L U R S
London Underground Railway Society
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THE LONDON UNDERGROUND SYSTEMLondon's underground railway system is the oldest in the world, the first section having been opened between Paddington and Farringdon in 1863 by the Metropolitan Railway. Ever since those days of choking, steam operation, there has been almost continuous expansion and development of the system; from electrification, tube line construction and amalgamation to automatic operation of the Victoria Line, computer signalling and the driverless Docklands Light Railway. Now, the Central Line has been modernised, the Jubilee Line Extension is now complete and new trains have been introduced on the Northern Line. The system is so extensive that there are still numerous reminders of the past to be seen and, due to London Underground's long established pride in its history, a great deal of interesting data is available, both published and unpublished.THE LONDON UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SOCIETYThe London Underground Railway Society exists to study all aspects of London's underground railways - past, present and future, including the Post Office Railway, the Docklands Light Railway, relevant sections of the national rail network and some long forgotten and bizarre ones in addition to the main system. The LURS was founded in 1961 and has been growing ever since. A monthly meeting is held on the second Tuesday of each month, usually taking the form of an illustrated talk by a specialist speaker. Visits are sometimes organised to places of interest including London Underground installations such as depots, stations and some less well known parts of the undertaking.Another interest covered is modelling. The Society has available information for modellers of London Underground including scale drawings and lists of suppliers of kits and spare parts.
LURS PUBLICATIONSTo keep members informed, the LURS publishes Underground News every month. This illustrated journal is intended to keep members abreast of events on London's Underground and of LURS activities, together with short articles on various relevant subjects. Underground News is in A5 format and normally contains at least 32 pages plus colour covers. If you wish to view some articles from 2006 click HERE & 2007 click HERE (articles in PDF format).MEMBERSHIPFull membership is available to all 16 years & over. To those between 12 and 15 years of age, the Society offers Associate Membership at a reduced rate, but with restrictions on participation in certain visits because of safety requirements of our hosts. Membership runs from January to December each year, but those joining on or after 1 July in any year, may do so for the half year at reduced rate. New members receive the Underground News backdated to January or July as appropriate. If, having read this brief description of the LURS, you feel you would like to join us, please fill in the membership application form
The London Underground Railway Society is not part of, or associated with, Transport for London, London Underground Ltd, Metronet Rail BCV Ltd, Metronet Rail SSL Ltd, Tube Lines Ltd or any company.
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