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Paddington station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The permanent building opened in 1854. Paddington Bear was also named after the station; in Michael Bond's 1958 book A Bear Called Paddington, Paddington is found at the station by the Brown family. He is lost, having just arrived in London from "darkest Peru."
There is a fictional underground Paddington station on the North London System in the novel The Horn of Mortal Danger (1980). [112] Paddington station was the subject of William Powell Frith's 1862 painting The Railway Station. The portrait was viewed by over 21,000 people (paying a shilling each) in the first seven weeks of its being publicly ...
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"Please Look After This Bear" – The Browns first meet Paddington at Paddington station. "A Bear in Hot Water" – Paddington's first attempt at having a bath is a disaster. "Paddington Goes Underground" – Paddington's first journey on the Underground causes chaos. "A Shopping Expedition" – Paddington gets lost during a shopping trip.
Tiddles (1970–1983), also known as the Paddington Station cat, was a tabby-and-white cat who spent most of his life in the ladies' room at Paddington Station, in London. Constantly fed choice meats, including tidbits from his admirers, he became famously fat.
On 13 February, a 30-pound (14 kg) bomb was found in a small case at Oxford Circus station and was defused. [7] 0 0 4 March 1976 - Cannon Street station On 4 March, a 10-pound (4.5 kg) bomb exploded on an empty train at Cannon Street station, injuring eight people in a passing train. 0 8 15 March 1976 Metropolitan line (on Hammersmith & City ...
News of a fatality at Slough station reaches Swindon control room leading to a line closure to allow emergency services access. A Thai princess takes a tour of Paddington. Thieves have raided a scrap yard and used the track to escape.
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