Electricians carrying out essential maintenance on power cables on the London Underground Network


Without electricity, a tube network couldn't function. Electricity is need to power the trains, the escalators, the lighting and a myriad of other uses. Skilled contract engineers carry out a regular programme of essential maintenance throughout the London Underground rail network on the electrical supply cables which provide traction current for the locomotives.


Size: 4961px × 4961px
Location: Nothern Line Maintenance Shaft, London Underground, UK.
Photo credit: © qaphotos.com / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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