Underground Group

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Underground Group was the engineering and design organization responsible for developing and managing parts of the London Underground network during the early 20th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Underground Group canonical 3
Underground Group network 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf engineering and design organization ⓘ
holding company ⓘ
transport company ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electrification deep-level tube electrification ⓘ
third-rail electrification on sub-surface lines ⓘ
followedBy London Passenger Transport Board ⓘ
formedBy group of private underground railway companies in London ⓘ
industry public transport ⓘ
railway transport ⓘ
urban rail ⓘ
influenced later London Transport design standards ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mainActivity development of London Underground network ⓘ
engineering design for underground railways ⓘ
management of London Underground lines ⓘ
networkType metro system ⓘ
notableFor coordinated management of several London underground railways ⓘ
expansion of deep-level tube lines in early 20th century ⓘ
standardization of signage and branding on the Underground ⓘ
operated Baker Street and Waterloo Railway ⓘ
Bakerloo line ⓘ
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway ⓘ
District Railway ⓘ
Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway ⓘ
Hampstead Tube ⓘ
Piccadilly line ⓘ
operatedIn London Underground ⓘ
operationalStatus defunct ⓘ
partOf private ownership era of London Underground ⓘ
precededBy independent London underground railway companies ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
regionServed Greater London ⓘ
responsibleFor development of unified Underground map concepts ⓘ
integration of multiple underground lines under common management ⓘ
station architectural standards on parts of the network ⓘ
role coordination of construction projects for the London Underground ⓘ
engineering design of tunnels and stations ⓘ
planning of new underground routes ⓘ
servedCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
transportMode electric railway ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ
usedBrand London Transport style roundel precursor ⓘ
Underground ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harry Beck → employer → Underground Group ⓘ
London Passenger Transport Board → replaced → Underground Group ⓘ
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway → laterIntegratedInto → Underground Group network ⓘ
linked to: Underground Group
LPTB → predecessor → Underground Group ⓘ