What Is It Like To Work On The London Underground? | The Tube

[@Danechip]

Hannah Dadds (16 October 1941 - 5 December 2011)[1][2] was a British train driver known for being the first female train driver on the London Underground. 16.00 mins in. RIP. Bless you.

[@benkerry2006]

No, she was on the underground for around 38 years

[@IdkYtStumbleguys]

​@@benkerry2006 so 38yrs old?

[@DevonRingerEwan]

​@@IdkYtStumbleguys no you cant start working when your 0

[@deadlylilgames3963]

Wow died one day before I was born

[@mitchg1486]

Why am addicted to this series?

[@johnvonhorn2942]

All aboard! Let's ride those rails. I did a Marylebone to Epping yesterday because that's the way I like to roll.

[@kevelliott]

Yep!

[@johanbruijnooge6818]

Because it is cheaper than heroïne or cocaïne, some person.

[@Danechip]

Because it was amazing. Not sure when it was made, just found this shit by accident on KZbin. I have watched it over and over again.

[@Danechip]

@@johanbruijnooge6818 lol

[@maxmullen6337]

14,000 staff! Where do they hide? I haven’t seen one in years. Unless they are invisible. Yes, that’s it. They are invisible. Well done.

[@TheStevenWhiting]

A lot have gone since they've closed loads of the ticket offices.

[@heyya2073]

Yep, since oysters and then contactless arrived, there’s been no need for as many of them. I think the ones left just help direct tourists and stop people jumping the barriers

[@foxayfox]

Old Man I’m only in London once a month and I always see staff at every station?

[@fintanbeirne7261]

@@foxayfox Theres staff but very few compared to how it used to be

[@cjmillsnun]

Many of them are engineering staff in depots. Many are night only who work in the tunnels when the tube shuts down.

[@SiVlog1989]

Hannah Dadds died 6/7 years after this was filmed in December 2011. Undoubtedly one of the most underrated female achievers in history

[@charlieminaj2]

SiVlog who?

[@SiVlog1989]

@@charlieminaj2 she was the first woman to drive train in service on the Underground

[@boskee]

@Alex Denton117 To the contrary. Her name is well remembered, unlike that of a nobody like yourself.

[@BossySwan]

Bless her

[@fbi8552]

@@charlieminaj2 16:18

[@MeganMcIntosh]

It would be great to see an update on all the people featured on this show.

[@mason_h3849]

Jackie drives on the district line

[@jamesdavison1786]

Mason_H how do you know

[@charlieminaj2]

James Davison go on the underground🙃🥴

[@aineisokay7238]

This was filmed 15 years ago. Most are retired now

[@avacado6399]

áine is okay no you work till your in your mid 60s in the UK

[@myfragilelilac]

I used to suffer from agoraphobia in my 20s. Its usually something that happens after a mental breakdown or so. At least it was for me. Not the train itself in particular. But the fear of having a panic attack in a trapped situation.

[@Eliteerin]

Do you mean claustrophobia?

[@dayerex1582]

Please upload this more often!

[@RealityEscapeeMeeeeeee]

Who narrated this programme? His voice is wonderfully soothing.

[@TheLittletwitcher]

Jonathan Kydd according to Google

[@shaunpierce4174]

Did you just assume his gender? 😎🤣🤣

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

Yeah it's so relaxing. I was just watching the intro thinking it's funny the images they're showing aren't calm, but I feel safe and soothed by the voiceover and the music.

[@Enviri]

@@shaunpierce4174 you did as well, also its pretty obvious

[@paulec2634]

@@shaunpierce4174 Hope you are joking main man.

[@michaelhobbs3426]

Monty is a very strong person at challenging ticket touts no one messes with him no chance for ticket tout evaders.

[@ifn_media]

Amazing the engineer has bare arms inches away from the live rail - why wouldn't he use a rubber throw!

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

Cuz he's Jimmy Big Bollocks

[@ScreamOG1]

He’s over-sized balls are grounding him

[@noobian3314]

i swear they said the current was off

[@DaedalusYoung]

@@noobian3314 No, he says at 11:20 that they're working inches away from the high voltage, then says it's quicker than wasting time taking the current off. So the current was still on.

