Oliver Green
London's Underground, revised edition: The Story of the Tube
London's Underground, revised edition: The Story of the Tube
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The London Underground is a vital part of the city, transporting over a billion passengers annually. It has been at the forefront of contemporary design, pioneering building techniques, electrical trains, and escalators. This book, published in association with Transport for London, traces the history of the Underground, following its troubles and triumphs, wartime and peacetime work, and its essential part in shaping London's economy, geography, tourism, and identity.
Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 26 October 2023
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
London's iconic Tube is an indispensable part of the city's vibrant heartbeat, carrying over a billion passengers annually through its bustling streets and leafy suburbs. The Underground's distinctive roundel, color-coded maps, and Johnston typeface have become design classics, recognized and replicated worldwide.
Opening in 1863, the first sections of the Tube were operated by steam engines, but throughout its long history, it has been at the forefront of contemporary design, pioneering innovative building techniques, electrical trains, and escalators. Architects like Leslie W. Green and Charles Holden developed a distinctively English version of Modernism, which is evident in the latest stations for the Jubilee line extension, Overground, and Elizabeth line.
In this comprehensive work, published in association with Transport for London and recently updated, Tube expert Oliver Green delves into the history of the Underground, tracing its challenges and triumphs, wartime and peacetime work, and its crucial role in shaping London's economy, geography, tourism, and identity. Specially commissioned photography by Benjamin Graham (UK Landscape Photographer of the Year 2017) brings the story to life in vivid portraits of London Underground's stations, tunnels, and trains, capturing the essence of this iconic transportation system.
Weight: 1806g
Dimension: 262 x 288 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711289055
Edition number: New Edition
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