"77002" wrote in message

...In 1900 the Central London Railway was opened
and became known as the 'Tuppenny Tube'. This of course was
because
of its price and the shape of the bored tunnels. At 2d (a
little
under 0.5p)...

fx: showing my age

Actually, 1p = 2.4d, so 2d is "a little under 1p" :-)

/fx

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MatSav