The London Underground: How 'The Tube' Became the First Modern Subway System

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@megaprojects9649 2 жыл бұрын

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@ignitionfrn2223 2 жыл бұрын

London Underground : the Tube Simon : comes from England Conclusion : Your Tube

@barrycaplin1394 2 жыл бұрын

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@lazyishardwork 2 жыл бұрын

y dont tell me what to do, no advertising schill, especially a sassenach tells me what to do

@alvexok5523 2 жыл бұрын

You can also say "The Tube on KZfaq"

@alvexok5523 2 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered why it's called The Tube and not The Tubes, plural, because there are alot more than 1 tube beneath the city with trains running through them

@jeffhallock7874 2 жыл бұрын

Living in Austin, TX with a bus system and barely function rail line…when I’m in London and get to use the Tube, I’m always impressed and envious.

@alvexok5523 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It's the same with here in Kansas City. The only train here is the Amtrak which like in Austin is barely functional here too. London doesn't just have the Underground, it's got many overground trains running to all of the different suburbs of London and to other parts of the UK. And much of Europe has trains even faster, some of them almost 200 mph. Japan has trains even faster than that. And we've got trains which go no faster than the trains we had 100+ years ago. These 50 mph trains may've been impressive at the turn of the 20th century when the only other forms of land transportation that ever existed were horse and wagon, horse and carriage, or horseback, but today next to all of the other fast impressive forms of transportation, why Amtrak is still even here is a wonder

@michaelhowell2326 2 жыл бұрын

It really is wild that the London Underground and the American Civil War were happening at the same time.

@quasarsavage 2 жыл бұрын

yeah that figure abt london being the world's largest city in 1860 I was like wow less than 4M that's small but for the time massive. no sewers no electricity kill me THE PAST WAS THE WORST!

@michaelhowell2326 2 жыл бұрын

@@quasarsavage they had sewers by then, at least they were under construction at the time.

@benjamindenton 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but who won?

@michaelhowell2326 2 жыл бұрын

@@benjamindenton who won what?

@amandajones661 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Yep! Just wow!!!

@michaelwebsternz 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the Tube when I lived in London. Didn't need a car and could get everywhere I wanted to go quickly and efficiently. So much better than so many other countries. The UK can be proud of their transportation system. It's still the envy of many parts of the world, even with its imperfections.

@abhaymanoj3784 2 жыл бұрын

brand new modern trains are comming to replace the old ones from 1973. The London tube will also be having platform screen doors soon as well.

@KendraAndTheLaw 2 жыл бұрын

COVID and smelly people

@Anaguma79 2 жыл бұрын

I think Simon's just happy to have a topic where he can feel safe from accusations of mispronunciation.

@quasarsavage 2 жыл бұрын

alegendly ;)

@jakehandley3366 2 жыл бұрын

And the funny thing is .. people on the district line from the 1860s are still stuck at a signal failure

@nicolasblume1046 2 жыл бұрын

Not for long, new signaling is coming :)

@Iskandar64 2 жыл бұрын

Being a Londoner myself that is very funny.

@SiVlog1989 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, the original southern terminus of the Jubilee Line, Charing Cross, is still an operational complex today, even though it's officially closed to passengers. In fact, the Eagle Eyed amongst you have probably seen it on film. James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, in Skyfall slid down one of the escalators there. It's still used as a film set with a modern looking station

@DaWolf805 2 жыл бұрын

Occasionally, Hidden London will give tours of Charing Cross behind the scenes, as well! I went on one while I was in London for a trip; highly recommend.

@chrisbrown6168 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it’s used in Thor: The Dark World

@RhymesWithCarbon 2 жыл бұрын

I have many fond memories of the tube. My father and I rode it all over London and it started with him asking me to pick a random station. I picked Crystal Palace and I’ve been a fan of the football team since.

@mastertrams 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Crystal Palace is on the overground, not the underground... And judging by the wording in your comment, it was probably on the suburban network at the time, meaning it certainly wasn't on the Tube map... What map did you use, cause I'd like to have a look at it!

@mfaizsyahmi 2 жыл бұрын

Simon Whistler: _Talks about the entire London Underground's history without once mentioning Charles Yerkes_ Jago Hazzard: "Wait, that's illegal." Anyway, check out Jago Hazzard's channel if you want more (and I mean much, much more!) history of the London Underground. Oh, and Geoff Marshall's too!

@RonnieOP 2 жыл бұрын

He also forgot to mention Watkin and Forbes

@michael32A 2 жыл бұрын

Not by name, although isn't Charles Yerkes the businessman referred to at 12:57?

@jamesharmer9293 2 жыл бұрын

@@michael32A I think so.

