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The Metropolitan District Railway, also known as the District Railway, was a passenger railway that served London, England, from 1868 to 1933. Established in 1864 to complete an "inner circle" of line
Part of a UERL poster from 1914 shows the underground District Railway Embankment station under the South Eastern and Chatham Railway's Charing Cross terminus
The jointly owned experimental passenger train that ran for six months in 1900
Originally built with four chimneys, Lots Road Power Station provided electricity for all of the UERL's lines
When Sudbury Town was rebuilt in July 1931 it was the prototype developing Holden's architectural style.
District line
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The District line is a London Underground line running from Upminster in the east and Edgware Road in northwestern Central London to Earl's Court in west London, where it splits into multiple branches
District Railway
…and bus operators to form the London Passenger Transport Board. Today, former District Railway tracks and stations are used by the London Underground's District, Piccadilly and Circle lines. In 1863, the Metropolitan Railway (also known as the Met) opened the world's first underground railway. The line was built…
A District line train at Wimbledon bound for Edgware Road, 2014
An R Stock train composed of a mixture of unpainted aluminium and (white) painted steel cars
Overhead view of the District line platforms at Earl's Court, 2005