thank you for your service sir, even if you're not in the military, you've been a driver for 22 years, you've probably got more then a million passangers to their destinations, you probably got influencers, football players, musicians, actors before they got famous into their destinations, you deserve an award for that, thank you for your job at TfL sir

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

And thank you for your nice comments, I think I carried a few after they became famous as well.

@diegomatamoros3940

7 ай бұрын

So true, more important for society than football players

@rollercoastercentral0808

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanideathank you for your service , as a Canadian I always loved the uk lines and this one was my favourite line

@frainy345

7 ай бұрын

I would say you are greatly underestimating how busy the Jubilee line is. The line itself carries about 213 million passengers a year on a fleet of 63 trains, i don 't know how many drivers that would be but even if you said there were 120 drivers (it's possibly more) that would be around 40 million passengers carried per driver over 22 years.

@gegamertv1239

7 ай бұрын

zyam, 40 million, that's 5 time my country's population@@frainy345

Hi! I’m a jubilee line controller and I am so glad I stumbled across this video…I recognise your voice from talking to you on the radio many times….From all the team here at the NSCC we wish you a fantastic retirement and thanks for all your help and dedication to the line over the last 22 years! Happy retirement👍🏻😎

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Hi Scott, thank you and all of the team at the NSCC for your best wishes and your kind comment. It really has been a pleasure working with you all. The comments I’ve received have been quite humbling and any praise that I’ve been given should be shared with all Jubilee line staff, we really are appreciated by our customers. By the way you were fortunate to spend that time with Simon. If you are still in touch with him ask him about my “catastrophic failure “ that is unless he already told you that story, he always brought it up whenever we met. Thank you all so much again, I will have a happy retirement, you all take care 👍👍🍸🍾

@Beeb_boo

6 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea what was this so called catastrophic failure if you can tell us

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

@@Beeb_boo it was a long time ago, I’m not good on exact dates, we still drove manually and Ken Livingston was mayor. A train I was driving in peak rush hour just shut down completely between Swiss Cottage and St John’s Wood. It took many hours to sort out and about 6 weeks of investigation to find the cause 👍👍

@Beeb_boo

6 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea that must have been annoying

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

@@Beeb_boo honestly , I didn’t have time to think in those terms , me and everyone else that became involved just had to get on with it and effectively get the train off of the line. But yes I’m sure that a good few of the public were a bit annoyed 🤬👍

22 years on service for the Underground. Let that sink in on how many people you safely traveled. This was an intresting video for me, as a train enthusiast. Seeing a driving point of view is surreal. Thank you for your amazing dedication and time on the Underground and hope you have a great life!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. A lot of my former colleague's have almost twice as much service as me, imagine that !

@campion86

7 ай бұрын

​@itsjustanidea sir is my dream to became a train driver..unfortunately is not any advertise on tfl website..I work on London underground mantanance for 9 years...still can't find the way

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

@@campion86 hi, sorry to hear that. All I can say is keep looking, vacancies to come up from time to time but it doesn’t take long for them to be oversubscribed.

The unique acceleration sounds the jubilee stocks gives out gives me chills. Used it everyday from Wembley Park during my time in London. Thank you for carrying us all safe during your times.. Very well done sir…

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, so many train enthusiasts say that sound is sort of unique.

@EdgyNumber1

27 күн бұрын

I used to love the sound of Jubilee and the Northern lines... both had quite unique sounding VF drives though the Jubilee line sounded the crudest. Also reminded me of MRT trains I took when I lived in Taipei.

I'm a train operator in the United States and it's interesting to see how similar yet different operations are on the London Underground compared to where I work. The biggest difference where I work is that the trains are manually operated as we don't have Automatic Train Operation. There are a few systems in the United states that use ATO. San Francisco, Patco in New Jersey and certain lines on the NYC Subway are examples. I grew up in Washington DC and their system has ATO as well, but the trains have been manually operated due to a horrible accident back in 2009. There are plans to bring it back but it hasn't happened yet. Where I work, the trains are manually controlled with in-cab signaling which dictate speed. I enjoyed your video as it answered some questions I had regarding the ATO system. It goes without saying that the best view is from the cab. I enjoy that view and I enjoy being a train operator. Congratulations on your retirement and stay safe.

