Thank you Geoff for making these videos, my friend and I went to London last Saturday and had to use the buses and tubes and wouldn't have had a clue about interchanges, the £7.20 Tube cap or the 90 minute £1.50 bus cap. Kept on thinking of you each time we were on the tube. Thank you once again 🧡
I look forward to this channel everyday after school, almost like a small kid again. in year 10 and stressed about exams but there's something really therapeutic about your vids
So what I've learnt from this video is that taking the tube in central London is very slow indeed. Not because the trains themselves are slow but because getting to the platform and changing trains takes loads of time. Buses might be slower but they run on the surface, and as a healthy person you might as well walk. Taking the bus is also cheaper than the tube and walking is free. With both options you're also not underground. I once had to get from Marylebone to Paddington and there was a bus (number 2 or whatever) to Paddington right there so I didn't bother trying to figure out how to get there by tube.
So, what I'm getting, from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. Probably any destination within a mile via surface, and probably any time of day, it looks like.
""from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. " -- My Texas friend came to London and he was shocked at Tube prices of $5+ when Texas buses are $1.50 and how walking is nearly as fast and healthier and avoids mental stress of scheduling and waiting and crowds -- as tourist with GPS his choice was easy. Why was Tube built when people in 1880s were walkers,, , ,, in 1880 there was horses and cars and coal pollution so short trips were nicer underground, and long commuter trips past 10km limit needed tube, but nowadays the air and roads are cleaner so why not walk everywhere within a406. ... As American I have no choice but to car, but the prices and slowness of Tube hearing about it suprised me. I admire the national train system, why ever have a car if a train and then hour walk gets you anywhere.... Could they build elevated walking paths to London, if all walked it would add years to Londoner's lives thru fitness..
No Londoner (or London resident) would ever take the tube routes used for these "Race the Tube" series, unless they have limited mobility, are very fat or very lazy. Or in this case, if the number 48 was full and the weather was particularly bad.
@@jackmacdonald2183 Im a London bus driver and you would be amazed at how short a journey people will make in London. They will wait for a bus then pay £1.65 to travel 1 stop rather than walking the 1 minute journey. Seven Sisters to South Tottenham is the one I see it most regularly.
I would have gone to Bank, and change for the Central Line, it's what I took when I went to an exam centre in Artillery Lane, which is adjacent to Liverpool Street Station
I know that Geoffs idea was to go the whole way by tube, but my normal way is northern line to Moorgate then walk to Liverpool St., via Eldon St., of through Finsbury Circus.
For three years while going between home and university, I got the tube from Euston to Liverpool Street, changing at Moorgate. Now I wonder why it never occurred to me to just walk the last leg 😆
Though public transport here (Antwerp, Belgium) is pretty good, the frequency of trams and busses is considerably less than it is in London. Therefore, for one or two stops (certainly if there would be an interchange involved), it's almost never worth waiting for a tram/bus if it isn't "right there" when one gets to the stop. Very often I end up screwing DeLijn (our public transport company) out of 1,60- Euro by walking. Also: getting in and out of the subway takes longer than it feels if actually time it.
It is good that you synchronized watches when you went on your seperate ways. One clock would not be enough, as the walked approaches the speed of light hence changing the space-time-continuum😉
Can you do a series: Which is quicker: Lift or Escalators. Some of the stations with new lifts I think it is often quicker to get to platform by the lift, or at least no worse in worst case. Example is Bond Street (from the new Marylebone Lane entrance) to Jubilee or Central lines. Ditto Waterloo (to Jubilee).
Can you do race the tube with the district line? I have to commute from Wimbledon to Fulham broadway and back for university, so I'm most familiar with the district line.
It'd be quicker to change at Bank. I think Journey Planner wants to divert people away from walking up the twisty staircase, because in the opposite direction it suggests via Bank anyway. It's 6 minutes on a bike.
@geoffmarshall Once we are all out of lockdown, would "Can you walk faster than the Bakerloo line" be possible? Baker Street to Marylebone isn't too far. Would it make sense to walk it rather than changing from a Met, circle, or H and C to a Bakerloo line train?
honestly i feel like you went the wrong way at london bridge, if your train is terminating there you'll be able to go out the 'upstairs' exit and then head straight into the shopping centre tunnel not going the way you did
Used to cycle faster than tube, direct on District Line, from Earls Court to East Ham when wife as fiancée lived in Earls Court and I lived at East Ham in 1983-84
What I always do when I have to do London Bridge to Liv St is that I only go one stop up on the Northern line to Bank and change for the Central line to Liv St. This normally takes me just under 15 mins. Granted, I do walk rather quickly...
