In the same year the company asserted its independence by buying out the cash strapped Great Northern and City Railway.

Although physically connected, the lines were still officially named the City Railway and Hampstead & Highgate line.

In 1939 the S-Bahn or Stadtbahn (City Railway) arrived.

In October 2011, Moorland & City Railways set up a company to look into the possibility of reopening the line.

The Great Northern & City Railway was first planned in 1891 to bring commuters into the heart of the city at Moorgate.

Waterloo and City Railway opens between Waterloo and Bank.

The Big Tube: A short illustrated history of London's Great Northern & City Railway.

The Waterloo & City Railway opened on 11 July 1898, and from the start was operated by the L&SWR.

The overgrown line is owned by Network Rail Moorland and City Railway.

Built as a power station for the Great Northern & City Railway it was later converted to studios.