The development of suburbs as a part of the drive to decongest
London led to the extension of the city beyond the range where
people could walk to work. Though these suburbs had been
built, the people could not be persuaded to leave the city and
stay far away from their places of work in the absence of some
form of public transport. The Underground railway was constructed
to solve this housing problem. It was criticized initially because:
→ A newspaper reported the danger to health and asphyxiation
(lack of air) and heat.
→ It was referred to as iron monsters, which added to the mess
of the city. Charles Dickens in ‘Dombey and Son’ described its
destructive process in construction.
→ About 900 houses were destroyed to make two miles of
railways.
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