150 jaar metro

de London Underground bestaat vandaag 150 jaar

Met de opening van het traject Paddington Station-Farringdon Station werd op 10 januari 1863 de London Underground, de eerste ondergrondse spoorlijn ter wereld, geopend. Gisteren gaf de Royal Mail een set van zes postzegels uit ter gelegenheid van de jarige metro.

150 years London Underground
postzegels ter gelegenheid van 150 jaar London Underground
Mark the 150th Anniversary of the public opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London. It was the world’s first urban rapid transport system to run partly in subterranean sections. As the precursor of today’s London Underground, it was not only a pioneer of technological and engineering advances, but also instigated new spatial, political, cultural and social realms that are now considered to be synonymous with London and modern urban experiences across the globe.
 
Bron: visitlondon.com
150 years London Underground
postzegel ter gelegenheid van 150 jaar London Underground

150th Anniversary of London Underground [ bbc.co.uk ]