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Description: | The project to construct an Underground line to connect north and south London was begun in 1962. It was completed in three parts. The first was from Walthamstow Central to Highbury & Islington in 1968.
Hundreds of workers, including many Irish, were employed in the building of the Victoria line. Many were involved in the dangerous work of constructing the tunnels.
These two workers stand behind a drum digger shield. They are hoisting a concrete segment into position with a mechanical erector arm. The segment will form part of the tunnel wall. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport Work | Temporal: | 19 Nov 1964 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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