stackyFACTSBecause sitting in a dark, claustrophobic box rocketing through a soot-filled subterranean tunnel sounds like a perfectly relaxing way to start your day.
Because sitting in a dark, claustrophobic box rocketing through a soot-filled subterranean tunnel sounds like a perfectly relaxing way to start your day. When the City & South London Railway opened in 1890, the designers figured that since there was nothing to see in a brick tunnel, windows were utterly pointless. They built windowless, heavily upholstered carriages that caused severe panic attacks, forcing a rapid redesign.
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