The Story Of Noisy-le-Grand's Abandoned Metro Gets Even Weirder

They invited me back to the abandoned metro station in Noisy-le-Grand, and asked if I wanted to go down the tunnel. Bit of a silly question really, isn't it? But the more we explore, and the more we find out, the weirder the story gets...
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[@TheOoblick]

The Tim Traveller version of the BBC News theme is definitely my new favourite.

[@oldtechnobodycaresabout]

I hope he publishes it on abandoned rugs

[@PopeLando]

Took me a while to place it, and it's one of my favourite pieces of music! News rave!

[@hjalfi]

I thought it was the Apocalypse Rave theme!

[@mittfh]

There's also accordion versions of Cum on Feel the Noize and Blinding Lights, plus a piano rendition of Left Bank One.

[@onanthebarbarian9883]

@@mittfh >>Feel the Noize

[@ckm-mkc]

It seems that your channel has single handedly revived interest in this historical artifact. Coupled with the tremendous efforts of the volunteers, hopefully this can keep going.

[@tom-sn4gd]

I live not far from Noisy-le-Grand, and when I was a child I used to watch a lot of things about public transport in the Ile-de-France region, and I remember being fascinated about the SK. So when I saw his video about the temporary opening I was I had missed that (since it is unique), but now I hope there will be more tour ! And I will go to the exposition too !

[@fillng]

He seems to do that.😂

[@tenalafel]

the project to revive one of the station as an art and music place was started years ago. It got postponed by Covid.

[@brianbarker2551]

there's an English wikipedia page now, I translated the French one.

[@kiwiwasoncehere3623]

He's not the one who actually revived interest, people are just interested in general and it's the support of the French people that's bringing it back, not thousands of English speakers that will never contribute a dime to the subway.

[@seatedliberty]

Only you could make me interested in an abandoned railway I care nothing about, will almost certainly never see, and whose existence or the lack thereof affects me in no tangible way- well done!

[@pavelow235]

deja vu comment?

[@zorktxandnand3774]

"The station that was build for a construction project that didn't happen was then demolished for a construction project that did happen" has to be the most tim traveller comment ever. I like how you research and highlight these little events and bring them to a bigger audience.

[@sanches2]

reminds me of some french projects i've partaken in:)

[@letheas6175]

@@sanches2 France doesn't exist.

[@jochenkraus7016]

Would have been cool to actually start using that system.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

Imagine if they'd connected the residential building to the tunnel so the residents could have their own private path to the train station.

[@BEHEMOTH20]

That was my first thought, even without the pods it still could have been a pedestrian walkway to the Paris metro

[@AttilaAsztalos]

I suspect there might have been issues with it being a pretty damn long, very secluded and basically deserted (most of the time) place, even if it were to be well lit and full of security cams...

[@erpatitube]

Always love trying to figure out the background tunes and how they link to the section of the video: “Come on Feel the Noise” and “Blinding Lights” were perfect choices for this video!

[@literallyjase]

Don’t forget the BBC Beep at the end!😂

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

I didn't know “Blinding Lights” but I could tell it was a particular tune with a particular connection. “Come on Feel the Noise” = "“Come Down and See Le Noisy Station”, brilliant. The piano that starts around 1:08 as Tim talks about the exhibition is the music that was played on the kids TV programme "Take Hart" in the 70s. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/amfMZHRjo66hitU

[@jochenkraus7016]

Thank you, I was wondering about the name of the song because the melody sounded familiar.

[@lukestevens8735]

I was half expecting you to find Geoff Marshall at the other end...

[@C.I...]

Hello! I'm here at Palacio de Abraxas, the least used station on the Noisy-le-grand pod metro network. I'm toold, by the silent station master with no eyes, that a pod is due any moment now. There it is! I did initially think that there would be a lot of pods coming, one after the other, but he assures me that this is how it should be. Wow, that actually physically hurts to look at. I'll just peek through my fingers. An unusual amount of screaming and blood for a system like this, so quite quirky. Let's go.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He was behind all the rubble.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

"Come on feel the NOISE" played on the accordion as the backing track is genius-level humour in my humble opinion.