[@kylehill3643]

@@DaedalusYoung Do you think it will turn off after touching it? 🤣

[@andrewwild1610]

Love this series - it’s addictive! And this episode is the best …. And Jackie Blanchard is an absolute natural - at her job and on the screen. I had to learn how to cross electrified track safely as a train driver and you think the hand of death is going to grab your ankle!

[@NeilShearer-ok2gi]

Even us track workers have to do the LU basic track awareness exam

[@RichardFelstead1949]

I'm enjoying these videos. keep them coming please.

[@bestar0013]

Thank you for making our journey more easy, lots of respect to all of you.. Be safe 🙏

[@DavidWood2]

2:35 Yellow District Line? More likely she meant the yellow Circle Line or the green District Line.

[@ovaltineforlife4778]

Probably meant "yellow and District line".

[@WeirMichael]

She meant the bus route

[@ovaltineforlife4778]

@@WeirMichael what bus route?

[@jamesdavison1786]

Wee Patriotic Ladd come again

[@BossySwan]

Lemon and Lime Line

[@ionawhitney8035]

When I was an IT teacher in the US part of the instruction was taking the HS students up a 20’ steel ladder and at the top they needed to step backward 2’ onto a cement landing and they could not see what they were stepping on. In this room was 440V, 220V, phone cabinets, and Internet connections along with a noisy AC unit. I would stand behind the students ready to grab them around the waist as they stepped backwards. I never lost one, but it sure gave me nightmares the night before.

[@flamegaming1846]

what can i say except congrats on being a new station assistant

[@avacado6399]

Good on Jackie she seems so nice

[@amandahudson431]

Duct tape fixes everything!!

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

I know right. I was thinking maybe I could be an engineer for TFL. I always say you can fix most things with duct tape and zip ties.

[@JHA854]

"That's another satisfied customer" hahaha

[@jayrap94]

I honestly think that I would have failed the track walk/ track cross test - I would probably freeze in the middle of the track from fear of touching one of the electrified rails. I probably won't be applying to work for any of the railways I guess.

[@mt_mastermindx8069]

I had someone who did that later on in their career whilst a train was coming. She just panicked. We got her calmed and out the way. Unfortunately they don't do this for new starters anymore which is a shame because it helps you respect the environment and see how big the trains really are

[@johnshawradio]

love jackie so much

[@suetownsend1656]

Totally agree. What a sweet and genuine lady 🙂

[@juliangriffiths9583]

jackie looks like such a nice lady wouldve loved to meet her but this is filmed in 2002

[@SprattyHeath]

I have actually been in a cab ride of a Victoria Line, suprising to say I never felt scared or claustrophobic in there

[@silentakafantasytsg1526]

I have an incredible fear to the underground but becasue I'm very sensitive to pressure

[@THEVIEW-tx5yd]

Thought 16:40 was Geoff Marshall

[@jamesdavison1786]

THE VIEW5652 he’s in series 1 episode 2

[@CityWhisperer]

5:53 the face of the guy on the right side of the screen tho 😂😂

[@HedleyOnTheHill]

i love the fact that every time you see the D stock its still white with the red front

[@CaptainJackSparrowisreal]

16:59 a class 455 at Wimbledon station

[@dez3540]

They're still running today - or were you just pointing out the old livery lol?

[@michaelhobbs3426]

That is scary walking across the live rails you got to be so careful on your feet not to touch the live track that requires balance. One wrong or incorrect step over and you would not be well as currents are powerful and dangerous like when we used to do the physical vandergtaph generator and the electric shock therapy obstacle in tough mudder.

[@tob19]

Jackie's family looks like a bunch of wizards

[@samanthony2188]

good point ps1 hagrid

[@seangannon193]

Jackie is a real sweet woman, good luck to her

[@xigbar1994]

I'd like to think she's still working on the underground but this series is 15+ years old by now.

[@dez3540]

@@xigbar1994 I don't know why I have a feeling I spotted her driving on the District about a year ago or so - she seems lovely from this series.

[@alexdavis5766]

@@xigbar1994 I saw her working a year or so after this first aired and she said she got lots of people spotting her which was nice, I often travel from kings cross and will look for her next time.

