The New Tube Train For London is Here!

The Piccadilly Line is getting New Tube Trains! Built by Siemens, they'll be in passenger service in 2025. We got an invite out to their test track acility in Germany to go and have a ride on the first one off of the production line.

NOTE
We were all restricted to seeing just the front carriage of the train, which meant we couldn't go and see one of the shorter carriages, nor check out the accessible area of the train which we would've liked to have seen.

MUSIC
"Wish You Were Here" by Dyalla and Joakim Karud

[_rlb]

The design where they put the extra 10% of customers underneath the train was binned quite early on and I'm glad.

[patavinity]

You know you're a real Tube nerd when you're getting on the floor to examine the flecks.

[TripleTstatic]

Siemens actually installed the third rail at this test facility just for the new tube trains. There was an announcement a few weeks ago in the local newspapers warning about the new hazard, in case locals go "exploring" the area.

[bartekgrzelak]

This prabobly the one time only occasion you will experience being on the london tube train and seeing European Forest outside of the window .

[geofftech]

So we were all restricted to seeing just the front carriage of the train, which meant we couldn't go and see one of the shorter carriages, nor check out the accessible area of the train which we would've liked to have seen.

And yes, using the "measure" App on my phone ( multiple times) it appears to be 5cm wider inside when you measure from door-to-door.

[savageseptember]

Buttons are used at terminal stations. While the train is waiting to start the doors will close after some time and the buttons will allow the doors to open by passengers waiting to get on.

[mst]

When I saw Geoff in the ITV report a few days ago I imagined him exactly as hyped as this. And I’m glad that Siemens didn’t produce a boringly quiet train, the 2024 stock actually has nice motor sounds.

[BuzzinsPetRock]

Making it a 9 segment train also means that the curved platforms (if there are any on this line...) can be positioned closer to the train, as more bendy bits means less sticking out from the bogies on a at least, that's what I think.

[logan_]

8:08 my theory is that the doors will close a short while after they've been opened when terminating, just like on S-Stock trains

[doctorleitz]

Loved the Tube since I was a kid. I served in the RAF and was stationed at RAF Wildenrath until its closure in 1992. Never imagined that 31 years later I’d see new tube trains riding round the real estate of this former RAF Germany base!

[tjfSIM]

The look on the face of the TFL guy while you were taking the measurements was priceless! 😂 Thanks for taking us along Geoff, and it's really nice to see so many design features paying homage to the Piccadilly line's art deco heritage.

[Cowman]

8:15: Geoff, I cannot 100% confirm this, but I reckon the buttons are most likely to be used at terminal stations. Probably due to the air-con and other ventillation, they probably won't want doors open for an extended period of time, so including buttons can allow the doors to be closed for a while at terminal stations such as Uxbridge, Heathrow (T5 or T4) or Cockfosters. I suspect that was why the S7/S8 stock has buttons, which also have air conditioning. You would need to ask a siemans guy exactly why (maybe if you get asked to go to any other events), but I think you would get an answer along those lines.

[ddax]

I live around an hour from Wildenrath, and local newspapers here recently ran articles where Siemens said, "warning, we installed London-style exposed third and fourth rails here, don't touch them! You're not really supposed to come to this facility anyway but if you do, don't touch anything, now more than ever!" It's interesting to see how that looks like in practice with all the other equipment they have in the tracks there.

[FouiAnimations]

Too hyped to see this new tube on the underground ❤
Thanks Geoff to have travelled to Germany for us :D

[tapchangerproductions]

The only problem with the new trains is the heart attack tourists from the airport will get when they change at Piccadilly Circus.

[_rlb]

I'm in London right now (last time was in 2014!) and because of your videos I can appreciate the tube much more.

[ryeb_]

Really cool to hear some of the engineering choices that went into this train!

[zzzzzzzzzzy]

3:31 this is so amusing to me. geoff is filming himself on the floor of a tube train surrounded by loads of people and doesn’t care at all 😂

[Anonymoususer_]

Ah yes the brand new tube train for London. This new Piccadilly Line tube stock looks amazing on what Siemens are building and are expected to enter service from late next year and 2025 onwards.

And also new tube trains for the Bakerloo Line as well. Very slick, quiet and very modern. Also congratulations on reaching 320k subscribers.

[arissimion]

I love the Piccadilly line.
It is my favourite tube line thanks to different locations where you can visit London by using the Piccadilly line.
And the designs on the old trains looked great.
While I can definitely say the new Piccadilly line trains look stunning and really well designed!👏