Secrets of the London Underground
Season 4 Episode 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.
Episodes in Season 4
Earls Court and Alperton
44 min
Paddington and Tottenham Court Road
44 min
Waterloo and Marble Arch
44 min
South Kentish Town and London Underground Control Centre
44 min
Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North
44 min
Ruislip Depot and Warren Street
44 min
Northumberland Park and Finsbury Park
44 min
Stockwell and The DLR
44 min
Gloucester Road
44 min
Old Street
44 min
