2014

TQ2178 : District Line approaching Turnham Green

taken 10 years ago, near to Chiswick, Hounslow, England

District Line approaching Turnham Green
District Line approaching Turnham Green
A train on London Underground's District Line approaching Turnham Green station. The two tracks closer to the camera are used by the Piccadilly Line. A fourth track, carrying the District line in the opposite direction, is out of sight (it is off the left edge of the image).

London Underground tracks are electrified using a third and fourth rail system.
London Underground

The London Underground system is also known as the "Tube". It is the oldest underground system in the world, the first section dating from 1863. The present system has over 250 miles of track and 272 stations. There are 11 lines covering Greater London, Essex, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire. Nearly half the system is above ground.
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This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi in August 2014 Automatic Clusters: · Turnham Green [44] · Piccadilly Line Trains [11] · London Underground [4] ·
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TQ2178, 319 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Malc McDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 3 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 4 August, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2120 7879 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.7042N 0:15.3296W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2123 7879
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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