Английская Википедия: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.[5]

These days, the fluffers have electric torches and protective clothing, and collect the dust in plastic bags.[1][6] Fluffer teams still tend to be mainly made up of women.[7]

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  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."
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