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Trainee driver, Terrance, handles a train for the first time, and 60-year-old Keith does it for the last.
Summer 2002 was no easy feat for the people working on the tube, making sure day to day workings of the underground ran as smoothly as possible. From strikes to repairs, to world records, join us as we get to know the unsung heroes of the Tube.
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@M3D1C2121 5 лет назад

The older gent teaching Terrance is the kind of trainer we all hope to get at new positions.

@denfitzpatrick5988 4 года назад

John Scutt, trained me when I joined

@forza223bowe5 4 года назад

Den Fitzpatrick He seems like an nice trainer, does he still work there?

@aidanpeat4087 3 года назад

@@forza223bowe5 no hes 78 now hell probs be deed

@forza223bowe5 3 года назад

aidan peat It’s possible, he could still be alive, my grandad is 82 and still alive

@enaiatalizadeh2418 3 года назад

@@denfitzpatrick5988 hello sir, I want to be a train driver but I don't know how to join the training, can you please help me with any website link. Thanks

@carmattvidz4426 3 года назад

I loved that " No I was never caught speeding because we never had this equipment" LOL!

@Camberwell86 Месяц назад

Our grandads used to drive to the pub, get arseholed and drive everyone home without seatbelts. Good old days lmao 😅

@carmattvidz4426 Месяц назад

@@Camberwell86 i remember my dad in the 80s going to the pub and driving home drunk. I remember been in the car and my dad driving me around drunk. It was different time back then. It a good thing i reckon.

@wildflower462 4 года назад

Well congratulations on the young man who started his new job and congratulations for the distinguished gentleman who retired after 44 years and 7 months. The best to both of you.

@TheSheiban 4 года назад

I hope Terrance still has the same spark of joy today that he did in 2002.

@Enviri 3 года назад

Funny people are listening to the misleading description, when only the first couple episodes were in 2002

@londonvoyager_yt 2 года назад

@@Enviri The episode's aired in 2004, not 2002.

@Enviri 2 года назад

@@londonvoyager_yt i meant the first couple episode were filmed in 2002, the date in the first episode says 2002

@morzee94 2 года назад

20 years later, I wonder how Terrance is doing and whether Keith is still with us. Life is short.

@user-acs64 10 месяцев назад

Keith would be around 81 years old today so i hope hes doing fine.

@paulec2634 9 месяцев назад

Ain't 20 years yet as this was made in 2019, so I'm sure that Keith still has a good amount of life to live and that Terence looks about the same!

@user-acs64 9 месяцев назад

@@paulec2634 you know what else i hoped for? I hoped both of them met each other after this documentary, i think it would have been soo heartwarming that these 2 nice lads met.

@morzee94 9 месяцев назад

@@paulec2634 It was uploaded in 2019. The show is from 2002!

@DaLou1e 9 месяцев назад

@@paulec2634it was made in 2002. It was only uploaded to this channel in 2019 though

@BigLRestInPeace 5 лет назад

He protecc He attacc But most importantly mind the gap

@prime6134 4 года назад

Blane Kilo oh my god every time I see a comment like this I soo wanna copy awwww

@KobZen 3 года назад

Aaah, lovely innit :D

@matchrocket1702 5 лет назад

I wish Terrance well in his new adventure. It certainly looks like he's off to a good start.

@A_10_PaAng_111 5 лет назад

Hes either retired or in management my friend. We are talking about 17 years ago.

@mariosavva999 5 лет назад

I hope Terrance enjoyed his fat wages

@jamesdavison1786 5 лет назад

mark davison actually 2004

@jamesdavison1786 5 лет назад

A10PANG 15 years ago. Plus the retiring met line driver served for 60 years

@jamesdavison1786 4 года назад

cmd2709 as a driver but he said he started when he was a young lad

@ericmcrae7758 3 года назад

My Uncle was a driver for over 40 years and my Dad was a signalman both on the Northern line. They both started at 14 as porters. Dad used to take me to his signalbox at Golders Green its all long gone now all controlled from Camden Town I believe. This film brought back some memories.

