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On strike
‘DAY OF TRAFFIC CHAOS’ printed The Times, before explaining that ‘extreme dislocation’ was the likely outcome of the Underground strike. For Londoners trying to get to work during the current tube strike, ‘extreme dislocation’ is apparently underway, but The Times … Continue reading
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Tagged Greater London, history, London, social history, strike, travel chaos, Tube, Tube strike, underground, Underground strike
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Hats all folks.
Of all the items of clothing that humanity has invented for itself, perhaps none are as important as the humble hat. Some of film’s greatest scenes involve hats, whether they underline the murderous intentions of their wearer, or just demonstrate … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, District Line, hat, London, London Underground, railway, social history, St James' Park, Tube, Victoria
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Pipe Down
Last month we dealt with how the Underground became a smoker’s paradise. This month, we look at how it all fell apart. By 1926 around eighty per cent of carriages on the tube were smoking cars, and smokers had free reign … Continue reading
Rush hour, gardening, and women.
In the aftermath of the Great War London’s public transport was in a crisis. Infrastructure had been run down, locomotives and buses had been sent to France, and passenger numbers had soared. In 1918 the Underground Electric Railways Company, which … Continue reading
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Tagged london transport, public transport, rush hour, social history, underground
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