Secrets of the London Underground - Season 4 - Eps 10: Old Street
Explores the unusual station at Old Street. It serves both the Northern line and mainline trains, and they discover how the platforms and tunnels differ across the two different services. The station has undergone massive changes since it first opened in 1901, and there’s still plenty of evidence of its early years, if you know where to look. Tim goes through a tiny doorway to discover a hidden passage with an original fully-tiled vaulted ceiling. Siddy discovers a staircase last used in the 1920s, which still has the original sign showing the Northern Line tube stops. Siddy visits Hampstead, the deepest station below ground on the entire Underground network. Unsurprisingly, it also has the deepest lift shaft, and she gets to ride on top of the lift to see the record-breaking 55-metre shaft up close. At our Museum depot, Tim meets the first ever female driver on the Victoria line. She talks about working on the tube in the 1970s.
About Secrets of the London Underground
Title: Secrets of the London Underground
First Air Date: 2021-07-19
Last Air Date: 2024-09-03
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 36
Network: U&Yesterday
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Brown Bob Productions
Synopsis
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 will explore abandoned tunnels, secret bunkers and hidden staircases that have been concealed from public view for years.
Cast
Tim Dunn
Self - Presenter
Sigurbjörg Alma Ingólfsdóttir
Self - Presenter
