Remembering The 7/7 Bombings | The Tube | Spark 

My mums freind got off that circle line train 1 stop before the bomb went off shes lucky to be alive🙏🏻

In memory of those who died and were injured. A London transport system that cares about it passengers is a good way to respond. Let's keep our eyes open. Peter Burke A London bus driver

I remember walking to school just after getting off the tube and hearing this thunder like sound and everyone was watching up but it couldn't have been... Then they were saying it was a power surge... It was memorable enough as it is for me... I can't imagine how people directly involved feel about it ❤️ thankfully like many others I was lucky, and that day I didn't stop to get coffee near the station before my journey

15 years on, we still remember them.

Those poor passengers who suffered that day will never forget about the injuries and pains and all emergency staff were there on standbys proud on them to helping how bad things go sometimes.

From the USA, RIP to all who died on 07/07/2005

My dad was a contract cleaning manager and the stations which was hit that day was ones he looked after, his job was to make sure the stations was clean at all times, he just got home from a long night shift in london and about 10 minutes inrto his sleep, he got a phone call from his manager informing him whats happened. my dad went straight back into London to asses and to make sure his workers was safe. He has said there are things that will never be unseen. He even had press offer hiim £10,000 for a photo of the bodies and such he just looked away in horror RIP to everyone who lost their lives on this day

Glad to see you've started uploading The Tube again, hopefully more to come

This is actually pretty devastating

I live in the US (at the time, I lived about one hour north of New York City) and I was in my car when I heard about these horrific attacks on the London Underground on the radio. It sent a chill up my spine because it brought me back to September 11th. It seems to me like July 7th, 2005 was Britain's 9/11/01. This episode has me shaking. Stay safe, friends!

I was stood with many others in a carriage, near the front of a stationary train, on the eastbound track at Edgware Rd Station. Carriage doors open waiting for a green signal. We then heard, what sounded like, a cannon going off at the other end of the platform and then what I can only describe as compressed air being pumped through our train. I was very spooked when we were all asked to get off the train and leave the station out of the ‘never used’ side exit. As I got off I quickly peered down to the other end where the ‘cannon’ sound came from but I didn’t want to look too long in case I saw something I didn’t want to see. Little did I know at the time that the noise came from the westbound train that was in the station seconds ago but had just trundled out of view... but not earshot.

I think this episode commemorates the events of that day in a very suiting way. Instead of dramatic (like most shows tend to do) this episode is more tranquil and sober

Its fascinating to think how people would perceive that morning if those events never took place.

My Nan got off the Piccadilly line 2 stops before the incident happened I’m so glad she is life

I finished school the day before this and my dad is a Londoner yes we live in Brighton but still RIP to all 52 who lost their lives.

Can’t believe this was over 15 years ago! :(

I really love the tube show, this is a sad episode, very touching.

When this happened, I would have been at primary school... can’t remember much more.

Rip to all whom lost their lives and their loved ones whom had to also deal with the aftermath. 💔

Man, I love this series, but this was a heavy episode. It's definitely part of the tube, but... ugh. Why are humans this shitty?

I have so much respect for the emergency services and the employees of London Transport, plus anyone working in the public sector.

My parents were on the first plane from London to the States after the bombings. They were met at the gate by a ton of press. My parents had no idea anything had happened. Meanwhile, my sister and I were frantically calling the airline to make sure they were listed on the passenger manifest.

I used to visit my grandparents in shepherds Bush and they always told me how people in London never spoke to one another but in these circumstances they done more than speak they showed courage and love well done to those in 7 /7

I feel like such a shitty self absorbed, unaware American. I had completely forgotten this happened, much less had any clue how bad it was. We focus too much on the events of 9/11 and often fail to realize that terror attacks don't just happen here.

My respect goes to anybody who was harmed / affected by 7/7. - The Easterling (07/07/2020).

Thank you for showing this. Having been on the platform and in the lifts of Russell Square and Edgeware to Kings Cross and Victoria many times, it's put some things into perspective for me. [Edit: Spelling error]

How have I never heard of this tragedy until now, this is insane

Thank you for making this documentary. Important work.

I was 15 years old when this happened. I was on holidays from secondary school (went to school in Ireland where we have 3 month summer holidays) and at the time was mainly interested in Pokemon, my friends and my computer. I remember seeing this on the news when it happened and it upset me quite a bit at the time. Also left my parents scared to go on the tube again. Why isn't it remembered in the way 9/11 is every year?

I was never on a under ground train when this happened but I was really young and for 3 years after this I refused to go on the underground.

I was 7 Years old then. Living in the West Midlands like I still do now. I remember this being on the news for DAYS. I was way too scared to use the tube even now I freak out a bit.

Thanks for letting us know!!!

Such powerful and humble heroism from those men...

Really sad, may those rest in peace.

