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.
:: posted by Willy Purple, 9:43 AM
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Did you know that the longest escalator in a tube station is at Angel Station?
Also, the deepest lift (elevator) shaft on the Tube network is at Hampstead - it goes up 181 feet. And, did you know that the two rails on each track that are suspended on ceramic insulators are live electrical tracks? The inside one runs -210v and the outside one +420, so you're better off not touching them.
