First opened to the public as the Metropolitan Railway in January 1863, the London Underground is the world's oldest metro system.
In this video we'll be looking at what it would have been like to experience a ride on the London Underground when it first began running 160 years ago.
What did the original seven stations look like? What sort of carriages would you have travelled in? And just how smoky were the steam locomotives as they chugged through the tunnels?!
In case you missed it, please be sure to check out the first instalment of this two-part series, which looks at how the Metropolitan Railway was conceived and built:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdhc330mBjk&feature=youtu.be
And please be sure to let me know your own thoughts on the Metropolitan Railway in the comments!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
01:12 The Metropolitan Railway's Inaugural Ceremony
04:35 Chaos on Opening Day
06:51 Overcrowding at a Public Execution
07:45 The Early Metropolitan Railway Stations
08:10 Bishop's Road (Paddington)
08:45 Edgware Road
09:51 Baker Street
10:47 Portland Road (Great Portland Street)
11:20 Gower Street (Euston Square)
11:51 King's Cross
13:00 The Regent Quarter Abandoned Tunnel
13:27 Farringdon
14:26 The Steam Locomotives
15:04 Fowler's Ghost
16:29 The Great Western Railway Metropolitan Class
19:42 Metropolitan Railway A Class Locomotive
20:33 Carriages, Crashes & Crime
28:10 Outro
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Credits:
Footage:
Steam Locomotive Footage: 'The Tube: An Underground History' (BBC, 2003)
Franz Muller Animation: MyHeritage
3D Mapping: Google
Music:
Black Vortex (Kevin MacLeod)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Franz Liszt)
See the Conquering Handel Comes (Handel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFzVt2fEZWE
Our Story Begins (Kevin MacLeod)
The Chamber (Kevin MacLeod)
Forest Lullabye (Asher Fulero)
Darkest Child (Kevin MacLeod)
Magic Escape Room (Kevin MacLeod)
Doh De Oh (Kevin MacLeod)
Air Prelude (Kevin MacLeod)
The Thought of You (TrackTribe)
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