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As better ways for digging tunnels were developed, the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884.
由于有了挖隧道的好方法，泰晤士河下的第一條地鐵隧道在1884年挖掘成功。
These new ways of digging accelerated the pace of the London Underground's development.
這些新的挖掘方法加快了倫敦地鐵的發展步伐。
The City and South London Railway opened the first electric underground railway in 1890.
1890年，都市與南倫敦鐵路開通了第一條電動地鐵線。
Over the next twenty-five years, six independent deep underground lines were constructed.
在接下來的25年里，又建造了6條獨立的地下線路。
Travelling on these lines was not convenient, though, as each line was possesed by a different company, and many were very far from each other.
可是，乘坐這些線路還是不方便的，因為每條線路所屬公司不同，而且許多相互之間都距離很遠。
Having seen the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes, undertook improving the system in 1902
看到這種情況，一名叫查爾斯.耶基斯的美國富商于1902年承擔起了改善地鐵系統的工程，
by obtaining ownership of the many different lines and setting up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London.
他買下許多不同的地鐵線，創立了倫敦電力地鐵公司。
In 1933, a public organization called the London Passenger Transport Board was created.
1933年，一個叫做倫敦旅客運輸部的公共組織成立了。
The Underground Electric Railways Company of London, the Metropolitan Line and all the different bus and train lines were placed under the authority of the Board.
地鐵集團，首都線路和所有不同的汽車火車線路都歸入到這個部門管轄之下。
This organization eventually became London Transport.
這個組織最終成為了倫敦交通系統。
Between 1918 and 1938, many new stations were constructed, the most famous of which were design by an architect named Charles Holden.
在1918年至1938年間，許多新的地鐵站被建造，最著名的就是它們是一位叫Charles Yerkes Holden的建筑師設計的。
