Seeing these scenes of trams on their own and not just as a backdrop to your narration does have a calming effect. I don't know if the word chill is still in vogue but that's the feeling I get. I enjoy riding on trains, trams and busses for the feeling of movement and motion (being autistic I pick up on that sensation quite well) and when my working days are done one of my goals is to see the world via as many of these systems as possible, including those in London (or Croydon, in this case). Thanks for giving us this.
May I interest you in a channel of a Hanover Stadtbahn driver that post(ed - channel seems to have died -) cab ride videos of said system, giving trivia and interesting information in the closed captions? I found them quite relaxing and interesting. The later ones even go for an over-the-shoulder perspective, allowing to see what they do and how they work.
For anyone interested: The channel's name is "Irvine Citaro". The aforementioned subtitles are available in German (obviously) and English. Since CZcams translates video titles now (or do they still?) you should find your way around
@@nuvaboy: I watched a video of Lisbon tram rides. I thought one of them was going to plunge head long into a dead end alley. 😱 Definitely not relaxing viewing. 😂
I once went to Croydon just to ride the Trams of London. Rode from Wimbledon all the way to the last stop @ New Addington. Very interesting when you could see them literally almost every city in Europe but not in London. Nevertheless, it's always interesting especially to see their starking bright green livery and how the infrastructures around trams were built, how roads and other modes of transports blend with it. Love that day so much.
Wow, tons of memory lane in this. George Street between East Croydon station and the underpass - I used to walk through there when it was being redeveloped in the early 60s. In fact I saw the underpass being built. The old corner of lower George Street and London Road, and the Whitgift Alms Houses. My mum slipped on the ice on the corner diagonally opposite to the alms houses in 1981 and broke her wrist, which resulted in her retirement and, later that year, her migration to here in Australia. But, out of the blue, watching that tram traverse the curve beside West Croydon station, into my head flashed the memory of the bus station/interchange there and, more importantly, the recollection of also seeing trolley buses pulling into and out of there during their last years of operation. Ah Croydon, so many memories of so long ago.
From London's suburbs it's off to work Gridlock traffic drives you beserk Trains and autobahn old and slow There's an alternative way to go Let's make a journey on the Croydon Tramlink The future's plastic, the future's electric It's like riding in a giant Scalextric It's the only way to go And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram Let's got to Beckenham-nam-nam to Mitcham-ham-ham And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram Quiet, efficient and safe and green Ride the future a town planner's dream Trees and concrete, let's go to town Visit the shops that were not burnt down Wondering where all the money's gone? Make two journeys and pay for one Providing they're within 70 minutes on a prepaid Oystercard It's the only way to go And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram Let's go to Beckenham-nam-nam to Mitcham-ham-ham And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram From Elmers End to Merton Park, past Phipps Bridge At Wandle Park IKEA, get a pink fridge Let's go from Sandilands to Addington Village It's so exciting there might be a spillage Let's go from Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction While we debate if we're in Surrey or London See Civic gems like the Croydon Clock Tower And the BRIT School which gave the world Dane Bowers Travel in style to fabulous places Watch out for the occasional racist Every journey an adventure, and so It's the only way to go And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram Let's go to Beckenham-nam-nam to Mitcham-ham-ham And it's fun, fun, fun On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
Credits to *Eccentronic* for that. For those who don't know. Find them here on CZcams. Also as Guests of _Geoff Marshall_ and Vicki Pipe _(All The Stations)._
When I lived in NJ, I lived in an area that had an extensive tram network of its own called the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Something else the HBLR and the Croydon trams have in common besides being trams is that they are both 17 miles/28 km in length. NJ actually has three tram systems, the Hudson-Bergen, the Newark Light Rail (also known as the Newark City Subway because some of its stations are underground; if you stay underground the fare is just 75 cents), and the River Line (between Trenton and Camden; this line is more of a tram-train than just a tram and unlike the other two, it is shared with the freight Conrail). For such a small state, their transit infrastructure is massive. Not perfect, but better than nothing.
At 3:39, the video shows a very rare thing in the rail world today and that is a section of gauntlet, or interlaced, track (rather than single track with points at either end, back to double track) very near Mitcham. Rugby Road in Portsmouth has some preserved tram track ,which is also interlaced, and can be seen on Google Maps, Street View).
I still remember Sheffield. They ripped up the tram lines and then rebuilt them within 20 years. The 'super' tram is a shadow of itself and traffic in Sheffield is terrible due to it.
