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Title: On this day - 30th December (1927) Post by: grahame on December 30, 2021, 20:35:47 The first full-fledged subway line in Japan opened on 30 Dec 1927: The Tokyo Metro line between Ueno and Asakusa (approximately 2.2km). During a time in which steam trains were still the main form of locomotion, Tokyo Metro began developing the 1000 Series electric train for underground use.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/otd_1230_1.jpg) To give you an idea of just how far ahead London was, here is part of an underground map from 1927: (http://www.wellho.net/pix/otd_1230_2.jpg) Title: Re: On this day - 30th December (1927) Post by: Worcester_Passenger on December 31, 2021, 07:09:02 Including an arrow at the top right going to Southend.
Title: Re: On this day - 30th December (1927) Post by: stuving on December 31, 2021, 08:15:18 Including an arrow at the top right going to Southend. Well of course - and the name was there in that green box until 1939. There were through trains, run by either railway or jointly, and at least a few summer excursions through to 1939. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |