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Day: November 23, 2025

Geography of the Tube: Heights, Depths & Tunnels

23 November, 2025 woody 0 Comments Facts 4:35 pm

The Tube’s geography is far more complex than it appears on the map. Underneath London lies a layered system of deep tunnels, high viaducts, and dramatic elevation changes, some surprising, some terrifying, and all fascinating.…

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Pipe Dreams, Tube hell

23 November, 2025 woody 0 Comments Thoughts 4:19 pm

Well then, why did I call this site what I did? After shuttling back and forth on the Tube since the year 2000, I’ve developed a very committed love–hate relationship with the whole blasted system.…

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Ghost Stations and Abandoned Platforms

23 November, 2025 woody 0 Comments Facts 4:18 pm

The London Underground isn’t just a network of busy, crowded stations, it's also hiding a shadowy underworld of abandoned, disused, or “ghost” stations. These relics of a bygone era whisper of forgotten routes, failed expansions,…

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