Historical background of 13-mi Inner Circle of Metropolitan Underground Railway; need for new locomotive and locomotive design trials; inadequate ventilation on initial length of line and resort to "blow holes"; work on "cut and cover" tunnels, begun in January 1960, and difficulties of construction which had to be overcome; method of constructing covered ways varied at different times and under different contractors; cost of building railway, and number of passengers carried.


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    Titel :

    London's underground -- World's first subway


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Consulting Engr


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1960


    Format / Umfang :

    8 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



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