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English: The nickname "Tube" comes from the almost circular tube-like tunnels through which the small profile trains travel. This photograph shows a southbound Northern Line train travelling to Kennington via Charing Cross leaving a tunnel mouth just north of Hendon Central station.
Italiano: Il soprannome "Tubo" si deve alle gallerie circolari simili a tubi dentro la quale ridotta sezione viaggiano i treni. Questa fotografia mostra un treno della Northen Line diretto a sud uscire dalla imbocco della galleria poco a nord della stazione centrale di Hendon.
Español: El apodo "Tubo" con que suele llamarse al metro de Londres, proviene del aspecto de las galerías subterráneas casi circulares y en forma de tubo, a través de las cuales viajan estos trenes suburbanos. La foto muestra un tren de la Línea del Norte acercándose a la Estación central de Hendon.
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current07:07, 28 July 2014Thumbnail for version as of 07:07, 28 July 20143,072 × 2,304 (1.32 MB)BleakcombBurn over-exposed foreground. Correct image. Exposure.
10:01, 1 October 2013Thumbnail for version as of 10:01, 1 October 20133,072 × 2,304 (1.69 MB)SpsmilerA newer version of this image, a master image (ie: not edited in any way) from a digital camera. The previous version was from 35mm film and the image had been cropped to only show the tunnel mouth. As with the older version I am making this image pu...
09:51, 4 November 2005Thumbnail for version as of 09:51, 4 November 2005800 × 574 (163 KB)SpsmilerThe nickname "Tube" comes from the almost circular tube-like tunnels through which the small profile trains run. This photograph shows a southbound Northern Line train leaving a tunnel mouth just north of Hendon Central station.

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