Secrets of the London Underground S04E04 1080p WEB h264-CODSWALLOP

Railway historian Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum  explore hidden areas of the London Underground that - despite being just feet away from where millions of people regularly travel - hardly anyone knows about. The pair explore abandoned tunnels, secret bunkers and hidden staircases that have been concealed from public view for years. They will use their unique and privileged access to tell the story of places including London's most clandestine tube station; the former terminus of the world's first electric railway; and a station now only accessible by getting a train driver to stop at just the right place, but which played a key role during the Second World War.
Episode Summary: Rail historian, Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum, get exclusive access to explore South Kentish Town - a station once on the Northern Line, but abandoned more than a century ago. Tube trains still run through it, creating an eerie atmosphere and the spookiest sound they've ever heard in a tube station. They explore the disused passageways, reveal the ventilation shafts still working to keep air circulating on the Northern Line today, and tell the story of the passenger once stranded at the station after getting off a train by mistake.At a secret location somewhere in zone 1, Siddy gets a behind the scenes tour of the London Underground Control Centre . It's the hi-tech mothership of the entire network, sitting in an enormous control room, running operations, power, policing and track access from one central hub. It includes a huge multi-screen display, which can show simultaneous live feeds from any of the 12,000 CCTV cameras on the underground.At the London Transport Museum depot, Tim meets one of the underground's buskers to hear the secrets to her craft - from how you get a pitch to which songs work best at which stations.

Episode Title: South Kentish Town
Episode Air date: Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Stars: Tim Dunn, Siddy Holloway

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