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The London Underground celebrates its 160 year anniversary today, making it the oldest underground network in the world.
On January 10 1863, the Metropolitan Railway opened its new subterranean railway between Paddington and Farringdon, ushering in a new age of transport - the London Underground. (Permalink) Farringdon London Underground Metropolitan Railway Paddington  Baker Street: The Met had very large uniform buttons - so heavy that they had to be bolted onto staff uniforms.  Baker Street [Met]: LUL S8 stock with a Metropolitan Line service terminating in the west side bay platform at Baker Street station, on 28th November 2012. The original platforms on the world's first Underground, the Met ... |
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The next phase of operation on the Elizabeth Line is to begin on November 6, Transport for London has confirmed. Trains from Reading and Heathrow Airport will run east through the cross-London tunnels to Abbey Wood, and trains from Shenfield will run west to Paddington.
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Passengers travelling through London Paddington are facing continued disruption after a train derailment.
Network Rail said the empty train had passed a red signal outside the station, activating an automatic derailment on Thursday. Overhead power lines also came down. Operator GWR expects to run only half its normal service on Friday morning. Network Rail said a limited service would run to and from London Paddington until the end of Friday. (Permalink) Derailment GWR Network Rail Paddington |
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