New Yorker Rides the London DLR & Elizabeth Line from Greenwich to Central London

I ride the London Docklands Light Rail (DLR) from Greenwich to Canary Wharf as a native New Yorker. I thought it was very efficient and clean! I then transfer to the Elizabeth Line to Central London.

Recorded November 11, 2023

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[louisetregomorgan]

You made the trip with such ease. Goes to show public transport is user friendly for any tourist visiting London.

[kathleenturney]

I love it; no graffiti, garbage and polite people. Those platform train doors are innovative. No one can be pushed onto the tracks. Love it.

[robertlangley]

It’s great to see my city looking clean and tidy and people taking pride in the greatest city in the world

[TfL]

Can I just say I am very impressed at your accurate pronunciations of the placenames, because most people who aren’t from here get them wrong! 👌🏾

[londonerwalks]

Nice to see the Elizabeth and DLR lines from a tourist's perspective.
Incidentally, the DLR started in the late 80's. The Elizabeth line has only been operation since last year.
The architecture on the line and it's cavernous proportions are incredible!

[maxmoore]

I'm from a small Town in Derbyshire England so I found it very interesting as well. You were very clear and instructive.

[Chloraflora]

I'm old enough to remember the whole Canary Wharf area being nothing but a derelict post-industrial wasteland. The changes since the late 80s-90s are amazing!

[henreereeman]

I like how he said the elizabeth line wasn't on the first map, it definitely was!

[asclepi]

The DLR operates typically without a driver, giving passengers amazing views from the front seats! On some occasions, they may be driven manually. "See it, Say it, Sorted" in this context "sorted" means "we (the police) will take care of it." It's the UK equivalent of "if you see something, say something." In this context, using "sorted" instead of "we'll sort it" makes the line catchier and implies that the issue will be handled swiftly and without delay.

[fredashay]

I love how everything over there looks so OLD!
Not old and decrepit like New York, but ancient-old and Medieval with everything made out of brick and stone!

[brianbell]

You may have noticed that at London Bridge (and Bank) the Northern Line is right hand running, but has switched back to left hand running by Moorgate, which is for historical reasons. Part of the Northern Line was the worlds first deep level tube line, and for many years the tunnel between Morden and East Finchley was the world's longest.

[pauljmccluskey]

21:29 London is such an incredible city, and watching your video was so relaxing and paints a more positive picture of getting around the Capital. I’m still yet to try the Elizabeth Line, I plan to revisit in the new year, as I’m from London originally and have never stopped loving the city for all its quirks, where every single section of society that lives, works and explores upon it ❤

[robs]

Love London so much, its such an amazing city

[philwoodward]

Hope you enjoyed London!

You did well to tap in at Cutty Sark - many tourists get caught out by this. The DLR is generally ungated, but fare gates should be installed at this station in my humble opinion, because it is so popular with tourists.

To anyone else visiting:
(1) keep left
(2) the fastest interchange between the DLR and Elizabeth Line is West India Quay (DLR) to Canary Wharf (EL).
(3) there's generally no need to buy an oyster card. If you can't use a contactless payment card then buy off-peak day travelcards (paper tickets) - these are a bit more expensive than the daily caps on oyster but the difference will not be enough to offset the cost of the oyster card.
(4) If you have children aged 11-15 then you should buy child rate day travelcards for them (you can buy these at Tube or DLR or train stations but you may have to ask staff for them).

We recently ran a successful campaign to keep day travelcards.

[wrs]

The Isle of Dogs was called "Isle" long before the docks were cut into it - the marshes meant that it was easier to reach by boat than by "land".

[limyrob]

Keep Left on the stairs and passages and stand on the right : ) And ALWAYS check the number of steps before deciding to use the stair instead of the lift, some are over 200 and Hampstead is over 300! And don't forget to go to the front of the DLR train and pretend to be the driver.

[BJAL]

Canary Warf reminds me of NYC Hudson yards.

[Robslondon]

Great video. I’ve got a lot of love for New Yorkers; great bunch of people (I’ve been there twice; last time was just last month). Hope you enjoyed London 😉

[bogarte]

Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs ws named after the Canary Islands as that was the dock where produce from the islands was unloaded. The Canary Islands were named by the Romans and means 'Isles of Dogs'

[jarihult]

It’s great to see transportation system in London and how it works, it makes travelling easier for the tourists which is great and obviously it’s always nice to see the views😎Thank you for this informative and relaxing video A K🙂👍!!!