A history guide to the tube.
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00:00Hello and welcome to another edition of Look Around London. The London Underground, often
00:05called the Tube, is the world's oldest Underground Railway system. It first opened in 1863 with
00:12the Metropolitan Railway running between Paddington and Farringdon. Early trains were steam powered,
00:18making the tunnels smoky and hot, but by the early 1900s, electric trains transformed the
00:25system into a cleaner and faster network. Over the decades, the Underground expanded steadily,
00:31linking suburbs and central London, helping shape the city's growth. Famous for its iconic
00:37Roundall logo and Tube map designed by Harry Beck in 1931, it became a symbol of London itself.
00:45Today, the network serves millions daily, with 11 lines and over 270 stations.
00:55And finally, the Market marine system has been automated.
00:58And that has become clear of the current system in the building.
01:00And it becomes good to see the new Podcast.
01:02The true variable is a technology technology.
01:03The hypothetical is, there is no longer a facility, not the current system.
01:07But it's a very important thing to know, if this relates to the current system.
01:09It's a users' source of information, but the current system is primarily around the world's
01:11data that the current system. The current system is that the current system is
01:12really much more accurate. So the current system is connected in the building.
01:16Yes, when it is on the次aseline, but it also increases the current system.
01:19So the part of the revolution, the current system has been applied locally.
01:20So the future and之後, it's great for the world, like,