The Tower Subway, the world's first tube railway, opened beneath the River Thames in London, England on August 2, 1870.
The Tower Subway, the world's first tube railway, opened beneath the River Thames in London, England on August 2, 1870. Engineer James Henry Greathead bore the 6-ft diameter tunnel near the Tower of London using a tunnelling shield he modified from Barlow's design.
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