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• Abandoned Tube Stations - Histories and photographs of many disused stations and platforms. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/

• Beck's London Underground Map - Charts the development of Harry Beck's revolutionary geoscematic Tube map. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.design-technology.info/alevelsubsite/page5.htm

• Carter's Unofficial Guide to the London Underground - Seen through the eyes of American Scott Carter. Includes sounds of the Tube, history, the background of London Underground's typeface, and photographs. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/3812/index.html

• Clive's Underground Line Guides - Includes guides to all of the lines on the network, including histories, depot locations, connections between lines and details of rolling stock. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/

• Cravens Heritage Trains - A society dedicated to the preservation of former London Underground trains. Contains details of rolling stock preserved and restored by Cravens and other organisations. Also describes the history and renovation of Epping signal cabin. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.cravensheritagetrains.co.uk/

• District Dave's London Underground Site - Facts and opinions regarding the Tube from a serving District Line Train Operator. Sections on driver training, train equipment and working experiences. A discussion forum allows visitors to express their views and ask questions. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.trainweb.org/districtdave/

• Fare Evasion and Automatic Ticket collection on the London Underground - A study into the effectiveness of the Tube's UTS ticket gates in preventing fraudulent travel. [PDF] (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.popcenter.org/library/crimeprevention/volume_01/07clarke.pdf

• Geofftech.co.uk - Written by a former Tube commuter who has done the tube challenge - visiting every station on the network in less than a day. Includes links to media coverage of the event, and general tube-related opinions, facts and trivia. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.geofftech.co.uk/

• Going Underground - Devoted to Tube culture. Unusual announcements by drivers and station staff, urban myths, obscure facts and interviews with authors of books about London Underground. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://solo2.abac.com/themole/

• Historical London Underground Maps - Charting the history of Tube maps from 1907 to the 1960s. Each featured map has a brief description of its unique attributes. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://uk.geocities.com/lhsoicher/undergroundmaps.html

• Infraco Exchange - Discussion forum for employees of London Underground and the Infracos - companies involved in maintaining the infrastructure of the Tube. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://infraco.proboards42.com/

• Jonathan Hall's Railway Home Page - The author describes his visits to two disused stations - Aldwych and Down Street - using many photographs to illustrate unique features of each. The latter was used by Winston Churchill and his War Cabinet as a command centre. There is also an image gallery of London Underground rolling stock. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.metropolitanrailway.co.uk/

• London Railways Net - Facts and figures, details of disused stations and image galleries featuring steam trains on the Metropolitan Line. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.londonrailways.net/

• London Underground - The official website of London Underground. Travel information, help with route planning, recruitment pages and general Tube news. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2625.aspx

• London Underground News - A collection of news headlines from around the world, focussing on London Underground. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://london-underground-news.newslib.com/

• London Underground Railway Society - Studies London's underground railways, past, present and future, including the Post Office Railway and the Docklands Light Railway. Also features the Croydon Tramlink. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.lurs.org.uk/

• London Underground Tube Station Maps - Diagrams showing the layouts of various London Underground stations, some in three dimensions. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7069/stations.html

• London's Underground - Edwardian Tile Patterns - Explores the architecture and interior design of Tube stations, with a focus on the tiles adorning many platforms and concourses. There are brief biographies of the system and its pioneers, plus modern-style maps illustrating the extent of the network in its early years. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://omicron.sequence.co.uk/nonchksites/dougrose/

• Metronet Rail - The company responsible for maintaining and upgrading eight of the eleven lines on the London Underground network, and their associated stations. Includes details of the next generation of trains and plans for upgrading signal and control systems. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.metronetrail.com/

• Nick's Homepage - The history of London Underground during World War Two, with station-by-station usage and bomb damage descriptions. Another section deals with how the Tube has been portrayed in films and on television. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/

• Ongar Railway Preservation Society - Provides details about the society and public events, plus a brief history of the line, which once formed part of London Underground's Central Line. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.john.f.rumble.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm

• Piccadilly Line - An essay about the history and development of one of the major underground railway lines. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.krysstal.com/piccline.html

