Secrets of the London Underground S02E03 1080p WEB h264-POPPYCOCK

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: King William Street was the original terminus of the first deep level electric Tube in the world and now this station is part of the Bank upgrade project. Siddy shows Tim its Second World War shelters, original Victorian tiles and steep running tunnels and where it goes under the Thames.Siddy also visits Knightsbridge, where old lift shafts taken out of service in the 1930s are now being put back into use to make the station accessible for all.

Episode Title: King William Street and Knightsbridge
Episode Air date: Thursday 19th May 2022
Stars: Tim Dunn, Siddy Holloway

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