Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Steam engine returns to London Tube, celebrating Underground's 150 years in service | Synopsis

Steam engine returns to London Tube, celebrating Underground's 150 years in service

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A newly restored steam engine developed in 1898, known as Met Locomotive No. 1, gets to Moorgate station in an entertainment of the first London Underground journey on Jan. 13, 2013 in London, England. / Getty

LONDON Busy, crowded, taxing. This is how the globe 's first subway system was depicted by London papers in 1863. It's a circumstance that would recognize to nail-biting passengers of the present as television turned 150 years old last week. "The constant cry, as the trains arrived, of 'no room,' appeared to have a very depressing effect upon those assembled," The Guardian newspaper reported on the public opening of London's Metropolitan Line on Jan. 10, 1863. The first stretch of rail had opened the day before, on Jan. 9.

People:

David Lawrence

Overall Sentiment: 0.260268

Relevance: 0.212372

Robert Elms

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.177695

SentimentQuote
0"Why aren't all trains like that?" said grinning passenger, ...
0.0939114"Why aren't all trains like that?" said grinning passenger, Robert Elms. "I mean in some aspects of life, clearly modernity is not an improvement."
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  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0939114
  • Mean: 0.0469557
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Howard Collins

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.171535

SentimentQuote
0"We're the grandmother of all railways, at the end of the day we were the first," said London Underground Chief Operating Officer, ...
0.358066"We're the grandmother of all railways, at the end of the day we were the first," said London Underground Chief Operating Officer, Howard Collins. "There are some more swish, modern, but who else could do this? To bring back 150 years of history, put it underground, and run it so successfully?"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.358066
  • Mean: 0.179033
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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City: London

Overall Sentiment: -0.231903

Relevance: 0.82475

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