@stevenjlovelace 2 жыл бұрын

@@michael32A I kept waiting for the Charles Yerkes reference too! I think that is him at 12:57.

@eadweard. 2 жыл бұрын

Or Leslie Green and oxblood tiles.

@vasiliyzorin 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Moscow Metro would be an interesting topic to visit.

@damial 2 жыл бұрын

Moscow and Paris Metropolitans are gonna be interesting

@leandrochavez6480 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Moscow Metro is already covered, check the other videos

@BassBanj0 2 жыл бұрын

The best thing about that system is the beautiful ass stations

@rmar127 2 жыл бұрын

I remember one doco about the London Underground. It had two people leaving a pub and then traveling to a particular station supposedly on the outskirts of the city. The crew followed the first guy who turned left and walked 100m to the closest tube station. They went into the center of town, changed trains twice and then finally arrived at their destination. The other guy turned right out of the pub, walked 50m down the street before crossing over the road. He too was now at the destination. This was done to demonstrate the absurdity of the tube system, that was a direct result of private companies all trying to out do each other and steal patronage.

@51WCDodge 2 жыл бұрын

Now TfL do all on thier own.

@johnburns4017 Ай бұрын

I never got that.

@koelekahuna9370 2 жыл бұрын

I have found the Underground amazing and so well put together. Then again I come from a city with half assed public transport.

@msimpson54 2 жыл бұрын

Video Idea: Should try the Parker Solar Probe, some of the numbers on that are mental and I think it’s quite interesting

@megaprojects9649 2 жыл бұрын

Will check it out.

@samuelfrank4787 2 жыл бұрын

@@megaprojects9649 Here's another video idea. The Duesenberg model J.

@daneden2172 2 жыл бұрын

I've lived in a rural area of Ireland for the last 14 years, we have only one bus a day.......the Tube is the greatest thing about my home city, don't take it for granted guys!

@sitdowndogbreath 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah tell me about it I'm from New York City and now I live in the Suburban area the bus comes every half hour the commuter train every hour don't remind me

@51WCDodge 2 жыл бұрын

The same as most places outside London. London parasities the whole South East.

@ritaloy8338 2 жыл бұрын

My first time in London I rode the Underground and I was very well aware of the History of the Underground. I found many of the carriages to be very narrow and yet I knew that the world had to learn from somewhere. That place is the London Underground.

@jacobavners2394 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome topic Simon! As a native of Moscow, which possesses one of the most extravagant underground railway systems on the planet, and one which I had the privilege of using and admiring so many times myself, I would really love to see a Megaprojects video on it sometime in the future!

@user-lo9kv6ir3b Жыл бұрын

I too

@christopherkotsopoulos701 Жыл бұрын

you got your wish! :)

@techfixr2012 2 жыл бұрын

When I am off work, my wife complains that I watch KZfaq all day. With all of your channels Simon, she hears your voice for 8 or 10 hours a day.

@daviddevereux3427 2 жыл бұрын

I worked for them for many years, I remember going into a track /signal relay station in the 90s The relays were in glass boxes with Victorian enamel labels! On the good side you could show your staff id and get a cup of tea at almost any time :-)

@azuma7628 2 жыл бұрын

I suggest watching Jago Hazzard if you are interested in London Underground history.

@flaggedowntown 2 жыл бұрын

What always appealed to me most was the step less travel using lifts & escalators, with some stations having a series of escalators to transfer between lines. London was first, though by no means is the largest, most modern, deepest, or most travelled.

@ignitionfrn2223 2 жыл бұрын

1:50 - Chapter 1 - The Tube 3:00 - Chapter 2 - 19th Century London 4:10 - Chapter 3 - Metropolitan railway 6:45 - Chapter 4 - The district line 8:25 - Mid roll ads 9:40 - Chapter 5 - Additions & new lines 12:00 - Chapter 6 - Electrification 13:15 - Chapter 7 - Integration 14:05 - Chapter 8 - The map 15:10 - Chapter 9 - WWII 16:05 - Chapter 10 - Modern lines 17:05 - Chapter 11 - The tube today

@ianentwistle5052 2 жыл бұрын

Moscow Metro (subway) will be great. I've travelled on it and it is a truly remarkable feat of engineering.

@johnniemiec3286 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like several Side Projects videos were being teased in this one. A closer look at the maps creation, the tubes use as bomb shelters, even the process of electrification and development of boring machines.

@danilyevh.2712 2 жыл бұрын

Can there be a story on the Singapore MRT? It would be interesting to see how a third world country transforms itself with one of the greatest transportation system.

