New Yorker Rides the London DLR & Elizabeth Line from Greenwich to Central London

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7 ай бұрын

I ride the London Docklands Light Rail (DLR) from Greenwich to Canary Wharf as a native New Yorker. I thought it was very efficient and clean! I then transfer to the Elizabeth Line to Central London.
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Recorded November 11, 2023
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@louisetregomorgan4907 7 ай бұрын

You made the trip with such ease. Goes to show public transport is user friendly for any tourist visiting London.

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I find the public transit in London to be generally straightforward.

@michaelleiper 7 ай бұрын

I don't know - he could have used the lift at the first station. He didn't have to use the stairs...

@dianastevenson131 6 ай бұрын

@@michaelleiperThe one lift at Cutty Sark station is tiny and there are always queues to use it, with pushchairs, suitcases etc.

@robs720 6 ай бұрын

tell me you're american without telling me you're american, use your legs 🤣@@michaelleiper

@kathleenturney4240 7 ай бұрын

I love it; no graffiti, garbage and polite people. Those platform train doors are innovative. No one can be pushed onto the tracks. Love it.

@tinamartina1801 7 ай бұрын

I am not already 7 years out of UK and London. Miss it! ❤️Never seen these platforms train doors before7 years. I think 🤔 they are NEW. 👍 I moved to the Netherlands,but can not compare it to UK.

@SlivOfficial 7 ай бұрын

UK IS THE BEST!

@joejames1794 7 ай бұрын

Polite is a stretch lol many say the English are rude

@tinamartina1801 7 ай бұрын

@@joejames1794 Ido not think so. I used to live in U.K and they are extremely HONEST people, "aristocratic" , but, can be cruel if you are not respectful. Much more cultured than in other countries, always say "sorry" 😊. The BEST country in the world. From history as well. Always wanted to live there or in France. 👍my opinion,thx

@MousePotato 7 ай бұрын

@@tinamartina1801 Thank You. You're welcome back here anytime.

@asclepi 7 ай бұрын

The DLR operates typically without a driver, giving passengers amazing views from the front seats! On some occasions, they may be driven manually. "See it, Say it, Sorted" in this context "sorted" means "we (the police) will take care of it." It's the UK equivalent of "if you see something, say something." In this context, using "sorted" instead of "we'll sort it" makes the line catchier and implies that the issue will be handled swiftly and without delay.

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

That's amazing that the DLR is driverless!

@Albatross-365 7 ай бұрын

This service was driverless. The staff member usually stands by a door and looks out to make sure the doors are clear before closing them but during busy times they sit at the front to do this, so it looks like he's driving but he's just pushing a couple of buttons to lock and unlock doors. Sadly this means there a fewer seats to "drive" the train from. Great fun when it's quiet. If you here a "beep" style noise, it informs the staff member the train is ready to leave. @@ActionKid

@melbournetransport15 5 ай бұрын

@@Albatross-365 I was headed from Bank to Canary Wharf when my siblings went to see Matilda at Leicester square. This was at early night (late enough so it was dark outside) but it was relatively quiet and there was still someone up front.

@harrypatrick3126 5 ай бұрын

if you went to the front you could have got a good view@@ActionKid

@TfL1901 7 ай бұрын

Can I just say I am very impressed at your accurate pronunciations of the placenames, because most people who aren’t from here get them wrong! 👌🏾

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

Although AK used the non British pronunciation for “route “

@griswald7156 7 ай бұрын

AK does his homework..

@bruceperkins4601 7 ай бұрын

People do say 'Grennitch' as you do, but I have always pronounced it 'Grinnidge'. My only excuse: I was born in the borough

@griswald7156 7 ай бұрын

@@bruceperkins4601 you say Tomato and i say Green Witch..

@robertlangley1664 7 ай бұрын

It’s great to see my city looking clean and tidy and people taking pride in the greatest city in the world

@fredashay 7 ай бұрын

I love how everything over there looks so OLD! Not old and decrepit like New York, but ancient-old and Medieval with everything made out of brick and stone!

@rych7852 6 ай бұрын

Greenwich was always a major part of London for centuries (a port) so a lot of the buildings there are pretty old.

@mikesaunders4775 6 ай бұрын

You mean like Canary Wharf.

