Frank Pick Hon. RIBA was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) in 1906. He was chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from its creation in 1933 until 1940.
Frank Pick, 1939
One of the early red disc station "bulls-eyes" introduced by Frank Pick, still in place at Ealing Broadway
South Wimbledon station (1926), one of Charles Holden's new stations on the C&SLR extension to Morden
Sudbury Town station (1931), the first of Charles Holden's stations on the Piccadilly line
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited (UERL), known operationally as the Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube" underground railway lines opened in London during 1906 and 1907: the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. It was also the parent company from 1902 of the District Railway, which it electrified between 1903 and 1905. The UERL is a precursor of today's London Underground; its three tube lines form the central sections of today's Bakerloo, Northern and Piccadilly lines.
American trust certificate of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Ltd., issued 8 may 1911
Charles Yerkes, UERL chairman from 1902
Originally built with four chimneys, Lots Road Power Station provided electricity for all of the UERL's lines.
Russell Square station, an example of the Leslie Green design used for the UERL's stations
