The London Underground
The London Underground How It Came About
In 1863, sir mark brunel and his son Isambard opened the Thames tunnel, better known as the first station of the london underground. The opening of this subway system, also called the tube, was followed by the construction of 402 kilometers of tracks with over 270 serving stations over the course of time. Use Now
The london overground and underground are still the major hubs of transportation in Great
Britain. The annual number of passengers is up to 1.265 billion people. The tube has its own task force that manages the lines and keeps order down below. Currently, there are also many "ghost stations" as they are called, or stations that have been bricked up or shut down.
These stations are common to pass by while traveling but have no purpose other than the setting for British ghost stories. Origins
The idea of the underground transportation came from Sir Mark Brunel and his son. Together they came up with the blueprints for a tunnel that brought people to different stations without the traffic that was so heavy above ground. With many engineers and construction workers, the Thames tunnel was completed. Impact on Society
Being that this was the first subway to come about, this inspired other countries and cities to begin the construction of their own underground transportation. These subway systems also called for new trains to be built. Some of the first steam engines traveled through the Thames tunnel. Currently, trains go up to 33 kph in the tube. Without the innovation from Sir Brunel, transportation everywhere wouldn't be the same.
In 1863, sir mark brunel and his son Isambard opened the Thames tunnel, better known as the first station of the london underground. The opening of this subway system, also called the tube, was followed by the construction of 402 kilometers of tracks with over 270 serving stations over the course of time. Use Now
The london overground and underground are still the major hubs of transportation in Great
Britain. The annual number of passengers is up to 1.265 billion people. The tube has its own task force that manages the lines and keeps order down below. Currently, there are also many "ghost stations" as they are called, or stations that have been bricked up or shut down.
These stations are common to pass by while traveling but have no purpose other than the setting for British ghost stories. Origins
The idea of the underground transportation came from Sir Mark Brunel and his son. Together they came up with the blueprints for a tunnel that brought people to different stations without the traffic that was so heavy above ground. With many engineers and construction workers, the Thames tunnel was completed. Impact on Society
Being that this was the first subway to come about, this inspired other countries and cities to begin the construction of their own underground transportation. These subway systems also called for new trains to be built. Some of the first steam engines traveled through the Thames tunnel. Currently, trains go up to 33 kph in the tube. Without the innovation from Sir Brunel, transportation everywhere wouldn't be the same.