The Furthest Distance on a £1.50 Bus Hopper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Hugo's here! Which means its BUS FUN times, and using the Bus Hopper fare (unlimited bus and tram travel in 70 minutes) he'd devised a route which should let us take a bus, tram, bus and travel for 26 miles across London, for just £1.50! Is it possible? Would we make it? We started in Orpington ...
Thanks to Hugo @theorangeone for his busisstance!
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yay
Geoff Marshall I did a double take when I saw it, it looks just like my spam shirt in a mirror.
You're #50 on trending congratulations!!! 😁
How do you get free train transfer?
I like the seat at the front on the right of a single decker. But then again, I am the bus driver!
Ryan Barry 😂 😂
Prefer the left side
I bet ur not a bus driver
@@CoversedInThat ha ha! That's hilarious!
I was for 4 years in the North East of England. But, then again, this is a joke, you know, a story with a humourous climax.
Yea and ok
The nerdness level is off the chart! 😂👍
@Red Pilled Fox Nothing wrong with being a bus enthusiast
Indeed - it's OVER 9000!!
I love nerdiness
Nice buses!
I was the guy who talked to you on the X26 at Kingston. Honestly, was so great to meet you both. Really made my day! Hope you weren't too freaked out.
Bayhano, ha ha! hello sir .. we were a LITTLE freaked out at first because we were hiding down the back of the X26 where we thought no one would see us!! nicey done though, lovely to meet you!! :-D
@@geofftech2 Lol, I do apologise. I hope your future bus journeys will be a little less eventful. 😉
@@bayhanoriley9236 was it not in the video? 🥲
@@entropy1484 I wasn't brave enough to appear on camera.
@@bayhanoriley9236 oh okay
Hugo is one of the biggest nerds I’ve ever seen - he’s wonderful!
He's an absolute hero
Love him.
Top man!!
I knew he’d rather hop than hug 😀💜
I once booked a megabus Inverness to Sheffield for £1.50.
I've gone Boston to Vermont for $1 on Megabus 🤔
That must have been fun
What, in 1982?
@@xeroxquantum 2007 actually. I think it was around the time when the megabus brand was first launched. £1 plus 50p booking fee!
We did Liverpool to Amsterdam and back for £3 in 2016. 😜
Amazing video! That "special" bus on the 353 at the beginning was a Scania Omnicity, which I believe is one of the last two in Go-ahead London's fleet, so it technically is special as they are amazing buses and a favourite of many bus enthusiasts
There is quite a lot of them in the London united rapt group fleet, you can mainly get them on the 71 to chessington.
@@yamahabibi You mean RATP Dev Transit?
They used to operate in my area which is Hammersmith on bus towards Heathrow & Hayes it was awesome
I get the 353 every day to school
These are terrible buses and I'm happy they're getting rid of them soon.
3:03 yes there are it's a Scania omnicity double decker (it's not an omnidekka that's different, look it up)
Scanias ftw
Specifically N230UD but that means nothing to no one who isn’t an enthusiast... lol
@@omegamezle yes bruv
hmmm roblox bus community
Scanias are really easy to spot
Yes! Bus video! My now fiancé proposed to me on the day I made us ride the RV1 before it got decommissioned. We rode the RV1 then he hired an old routemaster for just us. The proposal was amazing going over Tower Bridge, but equally amazing was getting to sit in the driver’s seat of the routemaster! More bus videos please, Geoff!
Definitely more videos with Hugo please. Works well and love the bus knowledge - feel like there's much more to share there.
I had no idea that you got trams as well as busses for £1.50. So much cheaper than Manchester
Love the trams in Manchester. Still annoys me that it's card payments now. I always prefer cash payments.
Are the trams entirely card now? I moved out of Manchester just over a year ago and I could still use cash.
Aidan6496 You can still use notes & coins - it’s a long time since I’ve used cash, though - these days I either use contactless or my phone app.
Costs £4.40 to go for a single journey from Piccadilly to Shaw and Crompton when I visit my daughter. A lot compared to London Trams.
More expensive because of less government subsidies.
