London Underground Jubilee Line: That Noise! 18 February 2020

Everyone loves the noise the London Underground Jubilee Line 1996 Stock trains make as they accelerate away from stations. So here it is with several trains at each of four stations! The video was filmed on Tuesday 18 February 2020.

[@Riddle-ho8rv]

When they accelerate it seems like there is no end to the top speed 😂

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

1992 TS trains have a higher acceleration rate.

[@5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns]

@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO 2009 stock: hold my beer

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

@@5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns What I love about the 2009 TS trains is the design of the driver's cab front exterior, the side to side curvature, plus the windows on either side of the central door. However, I don't like the body sides and shell profile, imagine if the 2009 TS trains were designed with the exact same body profile and side windows which extend into the roof as on the 1992 TS, but with the 2009 TS drivers cab front, it would have been perfect. By the way, I was born in July 1974, so I have a bias for Underground trains that were built before 1986, with unpainted aluminium bodies, and metal and wooden interiors. Unfortunately very little film footage exists of District Line R.49 Stock, but one car has survived into preservation at the Acton Depot Museum. I also loved the 1962 TS.

[@cemops8660]

@@5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns Victoria line appears to have the fastest acceleration as exiting a station they always go downhill

[@manman-sg1zt]

It's a piece of metal, and I love it XD.

[@GinoDuke]

Its not the trains making the noise, there is a chap employed by London Underground and he sits in a little room with a violin and its played over the tannoy. He was homeless and used to beg with his violin. Sadiq heard the sound and said "I know what we'll do"

[@alextoft9199]

That's hilarious. 😅 no sacarsm, that is a Zinger! 😅🎺🎻 I love musical surreal humour! 😍

[@duygutaser5129]

@Free YT Films qq

[@paperback2437]

When I come back to London, I want to hear this noise.

[@nightw4tchman]

One of the lines I'll be revisiting first chance I get.

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

It is not a noise, it’s a SOUND

[@VelociraptorAnimations]

@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO noise [nɔɪz] NOUN a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance: "making a noise like a pig" · "what's that rustling noise outside the door?" SIMILAR: sound din hubbub clamour racket uproar tumult sound [saʊnd] NOUN vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear: "light travels faster than sound" So, you're 50% right. Something can be both a noise and a sound, but in this context, it's just a sound, since it isn't unpleasant.

[@kaichung2743]

I think the distinctive noise of the motors is extremely soothing to the ears, it's the best sounding and looking train ever to have run on the London Tube.

[@bonzomcdrumcat4989]

The northern line also uses this tube stock

[@rayannelkachtoul8226]

@@bonzomcdrumcat4989 but not with the same motors

[@bfapple]

@@rayannelkachtoul8226 96 stock and 95 stock use very similar, if not identical motors. It’s the traction electronics that generate the sound.

[@ravenmusic6392]

@@bonzomcdrumcat4989 The stock is different, the 1996 stock is actually older than the 1995 stock and is probably more similar to the 1992 stock in terms of technology

[@honyatwashere]

Funny thing is 96 stock was finished before 95 stock

[@Cpr1234]

Thanks to their cool sound, the 1996 stock is one of my favourite trains on the London Underground. From a non-Londer.

[@farhanarahman2634]

Cpr1234 same

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

I prefer it’s older twin, the 1995 train stock

[@damienmanu117]

@@MalaysianAviator737-8 that is actually younger in actual build 😁

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

Damien Manu i just discovered it. Too sad i The track quality isnt up to par making it slow as hell. I actually thought its age was the reason and the 1996 stock was its twin on steroids

[@YujiUedaFan]

It's weird that so many underground trains of different ages and different sounds exist.

[@forza223bowe5]

Best sounding trains on the network

[@zainallahwala4485]

Victoria line is the best :(

[@zainallahwala4485]

Has the best sound

[@MatteoMariano]

General Zain Victoria close 2nd!

[@gisar.6539]

And Central close 3rd, with Overground in 4th place

[@aneshsenthilprabu5824]

Yessir

[@Sh4un1r1k]

Remember going on these with my mother back in the 90s. Love the sounds, love the sound of the doors and their unique fast motion and their wrap-around design. Going on these were a treat. Still one of my favourites.

[@levs5319]

Imagine a Tesla with this sound 🤤

[@ICE-gm8jd]

I would litteraly lick the tesla.

[@Ritchi_9260]

oof

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

I’d have a hard time getting to work as I’d nut every time I start driving forwards

[@AJS_117]

You can do now with US versions via the boom box.

[@Ritchi_9260]

Lol

[@LexiTheLazy]

If the Jubilee Line gets new trains they MUST reproduce this sound with speakers or something

[@UnknownUser-kp4nb]

The jubilee has a very distinct futuristic sound and it's why it's so cool but if you want a more traditional sound, visit a picadilly or central line.

