London tube
Transcript: History Why is the underground a good idea? - 1869 the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway - East London Railway - 1865 - ELR - 1884 - services on the line. - the end of the 1880s - the end of the 19th century - far outside London - a single network - the District Line, the Bakerloo Line, the Piccadilly Line, the Edgware, Highgate and Morden Line, the Metropolitan Line, the Metropolitan Line , the East London Line, and the Central London Line. - 1 January 1948 - nationalized by the Labour government Main function: transport First metropolitan line: 1863, huge success Lowest-paid workers: special, cheap pre-6am trains Nowadays 3 million passengers a day with 3.4 million per weekday 8 December 2006: 4 million people on one day 2006: a billion passengers in one year Third busiest metro system in Europe, after Moscow and Paris Art on the underground London Underground - 1868 the Metropolitan District Railway - 1864 - Inner Circle railway - A fierce rivalry - most lucrative railways in the suburbs. - The London and North Western Railway - Outer Circle - 1872 - The Inner Circle - 1884 - West Brompton and Blackfriars in 1870 - 1877, it began running its own trains - overcrowded roads - railways through the city - dangerous and unhealthy - underground - lack of space above ground. - the stationary was too far away from the center of London - stagecoach - 1854 - Metropolitan Railway - King’s Cross, St. Pancras, Euston and Paddington - excavated the tunnel and they covered it - the Metropolitan Railway 1863 - locomotive to pull the trains "My work feels like strands of my thoughts that have flown around the universe before coming back to materialize." The stagecoach Construction of the Metropolitan Railway The roads were too crowded At first too dangerous and unhealthy It doesn’t bar any other traffic. Saves energy and gives a good mood. Better for the environment. Useful for people who cannot afford a car. You don't have to pay insurances and you don’t have to pay road tax. The of attention Functions centaur