@mobiletransportvideo

7 ай бұрын

Certain London lines are still manually controlled like this one.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment and your best wishes. The UK's main line services probably run with similar signalling to yours.

@JerrellWoolford

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea You are correct. Outside of rapid transit in certain cities, most mainline and intercity train service across the Unites States use traditional signaling.

@JerrellWoolford

7 ай бұрын

@@mobiletransportvideo Yes, I've noticed that in other London Underground Videos.

@blueb0g

7 ай бұрын

@@mobiletransportvideo In central London, only Bakerloo and Piccadilly are now manually driven.

What an excellent video. I like the mixture of insight into your job and your personal anecdotes and sentiments. Very much looking forward to the next part, and I hope you keep making youtube videos in your retirement, because you're pretty good at it.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Part 2 is coming soon. I'm still learning how to edit and I will get quicker. Thanks again.

Absolutely the best video i have seen in a very long time! Im a newly educated train driver here in Denmark, driving local diesel trains in Notheren Sealand, from Elsinore and out. Mostly similar to the Notheren Services in the UK. Nice to see how ATO works, always wondered how its operated. Thank you for taking us with you behind the helm on your last day! Really good editing aswell. It feels a bit like a documentary on how it is to work on the tube. Really looking forward to the next one! Wishing you a great retirement with happy days!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your nice comments and good wishes. I'm hoping to finish part 2 in the next couple of days. Thanks again.

@Anolaana

7 ай бұрын

I also loved it, the editing is great!

@radiosification

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea When you make part two, would you leave the radio calls in? It would be so interesting for me to hear them

What a fascinating insight for a tube drivers' perspective. It involves a lot more than 'just driving a train'. And the fact you've been doing this job for 22 years, I give all the credit to you for keeping the transport network moving and reaching passengers to their destinations Enjoy your retirement!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your nice comments and I'll do my best to enjoy this retirement .

It's even more real how all the announcements that aren't pre-made sound exactly like this man!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I always tried to be clear, concise and to the point. That didn't stop me from getting tongue tied now and again.

@UnitedKingdomRP

7 ай бұрын

Nice bro! @@itsjustanidea

My dad worked as a tube driver for 25 years on the Bakerloo line, Jubilee Line and Metropolitan line but he sadly passed away 11 years ago 😢 Enjoy your retirement mate! 💪

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m sure I must have known your Dad, I hope your memories of him are still strong and fresh. I will enjoy my retirement, take care 👍👍

I take the Jubilee line almost every day, and I swear I have heard your voice on announcements before! Amazing to see how it works from the front. Thanks for your service!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and recognising my voice, it's much appreciated.

Fellow Railfan here from Malaysia, at 35:29 timestamp is the most beautiful shots you made the Bladerunner vibe is very strong haha, Cheers mate enjoy retirement!!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'll do my best.

The fact that you made your last day into a flog was a very impressive achievement and I’m proud of you

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I’ve enjoyed the process and I’m pleased you liked the result 👍

Very cool to see this journey from different angles. I live in Belgium and when visiting London I love taking the Jubilee Line. The sound, the fast opening doors, the speed and loud noise in the deep level tunnels, …

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍👍

My mum said when she retired it was bitter sweet. Later on, she said she doesnt know how she ever had time to work! Looking forward to the next installment and wishing you health and happiness im your retirement 👍

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

I know exactly what your mum meant. Thanks for your good wishes part 2 coming soon.

That whine when the train starts moving, unique to the Jubilee Line trains, takes me back to when I used to take that line to work every day. I've probably been a passenger of yours many times. So thank you.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting, nice to hear from someone I almost certainly took to work.

Absolutely fantastic video, was really entertaining to watch. Really great concept and gives us a good insight into what drivers have to deal with on the day to day basis. Thank you for your service and wishing you a great retirement.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments and good wishes, I appreciate them.

This kind of video is what makes KZread really worth. I loved the different view. Well done, Sir! By the way it is really interesting to see the trains driving which will be produced nearly to my home (Duesseldorf). Greetings from Germany 😊

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate your nice comments. I'm pleased you enjoyed. I've been to Germany but not yet to Dusseldorf.

What a fantastic video and a brilliant keepsake to have! Looking forward to the next part!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, you shouldn’t have to wait too long for part 2 just a bit more editing to do mid week I hope.

