1906 - Elephant & Castle station opens 1915 - The line is extended from Baker Street to Queen's Park 1939 - The Bakerloo line takes over the Stanmore branch of the Metropolitan line 1979 - The Jubilee line opens and, after 40 years, the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line closes 1982 - The four peak period trains between Queen's Park and Watford Junction are withdrawn 1989 - Services between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone restart Central Line The Central Line, originally called the Central London Railway, opened on 30 July 1900 as a cross-London route from Bank to Shepherd's Bush. Popular from the start, part of its success stemmed from the cost: a flat fare of two old pence to travel. This inspired the press to call it the 'Tuppenny Tube.' In 1908, London hosted the Franco-British exhibition, the largest fair of its kind, which attracted 8 million visitors.

At the time, the exhibition site was little more than a cluster of white buildings with no official name but when the Central line extended to the site, it officially became known as White City. In the 1990s, the Central line was upgraded to automatic operation, making it the second Underground line, after the Victoria line in the 1960s, to use this technology. Key Central line dates 1900 - Central London Railway opens 1908 - The line extends west to Wood Lane to support the White City Exhibition 1912 - The line extends east from Bank to Liverpool Street 1920 - The line extends west to Ealing Broadway 1945 - After the war, new tracks next to to the main line railway start to be used. They run from North Acton to West Ruislip and include new tunnels from Liverpool Street to Leyton 1994 - The Epping to Ongar shuttle service closes, due to low passenger numbers Circle line Although the first circular service started in 1884, the Circle line as we know it didn't really begin until the 1930s.

The 'Circle line' name first appeared on a poster in 1936 but took another 13 years for it to get its own, separate line on the Tube map. The tracks used by the Circle line were run by the Metropolitan Railway and District Railway, two companies who couldn't agree on how to run the line. Their differences initially meant that District Railway ran the clockwise trains and Metropolitan Railway, the anti-clockwise trains. In December 2009, the Circle line was broken and replaced by an end-to-end service between Hammersmith and Edgware Road, via Aldgate. Key Circle line dates 1884 - The first circular service begins 1868 - The Paddington to Farringdon (Metropolitan Railway) line extends to South Kensington. The District Railway opens its new line from South Kensington to Westminster at the same time 1884 - The District Railway line finally extends to Mark Lane (now Tower Hill).

It meets the Metropolitan Railway line to create a full circle 1905 - The line is electrified 1933 - Metropolitan Railway and District Railway become part of the London Passenger Transport Board 1936 - The 'Circle line' name appears on a poster for the first time 1949 - The Circle line gets its own line on the Tube map 2009 - The Circle line is broken and replaced by and end-to-end service District line The District line first opened on Christmas Eve 1868, between South Kensington and Westminster. In the years following, it extended both east and west, even going as far as Windsor. In 1883, the line was extended from Ealing Broadway to Windsor and has run services as far as Southend, during its time. Uxbridge and Hounslow were part of the District line until they were transferred to the Piccadilly line in 1933 and 1964. Key District line dates 1868 - The first section of what is now the District line begins.

It runs between South Kensington and Westminster 1869 - New tracks open between Gloucester Road and West Brompton 1874 - The line extends to Hammersmith, Richmond in 1877 and Ealing Broadway in 1879 1885 - The two-year old Ealing to Windsor service ends 1884 - The line extends to Mark Lane (now Tower Hill) 1910 - The line extends to Uxbridge, following an earlier extension to Hounslow (in 1884) Hammersmith & City line Intended as a feeder to the Metropolitan line, with the extension running through fields on the fringes of suburbia to Hammersmith, The Hammersmith and City Railway opened on 13 June 1864. It wasn't until 1988, however, that it gained independence to become the Hammersmith & City line in its own right. Jointly run by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and Metropolitan Railway (MR), when it opened, the only stations on the two-mile long track were Notting Hill (now Ladbroke Grove) and Shepherd's Bush.

Since the Circle line began running trains on the 'loop' in 2009, the Hammersmith & City line no longer has any unique stations. Every one of its 29 stations is shared with another tube line. Key Hammersmith & City line dates 1863 - The Metropolitan Railway opens between Farringdon and Paddington 1864 - Together with Great Western Railways, Metropolitan Railway extends the line to Hammersmith 1864 - Services to Addison Road (now Kensington Olympia), via the curve at Latimer Road, begin. Following bomb damage in 1940, this service is suspended and doesn't restart after the war 1869 - A new London and South Western line opens between north of Addison Road and Richmond, via Ravenscourt Park.

