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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
The name "Tube" comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile (deep tube) trains travel. Northern line 1995 Stock train ap
The name "Tube" comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile (deep tube) trains travel. Northern line 1995 Stock train approaching Hendon Central.
A sub-surface Metropolitan line S8 Stock train at Amersham
A sub-surface Metropolitan line S8 Stock train at Amersham
Sign on wall beside Marylebone Road beyond station entrance
Sign on wall beside Marylebone Road beyond station entrance
The Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863 using GWR broad-gauge locomotives.
The Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863 using GWR broad-gauge locomotives.
Metropolitan Railway
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The Metropolitan Railway was a passenger and goods railway that served London from 1863 to 1933, its main line heading north-west from the capital's financial heart in the City to what were to become
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…and Hertfordshire in England. It is part of the network of transport services managed by Transport for London. The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, opening on 10 January 1863 as the world's first underground passenger railway. Despite air quality issues due to use of coke and coal burning locomotives…
Montage of the Metropolitan Railway's stations from The Illustrated London News December 1862, the month before the railway opened
Montage of the Metropolitan Railway's stations from The Illustrated London News December 1862, the month before the railway opened
Construction of the Metropolitan Railway close to King's Cross station in 1861
Construction of the Metropolitan Railway close to King's Cross station in 1861
The cutting at Farringdon following the flooding from the Fleet sewer in June 1862
The cutting at Farringdon following the flooding from the Fleet sewer in June 1862
Metropolitan Railway A-Class 4-4-0T No 23 in Covent Garden
Metropolitan Railway A-Class 4-4-0T No 23 in Covent Garden