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Titre	London by Tube: A History of Underground Station Names (English Edition)
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London by Tube: A History of Underground Station Names (English Edition)

Catégorie: Droit, Santé, Forme et Diététique, Beaux livres
Auteur: Paul Auster, Courtney Carbone
Éditeur: Patrick Valenza
Publié: 2018-04-03
Écrivain: Liz Pichon
Langue: Arabe, Tagalog, Allemand
Format: Livre audio, eBook Kindle

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This London Tube Map Tells You Where The Station Names Originated - History. Chances are you've actually done all of these: at least you have if you go by this etymological tube map. In this marvellous reimagining, bucolic names ('Stream by a Tree Stump', 'Valley of the Pear Trees', 'Beech Covered Hill') rub shoulders with utilitarian ('Shopping Centre'...

London's Abandoned Tube Stations - The London Underground as it is known today, is full of history. Part of that history is its catalogue of dismantled, abandoned and disused stations; all closed for varying reasons. It was originally just a means of doing something constructive with a box of old tube photos re-discovered during a clean out.

Exploring the Underground Stations Of the London Tube Network - Underground, overground, London and its tube go together like chalk and cheese! From its iconic station symbol, patterned seats, clammy carriages in summer I'll bet anything you'll be looking at it again and again. With hidden animals, funny station names, it's colours and ever-increasing additions.

Going underground - London's disused tube stations - Read about London's underground history and see pictures of disused stations such as Aldwych and the original Wood Lane station. © Abigail Lelliott<p>Though not strictly part of the transport network, this deep-level air-raid shelter was one of eight built under already tube stations.

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List of London Underground stations | UK Transport Wiki | Fandom - The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and adjacent districts of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Its first section opened in 1863, making it the oldest underground metro system in the world.

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London by Tube: A History of Underground Station Names - London by Tube was a fun book to read and kept me glued to the screen for many a night. There is an entry for each station on the London Underground and gives a nutshell history of each station and interesting tidbits on what happened in the area around those stations. I cite some examples.

A history of the London Underground - CBBC Newsround - The name 'Underground' first appeared in stations and the very first electric ticket machine was also introduced. The Tube map has been updated over time as the London Underground has developed. One of the most famous images associated with the Tube is the colourful map of all of

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