TY - BOOK AU - Ovenden,Mark TI - London Underground by design SN - 9781846144172 (pbk.) : U1 - 625.4'2'09421 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Penguin Books KW - London Underground Limited KW - History KW - Subways KW - England KW - London KW - Design and construction KW - Transport KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo, Moscow to Paris and beyond. This is a meticulous study of every aspect of that feat, a comprehensive history of one of the world's most celebrated design achievements, and of the visionaries who brought it to life ER -