The London Underground in the UK is the world’s oldest subway system since it was put into public service in 1863. By total length, it’s also the largest in the world.
The first London Underground train ran through Praed Street, London, circa 1863.
British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone during a tour of the Underground system on May 24, 1862.
Inside a subway car in London in 1911.
Train ticket counter at Liverpool station in this 1912 photo.
Another photo taken inside a London Underground train circa 1920.
Man writing feedback on London Underground in 1922.
Farringdon Underground Station in March 1924.
The entrance to Blackfiears station in 1924. It is known that Londoners often call the London Underground by many names, the most common of which is Underground or “The Tube”.
London Underground currently serves 275 stations with more than 408km of tracks.
British director Anthony Asquith (right) sits on an escalator in London Underground for filming in May 1928.
Workers at the ticket counter of the new Piccadilly subway station in 1928.
The subway moves past Euston Square station in 1930.
Crowded scene at Liverpool station in 1890.