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Posted by David Fairthorne on Wed Oct 20 17:59:00 2004, in response to Re: Crossrail gets Treasury backing (was Re: London's five-year plan), posted by Wado MP73 on Wed Oct 20 01:26:08 2004. Yes indeed. The first underground line was the Metropolitan and it ran from Paddington to the Farringdon in the City.According to London Underground History: 1863-01-10 Metropolitan, now also Hammersmith & City and Circle (except for the western terminus) The very first section of underground in the world opened between Paddington (Bishop's Road) (now Paddington) and Farringdon Street (now Farringdon on a nearby site). The intermediate stations were Edgware Road, Baker Street, Portland Road (now Great Portland Street), Gower Street (now Euston Square) and King's Cross (now King's Cross St. Pancras). Both broad gauge and standard gauge track was laid. Broad gauge rolling stock and locomotive was provides by GWR. |
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