On this day - 10 Jan 1863 - world's first underground railway from Paddington

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On this day - 10 Jan 1863 - world's first underground railway from Paddington

« on: January 10, 2024, 11:58:21 »

From TfL^» a brief history of the underground

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London Underground milestones
1863

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

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The early underground was a huge engineering achievement and very well used, but had one big disadvantage: its steam locomotives created a permanent fug in the stations and tunnels. The only surviving steam engine from the 1860s, Metropolitan number 23, is on display in the Museum.


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