Thanks for the video. I'm looking forward to the next one. You and your former colleagues have helped keep car dependency down in London. People didn't realise how important that was, in the past, but now I'm hoping that central government will invest in metro systems, similar to London Underground, for the other cities in the UK. You lot help keep our air clean and you were all heroes during the Covid crisis. So thanks for driving all of those trains over the years. I've lost count of the number of times I've been on the Jubilee Line, since it opened, but I don't think I've ever been as far north as Stanmore. It's funny to think that section started off as part of the Metropolitan Railway, and was then "fobbed off" onto the Bakerloo Line (to free up capacity on the Metropolitan Railway's other branches) before being split off of the Bakerloo Line to get joined onto the Fleet Line. You won't be old enough to have been around in the Met Line days, but did you ever use this branch of the Bakerloo Line, when you were a kid? Were the stations changed much? Did you see any old behind the scenes signs that have Met Line or Bakerloo Line branding, when you started driving? Did you ever get to drive to Charring Cross station, before the Jubilee Line Extension came into use? Did you ever get to drive the isolated JLE service, in the short time when it was operated as a separate railway to the other part of the Jubilee Line? I imagine that the changes in the railway must require a lot of retraining for everyone who works there. I do remember that there were a lot of problems with the JLE platform doors not opening properly, when it first opened. Were you driving when the extra carriages were added to the Jubilee Line trains? Did that make the trains behave differently? Did you have to stop the trains at a different part of the platform? I imagine that changes like that, and ATO must change how your day driving would work a lot. Have you had to do any strange driving duties (like splitting a train in half to get the 7th carriage into the middle)? Have you ever driven a train into Charring Cross for a movie shoot?

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your nice comments , part 2 tomorrow, Friday. Yes an interesting history. Believe it or not until the end of 1996I had hardly used public transport at all. So as far as I can remember I hadn't used the old Bakerloo line. There weren't any problems with platform length when the 7th car was introduced, I've witnessed filming in Charring Cross but never been part of it.

London Underground drivers be like: Look, ma. No hands!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Magic eh !!

@tomjardine100

7 ай бұрын

Used to be manually driven before they upgraded the signals. You would hold the red handle pushing it forward and back!

@deviousjupiter8606

7 ай бұрын

cool to see another melbourne railfan! (i like siemens nexas)

@eattherich9215

7 ай бұрын

'Look, ma. No hands!' There's that joke about 'flying by wire' where there is a dog in the cabin in case the pilot touches any of the controls.

Man oh man this is insightful, 22 years on the job! Phenomenal youve been on these through thick and thin and likely voiced over some anouncements ive heard over my lifestime. Hope you enjoyed your service and i wish you a great retirement from duty 🎉🎉🎉🎉✨️✨️

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments and best wishes. I've never voiced over announcements but I have enjoyed myself.

Thanks for uploading this lovely video. I was in London for about a week not too long ago and the Jubilee line (especially the sound of the trains stopping) is up there among the things I miss most about the city. Lovely to see the view from the cab esp. in the zone 3 areas. And a happy retirement to you, good sir!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your nice comments and for your best wishes. I'm pleased you enjoyed my video and your recent trip to London.

As a former regular traveller on the Jubilee, I definitely recognise your voice. Thinks for making this and have a great retirement!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, for watching, recognising me and your best wishes. Much appreciated.

I love this Paul Ty so much Sir I’m a District Line Singleman but I love the Jubilee lines so much

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

thank you, I'm happy that you enjoyed it.

This has given me a real insight into what a tube drivers day is like. Thank you for posting this and I wish you all the best in your retirement.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and I appreciate your best wishes 👍👍

Fantastic video, thank you so much for sharing your last day. I grew up near Stanmore Station, so seeing it from a different perspective was really interesting.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

Lovely video and a great look into a typical day for a London Underground driver. One of my favorite things about visiting London is taking in all the different train systems which are a far cry from the poor train services here in Dublin. Heading over on Monday to visit a friend and can't wait to see the Elizabeth Line in action for the first time. Congratulations & best wishes in your retirement from Ireland!

