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Reading: The Underground Read through the article about the Underground. When you have finished reading the article answer the true and false questions at the bottom. The Underground is the oldest and largest metro system in the world. It runs for 20 hours every day. Back in the 1800’s London became one of the world’s most important cities. Its success soon began to cause problems and its growth reached crisis point. Traffic became so bad it started to affect business. It was thought that a railway beneath the streets of London would relieve this problem. The Metropolitan Railway opened the world’s first underground railway in 1863. It ran between Paddington and Farringdon Street. This stretch of railway was almost 4 miles long. Once the system began there was no stopping it. London Underground today is a huge business, as many as 3 million passenger journeys can be made in one day. There are over 275 stations and 253 miles of track. One of the main things we associate with the Underground is the Tube map. The Tube map, which is recognised across the world, was designed by Harry Beck in 1933. Harry Beck was an Underground electrical draughtsman. He tried to strip the complicated network back down to basics by basing the map on circuit diagrams. The chart he created became the template for transport maps across the world. Some Tube facts: - The Tube carries 18 million individual passengers a year. - There are 408 escalators. Waterloo station has 25. - Victoria station is the busiest Underground station. - The London Underground logo was designed in 1913  London Underground operates for 24 hours a day. True    False     The world’s first underground system was opened in 1901. True    False     The Underground has at least 275 stations. True    False     There are as many as 18 million passenger  journeys every day. True    False     Out of all the Underground stations, Victoria is the busiest. True    False     The first stretch of railway ran from Paddington to Waterloo. True    False     Harry Beck designed the map of the Underground network.  He worked for the Underground as an electrical draughtsman. True    False     The design of transport maps around the world have been  based on the Tube map. True    False    Core Curriculum Reference: Rs/E2.2, Rs/E2.3, Rs/E3.2, Rt/E3.2

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