The First Modern Tube Line
- Episode aired Apr 24, 2017
- 45m
Rob Bell discovers how the Piccadilly Line played an important part in saving the Tube from bankruptcy, as well as changing the face of public transport. He visits an abandoned station benea... Read allRob Bell discovers how the Piccadilly Line played an important part in saving the Tube from bankruptcy, as well as changing the face of public transport. He visits an abandoned station beneath Piccadilly Circus, where he discovers just what was needed to modernise this much-loved... Read allRob Bell discovers how the Piccadilly Line played an important part in saving the Tube from bankruptcy, as well as changing the face of public transport. He visits an abandoned station beneath Piccadilly Circus, where he discovers just what was needed to modernise this much-loved stop in the 1920s when a surge in motorised buses drew passengers away.