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Anniversaries in June
1 June
1864
–
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
extends from
Elephant & Castle
to
Blackfriars Bridge
.
1877
–
District Railway
extends from
Hammersmith
to
Ravenscourt Park
where it connects to the
London and South Western Railway
and extends to
Richmond
.
1910
– District Railway starts an excursion service over the
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
from
Barking
to
Southend
.
1910
–
Metropolitan Railway
begins operating
Pullman carriages
on selected trains between
Baker Street
and
Amersham
,
Aylesbury
,
Chesham
or
Verney Junction
.
1916
– Passenger services through the
Snow Hill tunnel
end.
1919
– The
Royal Air Force
turns over
Hounslow Heath Aerodrome
to civilian use.
1964
–
British Rail
goods services between
Finsbury Park
and
Edgware
stations end.
2016
–
Tramlink
routes appear on the standard
Tube Map
for the first time.
2 June
1902
–
District Railway
extends from
Whitechapel
to
Bromley-by-Bow
and connects to the
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
.
1902
– District Railway extends over the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway to
Upminster
.
2002
– First
articulated buses
operate in London.
3 June
1889
–
District Railway
extends over
London and South Western Railway
from
Putney Bridge
to
Wimbledon
.
1900
–
City and South London Railway
extends from
Stockwell
to
Clapham Common
.
1903
–
Great Western Railway
opens first section of
New North main line
and the
Greenford branch line
from
Old Oak Common
to
West Ealing
via Greenford.
4 June
1816
– First
Vauxhall Bridge
over the
River Thames
opens.
1838
–
Great Western Railway
opens from its London terminus at
Paddington station
to
Taplow
.
1901
–
South Eastern and Chatham Railway
extends
Chipstead Valley Railway
from
Tadworth
to
Tattenham Corner
.
5 June
1839
–
London and Croydon Railway
opens line from
Southwark
to
West Croydon
.
6 June
1921
– Current
Southwark Bridge
over the
River Thames
opens.
7 June
There are no anniversaries today
8 June
1902
–
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
takes over the
Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company
, owner of the
District Railway
.
9 June
1883
– Death of
Lewis Cubitt
architect of
Bricklayers Arms
and
King's Cross
stations.
1978
–
Airlink
, a helicopter shuttle service between
Heathrow
and
Gatwick
Airports, begins operations.
2006
–
East London line
closes between
Whitechapel
and
Shoreditch
.
10 June
2000
–
Millennium Bridge
over the
River Thames
opens.
11 June
1887
– Second
Hammersmith Bridge
over the
River Thames
opens.
1972
–
Eltham Well Hall rail crash
kills 6 when a train derails when taking a curve too fast due to driver error through intoxication.
12 June
1908
–
Rotherhithe Tunnel
opens under the
River Thames
between
Limehouse
and
Rotherhithe
.
2005
–
Heathrow Connect
services begin between
Paddington
and
Heathrow Central
stations.
13 June
1864
–
Metropolitan Railway
extends from
Paddington (Bishops Road)
to
Hammersmith
.
1905
–
District Railway
extends from
Acton Town
to
South Acton
.
14 June
2014
– New
Terminal 2
opens at
Heathrow Airport
.
15 June
1906
–
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
extends from
Marylebone
to
Edgware Road
.
16 June
There are no anniversaries today
17 June
1871
–
Brill Tramway
extends to
Wood Siding
.
18 June
1817
– Original
Waterloo Bridge
over the
River Thames
opens.
1972
–
A crash
of a
BEA
passenger plane at
Staines
due to pilot error kills 118.
19 June
There are no anniversaries today
20 June
1839
–
Eastern Counties Railway
opens between a temporary terminus at
Devonshire Street
and
Romford
.
21 June
1898
– A wave from the launch of
HMS Albion
at
Leamouth
collapses a stand occupied by spectators, leading to the drowning of 34 people.
22 June
1907
–
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
opens between
Charing Cross
and
Golders Green
and
Archway
.
1922
–
Great Eastern Railway War Memorial
unveiled at
Liverpool Street station
.
23 June
1903
–
District Railway
extends from
Ealing Common
to
Park Royal & Twyford Abbey
.
1998
–
Heathrow Express
services begin between
Paddington
and
Heathrow Central
and
Heathrow Terminal 5
stations.
24 June
There are no anniversaries today
25 June
1837
– Birth of
Charles Yerkes
, chairman of the
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
.
26 June
1968
–
Neasden Power Station
closes.
27 June
There are no anniversaries today
28 June
1857
–
Lewisham rail crash
kills 11 when a train runs into the rear of another near
Lewisham station
.
1903
–
District Railway
extends from
Park Royal & Twyford Abbey
to
South Harrow
.
2008
– Transport for London buys Tramtrack Croydon Limited PFI operator of
Tramlink
network.
2012
–
Emirates Air Line cable car
begins operating over the
River Thames
between
Greenwich Peninsula
and
Royal Docks
.
29 June
1984
–
London Transport Executive
is replaced by
London Regional Transport
.
2015
–
Terminal 1
closes at
Heathrow Airport
.
30 June
1879
–
Metropolitan Railway
extends from
Swiss Cottage
to
Finchley Road
.
1894
–
Tower Bridge
over the
River Thames
opens.
1947
–
Central line
extends from
North Acton
to
Greenford
.
2003
–
Oyster card
tickets are launched to the general public.
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