London Links : Underground

• 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.

  www.squarewheels.org.uk/rly/

• 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.

  www.cravensheritagetrains.co.uk/

• 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.

  www.geocities.com/CollegePark/3812/index.html

• 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.

  www.metadyne.co.uk/

• 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.

  www.geofftech.co.uk/

• London Underground

  The official website of London Underground. Travel information, help with route planning, recruitment pages and general Tube news.

  www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2625.aspx

• RMT Platform

  General news and campaign details from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, aimed at station and revenue control staff.

  www.rmtplatform.org.uk/

• Underground History

  Disused stations in London, England's underground.

  underground-history.co.uk/

• We?re Not Afraid!

  Images expressing protest against the London transport bombings of July 2005.

  www.werenotafraid.com/

• 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.

  www.trainweb.org/districtdave/

• 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.

  www.john.f.rumble.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm

• London Railways Net

  Facts and figures, details of disused stations and image galleries featuring steam trains on the Metropolitan Line.

  www.londonrailways.net/

• Tube Lines

  Homepage of the company which provides maintenance services for trains and infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.

  www.tubelines.com

• 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.

  solo2.abac.com/themole/

• 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.

  www.davros.org/rail/culg/

• 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.

  omicron.sequence.co.uk/nonchksites/dougrose/

• Unusual Tube Maps

  Maps showing which companies own and maintain all parts of the network, plus ticket barrier error code meanings.

  www.cryptart.com/tube/

• 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.

  www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/index.htm

• The Transport Forum

  Discussion forum for employees and enthusiasts of London Underground and other railways.

  billz1064.proboards1.com/index.cgi

• 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.

  www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/