3:24 when your on the way back from a robbery and don’t want to be filmed
The reaction at 5:04 is similar. It's probably a data protection nightmare to film such kind of videos.
tbh I would react the same way
Ben Stöver probably but I think he gets tfl permission to film (they love him i think)
ive always said that anyone who dosent want to appear in a photo or video should just stay indoors and dont bother coming out
DANIEL WOODHOUSE well people don't wanna stay their whole lives at home u know
As much as I love trains and trams, the top of a bus is the best way to get around London! That is, unless you are in a hurry.
I have to agree with michaelXXLF.
If have to do Kings Cross to Liverpool Street, or Waterloo to Euston, I take the bus. Much better than being stuck in a noisy, squealing tube train in a dark tunnel. Plus I'd hate to get stranded in tube train in a tunnel should there be a major problem.
michaelXXLF also on a riverbus or cable car if it isn’t so expensive and localised within a specific area
Why Why I can well imagine that.
Looks like you've actually done more than 26.2 miles. You measured as the crow flies. If you measured the actual road route, will be a lot more.
that's effort to calculate though
Yeah, the X26 is 23.75 miles long in itself.
If you're going to count actual distance travelled, you'd really have to disallow the Heathrow transfer at the end - because otherwise, what's to stop you going in circles around Heathrow for the rest of the day...
@@Gasmanic in theory, you could just get the x26 one way, after an hour, switch in the other direction. That'll be a sure fire 40miles i reckon.
@@Gasmanic That would defeat the purpose though. It's longest distance travelled for £1.50, not for free. There'd also be no reason for a real commuter to travel around Heathrow like that. I agree though, that number 7 shouldn't count.
Pure geek, very nerdy but very practical and very funny. Great stuff guys.
In Milton Keynes, there is a "regular" bus service that runs every Thursdays on the 5 week of the month - I believe this will be the lest used bus service in the UK
What one
When i was in england in the 60's, when i rode a "double decker" i enjoyed sitting in the very front, to see the sights and so i wouldn't miss my stop.
Yh i always sit at the left in normal buses because I don't wanna miss my stop especially if it's a new area
Hugo seems like such a nice guy
That was great. Thanks Geoff and Hugo. Trams are awesome
That is some serious budgeting! I love it 😀
Favourite seat? The driver's seat of course. I used to drive omnicitys around Brighton a few years back. A fairly roomy cab with room for your bags and comfortable driving position. Quite quick too. But they were brand new at the time.
Geoff releases a video and I immediately watch it...
Despite it being about buses some 500 miles south of where I live, I still can't stop myself from immediately watching it!
Me too!
Nearly 5,000 miles to my East :D
10,000 miles from where I live. Geoff is my source for reminiscing about when I used to live in London.
Where you stay ,Scotland?
Me too
The least used bus stop in London could count on the 465 near Dorking, the stops along the old London road in Mickleham are always quite quiet and least used! I do know it’s in Surrey, but it is a London bus
Yes, Juniper Hall would definitely be a contender (as well as North Downs Way)
We need more Hugo! Fun fun fun...lol. Great vlog - clever challenge. Loved it!
The bus you had on the 353 was a Scania Omnicity. These were withdrawn from service by Go-Ahead, but because of the Orpington garage fire, which the 353 is run out of, they brought these old buses back. These are now withdrawn as of September, and are probably in use elsewhere in the country.
some have ended up at Connexions in Tockwith near York :)
there’s literally one in circulation on the 65, very rare to find it
Stagecoach East Scotland have a job lot of ex Stagecoach London and Ex GoAhead Omnicity deckers. They’re not for for the routes they’re used on😂
@@alexaghioso981different company I think as I have never seen any go ahead London scania omnicities only stagecoach London ones
The guy about 3:20 in realising he's in shot and moving out of the way is my new jam.
@@jayohcee379 just a dude going about his day who doesn't want to be in some kind of vlog 🙃
I love watching ur videos. Keep up the good work
Thank you so much Geoff and Mike for this interesting video, and for soooo much English humour I loved it!
