<P> 19th century London was transformed by the coming of the railways . A new network of metropolitan railways allowed for the development of suburbs in neighboring counties from which middle - class and wealthy people could commute to the centre . While this spurred the massive outward growth of the city, the growth of greater London also exacerbated the class divide, as the wealthier classes emigrated to the suburbs, leaving the poor to inhabit the inner city areas . </P> <P> The first railway to be built in London was the London and Greenwich Railway a short line from London Bridge to Greenwich, which opened in 1836 . This was soon followed by the opening of great rail termini which linked London to every corner of Britain . These included Euston station (1837), Paddington station (1838), Fenchurch Street station (1841), Waterloo station (1848), King's Cross station (1850), and St Pancras station (1863). From 1863, the first lines of the London Underground were constructed . </P> <P> Many new roads were built after the formation of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 . They included the Embankment from 1864, Clerkenwell and Theobalds Road s from 1874 and Charing Cross from 1884 . </P> <P> 1890 London had 5,728 street accidents, resulting in 144 deaths . </P>

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