I agree. Thanks for this,Jago. After a busy week it's relaxing to watch videos like this,as I'm getting my marbles together over the first coffee of the day on a Saturday morning. It's interesting for me to see as well,because we don't see trams in the streets where I am in Hertfordshire or in the North,West or Central parts of London that are familiar haunts to me. I know they're in Croydon and I saw the signs for Wimbledon,New Addington,etc. but where do the capital's tram lines run to and from again? I thought I should have seen them on one of my away football trips to Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground back in the 90s. The only time I've been on a tram in the UK is in Blackpool (up the coast to Fleetwood,down it to Lytham St Annes),unless there's somewhere I've forgotten.
I ended up stuck at Wimbledon recently for a half-hour after missing a connection and the wait was made much better by being able to watch the trams arrive and depart at the platform just opposite, I don't know how Londoners themselves feel about the trams but I think they're wonderful. Thank you very much for the compilation!
I am lucky enough to have the Munich tram line 25 running next to my garden. Seen a variety of trams over the years, and a few road rail maintenance vehicles.
In the tall glass building at 6.17, where the tram turns right into Wellesley Road, there is a Stromtrooper looking out of the windows on about the 6th floor. You cannot really see it in the video, I just always look out for him when passing through. Also if you look up after the leaving the Church Road stop there is cat playing with a curtain painting. I look up a lot.
I came here for your smartarsed, sorry predictive text, smart and witty comments but i will put up with trams, for now.😉 Seriously though most of us come for informed and intelligent not to say playful comments. You are the info to our rmation.
Jago, there is obviously something wrong with my sound settings as I couldn't here your narrative at all through the video. It's a tram shame. Thanks as always, great content.
odd coincidence. I went out with the intention of "doing" the trams as I had not been on them before. However I got diverted and ended up photographing dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park instead.
It was Dr Johnson, the man many thank for our modern dictionary, who wrote in the 18th century “You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”
Late last year at Middleton, Leeds, a section of the (original or later C19th) 'tram' track was uncovered, it was thought lost completely. It should be on display in the Engine House museum building. This is when Tram meant generally a small 4 wheeled cart hauled or propelled along a railed route. The size was determined by what a horse could pull or a stationery steam winding engine could move.
It would be interesting to know if they have uncovered any of the old workings/infrastructure from the depot on the roundabout by Asda at Middleton, Leeds during the site excavations
@@highpath4776 I’m thinking up the top of Middleton on the Ring Road. It was an old bus depot in years gone by. I will have to dig into the history of the site.
I do like a tram. We have a very similar system up here in Manchester (the Metrolink) and we're used to seeing them loping around the suburbs at 20mph. However, when you get one one and it reaches a stretch of line away from traffic and pedestrians and it transpires they actually possess a very decent turn of speed, it comes as something of a shock!
Many years ago an old pal drove these trams and offered me a clandestine cab ride on a late evening run.I used a borrowed uniform as a disguise and had a most interesting journey at quite a pace in some sections.Happy days.
I moved to Spain in 2015, but before that I lived and worked in Coulsdon and Valley Park, so the trams to Wandle Park were part of my daily commute. This takes me right back down nostalgia lane.
there’s nothing more beautiful than tram noises. now i’ve realised the gaping hole in my life that could be filled by ASMR manchester metrolink videos. I’ll have to make one myself.
More on memory lane. Interesting that all your shots of New Addington were grey, damp, gloomy and generally depressing. Exactly matches my memories of living there for over four years (1963-7). An hour's travel to school on two buses (no Tramlink then) and, later, even longer to get into my first jobs in central London. Some days it felt like living in an open prison...
I think trams, DLR and trolley buses (if they're still around), etc, deserve as much airtime as trains. They run on rails, too, after all. And this video was perfectly pleasing. Loved it. I shall be avidly waiting for more.
What a perfect video. I'm an avid watcher of your videos, while my son is hooked on the Croydon tram (don't try and call it anything else ). Perfect 25mins. He said he wants more video of trams in snow!!!
I wish that the Livingstone plan for a cross-river tramlink had been fulfilled. Such a pity that the Kingsway Subway lies unused. Manor House to West Norwood via the Subway (old route 33) would awesome and SO useful!
Watching your “Trams & Light Rail” video now, gotta make sure I know the difference so I can tell you if you sneak some DLR footage in the middle 🤣! Thank you for such consistently fantastic content!!
My late father his D grade relief he was based at Elmer's End box where he relief'd all the way up and down being promoted to E grade at Wimbledon A signalbox before the Elmer's End line closed. I used to work once upon a time in the huge factory next to Elmer's End station called Muirheads making weapons and systems for RAF and other planes and some seaboard defence systems, it was prob the last big factory in south London of its kind having several stores departments, masses of workshops and even multi canteens it was that big, it ended up relocating to a very small industrial unit in Penge before disappearing in some takeover with most of its work dried up due to the collapse of British military avionics.
