Title: Says a lot about London as well as the Underground
Review: This delightful little book is a must-read for anyone who's ever ridden the London Underground. Every station is listed alphabetically, with an appendix adding the stations on the Docklands Light Railway. Not only the story about the current station name is included; some of the history of past names is also here. And when the author isn't sure of how the name came about, he presents several possible alternatives.As many of the stations are named for the neighborhoods that they serve, you learn a lot about the city as well as the transit system. Some of the narratives will surprise you. I always wondered, what kind of crazy name is "Tooting Bec"? Now I know!The only failing is the lack of inclusion of a current system map of any kind, though admittedly, considering the small size of the book, that might have been too small to read. I suggest that you keep a copy of the system map handy while you peruse the book.
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