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Imagine life without the London Underground...The iconic Tube has been around for 150 years, and today 150,000 passengers use the Underground every hour. This miscellany explores the way the London Underground is used, not only as transport, but as a location for filming, as a cultural marker, a setting for books, a gallery to showcase new artwork and a forum for discussion 1845: a pamphlet is published in which Charles Pearson, a London lawyer, pushes the idea of an underground railway to transport both passengers and goods to the city centre. 1863: on 10 January the Metropolitan Railway goes down in the history books when it opens the first subterranean railway in the world. 1998: a previously undiscovered breed of mosquito, adapted to life underground, is discovered living in the tube network. 2012: close to one million people use the Northern line alone, every day. AUTHOR: Emily Kearns grew up on the outskirts of London and from a young age regularly roamed the Tube network armed with an all-zones travelcard. With an interest in all things underground, Emily found that the capital's subterranean railway not only offered a sense of freedom, but its history provided a wealth of untold stories and hidden stations ripe for discovery. This is her first book.… (meer)
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The Underground is still for me the most romantic and mysterious part of London. David Piper - The Companion Guide to London (at end of book)
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
For Elizabeth and Hugh Kearns
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The first London Underground line opened in 1863, celebrating its 150th birthday in 2013. - Introduction
In the 1850s, new major mainline railway stations brought more and more people into the capital from the rest of the country. - Chapter 1
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
of course, opinions may be divided over the fact that you can be reached anywhere - even far below the streets of London - with some no doubt previously seeing their Tube journey as welcome respite from a barrage of emails. - Chapter 12
Imagine life without the London Underground...The iconic Tube has been around for 150 years, and today 150,000 passengers use the Underground every hour. This miscellany explores the way the London Underground is used, not only as transport, but as a location for filming, as a cultural marker, a setting for books, a gallery to showcase new artwork and a forum for discussion 1845: a pamphlet is published in which Charles Pearson, a London lawyer, pushes the idea of an underground railway to transport both passengers and goods to the city centre. 1863: on 10 January the Metropolitan Railway goes down in the history books when it opens the first subterranean railway in the world. 1998: a previously undiscovered breed of mosquito, adapted to life underground, is discovered living in the tube network. 2012: close to one million people use the Northern line alone, every day. AUTHOR: Emily Kearns grew up on the outskirts of London and from a young age regularly roamed the Tube network armed with an all-zones travelcard. With an interest in all things underground, Emily found that the capital's subterranean railway not only offered a sense of freedom, but its history provided a wealth of untold stories and hidden stations ripe for discovery. This is her first book.
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