The Circle line name was not used officially until 1936 – but its existence is fundamental to the Tube’s early beginnings.

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For true reliability you’ll need to build directly in hardware, which is exactly what this map of the London tube system uses. The base map is printed directly on PCB, with LEDs along each of ...

and the line made use of steam trains to carry passengers between Paddington and Farringdon. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be using maps to tell you the story of each of London’s Tube lines.

A forgotten map has revealed what London boroughs used to have a trolleybus and tram service. Electric vehicles might feel like a 21st-century creation – but trolleybuses powered by electricity ...

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The District line has 60 stations and spans ... with the aim of completing a circle of underground tunnels in central London. But by 1870, the two railway operators split – forcing the ...

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