What will the cost be between those two places? When I visited London and taking the Tube, I tried walking and found some places to be very close (in the City core). I just started walking instead and saved myself snack money. Cheers
Assuming that its your only journey £2.40 on contactless As we imagine its connecting two train journeys it may not save you the full amount to walk, as part of a long rail journey with both ends outside of the oyster fair system its lightly to be cost neutral. If at liverpool street you are catching a purple train or London overground and using oyster for both trips then it is lightly to cost money (although from a sothern oyster to tfl the difference would be about 20p)
he explained it if you follow his comments on the page. He mentioned they were rereleaseding a video with a new thumbnail since the last video did exceptionally well with a better designed thumbnail.
Thank you Geoff for making these videos, my friend and I went to London last Saturday and had to use the buses and tubes and wouldn't have had a clue about interchanges, the £7.20 Tube cap or the 90 minute £1.50 bus cap. Kept on thinking of you each time we were on the tube. Thank you once again 🧡
I look forward to this channel everyday after school, almost like a small kid again. in year 10 and stressed about exams but there's something really therapeutic about your vids
Can You Walk Faster Than The Northern Line? Yes of course you can! The Northen Line can't walk.
I jumped higher than the Monument, last week.
@@capcompass9298try and beat this, I jumped higher than the Burj Khalifa today
i fear a meme has taken root in the comments. That's what you get, see, Geoff, for specifically asking "Please don't say ......"
Really interesting. Looking forward to the next in the series
Personality is what you need for UA-cam and these two have bucket loads.
okay but I need more of this series
Loving this brand new content
So what I've learnt from this video is that taking the tube in central London is very slow indeed. Not because the trains themselves are slow but because getting to the platform and changing trains takes loads of time. Buses might be slower but they run on the surface, and as a healthy person you might as well walk. Taking the bus is also cheaper than the tube and walking is free. With both options you're also not underground. I once had to get from Marylebone to Paddington and there was a bus (number 2 or whatever) to Paddington right there so I didn't bother trying to figure out how to get there by tube.
When is secrets of the Tyne and Wear metro coming?
That should be next!
its out
Great videos
Keeping me sane during this terrible time in the UK
I love these videos. These two show such happy enthusiasm.
would it be quickest getting off the tube at Moorgate and then walking the rest?
I thought I saw this before, glad I checked the description. Mmm pie. Imagine if they did Waterloo & City and the Emirates cable car
Only just found your channel....
Love it thank you
So, what I'm getting, from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. Probably any destination within a mile via surface, and probably any time of day, it looks like.
But if you're not stressed, are you even a real Londoner?
""from these "Race the Tube" videos, is that Londoners would be less stressed, less out of pocket, and healthier, if they just walked. " -- My Texas friend came to London and he was shocked at Tube prices of $5+ when Texas buses are $1.50 and how walking is nearly as fast and healthier and avoids mental stress of scheduling and waiting and crowds -- as tourist with GPS his choice was easy.
Why was Tube built when people in 1880s were walkers,, , ,, in 1880 there was horses and cars and coal pollution so short trips were nicer underground, and long commuter trips past 10km limit needed tube, but nowadays the air and roads are cleaner so why not walk everywhere within a406. ... As American I have no choice but to car, but the prices and slowness of Tube hearing about it suprised me. I admire the national train system, why ever have a car if a train and then hour walk gets you anywhere....
Could they build elevated walking paths to London, if all walked it would add years to Londoner's lives thru fitness..
No Londoner (or London resident) would ever take the tube routes used for these "Race the Tube" series, unless they have limited mobility, are very fat or very lazy. Or in this case, if the number 48 was full and the weather was particularly bad.
@@jackmacdonald2183 Im a London bus driver and you would be amazed at how short a journey people will make in London. They will wait for a bus then pay £1.65 to travel 1 stop rather than walking the 1 minute journey. Seven Sisters to South Tottenham is the one I see it most regularly.
