This time last year, The London Underground was celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first ever tube journey, which ran on the Metropolitan Railway line between Paddington and Farringdon on 9 January 1863. As 2013’s celebrations are still fresh in our minds, with the beginning of a new year we now look forward to the future of the Tube, and the changes which we can expect over the next twelve months.
London sure is a sight to see during the winter months, if you can get past the chill-your-bones air. And regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it is worth getting out and seeing the festive decorations. But maybe you’re not sure where to start!
Our final installment of interesting and quirky facts features how the Underground was funded and how London’s most important mode of transportation received its nicknames.