@jaxcoss5790 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@oskarz 6 ай бұрын

oh trust me it does look old once you go into the suburbs

@Chloraflora 7 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to remember the whole Canary Wharf area being nothing but a derelict post-industrial wasteland. The changes since the late 80s-90s are amazing!

@Temeraire101 7 ай бұрын

I think some scenes of Full Metal Jacket were filmed near there.

@1fourcore 7 ай бұрын

@@Temeraire101filmed Beckton East london on Marsh next to Windsor terrace before building houses and DLR on it Up till about 2012 could see old gas works building used for sniper scenes complete with the writing still on it . Worked opposite and watched the filming .

@s.wilson5675 6 ай бұрын

@@1fourcore "For Your Eyes Only" Pre-title sequence shows some fantastic views over this area and the old gas works.

@LoremIpsum1970 6 ай бұрын

@@Temeraire101 that was in Silvertown on Royal Victoria Dock.

@LoremIpsum1970 6 ай бұрын

Worked on a lot of the infrastructure there in the 80s/90s, and watched Canary Wharf tower being built from Royal Victoria Dock one nice summer...the only thing running was the DLR through the Isle of Dogs, nothing like the transport links there are now.

@henreereeman8529 7 ай бұрын

I like how he said the elizabeth line wasn't on the first map, it definitely was!

@maxmoore9955 7 ай бұрын

I'm from a small Town in Derbyshire England so I found it very interesting as well. You were very clear and instructive.

@londonerwalks 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see the Elizabeth and DLR lines from a tourist's perspective. Incidentally, the DLR started in the late 80's. The Elizabeth line has only been operation since last year. The architecture on the line and it's cavernous proportions are incredible!

@pokeboi5438 7 ай бұрын

*In full operation

@brianbell4937 7 ай бұрын

You may have noticed that at London Bridge (and Bank) the Northern Line is right hand running, but has switched back to left hand running by Moorgate, which is for historical reasons. Part of the Northern Line was the worlds first deep level tube line, and for many years the tunnel between Morden and East Finchley was the world's longest.

@B3J2AL 7 ай бұрын

Canary Warf reminds me of NYC Hudson yards.

@pauljmccluskey5532 7 ай бұрын

21:29 London is such an incredible city, and watching your video was so relaxing and paints a more positive picture of getting around the Capital. I’m still yet to try the Elizabeth Line, I plan to revisit in the new year, as I’m from London originally and have never stopped loving the city for all its quirks, where every single section of society that lives, works and explores upon it ❤

@wrs10 7 ай бұрын

The Isle of Dogs was called "Isle" long before the docks were cut into it - the marshes meant that it was easier to reach by boat than by "land".

@robs720 6 ай бұрын

Love London so much, its such an amazing city

@philwoodward5069 7 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed London! You did well to tap in at Cutty Sark - many tourists get caught out by this. The DLR is generally ungated, but fare gates should be installed at this station in my humble opinion, because it is so popular with tourists. To anyone else visiting: (1) keep left (2) the fastest interchange between the DLR and Elizabeth Line is West India Quay (DLR) to Canary Wharf (EL). (3) there's generally no need to buy an oyster card. If you can't use a contactless payment card then buy off-peak day travelcards (paper tickets) - these are a bit more expensive than the daily caps on oyster but the difference will not be enough to offset the cost of the oyster card. (4) If you have children aged 11-15 then you should buy child rate day travelcards for them (you can buy these at Tube or DLR or train stations but you may have to ask staff for them). We recently ran a successful campaign to keep day travelcards.

@Neville60001 7 ай бұрын

I wish that Toronto and New York City could have platform doors installed in the subway lines of each city.

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

That would be so nice!

@tomburnham5119 7 ай бұрын

They only have them on underground stations of the Jubilee Line Extension and the Elizabeth Line. Retrofitting is difficult (platforms have to be straight, all trains have to be identical, stopping has to be very accurate so that the train doors and platform doors line up). Even the new short branch of the Northern Line to Battersea Power Station doesn't have them.

@limyrob1383 7 ай бұрын

Keep Left on the stairs and passages and stand on the right : ) And ALWAYS check the number of steps before deciding to use the stair instead of the lift, some are over 200 and Hampstead is over 300! And don't forget to go to the front of the DLR train and pretend to be the driver.

