The guy playing Frank Pick is another TH-camr called Geoff Marshall. He makes videos about railways in the UK (with a particular focus on the London Underground) and actually does collect old tube maps. On a completely unrelated note, its nice that we now know why the chicken crossed the road.
@@davebirch1976 He filmed in America. He seemed depressed about something. I haven't watched every video of his so don't know if something had happened but Vicki wasn't with him
Driving a train is a lot more involved than you might think. A driver is expected to know every inch of the line he drives, including the locations of every signal, every set of points (every switch, for you Americans), how long every tunnel and bridge is, the speed limit at any given point on the line... Then he has to drive the train, and that's far from easy. Yes, as you said, trains do have automatic brakes, but only as a safety feature in an emergency, such as a driver not paying attention and passing a signal at danger. In normal operation, the driver is responsible for controlling the speed of his train, including slowing for turns, stopping at stations, and adjusting to the local speed limit. It's a lot like the Knowledge. Everyone thinks driving a taxi is an easy job, but in London, it's anything but. Every black cab driver has to be able to hear a passenger's request and immediately formulate a route without tools like maps or sat-nav. He's expected to memorise 320 standard routes, called "runs," through London, covering some 25,000 streets in central London, as well as several major arterial routes in and out of the city. He's also expected to know all points of interest along, and within half a mile of each end of, every run. "Points of interest" include streets, squares, clubs, hospitals, hotels, theatres, embassies, government and public buildings, railway stations, police stations, courts, diplomatic buildings, important places of worship, cemeteries and cremetoria, parks and other open spaces, sports and leisure centres, places of learning, restaurants and historic buildings. *Gasp* Applicants to become black cab drivers must first meet strict requirements regarding criminal records. Then they take a written test, where they must, without a map, identify two points of interest selected by an examiner and choose the shortest route between them. They must recite every road used, when they cross junctions, use roundabouts and make turns, and identify other points of interest along the route. Taxi driving is a lot harder than it seems, and the same is true for trains.
About 6.10 - The blue sign - "This stairway has 193 steps..." - I have been using the Tube for over 40 years and until this video had NEVER noticed that signage had diamonds above the letter 'I's' and NOT dots... 😊🤔 😅 😂
The London Tube map is known a topographical type of mapping, which although accurate insofar as the order of place names, it doesn't include the nitty gritty of every landmark/street/statue etc that a cartographical map would contain. And yes Connor, I too like to hear of people and their obscure hobbies. The guy who came up with the definitive style of what we know now as the Tube map was passionate about his work, which is why he carried on with it (so glad he did) even though he'd been given the heave-ho. Great video Connor, thank you.
On most tube lines you have 'train operators' who open and close the doors and who start the train moving. They are trained to drive the train fully manually and still have to have route knowledge, traction knowledge and training in emergency procedures. But most tube lines use a system called 'ATO' or 'Automatic train operation' under normal circumstances. Basically the operator starts the train and the train then drives itself to the next station, with the operator being there to intervene if anything goes wrong. I believe the subsurface lines (Metropolitan, District, Circle & Hammersmith and City) and the Piccadilly and Bakerloo deep level lines are still fully manually driven. All mainline trains in the UK are also completely manually driven with the exception of the core sections of Crossrail (Elizabeth line) and Thameslink.
The Victoria line has been automatic since it was built in the late 1960s. Currently the Jubilee, Northern and Central lines are also automatic. The DLR (Docklands Light Railway) doesn't have a driver, and you can get a good view at the front or back of the train. The network began in the 1980s, and has since been extended.
Charles Tyson Yerkes is a recurring character in Jago Hazard's videos. Yes, the London Underground does now have an overall corporate identity, but each line does have its own feel, and remnants of the history and the rival companies that formed the network are still there. Jago Hazard covers a lot of them. I'm not sure that Jago's videos would be good fodder for reaction content. He's informative and has a dry wit I rather like, but he's not flashy the way Jay Foreman is. Still, you may enjoy them for your own viewing.