@victorialine222 2 года назад

:) My friend Andrew drives the Northern line, and I have a friend called Elias and drives the Jubilee line. :) These are my fav lines aswell

@aaflame Год назад

I live 3 mins from Golders green

@RobTheTrucker 4 года назад

5:28 A simulator that cost £4m and they could have purchased Train Simulator for $24.99 instead

@StaxRail 4 года назад

I do hope that's sarcastic. I have been on the GWR HST, IET and 150/2 simulators- each one is so much more realistic. The IET sim was the most realistic, everything from the air con to the DSD pedal worked

@ConfuzedMind 4 года назад

I work for nyc transit. Our simulators are a mix of TS and BVE. It depends on what you're training for that day. I wish I was joking but its true.

@Joe-st9pz 4 года назад

This was filmed in 2002. Back then that was high tech lol

@riseoftigers6457 4 года назад

The simulator was made in late 1990s with 1:1 replicated controls.

@robpalmer518 4 года назад

to be fair, all the addons and dlc for train sim probably adds up to more than £4m haha

@MeltedToast84 3 года назад

“Ye gonna be missed Keith yknow that” Keith: demonic laughter

@whatshisname3304 3 года назад

next day, its Keith,s head under the train. lol

@ScotRail-pq7ky 3 года назад

Well done Terrance. Great to see another friendly & ambitious person join the railway

@seancalasara2345 3 года назад

The guy that trained Terrence is really supportive. He wants those drivers to pass. If I had a different coach, there is a high chance he would not say anything and just mark. Congrats Terrence.

@lifelong5425 4 года назад

The trainers...truly amazing people who take the pressure away from the trainees, and plant the reality of these jobs into the minds of those that replace them. After mastering Trolley buses in Vancouver, Canada, and ultimately onto regular bus operations, I still hear the trainers guidance and experience teaching the ways and means of your daily duty..safety first, always.

@they-call-me-mister-trash847 2 года назад

"You're always going to leave someone behind, its the way of life I'm afraid." RIGHT IN THE FEELS MAN. Why you doing this to me?

@lewisbale1 2 года назад

I'm just coming across this episode and love it. So happy for Terrance and all the new drivers and Keith can retire and relax.

@declan5073 2 года назад

That retirement party was so damn wholesome, especially that matchstick train

@JasonDunlop247 2 года назад

Best of luck to the fella. Hope he has many happy years as a tube driver.

@Analoguebubblebath89 2 года назад

Your luck is abit late. This was 2decades ago

@JasonDunlop247 2 года назад

@@Analoguebubblebath89 Luck is still luck, 20yrs too late or not ☘

@tuckedup 5 лет назад

well done Terrance, respect bro

@MajorSkyblue 5 лет назад

13:19 This train is still there, I go past it every day. It's nice to know a little history about it.

@haj619 4 года назад

MajorSkyblue Where abouts can I find it?

@alexmaison1356 4 года назад

I go past it too! Not sure what model it is...

@alexmaison1356 4 года назад

As you're leaving from Epping station towards West Ruislip or North Acton, Look out to the left and you'll see it. It's been repainted since this video and has had some things put in it, most recently a fake Santa around the Christmas period.

@MajorSkyblue 2 года назад

@@haj619 Sorry, I didn't get any notification of your reply. Did you manage to find it?

@MisatoBestWoman Год назад

Love this gem of a series such a favourite! I too hope Terrance is doing amazing and the distinguished Keith has a beautiful retirement

@simonblaha 3 года назад

6:50 Keith changing shifts with Keith

@PatrickMapper 2 года назад

Haha didn’t even notice they looked the exact same 😂

@eachypinky118 Год назад

Clones

@gregoryclark8217 5 лет назад

I always look forward to these episodes, thanks!

@ArcheCane 4 года назад

Haha "District Line trains are too old" - yet now they're the newest.