Is there some form of logic behind the assorted lenghts of 'tram-units' stuck between the harmonica's ? As for the video, it has a strong Zen feeling, not unlike some of the Japanese rural railway video's. Very helpful in dealing with the hot and humid weather we're coping with right now 👍.
Wow, Spoiled we are. London trams, mainly the basic green with blue and white markings, but the more exotic pink and even purple variants, with the addition of 23 red buses and 1 cameo role by a Vespa scooter, my cup runneth over.
I still remember the day trams started operating in Croydon day before my birthday amd everyone could ride for free and drivers were allowing kids on the cabs and sit in the seat and that they were red and white livery
Norrköping is town in Sweden where trams crossed the E4 (European route E4) but they build new road out side of town but some trams goes over the E4 on bridge today. Yes some car were knocked out by trams.
2:30 Did I just read on the back of that tram that pulled away from the tram-stop, "Elmer's End"? Awwwwww...... poor Mister Fudd! Finally done in by that wascally wabbit! 😁
A lovely bit of train ASMR. Just "Watch Trams & Chill". Excellent video, Jago. Just what the doctor ordered for such a hectic, frenetic day. Looking forward to more entries in this series, especially any involving steam engines.
‘Just watching trains’ - I suppose some would consider me fortunate that my kitchen and dining room overlook the down end of my local station, so I can trainspot whilst doing the washing-up or relaxing with a cuppa. Saw an impressive rake of Pullman coaches the other day with a big diesel loco at either end pass by in front of me.
The London & South Coast Railway electrified its South London commuter lines with overhead catenary with 6,700v AC between 1909 to 1925. This was unique in the UK, I believe. When Southern Railway took over in 1923, it eventually converted the lines to their third rail system of 660v DC. Some of the redundant coaches were converted to run on 660volts, called 2WIM for '2 coach Wimbledon' and put into service on the Wimbledon-West Croydon Line, now Croydon Tramway. They were scrapped in 1954, but I remember them well, because the roof over each driver's cab was flat, where the bow collectors had been on their original voltage.
Nice footage of the trams! I was recently in Toronto, where now all of the streetcars in use are a distant relative of the CR4000s, the "Flexity Outlook", but Toronto's version has doors on just one side, and a cab at just one end. Also fitted with both a trolleypole and a pantograph (and some of the wire is designed to be able to use either method of pickup)
@@eattherich9215 Not to mention they are the same colors as Tramlink trams used to be. But Toronto's streetcars only run on 600 volts (as does their subway), and has a non-standard track gauge. The old streetcars, to me, reminded me a bit of older buses, that just happened to be on tracks and electric powered.
Almost thought you meant the venerable HST,as one of the enthusiast nicknames was Trams, probably because they had a power car both ends so old run like a tram,and when they came out no mainline intercity train could do the same.
Not my cup of tea, but that's just me. Also, for chill content, this video is directly competing with the new volcano that just rifted open in Iceland! They already got live feeds of it!
You know those natural sound CD’s you can buy with recordings of rain, waves, morning birds. Often found in New Age shops along with the incense burners and Buddha statues. Perhaps Jago should release his own series of therapeutic sounds: “Trams of Croydon”.
Fantastic video Jago… I took my first Croydon Tram ride two years ago ironically when I left London to live in Brighton. I had to go to Bromley and the Tram was the easiest way. I absolutely love them and I’ll be trying out the LUAS in Dublin this year.
I’ll be honest, though I regularly come here for the information you provide about the various railway lines, stations and whatnot, I do like this nice change of pace and definitely wouldn’t mind seeing more of this kind of thing.
Yes, Jago, please do a video of the Norwich trams. I am, of course, presuming here that you do own a time machine as the last one ran in 1935. But, I'm sure that won't be a problem for a man of your talents!
I have been on the Croydon Tramlink and their trams are so efficient, quiet and smooth. Wish that TfL would allow trams to operate in West London, North London and East London and to replace buses that London needs cleaner air and less pollution. And also there are plans to expand the Tramlink from Wimbledon or Colliers Wood to Sutton that would be called Tramlink 2 I think.
I just noticed that they seem to come in three and 5 segment flavours. Also was there ever any truth in the rumour that Edinburgh tried to offload some excess extra trams on Crydon but they discovered they wouldn't fit.
Please! Back in the day spotting tube mice was one of the pleasures of the underground, but it's now been donkey's since I've seen them; do you have a tale about these tails?