What loveable nerds. :) I happened across this video due to the algorithm. I'm going to look up some more! It was a good watch!
You should do the shortest distance between bus stops.
I nominate Catford Bus Garage (BN) to Bellingham Road (BQ) as it is about 80 metres, yet both are quite frequently used.
That's probably one of the shorter distances, I would say. I'm sure I've seen some shorter ones but can't remember where...
I live not too far from there. The journey is well under 10 secs. I'd say that Bellingham Road gets way more passengers than Catford Bus Garage though because it's by Bellingham station.
Chessington School (CCC) to Chessington South Station is about ten bus lengths - and because they travel free I've seen kids get on at one and off at the other.
I am grateful to you.I wanted this type of video from core of my heart.🙏🙏🙏👍👍
The 353 has an interesting history, as it wasn't originally a London Transport service! It was started by a minibus firm called North Down Travel back in the seventies, the firm's owner realising that there wasn't a link from Orpington-Croydon, so applied to LT for permission to start one. The firm ultimately became Tilingbourne before passing to Metrobus who would ultimately sell out to Go Ahead. It wasn't until recent years that the 353 became a fully fledged TfL service!
When you feel like you're not a public transport nerd but you've watched a lot of Geoff Marshall videos during the holidays.
I just want to point out that people can actually run this distance faster than it took you on the bus :D
I work at East Croydon Station and would have been leaving (and possibly on the New Addington bound tram) just as you arrived, so I'm pretty sure we crossed paths at some point. It's always good to see familiar places in your videos Geoff!
Another video that on paper shouldn’t work but Geoff makes it work so well. Brilliant
The voice of the platform train announcer should be replaced with alternating Hugo/Geoff, like at 1:08 -
Geoff: Platform 4 for the..
Hugo: Thameslink
Geoff: ..service to..
Hugo: Gatwick Airport.
How about trying a round outer London by bus ie a circular route. See how far you can get
Insane video & insane muzak to boot! Love it!!
my research has finally paid off in finding this bus omg there has been no other place that the x26 has ever shown up but it goes right to where i'm staying this is wonderful
Excellent video as always Geoff. I've been doing 10p Northern tickets recently. Think I will have travelled just under 200 miles for 90p by the time I return tomorrow!
How?
@@jude1293 on the Northern Rail app there was a promotion around 3-4 weeks ago. There may be another soon
Just downloaded the Oyster app, didn't even know they had one thanks Geoff
Awesome work as always Geoff, but you videos always make me homesick 😁
Please do more of these, very nice video👌
I'm with Geoff. Seat behind the stairs is best for the extra leg room
Depends on the bus model though, I sometimes get a 54 and some busses on that route have about 4ft infront at the front right, its ridiculous.
Depends on the bus, on the volvo yes, on the Alexander Dennis, any on the right side middle have loads of leg room,
For the most part, I would agree. It depends on the length of the ride. If it's 30 + mins.. hell yeah. I can spread out. But if it's less than 10, I'll stay on ground level.
On Lothian in Edinburgh that's where theres no room! However the seats on the opposite side have lots! BUT that's only on the B7s that are older than 2010 else you have to be a hobbit to have legroom. 🤪
There’s a better seat for legroom, in the middle at the back, upstairs or downstairs 😏
On the least used bus stops here are a couple of contenders.... Both stops because of the fact they are within close proximity of the next stop which is more strategically placed... First is Riverdale Road on the 269 and 132 towards Bexleyheath and secondly Europa Trading Estate on the 99 towards Woolwich which is like two bus lengths away from the better positioned stop for the industrial estate at Birch Walk!
Gotta say this video saved my bacon a little bit 😂 I didn’t know that the 7 buses were part of the Heathrow free travel area, that fact saved me a bit of time just now!
Joyous video. Well done lads.
I like to sit at the back of the bus, but that annoys the passengers when I’m meant to be driving.
Yeah that makes sense lol
He sure loves trains
I agree with Geoff. I love just behind the stairs.
Legend has it that Hugo is still hopping. .............