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your nice comment and your best wishes. I hope you enjoy your upcoming weekend, the Elizabeth line is impressive. Thanks again, take care👍👍

Banger. Thank you for your service! I go on the Jubilee line 2 times a day to work and back, and maybe a few times you drove the train on those journeys (which is incredible to think) - cheers! 🍻

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, more than a few times I'd guess.

Hello sir, a rail fan here from Singapore! This video was on my recommendation list and I immediately clicked in! It's nice to be able to see a video of your day on duty as a Train Captain. I am myself working in Singapore's metro company started as a service controller, and now as a trainer. I love the sound of this '96 stock although I have never been to London before myself. We have Alstom trains whose motoring and braking sound similar to the '96 stock but this batch is fully automated and driverless. Great vlog sir and happy retirement!

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, it’s nice to receive comments from around the world and to be able to compare experiences. Thanks for your best wishes they’re much appreciated 👍👍

Huge contrast from my days ‘turning the handle’ on the Northern and later District lines. Interesting to see how much things have changed (and improved).

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, it's nice to hear someone say that things have improved.

@iainhunneybell

7 ай бұрын

Well the Jubilee was the ‘new line’ until the Elizabeth … not that I need to tell you 😊 A step up from the R stock on the District I remember … although I see those say 1949, but I recall 1934 or some prewar date of the door soleplates??

@iainhunneybell

7 ай бұрын

_Really_ lovely to see it from the sharp end. Thank you for posting. I’d not realised the driving was so automated

@michaelharvey5560

7 ай бұрын

​@@iainhunneybell - R38, R47, R49, and R59 Stock were a mixture of new cars and converted 1938 built Q stock.

@iainhunneybell

7 ай бұрын

Ah, thank you @@michaelharvey5560. That explains the pre-war sole-plate I remember on the cars 🙂

Loved the video. I'm glad you enjoyed doing this. As an american, i went over this last june, and i must say by far the Jubilee line is my favorite. You did an amazing job editing the video as well. Best of luck with your future endeavors buddy.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you , I appreciate your nice comments and I’m glad you enjoyed your trip here in June👍👍

This is the best video I've watched on KZread in a long time, really great to see. I wish you'd started a vlog before retirement!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your comment.

Thank you for the insight in to what you do, my friend Gary S is a Jubillee driver, it fascinates me with all the automation. Really filmed well and nicely put together, wishing you all the best in your retirement.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, your much appreciated comments and best wishes. Say hello to Gary for me please.

What a wonderful personal insight into a job i've always wondered about, thank you

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I'm glad it was helpful.

Thank you for this fascinating insight into a tube drivers duties. Way more to it than I ever realised.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you I'm pleased you found it interesting.

What a great video. Loved it. Thank you for the insight. Best wishes on your retirement

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment and best wishes.

This video might just be the best thing I’ve ever watched. The jubilee line is my favourite line so it’s so interesting to see how the trains are driven! Thanks for the video!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.

I thoroughly enjoyed that video. If you ever visit Australia (Brisbane) during your retirement travels, the beers are on me!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed. I'll hold you to the beer, I want to come to Australia, to Brisbane in fact. when I do staying at a nice sounding place called " Mermaid Waters "

What a fascinating video, look forward to watching the others, hope you are enjoying your retirement and thank you for making. I am a gardener, go in each day, do my job and leave, suits me too😊

@itsjustanidea

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching I’m glad you enjoyed it . There will be more to come 👍👍

Thank you for your service appreciated it ❤❤❤

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate you watching and commenting.

this is a very interesting video. Thank you for your service and can't wait for part 2!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, part 2 should be ready in the next day or two, by the end of the week for sure. My editing will get quicker!

Wow, just came across this. I'm a frequent jubilee passenger for North Greenwich and recognise your voice. Thank you for your service man. 👏

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, it’s been a pleasure 👍👍

Interesting video, thanks. I often used to use the Jubilee from Canada Water to Bond Street, until the Lizzie line opened; now I go via Whitechapel (from Crystal Palace). Likely you were my driver a few times before then! Love the sound of those trains! Happy retirement! You windscreen (if that's what you call them on trains) could do with cleaning - but I guess you get used to it.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your nice comments and best wishes, yes they get filthy it's just what happens driving through old tunnels.

Thank you for doing a great job and happy retirement. I used to live in Wembley and have used that line many times. So it was fun for me to see as I'm your eyes. I now live in Dawlish .

