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The Metropolitan Railway ( also known as the Met ) was a passenger and goods railway that served London from 1863 to 1933 , its main ___MASK96___ heading north - west from the ___MASK21___ ' s financial heart in the ___MASK87___ to what were to become the Middlesex suburbs . Its first ___MASK96___ connected the main - ___MASK96___ railway termini at , , and to the ___MASK87___ . The first section was built beneath the New Road using the " cut - and - cover " method between Paddington and King ' s Cross and in tunnel and cuttings beside Farringdon Road from King ' s Cross to near Smithfield , near the ___MASK87___ . It opened to the public on 10 January 1863 with ___MASK25___ - lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives , the world ' s first passenger - carrying designated underground railway . Manchester is a major ___MASK87___ and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester , England , with a population of 514 , 414 . It lies within the United Kingdom ' s ___MASK39___ - most populous urban area , with a population of 2 . 55 million . Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is Manchester City Council . Scotland ( Scots : ) is a ___MASK71___ that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern ___MASK92___ of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic ___MASK69___ , with the North ___MASK37___ to the east and the North Channel and Irish ___MASK37___ to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the ___MASK71___ is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . London is the ___MASK21___ and most populous ___MASK87___ of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous ___MASK87___ proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the ___MASK87___ of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . Farringdon ___MASK14___ is a ___MASK14___ in Clerkenwell , London . The Metropolitan Railway D Class was a group of six 2 - 4 - 0T tank engines built for the Metropolitan Railway in 1894 - 1895 by Sharp , Stewart and ___MASK34___ . ___MASK57___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The ___MASK35___ ___MASK37___ lies northwest of ___MASK57___ and the Celtic ___MASK37___ lies to the southwest . ___MASK57___ is separated from continental Europe by the North ___MASK37___ to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Glasgow is the largest ___MASK87___ in Scotland , and third largest in the United Kingdom . Historically part of Lanarkshire , it is now one of the 32 council areas of Scotland . It is situated on the River Clyde in the country ' s West Central Lowlands . Inhabitants of the ___MASK87___ are referred to as Glaswegians . The North British ___MASK77___ Company ( NBL , NB Loco or North British ) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow ___MASK77___ manufacturing companies ; Sharp , Stewart and Company ( Atlas Works ), Neilson , Reid and Company ( Hyde Park Works ) and Dübs and Company ( Queens Park Works ), creating the largest ___MASK77___ manufacturing company in Europe and the British Empire . Middlesex ( abbreviation : Middx ) was a ___MASK30___ in southeast England that is now mostly part of Greater London , with small sections in neighbouring counties . It was established in the Anglo - Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons , and existed as an official unit until 1965 . The historic ___MASK30___ included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries . The largely low - lying ___MASK30___ , dominated by clay in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south , was the second smallest by area in 1831 . A steam ___MASK77___ is a railway ___MASK77___ that produces its pulling power through a steam engine . These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material  usually coal / coke , wood , or oil  to produce steam in a boiler . The steam moves reciprocating pistons which are mechanically connected to the ___MASK77___ ' s main wheels ( drivers ). Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the ___MASK77___ , either on the ___MASK77___ itself or in wagons ( tenders ) pulled behind . The first steam ___MASK77___ , made by Richard Trevithick , first operated on 21 February 1804 , three years after the road ___MASK77___ he made in 1801 . The first practical steam ___MASK77___ was built in 1812 - 13 by John Blenkinsop . Sharp , Stewart and ___MASK34___ was a steam ___MASK77___ manufacturer , initially based in Manchester , England . The company was formed in 1843 upon the demise of Sharp , Roberts & Co .. It moved to Glasgow , Scotland in 1888 , eventually amalgamating with two other Glasgow - based ___MASK77___ manufacturers to form the North British ___MASK77___ ___MASK34___ .