45 sites in Underground
Geofftech.co.uk
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Written by a regular commuter who has done the tube challenge - visiting every station on the network in less than a day. Includes links to media coverage of the event, and general tube-related opinions, facts and trivia.
http://www.geofftech.co.uk/
Jonathan Hall's Railway Home Page
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The author describes his visits to two disused stations - Aldwych and Down Street - using many photographs to illustrate unique features of each. The latter was used by Winston Churchill and his War Cabinet as a command centre. There is also an image gallery of London Underground rolling stock.
http://www.metropolitanrailway.co.uk/
Metronet Rail
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The company responsible for maintaining and upgrading nine of the twelve lines on the London Underground network, and their associated stations. Includes details of the next generation of trains and plans for upgrading signal and control systems.
http://www.metronetrail.com/
The Metadyne Website
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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.
http://www.metadyne.co.uk/
Tube Challenge
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Details the rules of the tube challenge, which involves visiting all of the stations on the London Underground network in the quickest possible time. Past attempts at the record are detailed, and there is a discussion forum for potential challengers.
http://www.tubechallenge.com/
Underground History
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Provides details about the disused stations or "ghost" stations on the underground, together with suggestions for their future use. The author describes his visits to some of these stations and documents the wartime history of the Tube.
http://underground-history.co.uk/
Forum - Usenet uk.transport.london
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