The history of the London Underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. The Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863
Marble Arch tube station, c. 1900
Sign on wall beside Marylebone Road beyond station entrance
The Central line opened as the "Twopenny tube" in 1900. A Northern line train leaves a tunnel mouth just north of Hendon Central station.
Electrification – 1907 drawing of Metropolitan Railway – Ruislip and Harrow sub-stations
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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. It is part of the network
History of the London Underground
…The history of the London Underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. The Metropolitan Railway, which…
A sub-surface Metropolitan line S8 Stock train at Amersham
The Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863 using GWR broad-gauge locomotives.