The Waterloo & City line, colloquially known as The Drain, is a London Underground shuttle line that runs between Waterloo and Bank with no intermediate stops. Its primary traffic consists of commuters from south-west London, Surrey and Hampshire arriving at Waterloo main line station and travelling forward to the City of London financial district. For this reason, the line has historically not operated on Sundays or public holidays, except in very limited circumstances. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the line is currently only open on weekdays. It is one of only two lines on the Underground network to run completely underground, the other being the Victoria line.
A 1992 stock Waterloo & City line train at Bank
Removal of spoil in tunnelling the Waterloo & City Railway
The Greathead tunnelling shield in use on the Waterloo & City Railway
The air lock used during compressed air working
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.
The nickname "Tube" comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small profile trains travel. (Deep level Northern line London Underground 1995 Stock train)
A sub-surface Metropolitan line train (S8 Stock) at Farringdon
The Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863 using GWR broad-gauge locomotives.
Passengers wait to board a tube train in 1906.