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London Underground
Loads of interesting sites about the underground tube in London.
London
Underground Tube Diary - http://london-underground.blogspot.com/
A weblog from the webmaster of Going Underground,
describing her experiences of the tube and other public transport
services. Visitors can add comments. |
Clive's
UndergrounD Line Guides - http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/
Extensive guide to each of the lines on the Underground.
History and other technical information. |
History
of the Underground - http://www.starfury.demon.co.uk/uground/
Provides details about the 40 disused stations
or "ghost" stations on the underground, together with
suggestions for their future use. |
London
Railways Net - http://www.londonrailways.net/
Primarily about London Underground but also information
on some of the railway branch lines in East and West London,
tourist information and additional information on other tunnels
beneath London. |
London
Underground Railway Society - http://www.lurs.org.uk/
Studies Londons underground railways, past, present
and future, including the Post Office Railway, The Docklands
Light Railway, and Croydon Tramlink . |
Tubeplanner.com - http://www.tubeplanner.com/
Online tube journey planner for travelling on
the London Underground / DLR and Croydon Tramlink. Also features
station, tourist and fare guides. |
District
Dave's London Underground Site - http://www.trainweb.org/districtdave/
Facts and opinions regarding the Tube from a serving
District Line Train Operator. Sections on driver training, train
equipment and working experiences. |
Tubeprune - http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/index.htm
An unofficial website for London Underground workers
and anyone interested in London Underground. Information on rolling
stock and signals plus a driver's diary with many anecdotes. |
Going
Underground - http://www.goingunderground.net
Humorous but informative with London Underground
maps, history of the London Underground and funny experiences
on the tube. |
Geofftech.co.uk - http://www.geofftech.co.uk/
The home page of a tube user who has done the
tube challenge - visiting every station on the network in less
than a day. |
History
of the tube map - http://clives.members.easyspace.com/tube/tube.html
Features illustrations of how the London Underground
map has changed from 1906 to the present day. |
Carter's
Unofficial Guide to the London Underground - http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/3812/index.html
Seen through the eyes of American Scott Carter.
Includes sounds of the tube, history, background of the London
Underground's distinctive typeface and photos. |
Abandoned
Tube Stations - http://www.abandonedstations.co.uk/
Histories and photographs of many of London Underground's
disused stations and platforms. |
London
Bloggers Tube Map - http://www.iamcal.com/misc/londonbloggers/
Geographical directory of weblogs, plotting their
proximity to given Underground stations. Data also available
in RDF. |
Squarewheels
Railways - Richards Railway Page - http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/rly/
Detailed and illustrated descriptions of London
Underground locomotives and rolling stock. Articles on the refurbishment
of Mornington Crescent station and the final operational day
of 1959 Northern Line stock. Also advice for cyclists using the
tube. |
Piccadilly
Line - http://www.krysstal.com/piccline.html
An essay about London's Piccadilly Line, one of
the city's major underground railway lines. |
Articles
on the London Underground - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/london_underground
Collection of articles on travelling on the London
Underground. Useful for tourists and anyone else who has an interest
in London, public transport and the underground. |
One
Stop Short Of Barking - http://www.mind-the-gap-book.com/
Humorous insiders guide book to the tube. Illustrated
with cartoons and archive photography. Aimed at regular commuters
or for those with an interest in the world's oldest subway system. |
The
Metadyne Website - http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/metadyne/
Detailed articles about several aspects of London
Underground operations, including signal cabin details, the evolution
of the LT Rule Book, history of the private telephone system
and the story of Oxford Circus station - one of the busiest on
the network. |
ISawYouToday.com - http://www.isawyoutoday.com/Vegas.htm
Message board for people who saw someone they
liked on the London Underground tube system. |
The
Modern London Underground - http://www.angelfire.com/extreme/transport/index.html
Histories and photo galleries of tube stations,
depots and trains. |
Nick's
Homepage - http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/
The history of London Underground during World
War Two, with station-by-station usage and bomb damage descriptions.
Another section deals with how the tube has been portrayed in
films and on television. |
Campaign
Against Tube Privatisation - http://www.catp.org/
An online petition for support of a referendum
on the privatisation of the tube. |
London
Underground by Subwayrail - http://subwayrail.tripod.com
The Tube as seen by a Station Assistant. Selection
and training, ticket gate error codes and experiences of dealing
with passengers. |
Down
The Tubes - http://www.wakefieldpinball.com/tubes/
A few photos of the London Underground. Photos of London
Underground stations and trains. Photos taken circa 2000. |
The
London Tube - http://www.the-london-tube.org.uk/
Brief histories of all London Underground lines,
together with simulated train rides. Includes a weblog. |
The
Transport Forum - http://billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi
A discussion forum for LUL, National Rail, DLR
and other public transport workers or enthusiasts. Some sections
are reserved for transport staff. |
London
Underground Technical - http://members.lycos.co.uk/raggajohn/homepage.html
Information, articles and questions and answers
about tube trains, including on-board equipment and operating
procedures. |
Tube
Journey Planner - http://www.tjp.uklinux.net/tjp.pl
Finds the quickest route between stations on the
London Underground. |
Tubechat - http://www.tubechat.co.uk
A message forum for people wishing to discuss
tube and other public transport issues. |
TubeGroup - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tubegroup/
Homepage for the TubeGroup email discussion group.
Users can discuss London Underground, DLR and other inner-London
railway matters - in an open non-political atmosphere. |
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