The London Underground opened in 1863 with gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives. The Metropolitan and District railways both used carriages...
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first underground passenger services started in 1863 when the Metropolitan Railway opened using steam locomotives hauling gas-lit wooden carriages, braked...
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Metropolitan Railway opened the world's first underground line between Paddington and Farringdon with wooden carriages and steam locomotives. The same year a...
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The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first successful deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major railway to use...
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Metro-Cammell (redirect from Metropolitan, Carriage, Wagon and Finance)
formally the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company (MCCW), was an English manufacturer of railway carriages, locomotives and railway wagons,...
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The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts...
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The London Underground network carries more than a billion passengers a year. It has one fatal accident for every 300 million journeys. Five accidents...
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in 1863 using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives, worked with the District Railway to complete London's Circle line in 1884. Both railways...
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carriages (59 additional carriages for existing 6-car trains and 4 new 7-car trains) from Alstom in June 2003 at a cost of £150m. The new carriages were...
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a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed...
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The London Underground 1983 Stock was a class of electric multiple unit built by Metro-Cammell for use on London Underground's Jubilee line. The 1983 Stock...
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The London Underground S7 and S8 Stock, commonly referred to as S Stock, is a type of passenger train running on the London Underground's subsurface lines...
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unit train carriages built for the District Railway in 1923 by Gloucester RC&W. They operated on the District line of the London Underground until 1971...
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Carriages Trust. "3706 Standard Stock Driving Motor". Vintage Carriages Trust. "London Electric 7061 Trailer car". Vintage Carriages Trust. "London Electric...
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during rush hour. An area of the exercise site was prepared with London Underground carriages and rubble from which simulated casualties were extracted by...
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deliberate attacks on the infrastructure, staff or passengers of the London Underground that have caused considerable damage, injury or death. In 1969, the...
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Secrets of the London Underground is a British factual documentary series presented by railway historian Tim Dunn and London Transport Museum's Engagement...
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The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited (UERL), known operationally as the Underground for much of its existence, was established in...
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of the London Underground. Built in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, which reused the Thames Tunnel intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line...
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London Bridge is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Bermondsey, south-east London. It occupies a large area...
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The London Underground M Stock and N Stock were similar designs of rolling stock built in 1935. As the new cars were urgently required they were based...
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infrastructure of the London Underground includes 11 lines, with 272 stations. There are two types of line on the London Underground: services that run on...
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The London Underground 1962 Stock was a type of London Underground tube train built for use on the Central line. They were used on the Central line between...
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Metropolitan line (redirect from Metropolitan line (London Underground))
Metropolitan line, colloquially known as the Met, is a London Underground line between Aldgate in the City of London and Amersham and Chesham in Buckinghamshire...
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The London Underground A60 and A62 Stock, commonly referred to as A Stock, was a type of sub-surface rolling stock which operated on the Metropolitan line...
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The London Underground 2024 Stock, known as the New Tube for London (NTfL) during development, is a London Underground train being built by Siemens Mobility...
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The London Underground 1938 Stock was a London Underground tube stock design. A total of 1,121 cars were built by Metro-Cammell and Birmingham RC&W. An...
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The London Underground D78 Stock, commonly referred to as D Stock, was a type of sub-surface rolling stock which operated on the District line of the London...
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The 1959 Tube Stock was a type of London Underground tube train constructed in the late 1950s. They were intended for use on the Piccadilly line, but also...
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Bakerloo line (redirect from Bakerloo line (London Underground))
(/ˌbeɪkərˈluː/) is a London Underground line that runs from Harrow & Wealdstone in suburban north-west London to Elephant & Castle in south London, via the West...
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