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Tunnels under the Thames- Tower Subway 1870

London has twenty tunnels under the River Thames making it one of the most tunnelled cities in the world.  Lets take a look at how they developed over the years. No 2 Tower Subway


Tower Subway 1870 
The tunnel dug in 1869 and was the second constructed tunnel beneath the River Thames near the Tower of London.

The Entrance to Tower Subway (Disused)

 Its alignment runs between Tower Hill on the north side of the river and Vine Lane (off Tooley Street) to the south. Its innovative method of construction provided the template for the construction in 1890 of the City & South London Railway, the first of London's "Tube" railways.

The tunnel is called a subway according to normal British usage, indicating a tunnel for pedestrians, and not to the American English usage, equivalent to underground rapid transit.

It is sometimes cited as the world's first underground tube railway, though it was not the first underground railway. (wikipedia)

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