[@mmalthane]

It's that a lighting or a camera flash 2:34

[@lucaspublictransport995]

The line 7 of "overground" in Milan ends the service at 20...

[@sm6allegro]

In Finland we have this thing called Länsimetro which we finally opened a month ago. Not everyone fit into the first service!

[@user-bi5fh1iz6b]

Nothing out East as such. Cannot imagine too much demand at Hainault but why are Shenfield and Upminster so neglected?

[@oliverberenth3018]

Central jubilee northern piccadilly victoria lines nights from friday to saturday as 2018 overground also nights

[@kd1s]

Where I live the population is about 200,000 people - we get jacked with bus service that shuts down around midnight and starts up at between 5:00-6:00AM. Irks the crap out of me.

[@keithspillett7312]

Brilliant.

[@tass_uk]

They should of done a way to get to white heart lane

[@anarcho-pingu]

Night Czar?

[@kanytonaan5594]

Shoreditch mate, what do you expect.

[@maiconjunior2303]

What's a Night Czar?

[@TheRahsoft]

according to google research and the media, this "night czar" has been caught evading tax

[@TheSammy2010]

Hopefully we see the night overground for the Euston Watford Junction Route

[@frostcat5947]

@SharkArts | Editor I think it would probably make more sense to have a night Bakerloo line service instead since it runs straight into the west end.

[@oxlacticalthree-six-five9264]

Please come to Clapham Junction!!!!

[@TechRyze]

It would have been a crowd of people reluctantly taking buses. It's great having night services when you head out. Once Clapham Junction gets Night Overground it'll be fantastic.

[@RBenjo21]

Lamé has had her pay more than doubled recently, but she has failed to prevent pub closures in London and is a pointless waste of taxpayers' money.

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

Rhys Benjamin replace Amy with Geoff Marshall Or even Chris Grayling(need to be replaced to Geoff Marshall

[@321chaza]

'The people that deserve it most'... so those who are elderly and have paid the most taxation? oh no he means the young...

[@FusionZenFlame]

Am I the only person who realised that she did not even say Whitechapel!!!

[@markmoreiras7649]

*New Yorkers laughing while riding a subway train at 3AM*

[@EdwardMason9000]

New Yorkers don’t have a 150 year old system that needs constant upgrades, also, our railways actually have money put in so that means that we have a better overall service than the entire USA combined.

[@HenryRodgers-cat-lover-]

Tubedude10 instead we have a 115 year old system that needs many more upgrades than yours but gets no money from anyone (city, feds, states) and is a pain to commute in.

[@crownjulesgaming542]

Our metros have cushioned seats and the NYC seats are plastic

[@markmoreiras7649]

+Tubedude 10 "needs constant upgrades" you think the tube needs upgrades? Our system is in deep need of full overhaul, we still have damages from a hurricane sandy which happened several years ago. even with the terrible maintenance we still run trains on all lines 24/7.

[@sachinpatel5447]

waiting more than half an hour for a subway at night is hardly what I'd call 'running' New York is in desperate need of a refurbishment. I think the subway is what the underground would have become if not for the huge investment programme.

[@markc8956]

Travelling overnight is something I avoid unless it's an overnight sleeper train. Too many drunk folks on public transport,drugged up folks,etc and it makes me feel very unsafe.

[@chrisroche522]

Wtf is a Night Czar

[@samhawkes5295]

Chris Roche speaker, announcer, reader.

[@davidhawkes6456]

like a day czar, but mostly they come at night...mostly

[@jamessheffield5566]

hi Geoff, always enjoy ur videos. I am visiting London in April. As a rail enthusiast how will the oyster/contactless cards work with staying on a station once arrived then travelling on to another station.

[@tyrozone5]

What's next Night DLR?

[@haz05-06]

TyreseZone5 The Tubespotter Lol no They’re probably gonna make the cable car 24 hours a day

[@awclement]

What if it run 24 hour and will you do a special video for new year or christmas

[@funcik1]

0:32 then why is it not extended to West Croydon...

[@fetchstixRHD]

0:53

[@funcik1]

PJ B i suppose said the guy from the other side of the river :v

[@mmalthane]

I saw the Christmas tree

[@leetvibe2]

Good but not 24 hr and sunday....? Kidding me...

[@dylanwatson9844]

I think they should of just stared at Highbury and Islington

[@mmalthane]

Wow what had changed

[@coreywilliams1454]

The fuck is a "Night Tsar"? Are all the trains her serfs?

[@harryelliott4310]

London Overground Class 378

[@goatgamer2389]

What about Whitechapel

[@ourresidentcockney8776]

Hmm Night Czar.... I take it old Khan enjoys a certain card game

[@jamesbutler6253]

I miss the Danny Baker show.

[@mmalthane]

AND I saw a mic who that guy is speaking 1:13

[@finlaycordiner3492]

night Tsar.

