Aldwych Station and the future of travel

Closed for over three decades, and only attracting 650 passengers a day even when it was open, Aldwych Station seems like an odd relic. Its disused platforms welcome tours and film crews, but they hardly point to future innovation. Or do they? In fact, this station - like the disused platforms of Charing Cross - has been a handy place to test new ideas. And traces of some of them are visible to…