The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, also known as the Piccadilly tube, was a railway company established in 1902 that constructed a deep-level underground "tube" railway in London, En
Financier Charles Yerkes' consortium bought the DR, the B&PCR, and the GN&SR in 1901.
Russell Square station, an example of the Leslie Green design used for the GNP&BR's stations
Newspaper advertisement for the opening of the Piccadilly Tube
Pamphlet promoting the line from 1906
The Royal Commission on London Traffic was a royal commission established in 1903 with a remit to review and report on how transport systems should be developed for London and the surrounding area. It
Sketch from the report showing a cross section through one of the proposed Main Avenues with trams and road traffic on the surface and railway lines beneath