@relaxwhc 2 жыл бұрын

Full of CCTV to spy on you, welcome to the nanny state

@sitdowndogbreath 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they went from one extreme to the other rather tragic it is Disneyland with a death penalty

@yosolo5797 2 жыл бұрын

Having grown up in the UK's second biggest metropolitan area, which has no underground system at all, I can't tell you how much I enjoy having the tube available to me now that I live in London! It really is revolutionary and invaluable to the majority of Londoners 👌

@archivis 2 жыл бұрын

I have a weak bad knee how are people who aren't perfectly fit supposed to use it everything seemingly has piles of stairs? I live in the US?

@yosolo5797 2 жыл бұрын

@@archivis there has been a major push in recent years to create step free access wherever possible, which has proven a challenge given the historic nature of the network, but you'll find that many of the core central London stations, as well as the trains themselves, are absolutely accessible and these stations are clearly advertised on maps and trains

@archivis 2 жыл бұрын

@@yosolo5797 Thanks for the info.

@adamnottage8642 2 жыл бұрын

Waterloo & City is called "The Drain" because it goes underwater (under the Thames) and it smells.

@krashd 2 жыл бұрын

And it's plagued with leaks.

@rachelsl4492 2 жыл бұрын

I did not know that.

@AcornElectron 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this? Go find Jago Hazzard!

@mrflippant 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Simon! I know you've already done a lot of videos on stuff from the Apollo program; but how about a video on the Vehicle Assembly Building?

@DavidJCane 2 жыл бұрын

Simon, great summation and generally good coverage of the subject, but a couple of corrections: 1. the Metropolitan & St John's Wood Railway never went to Hampstead Village. That map at 10:05 shows the plan, but they ran out of money and only got as far as Swiss Cottage - when the line extended later, it took a different route. 2. The Central London Railway map at 11.37 shows the 1901 proposals for adding turn around loops at each end, which was rejected by parliament. You should also credit the Wikipedia creators of the maps, by the way.

@gangster010101 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and informative video, as always, well done! You might want to take a look at the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) for a future London-themed Side Project (I guess it`s not that "mega" after all...). It`d be interesting to look into the technology that goes behind it, since it`s a fully-automated, self-driving system. Keep up the good work!

@GamerX13X 4 ай бұрын

As an American, man i wish we had a Tube. Went to London for the first time 2019 and it was so nice to experience

@phoenixsixxrising 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of 'underground railroads', you should totally do THE Underground Railroad, the 'helping people escape slavery' one! That definitely qualifies as a megaproject!

@usshared1649 10 ай бұрын

While that is an important topic, I think this it the wrong channel for it

@Beryllahawk 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video! I'd watched the Crossrail video already so this was nice, a deeper dive into the history preceding that project.

@makeracistsafraidagain 2 жыл бұрын

In the mid 1970s, at Christmas, I visited from my Army station in West Germany. Everyone was very friendly and I enjoyed my vacation. One thing I did was to ride every line and get out to look around at every station.

@vanessac1721 2 жыл бұрын

Jeez, how long did that take 😳

@lizdierdorf 2 жыл бұрын

since we’re talking about subways, given the recent news, and the fact it was made for the ‘68 Olympics, how about covering the Mexico City Metro System?

@drboze6781 2 жыл бұрын

Every time infant Jerry bawled, somebody threw a chair at him. And the rest, as they say, is history.

@krashd 2 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day they looked after themselves, and each other.

@carkid266 2 жыл бұрын

I still renember the time then i was justva litte kid and i was at UK. Then i first saw the umdeground british metro i was so shocked i fainted. I still love it. I gotta go back to those aliies then i get 18 ngl

@Notthecobracommander 2 жыл бұрын

I used the London underground, it does exactly what it is supposed to do. Recommend it just remember to mind the gap.

@LordInter 2 жыл бұрын

and if you see and suspicious packages please report it to a member of staff

@punditgi 2 жыл бұрын

Another fine video, Simon! 👍

@kristianrichardson1200 2 жыл бұрын

I was in lo London recently and this is an eye opner

@rogersledz6793 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

@jeffwenberg4321 3 ай бұрын

I love the Underground! We visited London for the first time in 2021 and found the tube super easy to use. We used cabs only for getting to and from the airport. I still have my Oyster card.

@frankcarabotta7306 2 жыл бұрын

any shot at a video on the double decker buses? i love all your channels and i have a friend whos son is OBSESSED with the london bus system.

@MINKIN2 2 жыл бұрын

If you want a more in-depth insight in to the London Underground (in bite-sized chunks), I would recommend following the Jago Hazard channel.

@beach81959 2 жыл бұрын

How about doing one on the NYC subway system?

