We all know Geoff's attention to detail is fantastic, but let's not overlook how this filters through to his shooting style and video editing too - you can see how he's thinking ahead to a seamless finished product right from the start. Thanks Geoff! Plus I think some of these new stations look like they could be great locations for street photography. Looking forward to visiting the Elizabeth Line!
The lift and escalator going at the same speed is actually brilliant because if you've got a group of people and one of them needs to use the lift, no-one has to wait for each other.
Yes, because strangers love staring at each other with nowhere else to look... At least it discourages people using the lift to overtake the escalators. You can't hide the speed of it, so it has to be equal or slower, to stop rude Londoners (or just Londoners) trying to save a few seconds.
I tricked my wife into a weekend in London solely for the purpose of riding the EL. I was absolutely blown away by it, the design and engineering is star trek like , unreal.
I’ve had purple walls in my bedroom for nearly 20 years. Since the #LizLine moquette debuted on the London Transport Museum Shop website, I’ve refreshed the bedroom decor with 3x Elizabeth Line Mini Moquette Cushions and an Elizabeth Line Moquette Design Lambswool Throw. They complement the five framed water themed London Underground destination posters above my headboard. (Nearly the whole house had London Underground posters of various sizes. I simply adore them!)
@@thomashrubecky1663 That's attention to detail for you. One of those cushions ought to be with you every time you have to ride this beautiful line for more than a couple of stops. Unfortunately they've played safe by going with the questionable regs regarding fire safety and seat coverings. So, like the Hitachi 'IETs', there's barely a scrap of foam between the hard shell of the seat and the seat of your pants.
My only complaint is that the design arguably isn't quite as interesting as the Jubilee Line Extension stations. I know there are variations in design at the various stations but not as much as I was expecting.
@@LunaDragofelis It's certainly getting that way. But then who wants to be treated like an incontinent primary school child with the plastic seats of the NY subway for instance?
The advert surround effect is due to the totems being exactly in the centre of the walkway tunnel. That means that the distance from the viewer to the advertising panels, both directly viewed and as a reflection, is exactly the same and therefore, by default, they have no option but to align. Physics. Great, isn’t it?!
It’s physics/design/engineering. The whole line is like that. The same goes with the platform doors. The trains stop on a specific location when they are on the platform and the doors were set out to match the location of the train doors something already in use on the Jubilee line. This dude is good but what he presented are not so much of a secret
Spent 5 years working on the project and was awesome! I noticed something once at Farringdon. The signs for TCR do not show a connection to the central line. They show the northern line black strip but the red strip is omitted. We thought we had found an error but when asking about it, it was said that a computer simulation predicting the flow of people around the tube network had designed it that way. They didn't want to direct people from the EL to the Central Line from Farringdon to TCR. To apparently ease congestion. Sorry if that's a bit confusing but hope it makes sense. Just another little thing we noticed at Farringdon. You'll notice it now lol
Wooooo!! Welcome back Geoff! Hope you're doing as well as you can be. Thank you so much for being such an inspiration for so many people and we are all immensely proud of you.
Literally just finished binge watching all the others yesterday - was in London last week for the first time ever and rode on the tube loads! Impeccable timing!!!
Ever since finding this series I’ve always pointed out the elephant in the room at Waterloo to non-Londoners coming to visit and they find it hilarious. Thanks Geoff!
Ive gradually realised that my life life would be improved dramatically if i could only develop Geoffs level of enthusiasm and interest in even one single thing.
I just knew it was coming. But when Geoff tried to keep saying 'If I was doing Secrets of the Elizabeth Line which I'm not' I knew at some point he would but what I didn't expect was for it to be out so soon. Soo happy you made this video Geoff I will sure looks out for all this when I'm next on it, keep it up mate 👍 #purpletrain
Your enthusiasm, and eye for detail, reflected in your bubbling commentary, intrigues me Geoffrey. I guess that's why, although living on the other side of the planet in Queensland, Australia, I keep tuning in. Thank you for very interesting railway oriented videos. I've been a train buff all the days of my life. (toot toot)
The posh new front entrance to Ilford is still a building site, so isn't ready yet. When it is (eventually) finished, it will include step free access. The new ticket hall at Romford is very nearly complete.
I just had my first ride on the Elizabeth Line today and was very impressed with it. The stations look incredible and it's so quick as well. When it opens all the way through from Reading to Shenfield/Abbey Wood it will be even better! With the numbered stations there is Sevenoaks, Four Oaks, Seven Sisters, Three Bridges, Three Oaks, Five Ways and Nine Elms on the Northern line.
Geoff, your videos are amazing! Your channel is where I go whenever I need some trains in my day. Thank you for creating videos, and sharing them with us. We love you Geoff!
