Frank Pick served as director of this project for many years, including after it was consolidated on the initiative of Herbert Morrison. The 1931 diagrammatic map of this project drawn by Harry Beck in his spare time, which, utilizes only line segmen
Frank Pick served as director of this project for many years, including after it was consolidated on the initiative of Herbert Morrison. The 1931 diagrammatic map of this project drawn by Harry Beck in his spare time, which, utilizes only line segments at right or 45 degree angles, became the standard representation for projects of its type around the world. Sixty-eight people died in one portion of this project on October 14, 1940, and a total of thirty-nine people died in three separate locations within this project on July 7, 2005: near Liverpool Street, Edgeware Road, and Russell Square. For 10 points, name this UK infrastructure project which threatened to encroach on Hell when it was constructed as the first subway system in the world.
Frank Pick served as director of this project for many years, including after it was consolidated on the initiative of Herbert Morrison.
London Underground (accept "London Tube," prompt on precise description such as "London's subway system")