By what were the first London Underground trains pulled?
steam locomotives
diesel locomotives
electric locomotives
horses
Ventilation shafts at various points on the route allowed the engines to expel steam and bring fresh air into the tunnels. These shafts were sometimes hidden behind false facades, like the one in the photo (Leinster Gardens 23). The right-hand property is a fake.
reach: rather globalhistoryhistory of technicsLondonmetrotechnologyundergroundUnited Kingdom
Answers by country
steam locomotives
diesel locomotives
electric locomotives
horses
answers
Romania11
the United Kingdom334
the Philippines18
Czech Republic12
the United States306
India121
Germany91
the United Arab Emirates10
Spain10
Australia41
Poland14283
Italy14
Republic of Ireland25
Canada32
Greece10
France44
the Netherlands28