[@sirBrouwer]

for me the music as a bit to well. especially that part. I forgot to listen to Tim. I was just focusing on the music.

[@PtolemyJones]

How exciting. I wish more KZbinrs could get permission to see abandoned locations when safe.

[@metricstormtrooper]

I don't care if it's safe or not, I don't want them to hurt themselves but "it's not safe" is bureaucracies way of keeping people from discovering stupidity and wrong doing, or just keeping public places "Private".

[@PtolemyJones]

@@metricstormtrooper I am more than willing for you to go places that aren't safe. Please.

[@andreasarnoalthofsobottka2928]

They use low Subskription youtubers to check if the monsters at the end of the tunnels are still alive. This one, shaped like a pile of sand, obviously wasn't.

[@johnarbuckle6775]

You could also do it without permission, like Beno

[@dickoon]

I love your music; your version of the BBC News 24 countdown theme may be the greatest thing you've done even by your very high standards. Thank you! (Right, now back to watching the rest of the video...)

[@maxvonderdunk6967]

Don't forget the alternative versions of come on feel the noise and blinding lights.

[@JohnWatkinsUK]

It's the official TTT News countdown :o)

[@joncrawford3485]

Ok, showing my age here - there's the Vision On gallery theme in there too :)

[@johndavies8946]

@@joncrawford3485 Thank you. I could remember the presenter being Tony Hart but not the name of the programme 😁

[@imightbebiased9311]

@@maxvonderdunk6967 The accordion part for "I don't know why!" made me stop in my tracks and have to figure out what the heck the song was. And then I was like, "UGGGGGH... Cum on feel the Noisy-le-Grande..."

[@soundcheck6885]

There must be some ferocious cats living in that area. It's hard to imagine such a tunnel with no rats! 😁

[@Quert_Zuiopue]

Rats need to eat something. There could be martens or bats, but very unlikely rats.

[@jeikobu__]

Please release your BBC News accordion theme standalone! I want to listen to it on loop all day ☺️

[@leonnuvola]

Try this playlist for a fix of David Lowe's magnificent theme. kzbin.info/aero/PLP9sylNlf_sv0su7jMWvR0XzBKTs6HKjS

[@ejoseph4278]

Go watch Tim travellers other channel, abandonedrugs for his music excellence

[@K-o-R]

I did not know I needed an accordion version of the BBC News countdown theme. Fantastic! Come on, feel the Nois(y-le-Grand)!

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Your videos are the type where they're perfectly bite sized to watch while eating, but so interesting that you haven't eaten a single bite by the time you get to the end.

[@francistaylor5097]

Your musical choices/arrangements are inspired! It always makes my day to see another video uploaded. Thanks, Tim.

[@inwalters]

I know, right? "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Slade on accordion was something I never knew I needed to hear.

[@SzonSer]

Cmon feel the noisy le grand

[@AaronOfMpls]

@@inwalters 😆 Indeed -- and you can also hear it in his video on the old, mostly-abandoned part of Goussanville: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enXCcn5vlMdrmKM .

[@jeffspaulding9834]

@@inwalters Huh, I never knew the Quiet Riot version was a cover. Thanks for posting that.

[@MrGreatplum]

I absolutely love the idea of this quirky line - such a shame that it didn’t ever happen but thank you for taking us down there (and thank you for the epic music too!)

[@unlapras9365]

Even if it had happened the system had a very low capacity. It doubt it would have been very sucessful. But I agree it looks very cool !

[@MasterPenguinGuy]

The BBC theme cover had me rolling. 10/10 work!

[@misterflibble9799]

I'm convinced that Tim chooses his music to increase the video view count - because the first time I watch the video, I'm so distracted trying to work out what the music is that I then have to watch it again to actually listen to the content...