@jude_the_apostle 7 ай бұрын

I was in London few weeks ago and had a perfect experience. As long as you have a basic level of intelligence London is really not that hard to navigate.

@bogarte7185 7 ай бұрын

Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs ws named after the Canary Islands as that was the dock where produce from the islands was unloaded. The Canary Islands were named by the Romans and means 'Isles of Dogs'

@jarihult 7 ай бұрын

It’s great to see transportation system in London and how it works ,it makes travelling easier for the tourists which is great and obviously it’s always nice to see the views😎Thank you for this informative and relaxing video A K🙂👍!!!

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! London has such a great transportation system!

@brianbell4937 7 ай бұрын

A couple of wooden escalators did survive after the devastating Kings Cross fire. But.only at open air stations, with the last (Greenford on the Central.Line) being reokaced about 10 years ago. However the one at Alperton on the Piccadilly Line was simply taken out of use, and remains in situ behind locked doors.

@jaxcoss5790 6 ай бұрын

'Open air'?

@michaeltb1358 7 ай бұрын

Doors generally need buttons pressed above ground. Especially in the middle of winter it avoids unnecessary cold air and rain into the cars.

@zupermaus9276 7 ай бұрын

Above the Elizabeth Line station at Canary Wharf is a subtropical roof garden, under the glass canopy that goes over that structure

@mjq3555 7 ай бұрын

Not actually a glass structure. The "panes of glass" are actually balloon-like and made of plastic.

@dianastevenson131 6 ай бұрын

It's very cold at night - not really subtropical!

@HengMiao 7 ай бұрын

Woohoo for another informative public transportation video! 👍 I like the safety feature button on the DLR, and you also get to great views of the city. 😃 The Elizabeth line is modern, spacious, and clean, and I really like the platform screen doors for extra safety. Thank you for sharing the DLR and Underground rides, AK! 🤗🚆

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

DLR and Elizabeth lines work very well

@streaky81 7 ай бұрын

Somebody once described Canary Wharf as a New York City block that had been scooped up and dumped in London, that's the best description I've ever heard of it.

@globalwalk4k 7 ай бұрын

"Embarking on the London DLR and Elizabeth Line journey from Greenwich to Central London was an absolute delight, weaving together the rich tapestry of London's past and present in a seamless travel experience.

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

@Robslondon 7 ай бұрын

Great video. I’ve got a lot of love for New Yorkers; great bunch of people (I’ve been there twice; last time was just last month). Hope you enjoyed London 😉

@raditechman 7 ай бұрын

As there is normally no driver on thr DLR most tourists sit in the front of train for the drivers eye views. If you got off at Canary wharf there's quite a lot to see there

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

Yes, AK liked the tall towers, a walk across the large piazza gives a better impression, also the huge and impressive Canary Wharf Jubilee line station, architect Sir Norman Foster .

@dereknewbury163 7 ай бұрын

I have enjoyed your NYC videos so it was really interesting to see you visiting my neck of the woods. The Elizabeth Line is our latest and like so many other British infra- structure projects it was massively delayed and massively over budget. There is no doubt however that is an amazing addition to London transport. I have a favourite Sunday morning walk starting in Greenwich or Blackheath, traversing underneath the Thames via the Greenwich foot tunnel, across Mudchute and then via the old docks and the footbridge we glimpsed just before Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf provides tons of shopping, cafes and bars to reward yourself for the walk. Mudchute is a few acres of open space and greenery created from the soil dug-out to create the neighbouring docks.

@oorya1780 7 ай бұрын

I would add that the Elizabeth line may be an amazing addition to London Transport and that it was massively over budget but that it was paid for by the UK tax payer where millions of people especially in the North of England will never benefit from. I live in a town with one of the highest council taxes in the whole of the UK more than what many Londoners pay where the town is dying on its feet and where funding for transport infrastructure per person is one of the lowest in the UK. In the past year or so we had the worst trains in the UK, the dreadful Pacer trains, which were effectively old buses that ran on tracks finally replaced not by new trains but second hand trains from Scotrail. So trains deemed not good enough for the people of Scotland were dumped on the good people of East Yorkshire. So all Londoners should be thanking the rest of the UK for their super transport system.