As we're staying in the vicinity of Barbican Station on our upcoming visit, the Barbican "secret" access is something we're planning on taking advantage of!
I was in London (Farringdon area) a few days ago. I was so excited to ride the funicular lift at Liverpool, thanks to your videos! Also, the free transport between Terminals at Heathrow is a blessing.
It's absolutely surreal to hear Geoff say "Ilford" and see him standing outside Manor Park. If I'd gotten the right day I'd have simply bumped into him by chance! (Also Wanstead Park is a weird station because it's in Forest Gate rather than Wanstead and is further away from the actual Wanstead Park than Manor Park station is)
Finally!! Great video Geoff. Just a side note, the series is called secrets of the underground but this not being an tube line is some renaming in order!
It's not an Ungerground or "Tube" line, but strictly speaking, the middle section is very much underground, and it runs in tubes! (The same must be said for the trains that run on the "Great Northern City Line" from Moorgate going north. Between Moorgate and Drayton Park it WAS part of the Tube until 1975 (and there are some signs of that, even the old fourth rail that lies between the first and second rails still))
As always, thank you. What an amazing degree of consideration, thought and creativity has been put into every aspect of the EL. And anyone who saw the series of documentaries on its construction will have an ever deeper appreciation. That said, it is amazing that the wall panels behind the benches on the platforms show the dirt from seated passengers leaning against them. Hopefully a remedy will be found.
Another secret of Slough is if you look where Geoff was standing, there is some uneven tarmac on the platform. This is where a train pulling into the now dissused platform 6, lost traction and carried on through the buffers.
My local station (Harold Wood) finally immortalised on video! A couple of extra Harold Wood 'secrets', though strictly not Lizzie Line related. The original 'Great Eastern Railway' station building still exists, on Platform 1, though the street entrance has been lost behind a housing development. The building now houses a takeaway kitchen. Until fairly recently the old LNER barrier still exited inside, with the gates to close off the station and the benches on the platforms had cast LNER ironwork.
great one, Geoff! great tip about the Barbican connection. And it would be nice to have a travelator belt between Canary Wharf Liz, DLR and Jubilee. Once can only dream... 😆
Those bike stands have the additional benefit of preventing vehicle parking on the footway. My recollection is that that bridge was one where the edge beams are only designed for pedestrian loading. (This is quite common). High kerbs are often used for that purpose, but the Manor Park solution is so much prettier.
There are little concrete stumps that spell out “Enfield” or “Broxbourne” depending on the direction you’re going, right on the border over the M25 in Waltham Cross, Shame it’s not a bike rack though.
Got so excited about the Manor Park feature! It’s my Aunt’s local station and in essence my station whenever I visit from Toronto. Your “Secrets” videos are the best (My favourite at least)
Oooh you missed one of my favourite Elizabeth Line secrets - that the lighting in the platform edge doors subtly changes from warm white to cool white when they open for a train
I'm still blown away at just how fast this bloody thing was back in May when I travelled to MCM at London Excel. One whole stop to Custom House from Canary Wharf. A lovely journey!
Hey Geoff! Just saw you recently visited the US. Noticed you really didn’t go on any major transit systems while there. So I thought. Next time you come to the US (which hopefully is soon), you can come visit Chicago and ride the L! If to make matters better, I live in Chicago, and I’m not saying you have to, you do whatever since you are the mastermind here anyways, I could maybe show you around! Or at least make a video on the L. Either way, Chicago has a lot to offer, especially transit wise, and it would be cool to have you visit and record about the CTA/Metra!
I used the Elizabeth line to get to Heathrow last week. Saved about 12 pounds vs Heathrow express. Time from Paddington was only about 30 minutes. Plenty of room for luggage. Beautiful and comfy trains !
Excellent video, Geoff. The secrets that you feature in these videos seem usually to be associated with stations of slightly older vintage, so to see that some of the most modern stations on the network still have their secrets and quirks was definitely very enlightening. I note the caption towards the end that states that Twyford is the least-used station on the Elizabeth Line system. Assuming that I am using the correct statistics (which isn't a very reasonable assumption by any means, as I'm not very observant), I believe that Iver is the least used station, recording around 91,000 passengers last year, with Taplow a close second on 94,000, and Twyford welcoming roughly 200,000. Speaking of Taplow, an interesting historical fact: it was the first terminus of the GWR line from Paddington, from opening in 1838 to the extension to Twyford in 1839 (though the station was re-sited and rebuilt at a later date) and that the new station was built with large and ornate station buildings, certainly for such an inconvenient station (roughly two miles south of the village it purports to serve) - the reason (at least partially) being that it was the local station for several major GWR shareholders!
My favourite secret is that if you're transferring from the Elizabeth Line to the southbound overground at Whitechapel it can be much faster to take the lift which goes straight to the platform then to go up the escalator and down the stairs.
