London Underground: How Was It Built? | London 2000 Years of History | Channel 5 #History

London is home to the first-ever underground railway, The London Underground. Watch on to see how in 1863 the Metropolitan line was built innovating how the world travelled across cities.

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Have you ever travelled on the London Underground?

[daron]

I’m allways fascinated how they built so many underground tunnels in London and to high quality. But not only underground, overground rail system, bus public transport, architecture, electricity, gas water.

[irh]

As an ex- Londoner who used the tube for most of my school and working life I was always fascinated by how they built the underground….

[stevecriddle]

Is it just me, or is the music just too loud compared to the dialogue in places?

[haddingtoniangcp]

My city, my home, greatest city on earth. London rocks!

[ivorharden]

I never realised that the tunnel boring machine was left there. Brunel was a pioneer and changed the way the world lived.

[terrywadman]

Charles Booth was the subject of a 6 part series about poverty of the time called the secret history of our streets . My road was one of these episodes and they filmed in my house with my family appearing in it

[morenofranco]

I love London. Glad I found Channel 5.

[peternottingham]

title should read 4 and half minutes about building the tube and then 5 minutes extra with two well dressed, well educated ladies talking about poverty in london

[soumyadipghoshal]

Great to know about the world 's first metro, the London tube

[MohammedAhmed-mplx]

I was in London two days ago used the underground and I've always thought who came up with this genius idea and hard work to build. And thjs video comes on my suggestions .

[romzimus]

i ove watching this video about the history of london's transport

[lokivariant]

It's a marvel how they built it tbh! Engineering at its finest 👌

[mrdeathgaming]

Me and my Friend travelled from Golders Green Once....And stopped at Hampstead the same journey!

[ikergimenez]

London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom and one of the largest and most important cities in the world. The area was originally settled by early hunter gatherers around 6, 000 B.C., and researchers have found evidence of Bronze Age bridges and Iron Age forts near the River Thamesis.

Ancient Romans founded a port and trading settlement called Londinium in 43 A.D., and a few years later a bridge was constructed across the Thames to facilitate commerce and troop movements. But in 60 A.D., Celtic queen Boudicca led an army to sack the city, which was burned to the ground in the first of many fires to destroy London.

The city was soon rebuilt, but burned again about 125 A.D. More rebuilding occurred, and within a few generations the population exceeded 40, 000 people. After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D., however, the city was attacked numerous times by Vikingsand other raiders, and soon London was largely abandoned.

[MMG_MoonManGuitar]

1:17 that dirty look the lady gives him 😂😂😂

[dnstone]

The picture of '1860 London' 0:56 has motor cars and buses

[lazrseagull]

It is built in many different ways, depending on which era each part of the network is built in. In the 1800s, they used more basic tools, relying on plenty of labourers and today, they use laser guided TBMs.

[julienparrott]

The picture of the tunnels at 1:56 is actually Woodhead in northern England, around 200 miles away from London.

[castleofsong]

In large part the Irish built the underground with picks, shovels and the sweat of their brow!