Secrets of the London Underground
Season 4 Episode 7 - Northumberland Park and Finsbury Park
Tim and Siddy get access to the maintenance depot at Northumberland Park, responsible for looking after the entire fleet of Victoria Line trains. Tim meets the team checking all the carriages, and sees the incredible precision needed to finely shave the metal wheels to keep them running smoothly on the tracks. Siddy checks the vintage control panel on the tower and finds it is still in working order. They ride on the private service that links the depot with Seven Sisters station alighting at its mysterious third platform. At Finsbury Park station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, Siddy does a night-time track walk to access the now-disused tunnel which was part of an early experiment to run large electric mainline trains on the tube. At our Museum Tim hears about the importance of design across the tube network, and looks at the bespoke designs for seating fabric across different underground lines.
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
