London's Population Growth and Railway Expansion

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Match the following with their descriptions:

Metropolitan Railway Company = Established in August 1854 to construct an underground railway line GWR (Great Western Railway) = Invested almost £250,000 in the scheme for the underground railway line Cut and cover technique = Used to construct the world’s first underground railway line Ventilation shafts = Added to the tunnels to address smoke and fumes issues

Match the following with their locations:

Paddington = The starting point of the underground railway line Farringdon Street = The edge of the City where the underground railway line was planned to reach Moorgate = One of the first extensions authorized for the Metropolitan line Hammersmith = One of the first extensions authorized for the Metropolitan line

Match the following with their concerns or objections:

Traffic overhead = Objectors argued that tunnels would collapse under its weight Buildings = Objectors argued that they would be shaken due to underground construction Passengers = Objectors argued that they would be poisoned by emissions from train engines Press = Printed critical articles about the radical and expensive scheme for the underground railway line

Match the following with their outcomes or results:

40,000 passengers = Carried between Paddington and Farringdon on the first day of Metropolitan's operation 9.5 million journeys = Made by the end of Metropolitan's first year of operation Steam locomotives = Originally planned to pull trains but were never introduced due to smoke and fumes issues Congestion on London's streets = Became worse despite the extension of the underground railway by the 1880s Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their construction details:

Brick walls and arches = Constructed using 'cut and cover' technique for building the tunnel Trench with timber beams = Temporarily held up during construction of the underground line Layer of soil on top of tunnel = Two-meter-deep layer used during construction before rebuilding the road above Five-year period = Time taken to raise £1m for funding the radical and expensive scheme Signup and view all the answers

Match the following transportation-related terms with their descriptions:

Metropolitan Railway Company = Established an underground railway line in London ‘Cut and cover’ technique = Method used to construct the world’s first underground railway Steam locomotives = Original plan for pulling the trains on the Metropolitan line Ventilation shafts = Added to the tunnels to address smoke and fumes Signup and view all the answers

Match the following locations with their positions in the underground railway line:

Paddington = Starting point of the underground line Farringdon Street = The edge of the City at the end of the underground line Moorgate = Location of one of the first authorized extensions Hammersmith = Location of one of the first authorized extensions Signup and view all the answers

Match the following concerns with their objections during the construction of the underground line:

Tunnel collapse = Argument that tunnels would collapse under traffic overhead Building shaking = Concern that buildings would be shaken by the construction Passenger poisoning = Fear that passengers would be poisoned by train emissions Expense of demolishing buildings = Reason for running the route beneath existing main roads Signup and view all the answers

Match the following facts with their details about funding and operation:

Difficulty in raising funding = Organization's challenge in obtaining financial support for the radical scheme Amount invested by GWR = Investment made by Great Western Railway in the new line First day passenger count = Number of passengers carried between Paddington and Farringdon on opening day Yearly journeys by end of first year = Total journeys made on the Metropolitan’s first year of operation Signup and view all the answers

Match the following time-related terms with their corresponding events:

August 1854 = Establishment of Metropolitan Railway Company 10 January 1863 = Opening date of the world’s first underground railway Five-year period = Duration over which £1m was raised for construction 1880s = Time when congestion on London’s streets became worse Signup and view all the answers