Secrets of the London Underground S04E05 - Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North Street
Summary:
Rail historian, Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum, reveal the incredible story of the Thames Tunnel - the first successful tunnel built under a major body of water anywhere in the world.?It was built by Brunel and his father - and not originally intended for trains - but today links Rotherhithe and Wapping stations. Without the Thames Tunnel, the London Underground as we know it wouldn't exist. Tim hears about the incredible engineering that made the tunnel possible - as well as the many failed attempts to get it right, including a major flood. Siddy walks the tracks in search of evidence of the tunnel's original construction, revealing a series of striking arches.
In Lambeth North, Siddy explores this classic Leslie Green station, one of the least used in zone 1. But it has a significant history as a shelter during the Second World War, and as a training base for London Transport workers, especially women drafted in to work on the tube during the war.
At the London Transport Museum depot, Tim gets the inside story on plans to extend the Bakerloo line into south east London - including the building of a brand new 21st century tunnel.
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TVMAZE INFO v1.5
Title: Secrets of the London Underground
Premiered: 2021
IMDB Link: https://imdb.com/title/tt14256490
TVMaze Link: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/54475/secrets
Episode Link: https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2931523/secrets
Genre: NA
Type: Documentary
User Rating: NA
Country: GB
Language: English
Network: U&Yesterday
Status: Running
Premiered: 2021
Airdate: 2024-07-30
Plot: 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
