150th Anniversary of the London Underground

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pict...derground.html



It's the 150th anniversary of the tube! One the oldest and largest metro systems in the world!

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Damien

It's the 150th anniversary of the tube! One the oldest metro systems in the world!

And it shows!!!

Originally Posted by danielf

And it shows!!!

Ah it's alright. Wish it could be overhauled to allow for bigger trains and better stations but it does a good job considering the load it's under each and every day. It's gone unnoticed actually how much better it's got in the last year in terms of reliability, certainly better than National Rail (which faces less hurdles being mostly above ground!). Certainly held up during the Olympics too. Crossrail should help further...

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Damien

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pict...derground.html



It's the 150th anniversary of the tube! One the oldest and largest metro systems in the world!

Actually, not to be picky, but it's the oldest.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by danielf

And it shows!!!

Well it would after 150 years!!!

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Damien

It's the 150th anniversary of the tube! One the oldest and largest metro systems in the world!

And the 149th year and 364th day since they first threatened to go on strike for higher pay.

Originally Posted by Stuart

Actually, not to be picky, but it's the oldest.

Ok. I was just covering myself because you never know if some city, somewhere, had something that could be considered a metro system and someone therefore enters a QI-esque level of pedantry to correct you.

[Stuart]

True, but I'd read it somewhere before and it was also mentioned in the article.

Originally Posted by Stuart

True, but I'd read it somewhere before and it was also mentioned in the article.

It pretty much is but I think there is some thing about the percentage of it being underground and so if you change the definition of a metro system to be 50% underground then it isn't the oldest. Like I said QI kinda stuff.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Damien

It pretty much is but I think there is some thing about the percentage of it being underground and so if you change the definition of a metro system to be 50% underground then it isn't the oldest. Like I said QI kinda stuff.

Sounds more like 'anorak kinda stuff' to me.

I'd love a tour of some of the closed stations and secret parts that the public don't get to see.

[Uncle Peter]

First ever journey on the Metropolitan Railway



Relative luxury compared to today. Only one person is standing up and nobody appears to have a sweaty armpit hanging above them.

[Matthew]

There was a program on Sky recently and the underground was part of it.

Considering its age it is one of the biggest metro lines in the world, I would love to go down during the night between 1am - 5am when its not running and take it all in. Never once been to London but there is something about the underground that draws me in, maybe its a case of how do they do it with what they have.

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

First ever journey on the Metropolitan Railway

Relative luxury compared to today. Only one person is standing up and nobody appears to have a sweaty armpit hanging above them.

Apart from those first trains being steam hauled so you enter tunnels in nice open carriages and exit covered in soot and all sorts of contaminants. A sweaty armpit probably has nothing on that

Originally Posted by Maggy J

I'd love a tour of some of the closed stations and secret parts that the public don't get to see.

I'd love a tour of the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens in Paddington.