Plaque

Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Centenary - Piccadilly Circus

Erection date: 2006

Inscription

Bakerloo Line
Centenary of the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway, 1906 - 2006

Site: Piccadilly Circus Underground Station (2 memorials)

W1, Piccadilly Circus

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Centenary - Piccadilly Circus

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Bakerloo Line

London Underground line running from Elephant and Castle to Harrow and Wealds...

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Baker Street and Waterloo Railway

Constructed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, between B...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Centenary - Piccadilly Circus

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Transport for London / London Transport

This organisation has been a bit of a political football, often having its na...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Centenary - Piccadilly Circus

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Piccadilly Circus Station

Piccadilly Circus Station

Underground Heritage information. Piccadilly Circus Station. Listed as a buil...

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