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Hidden London Hangouts

Hidden London Hangouts

Each week, join Chris Nix, Siddy Holloway and Laura Hilton-Brown from the Museum’s Hidden London team and host Alex Grundon as they explore the secret and mysterious spaces of London’s transport system. In series 1, the team focus on the different sites in the Hidden London tour programme, sharing historical titbits that are revealed on the tours as well as the behind the scenes processes they go through to make the tours such as success. In series 2 and 3, the team turn their hands to a huge number of various transport topics such as moquette, tiling, Johnston type face, posters and much, much more!

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameHidden London Hangouts
First Air DateApril 4, 2020
Last Air DateJune 7, 2025
Seasons10
Episodes139
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesLondon Transport Museum
NetworksYouTube
RAT on the Line
S10E04

RAT on the Line

This week, Alex and Chris get to investigate one of the lesser-spotted engineering vehicles on the network - the rail adhesion train or RAT. These workhorses are actually former passenger trains that have been adapted and given a new life. But what kinds of equipment do they contain that allows them to perform this vital role across the network?

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