This post is part of the series UK Blitz. Read from the start.
Wildeyed and hyperventilating, you turn terrified to face the lights racing down the tunnel. Thundering towards you swaying side to side like a loping predator, eyes blazing, comes a London Underground train. Mere inches separate the train from the walls of bolted steel rings but you knew that before you started. The train smashes through your body, cold steel unflinching as it drags you from your feet. For the briefest moment you are pressed against the glass, face to terror stricken face with the driver whose dreams you will haunt for the rest of his life. This won't worry you much longer however.
Gravity overcomes friction, then pulls your battered body down into the the rusty guillotine like wheels of the train which tear your limbs effortlessly from their sockets. Possessed by a glimmer of luck your spinal cord breaks, saving you the searing pain of your crushed ribcage for a second before 600 volts of direct current surges through whatever chunks of flesh are still connected. You have mentally scarred an innocent train driver and delayed the journey of thousands of londoners. This mess won't clean itself. However none of these things overly bother you right now, you have troubles enough with your pulped gibblets strewn along the tracks.
People will tell you it's too risky, too dangerous, it can't be done. Maybe it's these and more, but I entrust you to weigh the merits yourself. Do what you will with this information, pursuit of these adventures and spaces is an exercise left to the discretion of the reader. May I wish you the best of luck and god speed, you'll need haste a plenty when the rails sing, air rushes and blazing lights round the corner ahead.
-dsankt, 2008
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Sorry to pop in on your feed like this, but i've been doing some research on Urban explorers and have just spotted your amazing photos.
My name is Julie Harris, I am currently a final year geography student at the University of Manchester. In the past year I have become really interested in Urban Exploration and have decided to write my undergraduate dissertation on it.
The study I am doing is focussed on the motivation behind Urban Exploration, with the aim of discussing: Are Urban Explorers geographers?
I am hoping to find some Urban explorers who would be willing to have an informal chat with me on this topic. Obviously no names will be used in my work, and for anyone that does not wish to meet with me, we could find an online way of having this discussion (e.g. MSN/Skype/email). For those based around the Greater Manchester or London area who are happy to meet and chat over a coffee, the drinks are on me!
I’m hoping to do my research some time in October, so if anyone is game please contact me via email: Julie.harris-2@stude nt.manchester.ac.uk< br /> Thanks a million x
I see your comment "not everything done is posted", I'm wandering if you ventured into any partially flooded tube tunnels? There are stations left untouched since WW2. I would love to see some photo's if you have any. If this isn't the sort of thing you want posted up. My apologies and please delete.