| 词条 | Fluffer (London Underground) |
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On the London Underground, fluffer is the name given to a person employed to clean the tracks in the tunnels.[1] The passage of the trains through the tunnels draws in dust and rubbish. Removing this debris is essential to maintain the safety of the Underground, as it would otherwise create a fire hazard.[2][3] The work is done at night during Engineering Hours, when the trains have finished running, and the electricity is switched off. Cleaning the tunnels is a heavy and dirty job, which has traditionally been a role carried out by teams of women.[4] In 1947, a newsreel made by British Pathé captured the fluffers on film carrying carbide lamps, long brushes and scraping tools. The rubbish was removed in dustbins, loaded onto a trolley that was drawn along the rails.[2] In 1989, documentary filmmaker Molly Dineen chronicled the work of a team of fluffers at Angel station in Islington for a TV documentary called The Heart of the Angel. These days, the fluffers have electric torches and protective clothing, and collect the dust in plastic bags.[1][5] Fluffer teams still tend to be mainly made up of women.[6] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Science & Society Picture Library|url=http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10448938&screenwidth=1290|publisher=National Railway Museum|accessdate=20 September 2011}} {{transportation-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite web|title=A city sleeps|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46741|publisher=British Pathe|accessdate=20 September 2011|format=B/W Newsreel|year=1947}} 3. ^Iain Spragg London Underground's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary but true stories 2013 1909396168 "For those with their minds not in the gutter, a fluffer is someone whose job it is to clean the Underground's tracks while everyone else is safely tucked up in bed." 4. ^{{cite web|title="Mind The Gap" the story of Evelyn Roberts|url=http://www.standrewsfulham.com/spotlights/evelyn.html|publisher=St Andrew's Fulham|accessdate=20 September 2011|year=2007}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Hogg|first=Chris|title=Fluffer, Whitechapel Station, London, 1996.|url=http://www.ssplprints.com/image/120593/hogg-chris-fluffer-whitechapel-station-london-1996|publisher=National Railway Museum|accessdate=20 September 2011|year=1996}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=A team of 'fluffers', Whitechapel Station, London, November 1994.|url=http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10326055&wwwflag=2&imagepos=8|publisher=National Railway Museum|accessdate=20 September 2011|year=1994}} 2 : London Underground|Cleaning and maintenance occupations |
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