The world’s first subway opened in 1863 in London. But while the Underground was an unequivocal success at relieving congestion on the city’s streets, it had one enormous, filthy flaw that ...

The London Underground is an iconic piece of Victorian era engineering. What started in 1863 quickly became a core piece of infrastructure that would define the modern character of the British ...

Of all the public transit systems in the world, few are as famous as the London Underground."The Tube" is the oldest subway in existence, dating back to 1863, and the full network of tunnels ...

Mapping the Tube brings together plans, sketches and illustrations capturing the evolution of the London Underground over the course of 160 years Opened to the public in 1863, the London Underground ...