The new Hammersmith station (at Grove Road) means the old terminus is re-sited 1884 - The line extends east to Whitechapel 1906 - The line is electrified 1936 - Trains are extended over the former District Railway line to Barking 1988 - The line becomes the Hammersmith & City line in its own right Jubilee line Although a number of Jubilee line stations are among the Underground's newest, the line also serves some stations that originally opened over 100 years ago. Inaugurated on 1 May 1979, the Jubilee line linked new tunnels across central London (stretching for 4 kilometres between Baker Street and Charing Cross with the former Bakerloo line branch north of Baker Street to Stanmore). The northern end of the line had previously been part of the Metropolitan Railway, before transferring to the Bakerloo line in 1939 when a new section of twin tube tunnels between Baker Street and Finchley Road (including stations at St John's Wood and Swiss Cottage) also opened.

From 1979 Charing Cross was the line's southern terminus for two decades, but further extension to the Jubilee line was recommended in the East London Rail Study in 1989 with Royal Assent to the Bill obtained in March 1992. Work started on the £3.5bn project to extend the Jubilee line in 1993. The Prime Minister at the time, John Major drove the first pile of the extension at a start-of-work ceremony at Canary Wharf on 8 December 1993. The extension from Green Park to Stratford was opened in three phases during 1999. The extended Jubilee line was finally joined to the existing line on 20 November 1999, although Westminster was the last station on the line to be opened on 22 December 1999. Since its opening, the Jubilee line extension has facilitated and contributed to the significant growth of London's Docklands as a centre for business, residential and leisure activity. Metropolitan line Opened in 1863, The Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon was the first, urban, underground railway in the world.

An extension from Baker Street to Swiss Cottage in 1868, however, put an end to this claim to fame. With the growth of suburban areas in the north west of London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex (dubbed 'Metroland'), in the 20th century, Metropolitan Railway spotted a marketing opportunity: by promoting dream homes in the countryside, they could also highlight their own fast, rail services to get people there. As the owners of surplus land, Metropolitan Railway were in a position to branch out into real estate, and by 1919 they were developing housing under the name of Metropolitan Railway Country Estates Limited. Metroland was immortalised in the 1973 BBC TV documentary, narrated by the then Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman.

Key Metropolitan line dates 1863 - The line opens between Paddington and Farringdon 1868 - The line extends from Baker Street to Swiss Cottage 1892 - Line extensions reaches Aylesbury 1904 - The Uxbridge branch opens 1905 - The first electric trains appear and are gradually introduced across the whole line, apart from the line beyond Rickmansworth 1925 - The Watford branch opens 1932 - Another branch, to Stanmore opens, but this becomes part of the Bakerloo line in 1939 1961 - The steam trains operating north of Rickmansworth stop as the line is electrified to Amersham and Chesham. Services beyond Amersham are taken over by British Rail (now Chiltern Railways) 2012 - A new fleet of electric trains are introduced, the first on the Underground to feature air conditioning and full-length, walk-through interiors Northern line The Northern line, opened in 1937, was created out of two separate railways: the City and South London Railway, and the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway.

It expanded a little but WWII slowed the expansions down. Scheduled plans to extend to Mill Hill, Brockley Hill, Elstree and Bushey Heath (known as the Northern Heights plan), suffered post-war restrictions and never recovered. These plans were finally dismissed in 1954. Key Northern line dates 1890 - City & South London Railway opens - it runs from King William Street (near Bank) to Stockwell 1907 - Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (Hampstead Railway, as it's called) opens.

It runs from the Strand (Charing Cross) to Golders Green, with a branch from Camden Town to Highgate 1921 - Hampstead Railway extends to Edgware 1922 - City and South London Railway links to the Hampstead Railway at Camden Town 1926 - City and South London/Hampstead Railway extends south to Morden and Kennington 1933 - City and South London/Hampstead Railway become the Northern line 1939 - 1941 The new Northern line extends between Archway and East Finchley, High Barnet and Mill Hill East 1975 - The tunnelled link between Finsbury Park and Moorgate, via Essex Road, is transferred to British Rail (now First Capital Connect) Piccadilly line The Piccadilly line opened as the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906 and it ran between Finsbury Park and Hammersmith. The line remained much the same until the 1930s when it expanded rapidly, incorporating stations which are now regarded as classic examples of period architecture.

Arnos Grove, Southgate and Sudbury Town, for example, are listed buildings. The development of Heathrow Airport has also been a reason for expansion, with Heathrow Terminals 1-5 opening between 1977 and 2008. When Terminal 5 opened in 2008, it became the first stretch of new Underground railway in London since the Jubilee line extension in 1999.

Key Piccadilly line dates 1906 - The line opens between Finsbury Park and Hammersmith 1907 - A branch line from Holborn to Aldwych opens 1932 to 1933 - The line extends to South Harrow, Arnos Grove, Hounslow West, Uxbridge and Cockfosters 1977 - Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 and 3 open 1986 - The Heathrow service becomes a loop with the opening of Terminal 4 1994 - The Aldwych branch of the Piccadilly line closes down because of too few passengers and high costs 2008 - Heathrow Terminal 5 opens Victoria line Built at the end of the 1960s, the main aim of the Victoria line was to connect four, main line terminals: Euston, St. Pancras, King's Cross and Victoria, although its origins go back to 1943. Future hopes for the Victoria line were included in a document called the County of London Plan, but war and post-war constraints mean that the plans continued to be put on hold.