[@Farleigh1050]

Central line? That bursts your ears

[@mst4309]

The echoes at the huge Canary Wharf station makes it better :)

[@encryptedaviation1452]

I absolutely love that sound, sounds like something out of star wars, like some ship entering hyperspeed

[@ehboijay4790]

I love the jubilee sound when it accelerates and slows down, the sound is amazing. I could listen to it all day lol

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

There's a video explaining why trains make these kinds of noises and it was the first time I ever heard this one. Now I'm addicted to the sound.

[@voxley19]

Thanks very much for watching.

[@joeymandrews]

Anyone remember those days before wearing face coverings was mandatory on public transport? And not seeing one single sticker or poster saying "Please keep your distance"... seems like such a distant memory now 😔😔😔

[@eduardoblancas8452]

Yes. Here in Chalco, Mexico we are one of the mexican valley mounicipalities that have more cases of COVID u_u. But If You have readen Manuel Payno's novel, You may visit Chalco.

[@jopu7004]

Yes I remember and unfortunately it does feel like for ages I've not been able to travel

[@LondonMapping2]

I will never forget this

[@beardedbaldie2698]

Those days will be back one day, we can’t wear masks forever. Riding the Tube has become a depressing experience since the pandemic

[@mr8I7]

That day is over! 😀

[@sirennaz]

This is one of the best trains on earth in my opinion

[@voxley19]

Thanks very much for watching.

[@sirennaz]

@@voxley19 yw

[@CRANBERRIYS]

true I love jubilee❤

[@TheSearleFamily123]

The reason why it makes those sounds is because of its traction system. It uses GEC Alsthom GTO-VVVF.

[@amarg.247]

They use the same motor that they use for the class 465 and 466, I think

[@amarg.247]

@@roastedfanta9474 Do you play SCR, you a SG?

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

@@amarg.247 scr eh lol

[@MatthewK421]

@@amarg.247 not the same motor but the same company who made the motors

[@LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC]

It sounds similar to the Metrovalencia trains honestly

[@BrokenIET]

When I was 6 or 7 I went to London and I think it was one of my first times on a train, so now the 1996 stock is just cemented into my brain what a tube train should sound like

[@malo66]

That is the ALSTOM (name of manufacturer) sound. It is identical to the vast majority of RER trains in the Paris region. The RER (regional express network) is a bit like our Overground.

[@joegage5893]

in our place we have only siemens or bombardier igbt vvvf

[@Simulation101YT]

Those traction motors are French? Thought they were made by Metro Cammel or something

[@malo66]

@@Simulation101YT Depends on year of manufacture. Metro Cammell ceased production 16 years ago. It was taken over by GEC Alsthom, then acquired by Alstom. So to answer your question, the motors were made in UK, but the company is now French.

[@ctra1ns]

Yes Alstom made the 96 stock, and the motor is a 90s alstom motor

[@v31.48]

@@joegage5893 Our electric buses have Siemens motors, but they have an amazing roaring sound to them! (VDL Citea LLE-99)

[@lewylaughs]

they have been my favorite londond underground train since i was a kid lol. and they sound amazing, if only the newer ones kept this sound lol

[@bc8724]

I may be the only one... But... "Have you ever heard of ycgma...?"

[@dreadhorizontv]

Ayup

[@bc8724]

@@dreadhorizontv _Oh hello_

[@yukiyasu0102]

The jubilee line is my favorite on the London Underground.

[@paulkavanagh3361]

Anybody from Vancouver, Canada will think this is very similar to the sound of the Skytrain. It's so much more pleasing than the avalanche of metal that comes barreling down the tracks here in NYC 😂😂😂

[@matthewsvideos8235]

Those old original trains in Vancouver nearing 40 years old are sounding like an avalanche of metal when they come into a station. Some places the inside of the train was loud around 100 decibels. When they do start they sound like they have a three speed transmission.

[@benjaminbrown3939]

I wish I had an electric car that sounded like that at low speeds!

[@MTBTYLERINITTT]

Oh I love that sound been on that one many times heard the sounds so much its lovely

[@TheSearleFamily123]

A lot of people may think the changes of sounds are of the train changing gear, which isn't true. So many train enthusiasts will tell you that it's because it uses motors from GEC Alsthom (the company who supplied the motors for this train) and mostly "GTO-VVVF inverters". The GTO is actually the name of the transistor/thyristor technology used, but not all sounds relate to the transistor technology. The sound you hear is caused by the VVVF drive pulsing out an artificial AC wave from a DC supply. And again, it's not the train changing gear, it's caused by a byproduct of how the software has been programmed. When we use pulse-width modulation with AC motors in 3-phase configurations, we require 2 sets of transistors for both positive and negative, and since we have 3 phases it means we need a total of 6 transistors. GTO thyristors (as our so called transistors) can only pulse at about 400 times a second. This means when we reach a certain speed, we need to cut out some pulses to stop the transistors being overloaded. And since the pulsing is what causes the sound, each time we remove pulses the sound goes back down. Then we have it; the distinctive sounds of the Jubilee line 1996 tube stock!

