London Underground 150 years - specials

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London underground 150 specials with steam loco met 1 & 12 sarah siddons 20/01/13

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ABC Radio National Rear Vision --> The London Underground

In January, the London Underground launched a yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary with a recreation of the first Tube journey, complete with steam locomotive. Rear Vision charts the history of the world's first underground rail system.

Although some thought that people would be too afraid to travel underground, the first line, the Metropolitan, which went between the overground stations at Paddington and Farringdon, was successful from the very first day.

The London Underground, which grew out of Victorian imagination and inventiveness, went on to shape the physical layout of the city. Commonly known as the Tube, the network is now essential to the social and economic life of London. Today, despite delays, overcrowding and lack of air conditioning, the Tube carries over one billion passengers a year and its map and 'roundel' logo are instantly recognisable.

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Transport for London --> Victoria line customers have most intensive train service in the country

Victoria line customers have most intensive train service in the country

04 February 2013

Passengers on the Victoria line are now benefiting from the most intensive train service in the UK, with 33 trains per hour and less than two minutes between trains during the vital morning and evening rush hours ...