@connectingwings7212 3 года назад

Well but he'd have to "wait" for almost 20 years in order to drive 'em - 20 years of time that your job isnt that much fun - and I believe he can change it from time to time, so he could have till now

@Enviri 3 года назад

The bakerloo line is always gonna have the oldest trains

@TheBritFromOz008 3 года назад

Interesting he said “maybe Piccadilly” but ruled out the District for being too old, even though the Pic’s trains were (at the time) three years older than the District’s.

@i.m.385 3 года назад

Keith is so heartwarming :)

@dylanmcwhirter9844 3 года назад

Watching the old fellows face light up talking about his guard bar made me smile

@TulipAnn81 Год назад

It just made me remind when I started as a train driver and how grateful I am for doing this! As a passionate for subway systems, it's a pleasure to learn and discover how it works over the world. Excellent video!!!

@Xegethra 4 года назад

How many tongue twisters with Terry, Terrence, Traindriver and Trainee.

@carolinemadondo1447 Год назад

Thats my brother Terrance. Good work you made us all proud

@TheNails3 Год назад

Does Terrance still drive tube trains?

@spectre8_fulcrum 8 месяцев назад

so cool how is ur brother?

@carolinemadondo1447 8 месяцев назад

@@spectre8_fulcrum he is good thanks.

@spectre8_fulcrum 8 месяцев назад

@@carolinemadondo1447 good to hear, people like your brother keep the country stable. Best wishes to you and your family.

@carolinemadondo1447 8 месяцев назад

@@spectre8_fulcrum thank you

@mentalizatelo 3 года назад

Lovely series about real people doing real work.

@gnnascarfan2410 Год назад

This was filmed in 2004, I hope Terrance is still working strong on London Underground and perhaps he is training new drivers (who now drive automatic trains for the most part)!

@chaydavis7389 4 года назад

What a warm and engaging instructor.

@Creek4lifers Год назад

I’m 11yrs old and when I’m older I hope to become a train driver at pitsea Basildon Essex

@thegamingrascal494 5 лет назад

“If I got a pound for every time I went up and down the met, I wouldn’t need the lottery” isn’t that what happens ??

@Sarge92 5 лет назад

well i was thinking that also mate you get somewhere between 7 and 14 pounds a hour for going up the met lol

@MrAlwaysBlue 4 года назад

He would be retiring with a much smaller pension if it was only a pound per run.

@KrisMcCool 4 года назад

I think he means an EXTRA pound

@underwaterdick 4 года назад

It's obvious he just means if someone handed him a pound for every time in a one off. His salary has been given monthly for 40+ years... Either way, it's just a turn of phrase. Because as people have said above, he WAS paid every time 😉

@mariannerussell5932 Год назад

Thank you. That was so interesting to watch.👍🏼

@johnmason9655 4 года назад

Was a central line driver for 19 years, was great.👍

@mikerichter7753 4 года назад

Central line driver nice

@MN-mc8ik Год назад

Made me deaf in my 50s bloody loud

@sarahtaylor7737 4 года назад

What I couldn’t imagine, is how the drivers feel when they get someone who is suicidal throw themselves under their train. Poor blokes/women. That would be absolutely horrific 😢😢

@patrickthomas1035 4 года назад

No probs I had 2 in a week the first one servived the next one didn`t and my guard fainted when i picked his head up ......

@sarahtaylor7737 4 года назад

Patrick Thomas as in you picked his head up that was unattached from his body?! 😱

@terrythekittieful 4 года назад

Very common apparently...it's the one thing that would put me off wanting to be a train driver.

@transportflick923 4 года назад

Patrick Thomas doesn’t sound like First Aid ⛑ could help.

@patrickthomas1035 4 года назад

@@sarahtaylor7737 Yes ....and a head is quite heavy ,,,,

@MarkHenstridge 4 года назад

I wanted to be a train driver then I found out I was color blind so instead, I drove buses. Excellent show, we don't get this in Australia.

