The History Of The London Underground (Part 4 of 4)

Part 4 of 4

The complete story of London's iron and concrete arteries that carry one billion commuters a year

"The History of the London Underground" is the definitive story of 'the tube', the world's first underground railway system, an extraordinary and vast network that serves nearly a billion people each year.

From its humble beginnings in 1836 when a steam engine made the first run of a new era as the very first subway train to commute beneath London's streets to one of the most extensive subway systems in the world, this fascinating documentary tells the complete story of the 243 mile lone subterranean network that keeps London moving. With classic archive footage and interviews with 'London Underground' historians who trace the developments that transformed the first subway line into the modern marvel that we know today. "The History of the London Underground" is a must have for all Londoners and railway enthusiasts alike.

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• train
• london
• underground
• tube
• uk
• stock
• steam
• central
• line
• history

[triky808]

It surprises me that the underground trains are still operated by a driver when in fact where I live in, Vancouver, Canada our Skytrain system has no drivers!! The system is operated by a computer instead!

[djscraig1]

@triky808 We also have the DLR (Doclands light railway) here in London that is operated by a computer. Also a couple of London underground lines have Automatic train operation (ATO) but still have drivers to operate the doors.

[waterfallfilms]

That was brilliant, lots of the stuff in the film i didn't know. Very intresting, thanks for uploading

[djscraig1]

Your welcome :)

[gmralston73]

very interesting, thanks for posting.

[djscraig1]

Your welcome

[PayTheDevil661]

Sitting in California, nothing on TV and viola' here is a great story.

[compmicro1996]

WHOA Now this is what I CALL history

[ludocrat]

Great stuff. Wish they'd done a sequence on the tube map though. That was one of the most innovative aspects of the Underground and a design classic copied throughout the world.

[formulacountdown]

@djscraig1 Jubilee, Central, W&C and Victoria have ATO.

[Garyankan]

The actual part 4 begins at 6:05.

[20122017]

part 3 and part 4 are the same?

[magasztormi]

really interesting documentary, thanks for uploading. I am a linguist, never had nothing to do with engineering but somehow I am keen on London's Tube history :) loved it, thanks!

[IlRezzonico]

@triky808 yes, completely retarded. It's because the unions refuse to allow driverless trains, and because Britain is a communist country , we always allow unions to dictate how the country is run. So we still have drivers on trains, so they can regularly go on strike to increase their already-bloated salaries. There are always at least 2 strikes per year, one at Christmas, to inflict maximum disruption on shoppers and business, and the other in the summer, generally around the August holiday.

[Frogstar64]

Thanks for the upload. I used to ride the Tube as a kid and have always been fascinated by it.

Thanks this is great!

[MrUltrAdaman]

Slightly annoying that you have to skip half of a couple of the videos to find where you left off but otherwise very good

[senhuan]

What IS that thing on that guy's head!??!?!?!!

[triky808]

@ZappoZampani

Thanks for all the info!!