Waterloo Station
London's Waterloo Station is Britain's biggest and busiest railway terminal and, at over 170 years old, has a rich and fascinating history to discover. This book takes an in-depth look at the…
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London's Waterloo Station is Britain's biggest and busiest railway terminal and, at over 170 years old, has a rich and fascinating history to discover. This book takes an in-depth look at the terminal's past, covering all decades from the 1840s to the present day.With more than 160 archive and contemporary photographs, it includes:Waterloo's precursor, Nine ElmsThe expansion and chaos that occurred in the late nineteenth centuryHow Waterloo fared during the two World Wars andThe Necropolis Railway which, for almost ninety years, conveyed coffins to Brookwood Cemetery.The curious satellite station, Waterloo East, is covered along with the Waterloo and City line link to the capital's financial heart. There is the story behind London's first Eurostar terminal and the station's impact on popular culture, including literature, film,