@southjerseysound7340 4 года назад

It's not bad but it's from around 2004

@jonathansimmons5353 3 года назад

You have to know someone to even get a interview in australia.

@Petra44YT 2 года назад

Driving buses must be a lot more difficult! I couldn't do it. Just imagine, you have lots of cars and cyclists, and passengers running for the bus, and other pedestrian crossing the road and not always watching what they are doing, and rain and snow and a schedule to keep. ... Good that there are some people who can do it! :-)

@davidimhoff2118 Год назад

I live in the US in Massachusetts just south of Boston. I always loved the subway. That's what we call it here. I don't think there is a real appreciation here as there is with London Underground. I love Keith's personality. Must be hard to say goodbye to it all. All the memories of his dad and now he's retired. I love seeing his eyes light up looking at the guard rail which I know nothing about. Its nice to see someone who has worked hard get recognition from his coworkers like this. The guy making the train, that was beautiful and amazing. I hope Terrance has a safe journey. It looks like a fun job to have

@peterolley7159 4 года назад

Really enjoyed this

@atrerailways7886 5 лет назад

Theese series need to be updated

@atrerailways7886 5 лет назад

@@zackktech2 yes indeed but i dont really like the newer version from a few years ago could do a update

@andreiciofu5653 5 лет назад

Th it's only old train

@atrerailways7886 5 лет назад

@@zackktech2 ?

@atrerailways7886 5 лет назад

@@zackktech2 true

@greghilton7797 5 лет назад

Why?

@odemata87 5 лет назад

Love these episodes. Wish the MTA (hell even NJ transit) would do one like it. Feeds one train buff desires and transit curiosity for sure.

@brayand8022 4 года назад

Raoul Simon yeah my train company need what London has

@sherondalewis8053 4 года назад

When you said NJ Transit, I shook my head and was like, "Especially NJ Transit!"

@AFoxGuy 3 года назад

@@sherondalewis8053 Now you get to see the druggies on the Tele!

@DomingoDeSantaClara 4 года назад

I applied to them for a job as a driver but I was 15 minutes late to the interview,as soon as I walked in the door they shouted "you're hired!"

@DreamClean 4 года назад

Terrance will have been driving 15 years now.

@1230james 4 года назад

Wonder how he's holding up

@danielpyxlcool1294 3 года назад

18!

@Sam-pn2kc 3 года назад

Yeh long time anyone know if he is still driving

@robbieberry9700 2 года назад

fantastic job of driving around the bends of the tube

@vincentm4717 2 года назад

I'm from New York City and I've always wanted to be a train operator. The job looks easy but it's not. You are in charge of the well being and safety of others.

@igotes Год назад

I know I'm replying to an old comment, but I agree. A lot of people who have never driven a train think the job is "easy", presumably because you only control "forward and reverse". Controlling a huge heavy vehicle full of people requires your full attention and a lot of forward planning. Sure, the job can be done (and I daresay better) by a computer, but automating ancient railways aint cheap.

@eachypinky118 Год назад

@@igotes ain't cheap but has been done

@DBABN7 3 года назад

Greetings from a transit worker in NYC

@Richardsrailway 5 лет назад

You have to be the brain of Britain nowadays to pass the assessment and interview stages , give me the old LT recruitment days ,

@arissimion67 2 года назад

I love the London underground. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🇬🇧

@eddyhuizinga 4 года назад

Almost 20 years old footage, so curries what he does now, is he an expert in his work now? Would like to learn 😀

@Sam-pn2kc 4 года назад

Yeh same wish they tell is what happen to the old guy who retired we don't know if he is still alive

@davewsh8434 4 года назад

@@Sam-pn2kc He would be 78 years this year so I think he is still alive

@forza223bowe5 4 года назад

Sam Hines He is still alive

@forza223bowe5 4 года назад

Dave Wsh He is still around

@MN-mc8ik Год назад

@@forza223bowe5 wow retire in their 50s should have some different job

@ConfuzedMind 4 года назад

Duty managers are what we call Train Service Supervisors in NYC transit. What they're doing.....if we were over the buffer zone, we get written up and possibly taken off the train depending how over we were

@williamnowacki 7 месяцев назад

What’s that like the train police?