@@martynnotman3467 Him or Distant Signal for me. Distant Signal is a bridge between the train TH-camrs who talk about the history of the network, and the train TH-camrs who just film American freight trains without commentary (Jaw Tooth, Trackside Tyson).
2:59 Oh! Charles Tyson Yerkes is played by John Henry Fall a.k.a. The Story Beast. I have been to a few of his comedy gigs. He specialises in telling scary stories for children.
A design classic, I love that map, you should watch a video on Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir, who designed road signs which is equally interesting and another story of some great design solutions.
I wouldn't say never buy the railways, you can survive for hours on just the railways. They're good to buy early on (as with everything else) so you can trade them for something more useful.
Hi, If you wish to know about the underground look at TFL it runs the underground, dlr, Elizabeth line , overground which covers 460 stations over twenty miles beyond London , in Fact the Elizabeth line will be the extended to make it 80 miles long (maybe) also see Geoff Marshall on TH-cam JH
Hi from the UK 👋 🇬🇧 check out secrets of the London underground all the episodes are on u tube well worth watching lots of disused tunnels and bomb shelter's ect
You noticed how the spelling for color changes in the UK. The Americans write and say it in its original ancient Latin form (color) whilst in the UK we use the approximate French spelling, which came from the invasion by them in 1066. Same with harbor and harbour.You have a great laugh mate, I love to see you laugh!!
Sorry, but blame much of the American spelling on Noah Webster ! His dictionary named 'An American Dictionary of the English Language' attempted to simplify spelling for 'Americans' (but after 28 years, was still illogical with many words!?) - Just saying...
@@stewedfishproductions7959 Yes indeed, I did learn about this some time ago... but this does not disturb understanding between the two branches of English. On a lighter note I like what Oscar Wilde said in describing the differences.... "two nations divided by a common language"
I'm by no means an idiot. I have a decent, well above average IQ. But, that Tube map confuses me so much. I some how just can't understand it. I'm sure if I used the Tube regularly it would make more sense. But I've tried and tried to understand it over the years and it remains unfathomable to me. So much so that every time I've been in London I've either used a car or got some one I know to drive me around, instead.
Oh wow, that’s interesting as it’s regarded as one of the most simple and easy to use maps ever, you know your starting point and end point and you just follow whatever lines are needed between the two…
I would try to think about the Tube map as some sort of children's game. Find the start and end stations, and then try to get from one to the other whilst keeping line changes as few as possible, but also not going too far out of the way. It's fully integrated in to google maps, so you can just set your location, destination, select public transport as the route type, and follow the instructions.
The guy playing Frank Pick is another TH-camr called Geoff Marshall. He makes videos about railways in the UK (with a particular focus on the London Underground) and actually does collect old tube maps. On a completely unrelated note, its nice that we now know why the chicken crossed the road.
I was just about to come and post that!
Geoff Marshall gets everywhere.....apart from the isle of wight 😆
@@davebirch1976 Has he split up with his g/f?
@@Zippy66 I don't know, not seen any videos with Vicki for a while.
@@davebirch1976 He filmed in America. He seemed depressed about something. I haven't watched every video of his so don't know if something had happened but Vicki wasn't with him
Driving a train is a lot more involved than you might think. A driver is expected to know every inch of the line he drives, including the locations of every signal, every set of points (every switch, for you Americans), how long every tunnel and bridge is, the speed limit at any given point on the line... Then he has to drive the train, and that's far from easy. Yes, as you said, trains do have automatic brakes, but only as a safety feature in an emergency, such as a driver not paying attention and passing a signal at danger. In normal operation, the driver is responsible for controlling the speed of his train, including slowing for turns, stopping at stations, and adjusting to the local speed limit.
