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The deepest tunnels in London are the electricity grid tunnels. Inner London is served by a whole redundant network of them, and we only hear about it when the
by shubb 4y ago
The deepest tunnels in London are the electricity grid tunnels. Inner London is served by a whole redundant network of them, and we only hear about it when the power (very occasionally) goes out because one catched fire and they have to wait for it to burn out. The last mile services are all burried too.
It gives the city a very different look from what you get in Asia for instance, and I always ssumed it was because of the lack of earthquakes.
- zeristor 4y agoDo you mean like this: "Inside National Grid's Power Tunnels" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSzxTgDq3hM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSzxTgDq3hM
- voxadam 4y agoAnd by extension, "Power, Politics and Pragmatism: The British National Grid" by Tom Scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm5khEUIBx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm5khEUIBx0
- zeristor 4y agoI was after the Tom Scott video but thought I might have dreamt it. Mind you Geoff Marshall vs Tom Scott. I think Geoff Marshall would win a Tunnel off.