@heatherhamilton2686 2 года назад

How's Keith love this episode what a legend my uncle died on the trains rip xxxx how Keith is well and still alive vital service xxxx to us all Xx

@cage1138 3 года назад

Great vid!

@Madenity 2 года назад

I remember being addicted to these trains for no reason I just like their design

@sanjeevpereira6765 4 года назад

Great vedio. Brgds to keith for 4r yrs .. brgds from mumbai india

@James-ih4gz Год назад

thats a great teacher with the new driver

@worstxb1playertylerteehc635 2 года назад

Well done that man. Hope you still enjoying it.

@johnmackay1740 3 года назад

You're a customer in a shop when you travel on a ship ,airplane or train then you're a PASSENGER .Even a taxi .

@robertfeld5829 4 года назад

Good luck Keith, and good luck Terrance.

@spinaway 4 года назад

when i was younger i wanted to be a train driver, but i failed the Medical as my eyes wern't far enough apart to see through the windscreen.

@kylereese4542 4 года назад

Lol

@chibuzoomegafindoro-obasi7041 4 года назад

sorry mate hope you get an opportunity to be a train driver and be successful , acquire all the requirements and medical aspects to be come a train driver . I have sensory hearing impairment My idea is wanting to look for an opportunity to do a course on railway maintenance worker

@kylereese4542 4 года назад

@@chibuzoomegafindoro-obasi7041 lol

@spinaway 4 года назад

@@kylereese4542 pmsl

@sanjeevsharma6386 4 года назад

Ha ha ha

@jacksugden8190 5 лет назад

Wikipedia - Partially-automated trains are currently used on four lines (Jubilee, Central, Victoria and Northern).[2] These trains still require operators to open and close doors, and to assist in case of emergency. This method of working will be extended to the other lines by 2022 and will also be used on Thameslink and Crossrail.

@Sarge92 5 лет назад

so basically the drivers are there for when the automated train fucks up and they gave them a button to play with the doors so they could feel usefull and keep themselves amused?

@transportflick923 5 лет назад

Jack Sugden now the subsurface lines aka circle, district, ham & city and the met are automated in some areas.

@sleeptyper 4 года назад

In Helsinki, Finland the metro was extended and attempted to automate. Extension doesn't have any driver facilities like toilets or rooms for relaxing. Drivers sit on wooden stools in the so-called automated cars, pressing buttons to make the train go forward, stop, open and close door etc., without any air conditioning. Good job there...

@jonah6404 4 года назад

The Bakerloo line will be manual till 2035

@peterc.1618 Год назад

Well, it's 2023, did they hit the target for more automated lines?

@simeonstarr8254 5 лет назад

Great upload, sending best wishes to Terence (?) All the best in your new life as a train driver....👊

@mariosavva999 5 лет назад

This is from the early 2000's. Im sure Terrance enjoyed his time earning fat money.

@thefiestaguy8831 4 года назад

This is early 2004, he's probably resigned from the job, or on a fat ass salary as someone else said by now.

@NonameTime 3 года назад

Congrats Terrance!

@demerrillspencer3860 4 года назад

Love it 💯

@BaileyChap 2 года назад

Was the signal number on that matchstick model being "WD 40" a reference? Because I could see them using WD 40 from time to time on the tube.

@TheCodeHunter 3 года назад

Love the intro music

@thunvasakuna6330 4 года назад

Great vid

@ameencoo77 2 года назад

Its always my dream to become a train or metro driver. I hope one day i sit on the drivers seat and drive

@healingvibrations7845 2 года назад

@ameen ahmed no thanks we don't want your sort

@edwardtsvamuno2877 5 лет назад

zimbabweans hey you are everywhere. great job Terrence

@sundayborn3953 Год назад

Love this

@Trainsforever-hv2kd Месяц назад

Love spark

@homoerectus4923 3 года назад

Back when life was simpler

@KQuinn672 2 года назад

I wish all the new ones well!