[@rjfaber1991]

Music choices are absolutely on point once again. Although I will now probably struggle to get Blinding Lights out of my head again for the next week, so thanks for that. 😄

[@dustojnikhummer]

I thought the music felt familiar

[@DJAUDIO1]

3:07 Is that a French accordion version of "Blinding Lights"? SO BRILLIANT!!

[@MichelFortin898]

Recognized it, yes !

[@draisine1609]

No way! You put my question in your video!!! 😀😀😀

[@TheTimTraveller]

It was a great question!

[@draisine1609]

@@TheTimTraveller Thanks for the video response. Of course I have been down the rabbit hole of trying to find out all I can now about this system now.

[@nickhale2900]

Thanks for the update Tim and a big thanks for that snippet of the excellent "Cum on feel the noize".

[@RootoFrance]

"C'mon Feel The Noisy"!! Fantastic choice of music!

[@aaronaaronsen3360]

Thanks for this one ! A French KZbinr "Clé 2 Berne" also made a video about the SK shortly after your first one. I definitely recommend his video and if you like trains, his entire channel. Who knows, maybe you'll find some more ideas of stuff to visit ;)

[@DaveTexas]

I love this! It’s so cool that they invited you to see the exhibit and take another tour. Getting to see the whole tunnel was especially fascinating, even if it just ends in a pile of dirt.

[@HavNCDy]

Thank you Tim, I really enjoy seeing your content every fortnight. Your curiosity and wonder adds a sparkle to the everyday and forgotten.

[@Enforcer12345]

The subtle jokes in your choice of background music is just perfect. Keep it up!

[@ritchiehenshaw9075]

This is exactly why I love your channel Tim. Something clearly odd and interesting that will carry on being odd and interesting so worthy of update.

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Well done Tim for helping the renewed interest in this line. Stranger things than building something and then demolishing it before it is used have happened but only in France!

[@apb3251]

Loving the “come on feel the noise” harpsichord

[@PapyPetitPois]

C'est toujours avec grand plaisir que je regarde tes vidéos. Merci Tim 😊

[@TilmanBaumann]

And this is how you become brand ambassador for an abandoned transport system

[@ILikeStyx]

the rubble pile at the end is like being underground in a Fallout game

[@elwynn1785]

Hello guys, I just want to say that I live in noisy-le-grand since I was born and thanks to your video I know now what's at the bottom of this tunnel. Your video is very interesting

[@g_a_b9149]

C'est un truc de fou qu'il y'ai de video comme ca sur notre ville

[@davidsparks6146]

I love your voice! Your sense of humour and ability to engage any subject and make it far more interesting than it would otherwise,... you're the best!

[@MinusMOD98]

I love the stereotypical accordion music, both the BBC countdown thing and especially the waltz interpretation of "Blinding Lights".

[@kerouac2]

You probably need to visit the abandoned tunnels under La Défense, regarding which there seem to be a number of projects.

[@SirRawThunderMan]

My raised-in-France, fully francophone brain: Noisy. it's pronounced Nwa-zee. My exhausted-by-work Englishman's brain: No, it's very clearly noisy. I wonder what Tim has found out about that makes so much noise under ground?

[@Carewolf]

Me too.. What was it about that noisy le-Grand metro? I cant quite remember why it was noisy..

[@PaulMcElligott]

"And not just because they gave me free champagne." Well, at least he admits the champagne had something to do with it.

[@tomtucjr]

Always love your music choices and renditions, but this video has especially good music! Cracking video again Tim.

[@MrPekmano]

3:08 Tim: Ok, my camera is clearing struggling with this (almost pitch black video) Background music: Blinding Lights

[@ernootje]

Thank you Tim for yet another interesting video. Always waiting for new material

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

The music is so appropriate. Excellent stuff. Don't stop making these videos.

[@fredericfrancois3234]

You've been invited ? You're kind of a big star in that trade ! :)

[@DavidRGray]

Come on Tim, we need the TIm Traveller soundtrack album for Xmas. We won’t tell the copywrite holders.

