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Exploring the London Underground: A Comprehensive Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge about the London Underground, covering its operation, stock, and unique characteristics. Challenge yourself and learn more about one of the world's most iconic transport systems.

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1 Who operates London Underground?

2 [6] Since 2003 LUL has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL), the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in ________, which is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the Mayor of London.

3 All lines are worked by a single type of stock except the ________, which uses both C and D Stock.

4 The TfL Board is appointed by the ________.

5 Stock on subsurface lines is identified by a letter (such as A Stock, used on the ________), while tube stock is identified by the year in which it was designed (for example, 1996 Stock, used on the Jubilee line).

6 Although not part of London Underground, the ________ scheme will provide a new route across central London integrated with the tube network.

7 What locale is London Underground in?

8 The subsurface arrangement is similar to the ________, which also runs separate "lines" over shared tracks.

9 Poster and billboard space (and in the case of ________, an entire disused platform) is given over to artwork and poetry to "create an environment for positive impact and to enhance and enrich the journeys of ...

10 Unlike systems such as the ________, few segments of the Underground have third or fourth tracks that allow trains to be routed around maintenance sites.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway, one of London's early underground "tube" railway lines, was built with finance raised by American Charles Yerkes.
  • the Dollis Brook Viaduct is the highest point on both the Northern Line and the London Underground above ground level, reaching 60 feet (18 m) in height.
  • the history of rapid transit began when the London Underground started operations in 1863.
  • the London Underground's Baker Street and Waterloo Railway was built so Londoners could get to cricket matches.
  • Westcott railway station was a part of the London Underground, despite being more than 40 miles from central London.
  • Puerto Rican painter Antonio Martorell was about to board the Underground shortly before the 7 July 2005 London bombings, but he stopped at his hotel to get breakfast and learned about the bombings while at the restaurant.
  • Tom Sidwell once got lost on the London Underground, missed the start of that day's cricket match, and was given out.
  • Waddesdon Road railway station generated only £4 per year in passenger revenue before being taken over by the London Underground.
  • 16 tunnels, many for tube lines, run beneath London's River Thames.
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