The University of Westminster bus stop (in Harrow) has got to be a contender for least used.
Don't like the seat behind the staircase, no legroom! Prefer the upstairs 3rd row (usually) on the left as long as there are no window frames in the way of my left elbow...
i got for the 3rd row too
Excellent video. I used to take X26 from Heathrow to Bromley before they started terminating it at Croydon; for £1:00 - I think. Keep up the good work Geoff.
This guy makes me go to London more his knowledge is immense
0:35 I guessed the place before the notation 1 second later, because 5 years ago a certain blogger wrote about the memorial on the screen being excessively passed by.
10:03 The funniest thing is that the best runners can actually cover the same distance on foot in less time. If there's a London Marathon covering much of the X26 route I would think about it seriously.
Revised challenge for Geoff and Hugo: do the same journey but buses only (no tram) - should be doable if you take the 466 from Addington Village interchange to East Croydon instead of tram.
When I was a student in Birmingham I also had a student rail card. One year BR (as was) did a special offer a ticket that was upto £25 was £5 and anything over £25 was £10. A group of us decided to see how far we could get for a £5. We rocked up to Birmingham NS and we decided to goto Windermere. Remarkable value and a good time.
I like the seat behind the stairs. it feels spacious and comfortable.
No way!!!! Route 108 bus stop East India Dock Road is very busy especially at the moment as the 108 is on diversion. It is definitely not the least used bus stop. I believe a contender would probably be Aintree Cresent on the 169 heading to Clayhall.
The X26 is such an amazing route! I love it so much because I have to go between North Cheam and Kingston everyday, and not only does it skip stops, but it has usb charging! (Apart from the fully electric busses, I don’t know of any other London tfl routes that have this luxury, especially where I live) The one downside to the X26 is that it is every half hour, London General please could you up the frequency?
I hope you are enjoying the 15 minute frequency now, random internet user
In greater Gothenburg, where I live my favourite seat is one of the two in the front row of our doubledeckers as the two on the left side have a "stoppinglight" right above them and the risk of banging your head into it is very high.
What a fantastic video and more so, what a fantastic challenge!
Please do a least used bus stops series!
Weekday: 0535 from Harrow Weald (arrives at Heathrow 0636) and wait for the X26 at 0642?
that works out at about 20 miles. less than the 26 miles that we did.
Geoff Marshall, the 140 end to end is 13 miles long and the X26 is 24 miles long end to end...
@@BusesInLondon Yes, I agree, but Geoff's rule is as the crow flies, so we have to stick by that! Yours is a different, but equally valid, challenge.
I thought I was a transport nerd 😂😂 Love it!
More bus rides please Geoff. My favourite seat on the top deck is front nearside, the enthusiasts' choice.
I do see a fair few people at the blackwall tunnel, you'd be surprised!
Yeah I've seen quite a few people there when I've used the 108. For the least used bus stop I would have thought the Addington Pumping Station bus stop (I think it's the bus stop before the Addington Village interchange, at least on the 314) doesn't see many people...
@@fetchstixRHD Technically that was the answer to what the worst bus stop in London was
In my hometown Wuhan, China, you could travel over 50 km (which takes over 2 hours) and only pay 2 RMB bus ticket, which is about 25p. Striking.
I think I've used that bus stop on the 108 route, I had a zipcar which I needed to drop off in the zip zone and the 108 took me through north Greenwich which I needed.
It's always surreal seeing places I'm at regularly in TH-cam videos
7:08 relatively rare a single door double decker in london
Gets to Heathrow....”and now we can get a flight to Kuala Lumpur for £1.25...provided it takes off in the next 17 minutes...I think we’ll make it!”
If I knew you were going to be at Orpington around 3 then I would have come to meet you, as I was travelling around on Southeastern on Saturday. Still a very enjoyable video
Geoff, I was at the caravan park when you were in Braystones and I live in Orpington - missed you both times 😅
Also, least used bus stop contender, west lodge in roehampton
Gotta love a red dwarf reference :)
What was the reference? I missed it!
@@tahirsutube it's fun fun fun,
@@punkemoandy oh yeah right!
