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title: "Electrification of London Underground"
year: 1890
country: "United Kingdom"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1890-01-01"
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# Electrification of London Underground

> The City & South London Railway became the world's first electric underground railway, establishing the template for rapid transit systems in modern cities.

## Summary

Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. In the context of history of technology and economic development, electrification refers to the build-out of the electricity generation and electric power distribution systems. In the context of sustainable energy, electrification refers to the build-out of super grids and smart grids with distributed energy resources to accommodate the energy transition to renewable energy and the switch of end-uses to electricity.

## Sources

- [Electrification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrification) - Wikipedia

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