7 Secrets of the London Underground

🚇 Uncover the mysteries of the London Underground with a real train driver! 🕵️‍♂️ In this eye-opening video, we spill the beans on 7 secrets that will change the way you see the Tube forever.
🕑 Secret #1: Ever worried about missing the last train? Fear not! Once you're past the ticket barrier, the station staff will make sure the train waits for you. Find out how this insider knowledge can save your night out!
🚄 Secret #2: Discover the truth about the speed of different tube lines. Did you know the Bakerloo is the slowest, and the Central is the fastest? But beware, there's a twist that makes the Central line the most crowded.
💡 Secret #3: Step into the world of train operators, where they navigate almost complete darkness in their cabins. No lamps, no overhead lights - find out how they manage to keep the Underground moving seamlessly.
🐾 Secret #4: From hawks to rabbits and even deers! Train drivers share their encounters with wildlife, but not in the tunnels, of course. Get ready for some surprising stories from above ground.
🤖 Secret #5: Uncover the truth about automated tube lines! Six lines operate without constant human control. Learn how train operators intervene only when there's a glitch in the system.
🚽 Secret #6: Curious about the call of nature for train drivers? Explore the existence of secret bathrooms hidden in most stations, exclusively for the Tube's unsung heroes.
🗺️ Secret #7: Journey into the hidden world of Tube maps! London Transport employees have their own secret map, and it's different from the one we're familiar with. Get a glimpse of the mysterious alternative map that guides the Underground staff.
Prepare to see London's iconic Tube system in a whole new light! Subscribe now and join us on this fascinating journey through the secrets of the London Underground. 🌟
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[@heisafraid]

The first one is absolutely wrong. 😂

[@-----------g-]

For real I don't know where he learned that

[@AMPProf]

@@-----------g- MUMS only tell little white lies

[@quantisedspace7047]

To say 'you can never miss..' is optimistic. It used to be the case that they would escort all the latecomers through the tunnels to make sure they got their train. I can't see them bothering now, what with night tube, all-night buses and the complexities of interacting with other transport providers.

[@dtulip1]

yeah...but I think it means if you're on your way to the train.

[@Viikk785]

So you’ve had a drunk night out on a Wednesday too then? 😩

[@Heddlo2005]

Im a tube driver and literally every single one is wrong 😂😂 The map? What the fuck is that about

[@smitp007]

I was wondering this 😂 I thought I missed something... As well as the light I can turn on in my cab, the fact we have to call a PNR in advance for certain stations, we never get radio'd by station staff, that even automatic we operator the doors and the train... What else was there... Oh yeah wildlife... Yes up the front are mythical beings... Not just a fox and squirrels.

[@AHTransportLDN]

Not all

[@Geno2733]

So.... If these are all wrong, how do you go to Toilet?

[@AHTransportLDN]

@@Geno2733 Exactly

[@smitp007]

@@Geno2733 at a Terminus... So when the train reaches it's destination, we have a minimum of 4 minutes before we go back the other way. That's when we go toilet. If we are going to be longer then we call the controller and ask for a PNR (Personal Need Relief). Oh the very rare occasion something happens on the line, we can call a PNR but it's at very few stations this is available so we are at the mercy of luck.

[@stevecooksley]

I love the fact that these facts were probably gleaned from someone in a pub on their fifth pint, claiming to be a tube driver.

[@sohamedmalah6008]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 some made up, false, drunken myths

[@vassilopoula]

Wrong, I missed it once

[@danieljohnmorris]

You can definitely miss the last train once you’re in the station

[@PaulWilliamGibson]

No. 2 is hilarious, people don’t use one line over another because its supposedly quicker, they use the line that takes them where they want to go 😂

[@Arbitaylis]

Central gets crowded because it passes through stations like: Liverpool Street, Holborn, Oxford Circus, Bank, Tottenham Court Road, Marble Arch and Holland Park. All of which are either: centres of business and industry, centres of tourism, or host high-end apartments in Central London or its nearby areas.

