Abstract
1990 marked the centenary of the City and South London Railway. The author describes how the London Underground tube railway system has developed over the past one hundred years, and the changes which have been made in its rolling stock and the train equipment during this time. During his nearly thirty-year career with the company he has been involved with design, maintenance and operation of the network, and developments in each area are outlined. He details improvements that have been made to the safety of the system, together with the management reorganization to enable the challenges of the 1990s to be faced.
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