The London Underground, better known as the Tube, is the world’s oldest underground railway. Back in 1863, they started running steam locomotives through these underground tunnels. It wasn’t until 1890 that a line using electric trains was built. I’m sure those sooty tunnels were good for the lungs. This isn’t the world’s first, and probably […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s in a Name?
Back in November after the Lord Mayor’s Show, I wrote this post clumsily explaining the difference between “London” and “The City of London.” I recently came across a series of videos that does a much better job than I can of explaining the history and difference between the two names. In addition, the same Youtube […]
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