Charles Pearson
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Pearson used his influence as City Solicitor to promote improvements to transport communications. Initially, he proposed a central railway station for the City, accessed by tunnel, that would be used by multiple railway companies enabling workers to commute to the City from further away. When this plan was rejected, Pearson promoted an underground railway connecting the capital's northern termini. The resulting Metropolitan Railway was the first underground railway in the world and led to the development of the extensive London Underground network and the rapid expansion of the capital. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by MacDonald, James, Allen, Caitilyn, Gadoury, David, Jacobi, William, Kelemu, Segenet, Moyer, James, Murray, Tim, Ong, Kevin, Pearson, Charles, Sherwood, John, Vidaver, Ann
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