@dereknewbury163 7 ай бұрын

@@oorya1780 Leeds, I totally agree with what you say. Let's hope that serious HS2 funds really do get spent on infra-structure in NE

@davidellis5141 7 ай бұрын

The ActionKid is on the move & all is running smooth. 🐼

@dream.machine 7 ай бұрын

That was amazing! It looks so familiar to me in the areas you traversed in this video! The atmosphere was really nice throughout. If I were to live there, I see it would be a much nicer and familiar experience. The trains ran beautifully this time. It was also very modern getting off the DLR at that station. Thanks for sharing AK! This was a perfect first time experience wander 👏🏼🚶🏼‍♂️🇬🇧

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@thevultrantransituniverse1487 7 ай бұрын

Elizabeth Line is GORGEOUS!!

@fayesouthall6604 7 ай бұрын

It is. My late father was longing to travel on it. He passed before it opened.

@user-ck3uu8rj3x 5 ай бұрын

When you were descending the stairs on the RIGHT , my old 'London 'self from 45 years ago was trying desperately to slip over to the LEFT hand side.

@user-xh6ik1ce6v 7 ай бұрын

The steps down to the DLR platforms at Greenwich are maybe due to a problem with the lifts as they are normally in use and by the look of the rather basic decor of the stairwell it is possible that refurbishment is being undertaken. I have never had to use the stairwell at any time in the past.

@extrude22 7 ай бұрын

I can't remember the last time all the escalators were working there.

@ianmcclavin 7 ай бұрын

The Elizabeth Line platforms are so long that the ones at Liverpool Street stretch between the Underground stations at Liverpool Street and Moorgate, with exits at either end, and the ones at Farringdon reach Barbican, which is the next station along on the Circle Line.

@johnchristmas7522 7 ай бұрын

The yellow at the sides of the escalator (canary wharf) is supposed to represent a yellow canary!

@brianbell4937 7 ай бұрын

Someone mentioned using the Thameslink from London Bridge as going over the Thames. But they never mentioned that the best bit is that the platforms at Blackfriars station are actually over the Thames, with superb views (especially from the Southbound platform)

@squallleonhart470 7 ай бұрын

Thameslink is great but would be better if faster, more regular, actually running and did not have as many cancellations.

@ianmcclavin 7 ай бұрын

Originally, the Thameslink platforms at Blackfriars just protruded over the river. They were extended all the way across in 2015 - 2018, to lengthen them for 12 carriage trains (previously they could only take 8, along with Farringdon, which was also extended). The reason the DLR is in tunnel between Cutty Sark and Island Gardens is that it crosses under the river at that point.

@LoremIpsum1970 6 ай бұрын

That's where the trains change from overhead line to third rail going south...every once in a while they forget to lower the pantograph...

@ianmcclavin 6 ай бұрын

@@squallleonhart470 At least they tend to run at the scheduled intervals most of the time now. When the May 2018 timetable was introduced, there were loads of gaps in the schedules, to the extent that they put buses on between Gravesend and Strood to serve Higham (rather than stop the Javelins there!!)

@ianmcclavin 6 ай бұрын

@@LoremIpsum1970 Actually, they do it normally at City Thameslink in the northbound direction (even on Sundays when the station is closed) and at Farringdon (as they always did) going north. I don't think there have been many pantograph incidents of late, but the ones in the 80's certainly attracted a lot of publicity!!

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 6 ай бұрын

Very informative. enjoyable to view. Thank you

@cak813 7 ай бұрын

I’ve never taken the DLR so it was interesting to see it in action. And I’ve never been on the Elizabeth Line either. It’s beautiful!! Thanks, AK.

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it

@cak813 7 ай бұрын

@@ActionKid I was really surprised at the number of steps there were to get down to the platform in Greenwich. Did you happen to notice if that station had an elevator to accommodate folks with mobility issues?

@leemalcolmson7852 7 ай бұрын

@@cak813it does, the escalators are currently being replaced as well, the stairs are the regular emergency stairs that are not normally used.

@cak813 7 ай бұрын

@@leemalcolmson7852 Thanks so much for your reply. I know London is pretty good about accessibility to the Tube (much better than NYC).