• RMT Platform - General news and campaign details from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, aimed at station and revenue control staff. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.rmtplatform.org.uk/

• Squarewheels Railways - Richards Railway Page - Detailed and illustrated descriptions of London Underground locomotives and rolling stock. Articles on the refurbishment of Mornington Crescent station and the final operational day of 1959 Northern Line stock. Also advice for cyclists using the tube. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/rly/

• Station Staff - A discussion forum with topics relevant to station staff. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://stationstaff.proboards101.com/

• Suite 101 - Articles on the London Underground - Home to a collection of articles, including a history of Tube posters, advice dating from 1927 regarding passenger behaviour and general travel advice for modern times. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/london_underground

• Sustainable Cooling Schemes for the London Underground Railway Network - A scientific paper describing a possible solution to the problem of heat in tube carriages from the South Bank University School of Engineering Systems and Design. [PDF] (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.cibse.org/pdfs/Cooling.pdf

• The London Tube - General information with brief histories of all lines. Also provides route and train downloads for train driving simulation enthusiasts. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.geocities.com/the_london_tube/

• The London Tube Map Archive - London Underground maps dating from 1908 onward. Both geographically accurate and geoschematic maps are presented, showing the Tube network through the decades. Stations which have since closed or have been renamed can be found on some. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.clarksbury.com/cdl

• The Metadyne Website - Detailed articles about several aspects of London Underground operations, including signal cabin details, the evolution of the LT Rule Book, history of the private telephone system and the story of Oxford Circus station - one of the busiest on the network. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.metadyne.co.uk/

• The Modern London Underground - Histories and image galleries of Tube stations, depots and trains. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.angelfire.com/extreme/transport/index.html

• The Power Cut in London on 28 August 2003 - A report from the London Assembly’s Public Services Committee into the causes and effects of a major power failure, concentrating on its effect on London Underground services. Several problems are identified, along with recommendations for their resolution. [PDF] (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/reports/pubserv/powercut.pdf

• The Transport Forum - Discussion forum for employees and enthusiasts of London Underground and other railways. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi

• The Underground Cooling Website - Examines the problems faced by engineers in trying to lower the temperature in trains and tunnels, and lists some possible solutions. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.undergroundcooling.net

• Tube Challenge - Details the rules of the tube challenge, which involves visiting all of the stations on the London Underground network in the quickest possible time. Past attempts at the record are detailed, and there is a discussion forum for potential challengers. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.tubechallenge.com/

• Tube Journey Planner - Finds the quickest route between stations on the London Underground. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://tubejp.co.uk/

• Tube Lines - Homepage of the company which provides maintenance services for trains and infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.tubelines.com

• Tubegroup - Discussion forum. Users can discuss London Underground, Docklands Light Railway and other London railway matters. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tubegroup/

• Tubeplanner.com - Online tube journey planner for travelling on the London Underground, DLR and Croydon Tramlink. Also features station, tourist and fare guides. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.tubeplanner.com/

• Tubeprune - Technical details of the Tube, including signalling systems, trains and power supplies. Also features sections on history, the Public-Private Partnership scheme, track diagrams and plans for the future. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/index.htm

• Tubewhore - A Tube traveller exploring the network's artistry, design and architecture. Readers can leave comments and ask questions. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://tubewhore.livejournal.com/

• Underground History - Provides details about the disused stations or 'ghost' stations on the underground, together with suggestions for their future use. The author describes his visits to some of these stations and documents the wartime history of the Tube. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://underground-history.co.uk/

• Unusual Tube Maps - Maps showing which companies own and maintain all parts of the network, plus ticket barrier error code meanings. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.cryptart.com/tube/

• We’re Not Afraid! - Images expressing protest against the London transport bombings of July 2005. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://www.werenotafraid.com/

• Wikipedia: London Underground - Contributors discuss diverse aspects of the tube, including wartime usage, expansion plans and safety. Line and station histories are also covered, with links to related articles. (Added: 23-Apr-2009 Hits: )
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground