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OLD/1967/0517". Online Planning Services. Haringey Council. 8 September 1967 . Retrieved 1 August 2013. Construction of new ventilation shaft and emergency staircase for Victoria Line.

In 2019, the Canary Wharf Group suggested the construction of a new rail line between Euston and Canary Wharf, to improve connections to the future High Speed 2 railway. [140] a b "London Rail & Tube Services Map" (PDF). Transport for London. May 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2014 . Retrieved 18 June 2014. Between 2009 and 2014, thirteen ventilation shafts were refurbished. In the first phase were Drayton Park, Gillingham Street, Moreton Terrace, Pulross Road, Somerleyton Road and Tynemouth Road. [92] For the second phase were Cobourg Street, Dover Street, Gibson Square, Great Titchfield Street, Isledon Road, Kings Cross, Palace Street and Rita Road. [92] a b "This Northern Line Cheat Will Save You Minutes On Every Commute". Londonist. 27 May 2016 . Retrieved 14 September 2018.

Bakerloo line

At 19:42, the entire escalator was aflame, producing superheated gas that rose to the top of the shaft enclosing the escalator, where it was trapped against the tunnel ceiling, which was covered with about twenty layers of old paint from past repainting. As the superheated gases pooled along the ceiling of the escalator shaft, the layers of paint began absorbing the heat. A few years before the fire, the Underground's director of operations had warned that the accumulated paint might pose a fire hazard. However, painting protocols were not in his purview, and his suggestion was widely ignored by his colleagues. [9] In 2016, Tate Modern commissioned conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin to "reimagine" the roundel, changing its colours for the first time since the sign was introduced. His design was displayed at Southwark Station in collaboration with Art on the Underground to mark the opening weekend of the new Tate Modern gallery situated near the station. [287] a b "New Tube for London Programme" (PDF). Board Minutes. Transport for London. 5 February 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2014 . Retrieved 3 April 2014. New Tube for London invitations to tender issued". Railway Gazette. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018 . Retrieved 14 November 2016. See also: London Underground infrastructure: Ventilation and cooling and London Underground cooling

Charles Pearson (1793–1862) suggested an underground railway in London in 1845 and from 1854 promoted a scheme that eventually became the Metropolitan Railway. [355] Kings Cross Tragedy Means Safety First For London Underground". London Transport. 21 October 1997. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998 . Retrieved 14 August 2021.

Metropolitan line

Initial construction began in January 1960, when two test tunnels were started from Tottenham to Manor House under Seven Sisters Road. The tunnels were excavated using an experimental "drum digger" rotary shield, powered by hydraulic rams, that could cut more than 60 feet (18m) per day. The work was completed in July 1961, with the expectation it would be used for the completed Victoria line. [15] The lines are electrified with a four-rail DC system: a conductor rail between the rails is energised at−210V and a rail outside the running rails at +420V, giving a potential difference of 630V. On the sections of line shared with mainline trains, such as the District line from East Putney to Wimbledon and Gunnersbury to Richmond, and the Bakerloo line north of Queen's Park, the centre rail is bonded to the running rails. [110] This article appears to be slanted towards recent events. Please help improve the article. ( May 2022)