This is an interesting kind of content. Not quite the continuous footage of "slow TV" but with a similar vibe, perfect to have on in the background whilst working/studying. It's also a nice to see a collection of your B roll in 1 place. It might even help in editing, having a single B roll file to load and cut in/out. Either way, much like the rest of the channel, it's nice that this exists.
Wow! How many hours have you spent getting this footage?! I watched it on my big telly and it was just like being there but without the bored screaming kids on school holiday
This isn't necessarily my type of video, but it makes me smile to know that there are people out there, young and old, that are so excited to watch this. Your footage and audio are always well done on the channel so I have no doubt that it is greatly appreciated for the viewers of this content.
The London Trams are similar to what we Americans call streetcars, like the KC Streetcar in my hometown of Kansas City. The KC Streetcar has proved very popular and is being extended - one extension is under construction, one is ready to start construction, one is in late planning, and one is in study phase. I hope that's only the beginning.
It is worth noting that in continental Europe most of those traine and lines would be qualified as train-trams (or tram-trains) not regular tramways in the usual meaning of the word.
Always watch out for your excellent videos, which are made even more enjoyable by some witty narrative. Sorry, but missed having some welcome comments so abandoned it before the end. Have travelled from New Addington to Wimbledon, but hoped to learn more by watching.
It's interesting to see the interaction with other vehicles - at 1:33 the bus narrowly misses hitting the tram because of its "front swing". I think we need much better markings. A double-white line isn't even the right thing to use.
Fascinating as it is to just watch the trams, I miss your informative commentary! I really think it would add tremendously if you even interjected comments just now and again giving context and/or background. Just can't win, can you?
It's only called a pantograph at Christmas, when the driver shouts "it's above you" at odd intervals.
Seeing these scenes of trams on their own and not just as a backdrop to your narration does have a calming effect. I don't know if the word chill is still in vogue but that's the feeling I get. I enjoy riding on trains, trams and busses for the feeling of movement and motion (being autistic I pick up on that sensation quite well) and when my working days are done one of my goals is to see the world via as many of these systems as possible, including those in London (or Croydon, in this case). Thanks for giving us this.
May I interest you in a channel of a Hanover Stadtbahn driver that post(ed - channel seems to have died -) cab ride videos of said system, giving trivia and interesting information in the closed captions? I found them quite relaxing and interesting. The later ones even go for an over-the-shoulder perspective, allowing to see what they do and how they work.
For anyone interested: The channel's name is "Irvine Citaro". The aforementioned subtitles are available in German (obviously) and English. Since CZcams translates video titles now (or do they still?) you should find your way around
@@nuvaboy: I watched a video of Lisbon tram rides. I thought one of them was going to plunge head long into a dead end alley. 😱 Definitely not relaxing viewing. 😂
@@eattherich9215I know exactly what you're talking about! Has it been recorded at night? It would be funny if we watched the same video
@@eattherich9215 In any case, Lisbon is definitely the exception regarding tram rides ;) And also on my bucket list to ride on :3
This has to be the most peaceful 25 minutes I have had all week. Thank you Jago.
I once went to Croydon just to ride the Trams of London. Rode from Wimbledon all the way to the last stop @ New Addington. Very interesting when you could see them literally almost every city in Europe but not in London.
Nevertheless, it's always interesting especially to see their starking bright green livery and how the infrastructures around trams were built, how roads and other modes of transports blend with it. Love that day so much.
Wow, tons of memory lane in this. George Street between East Croydon station and the underpass - I used to walk through there when it was being redeveloped in the early 60s. In fact I saw the underpass being built. The old corner of lower George Street and London Road, and the Whitgift Alms Houses. My mum slipped on the ice on the corner diagonally opposite to the alms houses in 1981 and broke her wrist, which resulted in her retirement and, later that year, her migration to here in Australia. But, out of the blue, watching that tram traverse the curve beside West Croydon station, into my head flashed the memory of the bus station/interchange there and, more importantly, the recollection of also seeing trolley buses pulling into and out of there during their last years of operation. Ah Croydon, so many memories of so long ago.
From London's suburbs it's off to work
Gridlock traffic drives you beserk
Trains and autobahn old and slow
There's an alternative way to go
Let's make a journey on the Croydon Tramlink
The future's plastic, the future's electric
It's like riding in a giant Scalextric
It's the only way to go
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
Let's got to Beckenham-nam-nam
to Mitcham-ham-ham
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
Quiet, efficient and safe and green
Ride the future a town planner's dream
Trees and concrete, let's go to town
Visit the shops that were not burnt down
Wondering where all the money's gone?
