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Engineering Marvels: Tunnels, Lifts, and Architecture

25 November, 2025 woody 0 Comments Facts 9:46 am

The London Underground is as much a triumph of civil engineering as it is a transport system. Beneath the streets of London lies an astonishing network of tunnels, lifts, escalators, and architectural quirks that few…

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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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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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Further facts of the London Underground

5 April, 2016 woody 0 Comments Facts 12:56 pm

The London Underground is the oldest underground train network in the world, as such has had close to 150 years to gain some interesting facts and figures, plus some downright weird ones. Furthest on the…

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Interesting tube lines

5 March, 2016 woody 0 Comments Facts 12:59 pm

The London Underground is the oldest underground train network in the world, as such has had close to 150 years to gain some interesting facts and figures, plus some downright weird ones. The London Underground…

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