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Description: | Albert Honey retired from London Underground (L.U.) in 1979, after 50 years.
He saw many improvements in those years, but some dramatic changes did not happen until after he left. For instance, smoking on the Tube was not banned until 1983.
Albert recalls that smoking used to be a real problem, particularly when people dropped lighted cigarette butts out windows. They could set fire to the fluff and rubbish that built up in the tunnels. This was such a problem that L.U. had to employ 'fluffers'. Albert recalls how these cleaners worked every night to get rid of the fluff and minimise the risk of fire. It was hard work for low wages, but very important for the safety of the Underground.
The cleaners still do an important job on the Underground. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Environment Transport Work | Temporal: | 1950-1959 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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