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The London Underground began operation in 1863. A group was first formed in the 1850's to build the underground transportation system. The Underground stations were used in World War Two as shelters from German bombing, and many Londoners spend the night in the Underground to survive the bombs.
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What people in London call the means of transportation on rails and underground?
The network is called, The Tube, as in: I often take the tube to travel round London, it is quicker than a bus on London's congested roads.
What is the name of network of tubes for traveling London?
The London Underground. Travel For London (TFL) is responsible for the London Underground and the other transport networks in London.
Where is the biggest underground train network in the world?
london
The platfrom with the sharpest curve raidus in the whole of the London Underground network?
The Wollstonecraft railway station is the platform with the sharpest curve radius in the whole of the London Underground network.
What is the tube in London?
It is an underground rail network underneath London.
How do you get to East London by rail from North west London?
Well the easiest way would be to use the London Underground. If it is imperative to use a train there is the London Overground Network. A link to the Underground/Overground rail network can be found below.
Length London underground track?
The total length of the London Underground network is 250 miles / 402.34 kilometers.
How many smarties does it take to go round the London underground?
Smarties are oblate spheroids of approximately 15mm width. The London Underground network comprises approximately 400 kilometres of track. Therefore, end to end, it would need 26,666,666 smarties to go round the London Underground.
Which station on the London underground has different names on different platforms?
Each station on the London Underground network has its' own name, clearly defined in the corporate logo or 'roundels'. No station has two different names.
Where can one find London on the Tube?
One can find the London Underground rail network, or "The Tube", at various points in London ranging from Central London all the way to the outer edge of the capital.
What London underground station has the longest escalator?
Angel station, on the Northern line, has the longest escalator on the underground network, at 197ft, in two flights.
What transportation can you use going to London from Sheffield?
Trains, underground trains, coaches, busses, taxis, hired cars or any combination of these.
