Wimbledon, London as well as for Elisabeth Beresford's series of children's stories about the Wombles. Wimbledon was given as the site where the sixth Martian invasion cylinder landed in H.G. Wells' book "The War of the Worlds" and is mentioned briefly in the same author's "The Time Machine" and "When the Sleeper Wakes". Each October thousands attend the Wimbledon BookFest, which has been running since 2006. Over 60 events are held around Wimbledon, including at the Big Tent on the Common. Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a district and town of south-west London, England, south-west of the centre of London at Charing Cross,
London Underground 1973 Stock London Underground 1973 Stock The London Underground 1973 Stock is a type of rolling stock used on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground. It was introduced into service in 1975 with the extension of the line to Hatton Cross, followed by a further extension to Heathrow Central in 1977. The trains were built by Metro-Cammell between 1974 and 1977, and were refurbished by Bombardier Transportation between 1996 and 2001. They are some of the oldest trains running on the Underground, second only to the 1972 Stock running on the Bakerloo line. In the early 1970s London Transport placed an