08 December 1958 Factual 20 mins
After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to travel on. Including brushing dust from ventilation ducts, ‘fluffers’ cleaning up rubbish, routine rail replacement and fixing a broken rail discovered at 3.30am.
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Leslie Dwyer as Jack Bedwell (voice)
Ralph Sheldon Editor
United Kingdom 17 September 2012
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A Look at the 1950s London Underground and the work that goes on during the night. Although modernised this is still an everyday occurrence today.
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