Tom Scott

Why do some British trains still rely on old levers?

Published 8 Jun 2026 · 36 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
1,280,748
Avg views / hour
473.8
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
67.5
+1,621 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
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Channel median
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Recent growth

Last 7 days
+10,718 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+69,643 views
measured 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-29 (792h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 36 observed points, 1.1M to 1.3M views 0 448K 897K 1.3M Jul 17, 2026 · 1,138,352 views Jul 20, 2026 · 1,144,350 views Jul 22, 2026 · 1,150,597 views Jul 23, 2026 · 1,153,855 views Jul 24, 2026 · 1,156,402 views Jul 27, 2026 · 1,161,557 views Jul 29, 2026 · 1,165,907 views Jul 31, 2026 · 1,168,821 views Aug 5, 2026 · 1,177,893 views Aug 7, 2026 · 1,183,200 views Aug 10, 2026 · 1,188,611 views Aug 17, 2026 · 1,198,372 views Aug 27, 2026 · 1,211,105 views Aug 31, 2026 · 1,219,093 views Sep 1, 2026 · 1,222,635 views Sep 4, 2026 · 1,231,891 views Sep 7, 2026 · 1,238,871 views Sep 11, 2026 · 1,247,413 views Sep 12, 2026 · 1,249,139 views Sep 13, 2026 · 1,250,688 views Sep 14, 2026 · 1,252,486 views Sep 15, 2026 · 1,254,502 views Sep 16, 2026 · 1,257,177 views Sep 17, 2026 · 1,260,681 views Sep 18, 2026 · 1,262,718 views Sep 19, 2026 · 1,264,629 views Sep 20, 2026 · 1,266,051 views Sep 21, 2026 · 1,268,180 views Sep 22, 2026 · 1,270,030 views Sep 23, 2026 · 1,272,269 views Sep 24, 2026 · 1,273,756 views Sep 25, 2026 · 1,275,127 views Sep 26, 2026 · 1,276,296 views Sep 27, 2026 · 1,277,738 views Sep 28, 2026 · 1,279,127 views Sep 29, 2026 · 1,280,748 views Jul 17 Sep 11 Sep 29

Based on 36 observations · last observed Sep 29, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-09-29 1,280,748 473.8 —
2026-09-28 1,279,127 477.5 —
2026-09-27 1,277,738 481.3 —
2026-09-26 1,276,296 485.1 —
2026-09-25 1,275,127 488.9 —
2026-09-24 1,273,756 493.1 —
2026-09-23 1,272,269 497.2 —
2026-09-22 1,270,030 501.0 —
2026-09-21 1,268,180 504.2 —
2026-09-20 1,266,051 509.1 —
2026-09-19 1,264,629 513.5 —
2026-09-18 1,262,718 516.9 —
2026-09-17 1,260,681 521.2 —
2026-09-16 1,257,177 525.8 —
2026-09-15 1,254,502 530.0 —
2026-09-14 1,252,486 534.6 —
2026-09-13 1,250,688 539.3 —
2026-09-12 1,249,139 543.3 —
2026-09-11 1,247,413 548.3 —
2026-09-07 1,238,871 568.8 —
2026-09-04 1,231,891 584.9 —
2026-09-01 1,222,635 600.5 —
2026-08-31 1,219,093 607.4 —
2026-08-27 1,211,105 633.1 —
2026-08-17 1,198,372 716.3 —
2026-08-10 1,188,611 790.3 —
2026-08-07 1,183,200 824.0 —
2026-08-05 1,177,893 851.1 —
2026-07-31 1,168,821 924.7 —
2026-07-29 1,165,907 958.8 —
2026-07-27 1,161,557 991.1 —
2026-07-24 1,156,402 1,052.2 —
2026-07-23 1,153,855 1,077.4 —
2026-07-22 1,150,597 1,101.0 —
2026-07-20 1,144,350 1,142.1 —
2026-07-17 1,138,352 1,218.8 —

Content analysis

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