@johnhood3172 7 ай бұрын

Try the Victoria line, very good almost a minute between trains uses ato and distance to go radio , first ato line in the world. JH

@doyouknowwhothehelli 3 ай бұрын

Wow so clean nobody getting shot or stabbed or crazy people screaming love it

@ltgaming8022 7 ай бұрын

I love how man was walking on the wrong side down the stairs as he’s American and then just realised half way down

@karinlourens5759 6 ай бұрын

Great! Very helpful👏👏👏

@monicapascal7367 7 ай бұрын

Well done!

@williamwilkes9873 7 ай бұрын

Great little antique market in Greeñwich..........,

@free..to..air.. 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for a really entertaining trip on one of the most iconic underground rail systems in the world..I'd love to see you travel the Paris Metro maybe one day

@BeyondThisExistance 7 ай бұрын

Should have walked the Greenwhich foot tunnel and caught the DLR at Island Gardens. It's really cool walking under the river. Also in Greenwhich is one of my favorite places to get stewed eels at Goddards (which I'll be back eating there next Fri) :)

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

That's cool! I had no idea there was a foot tunnel!

@EricaGamet 7 ай бұрын

I haven't been to the UK since '97, and walking under the Thames (and Greenwich in general) was one of my best days in London. I really need to get back... Canary Wharf was just starting to be cool and I can't imagine how amazing it is now.

@grahamsmith9541 7 ай бұрын

@@ActionKid There is another foot tunnel. Between Woolwich and North Woolwich. Useful when the Free Ferry isn't working.

@ianmcclavin 7 ай бұрын

@@ActionKidYes, it was there before the DLR, and parallels the DLR tunnel. When the DLR first opened in 1987, it only went as far as Island Gardens from Stratford and Central London at Tower Gateway (The Canary Wharf station and complex didn't exist either!!) People had to walk through the foot tunnel to get to Greenwich. The DLR extension under the river to Cutty Sark, Greenwich and Lewisham opened 12 years later, at the end of 1999 Mudchute and Island Gardens stations were re-sited..

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

@@ActionKid Yes, Greenwich foot tunnel/DLR /& Docklands estate were locations used in the horror film ‘28 Days Later’ about a rage virus, American military arrived to help London and were based in Docklands.

@TheClunkingFist 7 ай бұрын

Haha, When we moved to London in 1999 Westferry was our stop, just one more station on from West India Quay, where you alighted. After a year, we moved and our station became Mudchute! "The name of the site is a testament to the engineering overspill when Millwall Dock was being constructed in the 1860s. Spoil from the excavation of the Dock, and silt from its channels and waterways were dumped on nearby land, using a conveyor system. " Wikipedia

@pmcpmc8005 7 ай бұрын

Those platform screen doors are a great idea. Prevents someone pushing you on the track.

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

Yes, love the platform screen doors!

@griswald7156 7 ай бұрын

They have concrete bollards in some pavements to stop car drivers obliterating crowds of pedestrians.

@GUNNERS_GOAT 7 ай бұрын

Nice one!

@johnhood3172 7 ай бұрын

Jubilee line also has platform edge doors as well . JH

@Muswell 7 ай бұрын

Some of the platforms on the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) are a crazy 200 yards long !!

@OpenbaarVervoer2D 6 ай бұрын

The DLR is definitely on my bucket list the next time i"ll visit London. Your video makes me excited to go on the DLR. It has a bit of urban 80's 90's vibe about it on its stations. When i went to the Cable Cars, i took the Elizabeth Line to Custom House, but could have instead taken the DLR to enjoy the skyscraper US like views on the overground sections and gotten out at Victoria to walk up from there to the cable cars which i think is even closer.

@daneelolivaw602 7 ай бұрын

Did you know that the DLR trains are driverless. It scared the life out of me when i first used it many years ago.

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

Yes, driverless was not mentioned, an important and different feature, filming from the drivers eye view would have been interesting so too the rear view, instead of looking at closed exit doors.

@pjtufty66 7 ай бұрын

Weren't driverless until a couple of years after the line started.

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

They arent entirely

@brianbell4937 7 ай бұрын

The Hammersmith & City line / Circle (Hammersmith Branch) station at Paddington used to be called Bishops Bridge. It really should still have a different name as it's so far away from the other parts of the Underground station and main line ticket office etc (but is close to the main line platforms for ticket holders). The exit to Bishops Bridge Road actually comes out onto the banks of Paddington Basin on the Grand Union Canal and is well worth exploring.

