| Tourism and Trains 14:43 - Jan 21 with 5325 views | Boston |
Who the fck uses the word tube? I never did, my mates never did, it was always the Underground. I’m sure back in WW2 that may have been the common description for this means of travel but, like ‘bobbies on bicycles, two by two’, it’s ancient history. Back me up or re-educate, I’m forever telling North American tourists that the word ‘tooob’ went down with the Ark. [Post edited 21 Jan 2020 14:44]
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| Tourism and Trains on 18:29 - Jan 21 with 1251 views | derbyhoop |
| Tourism and Trains on 17:30 - Jan 21 by Nov77 |
alan brazil says 'tube' quite a lot. |
In his case, it should be pronounced tubby |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 19:31 - Jan 21 with 1210 views | kensalriser |
Tube, mostly. Underground sometimes. Overground for the Overground, train is mostly for trains on services travelling beyond London. Not really sure about the nomenclature for non-Overground overground services, but as that's mostly south and south-east London I'm not that bothered. |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 19:43 - Jan 21 with 1199 views | hubble |
Wembley dwellers. Always the trendsetters. |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 19:58 - Jan 21 with 1192 views | Maggsinho |
| Tourism and Trains on 19:31 - Jan 21 by kensalriser |
Tube, mostly. Underground sometimes. Overground for the Overground, train is mostly for trains on services travelling beyond London. Not really sure about the nomenclature for non-Overground overground services, but as that's mostly south and south-east London I'm not that bothered. |
That would be the Overland. |  | | |
| Tourism and Trains on 20:00 - Jan 21 with 1190 views | Konk |
| Tourism and Trains on 19:43 - Jan 21 by hubble |
Wembley dwellers. Always the trendsetters. |
Given that huge tracts of the underground network are actually over ground - including everywhere around Wembley(?) - I'm surprised you'd call it the underground rather than the tube. I know it's TFL now, but I've historically seen it as London Underground running the tube. Don't we have Tube drivers and Tube strikes? I don't find it odd that people refer to it as the underground, but I'm surprised anyone doesn't recognise that a lot, and possibly the majority, of Londoners refer to it as the tube. |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 20:01 - Jan 21 with 1185 views | Boston |
| Tourism and Trains on 14:47 - Jan 21 by Snipper |
I work on the Underground, and I never call it the tube.
I also hate the word customers. They’re passengers/punters. |
You heard it here first, Snipper hates customers. | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 20:38 - Jan 21 with 1159 views | Boston |
| Tourism and Trains on 20:00 - Jan 21 by Konk |
Given that huge tracts of the underground network are actually over ground - including everywhere around Wembley(?) - I'm surprised you'd call it the underground rather than the tube. I know it's TFL now, but I've historically seen it as London Underground running the tube. Don't we have Tube drivers and Tube strikes? I don't find it odd that people refer to it as the underground, but I'm surprised anyone doesn't recognise that a lot, and possibly the majority, of Londoners refer to it as the tube. |
As mentioned in my OP, we rarely used the word. I personally view 'tube' as archaic, when I was young I associated its use with the elderly.
Yes, Wembley is riddled with train lines and Underground / Overground (Wombling free), stations. [Post edited 21 Jan 2020 20:38]
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| Tourism and Trains on 22:20 - Jan 21 with 1097 views | dannyblue |
Related question. Does anyone other than our FFC friends actually say tyube? And if you do, do you also say tissyou? |  | | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 22:53 - Jan 21 with 1062 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Tourism and Trains on 20:01 - Jan 21 by Boston |
You heard it here first, Snipper hates customers. |
You’ll struggle to find a Train Driver or any member of staff that doesn’t. I had 12 years of the cnts! |  | | |
| Tourism and Trains on 22:57 - Jan 21 with 1055 views | colinallcars |
I remember an underground driver telling me this little rhyme:
The guard is the man
Who sits in the van
The van's at the back of the train.
The driver up front
Thinks the guard is a c**t
And the guard thinks the driver's the same. |  | | |
| Tourism and Trains on 23:23 - Jan 21 with 1037 views | GloryHunter |
West London born and bred. Always say tube. |  | | |
| Tourism and Trains on 05:44 - Jan 22 with 1001 views | timcocking |
Um, i think i always called it the tube? If not always per se, certainly some of the time. Am i not supposed to then? Saves two syllables. |  | | |
| Tourism and Trains on 12:24 - Jan 22 with 929 views | Stanisgod |
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| Tourism and Trains on 13:28 - Jan 22 with 890 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
I use both.
Interesting fact. The central line was known as the Tuppenny Tube when it opened because it was cheaper to use than the other lines. |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 13:36 - Jan 22 with 874 views | R_from_afar |
| Tourism and Trains on 22:57 - Jan 21 by colinallcars |
I remember an underground driver telling me this little rhyme:
The guard is the man
Who sits in the van
The van's at the back of the train.
