During the 19th century, the railway reached unprecedented speed throughout England transporting passengers and materials, but traffic in the cities was becoming chaotic. In 1863, construction began on the world’s first underground railway line. The Metropolitan line connected Paddington station – the railway terminus for many central London commuters – to Farrindon Street, near the Bank of England. In 1891, the Central London Railway was established with a line connecting the financial centre of the city with the suburbs. The line from Shepherd’s Bush to Bank opens in 1900, better known as the Twopenny Line, because of its standard one penny fare
Collection: Images
Project: 2. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity.
Chronology: XIX
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/the-rise-of-technology-and-industry
Resource type: Image
Source: British Library
Language: English
Date: 9/24/2020
Owner: Fátima Simón Hernández (Modernalia)
Identifier: British Library Shelfmark: Photo 1132/1 (1)
Copyright: Public domain
Abstract: Photographs of workers at the construction of the British Museum station on the London Underground in 1898.
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