Poster; Underground; the moving spirit of London, by Thomas Robert Way, 1910

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Reference number	1983/4/8122
Artist	Thomas Robert Way
Dates	1910
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	1000.J.127.15.6.10
Location	Covent Garden Digging Deeper and The world’s first electric tube
Topics	River Thames Chelsea Power House Lots Road Power Station Statistics London's transport system
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	518mm
  Width	216mm
  Descriptive size	Panel poster

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black Blue

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Underground; the moving spirit of London
  Text	......This power-house burns 500 tons of coal a day; it contains - 8 turbo-generators, running at 1000 revolutions per minute, developing 65,000 horse-power; to work 80 miles of railway 145 lifts and 900 cars for the use and benefit of the people of London.

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Thomas Robert Way, 1910
  Printer	T R Way and Company Ltd, 1910
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1910