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	Kingsway tramway subway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingsway Tramway Subway is a cut-and-cover tunnel in central London that was built by the London County Council.
		The first Kingsway subway route to be withdrawn was Route 31 on 1 October 1950 with the remaining two routes, 33 and 35, being withdrawn after service on Saturday 5 April 1952, the last public services being 'specials' shortly after midnight on the Sunday.
		In 1953 London Transport used the tramway to store 120 unused buses and coaches in case they were needed for the Coronation but proposals to convert the tramway subway to a car park or a film studio failed and it was leased out as a storage facility from October 1957.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingsway_tramway_subway (1487 words)

	London, England - LoveToKnow 1911
		The northern, western and eastern outskirts and London south of the Thames are extensively served by trams.
		Powers under the Tramways Act of 1870 were given to the council, enabling it to acquire possession of these undertakings, and within the county of London they have been for the most part so acquired, and are worked by the council.
		Many widenings and other improvements of existing thoroughfares, and extensions of tramways were proposed, and detailed recommendations were made as regards urban and suburban railways, and the rehousing of the working population on the outskirts of London.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /London,_England (13928 words)

	Kingsway tram subway
		The Northern entrance to the Kingsway subway, near the end of its life Services 31, 33 and 35 used the subway.It looks like car 1932 has had a bit of a knock.
		The Kingsway subway was opened as far as Aldwych by the LCC on 24 February 1906, using specially built single deck trams.
		The subway was deemed unsuitably for use by buses and was closed.
	www.yellins.com /transporthistory/bus4/subway.html (543 words)

	Kingsway Tramway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Kingsway tram subway was opened in 1908 to link the services of North London which passed down Theobalds Road at Holborn to those of South London which passed over Westminster Bridge and onto the new Victoria Embankment.
		The original tunnel was built to carry the single deck cars then in use, but in 1930 the tunnel was closed for a period to allow alterations to be made to enable double-deck cars to be used.
		When trams were withdrawn in London, the subway remained unused for a period although the southern section was later rebuilt as an underpass for cars between Waterloo Bridge and the Aldwych.
	www.londonrailways.net /kingsway.htm (235 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: Sites:
		The tracks remained unaltered, though disused, until the final abandonment of London's tramways on 5th July 1952, after which the street tracks were lifted in stages and those in the subway, cut at the approaches, were left as the longest section remaining in London.
		In 1953, London Transport used the subway to store 120 withdrawn buses and coaches in case they were needed for the Coronation and in 1955 it was used to represent a railway tunnel in the film Bhowani Junction.
		Since 1984 no use has been found for the subway apart from the first few yards which is used for the storage of road materials by the London Borough of Camden.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/sites/k/kingsway_tram_subway/index4.shtml (747 words)

	Subway Franchise Opportunity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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		Kingsway tramway subway - The Kingsway Tramway Subway is a cut-and-cover tunnel in central London that was built by the London County Council.
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	fr91.marassirma.com /subwayfranchiseopportunity.html (1192 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: Sites:
		The two tramway stations were rebuilt and modernised, that at Holborn being finished in travertine, a cream marble used in ancient Rome.
		In anticipation of a general conversion of the London tramways to trolleybus working, an experimental trolleybus placed in service on 12th June, 1939, was so designed as to permit passengers to board and alight from the offside at Aldwych and Holborn Stations.
		The war brought a reprieve to the remaining London tramways and was followed by a decision that the routes still working would be replaced by motor buses and the subway closed.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/sites/k/kingsway_tram_subway/index2.shtml (579 words)

	London Trams: Kingsway subway
		The Kingsway subway was the one place in central London where overhead wires could have been used.
		During daylight hours, as the trams approached the subway all of the lighting circuits would be switched on.
		The southern portal of the subway, under the arch of the "new" Waterloo bridge, at the Victoria Embankment.
	www.dewi.ca /trains/conduit/subway.html (379 words)

	Kingsway (London) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingsway is a major road in central London in the United Kingdom.
		Together Kingsway and Aldwych form one of the major north south routes through central London linking the ancient east-west routes of High Holborn and Strand.
		Kingsway forms the eastern boundary of Covent Garden, and is home to various buildings of the University of London and many office buildings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingsway_(London) (299 words)

