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Mind the gap: London's tube gets spruced up for the Olympics
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: A general view of the Gloucester Road Underground sign on February 28, 2012 in London, England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Commuters travel in a carriage on a London Underground train on March 5, 2012 in London, England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: A train moves along a platform at an Underground station on February 28, 2012 in London, England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Commuters make their way on the escalator at Angel underground station on March 5, 2012 in London, England. The escalators at Angel tube station are the longest escalators on the tube network. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 14: Commuters make their way through an underground tube station on February 14, 2012 in London, England. The escalators at Angel tube station are the longest escalators on the tube network. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: A conductor signals the departure of a train at an Underground station on March 5, 2012 in London, England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: A general view of the Gloucester Road Underground sign on February 28, 2012 in London, England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
LONDON - DECEMBER 5: In this handout image provided by the Olympic Delivery Authority, an aerial view looking south reveals a view of Parklands in the London 2012 Olympic Games Park on December 5, 2011 in London, England. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today re-released the new aerial images showing the transformation of the Olympic Park on the eve of Olympic and Paralympic year. (Photo by Anthony Charlton/Olympic Delivery Authority via Getty Images)ODA / Getty Images
London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks.
