History of the London Underground line stations saw their last goods train in the same year. The closure of West Kensington yard the following year meant the withdrawal of goods trains from District and Piccadilly tracks. On the Central line, Hainault loop stations lost their goods service in 1965, and in 1966 the rest of the line followed. London transit: Other subway histories: History of the London Underground The history of the London Underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. The Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863 using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam
London–Aylesbury line London–Aylesbury line The London–Aylesbury Line is a railway line between London Marylebone and Aylesbury, going via the Chiltern Hills; it is operated by Chiltern Railways. Nearly half of the line is owned by London Underground, approximately – the total length of the passenger line is about with a freight continuation. The line is part of the former trunk route, the Great Central Main Line. The route towards Aylesbury opened in stages between 1868 and 1899: The Great Central Railway (GCR) decided to build a main line called the "London Extension" from Annesley Junction north of Nottingham to London via the