Discovered a forgotten military underground power station | ABANDONED 

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I've been there! We had a school visit to the place around 1977. Drove down a long tunnel in a minibus to get inside. It was running at the time and providing power to most of Malta. We were showed around the control room. One guage showed nearly 1000 amps. This was being drawn by a Royal Navy warship that was in Valetta harbour. I remember the batteries. We were told that they came from submarines. The high voltage contactors were submerged in a bath of oil and switched at high speed using a shotgun cartridge! All the turbines in use then were steam driven via oil fired boilers. The big diesel engines had long since retired. However, they were occasionally started up. We got to see that. Pretty scary. The whole floor was thumping. The engines had double acting pistons. We were shown a piston and it was huge. Easily the size of an oil drum. The place was immaculate back then. I remember seeing a machine shop fully loaded with lathes, milling machines etc. I was envious because it was better stuff than what we had at school.

Hi Folks, this underground treasure used to form part of Malta Drydocks, and it even used to supply power for the same yard. I have worked there for a total of 36 years up to 2003, and can assure you that at this location there are tens of tunnels, all dug out in solid rock before and during WWII, many of them used as workshops so that important works could continue even during bombardments, and I can assure you this area of Malta was the heaviest bombed, especially when HMS Illustrious entered here for quick repairs in 1942. One of the biggest underground tunnels was later used as a huge training centre for us apprentices, and once I had read somewhere that when Queen Elizabeth was taken there during a royal visit in 1954, she was absolutely impressed!

As a retired electrical engineer and power plant manager, i found this video top notch! A tour of 1940s power generation and underground to boot! The turbine generators were powered by oil-fired boilers the best i could tell. Normally the diesel generators were used for start-up and standby power. The fact the plant was built underground would have been astronomically expensive per Kw! But given the time, survivability was the chief design consideration. Salute to those guys who worked long hours underground to keep the plant running and maintained not seeing the light of day! The last part of the video covered the spare parts inventory, amazing that some of the parts are still left. To me the most amazing thing that you discovered: the Parsons generator (alternator as stated) cover was made from wood!!! I would have to guess it was to save metal during the war period and or lighter weight for maintenance reasons. The plants i worked in (modern 1970s through early 2000s) the generator casings were made of heavy steel. Shame a lot of the gauges had been smashed by vandals. Thank you and God speed! Please be careful as you know such facilities can be very dangerous in such an aged state. You guys should be on the history channel !!! Oh yes those batteries i wonder if the casings were made of glass? Early telecom companies used back-up batteries and their casings were made of glass.

When you said "Queen Power Station", I laughed out loud as I was thinking the exact same thing. Seriously though, you guys hit the jackpot here with this discovery. Every time I think you've taken us on the most unique adventure, you step it up a notch or two and show us something even more amazing. Congratulations Bob - this is EPIC!!!

Thank you for this video. My grandfather worked for Parsons, as a turbine specialist for power generation, after WW2 (and before being hired by the Electricity Trust of South Australia as a turbine engineer). There is a reasonable chance he worked directly on the turbines you showed in this video.

Wow that's one of the most impressive places I have seen yet! I have never seen such a structure before, I wonder how much time you spent searching for the way in and I can only imagine how happy you were, when you found the small hole in the wall that leads to the treasure! ;) Great Video and Storytelling👌🏻

I'm so glad you got in. My grandad was a yeoman in the Royal navy stationed under Malta, and my mum was schooled there. We went back to visit above ground years ago. And I've wondered what it was like inside ever since I was a boy. Some of the entrances to the tunnels where in Valletta below a park overlooking the sea.

The amount of engineering that went into building this plant underground, just amazing.

Incredible video Bob :) That said, as a Brit, it’s sad to see this reminder of the quality of British engineering and manufacturing from this era, as we’re no longer a manufacturing nation, sadly.

This place is amazing! Such a great find. Love it. You two did a great job showcasing the size of the place. I'm hoping you have a part two!

I absolutely LOVE the behind the scenes info and the failure info!! Please consider posting more!!

Amazing find!! Never a dull explore, Bob!

What an amazing location! There's some serious tunneling gone on there, which is seemingly endless. I work I an old power station so a lot of what you've filmed is familiar to me. It's interesting that the Maltese authorities haven't bothered to decommission it, there's a lot of very valuable scrap in there. I can only assume that the vast quantities of asbestos that will be present are the reason why it's been sealed up and abandoned. Really interesting video, many thanks!

C. A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm which was once one of the largest employers on Tyneside. The company became Reyrolle Parsons in 1968, merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries in 1977, and became part of Rolls-Royce in 1989. Today the company is part of Siemens Energy.

Great episode! I love it when you are exploring bunkers and military underground areas.

Absolutely loved this. Epic explore 👌🏻

Another great video! Love it. Thanks!

Absolutely amazing!!!

One of your best finds, I hope you research the rest of Malta now and find lots more, this was amazing

Absolutely Fantastic !!! Well done XX

Epic find there! Keep bringing them in, and deep explores.

Wow! Excellent excellent excellent video! Thankyou guys very much!

Absolutely epic explore... thanks for sharing

This has been one impressive tour!!! Thank you -)

my favorite channel for unique structures around the world.

What an epic find! Really enjoyed this beautiful video!

Brilliant explore,nice to catch up with you guys

This is monumental, I Have never seen anything like it - a premium quality explore! I sure hope this gets all the views it deserves. With that crusty decay I was thinking this looks in some places like a sunken ship that was brought back to the surface and then, towards the end, you found friggin ship propellers on the ground! 😮 And also my compliments for the well lit beauty shots and cinematics. One may think a big light panel to bath everything in brightness would be best for a place like this, but thats not the case here. Good flashlights and handing the camera over to the trailing partner filming from behind gives the whole scene an epic ambiance! Bob and friends certainly give us unique jewels to marvel at - the channel's name is no exaggeration! 💪

Thankyou for not giving up man.. here we can see what we never know exist and hear just a story only.. but there you are..