In case you're wondering the 353 was a N230UD Scania Omnicity and the X26 was a B9TL Wrightbus Gemini 2.
Hugo is an absolute legend!
Two legs in fact, each with two ends :P
Could you get the 140 from Harrow Weald or even at some point closer to Heathrow and then get the X26 from Heathrow Central?
that works out at about 20 miles. less than the 26 miles that we did.
Geoff Marshall, the 140 end to end is 13 miles long and the X26 is 24 miles long end to end...
Is Harrow Weald to West Croydon further? 140 (or X140 when it is introduced) to Heathrow then X26.
The 140 from Harrow Weald can be 90 mins to Heathrow. Could be possible when the X140 comes along tho.
Not possible one 140. However, I doubt X140 will help much if I'm honest. When it comes. When is it coming???
@@LondonTransportMaster was supposed to be introduced to partly compliment the area when the Elizabeth line's up and running so who knows 🤷♂️
X140???
When does that start?
My ex lived in Northolt, An X140 would have been so so handy. I used to do 140 to Heathrow, X26 to Kingston then 418 home. A bit of a marathon.
One thing I did notice in Northolt was that a lot of 90s went to the little village of Not In Service.
Always a joy to watch one sail past as you waited at the stop for ages.
@@neilcrawford8303 consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/74970d79/
consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/74970d79/user_uploads/x140_proposed-1.pdf
The 10 minute grace has saved me before - got a bus from Heathrow Central to the Travelodge, checked in & showered, then tapped in on the bus back to Heathrow Central about 65 minutes later :-)
Great video Geoff love it do more of theses soon
Next video: Breaking the laws of motion with the 1.50 bus hopper. Love that Scania Omnidecker!
Omnicity
How they are so ugly
I'm visiting London and did the x26 route to go in the longest bus route then on the 465 Kingston to Dorking for the furthest (I hope) bus stop from London. and I thought I might have done the longest row in the hopper date when I got the 367 from Perth road to West Croydon then x26 to Heathrow. oops. but at least good to know I was close without intending to!
Amazing video woohoo ❤ Greetings from London, England 🇬🇧 ❤
I've often used that 108 bus stop, it serves Tower Hamlets Town Hall and takes commuters under the river. I'd say Warwick Terrace Stop C on the 53 is pretty well redundant, it's half way across the common and there's a stop just before Warwick Terrace and one just after the bus turns into Plumstead Common Road.
My favourite seat is the one just behind the CCTV monitor.
Did you do this during school time? If so, 4 at East Croydon must have been hell xD
Geoff and Hugo on the buses. Where’s Blakey?
Wheyyyy Orpington is now famous. Thanks Geoff!
We were shocked by the rail fare from Kings cross to Windsor for a day trip. £37.40 for 2 adults. It was a lovely ride though and I really enjoyed Windsor village. A perfect English sunny day. Thank you.
70 minutes for the Hopper is game changer
62mins now :/
In Lancaster it'd get you halfway to the uni.
Now thats a fun adventure! I love travelling by bus as its so fun to just watch the scenery go by, especially from the top of a double decker.
I'm kinda surprised at how cheap bus travel in London is though! I live in a town near Manchester and the 2.2 mile journey from my house into the town centre costs me £2.40 one way! thats £4.80 just into town and back, never mind going into Manchester itself
Was this filmed on Saturday just gone? I was filmed Scania Omnicity's and the videos are on my main account at around 2.30pm onwards to around 3.40pm
I love trams when will u go to the Netherlands they have fabolous tram network
Is expensive to get
Come to Melbourne
Why don't you do this more often it's amazing
Flaming Herrix Yeah, but leave Hugo at home next time please 😒
@@rajjy1976 never leave Hugo behind
@@rajjy1976 what's wrong with big Hugo?
@@TheKLM98 is that big Hugo as in big Hugo energy?
@@rajjy1976 my parents?
How nice to meet pleasant happy bus passengers
Haha I was just wondering exactly this question - and thought of your channel Geoff, searched the question and found this video 😂