In Singapore, we have platform screen door numbers for all our MRT stations, including the overground/ground ones. Though mostly it's the contracted surveyors and maybe transport enthusiasts who take note of these numbers.
Hello Geoff! My son, who has just turned 4, is absolutely fanatical about trains and found your channel after watching your Elizabeth Line videos on repeat. He loves all of them - yesterday before nursery he was calling me: 'Mummy! Come and watch this Geoff Marshall video with me!'. He has also asked when we're going to meet you. So I wanted to say thank you for providing engaging content for train fanatics of all ages. I also wanted to ask, if you or other commenters should feel inclined to reply, for suggestions about what to do to nurture his love of trains. He loves to visit train stations and level crossings and travel by train, of course. We go to miniature railways when we get an opportunity, he has a tube map that he likes to study and he spends several hours a day making a Brio train track. So for those of you who have grown up as train lovers - do you have any other suggestions for things we can do?
I’ve missed the secret of… it’s a good series. Keep the videos up ever since I came across you you’ve made me start travelling and seeing beautiful amazing sights
Another interesting thing to note is since Wargrave, Shiplake and Henley-On-Thames have been added to the contactless network, it is way cheaper to reach these stations by tapp your contactless card than to buy a train ticket, even when using a railcard.
That was great Geoff. Love the secrets video. Nice to see your Purple shirt. Just want to let you know I was at the Halton County Radial Railway (Ontario Canada) on Friday and wore my CrossElizPurp shirt there (from your shop, thanks) and the best part was it got noticed!
Did you know Freedom passes for disabled passengers (And probably older person freedom passes as well) can go all the way to Reading on the Lizzie line.
Geoff, I just found a secret way how to go to the Elizabeth Line platforms if you're getting off from the Central Line at Tottenham Court Road. I noticed that if you're following the Elizabeth Line signage when you get off from the Central Line train, it will lead you to the gates where you have to tap out and tap in again but it'll cost your journey cuz you tapped out of the gates. But I found a secret way to the Elizabeth Line without touching out. From Central Line, just simply follow the signage of the Northern Line, go through the platforms to follow the Elizabeth Line platforms where you can see stairs in front of you on the other end of the Northern Line platforms and then just simply follow directions of the Elizabeth Line until you arrived without touching out.
Just scrolling through, thought TH-cam had thrown up the old algorithm again for a previous "Secrets of..." Episode... BUT HANG ON, GEOFF'S DONE IT AGAIN!!!
Gravesend is more likely - the curve to Ebbsfleet isn't in the safeguarding (which goes to Hoo Junction beyond Gravesend), and the desire for interchange between the North Kent and services heading towards Ashford on HS1 is quite low.
I think the very bright light and the slightly disorientating adverts (that are diagonal) is why the crossrail escalators feel so steep. Humans are terrible at judging the steepness of a slope accurately
Ah, Matt the 2nd unit cameraman, who Geoff always brings for long shots, cutaways and GV's, finally gets a name check! Remember Geoff always travels with an entire army of support crew including a PA, director, someone to do his make up, a runner and a full catering truck ready for an endless supply of Pret teas- all hidden carefully at all times just out of shot! Also Geoff, you are not SAT on a bench, you are SITTING on it- sat is past tense! And yes I do sit in 'pedantry corner'!
But only if you are referring to the entirety of ones time on the bench. The act of lowering oneself onto the bench might also be the past event. Having sat myself down, I am sat down. I am also sitting, for what it's worth, but in the context of a day's being out and about, the change from normal, rather than present attitude, is the notable information. I don't know how that would fit into a traditional grammar, and one may wish to avoid it in formal speech, but language is living, and I hear this distinction well enough.
@bloodspatteredguitar yes it can be a bit of a minefield can't it. Take SITTING for instance- it can be past or present tense: 'I am SITTING down'. Present tense. 'I was SITTING down'. Past tense. But SAT is always past tense. 'Yesterday I SAT on a bench'. You might get away with something like: 'The waiter SAT us at a corner table' but it would be more grammatically correct if you used 'We were SEATED at a corner table by the waiter' instead. Fascinating stuff!
Geoff, your love for this line proves one thing, that you don’t use it often! It may be all new & shiny but it’s a day to day disaster full of delays & problems.
interesting that you mention the toilets on the Elizabeth Line stations. I've struggled to find one at all on Stratford station (apart from the Radar one and I don't have a key). When I asked one of those customer service people today they directed me to Westfield shopping centre. Surely this can't be right on a station of this size. The busiest currently in the UK apparently.
2:36 7 Sisters is an obvious match for 7 Kings. There's more? Let me see ... 1stead (and 1stead Park); 2ting Bec and 2ting Broadway. 4est Hill? L8ton? Aha -- it's one of them new ones, 9 Elms.