Make two journeys and pay for one
Providing they're within 70 minutes on a prepaid Oystercard
It's the only way to go
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
Let's go to Beckenham-nam-nam
to Mitcham-ham-ham
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
From Elmers End to Merton Park, past Phipps Bridge
At Wandle Park IKEA, get a pink fridge
Let's go from Sandilands to Addington Village
It's so exciting there might be a spillage
Let's go from Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction
While we debate if we're in Surrey or London
See Civic gems like the Croydon Clock Tower
And the BRIT School which gave the world Dane Bowers
Travel in style to fabulous places
Watch out for the occasional racist
Every journey an adventure, and so
It's the only way to go
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
Let's go to Beckenham-nam-nam
to Mitcham-ham-ham
And it's fun, fun, fun
On the Croydon tram, tram, tram
Very good,but can you launch a ballistic missile from a tram?
AND IT'S FUN FUN FUN ON THE CROYDON TRAM TRAM TRAM WOOOOOOOOOOO
Credits to *Eccentronic* for that. For those who don't know. Find them here on CZcams. Also as Guests of _Geoff Marshall_ and Vicki Pipe _(All The Stations)._
When I lived in NJ, I lived in an area that had an extensive tram network of its own called the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Something else the HBLR and the Croydon trams have in common besides being trams is that they are both 17 miles/28 km in length. NJ actually has three tram systems, the Hudson-Bergen, the Newark Light Rail (also known as the Newark City Subway because some of its stations are underground; if you stay underground the fare is just 75 cents), and the River Line (between Trenton and Camden; this line is more of a tram-train than just a tram and unlike the other two, it is shared with the freight Conrail). For such a small state, their transit infrastructure is massive. Not perfect, but better than nothing.
So happy to read this short tribute to NJ Transit. Jerseyans don’t know how good they have it!
At 3:39, the video shows a very rare thing in the rail world today and that is a section of gauntlet, or interlaced, track (rather than single track with points at either end, back to double track) very near Mitcham. Rugby Road in Portsmouth has some preserved tram track ,which is also interlaced, and can be seen on Google Maps, Street View).
I still remember Sheffield. They ripped up the tram lines and then rebuilt them within 20 years. The 'super' tram is a shadow of itself and traffic in Sheffield is terrible due to it.
It’s oddly calming to watch trams pass by. Somewhat reminiscent of waves on a beach. Big fan of Croydon trams too, thank you for the video!
I agree. Thanks for this,Jago. After a busy week it's relaxing to watch videos like this,as I'm getting my marbles together over the first coffee of the day on a Saturday morning. It's interesting for me to see as well,because we don't see trams in the streets where I am in Hertfordshire or in the North,West or Central parts of London that are familiar haunts to me. I know they're in Croydon and I saw the signs for Wimbledon,New Addington,etc. but where do the capital's tram lines run to and from again? I thought I should have seen them on one of my away football trips to Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground back in the 90s. The only time I've been on a tram in the UK is in Blackpool (up the coast to Fleetwood,down it to Lytham St Annes),unless there's somewhere I've forgotten.
I ended up stuck at Wimbledon recently for a half-hour after missing a connection and the wait was made much better by being able to watch the trams arrive and depart at the platform just opposite, I don't know how Londoners themselves feel about the trams but I think they're wonderful. Thank you very much for the compilation!
I am lucky enough to have the Munich tram line 25 running next to my garden. Seen a variety of trams over the years, and a few road rail maintenance vehicles.
Which is a surprise to everyone, as you live in Berlin! 😂 Seriously though, it sounds great.
In the tall glass building at 6.17, where the tram turns right into Wellesley Road, there is a Stromtrooper looking out of the windows on about the 6th floor. You cannot really see it in the video, I just always look out for him when passing through. Also if you look up after the leaving the Church Road stop there is cat playing with a curtain painting. I look up a lot.
Don't mind me, just watching the London trams video on a London tram
I came here for your smartarsed, sorry predictive text, smart and witty comments but i will put up with trams, for now.😉
Seriously though most of us come for informed and intelligent not to say playful comments. You are the info to our rmation.
I certainly miss your dulcet tones and repartee as well 😊
Yes, not a fan of the silent treatment! Much prefer some narrative.
Jago, there is obviously something wrong with my sound settings as I couldn't here your narrative at all through the video. It's a tram shame. Thanks as always, great content.
What a good idea.I felt very European watching this so made myself coffee and croissant. Loved it.
odd coincidence. I went out with the intention of "doing" the trams as I had not been on them before. However I got diverted and ended up photographing dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park instead.