The driver up front
Thinks the guard is a c**t
And the guard thinks the driver's the same. |
If Southern Western's driver-controlled operation plan goes through, that witty rhyme will need some serious rewriting! |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 13:39 - Jan 22 with 872 views | Mick_S |
| Tourism and Trains on 13:28 - Jan 22 by CliveWilsonSaid |
I use both.
Interesting fact. The central line was known as the Tuppenny Tube when it opened because it was cheaper to use than the other lines. |
The longest distance between stations is on the Metropolitan line from Chesham to Chalfont & Latimer: a total of only 3.89 miles. |  |
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| Tourism and Trains on 14:23 - Jan 22 with 848 views | Konk |
| Tourism and Trains on 13:39 - Jan 22 by Mick_S |
The longest distance between stations is on the Metropolitan line from Chesham to Chalfont & Latimer: a total of only 3.89 miles. |
Mick, As a kid, I was always told that the longest distance between stations in London was between Manor House and Turnpike Lane on the Piccadilly. A station was due to be located in Harringay on the corner of Green Lanes and St Ann's Road, but due to an overspend on the line, the proposed station was never built. Wan kers. As the board's distance-between-stations expert, can you confirm whether or not this is true?
Boston, I've been thinking about this, and I reckon you're in the minority. None of these sound as natural or right if you substitute 'Underground' for 'Tube': Tube driver, Tube strike, Tube map, Tube platform, Tube of toothpaste etc. | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 14:35 - Jan 22 with 830 views | Mick_S |
| Tourism and Trains on 14:23 - Jan 22 by Konk |
Mick, As a kid, I was always told that the longest distance between stations in London was between Manor House and Turnpike Lane on the Piccadilly. A station was due to be located in Harringay on the corner of Green Lanes and St Ann's Road, but due to an overspend on the line, the proposed station was never built. Wan kers. As the board's distance-between-stations expert, can you confirm whether or not this is true?
Boston, I've been thinking about this, and I reckon you're in the minority. None of these sound as natural or right if you substitute 'Underground' for 'Tube': Tube driver, Tube strike, Tube map, Tube platform, Tube of toothpaste etc. |
I'm not too sure Konk, as since last week, I'm more into model railways. I heard that Nick Hornby fronted a protest group concerned with costings, but that may be a rumour.
Anyway, I'll leave you with this for now:
The network of tunnels extends to 249 miles. For comparison, it's only 204 miles from Hull to London.
Take that, Nick Barmby. | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 14:45 - Jan 22 with 820 views | Konk |
| Tourism and Trains on 14:35 - Jan 22 by Mick_S |
I'm not too sure Konk, as since last week, I'm more into model railways. I heard that Nick Hornby fronted a protest group concerned with costings, but that may be a rumour.
Anyway, I'll leave you with this for now:
The network of tunnels extends to 249 miles. For comparison, it's only 204 miles from Hull to London.
Take that, Nick Barmby. |
Oh, Mick. I was counting on you there. In the absence of confirmation either way, I'll continue to give my Dad the benefit of the doubt.
Boston: Tube socks. | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 14:49 - Jan 22 with 811 views | Mick_S |
| Tourism and Trains on 14:45 - Jan 22 by Konk |
Oh, Mick. I was counting on you there. In the absence of confirmation either way, I'll continue to give my Dad the benefit of the doubt.
Boston: Tube socks. |
PapaKonk is right!!!!
The western edge of the Met line is in posh Buckinghamshire. You see? | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 14:53 - Jan 22 with 801 views | Konk |
| Tourism and Trains on 14:49 - Jan 22 by Mick_S |
PapaKonk is right!!!!
The western edge of the Met line is in posh Buckinghamshire. You see? |
Thanks, Mick! I knew you wouldn't let me down! And Dad; even though you're not reading this, thank you for not making up sh it about the inexplicably long distance between Manor House and Turnpike Lane stations! | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 15:12 - Jan 22 with 787 views | Mick_S |
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| Tourism and Trains on 16:56 - Jan 22 with 750 views | colinallcars |
I remember years ago LU brought out a go-anywhere for a quid on Sunday ticket. Me and a few mates would go to Epping or Amersham and do some country walking taking in, of course, a few pubs. I've always had a fascination with the underground. Remember the film Death Line where people were disappearing off the platforms early in the morning only to be eaten by the descendants of tunnel workers that were left for dead a hundred years ago after a cave-in.
I also like the little facts like St Johns Wood being the only station to have no letters from the word mackerel and Balham being the only one to have no letters from the word underground.
Little things please little minds I guess. | | | |
| Tourism and Trains on 17:05 - Jan 22 with 737 views | Boston |
| Tourism and Trains on 15:12 - Jan 22 by Mick_S |
Boston:
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Bit abstract there, but yes the Holland Tunnel is a tube. | |
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| Tourism and Trains on 17:29 - Jan 22 with 718 views | smegma |
| Tourism and Trains on 20:01 - Jan 21 by Boston |
You heard it here first, Snipper hates customers. |
Because most are idiots. | | | |
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