Parliamentary Powers to build the line were obtained in 1955 but difficulties with funding meant that actual construction work didn't start until 1962. The Victoria line opened in stages between 1968 and 1971, and reached areas of north and south London that had never had an Underground station before. The line was the first automatic passenger railway in the world, fully equipped with an Automatic Train Operation system (ATO). Such technology meant that at the touch of a button, the train doors would close and drive automatically to the next station, guided by coded impulses transmitted through the track. The original 1968 line received a complete upgrade in 2012. Waterloo & City line In 1898, the Waterloo & City line (or 'Drain' as it was known), became London's second, deep-level Tube railway. Initially, it was promoted by the London and South Western Railway company, whose trains terminated at Waterloo. The new line's selling point was that it could offer commuters a direct rail link to and from the City of London.

Wooden-built trains ran on the line until 1940 but were replaced by specially-designed, Tube-sized cars based on the technology of the Southern Railway's trains, but these too were eventually replaced in 1994. In the post-war years, the Waterloo & City line became part of British Railways but it transferred to London Underground in 1994, when it became (at that time), the Underground's 12th line. London Underground Central Line November 2014 - YouTube London Underground Central Line November 2014 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 23, 2014 Welcome to London Underground Central Line November 2014.

The Central Line runs between West Ruislip or Ealing Broadway and Epping or Woodford via Hainault with 8 car of 1992 Tube Stock and also on this video lets turn back time see 1962 Tube Stock on RAT or Rail Adhesion Train at Woodford. Lets start at Ruislip Gardens see 91347 arriving for the service to Woodford. Filmed on the 9th November. South Ruislip see 91093 departing to Woodford and 91039 departing to West Ruislip. Filmed on 9th November. Greenford see the 1992 stock no 91139 seen over the Great Western Mainline of the Greenford to Paddington Line arriving for the service to West Ruislip. Filmed 9th November. Hangar Lane seen passing though the station not in passenger service with 91085. Filmed on 9th November. West Acton see 91053 arriving and departing to Ealing Broadway and next is 91245 departing to Hainault via Newbury Park. Filmed on 9th November.

North Acton with 91201 departing to Hainault, next is 91231 on the right to West Ruislip and on the left is 91303 to Woodford. Filmed on 9th November. White City see 91315 arriving into the station with the service to Hainault. Filmed on 9th November. Shepherd's Bush with 91265 departing to Hainault. Filmed on 9th November. Holland Park station with 91277 arriving and departing to Woodford and 91213 arriving for the service to Newbury Park. Filmed on 8th November. Queensway see 91153 arriving to White City. Filmed on 8th November Lancaster Gate see 91309 arriving for the service to Ealing Broadway. Filmed on the 9th November. Marble Arch see 91165 arriving for the service to White City. Filmed on 9th November. Oxford Circus see the 1992 Tube Stock no 91271 arriving for the service to Ealing Broadway.

Filmed on 9th November. Tottenham Court Road with 91215 departing to Ealing Broadway. Filmed on 9th November. Holborn the busiest station for interchange for the Piccadilly Line see 91119 departing to Ealing Broadway and 91113 arriving for West Ruislip. Filmed 9th November. Chancery Lane see the 1992 tube stock arriving for Ealing Broadway no 91321. Filmed on 8th November. St Paul's station see 91059 departs to West Ruislip. Filmed on 8th November. Liverpool Street Station with 91193 arriving for the service to West Ruislip. Filmed on 9th November. Bethnal Green Station see 91197 arriving for the service to West Ruislip. Filmed on 9th November. Wanstead see 91041 ready to depart for the service to Woodford and next is the arrival of 91275 to Newbury Park. Filmed on 9th November.

Redbridge see 91241 arriving for the service to Ealing Broadway and 91331 arriving to Ealing Broadway. Filmed on 9th November. Gants Hill see the departure of 91083 to White City. Filmed on 9th November. Roding Valley with 3 trains an hour see 91347 departing to Hainault then Ealing Broadway. Filmed on 12th November. Woodford station see the 1962 Tube Stock no 1407 on Rail Adhesion Train heading towards Epping. Filmed on 19th November. Station Way filmed from the road bridge see 91347 heading towards Epping. Filmed on 12th November. Loughton see 91329 arriving into the station with service to Ruislip Gardens. Filmed on 12th November. and lets finish of at Theydon Bois see arriving and departing first is 91117 to Epping and 91053 to West Ruislip and 91125 departing to Epping. Filmed on 12th November.