[@adrianrutterford762]

Wonderful as ever. Thanks Tim

[@ruifilipe950]

I lived in that town for the last year and i didnt knew about it . But overall, lovely town next to a river. Really great for people who want to live out of Paris. Amazing parcs like Champs sur Marne

[@matgoms]

litarelly everytime I'm wathing a TTT video I think "wow I love this channel so much" and hit the like button I can't really explain... it's just one of my favorites yt channels ever ❤️

[@Arthurk346]

I lived here for half a year and never realized there was such a project developed and built in the area. The distances are short though so you can easily walk to your home or office without any transport

[@randyvanmerwijk2507]

I love to see these kind of strange abandoned things!

[@communick404]

THAT'S MY CITY LET'S GOOOOOOO... I don't know who you are but I'm glad someone talks about that metro. Thank you

[@Jonas-km4qx]

Thanks Tim!

[@arvindjijiantony4882]

3:07 cheeky playing Blinding Lights there

[@DIREWOLFx75]

NO LIGHTS at all in the cars if the light in the tunnel goes out? Sounds like a perfect recipe for a horror movie in real life.

[@Steroumel]

Apart from the very interesting topic of the past's future, the music was closely tied with the context, amazing! :D

[@here_be_dragons9184]

Noisy also has near there the Abraxas Palace which is a housing complex designed by Riccardo Bofill, it's so iconic and bizarre it has been featured in many dystopian films including Terry Gilliam's Brazil and recent Hunger games movie. It's quite interesting, unfortunately the area isn't very safe (true to it's dystopian appearance I guess) so I'm not sure I'd recommend the visit. Shame because many people would be interested. Similar and also interesting are Picasso arenas.

[@unlapras9365]

Both buildings really look like Star Wars cities they are incredible. But yeah, don't visit Abraxas at night.

[@0megax788]

Both the Picasso arenas and the Abraxas Palace have this futuristic but 80s look. I passed by Abraxas recently and it just felt surreal, I wouldn't know how to describe it. But please don't go there alone or at night :')

[@walideg5304]

It became a touristic destination. It was named Gotham by the inhabitants. It’s pretty safe in reality.

[@_tikiboo]

actually as a foreigner or tourist it's not safe at all, even if you're used to live there you're still scared lol. and i must admit that it's not interesting at all because the architecture is very dilapidated now everything is very dirty and badly maintained and there's not much to see. but if you're interested in the architectural buildings of noisy there's the high school Evariste Galois which is built on the shape of a clock when seen from the air you can go and see it on the internet :)

[@0megax788]

@@_tikiboo i am from galois o:

[@SaturnCanuck]

A nice update, thanks.

[@MrPetinne]

The music in this video is spot on, well done Sir!

[@socklesslad]

0:55 counts as a shoutout in a Tim video! I'm not really sure if anything I do again could ever top that! 😂 Thanks!

[@alfredvie3619]

it was already weird watching your first video about noisy when i just moved here, it's even weirder watching you talk about the very building i'm living in... if you ever want to see the other side of the wall, feel free to reach out! (event though it's just a run of the mill undergroud parking garage...)

[@ELMS]

Love your videos! Thanks.

[@frankowalker4662]

Wow, spooky tunnel. I also love playing 'Name that tune' with your videos. :)

[@egpx]

Damn you Timothy, I always have to watch your videos twice! Once for the content, which is always magnificent, and again to try and identify the background tunes, all of which are familiar yet difficult for an old git like me to identify.

[@Alan_Wot...]

i love how your describe what happened to and why, lol always entertaining is the Tim traveller

[@jaffacakemonster53]

Always a good soundtrack on your videos!

[@WBTravels]

instead of destroying that station they shouldve installed a station for that apartment and ran the trains to the RER stations that's transit oriented development for transit oreanted development, and it would mean a super quick and easy way to get to the RER station!

