Title

Excavating a tube railway, Great Northern and City Railway, London, c1903 (1903). Artist: Pearson & Son Ltd.

Caption

Excavating a tube railway: at work in the 'shield', Great Northern and City Railway, London, c1903 (1903). The Great Northern & City Railway constructed underground tunnels to allow electrified trains to run from Finsbury Park to Moorgate opening in 1904 and was bought in 1913 by the Metropolitan Railway. The large underground tunnels accommodated a large mainline train unlike the tube network and became the foundation for the Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines. From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1903

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_381

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

87,3Mb (5,5Mb) / 20,8in x 16,3in / 6246 x 4884 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation building London England people male working work man men tube worker country guy British tunnel English railway underground location century Britain concept civil engineering B&W MONOCHROME excavating Working Class Tunneling Construction Industry London Underground black & white black and white B W working-class Edwardian 1900s 20th century workers The Print Collector social class TGN tunneling shield photograph Great Northern and City Railway Pearson & Son Ltd photograph