Well I hope you enjoy the tube and thanks for watching. Category Central to 013 Check Front of Train Between Theydon Bois and Epping 1 min Central to 014 Check Front of Train At Debden 7 mins Central to 015 Check Front of Train Between Woodford and Woodford Junction 13 mins Central to 016 Check Front of Train Between Snaresbrook and South Woodford 18 mins Central to 017 Check Front of Train Between Stratford and Leyton 26 mins Central Line - The London Transport Forum Central Line Length: 46 Miles/ 74 km No. of Stations: 49 Night Service: Partial Current Stock: 1992 Tube Stock The Central Line runs east – west right through the centre of London and serves the City of London and the West End, at 76 km (47 miles) it is the longest London Underground Line and also the busiest with around 260 million passengers per year.

The line runs from Epping in Essex and Hainault & Woodford in East London to Ealing Broadway in West London & West Ruislip in North West London and the name comes from the fact that it goes through Central London. It has the highest point to point speeds on London Underground reaching up to 70 mph. History Despite being originally incorporated in 1891 and a further extension authorised in 1892 the opening date of the then Central London Railway (CLR) was postponed to 1894 and 1899 then eventually opening on 27th June 1900. The CLR ran between Shepherds Bush and the Bank of England completely underground and after a proposal to extend it into a loop line via Charing Cross, Hyde Park and Hammersmith was rejected a western extension to Wood Lane was opened in 1908 where the line looped back into the City. In 1912 the CLR was also extended in the east to Liverpool Street and to the west again over Great Western Railway (GWR) Lines to Ealing in 1920.

After the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board the CLR was renamed the ‘Central London Line’ on 1st July 1933 and then simplified to Central Line on 23rd August 1937. Tunnels were originally built at a diameter of 11′ 8.25″ but were expanded and realigned in the 1930s and stations were lengthened. The line was converted to 4th rail electrification in 1940 but due to the way the tunnel had been enlarged the tunnels were no longer round and for clearance purposes the positive rail had to be an unusual shape which meant the top contact surface is 40mm (1.6″) higher than normal which is still the case today. Because of this at most of the Central Lines Deep Level Stations the insulating pots can be seen standing on cement mounds and all 92 stock trains have special positive shoe detectors that are able to lift higher than normal, due to this and the fact that 92 stock trains have no tripcocks due to ato operation and clearance problems with their gearboxes they cannot run on any other lines.

The high positive rail is only seen on the CLR section of the railway between White City and Liverpool Street. The sections of the railway under the City of London follow the surface streets above to take advantage of the government allowing railways to do so free of charge rather than going underneath buildings which means just as the roads above there are very sharp curves and bends between Liverpool Street and St Pauls, the Central Line platforms at Bank station itself are very curved so you can’t see one end of the platform from the other and due to this leave very large gaps between the trains and the platforms, more so from 2 of the 4 doors per carriage. The doors which are furthest away from the platform depends on the platform and the ‘Mind The Gap’ Announcement is particularly stressed at Bank. The line was unofficially known as the ‘Twopenny Tube’ by many people due to the fact that for many years the line has a fare of 2d (two old pence).

In 1912 plans were published for an extension from Shepherds Bush to Gunnersbury with stations at Hammersmith Grove, Peddenswick Road, Rylett Road, Stamford Gardens, Turnham Green and Heathfield Terrace and would have allowed trains to run on to Richmond, this route was authorised in 1913 but work never started before WW1. In 1919 an alternative route was published which instead used the disused London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) tracks south of Shepherds Bush to Hammersmith and Turnham Green, this route was authorised in 1920 but work never started and in 1932 the Piccadilly Line took over the L&SWR Lines west of Hammersmith. As part of the ‘New Works Programme’, in June 1935 London Transport announced proposals to extend the Central Line from North Acton to West Ruislip by adding two additional GWR tracks for Central Line use as well as a further extension to Denham although the latter was abandoned due to the establishment of the Metropolitan Green Belt around London which restricted development in the area.

They also proposed an extension eastwards from Liverpool Street to somewhere where it will connect with the Loughton and Grange Hill Lines so that trains could possibly run from those areas direct to the West End and beyond with passing over the busy London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), it was proposed to perhaps run the line to somewhere near Leyton and Newbury Park to achieve this. In December 1946 the eastern extension opened as far as Stratford with trains reversing in a temporary reversing facility at Drapers Field in Leyton and the line to Woodford and Newbury Park opened in 1947. The LNER line from Newbury Park to Ilford closed in 1947 and the Central Line took over the line from Newbury Park to Woodford in 1948 as well as the Woodford to Buckhurst Hill section. In 1947 an extension from North Acton to Greenford opened where trains were terminating in the bay platform, the line was extended further to West Ruislip opened in 1948. The line never went to Denham due to the Metropolitan Green Belt and the bay platform at Greenford is now used by National Rail Trains from Paddington.

