The Salem Orientalist Society

Saturday, August 06, 2005

How the Bakerloo Line got its name

The Bakerloo line was opened in March of 1906 as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. After just a few months, the name was officially changed to what had been a nickname dubbed by the Evening News, "Bakerloo," which was much quicker and easier to say.
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