@@cargy930 Aaaargh! Under central! It took me so long trying to get that one I had to dash in to Gregg's for a pee! 'Twas quite clean & tidy for a baker's loo!
Just think in some alternate universe the Royal Navy was tasked with dealing with the pirate buses, and during your morning commute you could see buses trading broadside cannon barrages and marines and sailors jumping from one bus to another in a boarding action.
"I think I'm going to have to make a part 3 for this.."..(What a surprise!) Not that I'm complaining. You can make as many episodes as your want. I could make some joke about the LPTB adding bus services to become to the LPTB+ community, but I won't.
"Third and final part" - unless there is still much to be said in which case we will have, in the words of one fine author, "A trilogy in four parts" ;-)
Quite. Reminds me of the PIFs that we used to watch at school back in the late 1980s/early 1990s, although, I’m pretty sure they weren’t supposed to be funny.
How odd is our contemporary day with private companies like uber receiving municipal funding to run their ‘pirate’ buses, and mr. musk falsely proclaiming he can instate a door to door mass transit system. Great video Jago, love the way you flashed out the very existence of those pirate buses. Sort of condemn the malignant practice like a hundred years after the fact. Through this historical view we all get a better view on what is happening inside the transit world of today. Where things oddly enough are in desperate need to being put back in perspective.
@@turbo.panther Bugger! Australia is a tinderbox again. I hope you get some much needed rain soon. It's been a really cold week here. -4.0°C here & a chilly -22°C in Braemar up North yesterday. I've had snow on the ground (and crampons on my prosthetics) for days. Just goes to show. Global warming isn't just about heat. It's shoving more & more energy into the system. Highs get higher & lows get lower. Good luck with the heat mate. Keep safe!
@@Aengus42 Thanks Les. Actually, it's not as bad this summer as last year. We've had a fair bit of rain recently, and 30 C is not considered all that hot these days. When it gets to 40 we tend to say 'whew it's a bit hot'. As for your minus 22 business, that's a bit crazy and it would probably kill us. And snow? What's that? I've never seen it, only in pictures.
What suspense! Will the Metropolitan and Underground Railways find true love? Will the Waterloo & City line be accepted as an equal? Will the line colours of the 1908 Underground map get unjumbled? Stay tuned for Part 3!
I find the development of railways really interesting and I think one of the things that many of us forget today is that, in many respects these were the 19th Cen Social Media, the technology was cutting edge, there was lots of money to be made around them(or indeed lost), they changed the lives of pretty much everyone and of course they pushed the boundaries of law and regulation on multiple levels as authorities struggled to keep up. Its very easy looking back to see them as an inevitable monolith but you do a great job to illustrate the reality of the journey.
Not being a Londoner and only visit occasionally, Boris has but a stop to that. I find the Tube is great for getting around saves me from getting lost. Hearing the history behind it is great.
My first unaccompanied visit to London as a kid meant the UndergrounD was a lifesaver for not getting lost. Plus, as long as you didn't exit a station, you could go sightseeing by underground. This must've been 1976. I loved the smell of that warm gale that precedes the trains. The sound of them. And the loud clatter through open windows, sparks in the tunnels, the decidedly sporty acceleration & the occasional "ghost" station glimpsed through dusty windows. I traveled all over London just to play on the trains! I'd grown up in Devon so it was all very new to me.
@@mquietsch6736 And the 1938 stock had a different smell to the modern trains. I wonder if it was the wood inside them. And the wooden escalators. Plus, you could smoke back then I think. That warm waft had a totally different smell back then (mid seventies). And those dangly things in the carriages had me confused for ages! Black rubber, shiny ovoids on sprung stalks. Looked like something Daleks would use. Those uplighters with incandescent bulbs in gave a yellow, more muted light as you clanked down to the trains. Black dust covered trackbed with white porcelain insulators just added to the Sci-fi feel. When I revisited London in the 2010s an awful lot of what I remembered had gone. I'm glad I have memories of that era though.
@@eattherich9215 - I like the idea of that - now he’s making his millions with the RU-vid channel he is employing an army of minions to do the hard work!
Guaranteed at least 1 good laugh and numerous giggles with your videos. Loved the guy not paying on the bus gag/edit. Very funny. And as always, I learnt stuff too. Fantastic as always. Thanks Jago.
Another great video Jago. Except... Why must you flash captions on screen so quickly that I have to stop and rewind in order to read them. It is very frustrating and spoils the flow and narrative of the film. But otherwise I always enjoy your work because it is both informative and entertaining.
Interesting stuff. Love the tube shots and especially the shot of the RT bus radiator at 6:40, my favourite London bus of all time and one of 4,825 RT type buses that I rode on during the 50's and 60's.
Absolutely loving your videos, informative and funny in several places. The dramatic reenactment in this one was hilarious. The black and white photo of the bus advertising Wincarnis caught my eye! My Grandmother, maysherestinpeace, swore by it!
Good morning Mr Hazzard. Looking forward to part 3...well I'm always looking forward to your next video,a perfect blend of info/humour,Top Entertainment.. Thank You.
2:32 Like the fact that you placed a picture of Bulgy here. Funny I might say, and adds levity to the facts you are giving. As I was thinking though, the whole segment over Pirate buses 1:07 does give a great explanation over Bulgy's scummy behaviour: Moving freely around trying to poach passengers from the railway, pretending he was a railway bus, not accepting return tickets, and attempting to use a short-cut (which would not have been on Sodor's bus route - or whatever bus route a double-decker would have logically been assigned to). It also explains why he is left on a farmer's field at the end of the episode; He might not have even belonged to whichever Sodor bus company anyway!
