
Joe Brown
@joebrownlondon
Cartographer, author, railway historian, former train driver, current transport manager, LGBTQ+ network leader 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Visit Crecy Publishing for my titles
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#OnThisDay 54 years ago the Victoria Line opened between Victoria and Brixton via Vauxhall and Stockwell (Pimlico opened in 1972). It was intended to continue to Streatham Hill, Streatham, and Norbury but never made it beyond here. More Tube Mapper - Luke Agbaimoni magic buff.ly/c0fy7Mz


#OnThisDay 100 years ago this party of schoolchildren from the impoverished East End wait on the platform at Stepney Green to catch a train towards leafy Eastcote (to Cavendish Country House perhaps?): the highlight of their year I'd imagine London Transport Museum buff.ly/qopppmI




#OnThisDay 113 years ago, the Central London Railway opened a short extension from Bank to Liverpool Street, which remained the terminus for a further 34 years. This pocket map marks the occasion, showing the onward destinations now available London Transport Museum buff.ly/5DMBEWg

