Metro

These blogs are based around underground or overground train systems and stations.

GES036 - Wick Lane - My first trip into the tube, at a place known as 'Magic Door.'

GES037 Mark Lane Tube - My first ever Ghost Station trip, and some old posters, always welcome

GES054 Antwerp Pre Metro - Exploring a large metro system that was never completed and never opened. 

GES061 Lords Station - The first stop of three stations in a row on the Met line that were decommissioned.

GES083 Kentish Town South Tube Station - An explore of one of London's best ghost stations

GES087 Upper & Lower Northern & City Line Tunnels - Trying to work out the myriad of tunnels in Islington

GES088 Bull & Bush Tube Station - The only ghost station on the London network that never opened.

GES089 Marlborough Road Tube Station - The middle of the three ghost stations in a row in West London

GES090 Kings Cross Tube Station (abandoned section) - Two trips to a small metro explore

GES093 St. Marys Tube Station - Another ghost station used as a bomb shelter during WW2, sadly this one was hit.

GES094 - City Road Abandoned Station - A disused tube station in Islington

GES098 York Road Tube Station - One of the nicer London Ghost Stations, requiring two trips!

GES111 - U-Bahn, Mehringdamm, Berlin - Exploring a network not previously known to UK explorers

GES115 - Arsenal Abandoned Station, Paris - A first foray into Parisian Ghost Stations

GES117 Metro Line 4 Extension - Exploring a new metro line in the Parisian suburbs, until the alarm goes off!

GES120 Paris Raccords - Exploring the connecting tunnels on the Paris Metro

GES121 Sprague Search - A Sprague is a beautiful old Parisian Metro train from ye olden times. We wanted to find it!

GES124 Brompton Rd Tube - A former tube station used extensively during World War 2 by the Government

GES130 Swiss Cottage Tube - The last station on the end of the Lords Run, 3 stations closed in a row.

GES132 Aldwych Tube - The best preserved of all disused ghost stations in London.

GES134 Moorgate Station (Service Area) - Tip-toeing around behind the scenes of Moorgate Station

GES137 Hyde Park Corner Sub Station/Old Station Steps - Follow the yellow brick tiles, follow follow follow...

GES140 Sofia Metro - Trip 1 - Exploring the newly built extension of the the Metro in the centre of Sofia, Bulgaria.

GES140 Sofia Metro - Trip 2 - When things go wrong, and a fat security man pulls a gun on you!

GES153 - London Bridge, Northern & City Line - Lots of old tunnels from London's first deep level line

GES155 Disused Piccadilly Line Platforms, Holborn - After an epic explore, more disused tube on the way out, ace!

GES160 - Pages Walk, Charing Cross to Embankment Station - A tube curiosity, a passage between two stations

GES168 Mersey Metro Network, UK - A trip to Liverpool and the myriad of tunnels underneath it and the Mersey

GES175 Worth St Disused Subway Station, NYC - Exploring a NYC metro station with Max

GES176 - 18th Street Station, New York City - A once lovely station, now abandoned to die a death of 1000 spray cans

GES188 The Freedom Tunnel, NYC - A tunnel once a homeless village, and an artists paradise.

GES191 Myrtle Av Platform & Canal St Tunnel, NY - Masstransitscopes and lots of lovely train light trails

GES198 Amsterdam Metro - Line 52 (under construction) - Raising Dutch courage to check out a new line.

GES199 Vintage Trams - Finding some old trams parked up, and using them as a hotel for the night!

GES200 - Brussels Metro - A sneak into the Brussels Metro system

GES201 - Antwerpen Metro - A drop down into Antwerp's metro, and a hasty retreat when we're not alone

GES214 Euston Disused CCE&HR Underground Station - A great explore in a now sadly demolished ghost station

GES217 Barcelona Metro Fun - Exploring the ins and outs of Barca's Metro with the Manchester Boys

GES218 - Correos abandoned station, Barcelona - One of the few ghost stations with original posters.

GES219 - Tube Vent LG - A mini explore of one of London's many Tube Vent Shafts

GES220 1   Charing Cross, Disused Jubilee Platforms (Trip 1) - An ambitious effort to see the disused platforms 

GES220-2  Charing Cross Overrun Tunnel & Vent Shaft (Part 2) - Continuing the explore of the dead end line.

GES221 Knightsbridge Station, Disused Section - An unexpected find with lots of gorgeous tiling

GES223 Copenhagen Metro - Exploring a modern system at the time not touched by known explorers

GES224 Euston Disused C&SLR Station - Disused station under Euston Mainline station with lots of old posters.

GES225 Highbury & Islington GN&CR Disused Station - One of those explores that gives you more and even more.

GES233 South Kensington Station, London - One of the best ways to access a place, sadly not as great as we hoped.

GES235 - RP Vent and LRD - Another Tube Vent infiltration, and wanders around the tunnels below

GES237 Abandoned Croxley Link & Stations - An entire line of suburban stations and line abandoned

GES238 The Original Metro Line, London - Pt 1 - Exploring the world's first underground metro line. Starting at the terminus in Farringdon.

GES238 The Original Metro Line, London - Pt 2 - Exploring the world's first underground metro line. Starting at the beginning in Paddington.

GES244 Valkyrie Plass disused station, Oslo - The best and well known of Oslo's abandoned stations

GES248 - Canary Wharf Elizabeth Line Station (Under Construction) - Once known as Crossrail, some new track

GES250 - Aldgate East (Disused) Station, London - Didn't think we'd find much here, but found loads!

GES242 - Volvat disused station, Oslo - A simple disused station explore, until things go wrong

GES245 Thames Tunnel, london - Exploring the oldest under River tunnel in the world, built by the Brunels.

GES246 Woolwich Arsenal to KGV DLR Tunnel, London - Passing under the Thames on the DLR

GES251 Camden Crossovers, London Underground - An amazing feat of engineering, & excuse for tube exploring!

GES252 DLR Tunnel to Cutty Sark under Thames, Docklands, London - A docklands light railway tunnel explore

GES267 Charing Cross Loop - The Northern Line used to end in a loop at Charing Cross, part of the loop remains...

GES268 - Mansion House - One of the joys of exploring, finding more than you bargained for.

GES271 Crossrail, Woolwich - Accidentally wandering down the unfinished Elizabeth Line into Woolwich Station.

GES277 Hammersmith Tower & Track - Exploring the Hammersmith Viaduct and building site nearby

GES278 Eurostar Tunnel - The most nuts thing i've done by far, getting into a Eurostar tunnel with 200mph trains!

GES293 Angel Station (Disused Sections) - Crawling about in the filth, mould and dilapidation for metro fun

GES294 - DLR Bank Tunnel - An explore of the DLR network, and one of the few tunnels

GES298 Northern city Line Tunnels - A long walk for miles down the feature rich tunnels

GES299 Wood Lane - Trying and failing to get to an abandoned platform

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GES219 Stockwell Station, Disused sections

GES295 Liverpool St Sidings (unfinished)

GES297 Moorgate Deep Level

GES300 Tube Depots

GES301 King William St Station (Disused) & Crossrail