[@theoriginalgamerhd6477]

Ehem they forgot hackney and Stratford I’m shocked, Hackney doesn’t get a night service where people need to get home

[@hellojasonsuresh]

Is there a reason that this line couldn't be 24hrs every day of the week? I understand why the Tube needs to close the other 5 days of the week, but as this is essentially a rebuilt line running largely above ground, it should surely be possible to run every night?

[@mcbain23]

1:20 The Night Czar missed out Whitechapel, no?

[@sachinpatel5447]

I don't think its stopping at Whitechapel at night until crossrail works finish.

[@HORNETSTV1881]

Night met please 🤞🤞

[@MiguelT2006]

Why trains are not stopping at Whitechapel?

[@tyteen4a03]

Crossrail work perhaps?

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

Even though I'm not from London When will be the Night DLR, Night Tram, Night TfL Rail? (for the moment as it will be called on its appropriate name Crossrail, seriously) Such a wasted opportunities Wake Up Sadiq Khan Not just on tackling issues on racism in London

[@mazaradie1119]

What a weird name, just name it the "over night" route caus night overground does not roll off the toung at all

[@isctony]

The line is called "The London Overground". The name follows the same theme as the commonly known "The Tube" being named the "Night Tube" Therefore the "Night Overground" just follows this theme. Works well enough in my 'London Eyes'

[@muhammadosamaalmulki3923]

Good achievement. Well done. This is London .

[@Jack-qh5ih]

Your forgetting Whitechapel

[@BraydonSCR]

Now Night Overground services have ceased.

[@EliteXtasy]

There's an article that listed all the things the Night Czar did so far (a cringey Vice or Time Out article, from what I remember), and the general consensus amongst us Londoners after reading the article is that she barely did anything. Yet she's making more than the minimum wage working part-time. Get rid of Amy Lame. She's under-qualified and a waste of taxpayers' money.

[@airplaneplustrainguy8143]

EliteXtasy replace Amy with Geoff Marshall Or even Chris Grayling(need to be replaced with Geoff Marshall) Please call Theresa May or Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

[@jono2575]

Why doesn't the whole railway won Fridays and Satudays

[@aidenleeds]

Stop spending money in capital and improve services in north England we pay our taxes too and we still living in 70s trains

[@adamstripreports9538]

Aiden Fryer Agreed. Despite living in London i think the government Never ignores London and Kent. The rest of the country deserve more for their rail services.

[@anthonykosztadinov2745]

When is maintenance done? Night Czar? A bit communist isn't it.

[@laurencesmith796]

It does not stop at Whitechapel

[@Ilovechikennugget]

LET TRAIB TRAN

[@kacperkrakowski]

The London Overground Class 710s look ugly

[@djaf5204]

Overground is not a line. It's a network, the line is the East London Line

[@bearkeeper]

lol, that's normal in Berlin for years

[@NextSound170]

Moving to Berlin where the city makes sense xx

[@johngardner5636]

Gute Reise

[@superspidey901.]

Night Crossrail please Night Bus Night Dial-a-ride Night cycle Night DLR

[@Fairgroundking1]

now there is no reason to used long distance trains use tfl not our trains

[@potatoheadpots5388]

Fairgroundking1 i

[@Gabrielm624]

Why not bring night overground to the Euston - Watford junction line just keep neglecting NW London then😡😡😡

[@tyteen4a03]

See 0:53. TfL doesn't control every rail line in London.

[@mistakay9019]

Dont like that amy "tzar" Anyone who speaks in a part brit/part american accent shouldnt be trusted (her crazy political views set aside!!) Tbh - Geoff needs to be the all singing all dancing Tfl public spokesperson!! no tzars needed....

[@hanstheexplorer]

DDaallssttoonn JJuunnccttion.

[@mattloveohiost5]

Amy looks like how a stereotypical looks

[@JustSomeBloke1]

Stereotypical what?

[@marcussheen]

You sound like how a stereotypical sounds

[@nigelkthomas9501]

This is all well and good, and if I lived there I’d almost certainly use it. BUT... What happens when there’s trouble? I don’t mean a failed train, leaves on the line or a cracked rail; I mean muppets who have had too much to drink and start throwing their weight around. Punch ups, damage to the trains, staff assaults, vomit 🤮 everywhere? This is going to need a hell of a lot of policing.

[@0121doone]

It's called BTP

[@nigelkthomas9501]

B27 I know. It’s just that once people start taking it for granted trains are running they’ll be fare dodgers, arguments, fights and the whole thing will be spoilt by drunken c🗯!

[@Londonistvids]

why does that just apply at night? trouble of that manner can happen on any train, anywhere in the world, at anytime of day. why worry specifically about this service?

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Londonist Ltd Personal experiences. I’ve travelled on the Underground late on and seen trouble, but rarely, if ever, during the daytime.