@@mostlyguesses8385 Check the video on the failed elevated walkways around Barbican.
Very eerie, I was certain that I had already watched this video.
Look at the community post
@@perfecttrains1395 'tis but a joke I believe
tis I do see tis now
Your videos are always so enjoyable. I've had a rubbish day, but now I feel better. Thanks.
Guys, seriously, please don't comment "Didn't you already post this?" Yes, ye he did.
It says so in the blurb
I would have gone to Bank, and change for the Central Line, it's what I took when I went to an exam centre in Artillery Lane, which is adjacent to Liverpool Street Station
Changing from the Northern to the Central at Bank is hell
“Didn’t you already post this?”
Or maybe I dreamt it
Yeah they did
* does counsela accent but poorly * No no no
He did, he addressed it on a community post on his channel.
he did
I feel that I've seen this before, but as someone who snoops in the description, I can tell you that this video is not the same :p
look at geoff's community post
@@Oxyopiia yea I saw that as well
I know that Geoffs idea was to go the whole way by tube, but my normal way is northern line to Moorgate then walk to Liverpool St., via Eldon St., of through Finsbury Circus.
I walked the similar route once after feeling too hungover to carry on on the tube. Was rather pleasant on a sunny day.
I’m new to your channel. I’m just doing a lot of catching up. I love the fact that you are a big Pret fan. It’s also my favourite. 👍👍
Walking across London Bridge, voice-over cuts in "other bridges are Available"
I know this is a repost yet I still watched till the end. And 39k already for a repost. Nice!
Love the content on this channel! Someone give these two free rail cards for the year, every year.
Amazing NEW content ! Do more videos like this. Loved it.
Sitting on the seats on the northern line tube trains are like sitting on a medieval torture device for your lower back.
1.4k views in 14 mins. How does that compare? I hope the experiment works.
For three years while going between home and university, I got the tube from Euston to Liverpool Street, changing at Moorgate. Now I wonder why it never occurred to me to just walk the last leg 😆
Bring back good memories great vlogs
Though public transport here (Antwerp, Belgium) is pretty good, the frequency of trams and busses is considerably less than it is in London.
Therefore, for one or two stops (certainly if there would be an interchange involved), it's almost never worth waiting for a tram/bus if it isn't "right there" when one gets to the stop. Very often I end up screwing DeLijn (our public transport company) out of 1,60- Euro by walking.
Also: getting in and out of the subway takes longer than it feels if actually time it.
It is good that you synchronized watches when you went on your seperate ways. One clock would not be enough, as the walked approaches the speed of light hence changing the space-time-continuum😉
...but notice one clock started mili-seconds before the other.
Why didn’t Geoff change at Bank for the Central line? Surely it would have been faster?
Deja vu, I think I've seen this somewhere before
absolutely never occurred to me to get the northern line. its a beautiful walk! im not that train crazy 🙄
I would say that taking the bus is often faster than walking.
Can you do a series: Which is quicker: Lift or Escalators. Some of the stations with new lifts I think it is often quicker to get to platform by the lift, or at least no worse in worst case. Example is Bond Street (from the new Marylebone Lane entrance) to Jubilee or Central lines. Ditto Waterloo (to Jubilee).
Can you do race the tube with the district line? I have to commute from Wimbledon to Fulham broadway and back for university, so I'm most familiar with the district line.
Have you done one going all the way round London
It'd be quicker to change at Bank. I think Journey Planner wants to divert people away from walking up the twisty staircase, because in the opposite direction it suggests via Bank anyway. It's 6 minutes on a bike.
@geoffmarshall Once we are all out of lockdown, would "Can you walk faster than the Bakerloo line" be possible? Baker Street to Marylebone isn't too far. Would it make sense to walk it rather than changing from a Met, circle, or H and C to a Bakerloo line train?
Would it not have been quicker to change on to the Central Line at Bank?
Could you make a video about the Manchester tram?
I would get the tube to Moorgate then walk. Must be quicker
Would it have been quicker to change top central line at Bank?
Defo walk from Moorgate to Liverpool Street ;-)
honestly i feel like you went the wrong way at london bridge, if your train is terminating there you'll be able to go out the 'upstairs' exit and then head straight into the shopping centre tunnel not going the way you did
I've updated and reposted my 'thumbs up'.