Purple was my late mum's favourite colour, so she would've liked your shirt Geoff. One other thing about the numbers on the platform edge doors. I would imagine if one was faulty, or something happened to it, they just quote the number, platform, station, and the engineers know exactly which one to fix!
I’m glad the beautiful lizline opened in Her Majesty’s presence and she got to see a train line in her very Own name😭💔 Love you Queen, You are irreplaceable
It’s cool to see your own products in the background of the video. When you was stood outside West Drayton, I saw the security camera on the canopy and remembered seeing that specified on the technical drawings. We did the entrance soffits for; West Ealing, Southall, West Drayton, Hayes & Harlington, and Acton Mainline. If you look at the entrance canopy for Southall and Hayes & Harlington, you’ll see the surface has a triangular pattern texture on them. I wish I’d thought about including the roundel now! Also, there’s a (harmless) mistake with the design of the steel structure at Southall over the entrance. I’d be very very impressed if you spot it.
@@jamesch770 Not quite structural, just a Design Engineer. We did the GRP (Fibreglass) cladding work, but it did involve working with the structural engineers very closely due to our requirements around installation.
When you spot the Easter Egg ... this is the thread to say you've seen it! ;-)
Egg?
The captions? yes
It swapped from The bench to a train at 5:12
@@wullie31 um, I think that just refers to the colour code for the purple
Crossrail acrostic ?
the lizzie line is different level 😍
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We all know Geoff's attention to detail is fantastic, but let's not overlook how this filters through to his shooting style and video editing too - you can see how he's thinking ahead to a seamless finished product right from the start. Thanks Geoff! Plus I think some of these new stations look like they could be great locations for street photography. Looking forward to visiting the Elizabeth Line!
@@geofftech2 Can you do do the c2c sneak peek at the aventra trains like you did with SWR
I think thats what he used to do, it is very slick and professional
Just like Steely Dan..
@@slaneyaudio1948 just like Jessie James
@@taffytop Ha, "Don't Take Me Alive".
The lift and escalator going at the same speed is actually brilliant because if you've got a group of people and one of them needs to use the lift, no-one has to wait for each other.
How long before someone starts pulling faces and blowing raspberies at whoever's travelling up alongside them in the lift?
Until the time while the doors of the lift open might have delay the exit from the lift.
Yes, because strangers love staring at each other with nowhere else to look...
At least it discourages people using the lift to overtake the escalators. You can't hide the speed of it, so it has to be equal or slower, to stop rude Londoners (or just Londoners) trying to save a few seconds.
it's actually mich slower, as it goes like 0.0000001mph at each end
I tricked my wife into a weekend in London solely for the purpose of riding the EL. I was absolutely blown away by it, the design and engineering is star trek like , unreal.
I’ve had purple walls in my bedroom for nearly 20 years. Since the #LizLine moquette debuted on the London Transport Museum Shop website, I’ve refreshed the bedroom decor with 3x Elizabeth Line Mini Moquette Cushions and an Elizabeth Line Moquette Design Lambswool Throw. They complement the five framed water themed London Underground destination posters above my headboard. (Nearly the whole house had London Underground posters of various sizes. I simply adore them!)
@@thomashrubecky1663 That's attention to detail for you.
One of those cushions ought to be with you every time you have to ride this beautiful line for more than a couple of stops.
Unfortunately they've played safe by going with the questionable regs regarding fire safety and seat coverings. So, like the Hitachi 'IETs', there's barely a scrap of foam between the hard shell of the seat and the seat of your pants.
My only complaint is that the design arguably isn't quite as interesting as the Jubilee Line Extension stations. I know there are variations in design at the various stations but not as much as I was expecting.
@@JP_TaVeryMuch At that point they should honestly skip the covering and just use plain plastic seats. Easier and more hygienic to clean.
@@LunaDragofelis It's certainly getting that way. But then who wants to be treated like an incontinent primary school child with the plastic seats of the NY subway for instance?
The advert surround effect is due to the totems being exactly in the centre of the walkway tunnel. That means that the distance from the viewer to the advertising panels, both directly viewed and as a reflection, is exactly the same and therefore, by default, they have no option but to align. Physics. Great, isn’t it?!
It’s physics/design/engineering. The whole line is like that. The same goes with the platform doors. The trains stop on a specific location when they are on the platform and the doors were set out to match the location of the train doors something already in use on the Jubilee line. This dude is good but what he presented are not so much of a secret
I still haven’t been on the Elizabeth line yet, really need to get on that!
