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THE "TUBE"

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  • CONSTRUCTION

    Constructed by Sir Marc Brunel and his son Isambard, the Thames Tunnel opens

  • OPENING

    On 10 January, The Metropolitan Railway opens the world's first underground railway, between Paddington (then called Bishop's Road) and Farringdon Street

  • THE FIRST LINE

    The first section of the Metropolitan District Railway, from South Kensington to Westminster (now part of the District and Circle lines), opens

  • FIRST TRAINS

    The first steam trains travel through the Brunels' Thames Tunnel

  • Bermondsey

    Running from the Tower of London to Bermondsey, the first Tube tunnel opens

  • THE CIRCLE

    The Circle line is completed

  • FIRST DEEP-LEVEL ELECTRIC RAILWAY

    On 18 December, The City and South London Railway opens the world's first deep-level electric railway. It runs from King William Street in the City of London, under the River Thames, to Stockwell

  • THE PRINCE OF WALES INAUGURATES A SECTION OF LINE

    The Prince of Wales opens the Central London Railway from Shepherd's Bush to Bank (the 'Twopenny Tube'). This is now part of the Central line

  • WWI

    The Underground Electric Railway Company of London (known as the Underground Group) is formed. By the start of WWI, mergers had brought all lines - except the Metropolitan line

  • ELECTRICITY

    District and Circle lines become electrified

  • NEW LINES

    Baker Street & Waterloo Railway (now part of the Bakerloo line) opens and runs from Baker Street to Kennington Road (now Lambeth North). Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway (now part of the Piccadilly line) opens between Hammersmith and Finsbury Park

  • SHELTERS

    Between September 1940 and May 1945, most Tube station platforms are used as air raid shelters. Some, like the Piccadilly line, Holborn - Aldwych branch, are closed to store British Museum treasures

  • VICTORIA LINE

    The Queen opens the Victoria line

  • JUBILEE LINE

    The Prince of Wales opens the Jubilee line

  • TRAGIC FIRE

    A tragic fire at King's Cross station kills 31 people

  • OYSTER CARD

    The Oyster card is introduced

  • BOMB ATTACKS

    52 people are killed in bomb attacks on three Tube trains and a bus on 7 July

  • NIGHT RUNS

    All-night Night Tube services begin operating on sections of some lines on Fridays and Saturdays.