[@ameliemonjo8647]

the people living in the houses near this station aren’t that far from the city’s RER station

[@_tikiboo]

no with the placement of the buildings and the RER station it would not be profitable and no one would take it because there are already buses going through it. the whole tunnel is only a 5min walk, especially since you can cut the path so it's really close. it would be useless and a waste of money

[@tenalafel]

Now you need to find a way to visit the "subway station, that will never be used" sitting under the Quatre Temps Shopping Center Car Park at the other end of Paris ( in La Défense )

[@TheInselaffen]

'It helps if you speak the language.' English people who did GCSE French and have been to France on holiday, "Un petit peu."

[@tibsie]

As always, your music choice is excellent. I didn't realise you could make puns using instrumental cover background music until I started watching your channel.

[@niza4953]

I noticed the BBC Countdown music! Nice touch, Tim!!!

[@francoisb.4453]

so weird, i love it! the whole town of Noisy-le-Grand is actually really weird, may be the subject for a future video?... FYI, i rode the SK in Shanghai, strange experience, with a light show in the tunnel!...

[@bradarmstrong3952]

Nice followup, thanks!

[@ericschout8058]

thanks for sharing

[@jessicad83]

3:39 The weeknd Blinding Lights on the accordion? Love it Tim! 😆✌

[@praiserdusty]

Loved this. Keep it up. Needed the update from my favorite video

[@JBLewis]

Really Tim? "C'mon Feel the Noise" ?!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDarrenJones]

The music references in this video are pure genius.

[@Rodejong]

The end tune sounds like a french version of the BBC NEWS tune 😂 Love that 😂

[@raedwulf61]

This made my day!

[@MsGrandunion]

I was in Paris a few days after that in 1997, but knew nothing about this. So close and yet so far.

[@the1gip]

The accordion BBC News continuity bed is absolute genius. Took me a while to realise what I was hearing!

[@the1gip]

You even nailed the picardy third at the end. Respect.

[@the1gip]

@Real Aiglon I wonder why all your comments have exactly one like? 😂

[@davidbuick8401]

Loving the Vision On picture gallery music!

[@unixnut]

Yay for mini sequels! 😊

[@mathiasgriffe9646]

Hi man, that's cool to see you here, I live near Noisy-le-Grand, and I slept many times in the tunel. That was very nice. 👌

[@_tikiboo]

t’as dormi dans ce tunnel ???

[@mathiasgriffe9646]

@@_tikiboo ba j'habite à côté, donc avec des potes on se faisait des soirées et parfois on dormait dedans

[@pupslace]

Digging the BBC countdown-esque theme at the start.

[@teecefamilykent]

Brilliant video sir.

[@K1P9M6I9]

Tim you rock!

[@cam4894]

That is amazing!

[@MattyMonk]

that was a great video {as always) but extra thanks for the BBC news!! that was amazing

[@maclafm1252]

and an appropriate Quiet Riot song playing in the background...nice!

[@knownothing5518]

I recognise that minute-long music at the start, hehe. Nice cover! As you do with plenty other melodies.

[@TheHylianBatman]

Incredibly annoying that the other station was destroyed! It makes sense, of course, but that doesn't mean I have to like it!

[@e.millustration1759]

Merci Teo! lovely little follow on video :)

[@XaviMacBash]

that bbc countdown theme (french edition) was incredible yet more great music on this channel.

[@Herlehy]

I was just in Paris and was tempted to see if there was anything for this when the RER went through. Guess I should have.

[@elyaselyas9444]

Wow never I would had imagine that someone would make a full video about the small city where I live I've been living here since I was 5 and I've never visited the tunnel of the SK Btw it was a great video you have my sub

[@_tikiboo]

c’est une ville plus connue que tu le pense

[@flickrscreen]

That's a sad epitaph. Can you imagine the tourism this thing would create!

[@permaculturee]

Nice to hear some Slade in the background music.

[@geertbraam8163]

I love your French flavoured BBC background music 😅 greetings from Orly !!

[@natebell5026]

Super cool and neat!