{"product_id":"9781803993270","title":"The Little Book of the London Underground by David Long","description":"Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as `a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.'  According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight.     Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo.     Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child's garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone's brother's ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats.    WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world's oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it?This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307576144245,"sku":"9781803993270","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781803993270.jpg?v=1762804453","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781803993270","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}