[@funnyviralespn5878]

Literally😂😂..C2C definitely faster than central

[@astrooisntreal]

and stratford

[@M80Game]

picadilly is definitely the most crowded

[@marciobessoni]

Victoria is fastest second is central😂

[@oasisblackcurrant]

They have lights, not every driver wants them on

[@patmeaden]

They don’t want then on when operating in tunnels / at night because it makes it harder to see in the dark

[@gilles111]

When driving in dark environment you don't want to have lights on because you can't see what's outside. Try a ride in your car at night with the lights in your car on and find out how well you can see what's happening outside...

[@sentryzero]

You forgot the one about the trains being powered by the royal corgis

[@DanSimmonds]

As a Driver I know the Metropolitan line is the fastest with a line speed of 60mph. We also don't have a different tube map to use than anyone else.

[@transportenthusiast11]

Well, the Metropolitan has the fastest line speed but the one with the fastest journey times is the Victoria. So either way, this video is wrong.

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

Is it true there are fully automated trains where the driver only intervenes when there is a problem? What do they do the rest of the time? Also, it sounds like dim lights in the driver's cabin could be true, if for some reason the train stops between stations bright lights would make it harder to adapt to the dark in the tunnels, can you confirm?

[@mildlydispleased3221]

​@@miguelrodriguezcimino1674 On the automated trains, the drivers still need to operate the doors, it's so easy that when I did apprenticeship there, aged 15, I was allowed to drive a Northern Line train. The cabin lights are dimmed in the drivers cabin and they have Air Con.

[@murphy7801]

Met line to Watford still feels slow

[@LightingJedi]

@@murphy7801that’s because of all the strikes recently

[@Chuchoelloco]

Fact No 8 London Underground is free on the 30th of February

[@acmenipponair]

You mean fake Nr. 8, because all the proclaimed secrets here are bollux. That happens when somebody who is just some Shorts liar tries to copy Geoff Marshall

[@pldisawasteofmylife]

What a load of crap - all cabs have lights, the majority of train ops just dont like having them on whilst driving. Also, its not fully automated, train ops operate the doors and start the train.

[@vadosegalaxy1597]

Also the drivers can drive in manual whenever they like and they can’t get in trouble unless they do something completely wrong

[@pldisawasteofmylife]

@@vadosegalaxy1597 Not strictly true, they're only supposed to switch to manual during specified times and locations, for example the Central line allows it on Sundays in open sections.

[@datcheesecakeboi6745]

As someone who has taken the dlr everyday of my life basically your wrong its completely automated they just have a dude on every train now for other reasons, 5 years ago some trains had no staff ​@@pldisawasteofmylife

[@LooselyGrope]

​@@pldisawasteofmylifeYou can call up the controller and ask permission to drive in PM or CM at any time outside of peak.

[@billpugh58]

most are just glorified guards really though!

[@MrCrabs]

Oh wow all these facts are wrong by a mile. I literally work on the underground and it’s all wrong. Please don’t believe this post and ask me anything you want to know :)

[@eweaoea1]

so are all the claims in the video false or are some partially true? the video seems like some AI written nonsense

[@UrbanStories]

The facts are taken from this article www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/13-secrets-of-the-tube-revealed-by-london-underground-driver-a6838976.html

[@xmsre]

Some are partially true but yes this is very wrong. Cite a newspaper? Seriously

[@xmsre]

@@UrbanStoriesseriously, your citation is a newspaper? Get a grip…

[@UrbanStories]

Of course I'm citing a newspaper, I'm not BBC.

[@ElliotCoulling]

As someone who used to live on the central line I promise it’s not the fastest 😂

[@itechcircle9410]

On the outer sections it is pretty fast.

[@RAWhyte]

But it is damn well the Hottest, it’s like a Fkn Sauna !! 😂

[@surrayyabegum8381]

Elizabeth Line Is The Fastest 😢

[@teesman61]

​@@surrayyabegum8381It's not the tube.

