The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 35 and Version 12 of Category Tube
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| <div style="float:right; margin: 10px; padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #999; width: 225px; text-align: center"> <strong>Lines of the Tube:</strong> <div style="background: #963"> <a href="?Bakerloo_Line" style="color: #fff">Bakerloo Line</a></div> <div style="background: #f00"><a href="?Central_Line" style="color: #fff">Central Line</a></div> <div style="background: #ff0"><a href="?Circle_Line" style="color: #666">Circle Line</a></div> <div style="background: #090"><a href="?District_Line" style="color: #fff">District Line</a></div> <div style="background: #f90"><a href="?East_London_Line" style="color: #fff">East London Line</a></div> <div style="background: #f69"><a href="?Hammersmith_And_City_Line" style="color: #fff">Hammersmith and City Line</a></div> <div style="background: #666"><a href="?Jubilee_Line" style="color: #fff">Jubilee Line</a></div> <div style="background: #909"><a href="?Metropolitan_Line" style="color: #fff">Metropolitan Line</a></div> <div style="background: #000"><a href="?Northern_Line" style="color: #fff">Northern Line</a></div> <div style="background: #009"><a href="?Piccadilly_Line" style="color: #fff">Piccadilly Line</a></div> <div style="background: #39f"><a href="?Victoria_Line" style="color: #fff">Victoria Line</a></div> <div style="background: #6fc"><a href="?Waterloo_And_City_Line" style="color: #666">Waterloo and City Line</a></div> </div> |
<img src="http://openguides.org/london/pictures/the_london_underground.jpg" width="332" height="43" alt="The London Underground" class="n"> |
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<img src="http://openguides.org/london/pictures/the_london_underground.jpg" width="332" height="43" alt="The London Underground" class="n"> |
The Underground, near-universally known as the Tube, is the way most out-of-towners get around, and fairly well used by residents, too. It's unfortunately expensive, crowded at [[rush hour]] (and [[closing time]]), and it's patchy in its coverage; it's also probably the best value method out there. Sometimes it doesn't work; see [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/service_rt_all.shtml the status page at London Transport]. |
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The Underground, commonly known as the Tube, is the way a vast number of people get around, whether visitors or residents of [[London]]. It's unfortunately expensive, crowded at [[rush hour]] (and [[closing time]]), and patchy in its coverage; it's also probably the best value method out there. Sometimes it doesn't work; see [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/service_rt_all.shtml the status page at London Transport]. |
Bits of it are getting on for [[Tube History|150 years old]], and it also contains some of the oldest deep tubes in the world. The [[Tube map]] and [[Tube/Roundel|Tube roundel]] are design classics known the world over. |
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Bits of it are getting on for 150 years old, and it also contains some of the oldest deep tubes in the world. The [[Tube map]] and [[Tube Roundel|Tube roundel]] are design classics known the world over. |
Lines can be split into two main groups: Subsurface lines were built by 'cut and cover', even in the centre of London. These are the oldest lines on the network. Tube lines are the ones that go deep underground, with the vast majority of the central London sections dug in the 'tube boom' between 1900 and 1915. The following useful table comes from the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground London Underground page on Wikipedia]. |
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Lines can be split into two main groups: Subsurface lines were built by 'cut and cover', even in the centre of London. These are the oldest lines on the network. Tube lines are the ones that go deep underground, with the vast majority of the central London sections dug in the 'tube boom' between 1900 and 1915. The London Underground page on Wikipedia has an interesting [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground#Layout table of the lines' names, colours, years of opening and type], as well as a detailed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground#History history] of the system. |