In 1949 the line was extended even further east to Epping taking over the line from British Rail, the line went even further in 1957 taking over British Rail lines to Ongar. Short platforms at Blake Hall & North Weald Stations and limited power supply east of Epping meant that trains from London couldn’t run through to Ongar and so they terminated at Epping with a shuttle to Ongar initially operating from Loughton although later from Epping. The expected levels of use never materialised and the line started losing money and so was closed on 30th September 1994 and sold to the Pilot Group. The connection at Epping was removed shortly after closure but the rest of the line remained intact and is now used by a heritage passenger rail service known as the Epping Ongar Railway owned by Epping Ongar Railway Ltd. The EOR started in October 2004 and runs from Ongar to Coopersale where it turns back, the line stops at North Weald although not at Blake Hall which was removed in 1981 after the closure of the station.

On 25th January 2003 a train derailed at Chancery Line after a traction motor fell onto the track injuring 32 passengers, the line was closed to determine the cause and to make the appropriate train modifications. In March of the same year a limited service was running on either side of the affected area which eventually covered all stations at a reduced frequency on 12th April 2003 with a full service running again by the end of the month. The Waterloo & City Line briefly closed at the same time but quickly reopened after modifications to their small fleet of trains were carried out. Another train derailed at points east of the westbound platform at White City on 11th May 2004 but this was a rather minor incident with no reported injuries, the line was closed between Marble Arch and North Acton whilst the cause was being investigated. Three carriages derailed on the westbound line between Mile End and Bethnal Green at about 9am on 5th July 2007 due to a roll of tarpaulin from a storage yard close to the line, the line was closed between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone and re-opened 2 days later.

A Central Line train struck a track-side object near Holland Park on 31st October 2012, the line was closed between Marble Arch and White City and caused severe delays on the rest of the line. There were no reported injuries but 200 people had to be rescued from stuck trains. Rolling Stock From opening in 1900 the line used electric locomotive hauling cars with large unsprung weight, these proved unsatisfactory and caused a huge amount of vibration. The trains were replaced in 1903 with motor cars with the existing cars being adapted for use a trailers in the newly formed Electric Multiple Units. The rolling stock was in need of replacing by the 1920s but the new Standard Stock were too large for use in the Central Line tunnels so instead it was decided to modernise the existing fleet, the end gates were removed and replaced by more passenger areas and two single leaf sliding doors were added to each side of the cars. Additional trains were also purchased for the opening of the Ealing Broadway extension which were also briefly used on the Bakerloo Line Watford extension.

In 1939 the tunnels were enlarged and the electrical supply modified to allow for Standard Stock trains displaced from the Northern Line to run on the line and all 1900/03 and 1920 Stock Trains were replaced. However by the 1950s the trains were becoming increasingly unreliable and they planned to replace them with production versions of the prototype 1960 Stock trains although they instead decided to go with new 1962 Stock trains which were identical to the 1959 Stock, these operated until replacement in the 90s by 1992 Stock Trains which still run today. The Epping – Ongar Branch was not electrified until 1957 prior to which they were run by steam-hauled coaches by BR, once electrified the line ran two car 1935 Stock trains and later replaced with four car 1962 Stock trains modified for the limited current which ran until closure in 1994.

The 1967 stock previously used on the Victoria Line were used on the Hainault – Woodard section until 1984 which was converted to Automatic Train Operation (ATO) to trial the system for the Victoria Line. The line currently uses 8 car 1992 Stock trains which were gradually introduced from April 1993 to February 1995 and was completed on 17th February 1995 and was the first London Underground line to have automated announcements. The line was fitted with automatic train operation (ATO) in 1996 and was brought into service in sections. In August 2011 a refresh of the trains started which included new seat covers featuring the new London Underground Moquette, modified window frames, new lighting and changes to the front ends of the driving cars which are now majority instead of majority black. Future If the proposed Chelsea-Hackney Line is built it is planned to take over the Central Line between Leytonstone & Epping and trains will run only via Hainault and trains that would have normally terminated at Epping, Debden or Loughton will terminate at Hainault or Woodford instead.

When London Overground took over the East London Line a new station at Shoreditch High Street was opened which is directly above the Central Line tracks between Bethnal Green and Liverpool Street and it has been proposed to build new Central Line platforms at Shoreditch High Street station and create an interchange between the Central Line and London Overground. The proposals are currently on hold but TfL have said that the plans will be revisited once Crossrail is completed in 2018. The Central Line won’t receive new trains until after the Bakerloo and Piccadilly Lines which have older stock and the Waterloo & City Line which runs the same stock but would be quicker to replace, TfL have started working with train manufacturers on making a concept for a Standard Stock train which is due to run on the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo & City Lines and then proposed to go on the rest of the Deep Level lines, the Sub Surface Lines are already having new standard sub surface stock being rolled out. The London Borough of Hillingdon have approached TfL to try and get the Central Line extended to Uxbridge, the line will branch off by Ruislip Depot and join onto the Metropolitan and Piccadilly Line tracks to Uxbridge.

