London's Subway Marks 150th Anniversary
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After viewing damage to Polish subways caused by German Air bombs, the British constructed great steel doors in the tunnels of London’s Tube railways deep below the city on Oct. 11, 1939, to prevent flooding. The London Underground, commonly called the Tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world and marks its 150th anniversary on Jan. 10.
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Londoners camp out for the night at the Tube along the platform and train tracks during heavy bombing by the Germans in London on Oct. 21, 1940.
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Londoners sleep on stopped subway escalators for safety and shelter during a heavy bombing by the Germans in London, England, in 1940 during the blitz in World War II.
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With an average of two people a day dying of AIDS in Britain, the government hit the nation with warning posters as part of its 20 million pound media campaign. This poster confronts passengers at the Kings Cross subway station in central London on March 5, 1987.
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Workers clear up around burned out ticket dispensers inside London's Kings Cross Underground Station after a fire killed a firefighter and 33 civilians and injured about 80 others on Nov. 18, 1987.
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Passengers are evacuated from an underground train in a tunnel near Kings Cross station in London on July 7, 2005. At least 33 people were killed in three explosions in London's subway system.
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A London underground sign is seen outside Westminster station by the Palace of Westminster in London on Jan. 29, 2009, when the city's subway system said it was cutting a thousand jobs.
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Musician Olivia Shotton plays the violin for commuters at Waterloo's underground train station in London in May, 2011.
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A passenger waits for a train at the Baker Street Underground Station in London, England.
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Commuters board a train at Bank London Underground station in England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world--dating back to 1890. It carries approximately 250,000 people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations.
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A commemorative sign detailing when the station was opened and refurbished is displayed at the Baker Street underground station in London.
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People wait for subway trains on platforms at Monument underground station in London.
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