Wapping
Class 378 unit on a southbound London Overground service about to depart from Wapping station and enter the eastern portal of the historic Thames Tunnel, on 1st March 2014. Designed by Sir Mark Brunel, father of Isambard Kingdom, construction of the world's first under water tunnel began in 1825 and took 18 years to complete. It opened as a pedestrian subway in 1843 and, despite shops and the occasional fair being held, it was little used and was later taken over by the East London Railway Company with the first trains running through from the south as far as Wapping in 1869.
Location: Wapping
Original line: Wapping and Rotherhithe Tunnel
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: London Overground Class 378 units 2010-2023
Date: 01/03/2014
Image number: 72935
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