As you do 😂
That's London for you. So much to see,I could wander around all day and come back again and again for more.
It was Dr Johnson, the man many thank for our modern dictionary, who wrote in the 18th century “You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”
@@john1703 I hope he included pantograph in it.
@@rjjcms1 I expect that he did. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantograph
Don't know what it is with trams that's so relaxing, weather the sounds it makes or in generally..
Found it rather chilled watching this.
Here in States I would LOVE to see this more in the un-train accessible parts of West, Michigan and so much of the rest of the country!
Late last year at Middleton, Leeds, a section of the (original or later C19th) 'tram' track was uncovered, it was thought lost completely. It should be on display in the Engine House museum building. This is when Tram meant generally a small 4 wheeled cart hauled or propelled along a railed route. The size was determined by what a horse could pull or a stationery steam winding engine could move.
It would be interesting to know if they have uncovered any of the old workings/infrastructure from the depot on the roundabout by Asda at Middleton, Leeds during the site excavations
@@saraclayton-smithson5083 not been down there recently, I think the retail park had been a Goods Yard ?
@@highpath4776 I’m thinking up the top of Middleton on the Ring Road. It was an old bus depot in years gone by. I will have to dig into the history of the site.
I do like a tram. We have a very similar system up here in Manchester (the Metrolink) and we're used to seeing them loping around the suburbs at 20mph. However, when you get one one and it reaches a stretch of line away from traffic and pedestrians and it transpires they actually possess a very decent turn of speed, it comes as something of a shock!
London Ones is going accross Mitcham Common I think the speed is 70 Km/H
I will save this video for later, possibly tonight. Looks like it will be much more effective than counting sheep.
Many years ago an old pal drove these trams and offered me a clandestine cab ride on a late evening run.I used a borrowed uniform as a disguise and had a most interesting journey at quite a pace in some sections.Happy days.
I moved to Spain in 2015, but before that I lived and worked in Coulsdon and Valley Park, so the trams to Wandle Park were part of my daily commute. This takes me right back down nostalgia lane.
Spain has some great trams too!
there’s nothing more beautiful than tram noises. now i’ve realised the gaping hole in my life that could be filled by ASMR manchester metrolink videos. I’ll have to make one myself.
More on memory lane. Interesting that all your shots of New Addington were grey, damp, gloomy and generally depressing. Exactly matches my memories of living there for over four years (1963-7). An hour's travel to school on two buses (no Tramlink then) and, later, even longer to get into my first jobs in central London. Some days it felt like living in an open prison...
I think trams, DLR and trolley buses (if they're still around), etc, deserve as much airtime as trains. They run on rails, too, after all. And this video was perfectly pleasing. Loved it. I shall be avidly waiting for more.
Thank you! I get the feeling of relaxation, like when riding these wonderful machines.
What a perfect video. I'm an avid watcher of your videos, while my son is hooked on the Croydon tram (don't try and call it anything else ). Perfect 25mins.
He said he wants more video of trams in snow!!!
Thanks for listening and creating content for a small portion of your audience!
Love to see this series continued :P
Very relaxing
I have not ridden on a London tramcar since 1952 but absolutley love my ones in Nottingham and Sheffield.
Been on the Tramlink many times. There are various plans to extend the system, when and where that will happen... Who knows!
I wish that the Livingstone plan for a cross-river tramlink had been fulfilled. Such a pity that the Kingsway Subway lies unused. Manor House to West Norwood via the Subway (old route 33) would awesome and SO useful!
Watching your “Trams & Light Rail” video now, gotta make sure I know the difference so I can tell you if you sneak some DLR footage in the middle 🤣! Thank you for such consistently fantastic content!!
I'm defiinitely enjoying the slow TV vibe, strangely hypnotic. The snowy one is my favourite.
My late father his D grade relief he was based at Elmer's End box where he relief'd all the way up and down being promoted to E grade at Wimbledon A signalbox before the Elmer's End line closed. I used to work once upon a time in the huge factory next to Elmer's End station called Muirheads making weapons and systems for RAF and other planes and some seaboard defence systems, it was prob the last big factory in south London of its kind having several stores departments, masses of workshops and even multi canteens it was that big, it ended up relocating to a very small industrial unit in Penge before disappearing in some takeover with most of its work dried up due to the collapse of British military avionics.
Is there some form of logic behind the assorted lenghts of 'tram-units' stuck between the harmonica's ? As for the video, it has a strong Zen feeling, not unlike some of the Japanese rural railway video's. Very helpful in dealing with the hot and humid weather we're coping with right now 👍.
