Night Tube photographer’s 1990s zine released after 30-year delay

A photographer who spent Friday and Saturday nights on the London Underground in the 1990s has released a zine of his work, showing passengers before the Night Tube began. Mark McEvoy took the photographs between 1992 and 1995, often around 11 pm, as crowds rushed to catch the last train home.

The images, published in *London Underground 1992-1995*, show a cross-section of London nightlife in the years before smartphones. Passengers include punks, partiers and commuters, many of whom posed for McEvoy after he asked for permission. The photographs were taken on wooden-floored Tube carriages, now replaced by modern stock.

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A record of London before the Night Tube

McEvoy, who lived in Camden Town at the time, described himself as part of London’s music scene. He told *The Guardian* he was inspired to take the photographs after a late-night journey from Brixton, where he noticed the mix of people in the carriage. The images capture the final years of the last train rush, a period when passengers had to leave pubs in time to catch the final Tube home.

The Night Tube began in August 2016, ten years before the zine’s release. McEvoy told *The Guardian* that the introduction of all-night services changed the urgency of late-night travel. His photographs show passengers in a range of moods, from couples kissing to individuals sleeping or deep in conversation.

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We’ve all been there. We can straight away relate to that space.

Mark McEvoy, photographer

How the photographs were taken

McEvoy said most of the photographs were taken after he asked passengers for permission. He told *The Guardian* that people would often pose briefly before returning to their conversations or activities. Some images were candid, showing passengers asleep or lost in thought.

The zine includes a photograph of a man who told McEvoy he had moved to London from the US after being shot in the shoulder. Another image shows a group of revellers running through Tube carriages on New Year’s Eve. McEvoy also described an encounter with a drunk passenger who followed him off the train and sparked a fight between strangers.

What happens next

The zine *London Underground 1992-1995* is now available for purchase. McEvoy’s photographs have not been exhibited in Barnet or other north London boroughs. It is unclear whether Transport for London or local councils plan to display the images as part of public transport heritage projects.