Many moons ago, many many moons ago. A few of the now defunct LCC exploring group, had wondered down the Bank DLR Tunnel. With most exploring missons, projects, whatever, there has to be a reward or payoff for making the effort. And at the time I didn't believe there was enough of a payoff to take the risk or make the effort to see myself. There was also the fact that two cameras sat on the walls making access tricky tricky.

Fast forwards many suns, many many sunsets, and I happened to be returning from a party in Poplar, and noticed a lot of construction work going on. I figured as I'd done pretty much everything that was sane to do with London's underground rail networks, this would be the time to have another look at this tunnel.

Finding people to explore with can be tricky these days, hence a lot of time is spent going solo. Doing track isn't something you want to really do with someone who has no experience. Luckily, a couple of new explorers had popped up on Instagram, with pictures of them in the London Underground. So i arranged to hook up with one of them, Pinkman.

We looked at a few options to get in, and I utilised some nearby road works to assist a speedy entry. All in, we climbed easliy up to the Tracks. Here looking East up the incline from the Bank tunnel. Other tracks above.

We were soon in a section I hadn't seen before. It must have been built recently for some reason or other. 

Emerging from the covered contrete section, we were briefly in the open section before the round bored tunnels that lead to Bank Station. A camera sits on the wall on the right here, halfway down. It had concerned me for the many years I'd been thinking of coming here. I decided it wasn't being watched out of service, and continued on with Pinkman in tow.

We entered the round tunnels, which give such great images as they twist through the earth carrying the metal tracks and whatever else there is that sits at the side of the tracks by the electric rail.

More twisting tunnel, there was a lot of it, as it's about a mile long.

Did I mention there's a long round concrete tunnel? Not wanting to be caught in the tunnel with a long run back to the entrance, we turned around about halfway, and headed back. Quick selfie near where the tunnel emerges into the night air again.

And with that we went back to where we'd climbed to the tracks, and began to make our way out of the site. Thanks to Pinkman for excellent company.