I’m often asked why i seem to only focus my attention on abandoned stations within the London Underground, why not layups, disused branches and the sub stations that power the lines? Well the short answer to that, i don’t think any of the above are worth the risk.

The London Underground, unlike the Paris Metro carries a heavy penalty for being caught trespassing (Up to £5000). One that given i live there, has the potential to ruin my future. The second problem again, is London just isn’t Paris. Their metro wants to be explored, a wide, brick, multi-tracked, multi-featured playground that just screams out for penetration, London’s doesn’t. We have small, zero clearance, unending, unchanging tunnels, at best you might find a cross over or ventilation duct.

To me, the risk of death, financial ruin and zero employ-ability that can result for accessing the tube, means the destination needs to be special. This is something that i believe can only be found within the abandoned stations. However, that’s not to say we haven’t stumbled across things while trying to access these stations. This brings us to today’s adventure, a somewhat voyeuristic sneak above the workings of an active station.