Wow, just randomly clicked on this video because of the cool thumbnail. 😉
I reckon most journeys under 1.5 miles, in peak hours, are quicker on foot, especially if you need to change. Less stressful too!
I think I’m having a a flashback.
Does TfL suggest that changing the Central at Bank is actually slower?
I definitely saw Geoff passing Shanklin station at 6:72, strange things are going on here ...
Thumbnail check ✅
Hasn’t this been uploaded on this channel before
Yes. It was uploaded to see if a different thumbnail will give it more views
Or it was uploaded to see if a more recent upload date would give it more views.
@@rosiefay7283 No, Rainbow is correct.
this is a really fun series just found it via this video
Does Geoff know about the signs for the Elizapurp line at Moorgate? I'm not clear about it. Maybe I'll tweet him...
Wonderful videos 🙂
Now with the Elizabeth line, Moorgate tube station is connected to Liverpool Street NR and so the Cir/H&C/Met change wouldn't be required!
Wow what amazing new content never seen before
Updated repost video, still good to be reminded, walking is faster sometimes. I do enjoy this series.
I miss the before times. The world seemed so quaint.
Another good Episode!
TFL dod a really good job with the elizabeth line sign at Moorgate
Re use of the Elizabeth line clip ?
For all of you saying it's a reupload: It's a test if it performs better with another thumbnail.
Used to cycle faster than tube, direct on District Line, from Earls Court to East Ham when wife as fiancée lived in Earls Court and I lived at East Ham in 1983-84
Elizabeth Line signage is at Tottenham Court Road Tube too.
Wow. Amazing video. I will now subscribe
Moorgate? But the central line goes to Liverpool Street from the previous station (Bank).
Love your vids
What I always do when I have to do London Bridge to Liv St is that I only go one stop up on the Northern line to Bank and change for the Central line to Liv St. This normally takes me just under 15 mins. Granted, I do walk rather quickly...
Great fun video keep em coming 😀👍
Let’s see how this goes
Geoff, why didn't you get off at Bank a take the Central Line to Liverpool Street? Could have been quicker. OR walk from Bank.
Yes, it would have been much faster!
Did usain bolt actually follow Geoff on Facebook?
Come over to Australia, and I will show you our metro system here in Melbourne. Would love to have you down here Geoff :)
In a thumbnail shouldn't we see a thumb not a forefinger?
fun for geoff is there more secrets of Thameslink it soud come out soon in 13 hours ?
I feel like I just had a Mandela effect moment.
What is faster? Northern line to london bridge then jubilee line to canary wharf or northern line to bank then dlr to canary wharf
What will the cost be between those two places? When I visited London and taking the Tube, I tried walking and found some places to be very close (in the City core). I just started walking instead and saved myself snack money. Cheers
Assuming that its your only journey £2.40 on contactless
As we imagine its connecting two train journeys it may not save you the full amount to walk, as part of a long rail journey with both ends outside of the oyster fair system its lightly to be cost neutral. If at liverpool street you are catching a purple train or London overground and using oyster for both trips then it is lightly to cost money (although from a sothern oyster to tfl the difference would be about 20p)
Yes, everyone. You HAVE seen this post before!
Can you walk faster than the Tube(s) Holborn to Temple?
Wood Lane to Shepherd's Bush?
Did you post that before? I am having severe deja-vu
Same
he explained it if you follow his comments on the page. He mentioned they were rereleaseding a video with a new thumbnail since the last video did exceptionally well with a better designed thumbnail.
In the vidieo, why did you flip the camera over???
Can you create a document about which carriage you want to be in for each line at each station as you see to know the best ones to be in
I'm guessing the TfL app told you to change at Moorgate because it would have been faster, but what about changing at Bank?
What did you update, Geoff ?
I totally clicked on this because of the new hot thumbnail! This video is totally new to me! ;)
Love watching these 2 but what is Geoffs obsession with pret
Can you go to every 1 platform station in Britain?
Can you do the Manchester Metrolink? It's the largest light rail system in the UK
Haven’t u already done this video?
Have you ever been to the Isle of Wight?
I enjoyed the ‘which is faster’ series more
I’m surprised u didn’t change at bank to get the central line