r/LondonUnderground
Neurodivergent Londoners - does public transport ever feel weirdly overwhelming/stressful?
Hi - I’m a uni student exploring a potential project around making London public transport easier for neurodivergent people (ADHD, autism, anxiety, sensory issues, etc).
This is not commercial and I’m not selling or promoting anything - I’m just trying to understand real experiences properly before making assumptions about problems that may or may not exist.
Some things I’m curious about:
navigating busy stations/interchanges
sudden platform changes/disruptions
sensory overload/noise/crowds
uncertainty during journeys
route planning stress
fear of getting on the wrong train/bus
situations where existing apps like Citymapper/Google Maps still aren’t enough
If any of this resonates with you, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences - even just a few DMs/messages back and forth would help a lot.
And if anyone would potentially be open to a short informal Zoom/chat at some point, that would be amazing too.
I’m mainly just trying to learn from people who actually deal with this day to day.
u/YellowFamiliar6459 — 1 day ago
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What are the Fast, Direct Services into London?
I'm doing a project where I am looking at High Speed Shuttles within London.
My objective is to find which services need speeding up, and if there are any gaps in the Network.
I have to input this data manually since AI is weird. I'm therefore trying to rack my brain thinking of which High Speed routes exist in London.
I already have
- Reading
- Heathrow
- East Croydon
- HS1 (Stratford, Ebbsfleet)
- Weybridge
- Luton
- Shenfield
- Orpington
I would appreciate any further suggestions anyone might have.
The Colours represent their average speed. Red is Fast, Blue is not as Fast
Edit: The Experiment has concluded, and I have the following information which is very interesting.
Epsom, Leatherhead and Dorking need a faster service.
Epping needs an express service.
Wokingham/Bracknell need a faster service.
TL;DR: We Need Crossrail 2 Built
u/RussellNorrisPiastri — 2 days ago
Dogs on seats - why do people do this?
Why do people think this acceptable when we don’t put our shoes or suitcases on the seats!
u/Clementine2024 — 2 days ago
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Caption this 👇
*Taken with permission from Test Train Operators, from the rear cab during Engineering Hours*
Night mode pic taken against the window; door was closed.
u/ZeligD — 3 days ago
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Waterloo and City Line suspended once again
It’s not really common to see this line being suspended due to having only 2 stops.
u/JailbreakHat — 3 days ago
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The NTfL trains are in production and a power supply upgrade has been planned but, until the signalling upgrade is funded, the Piccadilly and District won't see the full benefits.
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u/thebeast_96 — 3 days ago
Jenny Agutter on the Tube in 1971.
u/BestCartographer5666 — 4 days ago
New TfL widget thoughts
Recently installed the MTA app. Going to the widgets, like it is on TfL's app, I noticed there's an individual option used for station tracking for approaching & departing trains on their
respective lines.
Type your thoughts below in the comments
u/THE_15_04_1912 — 3 days ago
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Inspector Sands? Let’s shout at the staff…
When I got to St Pancras today as I got off the train and was heading up the stairs the infamous inspector sands was called to the operations room. So TFL staff stopped anyone else entering the station, and about 15 minutes later, we got the evacuation alarm.
I could not believe how rude and nasty some of the fellow passengers were to the staff. People threatening to sue being delayed and just downright abusive, even after being told there was a fire alert being investigated!
Do people want to go into a potentially burning tube station? I will say most people are fine and understanding, but I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing!
u/PixelsGaymer — 4 days ago
u/VaginaBurner69 — 4 days ago
Paddington.. 🚇
S7 Circle Line train approaching Paddington, westbound ~ next station, Edgware Road..
u/No-Moist73 — 4 days ago
Tube Lines - Strands Puzzle by u/This-Ad134
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u/This-Ad134 — 4 days ago
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BBC News: Tube strike set to go ahead after failed talks.
bbc.co.uku/mycketforvirrad — 4 days ago
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Stations deserving of an upgrade due to overcrowding
I was reading this article on stations with the most overcrowding, and got me thinking about other stations that are worth of an upgrade. Personally I think Stratford, as it just feels pretty congested a lot of the time.
u/Famous_Permission991 — 5 days ago
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Ian Visits: Piccadilly line timetable updated to allow daytime testing of new trains.
ianvisits.co.uku/mycketforvirrad — 3 days ago
Questions | Help | Advice – All questions, big or small, asked and answered in this weekly thread.
A question megathread will be stickied to the top of our subreddit every Tuesday to catch all of your questions, big or small.
Do you have a question about the Underground, or maybe even the greater London network? Ask it here and our knowledgeable community will endeavour to answer it. Last week's iteration can be found here.
Please note that going forward, all questions posted outside of this thread will be moderated away/deleted.
u/mycketforvirrad — 4 days ago
Updated Fantasy Tube Map (Pls Build it)
About £0.50 in Tunnels btw
u/RussellNorrisPiastri — 6 days ago