[@surrayyabegum8381]

@@teesman61 If that isn't then..... probably Metropolitan Line Is The Fastest, as @ElliotCoulling I used To live near the Central Line when I was a kid and I promise you, it Is not the fastest.

[@poundlandspeedwagonrequiem]

bro is the CEO of blabbering

[@fermatlittletheorem]

OK, well I have missed the last train after tapping in, so that is bullshit.

[@evilunclepaul8850]

There are wild horses in the tunnels that have to be culled occasionally, with hammers. Or so said Ted Maul

[@UrbFoxFact]

whenever you hear an american narrating a video about another country, you know it's going to be hilarious crap.

[@hipixstudio]

hes british

[@UrbFoxFact]

@@hipixstudio with an American accent. Ok I get it now 🤔😂

[@ThatHeavyIsSpy]

its ai dummy

[@whosagoodgirl5846]

The channel is a British channel. He isn’t American.

[@UrbFoxFact]

@@whosagoodgirl5846 oh right - he’s deliberately putting on an American accent. Who is he? How do you know this?

[@Monka777]

“Central line is the fastest” Victoria line : 👁️ 👄👁️ lol God bless you all ❤

[@riorange2083]

The central line is faster on the outer sections.

[@Lyca31]

I worked on the Underground in 1986 to 1990. Back then loads of people would miss the last train. There were no barriers, in fact they were just starting to talk about implementing them. Back then it was called the UTS. The Underground Ticketing System. We nicknamed it the Useless Ticketing System, because we all thought it wouldn't be as good as having a ticket collector on the barrier and people would just jump over them. I was the Station Forewoman at Chalk Farm and I would have to lock up the station after the last train and open it up again in the morning while I was on the night shift. I was rarely on my own though, because the P-Way guys were stationed there and they often worked through the night, though we had separate offices.

[@llanrog]

The idea that the central line is overcrowded because it’s fast is hilarious, and just dumb 😂

[@miked1869]

Agreed. I can think of at least half a dozen reasons why some lines might be more crowded than others. And the speed of the line isn't one of them.

[@RVNmax]

Not totally untrue though. I live next to the Picadilly line. I walk 20 mins to Central line rather than take Picadilly. Central is fast, frequent and straight across London. This results in a quicker journey from outer London. I know many who choose the same instead of taking the District line also, which stops a lot.

[@llanrog]

@@RVNmax that’s kind of my point. It’s the route and it’s stops that make it popular.

[@pistl5340]

Yeah trains don’t get overcrowded based on their speed wtf lmao

[@BenHart_]

This guy has the audacity to sell tube merch when he’s clearly never been to London in his life

[@peanuts2105]

When a Septic Tank talks about london, you know its going to be bollocks

[@silver_BARON]

It’s all ChatGPT content. Probably some 13 year old trying to become the next KZbin influencer 😂

[@bodienutt1]

Rubbish the Vic line is much faster then the central line another stupid video made by someone who has probably never been to London

[@stephenconnolly2582]

Yet you still watch 😂😂

[@bodienutt1]

@@stephenconnolly2582 don't worry won't watch again.

[@ConnorEduard]

​@@stephenconnolly2582well you're not going to know the video is a lie without watching it. What are you brain-dead?

[@PiousMoltar]

@@stephenconnolly2582 It's a short dude, it probably just randomly came up in his feed like it did for me...

[@kuperdee]

Victoria line has more speed due to the ling distance between their stations. Central line has more acceleration but Stations are closer to each other. On the outside. Metropolitan line is the fastest.

[@ibelieveyou2066]

LOL. The train waiting for passengers!

[@marcuspethurst2939]

Most details incorrect from an ex staff member

[@acmenipponair]

"UrbanStories" just copied stuff from an independent article and even got that facts wrong...

[@Rsidhu]

So when they say they are waiting at the stop ‘to regulate the service’, what is actually happening is the driver stopping off at the station for a 💩?