Wow, Spoiled we are.
London trams, mainly the basic green with blue and white markings, but the more exotic pink and even purple variants, with the addition of 23 red buses and 1 cameo role by a Vespa scooter, my cup runneth over.
Have you considered (or featured) a piece on the Lots Road and Greenwich Power Stations which powered the London Underground and Trams?
I still remember the day trams started operating in Croydon day before my birthday amd everyone could ride for free and drivers were allowing kids on the cabs and sit in the seat and that they were red and white livery
Thank you for this video. After a stressful day, it is perfect to wind down. I think I will watch it a number of times in the future.
Norrköping is town in Sweden where trams crossed the E4 (European route E4) but they build new road out side of town but some trams goes over the E4 on bridge today. Yes some car were knocked out by trams.
I've been to Norrköping and did some shopping. That isn't at all amusing unless you know the correct pronunciation of Norrköping.
@@JP_TaVeryMuch Ah yes. I've been watching The Bridge and noticed that!
2:30 Did I just read on the back of that tram that pulled away from the tram-stop, "Elmer's End"? Awwwwww...... poor Mister Fudd! Finally done in by that wascally wabbit! 😁
A lovely bit of train ASMR. Just "Watch Trams & Chill". Excellent video, Jago. Just what the doctor ordered for such a hectic, frenetic day. Looking forward to more entries in this series, especially any involving steam engines.
Thanks for sharing this footage, nice to see where my friend works as a driver
‘Just watching trains’ - I suppose some would consider me fortunate that my kitchen and dining room overlook the down end of my local station, so I can trainspot whilst doing the washing-up or relaxing with a cuppa. Saw an impressive rake of Pullman coaches the other day with a big diesel loco at either end pass by in front of me.
The London & South Coast Railway electrified its South London commuter lines with overhead catenary with 6,700v AC between 1909 to 1925. This was unique in the UK, I believe. When Southern Railway took over in 1923, it eventually converted the lines to their third rail system of 660v DC. Some of the redundant coaches were converted to run on 660volts, called 2WIM for '2 coach Wimbledon' and put into service on the Wimbledon-West Croydon Line, now Croydon Tramway. They were scrapped in 1954, but I remember them well, because the roof over each driver's cab was flat, where the bow collectors had been on their original voltage.
Nice footage of the trams!
I was recently in Toronto, where now all of the streetcars in use are a distant relative of the CR4000s, the "Flexity Outlook", but Toronto's version has doors on just one side, and a cab at just one end. Also fitted with both a trolleypole and a pantograph (and some of the wire is designed to be able to use either method of pickup)
I was in Toronto three years' ago and the City was still phasing out the old trams. The new ones looked very familiar to me because of Tramlink.
@@eattherich9215 Not to mention they are the same colors as Tramlink trams used to be. But Toronto's streetcars only run on 600 volts (as does their subway), and has a non-standard track gauge. The old streetcars, to me, reminded me a bit of older buses, that just happened to be on tracks and electric powered.
25min Jago bonus episode
Almost thought you meant the venerable HST,as one of the enthusiast nicknames was Trams, probably because they had a power car both ends so old run like a tram,and when they came out no mainline intercity train could do the same.
Not my cup of tea, but that's just me. Also, for chill content, this video is directly competing with the new volcano that just rifted open in Iceland! They already got live feeds of it!
Ooh thanks for the heads up. I spent a lot of time watching the last one...
@@PiousMoltar Read that, saw Croydon and got worried about Surrey Street Market !
This was just lovely and the accompaniment I needed whilst writing this morning. Thank you kindly Jago.
Oh I do love a Trambuie on a cold winters evening, keep the good work up!
Just the sounds of the trams and background noises. No unusual muzak or comments, lovely. Got woken when you said " I hope you enjoyed the video...."
Very nice tram compilation, I do love the Croydon Tramlink. :)
You know those natural sound CD’s you can buy with recordings of rain, waves, morning birds. Often found in New Age shops along with the incense burners and Buddha statues. Perhaps Jago should release his own series of therapeutic sounds: “Trams of Croydon”.
Fantastic video Jago… I took my first Croydon Tram ride two years ago ironically when I left London to live in Brighton. I had to go to Bromley and the Tram was the easiest way. I absolutely love them and I’ll be trying out the LUAS in Dublin this year.
I’ll be honest, though I regularly come here for the information you provide about the various railway lines, stations and whatnot, I do like this nice change of pace and definitely wouldn’t mind seeing more of this kind of thing.
This was the peaceful Asmr I needed with Bostons subway system being a complete mess
Excellent footage - thoroughly enjoyed it all - many thanks.
