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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2007 7:56:28 GMT
You're 164 years old today, and don't look a day younger!!! ;D ;D ;D Don't be offended if Lord Palmerston doesn't want to attend your party. He hasn't been seen at that many dos lately...  |
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Post by Chris W on Jan 9, 2007 12:59:55 GMT
There's always been a 2-day birthday for the underground. Yes it was formally opened in the form of a banquet held at Farringdon Street on 9th January 1863 with special trains put on, however commercial services (fee paying cattle) didn't start until the day after - its the latter date that most historians refer to* By the way (& I know that this is 6 years away), what are the plans (if any at the mo), for the 150th anniversary of the underground  * thanks to John Glover's " London Underground" for the info |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Jan 9, 2007 13:00:11 GMT
I always thought the origins of the London underground, the opening of the Metropolitan Railway from Bishops Road to Farringdon Street, was on 10 January 1863- 144yrs ago tomorrow?
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Post by Chris W on Jan 9, 2007 13:13:00 GMT
Sorry DStock7080 - how that for an answer to a question.... answered a minute before your asked it Must be a record ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2007 18:16:58 GMT
I knew that it was two days, but how else could I have got this post in before anyone else? Anyway, surely as it's a two-day birthday (isn't birthday a misnomer in that case?), we should celebrate it from beginning to end. |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Jan 9, 2007 22:59:00 GMT
I was merely querying where the date of "164 years old today" came from in the original post. It seemed 20yrs ahead of what I understood, that's all.
I also see the new January 2007 dated "Tube Map" has a strange cover design- the caption on the inside implying that the Railway would open the 'next day' as "the Tube" !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2007 0:25:54 GMT
I was merely querying where the date of "1 64 years old today" came from in the original post. It seemed 20yrs ahead of what I understood, that's all. Sorry, I was referring to Chris W about it being a two day event... ...and yes, I can't count it was indeed 1863 not 1843! |
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Post by chris on Jan 10, 2007 15:34:55 GMT
Lord Palmerston - what a fanatstic character! If you havn't read 'Palmerston: The People's Darling' by James Chambers I highly recommend you do!
Wonder how many tube staff actually know this date!
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Post by Tubeboy on Jan 10, 2007 16:04:37 GMT
I did! ;D The date I am most interested now is 22nd June 2007! |
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