[@idabalbina7364]

I can tell you first hand the first one is bull ...😂

[@bodienutt1]

I think the whole video is bull

[@JudeTully-sv9cn]

I’m surprised the central is the fastest not the Victoria

[@toblious5064]

I think it is

[@Tspeakerman]

The fastest in metropolitan then victoria then jubilee

[@aldertravels]

Victoria's speed isn't the most fast. It just has really good acceleration and deceleration that makes people think is speed.

[@RealMagmaDash]

all facts in the video are wrong

[@transportenthusiast11]

The Victoria is the fastest. All of these facts are either made up or plain obvious.

[@NamJinHasVniceSugaKookie4Jimin]

I remember a whole bunch of us running to and in Leicester Square station just to catch the last Piccadilly train. Some missed it. They do not wait. They’re on a schedule and want to go home.

[@dieseldragon6756]

Another „Secret“ of the London Underground: Driving Tube trains is _really_ hard because they're rather long, and it's surprisingly difficult to steer such long trains around very sharp curves *and* keep the wheels centered on those thin metal rails... 🙃

[@Karl_Martin83]

Not the creepy deer jumpscare

[@positivethinker9840]

No.1 is a myth, where did you get that from, no way, they radio down to the driver. Honestly, what a load of rubbish.

[@wietzevanderwijk3169]

Bro said "deers"💀

[@thomaswojtal1047]

Yep haha. Plural of deer is deer.

[@bussesandtrains1218]

'deers' famous for living in london

[@2760ade]

There are not 'secret' toilets on most tube stations. That is rubbish! There are certain stations where the drivers can use the office toilets, that's all!

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

The fastest line is the metropolitan, not the central

[@face_thereality]

I think he meant average speed, not top speed.

[@transportenthusiast11]

​@@face_therealityIf it's average speed, then I believe that is either the Jubilee or Victoria. So still not the Central, whichever way you look at it.

[@Douglas_C]

I know these are probably fake but they are still kinda entertaining Keep going Urban Stories pls

[@KM-yw3ft]

You can never miss the last train but can easily miss your last train lol

[@True_NOON]

The lights they have but cuz reflection , especially in the tunnels is brighter than the surroundings so its either in dim or only instrument lights , but in every cab theres cab lights

[@HeyLaserLips]

I was born and lived in London for the first 26 years of my life, working in the city centre, often getting trains as late as midnight from either Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Square and have NEVER heard of the first claim being a thing.

[@kamilaskabogdalska9753]

they did actually waited for me once when I was walking ( running )down the escalator it was last train on Saturday, thank you Victoria line

[@Deedeevenice]

I love my city! It’s stunningly beautiful!

[@kaankaan1010]

Vic Line : Ok bro.

[@Kaderon11]

Lol. What a load of bs xD And using mainline train footage as the underground? Really???

[@C9nr9d999]

Most of them are wrong, the bathroom is true, and yeah there are staff maps, I have one

[@openjaws]

Great video, how do you guys stop train perfectly to match the platforms?

[@mapletreegames9053]

Bro should be called Urban Myths 💀🤣

[@JakeSullyAvatar]

I was in the London underground two weeks ago and I can say,the trains were a littlw bit of small,but the tracks on ground were amazing

[@transport_dude]

the drivers are also there when the trains are automatic so that they can open/close doors

[@darktealglasses]

So much better than TTC, 1 horizontal line + a U, and they call the other line with only less than 8 stations a line. That's all TTC has operating for many decades. And strains on seats everywhere.

[@hiku_miu]

this was NOT written but someone from london

[@mackers_855]

Loved the bit where the train drivers in London see a lot of hawks 😂😂😂😂😂very common in London

[@joiedevivre5119]

On London Underground when you're going back late after a drink you think you missed your stop but wake up on your couch or the stairs somehow.