Spent 5 years working on the project and was awesome! I noticed something once at Farringdon. The signs for TCR do not show a connection to the central line. They show the northern line black strip but the red strip is omitted. We thought we had found an error but when asking about it, it was said that a computer simulation predicting the flow of people around the tube network had designed it that way. They didn't want to direct people from the EL to the Central Line from Farringdon to TCR. To apparently ease congestion. Sorry if that's a bit confusing but hope it makes sense. Just another little thing we noticed at Farringdon. You'll notice it now lol
Wooooo!! Welcome back Geoff! Hope you're doing as well as you can be. Thank you so much for being such an inspiration for so many people and we are all immensely proud of you.
Literally just finished binge watching all the others yesterday - was in London last week for the first time ever and rode on the tube loads! Impeccable timing!!!
I just discovered the originals a few weeks ago, too!
Hope you enjoyed London and riding the transport system
Ever since finding this series I’ve always pointed out the elephant in the room at Waterloo to non-Londoners coming to visit and they find it hilarious. Thanks Geoff!
Can you please explain this comment??
@@chhitijpahari1011 there is an elephant statue somewhere in the station
@@moocow4654 thanks
never mind the elephant in the room, im shocked enough already with the dead dog in a box!!!!
@@Alan_Watkin It's not the only dead dog in a box. There is another in the Museum at Sheffield Park, Bluebell Railway, Sussex
Ive gradually realised that my life life would be improved dramatically if i could only develop Geoffs level of enthusiasm and interest in even one single thing.
The most awaited addition to the series!
Writing Elizabeth Line instead of Elizabeth line. Absolute madlad. Fight the system.
I just knew it was coming. But when Geoff tried to keep saying 'If I was doing Secrets of the Elizabeth Line which I'm not' I knew at some point he would but what I didn't expect was for it to be out so soon. Soo happy you made this video Geoff I will sure looks out for all this when I'm next on it, keep it up mate 👍 #purpletrain
After all these years, the series that made this channel is back!
That secret way in and out on the westbound platform at Barbican is always a favourite of mine
Your enthusiasm, and eye for detail, reflected in your bubbling commentary, intrigues me Geoffrey. I guess that's why, although living
on the other side of the planet in Queensland, Australia, I keep tuning in. Thank you for very interesting railway oriented videos. I've been
a train buff all the days of my life. (toot toot)
The posh new front entrance to Ilford is still a building site, so isn't ready yet. When it is (eventually) finished, it will include step free access.
The new ticket hall at Romford is very nearly complete.
I used to.use the York Road entrance many moons ago so really happy they've kept it open..
UPDATE - both Ilford and Romford's new entrances are now open
Geoff, you can always lift up a down day with your ebullience and sheer joy sharing what makes you so happy.
I just had my first ride on the Elizabeth Line today and was very impressed with it. The stations look incredible and it's so quick as well. When it opens all the way through from Reading to Shenfield/Abbey Wood it will be even better! With the numbered stations there is Sevenoaks, Four Oaks, Seven Sisters, Three Bridges, Three Oaks, Five Ways and Nine Elms on the Northern line.
Seven Kings? Heathrow is literally numbered too
@@mvp_kryptonite I totally forgot about Heathrow T2-5.
MarylebONE, TotTENham Court Road... 😂
@@RobOwenKing Good Spot! Never noticed that!
And a partrage in a pear tree
The man has gone and done it! Can't wait to see this.
If only all trains and stations in the UK were so efficient and modern
Intercity
We’re getting there
Geoff, your videos are amazing! Your channel is where I go whenever I need some trains in my day. Thank you for creating videos, and sharing them with us. We love you Geoff!
When a man is tired of trains ( or trams) he is tired of life.
Would be fun if the Corporation of London could install a little boundary dragon at Farringdon, at the point the station crosses into the City!
I second that. An excellent idea.
I wasn't aware of boundary dragons until now but I second your idea, because more dragons are always good.
There is something like that at aldgate or at aldosterone east,,( me thinks,)...
Oops autoinsert. aldgate east!!
Maybe a dragon mosaic on the tile, where only the astute travelers will notice?
As we're staying in the vicinity of Barbican Station on our upcoming visit, the Barbican "secret" access is something we're planning on taking advantage of!
Absolute legend. The amount of work, research and scripting that clearly went into this one video is extrordinary! Awesome result!
Oh, also huge props to Runderground Matt for the great camerawork!
That’s why Geoff is the King of the Tube Vloggers
I’ve still not had the chance to ride the Elizabeth line but my goodness it is a work of art! Amazing video Geoff!
haha small ytber beat you to it
Me too I really wanna ride it
I don't even live in uk. Instead i live in greece which lets say doesn't have the best trains...
@@PotatoLemons1 lmao
I’m in Greece now
I was in London (Farringdon area) a few days ago. I was so excited to ride the funicular lift at Liverpool, thanks to your videos! Also, the free transport between Terminals at Heathrow is a blessing.
