Template:Did you know nominations/Kennington tube station

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Kennington tube station[edit]

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... that the London Underground's Northern line extension to Battersea, starts from an existing reversing loop tunnel at Kennington tube station? Source: Transport for London, engineering drawing
- ALT1:... that Kennington tube station, opened in 1890, is a listed building and is the only one from the world's first underground electric railway to retain its original appearance? Source: NHLE

Reviewed: Integral bridge

Improved to Good Article status by DavidCane (talk). Self-nominated at 19:09, 11 February 2018 (UTC).

Article recently passed GA, and is in good enough shape. I like ALT1, which is sourced appropriately to the NHLE, except I don't think it's listed because it retains its original architecture, merely it is both, so I've changed the hook to reflect that. Just to expand, when the C&SLR opened, all the other tube lines were still steam operated, which was physically impossible owing to the deep-bore nature of this line, so the hook is accurate. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 23:58, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks.DavidCane (talk) 22:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
  - @DavidCane and Ritchie333: Ritchie explains that this tube line was the first in the world to use electric traction, but that fact needs to be cited in the article before the claim can be made in the hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
    - @Cwmhiraeth: Done. Citation and source added. DavidCane (talk) 09:20, 17 March 2018 (UTC)