london underground quiz

[gwinearman]

can anyone help me with these four questions.

1 what disability did the first person to use the escalators have.
2 what is the voltage that the tube tracks/trains run on
3 how many miles of the london underground system is underground.
4 between which stations is the shortest stop.

THANK YOU

[sddsddean]

4 Covent Garden to Leicester Sq on Picadilly line 0.16 miles (about 280 yds).

[halcyon days]

1. He had a wooden leg
2. 630 V DC combined (I Think please check)
3. Have found various answers to this question but I am going for 253 miles
4. Paddington - Farringdon

[sddsddean]

2) 630v dc

[ventpeg]

2) 630v dc

[ventpeg]

4) is as sddsddean stated ....
Covent garden to Leicester Sq 0.26km

[sddsddean]

3) Best I can find is 253 network miles, of which 45% is in tunnel, which I make 113.85 miles.

[halcyon days]

sorry I was looking at the wrong answer to number 4 .The other poster is correct

[sddsddean]

3) 5th and 6th items on the listhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftranspo rt/londonunderground/1608.aspx

[ventpeg]

3) I find reference to ...

total length of routes 244 miles
of which routes in tunnels is 106 miles (42%)

[ventpeg]

agree with sddsddean figures from website tfl