@JoshLStuff 7 ай бұрын

But realistically, it's not very far from the mainline which is what people are looking for

@musashah7428mas 7 ай бұрын

Dlr is mostly elivated tracks which makes it unique you can also sit directly sit at front or rear giving you amazing unobstructed shots

@Rik77 6 ай бұрын

I used to leave by Cutty Sark station, i really miss greenwich. Thd dlr is grest and i used to love seeing the modern glass towers on th ed other side of tgrcriver opposite the very 18th century greenwich. And at low tide you csn get on the sandy beach to resd a book. The dlr reminds me of the the similar rail in Vancouver.

@suburbia2050 7 ай бұрын

The DLR trains are being replaced with new rolling stock (currently being tested) over next couple of years which have slightly higher capacity and fully walk-through

@southlondon63 7 ай бұрын

Mudchute gets its from the large mould of mud and silt that built up over the years when they regularly had to dredge Millwall dock, locally this was known as The Mudchute. When naming the station they looked into local history and came up with this name, although the mudchute had long since gone. Really it should be Millwall station as that’s the name of the area , dock, and local park. The powers that be though didn’t want the name to be associated with Millwall Football Club whose fans have had a history of violence for decades. The club moved from The Isle Of Dogs to New Cross in South London roundabout 1910.

@luislaplume8261 7 ай бұрын

I notice the light rail has upside down 3rd rail just like the Market Street subway in Philadelphia.

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

@8 :20 I like the retro style of Bakerloo tube cars, the moquette design and some transverse seating, but it does get very hot in summer.

@ianmcclavin 7 ай бұрын

Yes the trains on the Bakerloo Line are the oldest ones on the system in regular use now (not counting the Museum's 1938 Stock train, which sometimes comes out on excursions) . I can remember them when they were brand new!!

@phwayne 7 ай бұрын

I was in Greenwich last summer. I tried to return to London by ferry service. However, the line was so long, it was about an 1.5 hour wait. We took the DLR, as this is the alternative route back to the city. The train is a bit on the slow side, the the above ground portion has some nice views.

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

Greenwich also has a National Rail station, with trains into central London .

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

That's great!

@syrax101 7 ай бұрын

Oh How I miss London… lol I know AK had fun being there.

@darrin0044 7 ай бұрын

I am from London, those free transfers are called out of station interchanges. Hope you enjoyed your visit by the way :)

@Harry_Hippie 7 ай бұрын

Long escalator😮oh my gosh!😂 ‘sort it’ means to get something investigated and hopefully resolved👌Happy travelling AK

@john_smith1471 7 ай бұрын

I thought AK might mention the yellow escalators at Canary Wharf station - Elizabeth line, a design feature.

@MsCheesemonster13 7 ай бұрын

I’m surprised he didn’t say something about them; they are really striking. 🤩

@suburbia2050 7 ай бұрын

The Escalators at Greenwich Cutty Sark were being refurbished hence the emergency stairs being open (although I thought they had finished that work earlier in the year), having said that it is also easy to miss the escalator and end up in the stair well!

@frqnkkirk8552 6 ай бұрын

Action kid like watching your NYC videos, I knew you where in London , when I watched your video, walking by King Cross Station , I seen your Christmas video afew days ago , walking Dumbo and Brooklyn Bridge Park , I have been watching your vidios since lock down in 2020 , The London underground is more expensive to travel on , than the NYC underground system ,Action Kid hope you enjoyed your vacation in London, merry Christmas and ahappy New year , from Frank in Glasgow Scotland.

@videonut1988 7 ай бұрын

The Elizabeth Line is one of TfL's Commuter Rail lines (similar to the LIRR and MetNorth)

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

Great!

@zupermaus9276 7 ай бұрын

Entering the DLR station - that stairwell is the emergency exit route, looks like the other stairs/ escalators must be out of use that day. All DLR stations are normally step-free

@mjq3555 7 ай бұрын

There has been escalator refurbishment going on at Cutty Sark for what seems like years. I keep meaning to email the head of TfL to tell him to sort it the f out. There is a lift available but it's pretty useless considering the volume of passengers using the station.

