History Of The London Underground (Tube) In Videos

In this viewspace you will find material relating to the history of The London Underground, including the building of several lines, secondary uses of closed stations, behind the scenes footage of maintenance and "Fluffies", war time footage and and reels introducing new pieces of transport technology. There is also the official newsreel of The Queen opening the Victoria Line (one of only two times that her majesty has used the Tube allegedly). Some mute clips and rushes have been included in this collection as they contain interesting shots of crowds, escalators and general Tube mania!

New London Tube Train Coaches (1946)

Great footage of the new Metropolitan line tube coaches at Baker Street.

Automatic Tube Train AKA New Look Transport (1968)

New look tube trains for Victoria Line given test run, London.

New Tube Extension (1947)

Travel shots from Underground / Tube train as it goes through tunnel.

Tube Crowds Oxford Circus (1970)

Crowds of people entering Oxford Circus tube station.

Escalator (1970)

People going up and down escalators in London Underground - Tube.

New Central Line Tube Extension (1946)

Minister of Transport opens new London Central Line tube extension.

Stamford Brook Automatic Ticket Machine For Underground Station (1964)

People show how ticket gate works at Stamford Brook underground station.

New Tube Halfway Mark (1965)

Work continues on the new Victoria Line underground tube network. Green Park. London.

Victoria Line Exhibition (1968)

Victoria Line underground exhibition takes place at Design Centre, London.

New Carriages For Tubes (1950)

Great shots people on Tube train - cuts from NP 283.

New Tube Train (1950)

A new tube train with bigger windows runs on the Bakerloo line. London.

Queen Opens New Victoria Line (1969)

Queen opens first section of the Victoria line and takes a trip in one of the new tube trains.

Signal Boxes (1953)

Contrast of old and new signal boxes at tube stations in London.

Tube Train Crash - Stratford (1953)

Two tube trains crash in a tunnel near Stratford Station on the London Underground.

Tube Vent Cleaners (1950)

A man cleans tube vents with a brush at London's Piccadilly Circus underground station.

Victoria Line Tunnel Fire (1966)

Fire at Victoria line tube tunnel near to Green Park tube station.

Underground Material

Footage of people people buying tickets at Piccadilly underground station. London.

Tube Makes Progress (1964)

First pictures of progress on tunnels for the new Victoria Line on the London Underground.

Escalator Material

Footage of people on Escalators at Piccadilly Circus. London.

Victoria Line Opened (1968)

Item showing first stage of Victoria Line underground in operation. London.

London Bombings (2005)

Fluffies (1944)

Women known as 'Fluffies' clean underground train tunnels during the night. London.

Underground School (1955)

Trainees are taken through safety procedures for London Underground trains.

Raid Proof "Tubes" (1939)

Footage showing how the new raid flood door on London's underground work.

Under London Trunk Telephone (1968)

A look around trunk telephone exchange in disused Underground tunnels beneath Holborn.