It's absolutely surreal to hear Geoff say "Ilford" and see him standing outside Manor Park.
If I'd gotten the right day I'd have simply bumped into him by chance!
(Also Wanstead Park is a weird station because it's in Forest Gate rather than Wanstead and is further away from the actual Wanstead Park than Manor Park station is)
Finally!! Great video Geoff. Just a side note, the series is called secrets of the underground but this not being an tube line is some renaming in order!
It's not an Ungerground or "Tube" line, but strictly speaking, the middle section is very much underground, and it runs in tubes! (The same must be said for the trains that run on the "Great Northern City Line" from Moorgate going north. Between Moorgate and Drayton Park it WAS part of the Tube until 1975 (and there are some signs of that, even the old fourth rail that lies between the first and second rails still))
I love that Hayes and Harlington was so unremarkable there wasn't a 'secret' for it but for Heathrow!
As always, thank you.
What an amazing degree of consideration, thought and creativity has been put into every aspect of the EL. And anyone who saw the series of documentaries on its construction will have an ever deeper appreciation.
That said, it is amazing that the wall panels behind the benches on the platforms show the dirt from seated passengers leaning against them. Hopefully a remedy will be found.
Oh wow! This was certainly unexpected, especially after the Farringdon video!
Another secret of Slough is if you look where Geoff was standing, there is some uneven tarmac on the platform. This is where a train pulling into the now dissused platform 6, lost traction and carried on through the buffers.
Those who are native to Slough, as I am, will know that......
Excellent to see a new "secrets of" video. Brilliantly done (as usual) and so informative. Thank you, Geoff.
My local station (Harold Wood) finally immortalised on video! A couple of extra Harold Wood 'secrets', though strictly not Lizzie Line related. The original 'Great Eastern Railway' station building still exists, on Platform 1, though the street entrance has been lost behind a housing development. The building now houses a takeaway kitchen. Until fairly recently the old LNER barrier still exited inside, with the gates to close off the station and the benches on the platforms had cast LNER ironwork.
yeah Harold wood pfft. where the service becomes less frequent on weekends and sometimes does not even run!
He said he won't make it but it's here, arguably Geoff's greatest series
The series is finally back, thank you Geoff!
Another awesome video thanks Geoff. Keep smiling. You are doing what you love and you do it so well!
Geoff needs to do an abandoned video of the old Moorgate branch that ran between Moorgate and Barbican on Thameslink
great one, Geoff! great tip about the Barbican connection. And it would be nice to have a travelator belt between Canary Wharf Liz, DLR and Jubilee. Once can only dream... 😆
The ‘Sesame Street’ reference had no business cracking me up so much 😂 (Normalise bike racks that spell out the name of a building)
Those bike stands have the additional benefit of preventing vehicle parking on the footway. My recollection is that that bridge was one where the edge beams are only designed for pedestrian loading. (This is quite common). High kerbs are often used for that purpose, but the Manor Park solution is so much prettier.
There are little concrete stumps that spell out “Enfield” or “Broxbourne” depending on the direction you’re going, right on the border over the M25 in Waltham Cross, Shame it’s not a bike rack though.
Got so excited about the Manor
Park feature! It’s my Aunt’s local station and in essence my station whenever I visit from Toronto. Your “Secrets” videos are the best (My favourite at least)
He actually made the video I can't believe it! Great job Geoff it's really good
I’ve never clicked on a video so quickly. Always enjoy your videos Geoff as said many times before. Keep up the good work :)
I also appreciate Matt the cameraman's work on this, it's giving you options you didn't have filming yourself.
2 weeks ago I went to the elizabeth line. was a lot of fun! So I think this will be a fun video too! greetings from the Netherlands
Great video, I love all the little design touches that have been used throughout Crossrail, Elizabeth Line, Purple Train.
It's nice to see you working with a cameraman, rather than having to hold a selfie 🤳 😄.
Great video 📹 👍 👏
I rode the Liz Line last weekend it was glorious! Loving the channel Geoff!
Oooh you missed one of my favourite Elizabeth Line secrets - that the lighting in the platform edge doors subtly changes from warm white to cool white when they open for a train
I'm still blown away at just how fast this bloody thing was back in May when I travelled to MCM at London Excel. One whole stop to Custom House from Canary Wharf. A lovely journey!
Hey Geoff! Just saw you recently visited the US. Noticed you really didn’t go on any major transit systems while there. So I thought. Next time you come to the US (which hopefully is soon), you can come visit Chicago and ride the L! If to make matters better, I live in Chicago, and I’m not saying you have to, you do whatever since you are the mastermind here anyways, I could maybe show you around! Or at least make a video on the L. Either way, Chicago has a lot to offer, especially transit wise, and it would be cool to have you visit and record about the CTA/Metra!
