The machine that built London's deep Underground tunnels

The London Underground was the first railway network in the world to have tunnels that went deep underground.

In 1890, a revolutionary machine allowed engineers to bore deep underground to create tunnels that are now used as part of the Tube network.

Find out more about this amazing piece of equipment, which is hidden in tunnels underneath Moorgate station.

Pictures from BBC Two - The Tube: An Underground History

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