@markharris1125 7 ай бұрын

I went through Cutty Sark Station just a couple of weeks ago. It is a bit of a building site at the moment. Due to a bad back I tried to catch the lift, but it's a magical lift in that it seems to go from an upper level down to the platform without ever passing through street level. In the end I gave up and went down the steps. Maybe next time I go (and I love Greenwich) they might have fixed the station.

@timw.8452 6 ай бұрын

It sounded from your early comments that you wanted to get from Greenwich to Leicester Square (well done on the pronunciation in both cases BTW). You could alternatively have taken a train from Greenwich to Charing Cross (an easy change at London Bridge is needed). You are then a short walk from Leicester Square. I suspect it would be quicker but the video wouldn't have been so interesting. Duly liked.

@gaelansteele9224 7 ай бұрын

to expand a bit on the British English "sorted": it's the exact same as the US English "sorted out", as in "see it, say it, it'll get sorted out" - the UK just leaves off the word "out".

@ianmcclavin 7 ай бұрын

The platform edge doors are only installed in London on the tunnel stations of the Elizabeth Line, and the Jubilee Line from Westminster to North Greenwich. No older stations or lines have yet been retro-fitted with them.

@dylansmith1833 7 ай бұрын

God I miss riding the Underground! The Lizzie is definitely my favorite!

@JB-uz5iy 7 ай бұрын

Great video and interesting to see it from the perspective of a visitor in London. I always thought that the door open buttons on the DLR aren't a safety feature, but more to stop the passengers from getting cold, especially in winter months, by not opening every door at every station. This keeps the heat in the train :)

@danbus180 7 ай бұрын

My home town

@aleksandrgreen1369 7 ай бұрын

Another reason it’s called Isle of Dogs is because the river bend looks like a dog’s tongue 👅

@maryandrews4097 7 ай бұрын

"Sorted" or "sorted out" means done and dusted, completed to one's satisfaction or problem solved, rather than arranged into groups or categories.

@ericg5791 7 ай бұрын

Don't tell me you went to Greenwich and did not show everyone from abroad the delights of the place? Naughty AK. Theres the Cutty Sark ship,thr Greenwich Maritime Museum,the beautiful Georgian architecture,The Royal Naval College (where Thor:Dark World and the awful Les Miserables film with Russell crowe badly singing, was filmed), old covered market,pie and mash shop,and up on the hill above,the Royal Observatory where the Greenwich Mean Time Zone Meridian starts.????

@ericg5791 7 ай бұрын

And hopefully,next time,you will get out of the centre and explore what our great country has to offer further afield.? Trust me,you'll love Bath,York and Chester,and especially walks around the little Cornish coastal villages steeped in smugglers history and lore

@animalian01 7 ай бұрын

There is also Goddards pie and mash shop😊😊

@onecupof_tea 7 ай бұрын

The Cutty Sark and Naval museum would have been worth taking a few minutes detour, Rather than watching endless doors opening and closing.

@ericg5791 7 ай бұрын

@@animalian01 I've had the pleasure of it's service. Hope to go back soon.

@animalian01 7 ай бұрын

@ericg5791 I used to go every Sunday when I lived nearer Greenwich, but now I live a hundred and fifty miles away so take advantage of Goddards delivery service every month yum yum

@MrJohnL21 7 ай бұрын

Mudchute got its name from the place where the muddy spoil was deposited when they excavated the docks on the Isle of Dogs.

@Muswell 7 ай бұрын

On the DLR, you have to press the button to open the doors because there is no driver.

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

Not really

@Muswell 7 ай бұрын

@@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 What do you mean "not really" ? DLR trains are driverless.

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

@@Muswell well they have a 'passenger service agent' who operates the doors and drives the train to and from the depot and in emergencies. So they may not have a 'driver' in the typical sense but there is still a member of staff operating the doors

@Muswell 7 ай бұрын

@@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 Oh ok. I've never seen that. Thanks.

@r.mtn.7477 7 ай бұрын

You could do a right proper walking vlog of the expansive, historic Hampton Court Palace grounds (even has a secret garden maze) at London's western outskirts. Maybe via Thames river excursion? In the footsteps of Henry VIII...

@Albatross-365 7 ай бұрын

I believe there are escalators at Cutty Sark which are being replaced so that's why there were so many steps - you took the emergency exit!

@TransCanadaPhil 7 ай бұрын

Did you visit the Greenwich Observatory or Naval Museum while there? I enjoyed both immensely 😊

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I took a brief visit to the Observatory.

