Hampstead. The deepest station is Hampstead on the Northern line, which runs down to 58.5 metres. Why is Hampstead station so deep? Because Hampstead is on a steep hill, the station’s platforms are the deepest on the London Underground network, at 58.5 metres (192 ft) below ground level; and it has the deepest lift shaft …
First, the river is narrower on the West side of London. Secondly, shipping companies held great sway over bridge construction in the 19th Century and they thought it too expensive to build another crossing like Tower Bridge, and third, there was no desire for a new crossing by the residents of East London. How many …
Croydon is the 5th largest London borough by area at 8,650 hectares. Is Croydon considered London? Croydon, outer borough of London, England, on the southern edge of the metropolis. It is in the historic county of Surrey. The present borough was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former county borough of Croydon and …
Rapid transit in the United Kingdom consists of four systems in four cities: the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway in London, Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Glasgow Subway. Do any other UK cities have an underground? 3 cities have standard metro/ underground systems. They are London (Underground/Tube), Glasgow (now called the …
Source of the heat The heat in the tunnels is largely generated by the trains, with a small amount coming from station equipment and passengers. Around 79% is absorbed by the tunnels’ walls, 10% is removed by ventilation, and the other 11% remains in the tunnels. Why is it warm underground? Of course Earth’s core …
The prospect of a new Tube line or extension is around a decade away, given that TfL does not plan to be financially sufficient until at least April 2023. That means South East London is set to remain without a Tube line 160 years after the first Metropolitan line train rolled into Baker Street. Why …
London Underground. London Underground, also called the Tube, underground railway system that services the London metropolitan area. Do Londoners call it the Tube? After the opening the system was copied in many other cities, for example New York and Madrid. Even though it is called the Underground about half of it is above the ground. …
“The soil south of the river is full of sand, silt, the odd deposit of peat and even some sea shells. “It’s not very coherent so its difficult to tunnel through. “With modern tunnelling techniques it’s a bit easier, hence the Victoria and Jubilee lines modern extensions into south London.” Why is south London so …
South London is certainly not just The South Bank and Southwark. The boroughs making up South London extend to the very outskirts of Outer London, but this area of Central London (and also, a small part of The City of London) south of the river, are fascinating, historic, and beautiful. What is South London known …
London Accents: Estuary, Cockney and RP. How many different accents are in London? In reality, there are almost 40 different dialects in the UK that sound totally different from each other, and in many cases use different spellings and word structure. In fact, there’s pretty much one accent per county. What type of accent does …
