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4th November 1890: City and South London Railway, the world’s first deep-level underground ‘tube’ railway, officially opened
- Author: Vários
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Synopsis
The construction of the railway presented numerous engineering challenges including the need to tunnel under the River Thames, but it was achieved using the ‘Greathead Shield’ which allowed workers to dig and line the tunnel ...