@peterwilliams6289 2 жыл бұрын

Suggested project with a long and vexed construction: Sydney's iconic Opera House. It was started before I was born and I was at University when it was completed.

@axbrax5697 2 жыл бұрын

This was great, aswell as the nyc one. Now please make one about the berlin undergrund, its a very interesting topic, has many twists, especially if you vew it in context of the other public transport systems we have here. Cheers

@torgeirbrandsnes1916 2 жыл бұрын

Great vlog as always. How about a vlog about one teenagers Mega project. He was asked by the boss of Ryanair to design and make the airlines first ever web page! He said yes. As we all know… The rest is history.

@h8yuns 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Simon. Please consider doing something on the American A-10 aircraft and variants, and those of the Russian 'Sukhoi' (SU) series. Thanks for all the work you do! Love all your channels!

@loupiscanis9449 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@gooner72 2 жыл бұрын

We should be proud of our extremely complex and revolutionary underground system, a true World's first!!🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌ My Dad was a senior catering manager at London Transport for years and did the fancy food at many events, including the opening of the Jubilee Line where he met Prince Charles. There's photographs in LT yearly books, which i have many of btw, of my Dad in the cab of the first Tube Train to use the new Line with Prince Charles. I got quite a lot of collectable books, photos etc as a child...... which i will never part with.

@rogerpenske2411 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Simmons, I am from Chicago and now living in Phoenix Arizona. I have been to London to visit my sister who along with my brother-in-law live in a building owned by the duke of Bedford. Derek stop is on the black line at Russell Square

@TheEvilCommenter 2 жыл бұрын

Good video 👍

@ianmax69 2 жыл бұрын

No Jago Hazard or Jeff Marshall in an Underground video ? Wonderful stuff Enjoyed that Simon !

@ladykimono401 2 жыл бұрын

I love going to London, and I am counting the days until I can go back^_^ But I will usually walk everywhere when I am there. I still remember the face of the very nice public servant told us how to get to South Kensington from Victoria Station.... Utter bewilderment. It was a very nice walk^_^ We do take the tube when our luggage is too heavy or the distance too far, but I find the tube too hot and cramped for comfort. On the other hand, I do wish we had a similar system i my city. ..we only have one line...

@billsimonis 2 жыл бұрын

I live in San Antonio, TX where we don't have any options for subway or light rail. All we have is a bus line, but as you can imagine with the city of 2 million people, busses are at the mercy of traffic congestion. So when the wife and I visited London, I was blown away at how vast the system is. I always said, if the tube, bus, or overground doen't go where you want it then you don't need to go there. Expensive? perhaps, but I don't need to rent a car to get around.

@mustafaemad3614 2 жыл бұрын

Mega Project suggestions: Benban Solar Park, Aswan High Dam, Bar Lev Line and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

@j.a.weishaupt1748 2 жыл бұрын

No idea what any of those are but I want to know it all.

@mustafaemad3614 2 жыл бұрын

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 Well, I hope too, because I have been asking for these megaprojects for so long.

@MrFreddyFartface 2 жыл бұрын

Hailing from a country where train timetables are vague guidelines, arrival is optional, and prices are exorbitant, I must say the London Underground was the best train service I've ever experienced, I just wish someone had told me it doesn't run all night before I was stranded at 3 a.m.

@Roomfulofgear 2 жыл бұрын

ah the tube... one of the main reasons I know London so well by bicycle ;)

@mho... 2 жыл бұрын

worked half a year in england & used a underground a couple of times..... seemed very cramped(tight)/overcrowded compared to our Hamburger Train Network! still a great thing to have a working public transport system!

@chaoticdevil9520 2 жыл бұрын

Yay my suggestion for the London underground came alive!

@robsadsack9562 2 жыл бұрын

You should do the Humber Bridge or the Grimsby Docks / Dock Tower

@JaredlS10 2 жыл бұрын

Simon letting his business blaze persona slip into his other channels lately. Waiting for "AM I RIGHT PETER!" just to see the confusion in the comments.

@aregularperson7573 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who has used the tube before I was surprised of how efficient it is compared to how it is here in America

@ninchan2 2 жыл бұрын

I don't have much experience with American metro systems, I do however find London's design quite intuitive and tourist friendly - if my non-English-speaking family can easily get from point A to point B with one or two line changes, then it must be a decently thought out system. except for Bank. Bank is what purgatory must feel like. and yes, a 6min wait is a very valid reason for a massive sigh and an eye roll 😄

@JaredlS10 2 жыл бұрын

It really depends on the city and time of day, ive only used the Philadelphia and New York trains and I felt them comparable in service to London tube. Delays will happen on any service and it beats taking a bus or cab.