	Tramway Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne in the Ardennes area is the association to preserve an old piece of the very important Vicinal tramway.
		Verein Verkehrsamateure und Museumsbahn e.V. tramway and railway museum operates at Schönberger Strand, on the North Sea near Kiel.
		SugerHouse Trolley are planning a heritage tramway for Salt Lake City and also have a page of links to other museum websites.
	www.tramways.freeserve.co.uk /Weblinkp.htm (1344 words)

	Tramway Postcard - Kingsway Subway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The subway itself ran from the slope in Southampton Row at the junction of Theobalds Road, as shown in the cards, to the Victoria Embankment.
		At the Embankment, the subway entrance was through an arch next to John Rennie's original Waterloo Bridge of 1817.
		January 1931 the subway was closed and the floor was lowered to allow the passage of double deck trams (classes E3 and HR2), after which the "F" and "G" classes were withdrawn.
	www.tramways.freeserve.co.uk /Cards/Postc7.htm (344 words)

	LCC Tram Classes
		E/1 575, one of the E/1s built in 1930 using equipment from the single deck "subway" cars, has unusual truck side covers.
		E/3 1931 was painted white for the re-opening of the Kingsway Tram Subway after its rebuilding for double-deck cars in 1931.
		HR/1 1851 of 1929 was a prototype with bodywork similar to the 1930 batch of E/1s, having the thick centre window pillar on the lower deck.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /tramways/Lcc/Classes.htm (307 words)

	Underground History - Kingsway Underpass
		The subway was closed briefly in the early '30s so that the original arched roofs could be removed and the roadway dropped to accommodate double-decker trams and was re-opened in 1931 by the King.
		With the increase in use of the car in the late 1940s and 1950s the popularity of the tram system rapidly waned and over small number of years in the 1950s virtually the whole network was disbanded, with the last tram leaving Kingsway tunnel itself on the 5th July 1952.
		During this conversion the Aldwych station was lost, however the stretch north of the new ramp to the old exit just north of Holborn remains intact and undisturbed, with the subterranean Holborn station still there today almost as it was the day it closed, just beyond the shut tunnel gates.
	underground-history.co.uk /kwupass.php (2048 words)

	2005 Festival of Model Tramways Review
		As in previous years, Howard Burford's Wooton Tramway was the first exhibit visitors encountered, as its tracks crossed in front of the Museum main entrance.
		John Howe's impressive Kingsway Tram Subway layout in 00 gauge was a popular exhibit and showed the ramp at the northern end (seen here) and a cut-away view into the underground Holborn tram stop.
		Your reviewer has often journeyed to work along Kingsway and, whilst sat on the top deck bus, has pondered how a model of the famous Subway could be made.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /tramways/Festrv05.htm (1937 words)

	trams
		By the end of 1906 the LCC had, after a long fight, overcome opposition to tramways on London bridges and were able to run a through service from South London across Vauxhall Bridge to Victoria, and across Westminster Bridge to Victoria Embankment.
		A great achievement was the Kingsway Tram Subway which connected the Embankment with Holborn and North London.
		The outbreak of the Second World War gave the tramway system a temporary stay of execution, but the end was to come in 1950 and 1951.
	www.brixtonsociety.org.uk /trams.htm (2655 words)

	Kingsway - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Kingsway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A tunnel, formerly for tramways, ran below Kingsway, connecting Theobalds Road with the Thames Embankment.
		Part of is now the Strand underpass (opened 1964), which runs from the northern end of Waterloo Bridge and emerges about halfway up Kingsway.
		About four o'clock on that same afternoon Katharine Hilbery was walking up Kingsway.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Kingsway (185 words)

	Passenger Train Variations - Trams, Streetcars and Light Rail Vehicles.
		Section 25 of the 1870 Tramways Act, as originally enacted, requires that the tramrails be laid and maintained in such manner that the uppermost surface of the rail shall be on a level with the surface of the road and although there have been some amendments to this legislation this requirement essentially remains today.
		So in the event of a tramway promoter suggesting using APS here in Britain then their enabling legislation would either have to also amend other, existing, tramway legislation or it would have to include special enabling powers, with exemptions, as required.
		As an aside, the 1870 Tramways Act made this requirement after a street tramway in London using a type of rail with a three quarter inch step proud of the road surface was found to constitute a public nuisance - although apparently a similar installation did not create a nuisance in Birkenhead.
	www.citytransport.info /Trams02.htm (4785 words)

