The development of the London underground railway

railway

a system of tracks that trains travel along

astonishing

surprising, shocking, astounding

congested

overcrowded, crammed, blocked

expansion

extension, growth, enlargement

station

a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off

ring

circle, loop, sphere

slum

a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city

horse-drawn

a horse-drawn vehicle is pulled by a horse.

carriage

a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and was used mainly in the past

numerous

many, plentiful, various

scheme

plan, method, idea

propose

suggest, offer, recommend

resolve

solve, sort out, settle

vocal

outspoken, loud, forceful

advocate

supporter, promoter, activist

solicitor

a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia

link

connect, join, bring together

clear

tidy up, clear out, empty

relocate

move, displace, change place

inner-city

in the central part of a city where there are often problems because people are poor and there are few jobs and bad houses

construct

build, make, create

suburb

an area on the edge of a large town or city

submit

present, offer, suggest

parliament

the group of people who make the laws for their country

reject

refuse, decline, deny

coincide

happen together, overlap, match

proposal

suggestion, request, offer

line

a railway track

pass

accept, permit, approve

merge

combine, join together, team up

radical

extreme, far-out, progressive

critical

disapproving, fault-finding, unfavorable

press

media, newspapers, journalists

objector

opponent, skeptic, critic

tunnel

a long passage under or through the ground

collapse

breakdown, fall to pieces, fail

poison

harm, infect, injure

emission

exhaust fumes

engine

machine, piece of equipment, mechanism

persist

continue, carry on, stick with

heart

center, core, middle

eventually

finally, in the end, ultimately

raise

to raise money is to succeed in getting it

route

way, road, track

expense

cost, payment, expenditure

demolish

destroy, ruin, wreck

schedule

arrange, plan, organize

originally

firstly, in the beginning, initially

trench

a narrow channel dug into the ground

side

a flat outer surface of an object, especially one that is not the top, the bottom, the front, or the back

temporarily

in the short term, briefly, provisionally

beam

a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, especially used to support weight in a building or other structure

timber

wood, logs, kindling

arch

a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it

carry

transport, bring, transfer

extension

lengthening, expansion, increase

authorise

approve, permit, give permission

steam locomotive

a vehicle with an engine powered by steam, used for pulling trains

firebrick

a type of brick that is not damaged by high temperatures

boiler

a device that heats water

introduce

begin, launch, start

water tank

a large container for collecting and storing water

condense

to change or make something change from a gas to a liquid or solid state

fume

gas, smog, emission

ventilation

air circulation, freshening, airing

shaft

a long passage through a building or through the ground

congestion

overcrowding, jamming, blocking

circuit

route, path, track

alternative

air circulation, freshening, airing

shaft

a long passage through a building or through the ground

congestion

overcrowding, jamming, blocking

circuit

route, path, track

alternative

another possibility, substitute, replacement

tunnel

dig, excavate, burrow

confined

small, cramped, enclosed

reliable

trustworthy, dependable, unfailing

motor

a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work

means

way, method, measure

generator

power producer

carriage

any of the separate parts of a train in which the passengers sit

technical

mechanical, industrial, scientific

tube

London's underground train system

in place

ready, ripe, primed