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope it brought back good memories of Wembley 👍👍

I love this video, almost as if I wished it was your first time driving and there was more to come! Happy retirement!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment and best wishes. There will be 4 or 5 episodes in total 👍

@AaronD_

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea good to hear!

The Jubilee Line is my favourite London Underground tube line, I love the vibes, the lovely sound of it, and the train stock. Who knows I may have been lucky that you were my tube operator and I wouldn't know. I sincerely thank you serving the London Underground for nearly 2.2 decades 🥹 God bless you 🎉❤

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed and who knows, I might have been lucky enough to have been your driver at sometime 👍👍

@muhammadibraheem4067

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea 🫶

Congrats mate you have made it out..... I dread to think what I will be like on my last day. Been on the Northern for a year on the back and then the Picc for the last 25.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, the only thing I can say about "last days " is that they always turn up too quickly. Thanks again.

Good luck with everything looking forward to following your journey

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, lets hope we have a great time on the way!

Many thanks for your service my good sir, I tip my hat and wish you all the best

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, your comment is much appreciated.

Great video, thanks for sharing your last day with us

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your comment.

Brilliant video - thanks for letting us into your “office”. Hugely interesting too. Although not having your hands on a controller must’ve been some getting used to!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, yes at first it was strange but it didn’t take too long to get used to it 👍👍

Thank you for your service and thank you for a really interesting video.

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it 👍👍

Thank you for your service. This inspires me to become like you, same, on the jubilee

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, go for it and good luck.

Beautiful video. That's all I have to say. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching

Thank you for letting us be a part of your new journey

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Your welcome, I hope it's fun.

A facinating insight a good tenure on the rails over 2 decades I do hope you enjoy your retirement and whatever life may bring too you,

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you , I'll do my best to enjoy it.

Really enjoy this video so was well deserved of a comment. Im glad that it isnt fully automated and theres someone expienced like yourself behind the stick to take control if need be. Im a truck driver in the uk shame they arent as automated as these but im sure the day will come. Enjoy the retirement good sir. All the best

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Tomorrows World eh?

Thank you for your fantastic video and for your service. Happy retirement Sir

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and I will be happy 👍👍

Enjoy your retirement, it was a great insight to the job. I drive trams in Dublin so it was interesting to see the similarities and the differences (I wish we had ATO!). My grandfather had a great outlook on his retirement - keep yourself busy. A few hobbies, grandkids and a part time job, can't have an afternoon out with the undertaker if you're too busy.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'd have liked to have shared a Guinness or two with your grandad !

Hey there, i use the Jubilee line sometimes to get home from school. Just wanted to say (as just now i came across this video) thank you for your 22 years of service on the underground. And have a good retirement, you deserve it!!

@itsjustanidea

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I’m pleased that I could have got you home from school now and again. Retirement has been good so far thank you and if I hope it continues in the same way. Good luck with your schooling and whatever life choices you make in the future 👍👍👍

Thank you for your service ❤

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Thank you for this excellent video and enjoy your retirement. I would love to be a train driver after leaving education and this is a great insight of the job. Once again thank you.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it and good luck with whatever you decide to do once you leave education.

excellent video Congrats on all your yrs of driveing.🙂🙂

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Excellent video 👍 Wishing you a very Happy Retirement

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Great video. Subscribed to see if you do more about the subject of trains and your part two to this. I think it would be a popular subject.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm hoping to finish part 2 tonight or in the morning and upload it Friday the latest.

Great Video! Thank you for your work.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Thanks for your service!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

Thanks for an amazing journey!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks you for uploading them type off videos I am a geek when it comes to watching train and povs good luck on your retirement

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and for your good wishes 👍

I wonder if i ever took one of your trains, thank you for your service❤

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, If you are a regular user of the Jubilee line, there's more than a good chance!

I’m 22 and have been using the jubilee line for as long as I can remember. Really enjoyed this video and would like to think I’ve been on one of your trains!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, happy to have got you to wherever you were going.

All the best Mr P.R. I'll miss the leaving do I'm afraid. A well edited video for some reason i watched all as if i didnt know what was what..

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Never mind Kells, I'm sure we'll bump into each other at sometime. Thanks so much for your comment , take care.

