Underground, Overground

A Passenger's History of the Tube

Andrew Martin

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Proficiency Press
01 February 2013

History; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Trains & railways: general interest

Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from King's Cross to King's Cross on the Circle line?

The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world, the result of a series of botch-jobs and improvisations.

Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year - and this figure is rising. It is iconic, recognised the world over, and loved and despised by Londoners in equal measure.

Blending reportage, humour and personal encounters, Andrew Martin embarks on a wonderfully engaging social history of London's underground railway system (which despite its name, is in fact fifty-five per cent overground). Underground, Overground is a highly enjoyable, witty and informative history of everything you need to know about the Tube.

By: Andrew Martin
Imprint: Proficiency Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9781846684784
ISBN 10: 1846684781
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Martin is a journalist and novelist. He has written for the Evening Standard, the Sunday Times, the Independent on Sunday the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman among others. His 'Jim Stringer' series of novels based around railways are published by Faber.

Reviews for Underground, Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube

'I would strongly endorse Martin's book as the stop to get on at' (Will Self, Guardian) 'Martin's knowledge is both encyclopaedic and full of quirky digressions, based on everyday observation... this history has plenty of fun detailing the travails of the Underground's pioneering figures' (Evening Standard) 'A jaunty history... studded with little observational gems... he can occasionally stop you in your tracks with a well-turned phrase' (Sunday Times)