@johnhood3172 7 ай бұрын

They intend to lengthen the Elizabeth line beyond it’s current 64 miles. JH

@griswald7156 7 ай бұрын

Well the rest of the country better tighten their belts to pay for it…

@PeFePT 7 ай бұрын

I would describe the London DLR as "light Metro" not light rail (which is described outside North America as trams) Also the DLR is driverless....with no platform screen doors.

@Avgeek1564 7 ай бұрын

DLR stands for Docklands Light Railway.

@PeFePT 7 ай бұрын

@@Avgeek1564 Yes but it's not "light rail". The carriages are bigger and it's driverless. I have ridden the DLR numerous times myself.

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

@@Avgeek1564The DLR is light rail but it is not even close to what most of the US calls light rail. The DLR is high capacity, high frequency and high floor and resembles more of a metro than a US light rail system (basically a tram)

@aleksandrgreen1369 7 ай бұрын

Both maps had the ElizPurpline on it.

@DavidUKesb 6 ай бұрын

I went on the New York subway when I was there for the Carl Froch v Jermain Taylor fight and was chased everywhere by the Turnbull ACs!

@Ingens_Scherz 3 ай бұрын

The River Bus is not much slower, and so much more fun. Yet, hardly anyone ever uses it, which is baffling to me.

@capturedlondon 6 ай бұрын

@13:33 South Quays!! I work here

@lecho0175 7 ай бұрын

TIL London has a light rail service. Thank you!

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

Its not really light rail, more of a light metro, but we do have a proper light rail system down in Croydon called "London Trams"

@harryelliott4310 7 ай бұрын

Elizabeth Line Class 345

@TiktokMashups32 Ай бұрын

Love your videos man.

@naturaljustice4654 7 ай бұрын

Lot of similar names in London as in NYC, like Greenwich (not Village), Chelsea, Soho (but, not Houston Street) .....

@paulthiel5145 7 ай бұрын

One wonders how that comes 🤔

@Thnsrd42 7 ай бұрын

@naturaljustice4654 Yes, the historical British connection in New York and 'New England'. There is also Kew Gardens, Elm Park, Bayswater and Kensington. There is also a Soho in the West Midlands and Hong Kong.

@elainedues1 7 ай бұрын

That’s due to the British colonial period. NYC also has a lot of other place name origins, in addition to those of British origin, such as Dutch and Native American names.

@lucylane7397 7 ай бұрын

@@elainedues1well it is named after York

@zupermaus9276 7 ай бұрын

'Soho' was actually the Tudor hunting cry from 500 years ago, back when that district in London was a private woodland for Henry VIII to hunt in,

@user-ky6vw5up9m 6 ай бұрын

The DLR is extremely resilient to Winter weather because the electric current rail and the Current pick-up shoe on the train are enclosed to make them weatherproof.

@totallypixelated 7 ай бұрын

I liked how nobody really knew what side to keep to on the stairs at Cutty Sark 😁The guy in the black hoody that got off at Canary Wharf... What was he up to? 😄

@ActionKid 7 ай бұрын

It can get quite confusing if people should keep to the left or right in the Underground

@leemalcolmson7852 7 ай бұрын

The stairs are temporary as the escalators are currently being replaced, it’s usually much simpler and quicker ;-)

@totallypixelated 7 ай бұрын

Ah! Sides switched half way down 😁@@leemalcolmson7852

@SKAOG21 7 ай бұрын

16:05 The City of London is getting a bunch of new skyscrapers on top of the existing skyscrapers, so i would say that its not just Canary Wharf which feels like NYC. The article from the Guardian titled "London financial district to have 11 more towers by 2030" shows a elegant comparison of the before and after. It seems that KZfaq is still deleting comments with links, so i can't put the link here

@suburbia2050 7 ай бұрын

The point is more Canary Wharf despite its small size is laid out in an obvious grid pattern, unlike the Medieval street pattern of The City.

@SKAOG21 6 ай бұрын

@@suburbia2050 that is true, but when I think of NYC, I firstly think of towering glass covered skyscrapers, and then only do I think of the orderly grid layout and the street naming convention, which is why I shared the fact that a bunch more glass covered skyscrapers are coming in the next decade