All the best my friend! Happy Retirement.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, being happy is the most important,

There's a good chance you've driven me at some time. 😊 Thanks for taking the time to record and upload the video. I'm sure it will be appreciated in years to come as times change as well.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, if you regularly use the Jubilee line then there is a good chance. Take care.

Thank you for keeping the Underground moving ❤ Greetings from Germany

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Give my regards to Germany.

Excellent video 👍, I subscribe, and congratulations for your service that you have provided to all these people by transporting them every day !, happy retirement from France !

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and I appreciate your subscription.

@nicotc95

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea No problem ! 😁 Thanks for your answer ! cheers

Great channel keep up the great work Paul in Kent

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Thank you for your service, as someone who usually used to take the Jubilee from Stratford I appreciate your hard work. Enjoy retirement :)

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, your nice comments and best wishes.

How the scenery has changed around Wembley Park. I used to patrol from Finchley Road to Stanmore on the jubilee line. Loved it even though it was many miles of walking. The old canteen was a savour at the end of the platform at Wembley Park, behind the old signal box. Great breakfast and great staff there. Oh how I miss those days.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. You know exactly what I mean about the changing skyline.

@cornwallkev201

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea oh I do. Where the flats are to the right of the station coming from Kingsbury, that was a car park and a few houses. Where has the stabling depot for the met gone, that was on the left of the station?

Great video! Good luck in what ever you do next!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment and your good wishes.

Well done cousin Paul, just subscribed

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

As a Guard l did a shift with a Driver who was on his last shift and had been on the railways for 45 years . He started as a boy cleaner in Scotland for the LNER in 1946 ( employed to clean the ash and soot out of the boiler tubes, ashpans smokeboxes of steam Locomotives at the end of the day or when their duties had finished ) .Then he became a Fireman , Steam Driver , Diesel driver etc etc . l didn't even know it was his last shift until we sat down for our PNB and l made a pot of tea and we sat down to eat our sandwiches . l started to talk about the shifts and said " l like this turn it's easy ,collect a few fares on 2 quiet rural trains stopping at little used stations coming back late in the evening when it's quiet . Not like going up to the smoke on commuter trains and all the hassle involved . l 'm glad l've got this turn tomorrow and the rest of the week ,what about you !? " Then he said " Well actually Chris this is my last ever shift . l am retiring tomorrow .No more trains at all ! When we go back on our last train that will be my final ever drive ! " Then l asked he how long he'd been on the railway and he said 45 years !! And he told me where he started and when and as what . He said some Scottish town on the east coast . Can't remember where . It was somewhere like Arbroath or Montrose or Alloa or somewhere like that . Then he started telling about life back in those days . Anyhow by sheer coincidence I had in my Guard's bag a new book called Scottish Steam in Colour ( Hugh Ballantine I think ?) .l had bought it quite recently and hand brought it to work to have a gander during my PNB . Some great colour photos in it from mainly the 50s /60s . Anyhow when this driver started talking about his early career in Scotland l remembered l had it and pulled it out and he poured over the pages ." His eyes really lit up ." Oh remember firing those over that line , A Pickersgill l remember them ! Cleaning the boilers of them the Caledonians and l remember that depot " or " l fired over that line a few times before it closed . ( l think it was the Callander - Crianlarich line he was talking about ! ) . Them were b8stards to fire that type !! " And all that sort of stuff ! A couple of tales he told me . Anyway the time to go had come to go , he started to give me the book back . l thought nah l can't take this back of this man . So I said " no you keep it !" . l could always by another one . We arrived back at our home station about 11 pm . 2 - 3 passengers got off . Just him and me on the platform . We shook hands and l wished him all the best . l went to pay my fares in a the ticket office . Only saw him once after that . Travelling up to Scotland about six months later with his wife on his boxes .We said a quick hallo and as l turned away to check the next ticket , l heard him say to his wife " That's the c**t who gave me that book ! " .

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the fabulous story and what a lovely gesture giving him the book. I'm sure to him and his wife that c word must have been a term of endearment.

