History of the London Underground
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History of the London Underground
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The history of the London Underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. The Metropolitan Railway, which opened 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 expanded, the Metropolitan eventually extending as far as Verney Junction in Buckinghamshire, more than 50 miles (80 km) from Baker Street and the cen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_London_Underground
date created:
2004-12-05T02:55:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:18:39Z
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