The vast British Pathe newsreel archive includes plenty of film of the London Underground: from grand openings to disasters, the Queen to cleaners, Piccadilly Circus in 1925 to Aldwych in the Second World War. They've put together a selection to mark the 150th anniversary.
I particularly liked this behind-the-scenes look at training in 'Underground School' during the 1950s. Who wouldn't want to play with that train set?
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Those old photos and films are precious now, although they probably didn't realise at the time what an important role model the Tube would become. I particularly like the idea of women workers during WW2 being given important tasks, even though it was tough physical labour.
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