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Back in 1818, Brunel invented a tunneling shield and in 18 years (from 1825 to 1843) built the first tunnel under the Thames (first tunnel under a reservoir). At the same time, a boom in the construction of railways begins in England, and having put two and two together, the British in the early 50s decide to combine tunnels and trains and begin to build the first metro line. And on January 10, 1863, the first branch of the London Underground, the Metropolitan Railway, opened. There are 7 stations along the length of six kilometers.