I was on the another side of the train that exploded at Aldgate. Grateful to be alive 😢❤🙏

My girlfriend was there on 7/7. Had come back from a job in Africa. It was very scary. The system broke down. People didn’t know what was going on. They had to evacuate and learn on the surface - what had happened. They had to find their own way to Heathrow. When she got back to Detroit - she learned that her then husband had passed on 7/7 in Michigan. A traumatic 24 hours in her life.

I was a trainee teaching assistant working in an infant school. Id just arrived home for my lunch when my twin brother came to the door and told me what happened. I watched the news in shock. After lunch i headed back to work it was so surreal seeing buses going past and I thought of all the people on the trains and buses whom we injured or killed just going to work or going about thier day. When i got back to work we were all told not to tell the children so as to keep them calm and leave it up to parents as they would be too young to understand anyways. I'll never forget that day

On that morning I was with my colleague, both of us working as police support officers. We are at Edgware station when we heard for assistance to help with crowd control at kings cross station. The initial message stated a fire between kings cross and Aldgate station. We got in our patrol car and made our way towards Edgware Road station, teams of officers from our unit were doing a RPI operation at Euston station when the sergeant called out the code word ‘POLSA’ which meant explosive device on the bus. We then rushed towards the scene to find chaos. We were on a road closure in front of Euston station diverting people away from the scene, allowing emergency vehicles to access the area. It was a very long 15 hours with people in panic mode, horrible news reporters trying to climb over high gates of the church which was turned into a temporary mortuary. There were people from nearby hotel and cafes who bought us drinks to keep us going. The scene was horrifying, the day had changed the entire way we behaved. We go back to our default ways and let our guards down...and it all happens again!

I'm from Ireland and I can remember that day I was off work and I was just out of bed and I turned on Sky news and it just happened. All these year's later and I still remember that morning.

*Id never heard of the event when it had happened, though I might’ve been simply too young to remember - regardless even though it’s been years since I hope everyone affected has found or find peace.* 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

I was on a double decker bus 3 buses behind the number 30 bus which exploded in front of our eyes in Tavistock Place,Russel Square. Probably the worst day of my life.

I was still a kid when this happened, but I remember hearing about it on the news all the way here in the US.

I love tis keep up good work GOD BLESS THE WORLD

Lest we forget! We must never forget this terrible day and who was responsible for the murders. Why no memorial to those who died?

Happened around the same time frame as the 1st plane that hit our WTC on 9/11. Just before 9am. Un real

My Regional Director at the time had just gotten to London on his honeymoon. We were waiting for a day and a half for news of him.

So many everyday people went into the disaster to help - the everyday heroes that just want to help.

Jesus, it took forty minutes to get help down there and that poor bloke was in a scene of devastation on his own. How many lives would have been lost needlessly because of that sort of delay. This is why it is so important to learn first aid. If you are an employer, please give serious consideration to sending ALL of your staff on a thorough first aid course and claiming it back as a training expense. No one knows when they might see a very serious event with injuries needing immediate attention to save life.

I remember it on the news

Why do I gotta watch this before bed

Tragic, we have to make sure this never, ever happens again.

When i was on a piccadilly line train going to King's Cross to change for the Northen line towards Edgware when i was between Russell Square and King's Cross i got the chills of the 7th of July since a trains was bomed in that section

My dad was luckily on the train in front of the circle line train that was bombed. My mum was really worried after she saw it on the news.

RIP to those people who died on 7/7. I remember that day very well because I had to get to work at Holborn, Central London at 8am in the morning so I missed the London bombings by 49 minutes.

That event happened 3 days before I was born.

Really heartbreaking to find out that up more north in the Uk the media only covered the bus bombing. I had no idea about the train underground bombings till this morning. Very upsetting.

I was only 4 months old on 7/7

Surprised that these are in 1080P

14 years ago today 7/7 July 2005

Me and my dad where going to get the train the next station (Russell square) when they blew it just before..

Our Danish friends were amongst the people who heard the explosion from the next stop. They were there on holiday and haven't been to London since. Don't blame them.

Been to London many times but only on organised coach tours. Too scary to travel on their transport🇬🇧💂👍

If I remember correctly my Uncle was late for work this morning and managed to miss the chaos within London. 😮‍💨 He worked 35 years in a bank within the city!

I was not even born then and not even from UK but its still scary to think about it

If there’s one word that’s illegal to even say at airports and train stations, it’s that four-letter word that starts and ends with the letter B: BOMB!

I remember this day very well. I was getting ready for work when I got a text message from my (now ex) girlfriend asking me if I was ok. Surprised by her text I said "yes of course I am. Why?" And then she said that there was a problem on the underground. I was living in a pub between Aldgate and Liverpool street station. Eventually the City of London Police came in telling us to get our stuff ready in case we had to be evacuated. But the one thing that will stick to my mind is that on this day there was the G8 in Gleneagle, Scotland. W Bush with Tony Liar were seeking public support for the war in Irak. What a strange coincidence if you ask me.

