London’s Tube is the oldest underground railway in the world, with the first trains travelling between Paddington and ...

Then, the Metropolitan District Railway – the precursor to the District line – opened on Christmas Eve 1868, between South ... the way for the first London Tube map as we know it to be ...

A map showing 12 iconic sites around the ... wonders above and below our feet.’ Inaugurated in 1868, the station in the heart of London is considered a perfect example of Victorian engineering.

Then, the Metropolitan District Railway – the precursor to the District line – opened on Christmas Eve 1868, between South Kensington ... This paved the way for the first London Tube map as we know it ...