Sujet

Prime Minister William Gladstone opens the Metropolitan Railway, London, 1863 (1951). Artist: Unknown

Légende

Prime Minister William Gladstone opens the Metropolitan Railway, London, 1863 (1951). Engineered by John Fowler, the Metropolitan Railway was the first line of what would eventually become the London Underground. On January 10 1863, the railway operated its first service, which ran from Farringdon Street north to King's Cross, and west to Paddington (Bishop's Road), utilising trains hauled by steam engines. A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell, Odhams press Limited, London, 1951.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1951

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C55_094

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,8Mo (2,1Mo) / 46,4cm x 26,9cm / 5483 x 3176 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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