Can't believe its nearly been 15th years ago RIP THE 52 PEOPLE WHO LOST THERE LIVES THAT DAY

Peter Power had a 'terror drill' same stations at the same time that morning. Do a search. What's the chances?

I live in the States and I just couldn’t believe it.

17 years later, TFL is planning to dismantle this amazing teams. When you hear the government and the top of TFL talking about job cuts and reduction of staff numbers ask them to come back here, watch this video and listen to the woman saying how reassuring was the sight of London Underground staff and how professional they were. That’s what people sometimes don’t get, the staff can seem relaxed most of the time, but when the shit hits the fan, their level of professionalism and their knowledge is incredible.

Remember being 7 on holiday in London and not understanding while we were leaving early, and parents just telling "something really bad happened"

NIce story tellers

I would have left out the interview with brain ache at17 mins..He was smirking and I found it unsettling

My mother who was pregnant with me in her was on the circle line Thank God she was alive

Bro I lit went to London today on a school trip on the underground and my mum was on the train before this event. That shit me up bro

I was 5 months old when this happened

So guys I was on the way to school and I realized that my train wasn’t moving from the stop before me and then suddenly I heard a big bang and everyone was screaming and children were crying and I survived which was a relief

I was really close to the bus explosion..so much so that I felt the air rush past me

I was 10 when this happened and was at school in Camden, when a girl there was running around saying there had been a bomb on London Bridge (obvs too young to understand what had really happened!). The teachers tried to keep it down all day when eventually they decided to evacuate us as we weren't far from one of the bus bombings. I remember my friends mum picking my sister, me and my friend up and driving us home and then my mum just running out of work to hug us crying. We spent the whole day watching what was happening on the news and as a 10 year old it was absolutely terrifying, confusing and heartbreaking. My condolences go out to all those affected that day, London really did come to a stand still

I was 18 years old I remember I was working for a house removal company we finished the Job and me my other colleague and my driver was stuck on A406 east bound to Romford it was at stand still

People give LU staff grief but fail to realise when the shit hits the fan the very same staff are into lifesaving actions, very few people would even know the ERU existed let alone their duties, responsibility, capabilities

Feel Sorry For Them 16 years

as an american, I don't actually remember this and dont remember hearing much about it, however I do remember 9/11 ... Terrible that we as humans can't just get along, life would be so much better

7/7 is 9/11 but British version.. rip to everyone who died. When I went to London I loved the tube so much. Then discovering about 7/7 I was terrified if I go to London again something might happen again.. people are horrible.

Omg I just watch this 😨😨😨😮😮

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?

As a Muslim who was a child when it happened, I remember how kids at school where like. I feel for everyone who has been effected by this.

I was born July 7th 2005

Weird, I don’t see this one talked about as much as 9/11.

I was 8 when it happened

Having watched this video a couple of times I'm 85-95% certain I knew Jeff (Geoff?) Porter growing up in Essex England in the mid-late 1970's or very early 80's and would be curious to catch up, if you have a 'privacy respecting' way to pass a message such that he would be able to reply I'd appreciate a reply to this post.

Was Jackie okay in 7/7?

I was born on that same day

I love the series but the episode was my fab so far, but it happened when o wasn't even born cuz I'm 10

Where is Episode 2. I only see episode 1 and 3.

A fictional “scenario” of multiple bomb attacks on London’s underground took place at exactly the same time as the bomb attack on July 7, 2005. Peter Power, Managing Director of Visor Consultants, a private firm on contract to the London Metropolitan Police, described in a BBC interview how he had organized and conducted the anti-terror drill, on behalf of an unnamed business client. The fictional scenario was based on simultaneous bombs going off at exactly the same time at the underground stations where the real attacks were occurring POWER: At half past nine this morning we were actually running an exercise for a company of over a thousand people in London based on simultaneous bombs going off precisely at the railway stations where it happened this morning, so I still have the hairs on the back of my neck standing up right now. HOST: To get this quite straight, you were running an exercise to see how you would cope with this and it happened while you were running the exercise? POWER: Precisely, and it was about half past nine this morning, we planned this for a company and for obvious reasons I don’t want to reveal their name but they’re listening and they’ll know it. And we had a room full of crisis managers for the first time they’d met and so within five minutes we made a pretty rapid decision that this is the real one and so we went through the correct drills of activating crisis management procedures to jump from slow time to quick time thinking and so on. (BBC Radio Interview, 7 July 2005)

Feel so sorry for the manager guy you can see the trauma in his eyes... i would want to imagine what he saw that day 😳😢😳

This is the first time I ever heard of this attack

I think that it took a long time for emergency services to arrive.

What year was this series filmed in