Secrets of the London Underground S04E01 · Earls Court and Alperton

Overview

Tim and Siddy explore Earl’s Court station – a busy interchange on the Piccadilly and District lines. It’s a station that has always embraced innovation. It was the very first station to install a passenger escalator and the first to install automatic lifts. Tim discovers how even today, the station is embracing the modern, with a re-design of the walkways created to fit in with its famous glass roof. Meanwhile, Siddy visits Alperton towards the western end of the Piccadilly Line. It’s a classic example of the famous London Underground architect, Charles Holden, and the design was regarded as futuristic when it was built in the 1930s. Back at our Museum depot in Acton, a dedicated volunteer shows Tim the restored inner workings of a 1930s platform indicator, which used a telegraph system to show passengers the destination of their next train.

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1. 1 1. Earls Court and Alperton2024-07-02 · 44mTim and Siddy explore Earl’s Court station – a busy interchange on the Piccadilly and District lines. It’s a station that has always embraced innovation. It was the very first stat
2. 2 2. Paddington and Tottenham Court Road2024-07-09 · 44mTim and Siddy go under the platforms of Paddington station. It has five different tube lines running through it, with its oldest and newest lines opening 150 years apart. Tim expl
3. 3 3. Waterloo and Marble Arch2024-07-16 · 44mTim and Siddy explore the forgotten underground passages and tunnels underneath one of Britain’s busiest railway stations, Waterloo. Tim gets a tour of a hidden world underneath th
4. 4 4. South Kentish Town and London Underground Control Centre2024-07-23 · 44mExplore South Kentish Town a station once on the Northern line,but abandoned more than a century ago. Tube trains still run through it, creating an eerie atmosphere and the spookie
5. 5 5. Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North2024-07-30 · 44mTim and Siddy 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
6. 6 6. Ruislip Depot and Warren Street2024-08-06 · 44mTim and Siddy get privileged access to the vast maintenance depot at Ruislip, at the end of the Central line. It’s the nerve-centre for all that takes place on the tube, from routi
7. 7 7. Northumberland Park and Finsbury Park2024-08-13 · 44mTim 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 th
8. 8 8. Stockwell and The DLR2024-08-20 · 44mExplores the rich history of Stockwell station on the Victoria line. It was originally the terminus station for the City and South London Railway – the first ever deep level electr
9. 9 9. Gloucester Road2024-08-27 · 44mTim and Siddy meet at Gloucester Road in London’s museum quarter – a station serving the Circle, District and Piccadilly lines. It was built as two separate stations, with the earl
10. 10 10. Old Street2024-09-03 · 44mExplores 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 se