[@Tspeakerman]

The fastest is the metropolitan. The central is not even in the top 3. The top 3 are metropolitan, then victoria then jubilee cuz google can literally tell u

[@Maca_Roma]

The deer jumpscare 🙏😭

[@MPDTransport]

Actually *central* is not the fastest and *bakerloo* is not the slowest, *metropolitan* is fastest and *district* Is slowest

[@daniel_dsouza_]

Yes, all of these are not true. Of course tube trains have lights, take the 1996 stock on the jubilee :/ And also, the district line is not fully automated, the only one that is fully automated is the DLR

[@Grenadier_redcoat]

I don't know about the Underground, but I drive a Commuter Rail passenger train for the MBTA in Boston and sometimes we are in tunnels and we see lots of wires, concrete, gravel, rails, ties, and a hole lot of darkness and stations. And all of the subways or American Undergrounds have cad lights in them including the Commuter Rail.

[@silver47official]

Also, I’ve seen many a Tube driver crap/piss on the tracks.

[@Saeshmea]

Yeah, I've totally missed the last train when changing lines... And when you're going E to W, that means getting a cab because no way I'm changing three buses past midnight 😅 I learned my lesson

[@hitherehumans3400]

Bakerloo is so chill I can’t even fib

[@Youngsnipz69]

Until its the summer

[@BSMAG87]

Yeah, I’ve definitely tapped in, only to get down and find out there aren’t any trains (and got stranded in that area as a consequence - don’t think I even got a refund for the fare! 😂)

[@Zoe_KH]

Imagine the last tube waiting for everyone when they’re smashed out of their gourds and trying to tap in. I mean, theoretically how long would they wait for us? 5 mins? An hour? I would love to live in this dudes version of London 😂

[@jl8217]

The Bakerloo line has a population of blind tube mares...horses, that used to pull the trains, but escaped and became feral.

[@heisafraid]

I know someone who was a train driver until 2021….there literally are lights in there, they dont work in darkness 😂

[@northbytrain]

Yeah... that would be a safety violation- atleast whilst underground or at night.

[@nearlyretired7005]

You talk rubbish

[@nearlyretired7005]

​@@northbytrain And, you talk rubbish

[@northbytrain]

@@nearlyretired7005 Rigghhhtt... any credibility to back that claim or you just gunna leave it that?

[@sharpsdark1271]

I took the Elizabeth line recently, it is definatlry automated as it has these new platform doors that the train doors line up with perfectly. So I do reckon a few other lines are automated.

[@bussesandtrains1218]

They're not.

[@elonmuskyaoi]

HAWKS??? I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WE HAD THOSE HERE

[@PaddyMacWorld]

If you’re in the deep stations near the Thames look at the tunnel mouths. A lot of them have flood doors which can be closed if there’s a major breach. In the tunnels if you look out the windows you’ll see 2 bare copper wires about 6 inches apart. As I understand it a driver can connect a crude phone to them to speak to their control room.

[@LooselyGrope]

The flood gates are out of commission as are the tunnel wires.

[@rachelsl4492]

I'd say the circle line is the slowest. When I lived in London, before moving to the home counties, I avoided using the Circle in order to get to Paddington, so opted for the Bakerloo. Also, re the first one, station staff stop people from accessing the tube station by a certain time.

[@filipfilipovic926]

Im not from anywhere near th UK and I found this interesting

[@christophercranefield]

Subway train drivers in Stockholm isnt allowed to walk up or down stairs while clocked in and is forced to use the elevators. Its so they dont ruin their legs

[@Therealweirdo]

And train drivers don’t know this till this video

[@Danny30011980]

I'm intrigued by the other map - can you do a longer video on that and in more detail?

[@yorkcyclist]

The video is nonsense. The last map is not what they claim; it's the PAYG pricing map, it's not a "tube map".

[@KanishQQuotes]

Also , why aren't there plans for developing stations as commercial spaces for additional revenue ?

