London's Tube network was established 150 years ago this week. From its debut in 1863 to providing protection from Nazi bombs and now Oyster cards, ITV's Ria Chatterjee reports on how the world's first subway system has evolved.By Peter Jeary, NBC NewsLONDON -- Unexplained delays, equipment failures and chronic rush-hour overcrowding are among the reasons Londoners have a love-hate relationship with their remarkable subway system, dubbed the Tube.
But it was day of gratitude for commuters - and tourists - on Wednesday as the creaking London Underground celebrated its 150th birthday (http://www.itv.com/news/london/story/2013-01-07/150-years-of-the-tube/).
It is a remarkable milestone (http://www.itv.com/news/2013-01-09/pictures-track-some-of-the-stops-on-london-undergrounds-150-year-journey/) for the network, carved from the hot clay beneath London’s streets and which survived the bombs of World War Two.
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