	Trams
		Croydon's tramways had the characteristics of those of a provincial town.
		The tramways along the Victoria Embankment and through the Kingsway Subway were...
		The two tramways were small in comparison with most urban systems but this added to their charm and...
	www.saxoncourtbooks.co.uk /carandbusbooks/cat9_1.htm (784 words)

	Other Subway Web Sites
		Includes a history of transportation in Paris (including tramways, the Métro, the RER, and the bus system), some old maps and photos, even an article about PCC trolleys in Europe.
		A visit to the disused subway tunnel and station at Lower Queen, Toronto.
		Subways and transit resources from the entire world from Robert Reynolds.
	world.nycsubway.org /transfer.html (1508 words)

	Transport Diversions Emporium - Titles On All Subjects Which Reference 'Arley' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Corporation's once extensive electric tramway is fully illustrated and described, numerous diagrams and maps completing the story.
		The small system played an important part in the life and development of the town and is shown in quiet residential districts, the busy shopping centre and mingling with steam trains in the streets of the dock area.
		The tramways along the Victoria Embankment and through the Kingsway Subway were among the best known and most admired sections of the London system.
	www.transportdiversions.com /catalog.asp?searchlist=arley (562 words)

	Boston Subway Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The MBTA and its predecessors once ran a large system of trackless trolleys, but most have been bustituted; the four survived, in part, because of the necessity for left-hand doors in the Harvard Bus Tunnel.
		R143 (New York City Subway car) - [running on the BMT Canarsie Line] 'L' ServiceR-143 is the designation given to the next generation of IND/BMT division cars, contract awarded to Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Kobe, Japan.
		Afterword, bibliography.The Apple RecipesScooby and 60 GB and bright, charming and dread of urban achievements.Leela Corman's graphic novel Subway Series is brimming with attitude, who want to go boston subway map conductors.
	www.vertegri.com /bostonsubwaymap.html (587 words)

	PADDINGTON TICKET AUCTIONS LIMITED
		The book "The Directory of British Tramways" by Keith Turner, published by Patrick Stephens, was used to research tramway opening/closure dates and other details, and is gratefully acknowledged also.
		The tramway opened on 4/6/1881 and was taken over by LCC Tramways on 20/12/1906.
		This was an early horse and cable tramway which opened on 2/5/1870 and was taken over by LCC Tramways on 1/1/1899.
	www.paddingtonticketauctions.co.uk /e14/cat.html (11892 words)

	Holborn tube station - SquareMileWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is on the Piccadilly Line between Covent Garden and Russell Square, and on the Central Line between Tottenham Court Road and Chancery Lane.
		The station opened on the Piccadilly Line with the name 'Holborn (Kingsway)' on December 15, 1906, but the suffix was later dropped.
		It should not be confused with the Holborn tramway station which was part of the Kingsway tramway subway.
	inthesquaremile.com /wiki/Holborn_tube_station (224 words)

	'Side-Step Congestion' / Bus priority systems.
		The structure on the right is the ramp to the former Kingsway Tram Subway which was used by trams running via the Embankment, The Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge.
		Unfortunately despite this commendable forward thinking it was subsequently decided that part of the light rail line will follow a different alignment than the existing tunnels, so in September 2005 the bus subway was closed for a two year period of rebuilding.
		Originally planned as an extension to the Glenelg Tramway, the decision to use kerb guided bus technology comes from change of governing political party after state elections.
	www.citytransport.info /Buses02.htm (8927 words)

	eBay.co.uk - kingsway, Postcards, Tobacciana Smoking, Fiction Books items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		RP 1915 BUXTON : Broad Walk etc., WHS Kingsway Series
		The British Museum,London UK- Early Kingsway RP PC 1912
		Kingsway Postcard - Cat and Fiddle Buxton public house
	search.ebay.co.uk /kingsway_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3 (253 words)

	london's transport in miniature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Holborn tram layout features the disused subway on Kingsway; including the Central St Martin's college building, Holborn Underground station and Africa House.
		John Howe was inspired by the Kingsway Subway because it is the only tram subway in the world built to accommodate double decker trams.
		The tram is believed to be the only tramway in the world running on 7-1/4" track, and using overhead power. Plus - 'The Little Red Train', a ride using a miniature 1938 Tube train will also make an appearance for the first time at the Depot.
	www.ltmuseum.co.uk /about/press/press_04_11_minuature.shtml (460 words)

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