
London Underground's Strangest Tales
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Iain Spragg is a sports journalist and author with 20 years experience. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph, while his book credits include Twickenham:100 Years of Rugby's HQ, The World Cup in 100 Objects and Cycling's Strangest Tales. He is the co-author of Remarkable Golf Courses (2017), shortlisted for illustrated sports book of the year.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Brunel, the Worm and a Tunnelling Revolution, 1843
- Pearson the Unpaid Pioneer, 1845
- Bye Bye Britain, G'Day Australia!, 1857
- The Lonely Station with a Head for Heights, 1867
- The Doors to Nowhere, 1868
- A River Runs Through It, 1868
- Travelling Light, 1873
- The Ghost and the Near-death Experience, 1876
- The Circle Line Wars, 1884
- Smoke, Beards and the Wonder of Electricity, 1887
- A French Revolution at Wembley, 1892
- Murder on the District Line, 1897
- The Final Journey, 1898
- Shake, Rattle and Roll, 1900
- Central Line Déjà-Vu for Twain, 1900
- Wright Gets It All Wrong, 1904
- The Stadium the Piccadilly Line Built, 1905
- The Station That Never Was, 1906
- The Tube Boss and the German U-Boat, 1906
- Lights, Camera, Action!, 1907
- Pick of the Bunch, 1907
- Selfish Selfridge's Name Game, 1909
- The Mystery of the One-Legged Escalator King, 1911
- Gas Trial Goes Wrong, 1912
- The Female of the Species, 1915
- Holden, Hitler and the New-Look Tube, 1923
- Babies on Board, 1924
- The Teenager in the Driver's Cab, 1924
- Parking at Morden Fails to Impress, 1926
- Harry Potter, Harry Beck and the Tube Map, 1933
- The Curse of the Egyptian Princess, 1933
- Anyone for Cricket?, 1939
- Underground Gets Royal Seal of Approval, 1939
- Underground Entertainment as the Bombs Fell, 1940
- The Forgotten Factory the Germans Never Found, 1942
- It's a Dirty Job But Someone's Got to Do It, 1947
- Ain't No Sunshine Any More, 1948
- Cattle Replace Commuters, 1960
- FA Cup Takes the Tube, 1964
- Victory for the Victoria Line, 1968
- Please Mind the Gap, 1968
- The Misplaced Pistols of Finsbury Park, 1968
- The Dark Side of Tube Travel, 1972
- Commuters Get a Culinary Surprise, 1979
- A Quick Pint on the Platform, 1985
- Animal Map Magic, 1988
- Fare-dodging Pigeons, 1995
- Beware the Tube's New Breed of Biting Bug, 1998
- The Water Holes That Save Lives, 1999
- Cleaners with a Head for Heights, 1999
- The Prime Minister's Travel Conundrum, 1999
- Madeleine Gets Up Commuters' Noses, 2001
- Music to Soothe the Savage Commuter, 2001
- The Baby That Was Really a Monkey, 2001
- Vasectomy Brings Circle Line to a Standstill, 2003
- Post Office Goes Underground, 2003
- The Tube's Phantom Policeman, 2003
- Perils of the Oyster Card, 2003
- Who'd Travel in a Lift Like This?, 2004
- The Holborn Faux Pas, 2005
- Tube Carriages in the Sky, 2006
- The Cadbury Chocolate Contradiction, 2007
- Dynamic Don Lets His Feet Do the Talking, 2008
- Love on the Northern Line, 2008
- An Unwelcome Hole in the Trousers, 2008
- A Terrible Tick-Tock, 2008
- The Name's Bond, Underground Bond, 2008
- Too Rude for the Tube, 2008
- Centenary Celebration for Iconic Logo, 2008
- Legal Eagle on the Wrong Side of the Law, 2008
- The Bizarre World of the LPO, 2009
- The Most Boring Job in the World, 2009
- The Station in the Sky, 2010
- Upside Down at Whitechapel, 2010
- No Underwear on the Underground, 2010
- The Toaster That Nobody Turned Off, 2010
- The Flash Mobs Who Flash, 2010
- The Grapes of Wrath, 2011
- For Sale, Disused Station - One Previous Owner, 2011
- Beware Greedy Oyster Cards, 2011
- Darwin Discovered at Liverpool Street, 2011
- If You Want to Be a Record Breaker, 2011
- The Underground's Furry Friends, 2012
- The Long and Short of It, 2012
- Water, Water, Everywhere!, 2012
- Sticky Guerilla Warfare, 2012
- The Dangers of Falling Asleep on the Tube, 2012
- Microphone Madness, 2012
- Olympic Champion Keeps It Real, 2012
- Underground Fails to Live Up to Its Name, 2012
- Bond Back on the Underground
- Evil Escalator Thwarts 'Tired' Businessman
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
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