Description

London Transport, 1972. Soft cover, 200 pp. Revised and Enlarged, 1972. In good+ condition. Blue pictorial paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight. Previous owner's name and date in ink on inside of front cover. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. Fold-out map with routes in color affixed to inside of back cover and black and white illustrations throughout. A comprehensive history of the London Underground, detailing its major developments and many lesser-known aspects. Originally published in 1963, this book is the revised and enlarged edition published in 1972. Contents include: The Coming of the Metropolitan; The Metropolitan District and the Inner Circle; Manchester to Dover via Baker Street; The East London Railway: the Birth of the Tunnelling Shield; Metropolitan and District Rolling Stock; The First Tube Railways: City & South London; The Waterloo & City and the Central London; The Great Northern & City: Metropolitan and District Electrification; The Yerkes Tubes; The Underground Grows; The Central London Expands; Metropolitan Changes: The Post Office Railway; The Second World War; The Post-war Years; Expansion Again: The Victoria Line; Into the New Age; Index.