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London Underground
A community portal about London Underground with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The London Underground is an all electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring... [more]
A community portal about London Underground with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The London Underground is an all electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. It is the world's oldest underground system, and is the largest in terms of route length. Service began on 10 January 1863 on the Metropolitan Railway ; most of that initial route is now part of the Hammersmith & City Line. Despite its name, about 55% of the network is above ground. Popular local names include the Underground and, more colloquially, the Tube, in reference to the cylindrical shape of the system's deep-bore tunnels.
I love how things can look better if they're re-drawn as a Tube Map. Senex Prime set out to simplify America's Interstate system & thought London's Tube map was the best way to present a lot of information very concisely and clearly.He said "Drawing my cues from the original and best metro diagram, H.C. Beck's wonderful London Underground diagram, ...
- London Underground Map Cushions (retrotogo.com)
That's the title of Dr Stephen Halliday's new book, which he will be signing this Friday evening at London Transport Museum & co-hosting a kitsch quiz as part of the museum's "Lates" series.
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- Haunted by horrors of Paddington (news.google.co.uk)
- Paddington crash survivor travels on train for 10year anniversary (telegraph.co.uk)
- Paddington crash survivor takes emotional train journey (p.moreover.com)
This canalside cube is the proposal for Paddington's Crossrail station. Not as fun as the shark-inspired design at Canary Wharf, though perhaps better for it.
The station will sit atop what is currently Paddington's Hammersmith & City line concourse, which would be demolished to make way for the Crossrail behemoth; it's uncertain from these images whether trains on the "Hammercircle" line heading eastbound would still make a stop here, or...
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From londonist.com
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Too close for comfort – Passengers’ experiences of the London Underground
Source: London Assembly Transport Commmittee
From the Executive Summary:
The Committee makes a number of recommendations about improving information for passengers, the planning and delivery of Underground upgrades, the design of new trains, and alternative transport options when lines are closed, including the standard of rail replacement [...]
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- Too close for comfort on the London Underground (media-newswire.com)
Nice option in London now for Delta, Finnair, Iberia and United Airlines passengers where they can check the baggage for the flight right at Paddington on the way to Heathrow. Closest US has to this is Disney options in Orlando....
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From gokis.net
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