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Hugest respects to Hannah RIP to her

[@kylehill3643]

12:10. Simple household tape. 🤣🤣🤣. They didn't have to do anything weird with the track it seemed that day.

[@paulec2634]

Great video, definitely filmed in 2004 though, as that's the date on the CCTV monitors in the station control room.

[@noobian3314]

7:28 that concentration 🤣🤣

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

thanks for posting this video!!!

[@sarahlonie4446]

Would love to hear and see what the drivers actually see down their!!

[@markmiller6402]

There is a really good documentary called Ghosts of the Underground on here, it’s really eye opening.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Down their whats ¿?

[@allanmarsh1]

Old but interesting. The track-walk supervisor for the trainees had a kiwi accent.

[@TR9trainspotting]

Lovin this series

[@dr_dafuq1054]

I love the series, glad there's 3 seasons. However, I do want to express an issue I have, which I hope qualifies as constructive criticism: please tone down the titles. They are so often exaggerated, sometimes to the point of mistruth.

[@samborpuskas]

Yay! It's back!

[@franciswadsworth-lj08cvx]

As you see the training centre, Ashfield House in west kensington. I was at Ashfield House when I started TfL almost 6 years back, went to west Ashfield mockup Station was good but had to learn everything

[@allantoft9961]

Good to know that the CCTV system in the london tube is held together with electrical tape🤣

[@gnnascarfan2410]

That is Metronet for you.

[@ewanetty2041]

When’s the next one coming out?

[@ewan_rbx4690]

Ngl, I have a bit of a fear when the jubilee line goes underground from St. John’s Wood to Swiss Cottage

[@H001_Gaming]

Why

[@Aviationrail]

Jackie used to live near me

[@pawpatrolnews]

I feel kinda bad for the second ever tube train driver...

[@RBenjo21]

16:33 - nice to see trade unions have been getting things wrong since the dawn of time...

[@sarahlonie4446]

Most of the London Underground is build in the old plague pits

[@DJ_Andreas]

11:04 A door out the front! How cool is that?!

[@snn6262]

All London rolling stock have this.

[@SprattyHeath]

It's a feature that they must have for emergency evacuation reasons

[@NeilShearer-ok2gi]

Not only tracks where there are live rails also on network rail infrastructure there are overhead lines which carry 25kv ac

[@fewgrain4245]

Yey Season 2

[@Harmonikdiskorde]

Is it typical to put trainees at a very complex station like King's Cross? Or did she earn that place by scoring so well on the exam?

[@TheSniper9752]

I know right. Its like studying basic level physics and getting thrown into CERN. A little unfair but atleast if she relocates then it'll be a piece of cake.

[@JCrook1028]

Would it be more fair to move someone off a slower line where they normally work to replace them with the new people? New people go where people are needed. Seems pretty straightforwward to me.

[@kercchan3307]

sink or swim

[@stephthestar90]

@@TheSniper9752 Or studying one or two law modules and then being expected to handle a very high profile court case, or studying basic economics and being elected as Minister of Finance or Chancellor

[@mt_mastermindx8069]

Super late to the party but you don’t get a choice where you go. It’s wherever there is vacancies

[@CarePeers]

Thank you for sharing. It is interest to see thing on the other side of the world. By the way, I am living in Hong Kong. The subway system has some similarity as that in London. The system here opened in 1970s.

[@DanVerde]

Love the series. too bad it is outdated regarding a lot of aspects.

[@paulec2634]

What's bad about that? Unless you watching these videos for essential up to date info, it's very interesting to see how it was in 2004. Essentially little has changed in terms of the job of customer service assistant on the Tube since then.

[@Bellazago2023]

I actually have a fear of the underground so if you have any tips to help me pls tell I’m also clostrophbic

[@world_shorts.]

Well, just take a deep breath in and hold for 4 and back out, then walk down there and feel the thrill of the wind blowing in your face as that metal sideways straw pulls in to the station, think it like that, then keep breathing normally eventually you'll get used to it, I was also scared of the doors, but remember, there's another person driving the train, I once got stuck in the door, but it doesn't hurt. It just feels like 500g of pressure hitting me.

[@world_shorts.]

