Technically, today (18th Dec) marks the 120th anniversary of the
first passenger journeys on what was at the time known as the
City and South London Railway, but is today better known as the
Northern Line. Not only the first multi-station deep level tube
train service in the world, but also the first to use electric
locomotives. Initially, the line ran from Stockwell, past (but
not to) London Bridge then under the river to King William
Street. The railway was opened officially by Edward, Prince of
Wales (later Edward VII) on 4 November 1890 – but not to the
general public until the 18th December. So today marks its 120th
anniversary. The railway was extended in 1900, with a station
finally at London Bridge, and the closure of King William Street
and its replacement with Bank thanks to a new tunnel between
Borough and Bank stations. The abandoned tunnel that originally
ran between Borough and King William Street still exists, and
was used during WW2 as deep level air raid shelters. In the
1960s, the tunnels ac