Farringdon Road
Sketch taken from Time Trap
Turn right and stop at the first set of traffic lights. From where you stand, look to the right, and there was the construction site of the Metropolitan Railway. Jamie and Todd climbed down the ladder escaping Billy and his gang, and sprinted into the tunnel. They emerged further up Farringdon Road, only to fall into the hands of Billy and the others.
Extract from the Trail
Knowing its history and development, Farringdon is one of my favorite places in London. Back in the 1860's, the area was awash with Victorian rebuild and innovation. Above, is a sketch of the Metropolitan Line under construction. Opened in !863, with gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives, it was the world's first underground railway.
The "cut and cover" method was a simple way of construction for shallow tunnels, where a trench was excavated and roofed over with an overhead support system strong enough to carry the load of what was to be built above the tunnel. Many houses and buildings were demolished during the works, from Farringdon to Paddington.
Todd read aloud from a large billboard: ‘Metropolitan Railway.’
‘Haven’t you heard of the new form of transport?’ Mr Wiggles asked. ‘Trains that go under the ground? Sounds daft to me; only the sewers should go underground. Can’t see it catching on.’
‘It’s the start of the London Underground,’ said Jamie, softly. ‘The Victorians were so clever.’
‘I’d never have guessed it went this far back in time,’ Todd whispered. He asked Mr Wiggles if they could take a closer look.
‘Oi!’ a juvenile voice shouted.
Jamie’s stomach sank; the gang they had encountered earlier were spread out along the road behind them.
Time Trap
Farringdon Road today, where the Metropolitan Line runs beneath.
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Can you spot the Metropolitan Railway under construction, on the map?
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