TfL have said that the line will only become viable when the Metropolitan Line’s signalling upgrade is completed in 2017. Depots London Underground Lines | BritainVisitor - Travel Guide To Britain List of London Underground Lines Tube Lines in London The London Underground aka "The Underground" or "The Tube," presently has 11 lines serving over a billion passengers a year in addition to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and the Overground network. The Oyster Card, introduced in 2003, is the best way to journey on the tube, the DLR, the Overground and London's buses. London Tube Lines Bakerloo Line The Bakerloo Line runs from Harrow & Wealdstone in north west London to Elephant & Castle south of the River Thames and is colour-coded brown on tube maps. Central Line The Central Line runs from West Ruislip in west London to Epping in east London and is colour-coded red. Circle Line The Circle Line runs in a spiral from Hammersmith to Edgware Road and then in a loop around central London back to Edgware Road. The Circle Line is colour-coded yellow on London tube maps.

District Line Central Line | London Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit When opened in 1900, the railway was operated by electric locomotives hauling coaches. The coaches were fitted with gates at each end, similar to those used on the City and South London Railway and the Glasgow Subway. The locomotives, with a large unsprung weight, proved highly unsatisafactory and the cause of considerable vibration. They were replaced as early as 1903 with motor cars, with the existing coaching stock being adapted to run as trailers within newly formed electric multiple units. By the 1920s the rolling stock was in need of modernisation or replacement. Given that the then-new London Underground Standard Stock was too large to work in the line's tunnels, it was decided to modernise the existing fleet. The end gates were removed and replaced by an extension to the passenger accommodation. Two air operated single-leaf sliding doors were inserted into both sides of each carriage. Reconstruction work was carried out by the Union Construction Company at Feltham . Additional trains were purchased for the opening of the Wood Lane to Ealing Broadway extension in 1920.

These were also temporarily used on the Watford extension of the Bakerloo line . The London Underground 1900/1903 Stock and London Underground 1920 Stock were finally withdrawn from service in 1939. With the enlargement of the tunnels and modification of the electrical supply, Standard Stock (displaced from the Northern Line by new London Underground 1938 Stock) was operated - eventually as 8-car trains following platform extensions. The Standard Stock became increasingly unreliable during the 1950s. Some had been stored during World War II pending the opening of extensions. Plans for replacement (using a production version of the prototype London Underground 1960 Stock) were abandoned; new trains of [[London Underground 1962 Stock (virtually identical to the tried and tested 1959 Stock) were ordered instead. These operated until their replacement by London Underground 1992 Stock in the early 1990s. The Epping-Ongar branch was not electrified until 1957, prior to which the service was operated on behalf of London Transport by British Railways using steam hauled coaches.

Upon electrification, two-car sets of London Underground 1935 Stock were initially used, later replaced by 4-car sets of 1962 Stock specially modified to cope with the limited current. The section closed in 1994. Current trains Edit In common with virtually all other Underground lines, the Central line is worked by a single type of rolling stock. The London Underground 1992 Stock as introduced gradually from April 1993 to February 17 1995, and was the first in London to introduce automated announcement of the next station and connections available. The 1992 stock is painted in the standard red, white and blue Underground livery and runs in 8-car sets. In 1996 the line was fitted with Automatic Train Operation, and this was brought into service in sections over the next few years. Map Gants Hill , opened December 14 1947. Newbury Park , first served December 14 1947. Barkingside , first served May 31 1948. Fairlop , first served May 31 1948.

Hainault , first served May 31 1948. The Greater London boundary with Essex is at Grange Hill Grange Hill , first served November 21 1948. Chigwell , first served November 21 1948. Roding Valley , first served November 21 1948. (and is currently least used station on the network) Terminates at Woodford [see Ongar Branch] (except for rush hours) Epping branch (formally Ongar Branch) Snaresbrook , first served December 14 1947. South Woodford , first served December 14 1947 (as South Woodford (George Lane)); renamed 1947. Terminus for Woodford branch: Woodford , first served December 14 1947. The Greater London boundary with Essex is between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill , first served November 21 1948. Loughton , first served November 21 1948. Debden , first served September 25 1949.

Theydon Bois , first served September 25 1949. Terminus: Epping , first served September 25 1949. Note: the remaining stations to Ongar were served by a shuttle service from Epping. Former Stations North Weald first served September 25 1949; closed September 30 1994. Blake Hall first served September 25 1949; closed: October 31 1981. Ongar first served September 25 1949; closed September 30 1994. Future plans Edit The developers of the First Central business park at Park Royal , West London were planning a new station between North Acton and Hanger Lane . This would have served the business park and provide a walking distance interchange with Park Royal station on the Piccadilly Line . This is not currently being actively pursued. If the Chelsea-Hackney line is built then it is intended that it will take over the Epping branch of the Central line. Current hopes are that this will be completed by 2025.

It would be possible to provide an interchange with London Overground at Shoreditch High Street station which is due to open in 2010 but current thinking is that the disadvantages to existing passengers outweigh the benefits. On the 11 May 2008 a petition for the government to fund London Underground for the re-extension of the Central line to Ongar via North Weald opened. Proposals for the stations to bring more revenue are in planning. The deadline for signing the petition is the 11 December 2008. It is available to sign online [1] Central Line - London Underground History London Underground History Croydon Tramlink Central Line The Central Line is the longest line on the London Underground Network, with passengers starting in 1900 the line was constructed during the 'tube boom'; however most of the modern-day line was opened in the 1940's.

In this section: The Central London Railway was officially opened by HRH the Prince of Wales (soon to be King Edward VII) between Bank (originally named Cornhill) and Shepherds Bush on 27 June 1900 however the railway opened to the public on 30 June 1900 Initially, the Central London Railway adopted a universal flat fare of 2 d , which gave the railway the nickname "The Two Penny Tube", which was used by the Daily Mail on 4 August 1900. However after 1905 the Central London Railway experienced a steady drop in traffic following the electrification of the Inner Circle Line, and a boom in motor bus travel; after this the railway decided to abandon their flat fare policy, this first changed in July 1907 with the implementation of the 3d fare for a journey of 8 or more stations, although the name of the "Two Penny Tube" continued to be used for many years afterwards.

In 1907 the line was extended westerly, to Wood Lane, for the White City Exhibition, and the station entrance was constructed opposite the exhibition main entrance; the extension was opened to the public on the same day as the exhibition stated on 14 May 1908. The eastern end of the line was extended to Liverpool Street beneath the Great Eastern Railway station, opening on 28 July 1912. Underground Railway membership On January 1st, 1913 the Central London Railway became a part of the Underground Group; who implemented, in a cost saving exercise, automatic signalling and later, to cut the number of staff required, between 1926 and 1928 implemented air operated doors. On August 15, 1913 it was authorized for the running of Central London Railway services, to run to Richmond though a connection at Gunnersbury, linking with the London and South Western Railway; however this plan was differed due to the outbreak of World War I. This plan was later withdrawn on June 3, 1916, but services began to run to Ealing Broadway on Tuesday 3 August 1920.

Central Line and the New Work Programme The Central London Railway was eventually absorbed into the London Transport Passenger Board on 1 July 1933. With the absorption of the railway, and a need to improve the transport within London, interchange between lines became a necessity; an example of this occurred on September 18, 1933, with the opening of Holbon Station, and the closing of the British Museum station to provide a direct interchange with the Piccadilly Line . On 23 August 1937 the railway was renamed the Central Line. The New Works Program, saw a comprehensive scheme of extensions to the line, with extensions from Liverpool Street to Leyton, later to Leytonstone an Newbury Park. In addition to the sharing of Mainline tracks, London North Eastern Railways tracks between Epping and Ongar, and the Fairloop loop (now more commonly know as the Hainault Loop). In the west the Great Western Railway constructed tracks from North Acton and Ruislip, however due to the outbreak of World War II, these didn't open until after the war had concluded as some of the newly constructed sections where used for the 'war-effort'.

The first extension to open to the public was between Liverpool and Stratford, on 4 December 1947 with trains proceeding to Leytonstone on 5 May 1947. With services from North Acton to Greenford stating on 30 June 1947. On 14 December 1947; Central Line services, where further extended to Woodford and Newbury Park. With services, later being extended from Greenford to Wes Ruislip, on 21 November 1948; and in the east from Newbury Park to Hainault on 31 May 1948, Woodford to Hainault and Woodford to Loughton on 21 November 1948. The final section was opened on 25 September 1949 from Loughton to Epping. Central Line today In 1988, the government approved a scheme to improve the Central Line; which had ageing stock and to improve communications, implement new signalling and generally repair and maintain the line. Though this investment the Central Line was completely upgraded with the implementation of new trains, faster and smoother journeys and improved reliability.

Prompting a simultaneous upgrade of the line to keep the line running efficiently. Rolling Stock There are three depots on the Central Line, the trains are overhauled at the largest depot at West Ruislip, with routine maintenance carried out at Hainault and White City. With additional sidings at Woodford and Loughton. 1992 Stock Central Line February 2014 - YouTube Central Line February 2014 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 4, 2014 Welcome to London Underground Central Line with 1992 tube stock runs between Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip to Epping and Hainault. First starting at South Ruislip see the arrivial into the station no 91103 for the service to Epping with Chiltern Railway Class 165 speeding pass. Filmed on 2nd February.