@Turkiye958 4 года назад

Lol on the central line at Leyton the driver was short and when the doors opened it was half exit and half do not cross this line with a barrier. He closed the doors and rolled forward

@michaelhobbs3426 3 года назад

Acton has a depot with old rusty trains never seen that I like to check it out one day. The old locomotive what use to run a journey before being put out of use goad they rescued it for a bit of history heritage that’s incredible.

@PatrickMapper 2 года назад

I wonder how that Terrence lad is doing now, has a great vibe to him

@stephen7938 2 года назад

4:30 Uh Keith's start to his career was a wild one.

@kingvill100 3 года назад

*me realizes how old this must be Where is Keith? Is he alright? Is he ok?

@CarePeers 3 года назад

very similar operation to those in Hong Kong, which was started in 1970s. The difference is that the MTR trains here is computer-autopilot. Drivers focus on ensure that the train operate as expected in their input, and drive the train when needed.

@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 Год назад

I remember I saw this a while ago. ☺️

@stevenbanaan 5 лет назад

60 year old keith does it the last time, well with people may having to work longer in their life, we might be able to drive until 65 in a train, would be a fun job

@curt6926 4 года назад

Joseph Stalin 75 now

@forza223bowe5 4 года назад

75 years old is too old to drive a train

@eachypinky118 Год назад

@@forza223bowe5 government says you are fit to work until 85

@peterc.1618 Год назад

Don't forget Keith started working at the age of 15.

@sarojinidevithambapillai9146 4 года назад

Keith thanks for serving good luck with the Retirement

@michaelhobbs3426 3 года назад

Imagine the metropolitan line had steam trains running the line back in the 19.00s.

@thefullenergychannel2879 Год назад

18:27 facts I was told this the other day on my apprenticeship bus driver course

@stevecaldwell9001 Год назад

Not like the simulator we used on the Central line where the colour lights used to leave the signals and float in the air or you would brake and the train carried on.. fun times

@djresource717 2 года назад

Very interesting 👌

@sisi6912 3 года назад

The way he laughed and she didn’t Cringe moment oops 🙊

@Almacni 2 месяца назад

Love this clip and would have loved to have driven trains...two things got in my way...I am color blind (Not bad but enough to stop me) and I was told I would not amount to much by my teachers. However done a fair few things that I was told I never be doing so happy just the same.

@Xegethra 4 года назад

I wish Birmingham had a tube of it's own. Might have applied.

@bucephalus00 4 года назад

Birmingham needs a tube sooo badly

@manoo9088 4 года назад

This is an introverts dream job

@daveb0789 4 года назад

Definitely

@JimTLonW6 4 года назад

Interesting remark, there was a tube driver won 'Brain of Britain' or 'Mastermind' or some such programme decades ago.

@elticc 4 года назад

Haha true

@spider23000 Месяц назад

We've gone from tube trains being manually driven, to the majority of trains now having ATO (so drivers push a single button to begin a journey and thats it, then they open and close the doors). And now the next tube stock which are about to be introduced in 2025 have the ability to be operated entirely without a driver at all (after two modifications) in the same way as the DLR. Within the next generation we will see the end of the tube driver. Its a strange thought.

@summerrr1 5 лет назад

I’m glad they all find it so funny that the train overran the platform.

@johnofarrell812 5 лет назад

He overran the platform in the simulator conditions. That's the point of training.

@tommydudley4103 4 года назад

@@johnofarrell812 That explains why the simulator ended up in the car park.

@TimmyTj 3 года назад

well done m8

@mjc8281 3 года назад

I went through driver selection for British Rail towards its last days and it was brutal(and that's from someone who had been in the military), by the end of the second day of the maybe 60 people that had started I think there was only 14 of us left(of of those only 6 went onto the trainman driver boards)