It's a lot like the Knowledge. Everyone thinks driving a taxi is an easy job, but in London, it's anything but. Every black cab driver has to be able to hear a passenger's request and immediately formulate a route without tools like maps or sat-nav. He's expected to memorise 320 standard routes, called "runs," through London, covering some 25,000 streets in central London, as well as several major arterial routes in and out of the city. He's also expected to know all points of interest along, and within half a mile of each end of, every run. "Points of interest" include streets, squares, clubs, hospitals, hotels, theatres, embassies, government and public buildings, railway stations, police stations, courts, diplomatic buildings, important places of worship, cemeteries and cremetoria, parks and other open spaces, sports and leisure centres, places of learning, restaurants and historic buildings. *Gasp*
Applicants to become black cab drivers must first meet strict requirements regarding criminal records. Then they take a written test, where they must, without a map, identify two points of interest selected by an examiner and choose the shortest route between them. They must recite every road used, when they cross junctions, use roundabouts and make turns, and identify other points of interest along the route.
Taxi driving is a lot harder than it seems, and the same is true for trains.
Colours is how colors is meant to be spelt
Wow, Geoff Marshall cameo at 5:55 - haha! Unfortunately Connor won't understand that reference.
We saw rather more of Geoff than we were expecting.
Geoff Marshall the legend.
About 6.10 - The blue sign - "This stairway has 193 steps..." - I have been using the Tube for over 40 years and until this video had NEVER noticed that signage had diamonds above the letter 'I's' and NOT dots... 😊🤔 😅 😂
The London Tube map is known a topographical type of mapping, which although accurate insofar as the order of place names, it doesn't include the nitty gritty of every landmark/street/statue etc that a cartographical map would contain.
And yes Connor, I too like to hear of people and their obscure hobbies. The guy who came up with the definitive style of what we know now as the Tube map was passionate about his work, which is why he carried on with it (so glad he did) even though he'd been given the heave-ho.
Great video Connor, thank you.
I wonder how not-Jay of Map Men felt about not taking part in this.
Its an unfinished london series item
@@highpath4776 About a map.
Yes, I think Connor meant "full throttle" and not "full throated." That's something else lol
Either would have worked. Full throated doesn't mean blowies or anything.
Yes but I think we always know what Connor means
On most tube lines you have 'train operators' who open and close the doors and who start the train moving. They are trained to drive the train fully manually and still have to have route knowledge, traction knowledge and training in emergency procedures. But most tube lines use a system called 'ATO' or 'Automatic train operation' under normal circumstances. Basically the operator starts the train and the train then drives itself to the next station, with the operator being there to intervene if anything goes wrong.
I believe the subsurface lines (Metropolitan, District, Circle & Hammersmith and City) and the Piccadilly and Bakerloo deep level lines are still fully manually driven.
All mainline trains in the UK are also completely manually driven with the exception of the core sections of Crossrail (Elizabeth line) and Thameslink.
The Victoria line has been automatic since it was built in the late 1960s. Currently the Jubilee, Northern and Central lines are also automatic. The DLR (Docklands Light Railway) doesn't have a driver, and you can get a good view at the front or back of the train. The network began in the 1980s, and has since been extended.
A guest appearance from Geoff Marshall. Nice touch.
You trying to say colours with the U tickled me 😂
I love Jay's persona of a slightly over-earnest schoolteacher.
Charles Tyson Yerkes is a recurring character in Jago Hazard's videos. Yes, the London Underground does now have an overall corporate identity, but each line does have its own feel, and remnants of the history and the rival companies that formed the network are still there. Jago Hazard covers a lot of them.
I'm not sure that Jago's videos would be good fodder for reaction content. He's informative and has a dry wit I rather like, but he's not flashy the way Jay Foreman is. Still, you may enjoy them for your own viewing.
I love Jago. His voice is so relaxing his videos are my standard "calm down" choice
@@martynnotman3467 Him or Distant Signal for me. Distant Signal is a bridge between the train TH-camrs who talk about the history of the network, and the train TH-camrs who just film American freight trains without commentary (Jaw Tooth, Trackside Tyson).