<table cols="4" cellpadding="3" border="1"> <tr> <th>Line Name</th> <th>Colour on [[Tube map]]</th> <th>[[Tube History|Year of Opening]]</th> <th>Type</th> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Bakerloo Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#996633 align="center"><font color=white>Brown</font></td> <td>1906</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Central Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=red align="center"><font color=white>Red</font></td> <td>1900</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Circle Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=yellow align="center"><font color=blue>Yellow</font></td> <td>1884</td> <td>Sub-surface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[District Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=green align="center"><font color=white>Green</font></td> <td>1868</td> <td>Sub-surface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[East London Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=orange align="center"><font color=blue>Orange</font></td> <td>1869</td> <td>Sub-surface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hammersmith and City Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#FF6699 align="center"><font color=blue>Pink</font></td> <td>1864</td> <td>Sub-surface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Jubilee Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#666666 align="center"><font color=#ffffff>Silver</font></td> <td>1979</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Metropolitan Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#990099 align="center"><font color=#ffffff>Purple</font></td> <td>1863</td> <td>Sub-surface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Northern Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#000000 align="center"><font color=#ffffff>Black</font></td> <td>1907 (part)</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Piccadilly Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=navy align="center"><font color=white>Dark blue</font></td> <td>1906</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Victoria Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#3399FF align="center"><font color=#ffffff>Light blue</font></td> <td>1969</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Waterloo and City Line]]</td> <td bgcolor=#66FFCC align="center"><font color=blue>Teal</font></td> <td>1898</td> <td>Deep level</td> </tr> </table> |
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---- == Tube things on OGL == * '''@INDEX_LINK [[Category Tube]]''' (a big list!) * [[Adjacent Stations]] - save yourself some time * [[Tube/Buskers|Buskers on the Tube]] |
There's the obligatory [http://www.thetube.com/ official website], or the independent [http://www.tubeplanner.com/ tubeplanner.com] or [http://www.davros.org/rail/culg Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides]. [http://www.going-underground.net/ Going Underground] has fun facts and ephemera. Tube things: * @INDEX_LINK [[Category Tube]] * [http://www.thetube.com/content/nexus/ LUL service update] and [http://map.tfl.gov.uk/realtime.asp TFL graphical map of current Tube delays] * [[Tube Buskers]] |
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* [[Tube/Station Name Changes]] |
* [[Tube Station Name Changes]] |
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* [[Tube Ticket Touts|Ticket touts]] * [[Changing trains]] * [[Disused Tube stations]] * [[Give Away Your Travelcard]]! ---- == The Tube on the Web == * [http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/ The official website] * [http://www.thetube.com/content/nexus/ LUL service update] * TFL graphical map of current Tube delays (no longer exists, formerly http://map.tfl.gov.uk/realtime.asp) * [http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/ Journeyplanner website] for planning your journey in london by Tube, Bus, Rail, Boat, DLR, ... * [http://www.tubeplanner.com/ tubeplanner.com] * [http://www.davros.org/rail/culg Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides] * [http://www.going-underground.net/ Going Underground] has fun facts and ephemera. * [http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~ursa/peter/trains/inter.htm Interchange stations on the London Underground] - why are some stations marked as interchanges but not others? * [http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/index.htm Tubeprune] Tube PRofessionals Underground NEtwork |
* [[Tube Ticket Touts]] |
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* [http://www.geofftech.co.uk/tubechallenge/index.htm Geoff's Tube Challenge page] - visit every Tube station in one day... * [http://london-underground.blogspot.com London Underground Blog] Fun daily diary of a commuter on the London Underground * [http://www.animalsontheunderground.com/ Animals on the Underground] No, you haven't just had too much to drink, there really are elephants in them there maps. ---- == Tube Frequently Asked Questions == |
* [[Changing trains]] |
