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Construction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_and_Metropolitan_District_Railways#Metropolitan_Railway" class="extiw" title="w:Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways">Metropolitan Railway</a>, the world's first underground railway. Illustration shows the trench and partially completed cut and cover tunnel close to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" class="extiw" title="w:London King's Cross railway station">Kings Cross station</a>, London. The railway opened in 1863.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Percy_William_Justyne" class="extiw" title="w:en:Percy William Justyne"><span title="English artist and book illustrator">Percy William Justyne</span></a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illustrated_London_News" class="extiw" title="w:The Illustrated London News">The Illustrated London News</a>, page 98. Scan retrieved from The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001578/18610202/034/0012">British Newspaper Archive</a>