This might be B-Roll you could license or for others to use in videos
Big fan of Croydon trams even have a cardboard cut out model of one it came in sheets and had to be cut, folded and glued together via the tabs
Oh, trams, how I wish my city had at least one line
Yes, Jago, please do a video of the Norwich trams. I am, of course, presuming here that you do own a time machine as the last one ran in 1935. But, I'm sure that won't be a problem for a man of your talents!
A touch of reverb, a few Eno-esque synth noises and the soundtrack to this would make a pretty good ambient record!
I have been on the Croydon Tramlink and their trams are so efficient, quiet and smooth. Wish that TfL would allow trams to operate in West London, North London and East London and to replace buses that London needs cleaner air and less pollution. And also there are plans to expand the Tramlink from Wimbledon or Colliers Wood to Sutton that would be called Tramlink 2 I think.
Well, I'll be trammed! :)
Very relaxing to watch or even just listen to 👍
I just noticed that they seem to come in three and 5 segment flavours.
Also was there ever any truth in the rumour that Edinburgh tried to offload some excess extra trams on Crydon but they discovered they wouldn't fit.
Please! Back in the day spotting tube mice was one of the pleasures of the underground, but it's now been donkey's since I've seen them; do you have a tale about these tails?
Less about with the night tube. Seen a few at Angel Station
Just what I need - 25 mins of Trams on one screen, whilst I'm doing work on the other - GREAT!!!
This is an interesting kind of content. Not quite the continuous footage of "slow TV" but with a similar vibe, perfect to have on in the background whilst working/studying.
It's also a nice to see a collection of your B roll in 1 place. It might even help in editing, having a single B roll file to load and cut in/out.
Either way, much like the rest of the channel, it's nice that this exists.
Hope there's going to be a Tube one. Of course there will be a tube one. There will, won't there? Please?!
I do enjoy Jago’s commentary: no other channel is as entertaining.
Trams? Just the ticket.
wish their was more of this kind of content esp for the uk.
trams are awesome.
Perhaps there could be a tube version of this. It's quite soothing. I live near a train station. The sound of trains isn't really a problem for me.
More please. The perfect accompaniment to my evening meal.
14:06 There it is again! Poor Elmer! No more will he go hunting for that wascally wabbit, Bugs Bunny! He-he-he-he-he!
Wow! How many hours have you spent getting this footage?! I watched it on my big telly and it was just like being there but without the bored screaming kids on school holiday
This isn't necessarily my type of video, but it makes me smile to know that there are people out there, young and old, that are so excited to watch this. Your footage and audio are always well done on the channel so I have no doubt that it is greatly appreciated for the viewers of this content.
Tram ASM! Feel the overhead goodness🤣
I never realised before that trams had indicators. Obvious, I suppose, when you think about it.
This a very relaxing video, even though I do miss your dulcet tones. I would definitely watch more.
Nice to see a couple of shots of my office. Haven't been in since Covid hit. 😀
The London Trams are similar to what we Americans call streetcars, like the KC Streetcar in my hometown of Kansas City. The KC Streetcar has proved very popular and is being extended - one extension is under construction, one is ready to start construction, one is in late planning, and one is in study phase. I hope that's only the beginning.
It is worth noting that in continental Europe most of those traine and lines would be qualified as train-trams (or tram-trains) not regular tramways in the usual meaning of the word.
Tram ASMR - For the connoisseurs among us!
I’ve always wondered why trams use lines of white lights instead of coloured lights as stop / go signals. Perhaps there’s a video in that?
So it doesn't confuse car drivers at their own lights.
Never yet been on a London tram ...
Ah, trams. Great.
Always watch out for your excellent videos, which are made even more enjoyable by some witty narrative. Sorry, but missed having some welcome comments so abandoned it before the end. Have travelled from New Addington to Wimbledon, but hoped to learn more by watching.
Tramtastic! (Sorry, I'll get my coat). Nice montage of your footage though, Jago. Enjoyed it; I like the variety of your channel. Thanks Si.
Cool video, very relaxing. 👍
To me these looks more like trains, the trams I remember in Denmark only had two carriages and they ran in the streets
Thank you Jago xxx
Nothing like a good tram.
It's interesting to see the interaction with other vehicles - at 1:33 the bus narrowly misses hitting the tram because of its "front swing". I think we need much better markings. A double-white line isn't even the right thing to use.
Fascinating as it is to just watch the trams, I miss your informative commentary! I really think it would add tremendously if you even interjected comments just now and again giving context and/or background. Just can't win, can you?