While the city sleeps - Guardian Article

The Guardian has published an article containing pictures taken by photographer Sean Smith capturing the city at night including cabaret stars, homeless people and LoHAC road maintenance workers. Extract below:

With the roads relatively free of congestion, Transport for London begins night maintenance on Upper Thames Street Tunnel. Opened in 1970, approximately 40,000 vehicles and 4,000 cyclists travel through the half-mile long tunnel every day.

In 2011 a new liner LED lighting system was installed which has cut CO2 emissions by more than 60%, saving an estimated 163 tonnes each year.

"We have only one opportunity every three months to close the tunnel and carry out all repairs, maintenance and cleaning for the next three," says Stewart Wilson, Asset Operations Manager. "You really feel the pressure when you have a dozen jobs that all need to be carried out at once before the tunnel reopens."





https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/may/22/while-the-city-sleeps-london-after-hours-a-photo-essay