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Welcome to the London Links Transport Guide. This section contains general links relating to London's airports, buses, car rental, airport transfers, taxis and tours.
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- Abandoned Tube Stations
Histories and photographs of many of London Underground's disused stations and platforms.
http://www.pendar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Tube/
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- 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 distinctive typeface and many photographs.
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/3812/index.html
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- Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides
Extensive guide to all of the lines on the network, including histories, depot locations, connections between lines and details of rolling stock.
http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/
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- Commuter Voice
Campaigns on behalf of London's commuters for improvements to services and lower fares, focusing mainly on the tube. various demands are listed, and opinions expressed on altering the tube's operating hours.
http://www.busandtube.co.uk
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- 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.
http://www.cravensheritagetrains.co.uk/
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- 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.
http://www.trainweb.org/districtdave/
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- Down The Tubes
Photographs of the London Underground.
http://www.wakey.com/tubes/
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- Geofftech.co.uk
The home page of a tube user 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.
http://www.geofftech.co.uk/
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- Going Underground
Humorous but informative with London Underground maps, history of the London Underground and funny experiences on the tube.
http://www.goingunderground.net
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- History of the Underground
Provides details about the disused stations or "ghost" stations on the underground, together with suggestions for their future use.
http://www.starfury.demon.co.uk/uground/
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- Infraco Exchange
Discussion forum for employees of London Underground and the Infracos - companies involved in maintaining the infrastructure of the Tube.
http://infraco.proboards42.com/
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- ISawYouToday.com
Message board for people who saw someone they liked on the London Underground tube system.
http://www.isawyoutoday.com/Vegas.htm
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- London Railways Net
Primarily about London Underground but also information on some of the railway branch lines in East and West London, tourist information and additional information on other tunnels beneath London.
http://www.londonrailways.net/
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- London Underground homepage
The official website of London Underground. Travel information, help with route planning, recruitment pages and general tube news.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/
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- London Underground Railway Society
Studies Londons underground railways, past, present and future, including the Post Office Railway, The Docklands Light Railway, and Croydon Tramlink .
http://www.lurs.org.uk/
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- Londonstation.com
Photographs of London Underground stations. Originally taken in black and white, all the pictures have been coloured artificially.
http://www.londonstation.com/
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- Metronet Rail
The company responsible for maintaining and upgrading nine of the twelve lines on the London Underground network, and their associated stations. Find details of new trains and plans for upgrading signal and control systems.
http://www.metronetrail.com/
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- 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.
http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/
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- One Stop Short Of Barking
A website outlining a book about the tube by Mecca Ibrahim, giving a taste of the driver announcements and entertaining characters to be found in the book.
http://www.mind-the-gap-book.com/
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- Ongar Railway Preservation Society
The Epping to Ongar line was part of the Central Line until 1994. ORPS aim to preserve the line and operate it as a heritage railway.
http://www.john.f.rumble.btinternet.co.uk/History.htm
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- Piccadilly Line
An essay about London's Piccadilly Line, one of the city's major underground railway lines.
http://www.krysstal.com/piccline.html
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- 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.
http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/rly/
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