Since kid i am fascinated by trains, and specially underground ones. Im not from the UK but from Portugal, but the sounds the Jubilee Line trains make, is the exact same of the ones in Portugal. They sound perfect, even when at times they are loud. The trains here are all manually operated, and didn't knew that automatically operated had drivers in them. Tank you for your service, even though I haven't used the UK lines, and thank you for the insights ;)

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and your comments, Portugal is on my list to visit, soon.

@ace-paidinfull5240

7 ай бұрын

I think these trains were made by bombardia, they made trains all over the world if im not mistaken, especially in germany. But i must admit, that jubilee line sound is so distinctive and brings back memories to when i was young in the 90s and my uncle who loved trains like myself took me on it for the first time - i think we were going to canary wharf for example. And i was so amazed of the safety automatic doors they have on the line from North Greenwich up until London Bridge i believe it is. And the sounds will always live with me each time i have to use the Jun line. My uncle passed in 2019, and i would have sent this to him and he definitely would have enjoyed it. Heres hoping i become a train or tube driver to make him proud🥂

Great video and good luck and best wishes in your retirement my friend.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and your best wishes.

Enjoy Retirement mate. I’ve just started the Intercity Train drivers’ course in Australia in NSW. I was a guard for several years but cannot wait to be up the front and driving. Will be interesting times ahead with ATP Level 2 and potential ATO during my future career as a Driver.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you mate, and good luck with your career, have a great one and enjoy it !

Thank you for this video, I love to see how trains are operated in other country, I was train driver for almost ten years for the French national railway company and I’ve choose an other career afterward. Enjoy your new life as a young retired driver. Take care and thanks for your service sir.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I hope your new career choice is working well for you. And thanks for the young description.

This is such a fascinating and cool job. I love it.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes it's been an interesting and enjoyable job for me.

I have thought numerous times about becoming a tube driver. The Bus job is very intense and shift work does take its toll on the mental wellbeing, especially with the rotered 7 days in a row.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Hi, I have driven buses in London, so I know exactly what you mean. With regards to the shift work and patterns it’s pretty much the same. If you think it’s worth trying to become a train operator then apply for any position in TfL and go from there, you can’t lose anything from trying. Good luck 👍

This was very awesome. Congratulations 🎉

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 👍

Cool video. The acceleration of these trains are exactly like our current T1 trains in Toronto on line 2. Also Line 1 is the only line right now with ATC. It took forever to implement it with delays though.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, we had the same problems I guess when our system was introduced it seemed to take forever👍

This boggles my mind that this is so "automated". Congratulations on your retirement :) Really enjoyed the video!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 👍

Thanks for the ride and happy retirement 👍🏻

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 👍

Wow, what a fantastic informative video. Have loved the tube since I was a boy living in London, I never get bored with the sound of those Jubilee traction motors. I wish you a happy, healthy retirement.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed.

Thank you for your service to London!

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, my 22 years in service is not as long as most train drivers in LU ! I really appreciate your appreciation 👍

I really enjoyed watching this. Happy retirement, long time to have been driving.

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, believe it or not compared to many of my former colleagues, 22 years is a short service!👍👍

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, my 22 years service is quite a bit below average on London Underground 👍👍

Happy retirement mate . I forgot how the day was and what we do . I’m a ex northern line driver . Good times but had to dedicate ourselves to the job . Hope your enjoying retirement 👍🏼

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much so far so good with the retirement, I am enjoying 👍👍

im just curious what you be doing next in your life, because when im done for collage i want to able to apply to drive one of my fav trains (the northern line 1995 stock) and film my journey like you doing i never seen a train driver record his journey before so as a young person, this is amazing

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Have a great life and try to enjoy as much as you can.

@TD101n-xs3ld

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea okay, i always watch these videos whenever im on slow boring trains (E.G the DLR) because in a way, you are teaching me how train works and stuff

Wow signal failure? That's unfortunate! Thanks for your service Sir and the video. Hope you have a fantastic retirement!! 💖

@itsjustanidea

29 күн бұрын

Thanks for your good wishes, I’m enjoying retirement 👍👍

Congratulations and have a happy retirement ftom one retired train driver to another. No more watching the clock. Have traveled on the underground many times a great system. Enjoy and good health 👍👍

@itsjustanidea

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much , I will and I hope you’re enjoying yours 🥂👍

@RYNT1157

7 ай бұрын

@@itsjustanidea I sure am , once you have good health it means a lot.