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Old December 8th 06, 01:21 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Disused stations and tunnels on the Tube


umpston wrote:
alex_t wrote:
I wonder, is there any official way to see some closed stations like
Aldwych or destroyed ones like British Museum? (for the purpose of
non-commercial photographing by tube enthusiast ;-)


LT museum used to do occasional tours of Aldwych and Down St. but not
in recent years. Some say this is for 'security' reasons; others have
said it is due to Health & Safety considerations - these places are,
after all, dark dirty and dangerous. So I guess your options are
getting a track/tunnel maintenance job or hiring Aldwych station -
which is frequently used for filming.


Aldwych station also used to be used as an art gallery; I can
definitely remember an exhibition happening there around 1995/96. This
was, of course, only shortly after the closure, so the station may no
longer be suitable for that sort of thing.

Patrick