I got through major complex knee surgery by taking prescribed medication and watching Jago videos. I am now informed about London transport and trains to a higher degree than most people in my small Scottish town! Cheers, Jago!
@@henrybest4057 Mere nitpicking, dear boy :D:D It was still a station and, more importantly, it was still part of the Metropolitan Railway. Besides, it turns out that Verney Junction Station wasn't permanent either, 'cos it ain't there now! :P :D:D
@@cargy930 Tell TFL that they're wrong to call them stops on the Croydon Link and should instead be calling them stations. From TFL journey planner:- Depart East Croydon Rail Station at 18:59 via Walk to East Croydon Tram Stop Walk to East Croydon Tram Stop Journey time:3 min View directions Step 2 Depart East Croydon Tram Stop at 19:02 via Tramway Tram to Birkbeck Tram Stop Tramway Tram to Birkbeck Tram Stop Journey time:16 min View stops Step 3 Arrive at Birkbeck Tram Stop at 19:20 Birkbeck Tram Stop
@@henrybest4057 Yes... Err... Well... Thank you for that thoroughly exciting, and wholly immersive itinerary for the 18.59 tram service from East Croydon. But I don't see the relevance. Neither TFL, nor the Croydon Link, existed when Brill Station was operational (or when it closed, for that matter). So what exactly does a modern company's naming practices have to do with the naming practices for a company from nearly 100 years ago?
I keep watching Jago Hazzard and Geoff Marshall videos and they have the effect of having me itching to get back to London again, just to ride on its trains. Ho hum.
Thanks for a really interesting and thorough analysis, Jago. Also, thanks for featuring East Ham at 3:08 too ❤👍🏾. Must look at Part 1 now. I've just subscribed too 😀
In Britain we often pat ourselves on the back about our sense of fair play (it may even be one of the unique British values politicians witter on about, which we seem to share with various other nationalities). The tales of the shenanigans on the buses back in the day demonstrate that some British people definitely don't play fair given half the chance. Unthinkable these days of course. Keep up the excellent output. Always high quality and entertaining.
While there are many books on the post WW1 independent motor omnibus services in London, perhaps the one that gives the best flavour is Clem Preece's 'Wheels To The West' After effectively selling out to general from his friend's hammersmith base (a pub yard) Mr Preece went on to manage and expand the Elliot Brothers 'Royal Blue'' Coaches out of initially Bournemouth and the South Coast to the West of England and London express coach services in the 1930s and 40s under the ownership of National/Tilling/GWR/SR shareholdings.
Great summary of a very complicated episode in the history of London Transport. The public, but not nationalised, corporation which eventually emerged in 1933 was one of a series developed in the inter war years to harmonise public and commercial interests. Other examples are the BBC, the National Grid and Imperial Airways.
Sunday morning, a great cup of fresh coffee and my favourite RU-vidr. A perfect start to the day. To all viewers please share and like and subscribe. Jago deserves many more fans.....Looking forward to the next dozen or so videos.
Your Horse Bus , you will note, Is Andrew's Star Omnibus - one of the more respected route operators (they MIGHT have had an agreement with General) - I am not fully up on both Late Horse or all the Early Motor Bus Services in detail in London. But more importantly with its strong route branding you will note for anyone with an opinion , it is the Clapham Omnibus.
It's all coming together now. A tale well told. On The Buses, Reg Varney ( Stan ) would be proud. It was an absolute comedy. No wonder they got regulated. Imagine setting out for some sprouts, and ending up god knows where with not a Co-op in sight, and it all being real. At least trams can't change destination mid route and get lost.
6:49 White City - the only station where the trains drive on the right, then cross over before the next stations. (East Acton and Shepherds Bush) 1:10 "the bus passenger who gets on without paying..." Coincidence, he was on my 328 just last week.
If only Londonist would of done these kinds of videos. Especially with Geoff Marshall. But Jago Hazzard’s videos is the best. You bring out such amazing stuff and information. Perhaps the Victoria Line should of been extended from Brixton to Dulwich, Croydon or Camberwell. And from Walthamstow Central to South Woodford. With the Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station and the Bakerloo Line extension from Elephant & Castle to Hayes and Bromley via Lewisham.
Jolly pleasant start to Sunday - for which many thanks, Tom! Suggestion/request for future production: Threads/topics on history/development & vestiges/industrial archaeology of old Metropolitan Rly (pre-emasculation) & its bases/depots & facilities/HQ Great Central Rly actual routing of proposed Thru' Services for Channel-Ports/early Channel-Tunnel (...... with emphasis on The Met). CHEERS !
Now that you have mentioned High Wycombe could you do a bit about the old line that used to go from High Wycombe to Maidenhead via Bourne End . And of course the Marlow Donkey line ..... Thanks for the videos I love um.
4:08 And the 3 Metropolitan Railway Locomotive classes that the LNER purchased were all gone by October 1948 (Well the M2 0-6-4T and L2 2-6-4T were, the H2 4-4-4T were gone by 1947). Also, the M2 and L2 tanks were allocated BR numbers. But they were withdrawn before they received them.
Hey Jago - I love this, you have a wonderfully easy to listen to style, but when it ends can we have the inevitable sequel "How it all fell apart again"? ;-) Keep up the good work!
