You’ll be pleased to read that Hidden London tours are back (on sale Wednesday 23rd November) but they sell out fast! As a regular visitor to these, I recommend that to get the best chance of the ticket you want, sign up to the London Transport Museum enewsletter (by 23:59 on Monday 21 November 2016) to get advance booking.
The ticket prices just about cover the costs of running what is a complex operation in logistics, safety and customer experience. So that some of it is accessible to all, the closest thing I can do is to take a lot of photos and share them: so below are some from my recent trips to Clapham South Tunnels and to Euston Tunnels too. I’ll be popping to a few next season and sharing the experience on this blog
Tiled signage in long lost corridors
Signs of its use as a WW2 control room
Gloomy, echoing tunnels beneath the streets with a distant rumble of trains
You’ll feel trains scream past you on your way to some parts of the site
This one is less grubby but no less interesting… Miles of fascinating tunnels used for different purposes at different times. The expert guides will take you through the story of these tunnels and their future.
Ever wondered what this large tiled cylinder embedded in the front of this Clapham housing block is? You’ll find out - it’s part of the tour.
Expert guides are on hand throughout (and they really are delightedly devoted experts)
So much signage. So much to research later!
And finally for now, a single snap of the Euston Tunnels. A specific photo tour is being organised for those who’d like to linger longer.
These British Rail posters (and a British Railways poster of the late, lamented, Midland Pullman) date from 1965: given that the BR logo had just come into service that year and the station tunnels here closed soon after, they could only have been seen for a few short months. Just along the wall are posters for contemporary films like Psycho. Apt, down there.
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