[@voxley19]

Thanks for the great comment and for watching.

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

The next generation of Underground trains will be fart-powered

[@bfapple]

The short story is that the traction electronics generate the sound. Hard to read a comment when it isn’t separated into paragraphs 😉

[@lexie5973]

Thanks for posting. I thought I was alone in loving the sounds from the Jubilee Line.

[@kamonbruhh]

I’m in Canada rn for family reunion but I really wanna come back to London for this sound 🥶

[@Darklord666123]

There is something oddly satisfying with the Underground motors accelerating and also decelerating.... beautiful!

[@RBLX123]

It’s like a F1 race car

[@mkhl2906]

LONG LIVE THAT SOUND

[@joffdorling3562]

Great video mate I really like watching your videos it's great to watch 😊👍💜💜

[@fabianedebenetti2971]

How I miss London, especially the underground.

[@supercarsnaviation6148]

Yessir

[@randomguy9897]

There's a reason why London puts barriers on the tube line

[@nomen_est_pluto]

There's a reason they fail

[@nomen_est_pluto]

but seriously i don't see barriers on the rail they sound definitely put some on

[@TheRetroReboot]

The departing sound of that train sounds like a worse version of the Transperth C series train

[@JustaMinecraftgoat]

Every video with a 1996 is amazing

[@troycollins7367]

I hope this sound doesn’t change or go away

[@natmartin0907]

Jubilee and Victoria line trains will forever be my favourites because of the noise the acceleration makes.

[@lu96ts]

The best sound I've ever heard.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

That noise is NOTHING to the ear splitting sounds you get inside the carriages along certain parts of the track. TFL should either issue warnings about unsafe decibel levels or issue earplugs.

[@2760ade]

Agree! I went from Westminster to Stanmore yesterday, absolutely deafening at times, and a really rough ride at some points. Still love the Jubilee though!

[@nasero3315]

Wonderful! 😁

[@weewoo6943]

Literally the first thing that comes to mind is Wilbur Soot's Jubilee Line

[@SpotterCrazyperson]

Nice sound!

[@Drizzile2744]

sounds like Singapore North East Line C751A

[@kujrsa]

0:27 sounds very similar to an F1 N/A V10

[@supercarsnaviation6148]

Haha yes very accurate

[@trevorkeyes1639]

great sound

[@Sonic7368]

*Really Good Motor Sound*

[@jadenaaronbrown1232]

Best sounding 1 Victoria 2 jubilee 3 central 4 S stock

[@ace_reject]

It’s pretty cool. Gives me Dr Who vibes. 😂

[@sazzaless]

Theres something oddly soothing about this noise

[@amarg.247]

Defo turn ur volume up when listening to this.

[@10reubenl]

My favourite sounding tube trains

[@mkhl2906]

I love this sound

[@d947]

Best sound on the tube!

[@the_player392]

this is the only time i enjoy barely missing train

[@tfljunction699]

3 best lines in my opinion, jubilee northern and bakerloo line and I travel on all of them a lot

[@fearfulhamster]

I love that noise-

[@T5L3R-_-]

This sounds the same as the purple line train in Singapore

[@AxmPlays]

The nicest sounding train on the London Underground, I wish to go on it although I don't have a reason to go and I'm the type to go stratford from west ham

[@JackAndEmilyVids]

Bond Street to Waterloo is terrible I did it yesterday 😬

[@GSU_Panther_Nation]

Literally reminds me of a subway leaving on the Shanghai Metro Line 2

[@Farleigh1050]

Lol

[@nicholashoi3155]

Wow the motor sounds similar to Singapore's SBS Transit North East Line (c751a)

[@maureenferrer6119]

Sounds like the NEL C751a in Singapore

[@vangledosh]

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ahhh never gets old

[@1992-Stock]

I like the 1996 motors

[@benjaminjgallagher]

Why is it that two similar (largely identical) types of tube stock, those on the Northern and those on the Jubilee, have such vastly different noises?

[@forza223bowe5]

Because the 1995 stock on the Northern line, has a different design spec

[@malo66]

Northern Line trains get electricity from lines in a more efficient way than Jubilee line trains and can switch very large chunks of current very quickly without damaging the systems of the trains. That is why Northern Line stock does not make that whooping screaming noise when it starts, which Jubilee line stock does.

[@forza223bowe5]

Malcolm Hartney The Northern and Jubilee have the same motors, just different VF drives. The top end noise of the 95 stock is identical to the 96 stock

[@malo66]

@@forza223bowe5 Thanks. And what is a VF drive?

[@forza223bowe5]

Malcolm Hartney It means variable frequency motors

[@ShivanandPrabhoo]

Good video

[@officialmuseumoftranspo]

I like the Engine sound!

[@examswillkillmeoneday1265]

I was trying to find that hellish screeching and howling when the train is off in the tunnel, but I don't know what line it is that does that. This sound though I've always liked. It sounds like I'm warping off somewhere :]

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

Its really sad that they are getting rid of the old motors

[@lincoln8732]

100% the best sound

[@Peter-ty6hb]

0:21 oi mate find anything up there? -Someone 👹

[@lmj9517]

jubilee line - sound of the f1!

[@leejoey3287]

Everyone love the 96000 series/1996 stock accelerating

[@cameronleehorace]

I prefer the sound of the 1972 stock, but with everything going more electric and auto the ones on the Jubilee Line are the new level of pleasure

[@urmipatel5704]

That noise!

[@starexesaver]

Welcome to train station.

[@thehostingmetalpetal]

This sound reminds me of the sound of the H train model from berlin.

[@BritishProductions]

That sound remind me the Alstom Frota F sound of São Paulo Subway

[@vincentkohlumcfan22]

Ah good ole chap Jubilee

[@jijokoshyksjijo3989]

wow.. screaming f1 engine back from 2005-206😁😁😘❤️

[@Michael-jv1mq]

Do they have traction motors on every bogie? Because you hear the acceleration sound very clearly, no matter if you are at the third wagon or at the first wagon.

[@transportflick923]

Michael 1213 no. Some carriages such as the second to last are dead quiet.

[@forza223bowe5]

Front and middle carriages and rear are motored. 4 out of 7 cars are motored

[@OffTheRailsUK]

Who doesn't love the Met-Cam motors of '96 stocks and the electric networkers? Something is wrong if you hate it

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

The R Stock which served on the District Line from 1950-1983 sounded better

[@AnandamoyeeRahman]

Wha-

[@penguin2719]

This sound is up there with the m1 grand ping

[@emilianohaskurti9344]

They Shoud Have The These Trains On The Piccadilly Line!

[@ZLDSmogless]

They should have them on every line!

[@darragney623]

ZLD Smogless I like 4 seats on the bakerloo line they should have them on the jubilee line it would be epic

[@IbnUmar848]

Or maybe the 1995 stocks. Have you noticed how it is that train inside?

[@MalaysianAviator737-8]

BlacK X it has a gorgeous interior and bright lighting. Too much blue in it though. Would love to see some trains retain the yellow handrails

[@corruptedshinnok9831]

Best sound ngl

[@samstancer5528]

im more of a car guy personally rather than a train person but my god do they sound good

[@voxley19]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Tanquecrack1TheBoss]

Hi From Madrid 🙂

[@voxley19]

I was in Madrid in January 2020 and made lots of videos there. I love Madrid. Thanks for watching.

[@miahaskurti4539]

I Love It Too!

[@theunknown2470]

Which one is faster at accelerating. The 2009 stock or these. I would say these. (Keep in mind the 2009 stock has a higher operating speed)

[@Farleigh1050]

The London Victoria Line 2009 Stock. The jubilee line-you can hardly hear the train kn the inside. Like the S stock, except for the turns and when you get into Bow Road from the Upminster side on the district line its so loud

[@ganderranaway4162]

Sounds like the TTC T1

[@hiyoppyrappytoho]

Why are you using red in London underground（tube）?

[@flavoursofsound]

1:17 eeeEeeEehrererrererr WHUUUEERP WHUUÖP WOooOoOoOoeoeeoeOeOeoiihihihhhhshhhhhHhHhhHh....

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

It sounds like a class 465/2

[@lindamensah6886]

Please do S stock noise.

[@piewod]

hello, can i use this sound for a video?

[@voxley19]

Yes. Thanks for watching.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

I don't get it. The 1996 is made by Alstom, and the 465s are made by British Rail, so how can they have the same sounds?

[@bimmingham]

Metro Cammell became Alstom, and BREL had different sounding motors of which their equipment were replaced with Hitachi motor equipment in 2010/11

[@YouTubes_NPC]

"There's a reason that London puts barriers on the tube line there's a reason that London puts barriers on the rails there's a reason... They fail"

[@gamingx5750]

Can you do fastest time Simone has ever went on the jubilee line

[@muradsaud7669]

Woah woah, we're not going to Gta5 are we?

[@LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC]

Google says the Northern line is noisiest when the truth is the Jubilee line is the loudest.