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<sup>1</sup> ''I heard the "Inspector Sands" announcement at Bank station. Having read the blurb on the Guardian "Any Answers" page (see link above), my first thought was "Yikes!" My second thought was "Double Yikes!" owing to the fact that there was a Firemen's strike on. Then, the doors closed on the tube train I was on and it departed the platform. -- [[IvorW]]'' |
<sup>1</sup> ''I heard the "Inspector Sands" announcement at Bank station. Having read the blurb on the Guardian "Any Answers" page (see link above), my first thought was "Yikes!" My second thought was "Double Yikes!" owing to the fact that there was a Firemen's strike on. Then, the doors closed on the tube train I was on and it departed the platform.'' --IvorW |
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As someone comments on that Guardian page, "I often hear it at [[Notting Hill Gate Station|Notting Hill Gate]]". I can verify this; I have to admit that it's quite worrying. At least they've finally got rid of the wooden escalators now, though. -- [[Earle]] |
As someone comments on that Guardian page, "I often hear it at [[Notting Hill Gate Station|Notting Hill Gate]]". I can verify this; I have to admit that it's quite worrying. At least they've finally got rid of the wooden escalators now, though. --[[Earle]] |
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I've heard calls for "Inspector Sands" a few times at [[Stratford Station]]. Often they seem to want him to go to the control room. --mstevens |
I've heard calls for "Inspector Sands" a few times at Stratford station. Often they seem to want him to go to the control room. --mstevens |
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The Underground, near-universally known as the Tube, is the way most out-of-towners get around, and fairly well used by residents, too. It's unfortunately expensive, crowded at rush hour (and closing time), and it's patchy in its coverage; it's also probably the best value method out there. Sometimes it doesn't work; see the status page at London Transport.
Bits of it are getting on for 150 years old, and it also contains some of the oldest deep tubes in the world. The Tube map and Tube roundel are design classics known the world over.
Lines can be split into two main groups: Subsurface lines were built by 'cut and cover', even in the centre of London. These are the oldest lines on the network. Tube lines are the ones that go deep underground, with the vast majority of the central London sections dug in the 'tube boom' between 1900 and 1915. The following useful table comes from the London Underground page on Wikipedia.
| Line Name | Colour on Tube map | Year of Opening | Type |
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| Bakerloo Line | Brown | 1906 | Deep level |
| Central Line | Red | 1900 | Deep level |
| Circle Line | Yellow | 1884 | Sub-surface |
| District Line | Green | 1868 | Sub-surface |
| East London Line | Orange | 1869 | Sub-surface |
| Hammersmith and City Line | Pink | 1864 | Sub-surface |
| Jubilee Line | Silver | 1979 | Deep level |
| Metropolitan Line | Purple | 1863 | Sub-surface |
| Northern Line | Black | 1907 (part) | Deep level |
| Piccadilly Line | Dark blue | 1906 | Deep level |
| Victoria Line | Light blue | 1969 | Deep level |
| Waterloo and City Line | Teal | 1898 | Deep level |
There's the obligatory official website, or the independent tubeplanner.com or Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides. Going Underground has fun facts and ephemera.
Tube things:
- View all pages in Category Tube
- LUL service update and TFL graphical map of current Tube delays
- Tube Buskers
- Tube Stations Retaining Original Decor
- Tube Station Name Changes
- Tube Etiquette
- Rush Hour
- Tube Ticket Touts
- British Transport Police
- Air conditioning/ventilation on the Tube
- Lost property
- Changing trains
Tube Frequently Asked Questions:
- What does the "Inspector Sands" announcement mean?1
- Why does it take so long to repair escalators?
- What are "delays due to passenger action"?
- How quickly could you visit every Tube station in one day?
- What happens when the alarm handle is pulled?
- How are the tube fares calculated?
1 I heard the "Inspector Sands" announcement at Bank station. Having read the blurb on the Guardian "Any Answers" page (see link above), my first thought was "Yikes!" My second thought was "Double Yikes!" owing to the fact that there was a Firemen's strike on. Then, the doors closed on the tube train I was on and it departed the platform. --IvorW
As someone comments on that Guardian page, "I often hear it at Notting Hill Gate". I can verify this; I have to admit that it's quite worrying. At least they've finally got rid of the wooden escalators now, though. --Earle
I've heard calls for "Inspector Sands" a few times at Stratford station. Often they seem to want him to go to the control room. --mstevens
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