Eventually the driver opened the door, but hey! Dont worry about that, just worry about nothing. Hope this helps!

[@thihal123]

I guess I don’t understand why it’s wrong to buy a ticket from a ticket tout.

[@mumblic]

or how they make money ??

[@TheSniper9752]

tihi, What would you rather do, Pay some bloke outside a station a fiver that'll go into his drug fund, or buying one from a ticket machine, where that money will go into maintaining and improving the London Underground?

[@mumblic]

@@TheSniper9752 Please explain how those blokes get there tickets !!

[@mumblic]

@@detournetworkuk Ok but how can they sell them for 1 pound How do they make money. Why is the transport company complaining? They got their money! Sorry it does not make any sense!

[@mumblic]

@@detournetworkukSorry you are just making stuff up That's clearly not what you can see in the video

[@axolotlgamer615]

somebody forgot to tell spark about the old maida vale

[@samspencer7765]

Does it take a long time to turn the traction current on and off? If so how come? :)

[@Camberwell86]

"Do you think the queen could become a train driver?" The queen can drive trucks mate do your research (._.)

[@richard3593]

Woohoo!!! Episode 2!

[@movie-class]

Idiot Season 2 episode 2

[@Mnrr6131]

@@movie-class he made an error no need for name calling dude

[@rufusfromjohto7515]

Jacqui should have moved up north, the Tyne and Wear metro is overhead lines.

[@David-c5i8b]

Is Hanna still alive today ?

[@samborpuskas]

'Trespissing' EDIT: 10:28

[@Kanbei11]

Officer Crabtree after he stopped being a gendarme

[@CaptainJackSparrowisreal]

I see a class 455 south west trains in the background

[@BossySwan]

16:32 certainly not the first time the unions have talked out of their arse

[@Komrad_Yuri]

I like how they talk so much about the voltage in the rails when amperage is the part of electricity that will kill you

[@pilotboy2612]

Correct but practically speaking you also need the higher volts as ohms law suggests

[@NeilShearer-ok2gi]

630 volts DC 3000amps

[@смиренный-х2б]

Why am I watching this. I'm from the States

[@lajole9501]

Obviously nothing to watch in the states as your President has shut it all down.

[@DerekMartell]

Right? I am too, it's such a fascinating treat. I enjoy those random bits, like 2002 shows about London's underground, that give a window to a certain time, culture, and feel. Like how neat is this stuff?

[@peterclinch6740]

Google Kieran patrick Kelly.....😎 from Australia.....

[@davidrivera9743]

@@DerekMartell interesting pre-Oyster problems. Has Oyster routed the Tours?

[@benalbo1027]

im from the states too i like the dc metro moree tho ngl

[@toby.maximillian]

Your fired.

[@artificialash]

What is the music from this

[@He_who_likes_everything]

5:24, wut woz ze beeep for

[@nfc2941]

Do more updates

[@countteddy]

she is so cute..........I guess she is in charge now.......

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Who jackie? She is isnt she.

[@jazzbaby6]

She left the job 7 years ago.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

@@jazzbaby6 why arent you at work???????

[@sotyfan73]

That's a shame, I always hoped she may have went on to become a driver.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

@@sotyfan73 well actually ive read another comment to say thats exactly whats she did. Het name is jackie blanchard apparently

[@NipponKiwi]

Where do the touts get the tickets from and how do they make a profit?

[@basicgaming1619]

They either pick them up off floor or out of bins from what people have thrown cos they're finished with them or they actually ask commuters for them when they're leaving the stations. The touts will then sell them on to incoming passengers at a cheaper price. Obviously doesn't include oyster cards just ur normal single /returns to that station

[@NipponKiwi]

@@basicgaming1619 Thanks for that. Have never been to the UK. It is amazing what people do to get money and survive!

[@bradskeels9649]

Rosco you don’t see ticket touts now a days this was like 15 years ago lol. 99% of people use a Oyster card to go through the barriers or even there mobile phones lol.

[@muzz040]

When I heard Kings Cross I knew her career was going to be bad

[@itzjac4370]

is there a season 4

[@michaelhobbs3426]

That’s where I went I got my doe gold from the duchess of Wessex it was a massive gathering and a very hot summers day me and the others all dressed up smart in our suits and ties getting presented. It was such an honour to be there.

