The Little Book of the London Underground
Title | The Little Book of the London Underground PDF eBook |
Author | David Long |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2010-12-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0752462369 |
Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.’ According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight. Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo. Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child’s garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone’s brother’s ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats. WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world’s oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it? This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.
The Little Book of the London Underground
Title | The Little Book of the London Underground PDF eBook |
Author | David Long |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2010-12-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0752462369 |
Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.’ According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight. Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo. Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child’s garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone’s brother’s ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats. WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world’s oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it? This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.
The Little Book of the London Underground
Title | The Little Book of the London Underground PDF eBook |
Author | David Long |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2010-12-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0752462369 |
Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as 'a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.' According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight. Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo. Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child's garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone's brother's ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats. WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world's oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it? This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.
The Little Book of London
Title | The Little Book of London PDF eBook |
Author | David Long |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2010-12-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0752462628 |
The Little Book of London is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium full of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. London's looniest laws, its most eccentric inhabitants, the realities of being royal and literally hundreds of wacky facts about the world's greatest city combine to make it required reading for visitors and locals alike.
London's Underground, Revised Edition
Title | London's Underground, Revised Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Green |
Publisher | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2023-10-24 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0711289050 |
Published in conjunction with TFL, this is a comprehensive guide to the London Underground, combining a historical overview, illustrations and newly commissioned photography.
One Stop Short of Barking
Title | One Stop Short of Barking PDF eBook |
Author | Mecca Ibrahim |
Publisher | New Holland Australia(AU) |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Transportation |
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From bizarre drivers' announcements, the new relaxed rules for buskers and timetables that exist only in the imagination, this book unearths the secrets, the eccentricities, the history and the survival tips of the London Underground.
Down the Tube
Title | Down the Tube PDF eBook |
Author | Christian Wolmar |
Publisher | White Lion Publishing |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Reforming the London Underground has become a massive political issue. Christian Wolmar examines government policy past and present, and presents a bleak vision of the future effects of the Treasury's ideas for a public/private partnership.