London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving Greater London and some adjacent parts of the counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
The idea of an underground railway linking the City of London with some of the railway termini in its urban centre was proposed in the 1830s, and the Metropolitan Railway was granted permission to build such a line in 1854. To prepare construction, a short test tunnel was built in 1855 in Kibblesworth, a small town with geological properties similar to London. This test tunnel was used for two years in the development of the first underground train, and was later, in 1861, filled up. The world's first underground railway, it opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives. It was hailed as a success, carrying 38,000 passengers on the opening day, and borrowing trains from other railways to supplement the service. The Metropolitan District Railway (commonly known as the District Railway) opened in December 1868 from South Kensington to Westminster as part of a plan for an underground "inner circle" connecting London's main-line termini. The Metropolitan and District railways completed the Circle line in 1884, built using the cut and cover method. Both railways expanded, the District building five branches to the west reaching Ealing, Hounslow, Uxbridge, Richmond and Wimbledon and the Metropolitan eventually extended as far as Verney Junction in Buckinghamshire, more than 50 miles (80 km) from Baker Street and the centre of London.
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'Antiquities at the British Museum near the Underground' £6.99
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'Brightest London is best reached by Underground' 1924 £6.99
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'Hendon to Edgeware Extension' in 1924 £6.99
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'Kenwood - London's New Park' in 1925 £6.99
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'Kew Gardens by Underground & Tram' in 1913 £6.99
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'London's Underground remembers their passengers now at war' in 1915 £6.99
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'Regents Park Zoo by Underground' £6.99
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'Underground - Invade it Yourself' in 1915 £6.99
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'Underground - Too Much of a Good Thing' £6.99
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'Underground - What it Takes' in 1923 £6.99
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'Underground - When In Doubt' in 1913 £6.99
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'Underground to Christmas in Fairyland' £6.99
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'Underground to Fresh Air' in 1915 £6.99
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'Ask a Policeman' £6.99
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'London Underground Map' in 1911 £6.99
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'Nightly Carnival' in 1924 £6.99
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'Now is The Season' in 1925 £6.99
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'Underground to Wood Lane Advertising Exhibition' £6.99