[@pauljordan4452]

Did anybody faint?

[@tobeytransport2802]

Why would you like to buy a ticket from a tout? It’s always more expensive

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

Are they? That is mad then I assumed they were cheaper. I know when I was in Paris I used touts, cuz I think they were cheaper, but also they could help me navigate. I couldn't understand the machines and the staff didn't seem helpful.

[@sergeyw8864]

Why not simply give these workers PPE. Not fucking hard is it? As an electrician you have to wear protective gloves, boots and tools. Why dont the rail workers get PPE since they have to face higher voltage and have less h&s training. Bet the managers could easily be sued if someone dies just because they do not bother giving out £100 per person to keep them safe

[@nojustnoffs]

Oh yes, fix your hair six *edited* seven more times, that'll do the trick.

[@sound5270]

1:59 imagine

[@carolesmith4864]

How much is the fare on the underground?

[@sickboisadventures]

Depends where you want to go

[@secretslayer1234]

5:21 The women’s face to that guy…

[@TheDaxter11]

You know, I'll never understand why the people who buy from the ticket touts get so mad at the people who work at the Underground. Yeah, you were ripped off. Yeah, you have a right to want your money back. However, you're getting mad at the wrong people. Instead of getting pissy with the people who are just doing their jobs, how about you go and look for the guy who sold you the ticket instead? Go and get your money back from the right person.

[@wolfreicherter748]

gawd, how old is this?

[@pilierofq]

Just stand in front of the station and when you see a ticket sale bust um! Just need I guy and also if they do it enough people will think twice about buying.

[@TruckFan542]

Don’t forget to mind the gap

[@julianaannabell2798]

When im 5 years old i am already addicted to underground on this channel

[@gergestead5382]

275 get facts right! Geoff they ned you!

[@goodwood-rc4nx]

wondering why took so long to upload most of these tube progs shown first in early 2000's

[@Fs3i]

Because Spark bought the rights to those documentaries, and they now want to make their money back. Episodic releases do increase viewership, and thus, money. Sure, it'd be great to push them out all at once, but I do get the scheduled releases. It's not only that it leads to more organic views (you are in their "subscribed" feed more often, for example), but also the KZbin algorithm seems to favor periodic uploads compared to bursts.

[@RealityEscapeeMeeeeeee]

Maybe just be grateful you're getting to see them and stop whining.

[@jxpt8935]

3:25 cringe

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Still using CRT monitors in this day and age?

[@kaworubloodpaw]

This is an old series. If it were uploaded any earlier, there would be copyright issues.

[@julik7027]

this was filmed in 2002

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Ah didn't know that lol! @@julik7027

[@petehiggins33]

Yes, I'm watching this on a CRT, monitor, how did you know?

[@tarahtheshepherd9154]

Yah

[@DeconvertedMan]

yay the tube! why not have gloves on at least?! O_o;

[@paulec2634]

Back when a human was a man or a woman....

[@mason9627]

420 volts nice

[@St1ckM0nk3y]

moar!!!

[@movie-class]

You can’t even spell

[@jacksugden8190]

How does Jackie do the shifts (the cost), travelling 22 miles to/from St. Albans to London everyday?.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Subsidielgittug travel

[@TheSniper9752]

She gets a staff oyster I believe, which allows free travel.

[@JosieShmelon]

It's only 20 minutes and her train goes straight into that station anyway 😂 plus cheap travel! St Alban's is one of the big commuter hubs for people working in London!

[@redstonerelic]

Why is ticket touting Illegeal? As long as the tickets are legal and not used, then they should be allowed to be sold. Even if at a higher price, thats capitalism

[@markmiller6402]

Why would you buy a ticket at a higher price?

[@karendegenerous8044]

Being a mother is challenging but it’s not a sane reason to become a Mum. She has a children, at least one them is still young and doesn’t want to come home to a motherless home after his day at school - let alone be shifted from pillar to post in the summer holidays and Christmas etc, she should start to think about her children first, go for a job when it’s the correct time.

[@markmiller6402]

Surely that’s her decision, not yours?