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City and South London Railway

The November 1926 edition of “The Railway Engineer” had a 12 page article on the construction of the newly opened City & South London Railway extension to Morden and the connection with the London Electric Railway and construction of the Kennington loop. This is today known as the Northern Line. The scans below are the… Read More City and South London Railway

Mar 24, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

The Marseille Metro

Marseille is the largest city in south-eastern France  with a population of 800,000. It’s metro system is one of Europe’s smallest, with 2 lines and 29 stations, the newest of which, Geze, opened in December 2019. The system was first opened in 1977, on line one between La Rose and Saint-Charles. The rest of line one opened in… Read More The Marseille Metro

Jan 31, 2020Jan 9, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

Art of the Hamburg U-Bahn

The Hamburg U-Bahn (metro) is part of a comprehensive public transport network serving Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg. Although U-bahn means underground, most of the stations are overground. Opened in 1912, it is run by The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) (“Hamburg Transport Association”), with a total of 91 stations on 4 lines, covering 66 route miles. The network is… Read More Art of the Hamburg U-Bahn

Nov 14, 2019Jan 9, 2021 Random Railways1 Comment

Elbbrücken – Hamburg’s newest station.

Elbbrücken is the newest station on the Hamburg U-Bahn (metro) network. Opened in December 2018 it will soon be joined by a station of the same name on the S-Bahn (overground suburban railway) These titles are not strictly accurate as both systems have sections above and below ground… The S-Bahn station is still under construction… Read More Elbbrücken – Hamburg’s newest station.

Oct 25, 2019Jan 9, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

The metro with a view

Not all of the Paris Metro is underground. There’s about 6km of Line 6 elevated above the city streets, it winds its way round the southern half of the city in a semi circle, and  has great views of the city and some of its more famous landmarks. All the images of the city below… Read More The metro with a view

Jun 26, 2019Jan 9, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

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