A great find and a fantastic discovery, great stuff.

This is unreal! You guys are the real deal! You have my utmost respect!

That place is crazy! Love it! Great job lighting up the engine room!

All im going to say is Wow. Can't believe it sits un touched. Back in Time . So interesting. Very Cool Guys . Thank you for all your Hard Work

That is incredible! I always wondered if places like this still existed, and what they looked like.

Fantastic explore guys, this has to be one of the best you have done. Thanks for bringing it to me. Cheers and stay safe.

What a amazing and gigantic place. I am happy you could get in and show the place. A lot of history. Take care

This Place is the Dream of every Urbexer!!! Great Place and Video 😳😳😳😳👍

Amazing find. So many wonderful artefacts.

Amazing. Thanks for sharing

Bob, this was such an epic exploring!!!😱 So glad, that you didn’t give up to get in. Thank you for the experience😊

incredible ... good job guys !

Great explore guys! Your content is always very interesting but I have to say this is one of your best.

Beautiful natural decay, thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing this location😊

Hallo Bob! Glad to see you back in business!

Incredible video! When you guys got past the restroom into another area at first it looked exactly what you see in the game of Fallout! Great find!!

Brilliant Video Lads Bless Up

Parsons was founded in 1897 but changed hands several times finally being bought by Siemens Energy AG in 1997. The Parsons name ended at that point.

WOOOOOWWWWW FANTASTIC love you for this :))

Incredible. Thanks.

THX for this amazing video 🤟🤟🤟

Incredible effort and very nice footage. Needs a second visit 😎😉

Supergaaf! Wat een enorm complex, zeker de moeite waard geweest:)

So you are the real deal pure urbex hunter's ,I love you's

This is amazing , surely Malta should be preserving this as its part of their history......

I love how you manage to go to places that not even the scalpers dare to go. Amazing

This is one of my favorite locations you guys have visited. What an absolute gem-10 find! Bob is there a part 2 or more footage from this location? I was on the edge of my seat the last few minutes as you explored alone. Rest easy knowing all the hard work paid off in the end with this one :)

Really enjoyed the adventure.

one of your best!

Wow that place must be huge.. How did you find your way out? I wish it had been preserved a little better.. Thx for taking us along on another great adventure...Take care my friends and be safe...

Now that's an amazing underground urbex. Interesting to see some of the control racks completely decayed, while others look almost serviceable. Can't imagine what that place must have been like when it was still operational.

Amazing find. Nice visit. They should make it a museum and preserve these machines.

This has to be one of the most insane Lost Places on the internet! Its just so complex and unbelievable all of this is actually in a bunker!

Malta's whole underground history is crazy. Nuts bro, great work 💯🤙

What a ridiculously awesome find, Bob!!! hope there’s a Part II. Malta is phenomenal, on my bucket list for sure. some of those corridors with the echos and booms reminds me of the PC horror game series STALKER. probably one of my favorite videos on your channel. Thanks!!

Breathtaking ..💯🦾🙌🏻

This is incredible! Hopefully you have plenty of nice stills to put in your next book , I have the first two books and can highly recommend them 👍

Thanks for directing me here Bob i never have seen this part of Malta i really love it bro ❤️

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth

Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Thank you so very much for all the effort you put into all of your amazing videos. I usually watch your videos on my smart TV, so unfortunately it doesn't allow me to comment on your work, so I wanted you to know how much I appreciate all of the videos you work so hard to provide. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Just remarkable!

Wow. Excellent content video informative. I'm a ten year military veteran and electrical engineering 62 years old, I've never seen anything like this! Massive industrial complex. Truly impressed!

An awesome explore.👍🇬🇧

fantastic!

Awesome. A locked time capsule. Untouched history.

That place is awesome 😳 Insane & epic find 😍😲😮

How did you manged to get inside there it was crazy. I am Maltese and have always heard of this place. Great video edit.

Amazing location! It was so much bigger than I expected. How long were you guys down there?

Good job guys! Insane decay and very cool those old diesel turbines.

Absolutely amazing troops you find some truly great places ...greetings from Scotland to you all

Incredible!!I know you guys have backup torches but it’s still very nerve racking to watch the prospect of light failure doesn’t bare thinking about.Thanks for sharing a great explore.👏👏👏

That was awesome 👌

Great…as always

He Bob! I just saw u on Mysteries of the Abandoned on Amazon! Ur Belarus video! Good to see ur still doing great exploring!

A part 2 is definitely one video to do, the place is massive. And yes there are probably more places indicated by the map on the wall to find.

how the hell do you remember the way out ??? great video

This is awesome and deeply immersive experience to view of a really isolated and forgotten place below the surface. What an adventure

What a place... thank you : )

I'm amazed that you guys were able to remember how to find your way back out of that place

awesome !

Soo annoyed!! I wasn't notified about this upload 😥 watching now tho! X

Next Level Urbex

Wow awesome video

Dit is zeker de koninging onder de electra stations. Wat een mega gave en prachtige locatie.

You're The Best! :)

That's crazy. Who would of ever known? Thank you for sharing. How do you guys not get lost? What an amazing operation, just think of all the people that ran that place. Do you know how many people worked and or died down there? If only the walls could talk! Makes me think about the man that thought up All these things and what and how they all tied in to make it work. And the money it took??? WOW... I tried to see the time on the clock, but couldn't make it out. Phenomenal, to say the least.

Cool video , worth waiting to get into to it i would say . Thank you

Awesome place, thanks

One of the cooler sites you guys have been to in a while although I don’t think you will ever top the Buran