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Description: | This engineering drawing of a London Electric Railways station tunnel shows the profile of a train and details of the station platform. A cross-section through the platform depicts the brickwork around the tunnel entrance and at the end of the platform, and the position of the electric conductors, cables and drainage pipes.
The early Underground lines, in particular the Yerkes Tubes built in 1906-7, benefited from lessons learned through previous mistakes, and were constructed to more generous dimensions. Designing an electric train to fit the standard 3.64-metre (11 feet 81/4 inch) diameter tunnels was not easy. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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