Hanger Lane see no 91287 ready to depart for the service to Northolt, filmed on 2nd February. West Acton station see the departure no 91279 for the service to Hainault and next arrival no 91131 into the station for the service to Ealing Broadway, filmed on the 2nd February. Notting Hill Gate see the 1992 Tube Stock arriving at the platform no 91059 for the service to Epping, filmed on 1st February. Queensway station arrival of no 91091 for the service to Newbury Park, filmed on 1st February. Chancery Lane 1992 tube stock no 91249 getting ready to depart for the service to Ruislip Gardens, filmed on 1st February. St Paul's Station see the departure of a service to West Ruislip no 91147 heading towards Chancery Lane and Central London. Filmed on the 1st February.

Liverpool Street Station with interchange for the Anglia Lines see the arrival no 91095 for the service to Ealing Broadway, filmed on 1st February. Mile End station see the arrival no 91317 coming into the station for the service to Northolt. Filmed on 2nd February. Redbridge Station see the no 91045 departing for the service to Woodford. Next it's no 91287 arriving and departing for the service to Ealing Broadway and No 91143 coming into the station for the service to Hainault. Filmed on the 1st February. Fairlop at 8:10pm at night see arrival no 91249 for the service to White City and coming in this side is no 91275 for the service to Hainault. Filmed on the 1st February.

Last station to be filmed at 8:30pm is Grange Hill station in the quiet night with 3 trains an hour every 20 mins on the Hainault Loop see the 1992 Tube Stock no 91323 ready to depart for the service to Woodford. Next it's no 91013 arring and departing for the service to Ealing Broadway and last is No 91279 is the arrival for the service to Woodford. Filmed on the 1st February. Well I hope you enjoy the Central Line video and thank you for watching. Category London Underground - information about tube train tickets and fares Finish: How often do the trains run? The London Underground typically operates from 5 AM to 00.30 AM (Mon-Sat), and 7 AM to 11.30 PM (Sun). The Docklands Light Railway runs from 5.30 AM to 00.30 AM (Mon-Sat), and 7 AM to 11.30 PM (Sun).

The long-awaited 24-hour service will start in late 2016, but only on Fridays and Saturdays, and only on the Jubilee, Piccadilly, Victoria, and most of the Central and Northern lines. But this is where it begins to get a bit complicated: because the Central line will only operate between Ealing Broadway and Loughton. It will not operate from North Acton to West Ruislip, from Loughton to Epping, or from Woodford to Hainault (although it will go between Leytonstone and Hainult). The Northern line will only operate from Morden to Edgware, and Morden to High Barnet (both via the Charing Cross loop). It will not operate on the Bank loop. The Piccadilly line will run all the way from Cockfosters to Heathrow Terminals 1-3, and Terminal 5, but not Terminal 4. It will not operate between Acton Town and Uxbridge. How to read the tube map Each underground line has its own special colour, which is shown below. The coloured lines can be seen on the tube map, which you will find pasted up at every station. Here is a part of it.

Stations which only serve one line are shown by a little stub protruding from the coloured line. For example, Covent Garden, which only serves the Piccadilly (dark blue) line. Stations which serve two or more lines are said to be interchanges , and are shown by a large white circle. For example, Blackfriars, which serves the Circle (yellow) and District (dark green) lines. Stations which also serve mainline (above-ground) trains are accompanied by a little red rail symbol. For example, Charing Cross and Cannon Street. What are the fares? London train timetables You can print off paper timetables at tfl.gov.uk/travel-information . You can also get paper timetables at a Travel Information Centre. There are six of them in London: Euston station , King’s Cross station , Liverpool Street station , Piccadilly Circus station , Victoria station and Heathrow airport . Tips for train travel Always stand on the right-hand side of escalators. The left-hand side is reserved for people who want to walk up the escalator. When entering or exiting the platform, you won’t be able to use every single ticket barrier… only the ones with green or yellow arrows on.

If a lane has a red or yellow cross on it, then it won’t accept your ticket. If you’re carrying bulky items and can’t fit through the barrier, look for an extra wide gate to the side. If there are none, just show your ticket to the member of staff, who will let you through a side gate. Got any questions? > Talk about the London underground Admin – “Route and time: londondrum&#46;com/transport/train-journey&#46; &#46;&#46;&#46; ammersmith. Price (you need zones 1-2): londondrum&#46;com/transport/train-fares-ti &#46;&#46;&#46; prices&#46;php. Can't see any delays for that date. We keep a record of them here: londondrum&#46;com/transport/underground-en &#46;&#46;&#46; -works&#46;php. You can use contactless at the barrier, yes.

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Question: Which London Underground line runs from West Ruislip to Epping?
Answer: CENTRAL