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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Nov 9, 2011 16:29:57 GMT
Simple question, might be in the wrong section etc etc etc.
What 'district' is meant with that?
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Post by mrfs42 on Nov 9, 2011 16:48:04 GMT
Simple question, might be in the wrong section etc etc etc. What 'district' is meant with that? The general environs of London. |
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Post by slugabed on Nov 9, 2011 16:54:30 GMT
The "Metropolitan District" was a phrase used quite a lot in Victorian times to describe the larger London area (as distinct from the City)....the term "Metropolitan" was used in naming the Police force,and the Board of Works,a couple of tramway companies,ummm,a Gas company...err....perhaps other things as well.
The name "Metropolitan Railway" had already been taken,and that company had wider pretensions than a local railway,so the name "Metropolitan District Railway" does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Nov 9, 2011 17:17:54 GMT
Oh ok. I know MDR came directly from MR - it was created for the southern half of the Inner Circle and when the Inner Circle was completed, it would have been merged. But some people have managed to prevent that - causing fierce competition. Right?
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Post by phillw48 on Nov 9, 2011 17:21:55 GMT
IIRC it was created to prevent the Metropolitan Railway from having a monopoly.
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Nov 9, 2011 17:29:43 GMT
IIRC it was created to prevent the Metropolitan Railway from having a monopoly. Hmm, the majority of the intertubes say what I said.. anyone recommends a good book about the Underground in general, while we're at it? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2011 18:02:02 GMT
The Victorians referred a lot to London and environs - what might otherwise be referred to as Greater London - as the Metropolis, especially when the only area defined as 'London' was the City; and a lot of organisations serving it took the name Metropolitan, as stated (the Metropolitan Board of Works was predecessor to the London County Council).
The MDR was formed as a separate company essentially due to the difficulty of raising the very large amounts of capital required for the (combined) system - initially the intention was that they would later merge, but when the time came mutually agreeable terms were not achievable - exacerpated by personality clashes. I think it was later that the the Metropolitan's main line pretensions came along.
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Post by Oracle on Nov 9, 2011 18:57:15 GMT
There was also the Hounslow and Metropolitan Railway that was incorporated in 1880 and existed it seems until 1903 when it became part of the MDR.
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Post by miff on Nov 9, 2011 23:03:10 GMT
The Victorians referred a lot to London and environs - what might otherwise be referred to as Greater London - as the Metropolis In some quarters this is still in use - the formal title of the Met's senior Police officer is Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2011 9:52:27 GMT
The Victorians referred a lot to London and environs - what might otherwise be referred to as Greater London - as the Metropolis In some quarters this is still in use - the formal title of the Met's senior Police officer is Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Sounds like an open invitation to delusions of competence.... |
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