London under London

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London under London
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Some of London's underground structures go as
f?r back as the Roman invasion.
Via Decumana
You can see the remains of the Roman wall in the
centre of the city
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There are ? number of tunnels beneath the River
Thames, such as underground railway lines, but
the most interesting are certainly the Thames
foot tunnels.
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It was Marc Brunel who designed the Thames Tunnel
- the first in the world tunnel under ? river!
The construction started in 1825
The first in the world tunnel under the river
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Unfortunately, the tunnel didn't b???m? v?r?
popular. Because of numerous ?roblems the tunnel
wasn't finished until 1840. It took another three
years to open it to the public.
Today, ?nl? two foot tunnels are still in use.
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The ?ingsway tram subway was opened in 1908 to
link North London with South London. Originally,
the tunnel was designed to ??rr? regular
single-deck trams but in 1930 the tunnel was
redesigned to b? ?bl? to use double-decker trams!
The line was used until 1952.
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The Underground has 270 stations and
?pproximately 400 km of track, making it the
longest metro system in the world by route
length, and one of the most served in terms of
stations. In 2007, over one billion passenger
journeys were recorded.
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Another kind of the modern underground is
Docklands Light Railway
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The London Underground also utilizes a unique
map, designed by Harry Beck in 1933.
The tube map, with its schematic non-geographical
layout and colour-coded lines, is considered a
design classic, and many other transport maps
worldwide have been influenced by it.
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The nickname of the London underground "the Tube"
comes from the circular tube-like tunnels and
platforms through which the trains travel.
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The London Underground is more than 140 years
old, 253 miles long and carves its way beneath
London's most historic sites, disturbing what was
laid to rest centuries ago. It is no surprise
that many strange tales and ghostly sightings
are associated with the Underground.
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They say Bank Station is haunted by the Black
Nun. Can you spot her?
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The London Underground also has several ghost
stations, Tube stations which are no longer used
although they still exist. These disused
stations were closed for various reasons. Some of
them are like time capsules perfectly capturing
the moment at which they were closed, while
others have been more or less erased from
history. Tours of the disused stations are
sometimes held, and are an interesting look into
the heart of the subway system.
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During the war, eight London deep-level bomb
shelters were constructed under stations to be
used as shelters. Some stations were converted
into government offices for example, Down street
was used for the headquarters of the Railway
Executive Committee and was also used for
meetings of the War Cabinet Brompton Road was
used as a control room for anti-aircraft guns.
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