Severe delays on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly line - There are currently delays on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly line ...

Opened in 1900 as the Central London Railway, the first trains carried passengers between Shepherd’s Bush and Bank. The tunnels were built to gently rise when approaching a station, to aid braking, ...

The tunnels were built to gently rise when approaching a station, to aid braking ... At the end of the decade, the line extended as far as West Ruislip in one direction, and Ongar in Essex ...