Name: Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North
Released: 2024-07-30

Secrets of the London Underground

S4 · E5 — Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North

S4:E5 · Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North

Episodes

10 episodes in this season

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

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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

E10

Old Street

44 min

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Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North

Season 4 · Episode 5 · Jul 30, 2024

Tim 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 father – and not originally intended for trains - but today links Rotherhithe and Wapping stations. 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.

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Secrets of the London Underground

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Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North

Season 4 · Episode 5 · Jul 30, 2024

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