@rjfaber1991 2 жыл бұрын

I've been on the metro systems of Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw, and I can confirm that even compared to those other European systems, the Underground is exceptional. Paris comes close though...

@paulc6471 2 жыл бұрын

This reminded me of a line from “Get him to the Greek” when they are stuck in London traffic. Cab driver starts naming locations and Jonah responds, “Where are we? Middle Earth?!”

@peterjf7723 2 жыл бұрын

Mornington Crescent

@smenor 2 жыл бұрын

This and the NYC Subway are great. Would love to see one on the Paris Metro

@Viper-dn8ix 2 жыл бұрын

Well with the London Underground done, you can totally do Denver International Airport. It's the second largest airport in the world by land (though King Fahd in Saudi Arabia only has two runways to DIA's six). DIA is one of the busiest airports in the country, and indeed the entire world. In addition to it's beautiful architecture and gorgeous view of the mountains, the airport has it's fair share of controversy, conspiracy, and budget overruns. IE: Perfect for a megaprojects video. Honestly, international airports in general should be covered by you, since they're so spectacularly large! Or... Mega I guess.

@DPCB01 2 жыл бұрын

Sydney Opera house for a video suggestion!

@Iskandar64 2 жыл бұрын

All of us Londoners moan about our public transport system. But most of us are well travelled and are very grateful for what we have, an excellent integrated transport system. Tube, train, bus and river boat. I love it.

@mayoite160 2 жыл бұрын

SUGGESTION: Ilyushin IL-2 - Amazing WWII ground-attack "flying tank" and spiritual predecessor to the A-10 Warthog - The single most produced military aircraft in aviation history - Some WWII-era Wehrmacht nicknames for it: "meat grinder", "butcher", "black death", "slaughterer", "concrete bird" - What Stalin had to say about it: "Our Red Army now needs IL-2 aircraft like the air it breathes, like the bread it eats."

@patrickgomes2213 2 жыл бұрын

With regards to the Queen, not now, not at her age. But when she was young - a member of the ATS at the tail end of WWII, yes, I could totally picture her doing it.

@alexandercarder2281 2 жыл бұрын

The London Underground is immense, but it can’t rival the majesty and ingenuity of the Glasgow Metro 😌

@anydaynow01 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought the NYC Subway system was immense!

@Adam-ln4og 2 жыл бұрын

The Montreal underground city is a city unto itself. I mean literally you can walk between subway stations on different lines and shop.

@philipguyott3352 2 жыл бұрын

Geoff Marshall did a video about the Glasgow Metro. He has lots of great stuff about the London Underground too :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rK10YNaEtNDIk2w.html

@jonnunn4196 2 жыл бұрын

@@Adam-ln4og While the London underground doubles as bomb shelters - the Montreal underground could double as a shelter in the event of a Blizzard.

@alexandercarder2281 2 жыл бұрын

@@philipguyott3352 Fantastic video mate 😉☺️

@nihalyadav4850 2 жыл бұрын

I think a video on Mumbai local train will be a great watch✌️

@ninchan2 2 жыл бұрын

speaking of wild rides, our old friend Charles Tyson Yerkes (the American crook who pretty much made the whole thing feasible) and his shady shenanigans would make for an indeed _wild ride_ of a biographics video.

@Nimmo1492 2 жыл бұрын

I read that name in Jago Hazzard's voice!

@barneypaws4883 2 жыл бұрын

Yerkes is the bread to Jago's butter

@x316RiotMakerx Жыл бұрын

Simon should do a collaboration with Jay Foreman, the crossover we didn’t know we needed.

@alexandercarder2281 2 жыл бұрын

Simon, I love it mate 😉

@ARIXANDRE 2 жыл бұрын

Just remember: "Mind the gap."

@Steppenkater 2 жыл бұрын

As a German I had a school excursion to London 30 years ago when I was still young and confused. The only thing I can remember about London is the Tube, because it reliably brought you to the destination you wanted to go. Otherwise I would have been lost.

@bxbank 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video of the Tokyo system in comparison?

@adamwnt 2 жыл бұрын

it’s not the most reliable nor modern, but it’s the most iconic as you say and I miss it from my times in Ldn. Great vid m8

@azuma7628 2 жыл бұрын

12:59 Why did you avoid mentioning Yerkes? 😂

@twocvbloke 2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, up here in't north east, we have (well, I say "we", doesn't come near to where I live!!) the Tyne & Wear Metro, which is similar, but smaller, and in some areas uses Beeching'd & Thatcher'd (I.E. forcibly closed down) railway lines... :P