London Underground The Quiz Book

Mike Dugdale

Description

For the last 150 years, every Londoner, tourist, and visitor uses the tube to explore and enjoy London. But behind the facade of ox-blood brick buildings and colourful diagrams lies a wealth of history and interesting facts. This book tests your knowledge in this area with 250 questions (and answers) about this incredible network.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 07 octobre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783332939
• Langue: English

Extrait

Title Page
LONDON UNDERGROUND THE QUIZ BOOK
By
Mike Dugdale



Publisher Information
London Underground The Quiz Book
Published in 2013 by Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
Copyright © Mike Dugdale 2013
The right of Mike Dugdale to be identified as author of this book has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988.



Introduction
For the last 150 years, every Londoner, tourist, and visitor uses the tube to explore and enjoy London. But behind the facade of ox-blood brick buildings and colourful diagrams lies a wealth of history and interesting facts. This book tests your knowledge in this area with 250 questions (and answers) about this incredible network.
What’s more, this book is a purists delight. There’s no DLR, Overground, tramlink, National rail, or other wannabe-deviants in here! It’s pure, 100%, London Underground - from Morden to Edgware, from Epping to West Ruislip, and all the points in between. It even stops at Mornington Cresent!



Questions Which is the only line to connect with all the others? Which Central line station was closed in 1933, lying between Holborn and Tottenham Court Road? In which year did the various train companies of London merge to form the ‘ London Passenger Transport Board’? Which was the first line to run continuously on Sunday, without a break for church? What was the original name of Finsbury Park tube station, when it opened in 1861? Which station has two examples of clocks from the Self Winding Clock Company? Which is the only station on the Victoria Line to not connect with another line, either London Underground network or overground? What is the highest point above ground on any of the tube lines? Which famous patrons travelled on the first Central line train? Approximately, how long is the Hammersmith & City line? In what year was the travelcard introduced? Which station is at the North-most end of the Bakerloo line? When did the phrase “Mind the gap” first get used? What is only tube station which does not have any letters of the word ‘mackerel’ in it? Which lines are served by the two Shepherd’s Bush stations? Which station has the most number of London Underground network platforms? What is the shortest distance between stations? When and where was the first (and only) spiral escalator introduced? Alphabetically speaking, what are the first and last stations on the London Underground network? When was alcohol banned from the London Underground network? What is the name of the fake tube station in Eastenders? And from which two stations is its name derived? In the Agatha Christie novel, what was the time of the travel from Paddington? The only station on the London Underground network named after a football club is Arsenal. What was its original name? Which station lies between Kings Cross St Pancras and Finsbury Park on the Victoria line?