[@issalj2661]

Bakerloo is the slowest line? Waterloo & City: Hold my passengers

[@jawbreaker8363]

Waterloo line ? What the hell is that

[@issalj2661]

@@jawbreaker8363 Waterloo & City Line is the shortest line on London Underground, serving only 2 stations

[@fallenfossl]

Whoch ones are automated 😮? Thats cool

[@EaFcmobile877]

The reason why bakerloo line is the slowest is because it is in a Manuel mode while the other lines are runned by a computer (ato)

[@Sarge92]

no one was ever worried about the last train leaving after i got to the station were more worried about it leaving before i even get there

[@mahfuzali643]

"The Central line gets overcrowded" is a huge understatement to how crowded it gets 😂 you're one breath away from harassing someone at all times

[@nice-_one9350]

And then we have Toronto….

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

The last time I was on The Tube in London was on the 25th June 2002 from Heathrow to Piccadilly Circus (apparently the last train) off the last flight from Dublin heading for Soho - Heathrow at that hour is like another planet, I had no idea where I was going in Central London and the tube staff at Heathrow were incredibly arrogant and rude, adding to my terror of travelling alone outside Ireland and I was terrified and scared stiff the whole time, being directly underneath Big Ben at the stroke of Midnight, which frightened the living daylights out of me, having got lost half way up The Mall - what I did notice about the tube even on a chilly night was the intense wall of heat in the tube tunnels and platforms - I spent most of that night in Balan’s Coffee Shop in Soho, heading for Euston the next morning for the train to Manchester but got lost on the Circle Line trying to find Euston with an outdated copy of Spartacus gay guide for London

[@skashax777x]

Wait, what is on the staff tube map to be different? I need it !!

[@aom6168]

Wow 😮❤

[@antonydandrea]

Another video riddled with mistakes

[@VotasBird]

I knew that the Victoria line is automated but also 5 others

[@Zed-not-Zee]

Respect to the drivers. They deserve a better wage for keeping the country moving!

[@marcellion-zn1zi]

i’ve been a plus one in my dads train driver cabin on the picadilly line and there are no lights in the cabin you just sit in darkness

[@Krahe08]

Dude is this written by ai?

[@ThatHeavyIsSpy]

probably lol

[@livcraftmummy]

I live near the central line so I take it alot but once I was coming home from London on the central line and there were so many people on it that we were packed like sardines and the train kept stopping and starting 💀

[@Bazroshan]

The Circle Line in rush hour is the slowest for my money.

[@lerpa171]

Top tip ,actually go to the UK before spreading fiction.

[@muzz040]

1. "You can never miss the last train" It's called the last train for a reason mate... 2. Metropolitan Line is the fastest, hence the "fast" services to Amersham and Chesham 3. Ever heard a cabin light? 4. We have windows in the train mate 5. Dont know 6. False 7. There is a map for the London fire brigade indicating if stations are overground or underground for emergency situations.

[@teletubbyboi4207]

A class 357 is shown for a split second

[@jbnews]

I score this 3/7. 1 - false, you can miss the last train 2 - central is not the fastest line and its crowded for other reasons 3 - trains do have lights in the cabin 5 - trains are not completely automated, braking and speed are sometimes on some lines

[@Man-I-Love-Frogs]

You forgot the animal ones, there's only one true hawk in Britain, deer and foxes are only seen in the average persons life like twice a month so there's no way

[@NortOfficial]

Never ever, in a million years will a driver wait, Never

[@jpdfive]

was watching this picture in picture and couldnt see the description lmao

[@Loki1815]

I, as a 14 year old, travelled in the cab of a Tube Train, albeit from Waterloo to The Bank, and there were lights in the cab. I, as a Londoner, have missed the last Train. All Underground Stations are packed at Rush Hour! Isn't that a Zonal Map? Hardley secret! Didnt this Tube Driver tell you it's pronounced Choob not Toob, you know, like a Tuba, not a Tooba! Oh, dear!

[@wilsoncoleman6649]

The reason the us drivers drive in darkness is the same reason you drive your car with out the interior light on it improves the visibility in the tunnels I’m on the jubilee line but I am pretty sure all the lines have lights in the cab we just don’t use them when driving

[@danipichler2238]

I think everyone forgot to read the caption...

[@davidjma7226]

Number 8 - the London Underground has its own unique species of Mosquito.