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Millions of people use the underground in London every day, but how many of them know the secrets and facts revealed in this fascinating book? Did you know, for example, that you could walk for fifteen minutes through the corridors at Bank station without going over the same steps? Or that there are 49 – 49!
– abandoned and disused stations? Or that you can walk between some stations faster than the train? It concludes with various tube challenges, including the ultimate: visit all 270 stations in one day. The record for that is fifteen hours, forty-five minutes and thirty-eight seconds apparently ...
All this plus underground history and peeks into the future. A quirky and unputdownable guide to the lines beneath our feet.
Explore the rarest routes, take historic rides, visit abandoned stations, uncover secret shortcuts, discover letter-based odysseys and embark on unique Tube challenges with this lively, interactive book. Find secret staircases, take an escalator expedition, race the Tube between stops and find the strangest station on the network!
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Explore the rarest routes, take historic rides, visit abandoned stations, uncover secret shortcuts, discover letter-based odysseys and embark on unique Tube challenges with this lively, interactive book. Find secret staircases, take an escalator expedition, race the Tube between stops and find the strangest station on the network!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The London Underground: 50 Things to See and Do and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The London Underground: 50 Things to See and Do features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Transport, Science, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The London Underground: 50 Things to See and Do was written by Geoff Marshall, with Vicki Pipe and published by September Publishing
The London Underground: 50 Things to See and Do has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Explore With All the Stations series
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