DescriptionPortland Road Underground Station 1862.jpg
English: Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863. Illustration for Old and New London with numerous engravings from the most authentic sources by Walter Thornbury (Cassell, c 1890).
Great Portland Street Underground (Tube) Station
Reproduction of the trial trip on the new Metropolitan line in London as the train passes Portland Road station (Great Portland Street). The line opened to the public in 1863.
This image is a copy of Trial-Trip on the Metropolitan (Underground) Railway, the Train passing the Portland-Road Station. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 September 1862.See the page in the ILN for comparison.
Date
circa 1890
date QS:P,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
Cassell, c 1890
Author
Cassell, c 1890
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