If I find that The Geoff has passed through Wellington NZ and I didn't know he was coming,,, he'll be off my ( electronic ) Christmas card list.
I used the Elizabeth line to get to Heathrow last week. Saved about 12 pounds vs Heathrow express. Time from Paddington was only about 30 minutes. Plenty of room for luggage. Beautiful and comfy trains !
0:12 the faint “I’ll probably-“ 😂
Excellent video, Geoff. The secrets that you feature in these videos seem usually to be associated with stations of slightly older vintage, so to see that some of the most modern stations on the network still have their secrets and quirks was definitely very enlightening.
I note the caption towards the end that states that Twyford is the least-used station on the Elizabeth Line system. Assuming that I am using the correct statistics (which isn't a very reasonable assumption by any means, as I'm not very observant), I believe that Iver is the least used station, recording around 91,000 passengers last year, with Taplow a close second on 94,000, and Twyford welcoming roughly 200,000.
Speaking of Taplow, an interesting historical fact: it was the first terminus of the GWR line from Paddington, from opening in 1838 to the extension to Twyford in 1839 (though the station was re-sited and rebuilt at a later date) and that the new station was built with large and ornate station buildings, certainly for such an inconvenient station (roughly two miles south of the village it purports to serve) - the reason (at least partially) being that it was the local station for several major GWR shareholders!
My favourite secret is that if you're transferring from the Elizabeth Line to the southbound overground at Whitechapel it can be much faster to take the lift which goes straight to the platform then to go up the escalator and down the stairs.
The art is very nice - and the cold/warm lighting in the core stations is v clever.
Hope your well Geoff, keep smiling.
In Singapore, we have platform screen door numbers for all our MRT stations, including the overground/ground ones. Though mostly it's the contracted surveyors and maybe transport enthusiasts who take note of these numbers.
Hello Geoff! My son, who has just turned 4, is absolutely fanatical about trains and found your channel after watching your Elizabeth Line videos on repeat. He loves all of them - yesterday before nursery he was calling me: 'Mummy! Come and watch this Geoff Marshall video with me!'. He has also asked when we're going to meet you.
So I wanted to say thank you for providing engaging content for train fanatics of all ages.
I also wanted to ask, if you or other commenters should feel inclined to reply, for suggestions about what to do to nurture his love of trains. He loves to visit train stations and level crossings and travel by train, of course. We go to miniature railways when we get an opportunity, he has a tube map that he likes to study and he spends several hours a day making a Brio train track. So for those of you who have grown up as train lovers - do you have any other suggestions for things we can do?
I’ve missed the secret of… it’s a good series. Keep the videos up ever since I came across you you’ve made me start travelling and seeing beautiful amazing sights
6:24 This is for the crowd control when it's extremely busy. Passengers getting out always have the priority to make more space in crowded area.
Thanks Geoff for yet another informative and most-welcome video.
Geoff’s face in the b-roll as he first mentions Slough is an accurate depiction of how we all feel about Slough! 😂😂
Glad you’re feeling better, Geoff xx
Another interesting thing to note is since Wargrave, Shiplake and Henley-On-Thames have been added to the contactless network, it is way cheaper to reach these stations by tapp your contactless card than to buy a train ticket, even when using a railcard.
Yet another sneaky move to get rid of cash. Avoid contactless!
That advertising light lines which perfectly match must be a nice coincident.
I really enjoy your work Geoff very professional
That was great Geoff. Love the secrets video. Nice to see your Purple shirt. Just want to let you know I was at the Halton County Radial Railway (Ontario Canada) on Friday and wore my CrossElizPurp shirt there (from your shop, thanks) and the best part was it got noticed!
Did you know Freedom passes for disabled passengers (And probably older person freedom passes as well) can go all the way to Reading on the Lizzie line.
Yes, but when I went there, the barriers were not recognising them!
Geoff, I just found a secret way how to go to the Elizabeth Line platforms if you're getting off from the Central Line at Tottenham Court Road. I noticed that if you're following the Elizabeth Line signage when you get off from the Central Line train, it will lead you to the gates where you have to tap out and tap in again but it'll cost your journey cuz you tapped out of the gates.
But I found a secret way to the Elizabeth Line without touching out. From Central Line, just simply follow the signage of the Northern Line, go through the platforms to follow the Elizabeth Line platforms where you can see stairs in front of you on the other end of the Northern Line platforms and then just simply follow directions of the Elizabeth Line until you arrived without touching out.
Another Geoff video done to perfection 💜🚈
Geoff! Secrets already, hahaha. Well done! I liked the purple flowers hanging outside the station, nice touch.
YAY. FINALLY! Well done Geoff
Just scrolling through, thought TH-cam had thrown up the old algorithm again for a previous "Secrets of..." Episode... BUT HANG ON, GEOFF'S DONE IT AGAIN!!!
One of the few channels I'd immediately click on the pop-up video.
Great video Geoff, I can't wait to travel on the Lizzy line. Thanks for sharing 👍
Geoff do you think they’ll ever extend the liz line to Ebsfleet int?
Gravesend is more likely - the curve to Ebbsfleet isn't in the safeguarding (which goes to Hoo Junction beyond Gravesend), and the desire for interchange between the North Kent and services heading towards Ashford on HS1 is quite low.
I think the very bright light and the slightly disorientating adverts (that are diagonal) is why the crossrail escalators feel so steep. Humans are terrible at judging the steepness of a slope accurately
Ah, Matt the 2nd unit cameraman, who Geoff always brings for long shots, cutaways and GV's, finally gets a name check!
Remember Geoff always travels with an entire army of support crew including a PA, director, someone to do his make up, a runner and a full catering truck ready for an endless supply of Pret teas- all hidden carefully at all times just out of shot!
Also Geoff, you are not SAT on a bench, you are SITTING on it- sat is past tense! And yes I do sit in 'pedantry corner'!
But only if you are referring to the entirety of ones time on the bench. The act of lowering oneself onto the bench might also be the past event. Having sat myself down, I am sat down. I am also sitting, for what it's worth, but in the context of a day's being out and about, the change from normal, rather than present attitude, is the notable information. I don't know how that would fit into a traditional grammar, and one may wish to avoid it in formal speech, but language is living, and I hear this distinction well enough.
:-)) Yes... in NZ "sat" on or "stood" at sounds very,,,provincial....just an observation. God knows what he'd think if he Came Here .
@bloodspatteredguitar yes it can be a bit of a minefield can't it. Take SITTING for instance- it can be past or present tense:
'I am SITTING down'. Present tense.
'I was SITTING down'. Past tense.
But SAT is always past tense. 'Yesterday I SAT on a bench'.
You might get away with something like: 'The waiter SAT us at a corner table' but it would be more grammatically correct if you used 'We were SEATED at a corner table by the waiter' instead.
Fascinating stuff!
Great video! And I'm not surprised you spelled "CROSSRAIL" with the first letter in each caption.
Now there's two.
Also the captions first letter read out Crossrail
Geoff, your love for this line proves one thing, that you don’t use it often!
It may be all new & shiny but it’s a day to day disaster full of delays & problems.
Some people have Marvel movies, we have ‘Secrets of the Elizabeth Line’.
interesting that you mention the toilets on the Elizabeth Line stations. I've struggled to find one at all on Stratford station (apart from the Radar one and I don't have a key). When I asked one of those customer service people today they directed me to Westfield shopping centre. Surely this can't be right on a station of this size. The busiest currently in the UK apparently.
2:36 7 Sisters is an obvious match for 7 Kings. There's more? Let me see ... 1stead (and 1stead Park); 2ting Bec and 2ting Broadway. 4est Hill? L8ton? Aha -- it's one of them new ones, 9 Elms.
Purple was my late mum's favourite colour, so she would've liked your shirt Geoff. One other thing about the numbers on the platform edge doors. I would imagine if one was faulty, or something happened to it, they just quote the number, platform, station, and the engineers know exactly which one to fix!
8:27 Southall and Whitechapel have beautiful signage in Punjabi and Bengali respectively.
Great video, well done Geoff!
Good evening, notification just popped up!
So good and so crowded with stuff that I immediately had to watch it twice!
Really enjoyed the slick production on this one Geoff. A cracking piece of TH-camry. 👍🏻😀
been hooked on this series and rode the Elizabeth line last week! and now this video!
Of course it’s not a secrets video without spelling out something with the captions 😂
I’m glad the beautiful lizline opened in Her Majesty’s presence and she got to see a train line in her very Own name😭💔 Love you Queen, You are irreplaceable
Why did you like the Queen?
That's a lovely bit of timing at 1:19 with the LNER on the sign appearing as you say it out loud 🤌🏽
It’s cool to see your own products in the background of the video. When you was stood outside West Drayton, I saw the security camera on the canopy and remembered seeing that specified on the technical drawings.
We did the entrance soffits for; West Ealing, Southall, West Drayton, Hayes & Harlington, and Acton Mainline. If you look at the entrance canopy for Southall and Hayes & Harlington, you’ll see the surface has a triangular pattern texture on them. I wish I’d thought about including the roundel now!
Also, there’s a (harmless) mistake with the design of the steel structure at Southall over the entrance. I’d be very very impressed if you spot it.
That is very cool! I take it you are a structural engineer?
@@jamesch770 Not quite structural, just a Design Engineer. We did the GRP (Fibreglass) cladding work, but it did involve working with the structural engineers very closely due to our requirements around installation.
He's only gone and done it! :D