"Through Amersham to Aylesbury and the Vale,
In those wet fields the railway didn't pay.
The Metro stops at Amersham today."
Metro-land J Betjeman
The name "Metro-land" was created in
1915 by the publicity department of the Metropolitan Railway.
"Metro-Land" became the name of the annual publication of the railway's
booklet which described the area the railways served through north west
London, into Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The Railway
set up a separate company to develop housing and shops along the
Metropolitan's line. Much of the area was extensively developed between
the World Wars and created a distinctive atmosphere. The poet John
Betjeman was taken by the area including it in poetry and made a
special programme for the BBC in 1973 called "Metro-land". Amersham was
at the edge of the development, but it owes much of its 20th century
growth to Metro-land.
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Engineering Works August 2006
Sarah Siddons Returns To
Service
Unusual Trains at Amersham
Electrification to
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1975 Train Service Pattern
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Amersham
Freight
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The Chesham Flyer / Chesham Shuttle
Details of Books Covering
Railways in the Amersham Area
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Crossing of Underground Track
100 Year Celebration GC and GWR
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