Note the names of the people who commented on Harry-no-mates' diagram
2:59 Oh! Charles Tyson Yerkes is played by John Henry Fall a.k.a. The Story Beast. I have been to a few of his comedy gigs. He specialises in telling scary stories for children.
It freaked me out the first time I went on the Tube with my dad and went under the River Thames.
8:08 You make it go and stop at the right places at the correct times. You don't even need to select the station or the order they come in...
Hey! Its London, so its "Where's Wally" as originally created by Martin Handford.
The spaghetti looks like it was set in a bowl of gelatin or something and then some loose spaghetti was plonked on top. Simple but effective
Congrats on 40.000!
A design classic, I love that map, you should watch a video on Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir, who designed road signs which is equally interesting and another story of some great design solutions.
The Piccadilly line in yellow is ironic, that's the colour Piccadilly is in Monopoly.
I wouldn't say never buy the railways, you can survive for hours on just the railways. They're good to buy early on (as with everything else) so you can trade them for something more useful.
The train driver gives the public someone to feel sorry for when someone does death by tube. Distracts them from the clean-up delays.
Geoff and Tim Dunn....I'm in!
The topology of this map is just brilliant.
Hi, If you wish to know about the underground look at TFL it runs the underground, dlr, Elizabeth line , overground which covers 460 stations over twenty miles beyond London , in Fact the Elizabeth line will be the extended to make it 80 miles long (maybe) also see Geoff Marshall on TH-cam JH
I hope surfshark take you up on the offer for naming your child 😅
He was NOT fired, he was made redundant (a totally different thing in the UK). You are still thinking like an American - Just saying !
Your hair defeats gravity lol
New line Elizabeth Line
Excellent reaction young man! 👍
I have an App Map now...still look at the map on the wall though.
You always buy the railways
Being fired and being made redundant are quite different. Being made redundant is like being laid off, surplus to requirements, etc
feels the same though!
@@simonround2439 Damn straight !
Hi from the UK 👋 🇬🇧 check out secrets of the London underground all the episodes are on u tube well worth watching lots of disused tunnels and bomb shelter's ect
2:42 thought i sold something on ebay
There is a particular word for people with a passion for full-throating.
HaHaHa, Coloooors!
HaHaHa...
It says 'colours', the American is pronounced 'col-ors'.
You should play train simulator Connor…
Didn't Harry Beck get a fiver for his efforts.
Going Full Throttle???
You noticed how the spelling for color changes in the UK. The Americans write and say it in its original ancient Latin form (color) whilst in the UK we use the approximate French spelling, which came from the invasion by them in 1066. Same with harbor and harbour.You have a great laugh mate, I love to see you laugh!!
Sorry, but blame much of the American spelling on Noah Webster ! His dictionary named 'An American Dictionary of the English Language' attempted to simplify spelling for 'Americans' (but after 28 years, was still illogical with many words!?) - Just saying...
@@stewedfishproductions7959 Yes indeed, I did learn about this some time ago... but this does not disturb understanding between the two branches of English. On a lighter note I like what Oscar Wilde said in describing the differences.... "two nations divided by a common language"
Americans are the only ones who pronounce “Advertisement” like you do, which by the way is incorrect
I'm by no means an idiot. I have a decent, well above average IQ. But, that Tube map confuses me so much. I some how just can't understand it. I'm sure if I used the Tube regularly it would make more sense. But I've tried and tried to understand it over the years and it remains unfathomable to me. So much so that every time I've been in London I've either used a car or got some one I know to drive me around, instead.
Oh wow, that’s interesting as it’s regarded as one of the most simple and easy to use maps ever, you know your starting point and end point and you just follow whatever lines are needed between the two…
I would try to think about the Tube map as some sort of children's game. Find the start and end stations, and then try to get from one to the other whilst keeping line changes as few as possible, but also not going too far out of the way.
It's fully integrated in to google maps, so you can just set your location, destination, select public transport as the route type, and follow the instructions.
There were 2.79 million trips on the Underground on Monday this week. this news is online note. 29 September 2022
Mind the gap